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Isn't what bloody convenient, Jason?

That vital history was deleted.

Convenient for whom?

Both of us in our less-than-exemplary days.

Blood of convenience would make a great song title...

Fascinating.  You'd think if I were prone to killing inconvenient threads, I'd get rid of the threads that many use as evidence I'm an Internet molester. 

Hey, I've wondered:  my crime evolved from being mean, to harassment, to sexual harassment, to who knows what else.  Did the quantity evolve as well?  Did I "sexually harass" any other women?

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Your own moderators say that about you, Charles. I don't have to say it, because Billy and Joe say it for me.

You might want to tell Joe to stop talking to me on AIM, because he's giving me lots of juicy information about this site and how it works and runs. I've kept it to myself so far...but something might slip out.

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I'm just bored with the constant fighting.

Feel free to slip out, or even to wear a slip.  There is not and has not been an Internet message board so relevant or important that anyone should salivate or plot over it. 

Joe and Billy don't belong to me.  I don't tell them what to do.   I'm bored with being told to not be afraid of conversations, and then seeing anything I say turned into an opportunity to fight.

Since you are more connected than I am (I almost never get on AIM anymore, not since I stopped working for AOL), do you have an answer to my question?  I'm seriously curious.

You know what? I'm going to let this go...for now. You guys want at each other, go for it. However, I ask that once this matter is closed, it *not* be deleted for a decent amount of time, to prevent any further arguments of what was or wasn't said.


Now that I've said my piece, have at it.

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Frank Zappa was an interesting guy, with some kinda interesting stuff to say:

Religious fanatics
Can make it be all gone
(I mean it won't blow up
'N disappear
It'll just look ugly
For a thousand years . . . )

You can't run a country
By a book of religion
Designed to make
You all feel great
While you fold, spindle
And mutilate
Those unbelievers
From a neighboring state

TO ARMS! TO ARMS!
Hooray! That's great
Two legs ain't bad
Unless there's a crate
They ship the parts
To mama in
For souvenirs: two ears (Get Down!)
Not his, not hers (but what the hey?)
The Good Book says:
"It gotta be that way!"
But their book says:
"REVENGE THE CRUSADES . . .
With whips 'n chains
'N hand grenades . . . "
TWO ARMS? TWO ARMS?
Have another and another 
Our God says
"It's all okay!"
Our God says
"This is the way!"

It says in the book:
"Burn 'n destroy . . .
'N repent, 'n redeem
'N revenge, 'n deploy
'N rumble thee forth
To the land of the unbelieving scum on the other side
'Cause they don't go for what's in the book
'N that makes 'em BAD
So verily we must choppeth them up
And stompeth them down
Or rent a nice French bomb
To poof them out of existance
While leaving their real estate just where we need it
To use again
For temples in which to praise
OUR GOD
("Cause he can really take care of business!")

And when his humble TV servant
With humble white hair
And humble glasses
And a nice brown suit
And maybe a blonde wife who takes phone calls
Tells us our God says
It's okay to do this stuff
Then we gotta do it,
'Cause if we don't do it,
We ain't gwine up to hebbin! 
Ain't that right?
That's what they say
Every night . . .
Every day . . .
Hey, we can't really be dumb
If we're just following God's Orders
Hey, Let's get serious . . .
God knows what he's doin' . . .
He wrote this book here
An' the book says:
"He made us all to be just like Him," so . . .
If we're dumb . . .
Then God is dumb . . .
(An' maybe even a little ugly on the side)

That's too many words, it got kinda boring.

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I've quite correctly been asked to apologise for bringing this up again, and so I now apologise, for bringing this up, and for behaving poorly.  Jeff has pointed out to me that I have placed importance upon my reputation in the BB community that is ultimately misplaced.  Doing so has given myself the okay to fight back when I believe I am attacked, when I should really just let it go by the wayside.  I am sorry.

 :lol

Something I heard a long time ago:

Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven.

---

Something I heard yesterday:

Gen.13
[1] And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
[2] And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
[3] And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
[4] Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
[5] And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
[6] And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
[7] And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
[8] And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
[9] Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
[10] And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
[11] Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
[12] Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
[13] But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

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Something I heard today:

John.15

[18]If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

http://rottendenmark.blogspot.com/

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
 
A line from the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. An officer of the palace guard says this after the ghost of the dead king appears, walking over the palace walls.

http://www.bartelby.net/59/6/somethingisr.html

Mmmm.....Danish.... (http://www.greatnorthernbaking.com/danish.gif)

Luke 4
[3] And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
[4] And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

One day, after nearly an eternity in the Garden of Eden, Adam dials up God and says; "Lord, I have a problem"

"What's the problem, Adam?" God replies.

"Lord, I know you created me and have provided for me and surrounded me with this beautiful garden, lovely food and all of these wonderful animals, but I'm just not happy and feel very lonely. "The sheep and I do not speak the same language.""

