Who would you like to have as a teacher?
The one who can teach you how to die.
Or the one who can teach you how to live.
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Who would you like to have as a teacher?
The one who can teach you how to die.
Or the one who can teach you how to live.
cort kicks major ass end of story
I voted Cort because not every man knows how to die well.
And if you don't live well can you still die well?
I think it all depends on what you're after. I think a Gunslinger would say Cort because he's not expected to be a philosopher or try and explain the mysteries of the universe, only to survive and kill quickly and efficiently.
For me it would be neither.
I bet :)
Cort reminds me of my english teacher.... and look! It worked!! :)
So I vote for Cort...
"Every man dies but not every man really lives."
In my small universe in my mind people who live well will die well. Death is not something unique. It happens. Just the end of a short journey. Without drums. In silence.
You can't die well without living well - or that's how I see. :)
I totally agree, and I love the Braveheart quote. :wub:
I just already know how to live well so from that perspective, it would be okay to be trained on the other end. :lol:
Cort is a real man. :lol:
I chose him because I'd want to be a hard-ass gunslinger. Vannay was cool too but I've already got brains and I know how to read so I can learn more myself. :D
Cort, he's the man, or was
I voted for Cort. I like anyone who can fight. :D
If I can't vote for Los' I'm not voting! Now theres a teacher!
You're all mental! You want to be bashed on the head with a stick and be referred to as "maggot" all day long?! :lol:
I voted for Vannay because I find that sort of discourse more stimulating...plus I would totally get my ass whupped on a regular basis by Cort, as I have no discipline :P
We really are sisters in our souls, Lisa. :wub:
I know! :D :huglove:
When I start to think that I am the only who... you appear. :rose:
I can't vote here. The answer completely depends on the subject I'm taught. If it's academic, it's Vannay; if it's skills, it's Cort. (and, dear ladies, if you have no discipline at all, you won't be eligible for gunslinging anyway - it's after all military kind of occupation - so Cort wouldn't be your teacher in any case)
Sadly true - Roland would despair of me I'm afraid :D
Aaah, but Susannah eventually became a gunslinger. And yes, I realize Cort was not her teacher. But still. I would like to think the civilization of Gilead would come around. :lol:Quote:
if it's skills, it's Cort. (and, dear ladies, if you have no discipline at all, you won't be eligible for gunslinging anyway - it's after all military kind of occupation - so Cort wouldn't be your teacher in any case)
And, speaking from personal experience, I have seen women whip the shit out of men. So gender means nothing.
I'd pay good money to take a shot at Cort. He'd probably still clean my clock, but it would be worth a try. :rofl:
I didn't refer to gender at all. Susannah was a gunslinger; my wife would make a great one, too. My main point was discipline: it's something that Susannah had to learn. It has nothing to do with refusal to think for oneself (as many people seem to believe), but it's understanding that military occupation has its pecularities. Back to gender, though: at the times when Cort was teaching, female gunslingers were something inconceivable... so, here again, he would have never taught you...
"Clean my clock" what an excellent expression! :lol:
Thats not really how I think of discipline, although I think "refusal to think for oneself" is often party to a lack of discipline.Quote:
My main point was discipline: it's something that Susannah had to learn. It has nothing to do with refusal to think for oneself (as many people seem to believe), but it's understanding that military occupation has its pecularities
Personally, I have no problem with being responsible for and thinking for myself - when I said I lacked discipline I meant I'm terrible at things like time keeping, being orderly...the sort of stuff I consider boring :P (Which makes it sound like I'm contradicting myself when I say I'm responsible for myself - but I always take responsibility for my short comings aswell as my strong points.)
Although, like Eddie, I'm sure Roland would find the right angle from which to bring out my inner gunslinger/disciplinarian :D
True, but since that was not a requirement of the original question, I still stand by my answer. :lol:Quote:
Back to gender, though: at the times when Cort was teaching, female gunslingers were something inconceivable... so, here again, he would have never taught you...
And, isn't one of the main points of the military to follow orders? I know you should never blindly follow orders, but I would think (and correct me if I'm wrong, I've never been in the military) that too many people questioning authority in the foxhole would be a bad thing. :lol: