Comments on: Genetic gifts http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dess http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-48053 Dess Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:15:26 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-48053 aw this bites! lawn darts is banned in the us because it can cause skull damage if not done correctly. it looks like something along the lines of horseshoes. only with darts. too bad it's banned. there goes my chances at a sport i can play. :( aw this bites! lawn darts is banned in the us because it can cause skull damage if not done correctly. it looks like something along the lines of horseshoes. only with darts. too bad it’s banned. there goes my chances at a sport i can play. :(

]]> By: Dess http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-48010 Dess Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:16:34 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-48010 lawn darts? never heard of it. hmmm... there may be hope for me after all! *goes to google to find out what lawn darts is* lawn darts? never heard of it. hmmm… there may be hope for me after all! *goes to google to find out what lawn darts is*

]]> By: Ally http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32427 Ally Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:05:52 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32427 hey justine, its a ittle off topic but I was wondering if you were considered an american citizen since you live here half of the year..or just a "visitor"..probably an aussie all the way hey justine, its a ittle off topic but I was wondering if you were considered an american citizen since you live here half of the year..or just a “visitor”..probably an aussie all the way

]]> By: bryant http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32412 bryant Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:22:02 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32412 dess, i'm pretty sure you've just described the marketing campaign for "lawn darts." dess, i’m pretty sure you’ve just described the marketing campaign for “lawn darts.”

]]> By: Dess http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32399 Dess Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:22:43 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32399 i think they should make a sport for short people who have no coordination and a very (emphasis on very. cant do caps.) short attention span. i need a sport designed for people like that.(me) i think they should make a sport for short people who have no coordination and a very (emphasis on very. cant do caps.) short attention span. i need a sport designed for people like that.(me)

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32397 Justine Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:16:25 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32397 Eric: Exactly! Aaron: What you said, too. I do watch NBA games---especially during playoff season---even though they ain't quite as pleasing to me as the WNBA. But I second your Stoudemire admiration. Ben Wallace too. Incredible! Eric: Exactly!

Aaron: What you said, too. I do watch NBA games—especially during playoff season—even though they ain’t quite as pleasing to me as the WNBA. But I second your Stoudemire admiration. Ben Wallace too. Incredible!

]]> By: Aaron http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32345 Aaron Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:34:05 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32345 Natural selection isn't moralistic. A person who's a 'genetic freak' shouldn't be celebrated for being 'more evolved' or anything. To me, the answer is that I find something beautiful about watching Amare Stoudemire move with his absurd combination of grace and power. (I don't watch the WNBA, but I love watching Essence Carson, too, if it makes you feel better) Those genetic freaks are freakish in a specific way which I find aesthetically pleasing. But I don't expect everyone to see it that way. Not everyone has the same aesthetic sense that I do, and they may not find beauty in a 7 foot tall man with superhuman agility showing off his abilities in a competitive setting. Natural selection isn’t moralistic. A person who’s a ‘genetic freak’ shouldn’t be celebrated for being ‘more evolved’ or anything.

To me, the answer is that I find something beautiful about watching Amare Stoudemire move with his absurd combination of grace and power. (I don’t watch the WNBA, but I love watching Essence Carson, too, if it makes you feel better) Those genetic freaks are freakish in a specific way which I find aesthetically pleasing. But I don’t expect everyone to see it that way. Not everyone has the same aesthetic sense that I do, and they may not find beauty in a 7 foot tall man with superhuman agility showing off his abilities in a competitive setting.

]]> By: Veronica http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32268 Veronica Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:18:25 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32268 Oh, I think that the genetic freaks who end up playing pro ball are pretty well celebrated, don't you? They often get gobs and gobs of money, and fame, and hero worship. The fact that cranky geeks like myself call them nasty names is a reaction to the general veneration of athletes. Oh, I think that the genetic freaks who end up playing pro ball are pretty well celebrated, don’t you? They often get gobs and gobs of money, and fame, and hero worship. The fact that cranky geeks like myself call them nasty names is a reaction to the general veneration of athletes.

]]> By: Eric Luper http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32265 Eric Luper Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:53:06 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32265 It's interesting that people refer to people who are different as "genetic freaks." The way natural selection works is that we all come out a little different and the ones that are more suited to the environment thrive. We should be celebrating these differences rather than condemning them. But don't take my word for it. Ask Charles Darwin. It’s interesting that people refer to people who are different as “genetic freaks.” The way natural selection works is that we all come out a little different and the ones that are more suited to the environment thrive. We should be celebrating these differences rather than condemning them.

But don’t take my word for it. Ask Charles Darwin.

]]> By: auditor/accountant http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32251 auditor/accountant Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:22:26 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32251 Accountants have to have talent to;). Case in point: Enron. Accountants have to have talent to;). Case in point: Enron.

]]> By: Veronica http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32180 Veronica Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:58:24 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32180 Heh. I tend to go with "pituitary cases" instead of genetic freaks. Because indeed, all pro athletes are genetic freaks. Heh. I tend to go with “pituitary cases” instead of genetic freaks. Because indeed, all pro athletes are genetic freaks.

]]> By: Rebecca http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/04/25/genetic-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-32178 Rebecca Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:53:09 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=626#comment-32178 ranty goodness, that is. and as basketball is one of a few sports i actually know something about (and sometimes enjoy watching), i second your rantiness. and speaking of which.... <b>PLAYOFFS!!!!</b> ranty goodness, that is. and as basketball is one of a few sports i actually know something about (and sometimes enjoy watching), i second your rantiness.

and speaking of which…. PLAYOFFS!!!!

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