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Sylvie
06-25-2006, 04:51 AM
Which?

Black Angel
06-25-2006, 04:52 AM
Ummm...Both?! XD

G SpOtZ
06-25-2006, 04:53 AM
It doesn't matter, as long as there's enough for me to drink.

DeathKnight
06-25-2006, 04:54 AM
TOO CLICHE'D..........................................................I wonder if anyone could ever come up with something new.

Sylvie
06-25-2006, 04:55 AM
TOO CLICHE'D..........................................................I wonder if anyone could ever come up with something new.

I wonder if you can stop using the "." button.

DeathKnight
06-25-2006, 05:00 AM
TOO CLICHE'D..........................................................I wonder if anyone could ever come up with something new.

I wonder if you can stop using the "." button.

Ok =)

Rase
06-25-2006, 05:01 AM
Half-full of emptiness.

Oh ho, I'm clever.

G SpOtZ
06-25-2006, 05:06 AM
Half-full of emptiness.

Oh ho, I'm clever.
Bet you've been saving that one up until someone finally made a thread about this. =]

black orb
06-25-2006, 05:48 AM
>>> There is no glass..

NeoCracker
06-25-2006, 06:00 AM
Half empty, half full, I just drink whatevers in the glass. Of course I'm also an alchoholic but I digress.

Mold anus: No your not, you just ripped off a line from golden Girls.

What? I like Golden Girls and wanted to use the line. I finally saw an opprotunity.

Malboro_Menace
06-25-2006, 06:06 AM
Half full.

Ramza Beoulve
06-25-2006, 06:06 AM
uuuuuh.............

Half Broken?

Reine
06-25-2006, 06:07 AM
It depends. If i was filling it and stopped half way, its half full. If ive drunken half, its half empty.

blackmage_nuke
06-25-2006, 06:10 AM
atleast its not on fire

Christmas
06-25-2006, 06:16 AM
http://www.nefarious-240z.com/Pub/TCD/wtf.jpg

Rase
06-25-2006, 06:34 AM
Half-full of emptiness.

Oh ho, I'm clever.
Bet you've been saving that one up until someone finally made a thread about this. =]
You have NO idea how right you are, good sir.

McLovin'
06-25-2006, 06:45 AM
lol...wtf!?

Monster Hunt
06-25-2006, 06:48 AM
Reine totally said what I was going to say.

DarkLadyNyara
06-25-2006, 06:50 AM
Depends on weather I'm drinking or pouring. :beer:

McLovin'
06-25-2006, 06:51 AM
It half filled up.

mooglebunni608
06-25-2006, 06:53 AM
neither. The glass is too small :D

McLovin'
06-25-2006, 06:55 AM
What glass?

StarChild
06-25-2006, 07:05 AM
it's half full right now!!

Hambone
06-25-2006, 07:22 AM
if you are optimistic, you would probably say half full, if you were pessimistic, you would say half empty.

VorpalCyberWolf
06-25-2006, 07:33 AM
The Glass is all full. It always has something in it, be it air or liquid.

XxSephirothxX
06-25-2006, 07:37 AM
The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Sylvie
06-25-2006, 07:48 AM
Ok, since you people keep talking about the size of the glass or the structure, or just totally missing the point, I'm gonna post a picture of the glass. >_>

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/OdinDragoon/.jpg

G SpOtZ
06-25-2006, 07:57 AM
How can a glass be full or empty if it's 2-D??

Hambone
06-25-2006, 08:03 AM
lol

Sylvie
06-25-2006, 08:29 AM
-_-;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/OdinDragoon/happyNOW.jpg

Bow down to its jagedness.

DarkLadyNyara
06-25-2006, 08:31 AM
The Glass is all full. It always has something in it, be it air or liquid.

I'm gonna have to use that someday. :D

Rainecloud
06-25-2006, 08:38 AM
I've always said that the glass is half empty. Contrary to popular belief, this doesn't make me a complete and utter pessimist. ;)


The Glass is all full. It always has something in it, be it air or liquid.

And then some wise guy will come along and say "It's blatantly obvious that I was referring to the volume of water/liquid in the glass, so stop nit-picking".

Roogle
06-25-2006, 09:18 AM
I'd say, "Hey, nice glass!"

This question is asked to gauge whether or not the answerer is an optimist or a pessimist, but it is so commonly used that it becomes a breeding ground for witty responses. I wonder if they have a new question to ask for others' outlooks on life.

Qurange
06-25-2006, 09:22 AM
There's a story I once read:

A philosopher, a priest, and a zen master were sitting around a table, one day. On this table was a glass containing fifty percent water and fifty percent air, roughly. The philosopher and the priest argued long and hard over whether the glass was half full or half empty.

"It's half-full, to show the wonderful bounty our Lord has given us!" cried the priest.
"It's half-empty, to show that we should cast off our complacency and work to better ourselves and the glass!" responded the philosopher.