"Well Adam, in that case I have the perfect solution. I shall create a WOMAN for you"

"Forgive me, Lord, but what is a WOMAN?"

"This WOMAN will be the most intelligent, sensitive, caring and beautiful creature I have ever created. She will be so intelligent that she can figure out what you want before you want it. She will be so sensitive and caring that she will know your every mood and how to make you happy. Her beauty will rival that of the heavens and earth. She will unquestioningly care for your every need and desire. She will be the perfect companion for you." Replies the heavenly voice.

"Sounds great to me." says Adam.

"She will be great, as is with all things I create, well except for the Platypus, but Adam.........."

"Yes Lord."

"This is going to cost you."

"How much will this WOMAN cost me Lord?" Adam replies.

"She'll cost you your right arm,..... your right leg,..... an eye and an ear,... and........... your left testicle."

Adam ponders this for some time. Then with a look of deep though and concern still etched on his face Adam says, "Ehhhh, what can I get for a rib?"

 :lol

For you XBOX owners...

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Do I hear the sound of an incoming fatwah ?

A fatwa (Arabic: فتوى‎) plural fatāwa , is a legal pronouncement in Islam, done by a law specialist on an issue. Usually a fatwa is issued at the request of an individual or a judge to settle a question where "fiqh," Islamic jurisprudence, is unclear. A scholar capable of issuing fatwas is known as a mujtahid.

The overwhelming majority of fatwas are on mundane matters (for examples see the archives linked below). Several have declared war or pronounced death sentences, most notably the fatwa for the execution of Salman Rushdie issued in 1989 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the 1998 Fatwa proclaimed by Osama bin Laden declaring war against America. These two fatwa, in particular, have drawn a great deal of attention in Western media, which has given rise to the use of the term fatwa to apply to statements by non-Muslims that advocate an extreme religious or political position.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatwah

I don't think, though I could be wrong, that Billy or Aegir are Muslims, and I don't find their statements to be extreme.  So, no, not yet, at least.

[sigh]

I was using the term 'fatwah' as a general term re: the reaction that the graphic may (or may not) have engendered. I assumed that since the Rushdie affair, most people were aware of what a fatwah is, and of its integration into western culture. Charles is obviously of the opinion that the rest of the board - myself included - required the benefit of his cut & paste skills. I can only assume he's a teacher, and that this was a Pavlovian reflex.

Nah, I'm not Muslim. That image was just a parody of this video game's box art.
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*sigh* 

Another day, same as before.

I could assume, but I won't, the question "Do I hear the sound of an incoming fatwah?" and the use of the term "fatwah" were based upon some hope that the carefully worded question would invite said "fatwah."  I can't speak to your first assumption, but your second isn't too off the mark-- I think it's a good thing we all understand what we are talking about, don't you?  Understanding is nothing to fear or dismiss.  Your third assumption is way off the mark, but then again, I'm assuming you were aiming for accuracy.

Who knows, maybe if the next message is just a little bit more dismissive, you might get the reaction you're looking for.  The day is young!

In which case you, and your confederates, are entirely mistaken. Had I that design in mind I would have used something like, oh, "excommunication".

How many times have you used the word "idiot" or "moron" of someone who's exasperated you ?  These terms are everyday coinage, yet in their original usage they were accurate medical terms (along with imbecile, and sometimes cretin) describing mental development, or the lack thereof. And in the UK at least, a lot of everyday saying have a very unsavory origin that is almost utterly unknown these days. A prime example is the term 'berk', meaning, well, idiot or the like. Originally it was a prime slice of Cockney rhyming slang, 'Berkshire hunt'. I'll leave you to work out the rest...

In case anyone's wondering why what's in my quote doesn't appear in Charles' last post, the answer is simple - this is what he posted before editing it.  8)

:)  Thank you for being here, Andrew.  You brighten my day, though I suspect you don't always mean to.

As you said in your pre-edit post, I pick and use my words carefully.

 :woot

Oh, yes, you do, and it's usually obvious why you choose the words you use.  It's always fun to read the results.

Damn you two...kiss & make up already. Love thy neighbor, and all that.

Ummmmm... as I recall, The Good Book frowns mightily on stuff like that. Isn't that why Sodom got nuked ?   8)

I'm showing lots of love for my English neighbor. 


I'm shocked and unsettled at this unexpected reference to the Bible.  All I can say is, I'm watching out for craftiness, and looking to avoid the temptation to argue over matters long ago settled.

 :lol

Good idea, and one the every single member of this board should heed to.  :police:

Someone let Ian know his smiley face button is stuck.

Some WD40 worked.

The smile you send returns to you.
   :lol

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Your next moniker should be Indian Wisdom.

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what the hell....no "edited at such and such time" marker?!

 :lol

I'm laughing because I DID already use that one before, but on another forum.

*whew*