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Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
Before we enter the Prayer Revival, just a few friendly reminders. (Rulz for those of you in Nimrod, MN) 1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate away. Just remember rule #2
2) Play well with others.
3) Running with sharp objects is frowned upon. However, we are not the boss of you.
4) Have a nice weekend or don't. Free will and free choice.
Thanks to Annie for the following...........
AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo atsign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update. Prayer Requests: 10/20 – SB asked for prayers for his mother. She is in end-of-life care now. Prayers for his father are needed as well.
11/18 Update – Mom passed peacefully with her family around her. Continued prayers for SB’s father are appreciated. 10/21 – Sugar Plum Fairy asked for prayers for her dad, Mindful Webworker, as he has been pretty sick for the last few days. Prayers for recovery to full health and strength, and wisdom for her mom to help him would be appreciated.
10/28 Update – Mindful Webworker had an emergency surgery and is recovering well. They are not sure what happened, and tests are underway, but so far his prognosis is good. He is in good spirits and is recovering well. She sends thanks from the whole family for the prayers, and a special thanks to Muldoon for the limerick, which brought laughter to some dark days. Please keep praying, and thanks and glory to God for the doctors saving dad’s life.
11/18 Update – He is scheduled to have surgery the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, but for now, he is out of the hospital and home, where the coffee is good! Milady Jo could use some prayers, as she will be getting hip replacement surgery in Dec. 10/26 – Cybersmythe has been laid off for the third time in 15 months and asks for prayers and good wishes. 10/26 – Diogenes sent thanks for the prayers for his daughter. The surgery on a brain tumor went well and, while it’ll be a while before they know the final results, the docs were very optimistic. 10/28 – FenelonSpoke thanked the people who prayed for her township open space committee to buy land from her church. It has been approved. Now they just have to have enough money to last until this is all settled.
11/4 – She thanks God that the township voted to buy their land at the church. 10/28 - ME asked for prayers. He has been unemployed for nearly two years. He isn’t even getting interviews anymore; there have been hardly any in the last 6 months. The longer he is unemployed, the harder it seems to even get an interview. Maybe with the Lord’s blessing he could finally land a job before his savings completely run out. Which is right around the corner. 11/4 – FenelonSpoke prayed that if it was God’s will, there is a might showing for the conservative School Board candidates. 11/4 – Half Dozen sent thanks to the Horde for the prayers, and gave an update on his son’s health. He had a large tumor removed from the center of his brain stem in March. Then there was a month of rehab in the hospital, and on-going therapy to re-learn how to walk. He also had 6 weeks of radiation and chemo, just to be sure. He has returned to work part-time. Progress has been slow but steady. Small things wear him out quickly. His paralyzed vocal cord still has not recovered, so he speaks in a rough whisper, and his voice gives out before the end of each day. Next week, they will all be walking in the city’s 5K with him. It will be exhausting, but a good day nonetheless. 11/4 – Oddbob asked for prayers for his granddaughter. Without going into details, please pray hard for baby E. Thank you.
11/18 Update – Baby E is doing much better, but please keep praying. She and her parents (and grandparents) will need them for the long haul. 11/4 – Creeper asked for prayers again for his friend “Q”. We had prayed for Q, who had a bad back, and then had a temporary nerve stimulator put in, which helped tremendously. They installed the permanent stimulator last week, and it was a disaster. He woke up in excruciating pain, running a low fever, and vomiting. A CT scan found an ileus. It seems to have been caused by the stimulator, and if it doesn’t clear on its own, he will have to have it removed. 11/9 – JediArashi asked for prayers for his health and the meddling government situation related to pain medications. There are shortages already, and the DEA is “recommending” a reduction of 7.9%. He is a chronic pain patient and is terrified. 11/10 – Tonypete asked for prayers for Deb, Ben, and their little boy. Deb suffered a premature emergency birth of her long-prayed-for second baby. He did not survive. They are all heartbroken. 11/10 – Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff sent his thanks for the prayers – that he didn’t even ask for yet! He had good news from the doctor yesterday. He will only have to have one surgery, not multiple. 11/14 – Jewells sent an update. She got the news that her cancer is progressing, and they are stopping the current treatment. They want to switch to monoclonal therapy as well as chemo. Prayers are appreciated, that the new drugs will work, and that the cancer has not spread. 11/15 – That Northerlurker what lurkd needs help. He commented that he is in the worst financial situation of his life, but the people in his town are reaching out to him to help. He added that the only thing worse than financial stress is asking for help. 11/18 – Tonypete asked for prayers for the repose of the soul of B. He took his own life suddenly and without any apparent reason. He is greatly missed by his family, his classmates, and his teachers. He was an 8th grader. 11/18 – Hadrian the Seventh thanked everyone for the prayers for his sister. She came through her heart valve surgery with no problems and is recovering nicely. 11/18 – DMB had a job offer in Sarasota, FL that was withdrawn. God, in His providence, had better plans for DMB. He has now relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, and is still unpacking boxes, but started his new job this week! Praise be to God! 11/19 – FenelonSpoke requested prayers for a 2 month old baby named Lillian, who has a UTI and possible meningitis. Please pray for healing. 11/21 – Paul asked for prayers for his brother Paul. Paul is very ill, and gets worse every day. He has had a long, painful, fight with congenital issues with his lymphatic system. He’s only 57 and deserved better. Please pray for a miracle and for his soul. Paul thanks the people here who make his day every day, but recently it hasn’t been enough to overcome his sorrow. 11/22 – Fox2! requested prayers for his newborn great-nephew, J, who is in the NICU. He turned blue overnight. Please pray for him and his family. For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
Comments
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BRCC
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 08:53 AM (lwOKI)
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Good morning. Prayers for all on the list.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at November 25, 2023 08:54 AM (nTMqa)
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is the loneliest number
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 08:55 AM (enJYY)
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G'morning
Posted by: Ciampino - Say, how's your accelerator?? at November 25, 2023 08:56 AM (qfLjt)
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Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.
Posted by: olddog in mo at November 25, 2023 08:56 AM (ju2Fy)
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En mi casa toman Bustelo!
Posted by: Caffiend at November 25, 2023 08:57 AM (83IzV)
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Prayers up for those that have asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone, asking in silence, and whose prayers are known but to God!
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone, asking in silence, and whose prayers are known but to God!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 08:57 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 08:57 AM (RIvkX)
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3 is the loneliest number
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 08:55 AM (enJYY)
Ack! Brainworm!
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 08:55 AM (enJYY)
Ack! Brainworm!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 08:57 AM (4tUZx)
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Prayers up for alla Youse !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 08:58 AM (T4tVD)
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Good morning Mis Hum and everyone!
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 25, 2023 08:59 AM (iF0sF)
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3) Running with sharp objects is frowned upon. However, we are not the boss of you.
Finally...
an acknowledgement of the true state of affairs at the HQ!
Finally...
an acknowledgement of the true state of affairs at the HQ!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 08:59 AM (hOUT3)
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We remember the intentions of the Horde in our daily rosary.
May the Lord bless, protect and heal all who ask for prayer here.
May the Lord bless, protect and heal all who ask for prayer here.
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 08:59 AM (n+u33)
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hiya
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM (T4tVD)
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O.K. I am a little confused by the prayer request of 11/21. Paul asked for prayers for his brother Paul (?) Whover the person is suffering from congenital and lymphatic issues and the brother who requested prayer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM (RSbhh)
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:01 AM (T4tVD)
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15-Meant "I will pray for the brother and the one who requested hair for him."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:01 AM (RSbhh)
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NO MORE COFFEE IN NOVEMBER!?!?
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (ZV+pB)
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NO MORE COFFEE IN NOVEMBER!?!?
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (ZV+pB)
Cupboard is bare. We have to wait for Santa.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (ZV+pB)
Cupboard is bare. We have to wait for Santa.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (45fpk)
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I gave a silent prayer for those in need. Reading that list I see that in spite of my perceived problems, I am doing great.
Posted by: Ciampino - Prayers for all at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (qfLjt)
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O.K. I am a little confused by the prayer request of 11/21. Paul asked for prayers for his brother Paul (?)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM
Not unusual. My brothers Daryl and Daryl agree.
O.K. I am a little confused by the prayer request of 11/21. Paul asked for prayers for his brother Paul (?)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM
Not unusual. My brothers Daryl and Daryl agree.
Posted by: Larry at November 25, 2023 09:03 AM (enJYY)
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Good Saturday morning, horde.
Prayers for all. May the Lord especially bless and keep those little ones who suffer.
Prayers for all. May the Lord especially bless and keep those little ones who suffer.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 09:04 AM (OX9vb)
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Vatican issues statement directed at German bishops, calls them to Rome for corrective action:
https://tinyurl.com/yc69a39s
at issue is German bishops push for female ordination and their acceptance of homosexuality because psychology says it's OK.
https://tinyurl.com/yc69a39s
at issue is German bishops push for female ordination and their acceptance of homosexuality because psychology says it's OK.
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 09:04 AM (n+u33)
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Just saw a news blurb that Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison. TPTB will get what they want one way or another.
Posted by: Oddbob at November 25, 2023 09:04 AM (4PXp3)
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Prayers for those who are suffering financially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:04 AM (45fpk)
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-Meant "I will pray for the brother and the one who requested hair for him."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:01 AM (RSbhh)
He was bald ?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:01 AM (RSbhh)
He was bald ?
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:05 AM (T4tVD)
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I would like to ask prayers for R-someone in my congregation. His dementia is making him angry and verbally abusive, which is exceptionally hard for his daughters. His wife died several years ago. The caregiver committed some personal boundary violations. The caregiver was "independent" so they need to find someone else and it's all incredibly expensive. I guess prayers that rough places be made smooth for this dear family.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:07 AM (RSbhh)
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NO MORE COFFEE IN NOVEMBER!?!?
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (ZV+pB)
Cupboard is bare. We have to wait for Santa.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (45fpk)
Hopefully Santa doesn't replace the Reindeer with an electric sleigh.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (ZV+pB)
Cupboard is bare. We have to wait for Santa.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:02 AM (45fpk)
Hopefully Santa doesn't replace the Reindeer with an electric sleigh.
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:07 AM (T4tVD)
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If we're praying for hair, put me on the list too.
If we're praying for hair, put me on the list too.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 09:08 AM (enJYY)
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I'm getting a little low on coffee. Better go and get some more.
Posted by: dantesed at November 25, 2023 09:08 AM (88xKn)
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>Just saw a news blurb that Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison. TPTB will get what they want one way or another.
Posted by: Oddbob
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It occurs to me that as a cop, a former cop, he'd be a target regardless. I also admit it's equally likely someone in a seat of state or federal power directed that attack to happen.
Cops in prison don't typically fare very well as a general rule.
Posted by: Oddbob
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It occurs to me that as a cop, a former cop, he'd be a target regardless. I also admit it's equally likely someone in a seat of state or federal power directed that attack to happen.
Cops in prison don't typically fare very well as a general rule.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2023 09:08 AM (Q4IgG)
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Hiya Grammie !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:08 AM (T4tVD)
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I had a brother-in-law named Ed. He had a brother named Eddie. I think they were each named a different form of Ed (Edward/Edwin, something like that). Still. A million names to choose from...
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 09:08 AM (OX9vb)
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Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:05 AM (T4tVD)
Now, you knew that I meant prayers, JT. Perhaps you can collect funny typos and dumb autocorrects for a book.
Now, you knew that I meant prayers, JT. Perhaps you can collect funny typos and dumb autocorrects for a book.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (RSbhh)
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German bishops push for female ordination and their acceptance of homosexuality because psychology says it's OK.
Posted by: kallisto
__________
Psychology also said pedophiles could be treated of their predilections and bishops believed them. How did that turn out?
German bishops push for female ordination and their acceptance of homosexuality because psychology says it's OK.
Posted by: kallisto
__________
Psychology also said pedophiles could be treated of their predilections and bishops believed them. How did that turn out?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (n+xw3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:10 AM (RSbhh)
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BRCC are commie faggots playing you like a red trombone and if you drink their coffee you are just sucking their commie faggot dick...
Posted by: AWFL Veronica at November 25, 2023 09:10 AM (K7/OQ)
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Anyone who saw the Minneapolis video knows that Derek Chauvin got railroaded. It's an hour and a half long but worth seeing.