They argued for some time, until the zen master looked up, took the glass, and prompty drank the water. So it was that they were enlightened.

fantasyjunkie
06-25-2006, 09:30 AM
How can a glass be full or empty if it's 2-D??
:D :lol: :bgl: :laughing: :ty: :thumb: :beer:
Omg you had me laughing hard, it's hard to type rofl!

Alive-Cat
06-25-2006, 10:21 AM
I refuse to vote because you didn't have an answer matching my interests and social standing.

starseeker
06-25-2006, 01:10 PM
Half empty. I make Murphy look like an optimist.

Faris
06-25-2006, 01:58 PM
Half-full. Then again, it's never empty.

Captain Maxx Power
06-25-2006, 02:01 PM
No glass is ever half-full, because the concept of being half full would suggest that half of the empty space in the glass is filled. Since many atoms are just empty space, even a glass full of liquid is only semi-full. Ergo it can't be either ;)

Zeromus_X
06-25-2006, 02:30 PM
There's a story I once read:

A philosopher, a priest, and a zen master were sitting around a table, one day. On this table was a glass containing fifty percent water and fifty percent air, roughly. The philosopher and the priest argued long and hard over whether the glass was half full or half empty.

"It's half-full, to show the wonderful bounty our Lord has given us!" cried the priest.
"It's half-empty, to show that we should cast off our complacency and work to better ourselves and the glass!" responded the philosopher.

They argued for some time, until the zen master looked up, took the glass, and prompty drank the water. So it was that they were enlightened.

I'd sig that if it weren't so much text. :p

AdVenT
06-25-2006, 02:38 PM
How were they enlightened when the zen guy drank the water?

starseeker
06-25-2006, 04:47 PM
Its just water. Interpret it anyway you like. Maybe its comical, who knows?

TheSpoonyBard
06-25-2006, 04:51 PM
The water's poisoned.

Alive-Cat
06-25-2006, 04:51 PM
It is not the glass that bends, it is YOU.

Zeldy
06-25-2006, 04:55 PM
If Ive drank from the glass then Im emptying it. So its half-empty.

Peter_20
06-25-2006, 04:56 PM
Both. XD

Madame Adequate
06-25-2006, 06:07 PM
It's both.

Also, however much is in the glass you still have a glass. Put it outside when it rains and booyah! The glass is infinitely full.

Edit: Further, you could break the glass and kill other people with the sharp parts, and then taken their water.

Jess
06-25-2006, 06:33 PM
It depends. If I was filling it and stopped half way, its half full. If ive drunken half, its half empty.
Yep.

Madame Adequate
06-25-2006, 09:48 PM
The Glass is all full. It always has something in it, be it air or liquid.

What about deep space.

Croyles
06-26-2006, 01:16 AM
Its half full if you've just filled it up to there, its half empty if you've just drunk it down to there.

Venom
06-26-2006, 01:22 AM
I refuse to vote because you didn't have an answer matching my interests and social standing.

Shoden
06-26-2006, 01:26 AM
I eat the glass after I drink the half full contents.

Venom
06-26-2006, 01:28 AM
I eat the glass after I drink the half full contents.

But wouldnt the glass cut your throat!?:eek:

Shoden
06-26-2006, 01:31 AM
Ahhh, that is a common misconception Arucard, my throat is too strong for the glass to penetrate and destroy it, the glasses you speak of are not real glass for they are plstic made to look like glass and we all know plastic tastes delicious.

Levian
06-26-2006, 01:37 AM
I would come up with a witty twist, but I'd rather be dead serious and say that I consider them glasses to be half-full.

Shoden
06-26-2006, 01:38 AM
come on, witty twist, please. but wouldn't the correct term be cup? Because glass is a material made of sand and immense heat.

Vincent, Thunder God
06-26-2006, 01:43 AM
Neither. In a metaphorical sense, for me personally, the glass is full to the top and brimming with sweet water. Or is it just the end of school?

G SpOtZ
06-26-2006, 01:48 AM
What if I want Mountain Dew instead of water?

Reine
06-26-2006, 01:48 AM
Reine totally said what I was going to say.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b232/Andreil/pimp.gif

Acid Raine
06-26-2006, 01:54 AM
It depends on where it started. If the glass was completly empty, then someone poured something in it halfway, it would be half full. If the glass was completly full, and some idiot only drank half of it and left, then it would be half empty. And if I come by a glass that is already half full or half empty, then Im jes gonna keep on walkin, cuz it isnt worth my time.

Croyles
06-26-2006, 02:01 AM
It depends on where it started. If the glass was completly empty, then someone poured something in it halfway, it would be half full. If the glass was completly full, and some idiot only drank half of it and left, then it would be half empty. And if I come by a glass that is already half full or half empty, then Im jes gonna keep on walkin, cuz it isnt worth my time.

Thats what I just said! :mad:

LunarWeaver
06-26-2006, 02:02 AM
I don't like polls that make me think so I'll just copy Acid's answers which was a copy of Croyle's answer.

