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Old 06-07-2009, 10:12 AM   #67 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rubber View Post
that's right kids, never live in the moment. and most of all: never. have. fun.
Ironically when Ian M. coined the term I think that he was saying 100% that we should all live in the moment. For him that meant no drugs/alcohol or empty sexual relationships. It had nothing to do with giving up fun and it wasn't about following some dogmatic code.

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Originally Posted by can_i_say View Post
Ian said it best in the Social D/Youth Brigade docu, not a set of rules, but simply a way saying you have your **** together. I get pissed every couple of weeks and still feel I have a "straight" lifestyle.
I think this point of view is more in line with the original idea.
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