It might be very 'convenient' for the authorities who screwed up so badly for some harm to come to Derek.
Anyone who saw the Minneapolis video knows that Derek Chauvin got railroaded. It's an hour and a half long but worth seeing.
It might be very 'convenient' for the authorities who screwed up so badly for some harm to come to Derek.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 09:11 AM (enJYY)
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Last week there was a mention of Community Coffee (my favorite coffee company) for their Pecan Praline blend. I'm not much for flavored coffee but this is great stuff. The pecan flavor and aroma is obvious but not overwhelming. It works as black no sugar like I always have it. A few times a year I make cafe au lait and this is the blend I'm going to use. Thanks to whoever mentioned it.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 09:11 AM (7EjX1)
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I also admit it's equally likely someone in a seat of state or federal power directed that attack to happen.
I'm not even sure that I would say "directed" so much as expected and not actively discouraged.
I'm not even sure that I would say "directed" so much as expected and not actively discouraged.
Posted by: Oddbob at November 25, 2023 09:11 AM (UzRqW)
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at issue is German bishops push for female ordination and their acceptance of homosexuality because psychology says it's OK.
Posted by: kallisto
After all, what did those old guys that wrote the New Testament know about life!
Posted by: kallisto
After all, what did those old guys that wrote the New Testament know about life!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:11 AM (hOUT3)
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Important post at Legal Insurrection
https://is.gd/NosGKY
Palestinians in ‘West Bank’ Celebrate Terrorists Release By Hanging Alleged Collaborators While Waving Hamas Flags
Much more at link. MFM keep telling us there's no Hamas in West Bank. When not only are they rampant, but the PA hasn't even held an election since 2006.
https://is.gd/NosGKY
Palestinians in ‘West Bank’ Celebrate Terrorists Release By Hanging Alleged Collaborators While Waving Hamas Flags
Much more at link. MFM keep telling us there's no Hamas in West Bank. When not only are they rampant, but the PA hasn't even held an election since 2006.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at November 25, 2023 09:11 AM (/QIWP)
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Morning, coffee people,
Miss Linda is coming by in a while and we'll stop off for java at one of a local chain of coffee shops. Then she wants to drag me to the German-American Center to look up names of my family, or something like that. (Personally I am waiting for a chance to ask, "When is National Socialist Night?")
Miss Linda is coming by in a while and we'll stop off for java at one of a local chain of coffee shops. Then she wants to drag me to the German-American Center to look up names of my family, or something like that. (Personally I am waiting for a chance to ask, "When is National Socialist Night?")
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 25, 2023 09:12 AM (omVj0)
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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (n+xw3)
I think the Catholic church should do what their doctrine dictates, not what German Bishops say, but I really wouldn't bring up a comparison between women seeking ordination and pedophiles. Doubtless there are women pedophiles, but the majority of abuse in the RCC came from gay men.
I think the Catholic church should do what their doctrine dictates, not what German Bishops say, but I really wouldn't bring up a comparison between women seeking ordination and pedophiles. Doubtless there are women pedophiles, but the majority of abuse in the RCC came from gay men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (RSbhh)
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Prayer for grand #2. I pray he will begin to figure out that every time Papa says "you're going to get hurt doing that" he listens and doesn't get hurt instead of proving me right over and over again.
The tears always seem to flow though.
I fear I may be loosing one of my best friends soon. She grew up in a smokers house, smoked since 13 and now a minor flu has turned into a, so far, 4 day stay in the Hospital.
This gots me buying nicotine pouches instead of cigs. I'm really going to try and quit.
I mean it, I'm going to....
*shuffles out to shop for.... Damn me.
I don't need prayers I need to be locked up in a stupid asylum run by sadistic anti-smoking nazi's for a couple months.
The tears always seem to flow though.
I fear I may be loosing one of my best friends soon. She grew up in a smokers house, smoked since 13 and now a minor flu has turned into a, so far, 4 day stay in the Hospital.
This gots me buying nicotine pouches instead of cigs. I'm really going to try and quit.
I mean it, I'm going to....
*shuffles out to shop for.... Damn me.
I don't need prayers I need to be locked up in a stupid asylum run by sadistic anti-smoking nazi's for a couple months.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (2tkXy)
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If we're praying for hair, put me on the list too.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 09:08 AM (enJYY)
Most barber shops will give you their leftover hair if you ask them nicely.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 09:08 AM (enJYY)
Most barber shops will give you their leftover hair if you ask them nicely.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (QzZeQ)
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My old g.f. is married to a guy who has a friend since childhood and they have each called the other "Walter" for many years, so listening to them tell stories is ...confusing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:14 AM (RIvkX)
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Those ads that look like beans on people's faces are total clickbait. I didn't click on the ad, but looked up "Hypersomnia" elsewhere and it has nothing at all to do with beans on people's skin.
clickbait is satan
clickbait is satan
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 09:15 AM (n+u33)
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Last week there was a mention of Community Coffee (my favorite coffee company) for their Pecan Praline blend. I'm not much for flavored coffee but this is great stuff. The pecan flavor and aroma is obvious but not overwhelming. It works as black no sugar like I always have it. A few times a year I make cafe au lait and this is the blend I'm going to use. Thanks to whoever mentioned it.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023
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I pretty much grew up on Community Coffee. They had a chain of their own coffee shops here --, CC's, it was called. The Sniffle Scare knocked those out, I guess. Flavored coffees to me usually taste kind of cloying, but I'll bet CC's would be better than most of them.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023
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I pretty much grew up on Community Coffee. They had a chain of their own coffee shops here --, CC's, it was called. The Sniffle Scare knocked those out, I guess. Flavored coffees to me usually taste kind of cloying, but I'll bet CC's would be better than most of them.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 25, 2023 09:15 AM (omVj0)
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Hiya JT!
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:15 AM (45fpk)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:15 AM (RSbhh)
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Most barber shops will give you their leftover hair if you ask them nicely.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (QzZeQ)
Even let ya sweep the floor.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (QzZeQ)
Even let ya sweep the floor.
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:15 AM (T4tVD)
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> Last week there was a mention of Community Coffee (my favorite coffee company) for their Pecan Praline blend.
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I periodically buy the Community Coffee variety pack of 100 Kcups. 25 each of their Signature, House, Cafe and Breakfast blends. All pretty good.
I might have to look for this Pecan Praline blend. It would pair well with an afternoon cigar.
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I periodically buy the Community Coffee variety pack of 100 Kcups. 25 each of their Signature, House, Cafe and Breakfast blends. All pretty good.
I might have to look for this Pecan Praline blend. It would pair well with an afternoon cigar.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2023 09:16 AM (Q4IgG)
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Good morning, Horde. An update on Q...
They turned the TENS machine off for a few days. Stomach pain cleared so they turned it back on and we crossed everything. This time it has been a roaring success. He has control over the machine and is learning it fast. He's splitting wood, dragging boats and walking without a hitch in his gitalong. Now it's not "if" I go back to work but "when". No, he's not pain free. He never will be. Tolerable is okay.
Thank you, 'rons and 'ettes. You're the best.
They turned the TENS machine off for a few days. Stomach pain cleared so they turned it back on and we crossed everything. This time it has been a roaring success. He has control over the machine and is learning it fast. He's splitting wood, dragging boats and walking without a hitch in his gitalong. Now it's not "if" I go back to work but "when". No, he's not pain free. He never will be. Tolerable is okay.
Thank you, 'rons and 'ettes. You're the best.
Posted by: creepers noisy stomach at November 25, 2023 09:16 AM (cTCuP)
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Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:04 AM (45fpk)
But we would miss ya !
But we would miss ya !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:17 AM (T4tVD)
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I think the Catholic church should do what their doctrine dictates, not what German Bishops say
I agree and I also think Americans should do what the Constitution says, not what some judges say. Hmmm, I think I may see the problem here.
I agree and I also think Americans should do what the Constitution says, not what some judges say. Hmmm, I think I may see the problem here.
Posted by: Oddbob at November 25, 2023 09:18 AM (UzRqW)
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I really wouldn't bring up a comparison between women seeking ordination and pedophiles.
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I wasn't making any such comparison. As for the ordination of women, that matter has been dealt with and all the squawking by German bishops isn't going to change that.
I really wouldn't bring up a comparison between women seeking ordination and pedophiles.
_________
I wasn't making any such comparison. As for the ordination of women, that matter has been dealt with and all the squawking by German bishops isn't going to change that.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 25, 2023 09:19 AM (n+xw3)
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45 I fear I may be loosing one of my best friends soon. She grew up in a smokers house, smoked since 13 and now a minor flu has turned into a, so far, 4 day stay in the Hospital.
This gots me buying nicotine pouches instead of cigs. I'm really going to try and quit.
I mean it, I'm going to....
*shuffles out to shop for.... Damn me.
I don't need prayers I need to be locked up in a stupid asylum run by sadistic anti-smoking nazi's for a couple months.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (2tkXy)
I recommend the stop-smoking book "Never Take Another Puff." Pdf's all over the interwebs.
This gots me buying nicotine pouches instead of cigs. I'm really going to try and quit.
I mean it, I'm going to....
*shuffles out to shop for.... Damn me.
I don't need prayers I need to be locked up in a stupid asylum run by sadistic anti-smoking nazi's for a couple months.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (2tkXy)
I recommend the stop-smoking book "Never Take Another Puff." Pdf's all over the interwebs.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:19 AM (4tUZx)
59
KING HARV WILL COME...
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:20 AM (ZV+pB)
60
Most barber shops will give you their leftover hair if you ask them nicely.
Posted by: naturalfake
__________
I tell them if they take it off the sides and put it on top there's a big tip in it for them.
Most barber shops will give you their leftover hair if you ask them nicely.
Posted by: naturalfake
__________
I tell them if they take it off the sides and put it on top there's a big tip in it for them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 25, 2023 09:20 AM (9mNHV)
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 09:21 AM (X0I7i)
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TEMP AGENCIES ... Registering with one of these occasionally leads to full-time employment ... Many companies prefer paying the agencies to screen and interview potential "employees", letting them work for several weeks or months -- i.e., test driving -- before offering them the job permanently.
Posted by: Kathy at November 25, 2023 09:21 AM (XUe78)
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46 Most barber shops will give you their leftover hair if you ask them nicely.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (QzZeQ)
How do you know this?
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (QzZeQ)
How do you know this?
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:21 AM (4tUZx)
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I think the Catholic church should do what their doctrine dictates, not what German Bishops say, but I really wouldn't bring up a comparison between women seeking ordination and pedophiles. Doubtless there are women pedophiles, but the majority of abuse in the RCC came from gay men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (RSbhh)
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The issue (as I'm sure you are aware), is that once one decides that the Church Fathers were wrong about one thing, all things become subject to discussion.
The Church of England is an excellent example of just how quickly this process can accelerate. Ordination of women was highly contentious, and to square that circle, the Anglican Communion originally made special arrangements so that no one was compelled to receive sacraments by a priestess, nor (when women bishops were created), would a priest be an unwilling subordinate. Having opened the door a crack, within a generation all of the tenets of the faith are now under revision, hence the schism - which was driven not by the membership, but the hierarchy.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (RSbhh)
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The issue (as I'm sure you are aware), is that once one decides that the Church Fathers were wrong about one thing, all things become subject to discussion.
The Church of England is an excellent example of just how quickly this process can accelerate. Ordination of women was highly contentious, and to square that circle, the Anglican Communion originally made special arrangements so that no one was compelled to receive sacraments by a priestess, nor (when women bishops were created), would a priest be an unwilling subordinate. Having opened the door a crack, within a generation all of the tenets of the faith are now under revision, hence the schism - which was driven not by the membership, but the hierarchy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:22 AM (llXky)
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clickbait is satan
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 09:15 AM (n+u33)
I keep telling my mother this. She can't help herself sometimes, though. She's always annoyed that they never give you the answer--this one weird trick, ya know--
I try to convince her that they never will, unless she pays them or clicks on one of their ads, and that always leads to trouble.
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 09:15 AM (n+u33)
I keep telling my mother this. She can't help herself sometimes, though. She's always annoyed that they never give you the answer--this one weird trick, ya know--
I try to convince her that they never will, unless she pays them or clicks on one of their ads, and that always leads to trouble.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 09:22 AM (OX9vb)
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:22 AM (T4tVD)
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I was addicted to nicotine in college, and when I got home my friends "helped" me to quit.