Madame Adequate
06-26-2006, 04:06 AM
What if I want Mountain Dew instead of water?

Then you're SOL, aren't you? The Mountain Dew all belongs to me anyway.

Agent Proto
06-26-2006, 05:14 AM
It's a half-cup of whatever liquid. I used to say half-full, but now it's just half a cup. :)

Yamaneko
06-26-2006, 05:33 AM
*insert witty remark here*

Just say something normal and get out, you wankers.

btw, I use cups, not glasses

Markus. D
06-26-2006, 07:20 AM
it depends.

if you are filling a glass to the half way mark, it is half full.

if you drink half a glass, it has been half emptied.


you people and your logoc *rolls eyes without usng the smilie*

Hawkeye
06-26-2006, 07:31 AM
No wonder why EoFF is such a skeptical place. Can't agree on anything.

Zante
06-26-2006, 07:42 AM
I am a realist, both mean the same.

Madame Adequate
06-26-2006, 04:34 PM
I am a realist, both mean the same.

But have different implications.

bipper
06-26-2006, 04:38 PM
The cup is half full, but it should still hang itself - the bastard

I really do hate this question. Its relivency is only .1% in a world wherer 45.45% of statistics mean nothing.

Catsup vs Ketchup - now there is a question with cosmic implications!

Dark Paladin
06-26-2006, 04:40 PM
I say half-empty but they mean the same thing anyway.

Eminem's_No.1_Fan
06-26-2006, 04:46 PM
I say half-empty but they mean the same thing anyway.

its a metaphore not a real glass

It all depends on what your day was like. it could be half full today :) and tomorrow your dog gets hit by a car :eek: and its half empty :(

xX.Silver.Wings.Xx
06-26-2006, 06:08 PM
Half-empty... unless someone I hate dies or gets hit by a car or gets dismembered and eaten by an ill-tempered mutated seabass, or falls into an acid bath or contracts the Ebola virus or similar..... or if someone's nice to me.

~SapphireStar~
06-26-2006, 06:08 PM
It doesn't matter, as long as there's enough for me to drink.
And its alcohol :D

MageLuingil
06-26-2006, 06:10 PM
The glass has fluid in it. As long as it's not poisonous, I don't really care.

Drift
06-26-2006, 07:24 PM
>>> There is no glass..
there is no spoon o_O

Sylvie
06-26-2006, 07:49 PM
>>> There is no glass.. there is no spoon o_O

What spoon?

KentaRawr!
06-26-2006, 08:16 PM
Half Full. Saying Half Empty makes it sound like there isn't much left. :p

Tavrobel
06-26-2006, 08:28 PM
>>> There is no glass..
there is no spoon o_O
There is no cow level.

Anyways...
Half-Full means that some person half-assedly tried to fill up the cup, and didnt finish filling it up.
Half-Empty means that someone tried to drink it, but like a half-ass, didn't finish.

It all depends on the previous action! However, by the time I'm done with it, it is usually an empty glass. Usually one would be correct by saying that it is half-empty. I say half-empty. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go cut my wrists at the sadness of the loss of so much liquid that could have been used! IT HURTS ME DEEP!

Dignified Pauper
06-26-2006, 08:37 PM
who cares, so long as its liquor.

bottoms up

Peter_20
06-28-2006, 03:18 PM
I eat the glass after I drink the half full contents.

But wouldnt the glass cut your throat!?:eek:He's almighty, so he doesn't feel anything.
Or something. :D


who cares, so long as its liquor.

bottoms up

Shaun
06-28-2006, 03:26 PM
I don't care. I just drink it. I don't think it shows whether you're a pessimist or not anyway. That's pretty stupid if you ask me.

Marly
06-28-2006, 05:20 PM
is someone has drunk from it - its half empty as it has been emptied. if its being filled up its half full because its not been filled up yet.

Acid Raine
06-28-2006, 06:41 PM
Anyways...
Half-Full means that some person half-assedly tried to fill up the cup, and didnt finish filling it up.
Half-Empty means that someone tried to drink it, but like a half-ass, didn't finish.

It all depends on the previous action! However, by the time I'm done with it, it is usually an empty glass. Usually one would be correct by saying that it is half-empty. I say half-empty. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go cut my wrists at the sadness of the loss of so much liquid that could have been used! IT HURTS ME DEEP!

Ha! Someone else copied mine and Croyles theories!!!

anacacia
06-28-2006, 06:43 PM
It's neither... I drank it all.

Darkmage
06-28-2006, 07:51 PM
That depends. If you're an optimist, half-full. Pessimist, half-empty.

If someone already said this, it's not that I copied you. I tend to read the forum AFTER I post. If I read at all.

Pure Aerisbeauty7
06-28-2006, 07:57 PM
I think the glass is half-full. I don't understand the half-empty part.

Kamiko
06-28-2006, 08:01 PM
Of what exactly?
I drink Juice Boxes and Cans of vegetable juice so I don't have glasses haha!