The latest round of comments has left me looking like a vindictive, bloodthirsty maniac out to get my little sister. I realize she's only a young kid, but we've always made her rise to our level in the past, even if it'd give her a blister. Elizabeth has always gotten stuck playing games and practically everything else at an age level closer to myself and Anne than the young age she actually is. So excuse me if I expect more from her, we always have, that's just how we treat our little sis. To give Elizabeth credit, she always rises to the occasion, which shows how smart and quick to adapt she can be. I do apologize if I seem bloodthirsty and pushing too hard, I suppose I'm just acting like me.
Alright, enough about that. Here's the fundamental question, Pirates vs. Ninjas? Which would win? The answer to this question can be a fun discussion or it can be one of the greatest insight into the human mind. The most obvious symbolic level of pirates vs. ninjas can be thought of as extrovert vs. introvert. That, are you outgoing or more shy and quiet? Which side you pick reflects which of these two categories you relate to, a loud boisterous pirate or the silent and stealthy ninja? This is merely the tip of the iceberg. Chaos vs. Order? Vanilla vs. Chocolate? Brute force vs. strategy? Group mentality vs. the individual? Socialism vs. Feudalism? Xbox vs. Playstation? West vs. East? BC vs. HC? Protestants vs. Catholics? The comparisons are endless, and each one reveals something about the individual. So where do you stand, pirate or ninja? I've always seen myself as a ninja, personally, though I am known to go pirating from time to time, like this past week.
8 comments:
NINJAS!!!!!!!
I'm confused on how bashing me for missing a post is helping me 'rise to your level'.
I'm a pirate. But that doesn't really show that much about me. I like being orderly and having strategic ways of doing things. Pirates are just more fun. :D
Bashing as you call it, is one way to show displeasure. My point is that we've always held you to a higher standard, and you didn't attain that with your missed post. But honestly, it would have taken three seconds to ask someone to post for you, you were just lazy. I even offered, but you never bothered to ask.
Another thing I'm concerned with is that this could be a trend. You skip, then someone else and before we know it, no one posts anymore. It's a serious concern, especially this early into the blog.
I am probably more of a ninja at heart, but I like pirates more.
I know, I'm not a sibling, but I like to answer questions.
When, and why, did you go pirating?
I'm a pirate-ninja. And yeah it's pretty cool to be one. I can be loud and silent. Just remember that when I'm laughing out loud it is cause i ripped a fart and you won't know till it is to late. And to that guy that asks when and why do I go pirating. Anytime I want, when I want.
Is that the best you've got?! Oh, where to begin with so little patients and my fury rising! Okay, Bill made me come to this site but you're the one who motivated me to pop my blog cherry and it is ON! You trivialized the epic vocations of swashbucklers and assassins everywhere. You use them as if they are superlatives and compare them as dichotomies!
Oh, I am gonna bring it on like a shrieking squad of high school cheerleaders on mom’s high octane Columbia nose candy!
Okay, fine lets start with the Dread Pirate Roberts, which was he huh?! Oh, you said Pirate because it’s in his name? What about the fact that he wore a mask? He wore black, he was stealthy…. He uses poisons and I didn't see a parrot with him. Oh, the lines are blurring…not so diametrically opposed are pirates and ninjas now, huh?!
Okay, what about the Ninja Turtles?! Gregarious, flamboyance, heroic…but they are ninjas, what happened to introverts? Then what about askaninja.com. Did you think about askingthatguy before you cooked up this essay? Oh man you’re thesis is falling apart! You're lucky you're still alive, messing with ninjas like this.
Since I possess the spirit of the warrior I feel as though this assault mayhaps be unfair. After all, you did also compare Boston College to Holy Cross…must we go there? That’s more like comparing the Attack of the Clones to Revenge of the Nerds.
Where were we…okay, Vanilla vs. Chocolate, you’ve got me there. Touché.
I was going to say that you should have instead suggested the separation by maritime orientation but then I realized you’ve got Air Pirates (Viva Don Karnage!), Ice Pirates (god save you Robert Urich), Space Pirates, butt pi….erm nevermind. Elizabeth may read this.
Okay, how about this, lay out three pitchers. The alcohol you drink decides your lot. The first, Rum…Arg, ye be a pirate. The second, Sake…poof, you are Ninja. The third, mead…Welcome to Valhalla bud! Turns out you’re a Viking.
I am a famous fairy astronaut doctor writer zombie-loving, unicorn-riding, pirate-ninja wizard princess.
So there!
The concept of a pirate/ninja hybrid is complete hogwash. The Dread Pirate Roberts is a pirate. He doesn't use poisons, he's immune to them, b/c he's a pirate! He wears a mask which is a modified eyepatch. Who's thesis is falling apart now? The question is done by diametrically opposed pairings, but the range of answers is a continuum. Thus, no one is 100% pirate or 100% ninja, they're a mix of the two.
You brought up TMNT, which are certainly ninjas, but they're also teenagers. Not fully grown and trained ninjas, so they can be chatty. Also, none of my siblings remotely qualify for viking, it's like an uber prestige class.
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