*helped = physical punishment well assault really
*helped = physical punishment well assault really
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:22 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 09:22 AM (X0I7i)
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Prayers for those who need them.
AOSHQ is an extraordinary forum. I was agnostic most of my adult life. After seeing the power of prayer demonstrated here, I start each day with the gorgeous rosary beads we got from Jewells a while back. A much more positive approach to the morning and hopefully beneficial to all.
AOSHQ is an extraordinary forum. I was agnostic most of my adult life. After seeing the power of prayer demonstrated here, I start each day with the gorgeous rosary beads we got from Jewells a while back. A much more positive approach to the morning and hopefully beneficial to all.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 09:23 AM (7EjX1)
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Now, you knew that I meant prayers, JT. Perhaps you can collect funny typos and dumb autocorrects for a book.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (RSbhh)
No one would believe it !
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (RSbhh)
No one would believe it !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:23 AM (T4tVD)
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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 25, 2023 09:19 AM (n+xw3)
O.k. but maybe it would have been a good idea to address the two issues (homosexuality and pedophiles )and the ordination of women separately. However, I try to generally stay away from this topic because nobody's mind is changed and it tendsto bring out the "You're an abomination to God" folks." No; You didn't say that. You're a nice man. Others have more of less, however.
O.k. but maybe it would have been a good idea to address the two issues (homosexuality and pedophiles )and the ordination of women separately. However, I try to generally stay away from this topic because nobody's mind is changed and it tendsto bring out the "You're an abomination to God" folks." No; You didn't say that. You're a nice man. Others have more of less, however.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:24 AM (RSbhh)
72
Coffee, gym and now, more coffee.
Posted by: Jamaica at November 25, 2023 09:25 AM (Eeb9P)
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64 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:22 AM (llXky)
We have reached a point where layfolk think they understand Leviticus better than God that is bad enough, that the people who understand Leviticus better than God are neither Jewish nor Christian is the piece d'la resistance.
I am the furthest thing in the world from a literalist, but I am an internet nobody....having the Pope and Church leaders join in the mass formation psychosis is deadly for the faith and leads to having your congregation become defacto theme park employees ala the UK.
We have reached a point where layfolk think they understand Leviticus better than God that is bad enough, that the people who understand Leviticus better than God are neither Jewish nor Christian is the piece d'la resistance.
I am the furthest thing in the world from a literalist, but I am an internet nobody....having the Pope and Church leaders join in the mass formation psychosis is deadly for the faith and leads to having your congregation become defacto theme park employees ala the UK.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 09:25 AM (X0I7i)
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Prayers for everyone! Over Thanksgiving we discussed the upheaval of the last few years and the fact that it's not likely to change. Our last calm year was 2019.
And yet we're all hanging in there, and there are new hopes for the future. Christmas with the grandkids is going to be a hoot.
And yet we're all hanging in there, and there are new hopes for the future. Christmas with the grandkids is going to be a hoot.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:25 AM (llXky)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:25 AM (RSbhh)
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69 Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 09:23 AM (7EjX1)
The journey of faith is the most personal one anyone can face.
Glad you are here.
The journey of faith is the most personal one anyone can face.
Glad you are here.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 09:26 AM (X0I7i)
77
Smoking... quit. Cold Turkey is the way. Weaning mechanisms turn into the next addiction. Almost 15 years for me now and going.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:26 AM (ZV+pB)
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That's great news about Q creeper!
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 25, 2023 09:27 AM (iF0sF)
79
I talked with V, my neice, J is out of the hospital and progressing nicely. Thanks for the prayers.
Posted by: Fox2! at November 25, 2023 09:27 AM (GkLB4)
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74 Prayers for everyone! Over Thanksgiving we discussed the upheaval of the last few years and the fact that it's not likely to change. Our last calm year was 2019.
And yet we're all hanging in there, and there are new hopes for the future. Christmas with the grandkids is going to be a hoot.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:25 AM (llXky)
What a treasure trove of good news!
And yet we're all hanging in there, and there are new hopes for the future. Christmas with the grandkids is going to be a hoot.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:25 AM (llXky)
What a treasure trove of good news!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:27 AM (4tUZx)
81
For a hundred bucks or less a vape store will sell you a pen, nicotine juice, and non-nicotine juice.
Start out with half and half and gradually cut back on the nicotine.
For a hundred bucks or less a vape store will sell you a pen, nicotine juice, and non-nicotine juice.
Start out with half and half and gradually cut back on the nicotine.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 09:27 AM (enJYY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:28 AM (RSbhh)
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77 Smoking... quit. Cold Turkey is the way. Weaning mechanisms turn into the next addiction. Almost 15 years for me now and going.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:26 AM (ZV+pB)
I'm at 12 years. Good for us!
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:26 AM (ZV+pB)
I'm at 12 years. Good for us!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:28 AM (4tUZx)
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Thank you sven.
Anyone contemplating quitting smoking, please do it. NOW. Trust me you DO NOT want to go through what I'm going through, physically and mentally.
Anyone contemplating quitting smoking, please do it. NOW. Trust me you DO NOT want to go through what I'm going through, physically and mentally.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 25, 2023 09:28 AM (iF0sF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:29 AM (RSbhh)
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Good morning, all!
Fen, you should just keep doing what you do IMO.
And thankfully, your most vicious attacker here, finally was banned for being a jerk to everybody. (Good riddance.)
Fen, you should just keep doing what you do IMO.
And thankfully, your most vicious attacker here, finally was banned for being a jerk to everybody. (Good riddance.)
Posted by: JQ at November 25, 2023 09:30 AM (njWTi)
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84 Thank you sven.
Anyone contemplating quitting smoking, please do it. NOW. Trust me you DO NOT want to go through what I'm going through, physically and mentally.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 25, 2023 09:28 AM (iF0sF)
Thank you, jewells.
Anyone contemplating quitting smoking, please do it. NOW. Trust me you DO NOT want to go through what I'm going through, physically and mentally.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 25, 2023 09:28 AM (iF0sF)
Thank you, jewells.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:30 AM (4tUZx)
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"...made special arrangements so that no one was compelled to receive sacraments by a priestess, nor (when women bishops were created), would a priest be an unwilling subordinate."
Next you're going to want to give them the right to vote!
Next you're going to want to give them the right to vote!
Posted by: The 18th Century at November 25, 2023 09:31 AM (NBVIP)
89
I have more hair than I need and would be willing to share. And cafe au lait sounds like something naughty.
Posted by: Hirsute and Hisute at November 25, 2023 09:32 AM (83IzV)
90
Now, you knew that I meant prayers, JT. Perhaps you can collect funny typos and dumb autocorrects for a book.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (RSbhh)
No one would believe it !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:23 AM (T4tVD)
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Standing right here.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (RSbhh)
No one would believe it !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:23 AM (T4tVD)
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Standing right here.
Posted by: Low Information Voter at November 25, 2023 09:32 AM (RIvkX)
91
Good morning everyone. Prayers outgoing for all intentions - those requested and those known but to God.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 09:33 AM (qoGsy)
92
Thank you, 'rons and 'ettes. You're the best.
Posted by: creepers noisy sto
You're not so bad yourself
Happy to hear Q is doing better
Posted by: creepers noisy sto
You're not so bad yourself
Happy to hear Q is doing better
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at November 25, 2023 09:33 AM (aA3+G)
93
Funny... my hair seems to be mograting to my nose, ears, back, and butt. I can live with that. Hair is overrated.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:34 AM (ZV+pB)
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Pedos and coffee and homosexuals in the prayer thread at the HQ? Say it isn't so.
How about those Miami Dophins?
How about those Miami Dophins?
Posted by: Dr. Napoleon Bonaparte at November 25, 2023 09:34 AM (5N8Mz)
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NYC Black Friday shoppers feel the sting of high inflation, soaring prices: ‘They say I’m getting a deal but I’m not’
https://is.gd/JKvN5Z
Biden-type discount Type 1
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 but for Black Whatever I'll give it to you for $110.
Biden-type discount Type 2
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 because it's Black Whatever. Hey it could have been $130.
https://is.gd/JKvN5Z
Biden-type discount Type 1
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 but for Black Whatever I'll give it to you for $110.
Biden-type discount Type 2
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 because it's Black Whatever. Hey it could have been $130.
Posted by: Ciampino - Bidenesque discounts at November 25, 2023 09:34 AM (qfLjt)
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90 Now, you knew that I meant prayers, JT. Perhaps you can collect funny typos and dumb autocorrects for a book.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (RSbhh)
No one would believe it !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:23 AM (T4tVD)
===
Standing right here.
Posted by: Low Information Voter
Once you grasp the fact that roughly half the population has a below average IQ, so many things become clear!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:09 AM (RSbhh)
No one would believe it !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 09:23 AM (T4tVD)
===
Standing right here.
Posted by: Low Information Voter
Once you grasp the fact that roughly half the population has a below average IQ, so many things become clear!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (hOUT3)
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Be on the lookout for Orthodox Jews randomly attacking gentile women and children. We’re also closely monitoring Catholics, Protestant Evangelicals, and other hate groups.
Hamas ? Islamic Jihad ? Hezbolah ? Never heard of them.
Hamas ? Islamic Jihad ? Hezbolah ? Never heard of them.
Posted by: This is CNN at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (50AHF)
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Howdy y'all. Prayers & coffee as needed.
FenelonSpoke: Perhaps you can collect funny typos and dumb autocorrects for a book.
You have had a lot of classic tyops, Fen. I seem to recall you even killed off grammie years ago! (She got better.)
Daughter manages to tyop in almost every text to us. Sometimes a real challenge to figure out what was meant. Fortunately, my auto-re-correct skills have been sharpened by so many Moron comment missteakss.
🙃
FenelonSpoke: Perhaps you can collect funny typos and dumb autocorrects for a book.
You have had a lot of classic tyops, Fen. I seem to recall you even killed off grammie years ago! (She got better.)
Daughter manages to tyop in almost every text to us. Sometimes a real challenge to figure out what was meant. Fortunately, my auto-re-correct skills have been sharpened by so many Moron comment missteakss.
🙃
Posted by: mindful webworker - still perking at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (pHY5U)
99
I had good hair when good hair mattered.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (RIvkX)
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Posted by: JQ at November 25, 2023 09:30 AM (njWTi)
Thanks. God willing, I always keep on what I'm doing.
I don't let whatsoever naysaying goes on here or elswhere to discourage me. If it had I would have never sought ordination many years ago.
I can't recall the man who argues with everybody but Scogg, and women's ordination wasn't one of the things he argued about. I don't think he cared, because he was an Agnostic.
Thanks. God willing, I always keep on what I'm doing.
I don't let whatsoever naysaying goes on here or elswhere to discourage me. If it had I would have never sought ordination many years ago.
I can't recall the man who argues with everybody but Scogg, and women's ordination wasn't one of the things he argued about. I don't think he cared, because he was an Agnostic.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (RSbhh)
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Good hair mostly matters on politicians.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (45fpk)
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (Cus5s)
Posted by: Ciampino - They need a number done on them. at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (qfLjt)
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I'm trying Jewels.
Trying.
Beer and cigarettes are like steak and potatoes to me.
Might have to quit both for this to work.
Then I also have to find something else to occupy my time.
*scans shop full of broken stuff..
No idea what that would be. Maybe I'll take up knitting or something.
Trying.
Beer and cigarettes are like steak and potatoes to me.
Might have to quit both for this to work.
Then I also have to find something else to occupy my time.
*scans shop full of broken stuff..
No idea what that would be. Maybe I'll take up knitting or something.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 09:37 AM (2tkXy)
105
I've read all the prayer requests. Thanks so much to Annie and AoSHQ for compiling and posting them!
Praise God for His amazing, infinite Grace. Amen.
Praise God for His amazing, infinite Grace. Amen.
