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Conan...What is best in life?

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of the women." I still love this movie and you can still find it at your local video store. Let me know your thoughts and ramblings.

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There’s a semi-obscure

There’s a semi-obscure Russian religious text called The Way of The Pilgrim that suggests one can achieve a state of grace by incessantly reciting the Jesus Prayer mentally until it becomes so intrinsic that it automatically carpet squares repeats itself with every heartbeat. I thought this was a beautiful, simple and brilliant idea: It’s like brainwashing your own soul into goodness. I decided to give the concept a shot myself, but the thing is - I don’t really want to be filled with grace. Considering my moral character, grace just seems inappropriate. So instead of the Jesus Prayer, I am incessantly repeating a line cheap carpet from Conan the Barbarian in the hopes that it will ultimately infuse my soul with his warrior spirit. With every heartbeat, I am going to mentally repeat the barbarian’s answer to the greatest question in existence: “What is best in life?” To which Conan answers, “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of their women.”woke up like I usually do: sticky, frustrated and unconsciously suckling at a bottle of Beefeaters like it was the sour teat of some great alcoholic carpet runners mother-goddess. I rolled out of bed and, again as usual, cried for 15 minutes out of regret for the previous night’s mistakes. But eventually I sobered up (that’s just a turn of phrase, mind you) and remembered my new goal in life. I straightened myself with a Sisyphean effort and gazed into the mirror.

oddly enough

M. loves Beastmaster. I love Conan. Yet, we're still together.

Conan the Beerbarian.....

Actually that is kind of funny, supposedly they are making a new movie for theaters according to IMDB.com. I guess we will have to wait and see.
"BY CROM"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • By Ortega at 2008-04-11 11:55
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It won't be the same without

It won't be the same without the governator. :(

But that is another story... DAHDUHDUHDUHDUH

I loved this film, but it

I loved this film, but it was kind of ruined for me by the guys down the hall in my college dorm who were shooting "Conan the Beerbarian" on their handheld video camera, and basically used that as recurring excuse to drink beer in loincloths around campus. I don't remember a student union in the original, for instance, nor do I remember a shocking quantity of Milwaukee's Best.

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The only difference between theory and practice is that in theory, there is none.

  • By Single Entendre at 2008-04-11 01:25
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