Are you....

Beach Fanatic

Mar 14, '08 · 1:13 AM1,7991

deviant?

I took a Sociology class on deviance at UGA. It's quite surprising what's considered deviant.

Here's the definition of deviant from www.freedictionary.com :
de?vi?ant (d

nt)
adj. Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.

n. One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.

So, my question is, how are each of you deviant? No TMI here, please! :blush:

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Beach Fanatic

Mar 14, '08 · 7:40 PM#27

and I think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an Opportunity of knowing the Truth with less Trouble...."

Great quote. Interesting where he capitalized.

All my BMW and Lexus driving friends think I am a deviant driving my VW bus.

needs to get out more

Mar 14, '08 · 7:43 PM#28

All my BMW and Lexus driving friends think I am a deviant driving my VW bus.

damn hippie.

SoWal Guide

Mar 14, '08 · 7:45 PM#29

No cable, either. We're movie junkies, but I can't sit and watch regular tv.

I guess I can't call myself a liberal, either, 'cause I didn't see a thing wrong with anything you quoted.

Like the bunny ears, MissCritter!

same here. I still say they were a pack of deviants though. and a pack of progressive thinkers. I know progressive thinking is in the liberal column. benji was a progressive thinker and do-er if ever there was one. a wonderful book on his life is: Benjamin Franklin - american legend. such a talented dude. you can't really peg him as a liberal or any other label except intellectual. but I think deviant would also apply for many reasons.

Edited Mar 14, '08 · 8:04 PM

Beach FanaticAuthor

Mar 14, '08 · 7:47 PM#30

i used to be called depraved by a girlfriend in college. kind of goes along with deviant.

It was good to see you last night! He-Man's ended up with a little bump, but he survived, as usual.

I've been called a lot worse than depraved throughout the years, but it does go along with deviant.

I've always wanted a VW bus. :blush:

I'm the hippie looking at a minivan, which is deviant in itself.

The Accord is just a little bit too snug for 3 kids. Scared the h#ll outta me everytime someone takes too long to slow down behind me. :bang:

needs to get out more

Mar 14, '08 · 8:10 PM#31

it was good seeing you guys yesterday also, fun. glad everybody's ok. a bus is fun, but a minivan is probably more reliable.

Beach Fanatic

Mar 14, '08 · 8:23 PM#32

a bus is fun, but a minivan is probably more reliable.

It's a bus, it's a minivan

Ok, it's just a re-badged Chrysler.

SoWal Guide

Mar 14, '08 · 8:28 PM#33

Great quote. Interesting where he capitalized.

All my BMW and Lexus driving friends think I am a deviant driving my VW bus.

love the quote too, and no doubt he did indeed find Truth as his death came just a few months later...

Edited Mar 14, '08 · 8:44 PM

Beach Fanatic

Mar 14, '08 · 9:17 PM#34

Thanks organicmama! You should get yourself a pair. For Easter, of course.:funn:

Beach FanaticAuthor

Mar 14, '08 · 9:39 PM#35

It's a bus, it's a minivan

Ok, it's just a re-badged Chrysler.

I'd buy it, but I love the Eurobus!

Beach Fanatic

Mar 14, '08 · 10:13 PM#36

I think the big question is "what is normal"?

I believe normal is a setting on the dryer.;-) It really does not apply to present day life. Everyone's perception of normal is different based on their life experiences.

SoWal Guide

Mar 14, '08 · 10:21 PM#37

I think the big question is "what is normal"?

I believe normal is a setting on the dryer.;-) It really does not apply to present day life. Everyone's perception of normal is different based on their life experiences.

love this!

Beach FanaticAuthor

Mar 14, '08 · 10:42 PM#38

love this!

Me too! Normal is boring, including having people just like me around. I'd rather be around a very electic group, I guess that's why I live in SoWal!

SoWal Expert

Mar 14, '08 · 11:17 PM#39

Organicmama, you don't have to own a bus to be a hippie. I like the idea of having a Bus, but it just isn't me. So, to compromise, a few years ago, I began a series of photographs with me posing by every Bus I saw. I only did it for a month or two, and probably have about 40 pics of me and someone's bus, including one in Athens, painted like the Yellow Submarine.

SoWal Guide

Mar 14, '08 · 11:30 PM#40

Organicmama, you don't have to own a bus to be a hippie. I like the idea of having a Bus, but it just isn't me. So, to compromise, a few years ago, I began a series of photographs with me posing by every Bus I saw. I only did it for a month or two, and probably have about 40 pics of me and someone's bus, including one in Athens, painted like the Yellow Submarine.

you so deviant and weird.

Beach FanaticAuthor

Mar 14, '08 · 11:51 PM#41

Organicmama, you don't have to own a bus to be a hippie. I like the idea of having a Bus, but it just isn't me. So, to compromise, a few years ago, I began a series of photographs with me posing by every Bus I saw. I only did it for a month or two, and probably have about 40 pics of me and someone's bus, including one in Athens, painted like the Yellow Submarine.

I'm more of a Carmen Gia type, but have to go with the larger vehicle because of my posse..... :floor:

I remember the Yellow Submarine. Very Athens.

Beach Fanatic

Mar 15, '08 · 8:57 AM#42

Organicmama, you don't have to own a bus to be a hippie. I like the idea of having a Bus, but it just isn't me. So, to compromise, a few years ago, I began a series of photographs with me posing by every Bus I saw. I only did it for a month or two, and probably have about 40 pics of me and someone's bus, including one in Athens, painted like the Yellow Submarine.

What a funn idea!

I have a daughter that would do this exact same thing. Totally lives in the moment....drives me crazy, but works for her!

needs to get out more

Mar 15, '08 · 9:36 AM#43

Organicmama, you don't have to own a bus to be a hippie. I like the idea of having a Bus, but it just isn't me. So, to compromise, a few years ago, I began a series of photographs with me posing by every Bus I saw. I only did it for a month or two, and probably have about 40 pics of me and someone's bus, including one in Athens, painted like the Yellow Submarine.

if you need a picture of yourself by a syncro...

Beach Fanatic

Mar 15, '08 · 9:54 AM#44

if you need a picture of yourself by a syncro...

Maybe we could have a 'Busses by the Bayou' party at SJ's place, where he could get his picture in front of a bunch of VW's all at once!

JR, I came across a syncro that sold for $99,000 from GoWesty

Beach Fanatic

Mar 15, '08 · 10:14 AM#45

Thanks organicmama! You should get yourself a pair. For Easter, of course.:funn:

Does anyone know if SJ really wears a hat to the table?

(bunny ears don't count as a hat.)

Edited Mar 15, '08 · 10:35 AM

SoWal Expert

Mar 15, '08 · 10:40 AM#46

One's respect should not be measured by the type of clothes he wears and where he wears them.

Beach Fanatic

Mar 15, '08 · 10:41 AM#47

One's respect should not be measured by the type of clothes he wears and where he wears them.

Not a respect issue, Revered One; you are beyond measure.
It's a Board of HEalth thing.... :blush:

SoWal Expert

Mar 15, '08 · 6:47 PM#48

Board of health thing? I don't get it. I was always told that it was disrepectful to wear a hat inside, and especially at the dinner table. The Clerk of Courts servants ask that the cap is removed to enter the courtroom, and the Catholic Church has asked me to remove it when I entered. I counter that wearing or not wearing an article of clothing on my head has nothing to do whether or not one earns my respect.