Posted by: gp at November 25, 2023 09:37 AM (MvF+J)
106
got eye doc and heart doc visit next week
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:37 AM (lwOKI)
Posted by: creepers noisy stomach at November 25, 2023 09:37 AM (cTCuP)
108
Good hair mostly matters on politicians.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (45fpk)
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I had good hair but I was no John Edwards.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (45fpk)
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I had good hair but I was no John Edwards.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:38 AM (RIvkX)
109
Listening to Captain Beefheart. Wish I could take you all on a ride on his Tarotplane. Long as you can boogie-you ain't too old!
Posted by: Drumbo at November 25, 2023 09:38 AM (83IzV)
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O.k. but maybe it would have been a good idea to address the two issues (homosexuality and pedophiles )and the ordination of women separately. However, I try to generally stay away from this topic because nobody's mind is changed and it tendsto bring out the "You're an abomination to God" folks." No; You didn't say that. You're a nice man. Others have more of less, however.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:24 AM (RSbhh)
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The linkage is the fault of the German heretics. They're the ones treating it as a package deal.
And no, you're not an abomination of God. I think you're incorrect, but that's for you to work out. I spent my youth mocking organized religion because I was so much more modern and smart. Then I had kids, felt they needed a grounding, but the Catholic Church was right out. So we tested the Protestant waters, but that just didn't work. Ironically my Baptist-raised wife pushed us to try Catholicism and it was like coming home. I entered the Church at 33, but my conversion is still ongoing. Hopefully yours is as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:24 AM (RSbhh)
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The linkage is the fault of the German heretics. They're the ones treating it as a package deal.
And no, you're not an abomination of God. I think you're incorrect, but that's for you to work out. I spent my youth mocking organized religion because I was so much more modern and smart. Then I had kids, felt they needed a grounding, but the Catholic Church was right out. So we tested the Protestant waters, but that just didn't work. Ironically my Baptist-raised wife pushed us to try Catholicism and it was like coming home. I entered the Church at 33, but my conversion is still ongoing. Hopefully yours is as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:38 AM (llXky)
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Hamas ? Islamic Jihad ? Hezbolah ? Never heard of them.
Posted by: This is CNN at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (50AHF)
Don't those guys (Hamass, islamic jihad, and hexbollah) truly define Mostly Peaceful?
Posted by: This is CNN at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (50AHF)
Don't those guys (Hamass, islamic jihad, and hexbollah) truly define Mostly Peaceful?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:39 AM (hOUT3)
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Only 36% of voters in a new Wall Street Journal/NORC survey said the American dream still holds true, substantially fewer than the 53% who said so in 2012 and 48% in 2016
110% on purpose!
110% on purpose!
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:39 AM (lwOKI)
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101 Good hair mostly matters on politicians.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (45fpk
I've noticed crazy hair is a thing for populist politicians. Wonder what's up with that?
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at November 25, 2023 09:36 AM (45fpk
I've noticed crazy hair is a thing for populist politicians. Wonder what's up with that?
Posted by: Emmie at November 25, 2023 09:39 AM (Sf2cq)
114
Oh, good grief. That's *yesterday's* sock. Pew!
Posted by: creeper at November 25, 2023 09:40 AM (cTCuP)
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Posted by: mindful webworker - still perking at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (pHY5U)
I find that my typos are even worse on a cell phone, but I'm glad you can make things out from your daughter. How are you feeling?
I find that my typos are even worse on a cell phone, but I'm glad you can make things out from your daughter. How are you feeling?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:40 AM (RSbhh)
116
CC's Pecan Praline blend has been my favorite for years!
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 09:40 AM (S6gqv)
117
Biden-type discount Type 1
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 but for Black Whatever I'll give it to you for $110.
Biden-type discount Type 2
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 because it's Black Whatever. Hey it could have been $130.
Posted by: Ciampino - Bidenesque discounts at November 25, 2023 09:34 AM (qfLjt)
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Sale prices were regular retail a year ago. But there's no inflation, nope, a law made it go away.
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 but for Black Whatever I'll give it to you for $110.
Biden-type discount Type 2
Yesterday it cost $100. Today it's $120 because it's Black Whatever. Hey it could have been $130.
Posted by: Ciampino - Bidenesque discounts at November 25, 2023 09:34 AM (qfLjt)
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Sale prices were regular retail a year ago. But there's no inflation, nope, a law made it go away.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:40 AM (llXky)
118
I smoked from 12 to 28 then decided to quit. I used the patches. It was still hard, especially since I worked in a smoke filled bar at the time. It was essentially cold turkey and I never smoked another cigarette. I was smoking over a pack a day maybe close to 2 at the time. I LOVED smoking too. It can be done.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 25, 2023 09:41 AM (QBwwm)
119
Prayer up for everyone on the list, especially family and classmates of B. Also for the repose of B's soul. God knows what happened and is merciful.
Posted by: Black Friday Lunatics at November 25, 2023 09:42 AM (YJlID)
120
I think you're incorrect, but that's for you to work out
I worked it out by 1994 when I was ordained.
I am glad you have found a home in the RCC and brings you closer to the Lord.
I worked it out by 1994 when I was ordained.
I am glad you have found a home in the RCC and brings you closer to the Lord.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:42 AM (RSbhh)
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116 CC's Pecan Praline blend has been my favorite for years!
Posted by: Tom Servo
Seems like a lot of people here like this, I'll have to look for it, but I don't think I have ever seen this particular blend.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Seems like a lot of people here like this, I'll have to look for it, but I don't think I have ever seen this particular blend.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:43 AM (hOUT3)
122
I had good hair but I was no John Edwards.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:38 AM (RIvkX)
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Who can forget his epic sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Hairstylist"?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:38 AM (RIvkX)
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Who can forget his epic sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Hairstylist"?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:43 AM (llXky)
123
Speaking of religions...
I came across a religion called the Old Believers.
Now those folk are and have been(history, y'all) very serious about maintaining their religion.
The biggest colony(?) of Old Believers is in Oregon.
interesting story. Check them out.
I came across a religion called the Old Believers.
Now those folk are and have been(history, y'all) very serious about maintaining their religion.
The biggest colony(?) of Old Believers is in Oregon.
interesting story. Check them out.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 09:43 AM (QzZeQ)
124
More like fueled by caffeine and rage
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at November 25, 2023 09:44 AM (tpCh3)
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96 Once you grasp the fact that roughly half the population has a below average IQ, so many things become clear!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (hOUT3)
Math!!!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:35 AM (hOUT3)
Math!!!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:44 AM (4tUZx)
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Each according to the dictates of his own conscience.
Posted by: From that picture at November 25, 2023 09:44 AM (NBVIP)
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Inflation seems to be squeezing people's entertainment budgets. Mr. Bassman's next gig got canceled due to poor ticket sales. It was a good-paying event, so, ouch!
Posted by: Emmie at November 25, 2023 09:44 AM (Sf2cq)
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Biden: “I cannot prove what I’m about to say,” but Hamas attacked Israel because I was very close to bringing peace to the region.
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:45 AM (lwOKI)
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93 Funny... my hair seems to be mograting to my nose, ears, back, and butt. I can live with that. Hair is overrated.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:34 AM (ZV+pB)
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I've mentioned this before. 'Scientists' have determined that in men after a certain age (29), hair on the scalp stops growing upwards but the roots start growing downwards, hence the ear and nose problems.
Active 'studies' are being pursued to determine the origin of the back and particularly the butt hirsuteness, a favorite klingon site.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:34 AM (ZV+pB)
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I've mentioned this before. 'Scientists' have determined that in men after a certain age (29), hair on the scalp stops growing upwards but the roots start growing downwards, hence the ear and nose problems.
Active 'studies' are being pursued to determine the origin of the back and particularly the butt hirsuteness, a favorite klingon site.
Posted by: Ciampino - I said Studies not Research at November 25, 2023 09:45 AM (qfLjt)
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I spent Thursday raking a bunch of leaves and doing maintenance on my pellet grill. Yesterday I was kitchen monkey from 7 am until around 4 pm, but all the work was worth it because our delayed Thanksgiving dinner turned out great. I think I've earned a day of sitting around, drinking coffee, and reading. Maybe if it warms up enough I'll break out the radio and try to make some contacts. The colder weather makes me wish I had the room for a permanent station and a good all-weather antenna, but I was stupid enough to buy a too-small house.
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 09:46 AM (Kbbud)
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Good morning horde
Leaf collection time, no idea it was this late
Leaf collection time, no idea it was this late
Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2023 09:46 AM (fwDg9)
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Upon reading many sources, I note that while writing may debate the strategic wisdom of the ceasefire/hostage swap, the Israeli people appear to overwhelmingly support getting their captives back. (At least some of them) The handful of Israelis who criticized the move have gone quiet upon seeing the outpouring of emotion at the first hostages return.
If a governments primary duty is to represent the Will of their People, then I can never fault Netanyahu and his war cabinet for making this choice.
If a governments primary duty is to represent the Will of their People, then I can never fault Netanyahu and his war cabinet for making this choice.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (S6gqv)
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Reforger I will pray for you that you can find the strength to quit.
Creeper, not yet. December 4th I start the new drugs.
Creeper, not yet. December 4th I start the new drugs.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (iF0sF)
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Took my trophy wife and my son and his fiance out bowling and had dinner on Wednesday night. Nothing spectacular... had fun. The evening was over $250 dollars. It's a wonder people go out at all anymore.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (ZV+pB)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (hXr4C)
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118 I smoked from 12 to 28 then decided to quit. I used the patches. It was still hard, especially since I worked in a smoke filled bar at the time. It was essentially cold turkey and I never smoked another cigarette. I was smoking over a pack a day maybe close to 2 at the time. I LOVED smoking too. It can be done.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 25, 2023 09:41 AM (QBwwm)
Wow. Great story.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 25, 2023 09:41 AM (QBwwm)
Wow. Great story.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (4tUZx)
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"Once you grasp the fact that roughly half the population has a below average IQ, so many things become clear!"
But don't mention that some groups/nations/races have higher or lower IQs, (and that influences their "life outcomes"), or there will be hell to pay, and maybe riots.
But don't mention that some groups/nations/races have higher or lower IQs, (and that influences their "life outcomes"), or there will be hell to pay, and maybe riots.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (Cus5s)
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131 Good morning horde
Leaf collection time, no idea it was this late
Posted by: Skip a
Time flies when you are drinking coffee!
Leaf collection time, no idea it was this late
Posted by: Skip a
Time flies when you are drinking coffee!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (hOUT3)
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Seems like a lot of people here like this, I'll have to look for it, but I don't think I have ever seen this particular blend.
I have to sample it based on the recommendations here
I have to sample it based on the recommendations here
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (n+u33)
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 09:38 AM (llXky)
And yes, my conversion is ongoing which in my tradition is what we refer to as "Going on to perfection"-being perfected in Christian love or striving after holiness through the work of the Holy Spirit.
And yes, my conversion is ongoing which in my tradition is what we refer to as "Going on to perfection"-being perfected in Christian love or striving after holiness through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:48 AM (RSbhh)
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"Butt Hirsuteness" was the garage band name for the group that ultimately became known as Motley Crue.
Posted by: Not a joke at November 25, 2023 09:48 AM (NBVIP)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:48 AM (RIvkX)
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Hey Joe - Hamas had been carefully planning this attack for at least 2 years. It had nothing to do with you. (Other than your perceived weakness made them even more confident.)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 09:49 AM (S6gqv)
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My smoking started with my grandpa. He died of cancer when I was five. Smoked a particullar smelling Pall Mall filterless. I was 14 when I smelled it the next time. Stole a pack and used to sit in my shed and just burn them. It was like being in the room with him again. Only puffed to get them to light. Then the puffs turned to smoking. Then... Suspensions from school. Groundings. No car if you smoke... etc. Only thing that did get me to quit was Basic Training. Started right back up afterward.
40 years and probably near a hundred thousand dollars spent.
It's time.
40 years and probably near a hundred thousand dollars spent.
It's time.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 09:50 AM (2tkXy)
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Took my trophy wife and my son and his fiance out bowling and had dinner on Wednesday night. Nothing spectacular... had fun. The evening was over $250 dollars. It's a wonder people go out at all anymore.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (ZV+pB)
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Maybe next time skip the pepperoni?
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:47 AM (ZV+pB)
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Maybe next time skip the pepperoni?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
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Bustelo here.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
I also this morning. But usually, I drink garbage coffee and will even reheat it if cold/old.
