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06/07/2006 04:38:15 PM · #1 |
What does it mean? Luxury or enjoyment?
Damn English :S
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06/07/2006 04:49:01 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by biteme:
What does it mean? Luxury or enjoyment?
Damn English :S |
Yes. Something unnecessary to your life that you simply enjoy. It can be little or it can be a major mid-life crisis sort of thing like my Dad's spontaneous airplane purchase (which is not my entry, no worries).
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06/07/2006 04:53:29 PM · #3 |
ok, thanks.
Do you think I'd have to show me or another person enjoying the luxury, or could it be only the object?
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06/07/2006 05:03:04 PM · #4 |
it could only be the object. Like a very rich looking pie or something.
Message edited by author 2006-06-07 17:03:18.
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06/07/2006 05:09:37 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by biteme:
ok, thanks.
Do you think I'd have to show me or another person enjoying the luxury, or could it be only the object? |
enjoy it :-)
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06/07/2006 05:11:17 PM · #6 |
thanks cutter.
Leroy, you have no idea what you are saying right now :P
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06/07/2006 05:14:36 PM · #7 |
this is a bit like the comfort challenge, what is an indulgence for me might be a pain for anyone else??
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06/07/2006 05:17:40 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by richard42:
this is a bit like the comfort challenge, what is an indulgence for me might be a pain for anyone else?? |
LOL that's true. Like some people love a sauna, but you'd have to drug me and tie me up to get me into one of those hell holes. |
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06/07/2006 05:18:18 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
Originally posted by richard42:
this is a bit like the comfort challenge, what is an indulgence for me might be a pain for anyone else?? |
LOL that's true. Like some people love a sauna, but you'd have to drug me and tie me up to get me into one of those hell holes. |
sounds familiar!
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06/07/2006 05:18:33 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
LOL that's true. Like some people love a sauna, but you'd have to drug me and tie me up to get me into one of those hell holes. |
Tempting...LMAO
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06/07/2006 05:20:39 PM · #11 |
Indulgence - It's what you get when you say enough "Hail Mary's"! :)
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06/07/2006 06:25:22 PM · #12 |
If I had a child in a poor African country or any country for that matter, holding a bag of M&Ms would you rate that lower or call it a DNMC?
Where a bag of M&Ms may not be an un-necessary indulgence to me, it may be a VERY un-necessary indulgence for the poor person.
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06/07/2006 06:27:52 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
If I had a child in a poor African country or any country for that matter, holding a bag of M&Ms would you rate that lower or call it a DNMC?
Where a bag of M&Ms may not be an un-necessary indulgence to me, it may be a VERY un-necessary indulgence for the poor person.
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KenSkid |
When are M&Ms ever a necessity? They have no nutritional value.
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06/07/2006 06:33:02 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by karmabreeze:
Originally posted by kenskid:
If I had a child in a poor African country or any country for that matter, holding a bag of M&Ms would you rate that lower or call it a DNMC?
Where a bag of M&Ms may not be an un-necessary indulgence to me, it may be a VERY un-necessary indulgence for the poor person.
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KenSkid |
When are M&Ms ever a necessity? They have no nutritional value. |
They do. They make you heavy enough to survive a hurricane. |
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06/07/2006 06:34:39 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
If I had a child in a poor African country or any country for that matter, holding a bag of M&Ms would you rate that lower or call it a DNMC?
Where a bag of M&Ms may not be an un-necessary indulgence to me, it may be a VERY un-necessary indulgence for the poor person.
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KenSkid |
We went through a similar discussion for the affluence challenge; I remember in particular a shot of water from someone in an arid region, which scored very poorly, yet for their region the possession of water was the greatest possible affluence...
R.
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06/07/2006 06:39:57 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Tempting...LMAO |
Again..... BAD LEROY!!! lol |
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06/07/2006 07:28:06 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
We went through a similar discussion for the affluence challenge; I remember in particular a shot of water from someone in an arid region, which scored very poorly, yet for their region the possession of water was the greatest possible affluence...
R. |
And the discussion/voting outcome is always going to be the same - it will be based on the relative perception of the voter/viewer/commenter/poster.
Indulgence entries at the top of the heap will be cliche'd eye candy (pun intended). Not being cynical, just realistic and it doesn't bother me in any case.
...now where did I put my cheescake? |
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06/07/2006 08:49:31 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by biteme:
What does it mean? Luxury or enjoyment?
Damn English :S |
Definitions of indulgence:
noun: the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
Example: "In the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
noun: the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
noun: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Example: "Too much indulgence spoils a child"
noun: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
noun: foolish or senseless behavior
In Dutch: clementie, toegeeflijkheid, uitspatting
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06/07/2006 08:51:42 PM · #19 |
Hmm I think i need to go to work and get a mudcake with strawberries and cream..
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06/07/2006 08:56:52 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
Hmm I think i need to go to work and get a mudcake with strawberries and cream.. |
*drools*
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06/07/2006 09:01:13 PM · #21 |
This challenge... I mean I could... You know what would....
WOW!!!
:-P |
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06/07/2006 09:07:27 PM · #22 |
| I've just got my new SB-800 - thats a huge indulgence (have no need for it but WANTED it so so much) but photos of new camera gear don't seem to score very high... |
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06/07/2006 09:23:58 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by Titia:
Originally posted by biteme:
What does it mean? Luxury or enjoyment?
Damn English :S |
Definitions of indulgence:
noun: the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
Example: "In the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
noun: the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
noun: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Example: "Too much indulgence spoils a child"
noun: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
noun: foolish or senseless behavior
In Dutch: clementie, toegeeflijkheid, uitspatting |
That's all true enough by the dictionary, but the challenge description narrows it down quite a bit:
Indulge yourself this week by photographing an unnecessary luxury. Excess is the name of the game!
R.
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06/09/2006 08:07:19 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
That's all true enough by the dictionary, but the challenge description narrows it down quite a bit:
Indulge yourself this week by photographing an unnecessary luxury. Excess is the name of the game!
R. |
Yea, I know...and what seems like an unnecessary luxury to me, is quite normal to others I'm afraid, though I would like to have one of those huge ice making fridges right now, it's getting over 90 degrees here next week, but I think it wouldn't even fit in the kitchen of my little old farmhouse (sigh)
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06/09/2006 08:29:25 PM · #25 |
| So yeah, it would need to give its message clearly enough that the majority would consider it an indulgence. Whole hog for this one, no skinny slices of bacon :) |
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