I spent Wed cleaning out the industrial sized Bunn coffee maker at the church hall so that the guests on T day would have something close to drinkable coffee. It hadn't been cleaned in years, I'm sure. Disgusting!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
I also this morning. But usually, I drink garbage coffee and will even reheat it if cold/old.
I spent Wed cleaning out the industrial sized Bunn coffee maker at the church hall so that the guests on T day would have something close to drinkable coffee. It hadn't been cleaned in years, I'm sure. Disgusting!
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 09:51 AM (qoGsy)
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128 Biden: “I cannot prove what I’m about to say,” but Hamas attacked Israel because I was very close to bringing peace to the region.
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:45 AM (lwOKI)
My eyes hurt from rolling so hard.
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:45 AM (lwOKI)
My eyes hurt from rolling so hard.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 09:51 AM (OX9vb)
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146 usually, I drink garbage coffee and will even reheat it if cold/old.
I spent Wed cleaning out the industrial sized Bunn coffee maker at the church hall so that the guests on T day would have something close to drinkable coffee. It hadn't been cleaned in years, I'm sure. Disgusting!
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 09:51 AM (qoGsy)
You're doing God's work, Tonypete!
I spent Wed cleaning out the industrial sized Bunn coffee maker at the church hall so that the guests on T day would have something close to drinkable coffee. It hadn't been cleaned in years, I'm sure. Disgusting!
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 09:51 AM (qoGsy)
You're doing God's work, Tonypete!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:52 AM (4tUZx)
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Good morning all.
Just finished reading all your comments. The one thread where i find it necessary. Alternately happy, sad, hopeful but never lonely.
So thankful for this place.
Just finished reading all your comments. The one thread where i find it necessary. Alternately happy, sad, hopeful but never lonely.
So thankful for this place.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 09:54 AM (t/2Uw)
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Lipton plain bagged tea is working its wonders this morning.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:55 AM (4tUZx)
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:55 AM (lwOKI)
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Biden: “I cannot prove what I’m about to say,” but Hamas attacked Israel because I was very close to bringing peace to the region.
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:45 AM (lwOKI)
Wait a minute! i thought Hamas attacked Israel because Biden was very close to curing cancer.
It's like everything i know is wrong!!!
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2023 09:45 AM (lwOKI)
Wait a minute! i thought Hamas attacked Israel because Biden was very close to curing cancer.
It's like everything i know is wrong!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 09:57 AM (QzZeQ)
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For what purpose does the senator from Raytheon rise?
Posted by: The senator from Lockheed Martin at November 25, 2023 09:57 AM (NBVIP)
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About quitting smoking, FWIW husband has not smoked in the 35 years we've been married but he did previously. He went through hypnosis and was able to quit cold turkey and not even want another cigarette. Don't know if that's an option for the smokers around here, but it might help support other methods.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 25, 2023 09:57 AM (FEVMW)
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Hello, Tonypete. I'm sorry about B. Prayer sent. Then another. Seems to need two.
Posted by: creeper at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (cTCuP)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (ZLI7S)
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My eyes hurt from rolling so hard.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 09:51 AM (OX9vb)
I've begun gritting my teeth...it's not funny anymore.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 09:51 AM (OX9vb)
I've begun gritting my teeth...it's not funny anymore.
Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (AwYPR)
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Morning Horde, Prayers for all who need them even if they don't know it. Among the many things that I expressed my gratitude for on Thursday was the fact that so many wonderful, prayerful, hopeful and hilarious people are found here on this blog.
Posted by: George Stephanopolis at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (Sgq8y)
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Morning horde!
I'm still in bed, looking out the window to the big fog bank on the Sound. I can't see the ferry boats, but I can hear them blasting their horns to alert everyone to their location. It's creepy and comforting at the same time.
I may get up and start some coffee in a few minutes. Or go back to sleep. It's cozy warm here in bed.
I'm still in bed, looking out the window to the big fog bank on the Sound. I can't see the ferry boats, but I can hear them blasting their horns to alert everyone to their location. It's creepy and comforting at the same time.
I may get up and start some coffee in a few minutes. Or go back to sleep. It's cozy warm here in bed.
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 09:59 AM (Q5Edw)
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Considering the global security situation I would expect LMT and RTX to be doing better, but they're not.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 25, 2023 09:59 AM (RIvkX)
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Preference cascade.
https://tinyurl.com/5cmc6d3r
Posted by: JackStraw
Come on man, that's crazy talk! And you know it is crazy time when the MSM start reporting something like the truth...
https://tinyurl.com/5cmc6d3r
Posted by: JackStraw
Come on man, that's crazy talk! And you know it is crazy time when the MSM start reporting something like the truth...
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (hOUT3)
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Anyway you can quit cigarettes is good. I was a heavy smoker, 4 to 5 packs of Winston or Marlboro a day. (I was often working long hours back then and you could smoke at work.) That was over 40 years ago. I quit cold turkey, not because of health matters but when the price topped a dollar a pack I realized what I was spending a year and every frugal (read: cheap) bone in my body rebelled. I never picked up a cigarette again. It wasn't easy. I was a miserable SOB for a few months as I got the bad stuff out of my system but worth it.
BTW, I used to get bronchitis every year when I smoked cigarettes. Haven't had a case since I quit and my lungs are clear. My pipe smoking hobby (you don't inhale pipe smoke) is completely different for health concerns.
BTW, I used to get bronchitis every year when I smoked cigarettes. Haven't had a case since I quit and my lungs are clear. My pipe smoking hobby (you don't inhale pipe smoke) is completely different for health concerns.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (7EjX1)
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Just talking about changes in the Catholic Church, subject brought up because hubby's oldest sister believes the Church should change with the times. She's an idiot in many things, loves Sherrod Brown, doesn't believe inflation is real, on and on. You get the picture. Just once I'd like her to say that the times should change to fit Church teachings. She's a self centered bitch and this will never happen.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (qoGsy)
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Lord, send your holy spirit into our hearts, especially those who do not know you. Give us Your wisdom and light. Amen.
Posted by: Adorably Deplorable Delayna, Sinistra Delenda Est at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (Sgjkc)
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Not trying to encourage anyone to smoke, however-
if you really enjoy the nicotine addiction, just take up vaping.
You can get your hit of nicotine without all the cancer and other anti-health chemicals at the same time.
And if you want to quit all together, you can just walk your levels of nicotine down until it easy/easier.
Never smoke so I don't understand the need, but that seems the smartest way to do things.
if you really enjoy the nicotine addiction, just take up vaping.
You can get your hit of nicotine without all the cancer and other anti-health chemicals at the same time.
And if you want to quit all together, you can just walk your levels of nicotine down until it easy/easier.
Never smoke so I don't understand the need, but that seems the smartest way to do things.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 10:01 AM (QzZeQ)
Posted by: The Ducks at November 25, 2023 10:01 AM (RIvkX)
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Purchased an oximeter during covid. I was smoking and vaping at the time and my best numbers were in the 95 to 97 range while my wife was 99 to 100.
Stopped smoking cigs and only vape now and am hitting 99 and 100. Took a while to get all the crap outta my lungs. Smoking is so incredibly dirty compared to vaping.
Purchased an oximeter during covid. I was smoking and vaping at the time and my best numbers were in the 95 to 97 range while my wife was 99 to 100.
Stopped smoking cigs and only vape now and am hitting 99 and 100. Took a while to get all the crap outta my lungs. Smoking is so incredibly dirty compared to vaping.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 10:01 AM (enJYY)
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Sunny morning, still chilly. Just went out, looked up and saw one Canadian Goose flying south , by himself. He probably partied last night and missed his wake-up call this morning.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:01 AM (S6gqv)
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I think I've seen some of the "Old Believers" in stores when I lived up near Portland. They tend to shop in larger groups. At first I assumed they were Amish or Mennonites, but the clothing didn't quite match up. Given what may be coming down the road, I'm somewhat envious of a tight-knit religious community that has farming skills (as long as they don't keep supplies of grave Flav-R-Ade and cyanide on hand).
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:02 AM (Kbbud)
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I quit smoking the summer my great-aunt finally died of emphysema and I got walking pneumonia. It was sheer "won't power" because my friends still smoked.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at November 25, 2023 10:02 AM (YJlID)
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Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 09:59 AM (Q5Edw)
Hello nurse, the fog and the sounds of the foghorns sounds so magical!
May you have a great day, and good coffee when you get around to it!
Hello nurse, the fog and the sounds of the foghorns sounds so magical!
May you have a great day, and good coffee when you get around to it!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 10:02 AM (hOUT3)
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Posted by: George Stephanopolis at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (Sgq8y)
I wouldn't think that George S. would want to post on this site.
but I think that your comments were very nice.
I wouldn't think that George S. would want to post on this site.
but I think that your comments were very nice.Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 10:04 AM (RSbhh)
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... My pipe smoking hobby (you don't inhale pipe smoke) is completely different for health concerns.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (7EjX1)
Well, mouth, throat, and lip cancer. So, not that different.
The carcinogens are in the tobacco.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (7EjX1)
Well, mouth, throat, and lip cancer. So, not that different.
The carcinogens are in the tobacco.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 10:04 AM (QzZeQ)
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121 ... "Seems like a lot of people here like this, I'll have to look for it, but I don't think I have ever seen this particular blend."
Hrothgar,
I haven't found Community Coffee, except K-cups which I don't use, locally. I order mine from Amazon, including the Pecan Praline blend. As I try to reduce my Amazon footprint, I might start ordering direct from the company.
Hrothgar,
I haven't found Community Coffee, except K-cups which I don't use, locally. I order mine from Amazon, including the Pecan Praline blend. As I try to reduce my Amazon footprint, I might start ordering direct from the company.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 10:04 AM (7EjX1)
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naturalfake--
I don't know about the Old Believers generally but there are several Russian Old Believer communities in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, particularly between Kenai and Homer.
I don't know about the Old Believers generally but there are several Russian Old Believer communities in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, particularly between Kenai and Homer.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 25, 2023 10:05 AM (FEVMW)
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Jackstraw, awful early to be making this prediction. I thought 2022 was going to be a red wave right up until it wasn't. Rrmember? Historic preference margins for Republicans!
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:05 AM (t/2Uw)
Posted by: Skoal and Copenhagen at November 25, 2023 10:06 AM (NBVIP)
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:07 AM (4tUZx)
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I'll have to try the pecan praline. I like the CC medium roast.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 25, 2023 10:07 AM (nAYyH)
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I think I've seen some of the "Old Believers" in stores when I lived up near Portland. They tend to shop in larger groups. At first I assumed they were Amish or Mennonites, but the clothing didn't quite match up. Given what may be coming down the road, I'm somewhat envious of a tight-knit religious community that has farming skills (as long as they don't keep supplies of grave Flav-R-Ade and cyanide on hand).
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:02 AM (Kbbud)
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Kind of the Russian Orthodox version of the SSPX, methinks.
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:02 AM (Kbbud)
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Kind of the Russian Orthodox version of the SSPX, methinks.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:08 AM (llXky)
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Smoking... quit. Cold Turkey is the way. Weaning mechanisms turn into the next addiction. Almost 15 years for me now and going.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:26 AM (ZV+pB)
I'm at 12 years. Good for us!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:28 AM (4tUZx)
Quit 'cold turkey' in Feb 1972 at the age of 24. Was up to 2 packs a day, especially after serving in the army for two years. I went through lots of Lifesaver mints (still use Breathsavers!), but it was, for me, the only way to knock the habit. Most of my friends did it the same way. Never went back, and as I look back, saved a ton of money over the years. One friend, couldn't quit. He died of lung cancer in October. Dealt with COPD over the past few years. Now, he's gone.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 09:26 AM (ZV+pB)
I'm at 12 years. Good for us!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 09:28 AM (4tUZx)
Quit 'cold turkey' in Feb 1972 at the age of 24. Was up to 2 packs a day, especially after serving in the army for two years. I went through lots of Lifesaver mints (still use Breathsavers!), but it was, for me, the only way to knock the habit. Most of my friends did it the same way. Never went back, and as I look back, saved a ton of money over the years. One friend, couldn't quit. He died of lung cancer in October. Dealt with COPD over the past few years. Now, he's gone.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at November 25, 2023 10:08 AM (iODuv)
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39 Last week there was a mention of Community Coffee (my favorite coffee company) for their Pecan Praline blend. I'm not much for flavored coffee but this is great stuff. The pecan flavor and aroma is obvious but not overwhelming. It works as black no sugar like I always have it. A few times a year I make cafe au lait and this is the blend I'm going to use. Thanks to whoever mentioned it.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 09:11 AM (7EjX1)
This is sounding better all the time.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 09:11 AM (7EjX1)
This is sounding better all the time.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:08 AM (4tUZx)
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Toyota's former CEO, Akio Toyoda, stepped down amid criticism that he didn't quickly push the company into adopting battery-powered cars. He's having the last laugh. Global EV sales grew 63% last year, but rose just 49% in first half of this year.
Honda and GM announced Oct. 25 that they were scrapping a $5 billion plan to develop EVs together.
Honda and GM announced Oct. 25 that they were scrapping a $5 billion plan to develop EVs together.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:08 AM (IBDwy)
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Oops, forgot to change my socks!!!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 25, 2023 10:08 AM (Sgq8y)
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naturalfake--
I don't know about the Old Believers generally but there are several Russian Old Believer communities in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, particularly between Kenai and Homer.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 25, 2023 10:05 AM (FEVMW)
Yeah, that's a "new" thing (new for their timeline) for them.
They can make good money with the traditional work of fishing, and keep their community relatively isolated.
so, Alaska makes a lot of sense for them. Interesting group.
I don't know about the Old Believers generally but there are several Russian Old Believer communities in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, particularly between Kenai and Homer.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 25, 2023 10:05 AM (FEVMW)
Yeah, that's a "new" thing (new for their timeline) for them.
They can make good money with the traditional work of fishing, and keep their community relatively isolated.
so, Alaska makes a lot of sense for them. Interesting group.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 25, 2023 10:09 AM (QzZeQ)
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Bebe's Smoking Speech to Frazier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3qBSHkoow&t=1s
best part is everyones faces at the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3qBSHkoow&t=1s
best part is everyones faces at the end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:09 AM (S6gqv)
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167 Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 09:59 AM (Q5Edw)
Quack, quack.
Posted by: The Ducks
BLAM BLAM BLAM!
Quack, quack.
Posted by: The Ducks
BLAM BLAM BLAM!
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 10:09 AM (vyGik)
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Jackstraw, awful early to be making this prediction. I thought 2022 was going to be a red wave right up until it wasn't. Rrmember? Historic preference margins for Republicans!
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:05 AM (t/2Uw)
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I have zero confidence in our system. Larger forces are at work.
What's the zen line from Babylon 5? "Once the avalanche has started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote."
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:05 AM (t/2Uw)
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I have zero confidence in our system. Larger forces are at work.
What's the zen line from Babylon 5? "Once the avalanche has started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (llXky)
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Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 09:59 AM (Q5Edw)
Quack, quack.
Posted by: The Ducks at November 25, 2023 10:01 AM
Pussies.
Quack, quack.
Posted by: The Ducks at November 25, 2023 10:01 AM
Pussies.
Posted by: The Woodpeckers at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (aQy7p)
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Honda and GM announced Oct. 25 that they were scrapping a $5 billion plan to develop EVs together.
Posted by: JM in /Ill
I seem to recall Toyota is heavily researching Ammonia powered vehicles instead of battery.
Posted by: JM in /Ill
I seem to recall Toyota is heavily researching Ammonia powered vehicles instead of battery.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy)
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Seems to be some outbreaks of Covid. Bunch if my family members up North all sick. Wonder if it's because they are all shot crazy. They think that getting the shot makes for a milder case. I'm beginning to think it makes one more vulnreable. Or could it be the colder climate?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (t/2Uw)
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3 Just talking about changes in the Catholic Church, subject brought up because hubby's oldest sister believes the Church should change with the times. She's an idiot in many things, loves Sherrod Brown, doesn't believe inflation is real, on and on. You get the picture. Just once I'd like her to say that the times should change to fit Church teachings. She's a self centered bitch and this will never happen.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 25, 2023 10:00
I always thought that was a bizarre idea, even when I was a fall-away. Reading the Old Testament, it was obvious that trouble always ensued when God's people conformed to the society around them. Nowadays, it would be conforming to a culture that rejects truth and justice (let alone mercy) and promotes alienation and devaluation of life.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 25, 2023 10:00
I always thought that was a bizarre idea, even when I was a fall-away. Reading the Old Testament, it was obvious that trouble always ensued when God's people conformed to the society around them. Nowadays, it would be conforming to a culture that rejects truth and justice (let alone mercy) and promotes alienation and devaluation of life.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at November 25, 2023 10:11 AM (YJlID)
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O.K. I am a little confused by the prayer request of 11/21. Paul asked for prayers for his brother Paul (?)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM
Not unusual. My brothers Daryl and Daryl agree.
Posted by: Larry at November 25, 2023 09:03 AM (enJYY)
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Ah, starting out my day with a good laugh.
O.K. I am a little confused by the prayer request of 11/21. Paul asked for prayers for his brother Paul (?)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM
Not unusual. My brothers Daryl and Daryl agree.
Posted by: Larry at November 25, 2023 09:03 AM (enJYY)
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Ah, starting out my day with a good laugh.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:13 AM (IBDwy)
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Commissar Hrothgar!
Good to see you, kind sir! Thank you for the well wishes. It's chilly and foggy this morning. I should go downstairs and start some coffee and enjoy my Christmas tree lights. Maybe start a fire in the fireplace this morning to clear the dampness.
I love autumn!
Good to see you, kind sir! Thank you for the well wishes. It's chilly and foggy this morning. I should go downstairs and start some coffee and enjoy my Christmas tree lights. Maybe start a fire in the fireplace this morning to clear the dampness.
I love autumn!
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (vyGik)
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187 Bebe's Smoking Speech to Frazier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3qBSHkoow&t=1s
best part is everyones faces at the end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:09 AM (S6gqv)
Oh, that is evil!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3qBSHkoow&t=1s
best part is everyones faces at the end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:09 AM (S6gqv)
Oh, that is evil!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (4tUZx)
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*Well, mouth, throat, and lip cancer. So, not that different.*
Ahem.
Posted by: Skoal and Copenhagen at November 25, 2023 10:06 AM (NBVIP)
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My stepfather defiantly smoked unfiltered Pall Malls for most of his life, and I recall him cavalierly dismissing health concerns.
Then he got skin, prostrate and throat cancer, the latter requiring removing tissue from his esophagus, making him prone to vomiting. The last ten years of his life life were spend battling secondary sicknesses, and because he was an avid sportsman, he'd go deer hunting and come back with pneumonia. I think he was trying to die from that, and I'm not sure what it was that did him in, but his end was pretty awful.
Not a good way to go.
Ahem.
Posted by: Skoal and Copenhagen at November 25, 2023 10:06 AM (NBVIP)
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My stepfather defiantly smoked unfiltered Pall Malls for most of his life, and I recall him cavalierly dismissing health concerns.
Then he got skin, prostrate and throat cancer, the latter requiring removing tissue from his esophagus, making him prone to vomiting. The last ten years of his life life were spend battling secondary sicknesses, and because he was an avid sportsman, he'd go deer hunting and come back with pneumonia. I think he was trying to die from that, and I'm not sure what it was that did him in, but his end was pretty awful.
Not a good way to go.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (llXky)
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Lord, send your holy spirit into our hearts, especially those who do not know you. Give us Your wisdom and light. Amen.
Posted by: Adorably Deplorable Delayna, Sinistra Delenda Est at November 25, 2023
And to this Nation called America, that You have blessed above all others, let still be the place of freedom and liberty.
Posted by: Adorably Deplorable Delayna, Sinistra Delenda Est at November 25, 2023
And to this Nation called America, that You have blessed above all others, let still be the place of freedom and liberty.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (9fOtf)
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, but I can hear them blasting their horns to alert everyone to their location. It's creepy and comforting at the same time.
Isn't this how the movie "The Birds" started?
Isn't this how the movie "The Birds" started?
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 10:15 AM (n+u33)
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I always thought that was a bizarre idea, even when I was a fall-away. Reading the Old Testament, it was obvious that trouble always ensued when God's people conformed to the society around them. Nowadays, it would be conforming to a culture that rejects truth and justice (let alone mercy) and promotes alienation and devaluation of life.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at November 25, 2023 10:11 AM (YJlID)
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Yes, and it's not like conforming to the world is the path to bringing people into pews, either. It's pretty much a death blow to whoever adopts it.
Still, sinners want to sin, and they want to do so convincing themselves that everything is fine. This is why we have to constantly affirm that sin isn't sinful.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at November 25, 2023 10:11 AM (YJlID)
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Yes, and it's not like conforming to the world is the path to bringing people into pews, either. It's pretty much a death blow to whoever adopts it.
Still, sinners want to sin, and they want to do so convincing themselves that everything is fine. This is why we have to constantly affirm that sin isn't sinful.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:16 AM (llXky)
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They think that getting the shot makes for a milder case. I'm beginning to think it makes one more vulnreable. Or could it be the colder climate?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (t/2Uw)
I had one relative give me that line, it was pushed by the Establishment during the faux "crisis" - I told them I had never heard anything more stupid. Did you ever hear someone who got the Polio vaccine say "Well I still got polio but it wasn't as bad?" THAT IS NOT HOW VACCINES WORK YOU F'ING IDIOTS!!!
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (t/2Uw)
I had one relative give me that line, it was pushed by the Establishment during the faux "crisis" - I told them I had never heard anything more stupid. Did you ever hear someone who got the Polio vaccine say "Well I still got polio but it wasn't as bad?" THAT IS NOT HOW VACCINES WORK YOU F'ING IDIOTS!!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:17 AM (S6gqv)
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200?
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:17 AM (4tUZx)
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199 , but I can hear them blasting their horns to alert everyone to their location. It's creepy and comforting at the same time.
Isn't this how the movie "The Birds" started?
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 10:15 AM (n+u33)
hahahahaha
Isn't this how the movie "The Birds" started?
Posted by: kallisto at November 25, 2023 10:15 AM (n+u33)
hahahahaha
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:17 AM (4tUZx)
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I love autumn!
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (vyGik)
17 weeks 'til spring!
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (vyGik)
17 weeks 'til spring!
Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2023 10:18 AM (AwYPR)
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I mean it, I'm going to....
*shuffles out to shop for.... Damn me.
I don't need prayers I need to be locked up in a stupid asylum run by sadistic anti-smoking nazi's for a couple months.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (2tkXy)
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It's hard to quit, but it can be done. My father, quit after 50 years a smoker. You can do it.
I mean it, I'm going to....
*shuffles out to shop for.... Damn me.
I don't need prayers I need to be locked up in a stupid asylum run by sadistic anti-smoking nazi's for a couple months.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 09:13 AM (2tkXy)
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It's hard to quit, but it can be done. My father, quit after 50 years a smoker. You can do it.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:18 AM (IBDwy)
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Sharon,
I would t worry too much about people getting sick these days. It's cold and flu season. People have always gotten colds and they've always gotten the flu. Some folks get sicker than others. The idea that Covid is still a thing is ridiculous. Many strains of cold viruses a decade ago would have popped a positive Covid test today.
People need to get over it. And stop getting booster shots. But. To each their own.
I hope you are well! Any range time this weekend?
I would t worry too much about people getting sick these days. It's cold and flu season. People have always gotten colds and they've always gotten the flu. Some folks get sicker than others. The idea that Covid is still a thing is ridiculous. Many strains of cold viruses a decade ago would have popped a positive Covid test today.
People need to get over it. And stop getting booster shots. But. To each their own.
I hope you are well! Any range time this weekend?
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 10:19 AM (vyGik)
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201 Did you ever hear someone who got the Polio vaccine say "Well I still got polio but it wasn't as bad?" THAT IS NOT HOW VACCINES WORK YOU F'ING IDIOTS!!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:17 AM (S6gqv)
.. and then follow up with, "It wasn't as bad as ... what?"
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:17 AM (S6gqv)
.. and then follow up with, "It wasn't as bad as ... what?"
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:19 AM (4tUZx)
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Old Believer Eastern Orthodox, or Old Catholic Union of Utrecht? Old Catholic Union of Scranton? Splitter!
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 25, 2023 10:20 AM (4PZHB)
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196 187 Bebe's Smoking Speech to Frazier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3qBSHkoow&t=1s
Love it. Thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3qBSHkoow&t=1s
Love it. Thanks.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 25, 2023 10:20 AM (NBVIP)
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Not a good way to go.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (llXky)
My Grandfather was a Michigan State Superior Court Judge.
Passed at 65 after a short battle.
He would have been Governor of Michigan had he lived.
Hated Romney's dad.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (llXky)
My Grandfather was a Michigan State Superior Court Judge.
Passed at 65 after a short battle.
He would have been Governor of Michigan had he lived.
Hated Romney's dad.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 10:21 AM (2tkXy)
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Way back in the 70s, when we were in the Portland Bicycle Coop, we met some old believers, two guys. They wore those Russian shirts with the neck opening on the side. But the shirt were in bright almos flourescent colors. They didn't speak much English but did like our bikes.
I get my skirts made here: https://www.classicclothingstore.com/Default.asp
She makes "plain" clothes. It's great because she keeps track of what you ordered if you choose a custom length. And the tiered denim skirts wear well.
I get my skirts made here: https://www.classicclothingstore.com/Default.asp
She makes "plain" clothes. It's great because she keeps track of what you ordered if you choose a custom length. And the tiered denim skirts wear well.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 25, 2023 10:22 AM (t0dV9)
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Pffffft! It was the Scranton Catholic People's Union.
Posted by: Splitter Joe at November 25, 2023 10:22 AM (NBVIP)
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seem to recall Toyota is heavily researching Ammonia powered vehicles instead of battery.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy
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Cow Piss cars FTW!
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy
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Cow Piss cars FTW!
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 10:22 AM (ZV+pB)
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{{{Nurse}}}
I have given up trying to explain to my relatives how wrong they are about this stuff. It actually makes me sock to think what they are doing to their kids, grndkids. I just do not understand how such smart people can be so ignorant.
Sadly, no range time this weekend. Will be another week before i get to fondle my guns. Think___ more and more about getting CC even if just to carry in my car.
I have given up trying to explain to my relatives how wrong they are about this stuff. It actually makes me sock to think what they are doing to their kids, grndkids. I just do not understand how such smart people can be so ignorant.
Sadly, no range time this weekend. Will be another week before i get to fondle my guns. Think___ more and more about getting CC even if just to carry in my car.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:23 AM (t/2Uw)
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Old Believer Eastern Orthodox, or Old Catholic Union of Utrecht? Old Catholic Union of Scranton? Splitter!
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 25, 2023 10:20 AM (4PZHB)
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I think the Polish National Catholics are coming back into the fold.
Haven't the Old Catholics been flipped? Ordaining women and all that? Seems the fate of most schismatics these days.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 25, 2023 10:20 AM (4PZHB)
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I think the Polish National Catholics are coming back into the fold.
Haven't the Old Catholics been flipped? Ordaining women and all that? Seems the fate of most schismatics these days.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:23 AM (llXky)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at November 25, 2023 10:24 AM (iODuv)
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I made the mistake of allowing a software update on my Ipad and now i can't seem to comtrol all the typing errors.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:25 AM (t/2Uw)
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best part is everyones faces at the end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:09 AM (S6gqv)
Oh, that is evil!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (4tUZx)
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The public TV debate between Frasier and Lilith on treatment strategies was epic. Back when TV was intelligent and funny.
best part is everyones faces at the end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:09 AM (S6gqv)
Oh, that is evil!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:14 AM (4tUZx)
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The public TV debate between Frasier and Lilith on treatment strategies was epic. Back when TV was intelligent and funny.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:26 AM (llXky)
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I am not gonna do it here, but I think maybe a retrospective of the conspiracy the democrats and prosecutors ran in the Saint Trayvon trial.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:27 AM (X0I7i)
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reforger I tried to quit many many times two pack a day habiit Finally quit several years and no desire to smoke Vaping worked for me Took about 10 days too get used to it. But no nicotine anxiety because the vape juice had 2 pack a day level nicotine Started getting my taste buds back right away then slowly reduced the nicotine level to 0 over 3 years the trick for me was finding a vape juice taste that i liked also saved a lot of money and sinus issues decreased
Posted by: LMD outer banker at November 25, 2023 10:28 AM (BGW2E)
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Sitting here in my living room remembering two years ago looking across the street at my neighbor's house. Both garage doors were open and tables were set up spaced far apart. The elderly parents were visiting and they were trying to eat out there all bundled up in heavy coats. Looked utterly ridiculous.
Nice people but clearly they watch WAY too much television.
Nice people but clearly they watch WAY too much television.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 25, 2023 10:28 AM (NBVIP)
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Sharon,
Not that my opinion means anything, but I think you should get your CCL. Better to have it and not use it than be denied it in another year or two because the powers that be decide you're no longer worthy. And carjackings are a real thing.
You'd just have to figure out how to practice shooting from a seated position, like you're in a car. Or figure out how to open the door, get out, stand, aim and fire. It's a LOT! But your basics are sound and your shots are on target, so.......
Not that my opinion means anything, but I think you should get your CCL. Better to have it and not use it than be denied it in another year or two because the powers that be decide you're no longer worthy. And carjackings are a real thing.
You'd just have to figure out how to practice shooting from a seated position, like you're in a car. Or figure out how to open the door, get out, stand, aim and fire. It's a LOT! But your basics are sound and your shots are on target, so.......
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 10:28 AM (vyGik)
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"Did you ever hear someone who got the Polio vaccine say "Well I still got polio but it wasn't as bad?"
Well I got a "mild "case of polio from the Sabin vaccine. Back in the day the vaccines were considered miracles and no one would seriously admit the connection that I could tell. I was a little kid in braces and no one would tell me what was going on. It wasn't till many years later my Mom told me about it. My Dad never believed it.
Well I got a "mild "case of polio from the Sabin vaccine. Back in the day the vaccines were considered miracles and no one would seriously admit the connection that I could tell. I was a little kid in braces and no one would tell me what was going on. It wasn't till many years later my Mom told me about it. My Dad never believed it.
Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 10:28 AM (QB+5g)
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Reforger, we all get away with a lot when we are in the "driven" phase of our lives...soldiers and their families go into "endure" mode.
The problem is it chews us up, you know that there is always that one genetic freak who can do the grind and not pay a price everyone else starts aging in speed right around year 20.
The problem is it chews us up, you know that there is always that one genetic freak who can do the grind and not pay a price everyone else starts aging in speed right around year 20.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:29 AM (X0I7i)
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Prayers for the Horde's intentions both spoken and unspoken.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 10:30 AM (r+I8w)
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213 seem to recall Toyota is heavily researching Ammonia powered vehicles instead of battery.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy
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Cow Piss cars FTW!
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 10:22 AM (ZV+pB)
I can't imagine this will go very far, Ammonia is a tricky thing to work with in any bulk quantities. Breathing gas fumes is bad enough, imagine if those fumes were actively poisonous. (which ammonia is unless very diluted)
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy
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Cow Piss cars FTW!
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at November 25, 2023 10:22 AM (ZV+pB)
I can't imagine this will go very far, Ammonia is a tricky thing to work with in any bulk quantities. Breathing gas fumes is bad enough, imagine if those fumes were actively poisonous. (which ammonia is unless very diluted)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:30 AM (S6gqv)
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I might start ordering direct from the company.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 10:04 AM (7EjX1)
Local Gainesville/Haymarket HT stocks Community Coffee, maybe I should ask them to stock the Pecan Praline...
HT had a store brand of Southern Pecan that was pretty good as well.
Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2023 10:04 AM (7EjX1)
Local Gainesville/Haymarket HT stocks Community Coffee, maybe I should ask them to stock the Pecan Praline...
HT had a store brand of Southern Pecan that was pretty good as well.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 10:30 AM (hOUT3)
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223 Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 10:28 AM (QB+5g)
There's a neat magic trick you can play on people who live their lives pretending SCIENCE! is certain.
Take a piece of paper and leave one ink dot and ask them what the dot represents.
You'll find that really intelligent people say the dot is the depth and scope of human knowledge.
There's a neat magic trick you can play on people who live their lives pretending SCIENCE! is certain.
Take a piece of paper and leave one ink dot and ask them what the dot represents.
You'll find that really intelligent people say the dot is the depth and scope of human knowledge.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:31 AM (X0I7i)
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Nurse, Agree!
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:31 AM (t/2Uw)
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Sitting here in my living room remembering two years ago looking across the street at my neighbor's house. Both garage doors were open and tables were set up spaced far apart. The elderly parents were visiting and they were trying to eat out there all bundled up in heavy coats. Looked utterly ridiculous.
Nice people but clearly they watch WAY too much television.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 25, 2023 10:28 AM (NBVIP)
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We haven't seen my parents much since the pandemic. At first it was precautions, but now it's just age. My mom has difficulty driving and packing toddlers and everyone into a car is logistical nightmare.
My stepmother is suffering from dementia and our visit last year at Christmas was too much for my father to handle. We're going to try to do a video call later today to touch base and let them see the grandkids.
Nice people but clearly they watch WAY too much television.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 25, 2023 10:28 AM (NBVIP)
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We haven't seen my parents much since the pandemic. At first it was precautions, but now it's just age. My mom has difficulty driving and packing toddlers and everyone into a car is logistical nightmare.
My stepmother is suffering from dementia and our visit last year at Christmas was too much for my father to handle. We're going to try to do a video call later today to touch base and let them see the grandkids.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:32 AM (llXky)
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213 seem to recall Toyota is heavily researching Ammonia powered vehicles instead of battery.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy
I would aways ask in diesel mechanic schools why they couldn't containt the whole system. Diesel fuel, a catalyst and DEF in the same chamber. It seems to me a huge waste the way they do it.
Injection, compression, detonation, post injection, exhaust, atomized DEF (65% water btw), mixed, catalyzed, expelled as water vapor and nitrogen.
The heat generated in that process is unreal.
Heat is wasted energy and they intentionally make it.
Always seemed counterproductive to me.
Then the cost..
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy
I would aways ask in diesel mechanic schools why they couldn't containt the whole system. Diesel fuel, a catalyst and DEF in the same chamber. It seems to me a huge waste the way they do it.
Injection, compression, detonation, post injection, exhaust, atomized DEF (65% water btw), mixed, catalyzed, expelled as water vapor and nitrogen.
The heat generated in that process is unreal.
Heat is wasted energy and they intentionally make it.
Always seemed counterproductive to me.
Then the cost..
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 10:32 AM (2tkXy)
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https://youtu.be/fv2zVtslDSE?si=T6wgUR95Tr6MTXFe
Documentary on the "hoax", it was more organized than even this guy thinks I think.
Documentary on the "hoax", it was more organized than even this guy thinks I think.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:32 AM (X0I7i)
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nurse, a fire (in a fireplace of course) on a foggy day sounds perfect!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 10:33 AM (hOUT3)
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Certainly the Catholic Church (and Protestants) have "changed with the times". The end of selling indulgences, for example.
The questions are ... does the change get closer to God's will, or further away.
Also, what parts of scripture pertain mostly to the culture of the time, more than exact doctrine? For example, certainly older times were very "male authority dominant", for multiple reasons. Power and testosterone were perhaps more essential in rougher times, before firearms or computers tended to even the score a bit.
Jesus said render unto Caesar the things which are Caesars, imo because it was (basically) suicide to go against state authority. Yet our founders (righteously) went against their British government to form a more perfect union/nation.
Wrong doctrine must be corrected, but there is also cultural dogma that was only tied "making God's will functional in a "broken" culture. That cultural element can be "updated". But that process does get a little more murky at times.
Like, God rested on the 7th day, why did Christians switch to Sunday, the first day? I forget, but think it was a cultural thing. And why is it Sun Day anyway?
The questions are ... does the change get closer to God's will, or further away.
Also, what parts of scripture pertain mostly to the culture of the time, more than exact doctrine? For example, certainly older times were very "male authority dominant", for multiple reasons. Power and testosterone were perhaps more essential in rougher times, before firearms or computers tended to even the score a bit.
Jesus said render unto Caesar the things which are Caesars, imo because it was (basically) suicide to go against state authority. Yet our founders (righteously) went against their British government to form a more perfect union/nation.
Wrong doctrine must be corrected, but there is also cultural dogma that was only tied "making God's will functional in a "broken" culture. That cultural element can be "updated". But that process does get a little more murky at times.
Like, God rested on the 7th day, why did Christians switch to Sunday, the first day? I forget, but think it was a cultural thing. And why is it Sun Day anyway?
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:34 AM (Cus5s)
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230 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:32 AM (llXky)
It's hard and there is a balancing act involved.
My sister has dementia, and my dad is marching along the Alzheimer's glideslope....I did not get to see her as much as I should have during her waning lucidity because "CUOMO19" and the wife's cancer spike....
I try to see dad as much as I can because the one guarantee you have is that their cognition is never getting back to 100%.
Good luck, and may God be merciful for your family.
It's hard and there is a balancing act involved.
My sister has dementia, and my dad is marching along the Alzheimer's glideslope....I did not get to see her as much as I should have during her waning lucidity because "CUOMO19" and the wife's cancer spike....
I try to see dad as much as I can because the one guarantee you have is that their cognition is never getting back to 100%.
Good luck, and may God be merciful for your family.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:34 AM (X0I7i)
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Ammonia fueled engines? So I guess instead of the Mr. Fusion logo on the back it will be the Mr. Clean logo.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 25, 2023 10:35 AM (NBVIP)
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When I was in middle school and high school, I was given a diagnosis of asthma. Well, it wasn't technically asthma, but hyper-reactive lungs. So, inhaler, often needed steroids to recover from respiratory illness, etc. I was doing band (and marched), which actually helped.
I went to college and it got a bit better and when I moved out and was on my own, my lungs cleared right up. When I enlisted, they gave the hairy eye to my medical records, but when I crushed it on a PFT, they were fine with me joining (the recruiting shortfall didn't hurt).
In retrospect, what was going on was my mom and stepdad smoked like chimneys, a pack a day each, fully indoors, ash tray on the coffee table. I'd go home on weekend and people assumed I was a smoker.
Once I got away from it, I was fine, and I've gone from pretty common sinus infections to rarely getting them. I got sick in October and it was the first time since 2019. Still haven't had the Rona, either.
I went to college and it got a bit better and when I moved out and was on my own, my lungs cleared right up. When I enlisted, they gave the hairy eye to my medical records, but when I crushed it on a PFT, they were fine with me joining (the recruiting shortfall didn't hurt).
In retrospect, what was going on was my mom and stepdad smoked like chimneys, a pack a day each, fully indoors, ash tray on the coffee table. I'd go home on weekend and people assumed I was a smoker.
Once I got away from it, I was fine, and I've gone from pretty common sinus infections to rarely getting them. I got sick in October and it was the first time since 2019. Still haven't had the Rona, either.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:36 AM (llXky)
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:36 AM (qoGsy)
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Way back when gay marriage was being debated I used to play chess with people from my club and one guy was this typical libertarian type who argued gay marriage was no big deal. He also made the argument that times have changed and no reason not to change with it. When others countered that marriage has been an institution between only a man and woman for thousands of years a small percentage of people shouldn’t be able to just change that established way of doing things. His reply was always ‘why not’.
Later I had opportunity to play him and right at the start I moved my pawn 3 spaces . He of course said you can’t do that and I said ‘why not?’ . I assume you can tell where I went with the rest of the conversation and won’t bore you with it. Unfortunately it did not result in changing his mind but it was fun making him contradict himself .
Later I had opportunity to play him and right at the start I moved my pawn 3 spaces . He of course said you can’t do that and I said ‘why not?’ . I assume you can tell where I went with the rest of the conversation and won’t bore you with it. Unfortunately it did not result in changing his mind but it was fun making him contradict himself .
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:37 AM (MNhXM)
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Quit at 21, then, insanely (cherchez la femme) started again at 53. Quit again after three years.
My brother had a double whammy of smoking and asbestosis from work as a mechanic. Gone at 62.
On brighter news, Americans are down to 11.5% smokers.
My brother had a double whammy of smoking and asbestosis from work as a mechanic. Gone at 62.
On brighter news, Americans are down to 11.5% smokers.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:37 AM (IBDwy)
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>> Jackstraw, awful early to be making this prediction. I thought 2022 was going to be a red wave right up until it wasn't. Rrmember? Historic preference margins for Republicans!
Not so much a prediction as a statement of where things stand today. It doesn't do any good to be pessimistic when Biden is clearly failing so bad his own party wants him gone and everything they have thrown at Trump has just made him stronger. Joe isn't going to get younger and smarter over the next year.
I also remember Mitch refusing to give any money to Trump aligned Senators and the same thing happening in the House. Still took the House so it's not like it was some sort of blue wave. The only way Democrats win in '24 is by cheating at a massive level. They might but there won't be much of a country left so no point in worrying about it.
Not so much a prediction as a statement of where things stand today. It doesn't do any good to be pessimistic when Biden is clearly failing so bad his own party wants him gone and everything they have thrown at Trump has just made him stronger. Joe isn't going to get younger and smarter over the next year.
I also remember Mitch refusing to give any money to Trump aligned Senators and the same thing happening in the House. Still took the House so it's not like it was some sort of blue wave. The only way Democrats win in '24 is by cheating at a massive level. They might but there won't be much of a country left so no point in worrying about it.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2023 10:38 AM (ZLI7S)
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239 Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:37 AM (MNhXM)
Why not?
Well you have furries arguing that bestiality needs federal protection.
Why not?
Well you have trannies shooting up Christian elementary schools.
Why not?
Why not?
Well you have furries arguing that bestiality needs federal protection.
Why not?
Well you have trannies shooting up Christian elementary schools.
Why not?
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:38 AM (X0I7i)
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Oh jeeze - my neighbor is out picking up leaves. Picking. Up. Leaves. All 10-20 of them in his front yard.
I hope I never get like that.
I hope I never get like that.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:38 AM (qoGsy)
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Chores call, but as usual this is such a beautiful and thoughtful thread, so I am departing but I do ask for God's grace on all here (and elsewhere) that are in trouble and seeking His blessings!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 10:39 AM (hOUT3)
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243 Oh jeeze - my neighbor is out picking up leaves. Picking. Up. Leaves. All 10-20 of them in his front yard.
I hope I never get like that.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:38 AM (qoGsy)
Maybe it's an excuse to get out of the house?
I hope I never get like that.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:38 AM (qoGsy)
Maybe it's an excuse to get out of the house?
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:40 AM (4tUZx)
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Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:34 AM (Cus5s)
I think that verse was mostly about avoiding the trap it was intended to create while emphasizing his main message that don’t worry so much about earthly matters that it interferes with godly matters.
I think that verse was mostly about avoiding the trap it was intended to create while emphasizing his main message that don’t worry so much about earthly matters that it interferes with godly matters.
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:41 AM (MNhXM)
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O.K. I am a little confused by the prayer request of 11/21. Paul asked for prayers for his brother Paul (?)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM
Not unusual. My brothers Daryl and Daryl agree.
Posted by: Larry at November 25, 2023 09:03 AM (enJYY)
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Ah, starting out my day with a good laugh.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:13 AM
Don't forget the bald guy !
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2023 09:00 AM
Not unusual. My brothers Daryl and Daryl agree.
Posted by: Larry at November 25, 2023 09:03 AM (enJYY)
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Ah, starting out my day with a good laugh.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:13 AM
Don't forget the bald guy !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 10:41 AM (T4tVD)
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Like, God rested on the 7th day, why did Christians switch to Sunday, the first day? I forget, but think it was a cultural thing. And why is it Sun Day anyway?
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:34 AM (Cus5s)
Whoa, DUDE! That's waaaay too heavy, man.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:34 AM (Cus5s)
Whoa, DUDE! That's waaaay too heavy, man.
Posted by: T. Chong at November 25, 2023 10:41 AM (iODuv)
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:42 AM (qoGsy)
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I'm trying to track down Vic. Does anyone know anything about his life that I can use for that?
Posted by: Cybersmythe at November 25, 2023 10:42 AM (iZEhM)
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Leaves have feelings too.
Posted by: Old retired guys at November 25, 2023 10:42 AM (NBVIP)
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COFFEE & TEA STAINS ... The easiest way for me to remove these from mugs, carafes, urns, etc., is to use powdered dishwasher detergent (not pods) and hot water (boiling water if the vessel I'm cleaning is tolerable) ... I also found it best to make up a large batch of solution, allow the hot water to fully dissolve the powder, then gently pour some solution (from the top) into whatever vessels I want to clean ... I do allow the solution to sit for a bit, but am careful not to let it sit too long in metal vessels ... In fact, for my stainless steel stock pot (which I use all summer to make iced tea), I heat the water right in the pot, add a rounded teaspoon of dishwasher powder, simmer 5 minutes, pour out, then rub with a nylon scrub pad (with very little effort).
Posted by: Kathy at November 25, 2023 10:43 AM (XUe78)
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What's the zen line from Babylon 5? "Once the avalanche has started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (llXky)
I think it was Kosh who said that, but it's been awhile.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (llXky)
I think it was Kosh who said that, but it's been awhile.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:43 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:44 AM (qoGsy)
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Did he leave the house just to pick up the leaves when he could just leave them there?
Man I love the English language
Man I love the English language
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:44 AM (MNhXM)
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255 Did he leave the house just to pick up the leaves when he could just leave them there?
Man I love the English language
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:44 AM (MNhXM)
Love it or leave it.
Man I love the English language
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:44 AM (MNhXM)
Love it or leave it.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (4tUZx)
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We like it this way.
Posted by: Stained coffee cups at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (NBVIP)
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Cybersmythe - IIRC, we got confirmation that Vic passed away a few weeks ago. Anybody that can confirm / deny that?
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (Kbbud)
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I assume you can tell where I went with the rest of the conversation and won’t bore you with it. Unfortunately it did not result in changing his mind but it was fun making him contradict himself .
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:37 AM (MNhXM)
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If we've learned anything, it's that snark and mockery can be fun, but are ultimately ineffective. Using clear moral language - which we gave up to the left - is much more effective.
Call evil what it is. The more strident we get, the more scared they become. That's why they're trying to burn churches and intimidate Catholics in particular. The Church is starting to find her voice again.
Remember when Catholics held an effective veto over movies? Weren't the movies better? We should get back to that.
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:37 AM (MNhXM)
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If we've learned anything, it's that snark and mockery can be fun, but are ultimately ineffective. Using clear moral language - which we gave up to the left - is much more effective.
Call evil what it is. The more strident we get, the more scared they become. That's why they're trying to burn churches and intimidate Catholics in particular. The Church is starting to find her voice again.
Remember when Catholics held an effective veto over movies? Weren't the movies better? We should get back to that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (llXky)
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Hadrian, I was so glad to see your update last night on Littlest Pup seeming to do well.
How is he today?
How is he today?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (vHIgi)
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Leaf us alone.
Posted by: Your backyard at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (NBVIP)
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I'm trying to track down Vic. Does anyone know anything about his life that I can use for that?
Posted by: Cybersmythe at November 25, 2023 10:42 AM (iZEhM)
Lives near NC/SC border....north of Florence SC.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at November 25, 2023 10:42 AM (iZEhM)
Lives near NC/SC border....north of Florence SC.
Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (AwYPR)
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Alright. Now that I'm two hours into this quit smoking thing it's time to go fall off a ladder. Gotta get the Christmas decorations down for the Grands entertainment today.
Prayers to all and thank you for the prayers.
Prayers to all and thank you for the prayers.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 10:46 AM (2tkXy)
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What's the zen line from Babylon 5? "Once the avalanche has started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (llXky)
I think it was Kosh who said that, but it's been awhile.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:43 AM (VwHCD)
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The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (llXky)
I think it was Kosh who said that, but it's been awhile.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:43 AM (VwHCD)
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The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at November 25, 2023 10:46 AM (ScR16)
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263 Alright. Now that I'm two hours into this quit smoking thing it's time to go fall off a ladder. Gotta get the Christmas decorations down for the Grands entertainment today.
Prayers to all and thank you for the prayers.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 10:46 AM (2tkXy)
Deep breaths, fresh air, good luck!
Prayers to all and thank you for the prayers.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 10:46 AM (2tkXy)
Deep breaths, fresh air, good luck!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 10:47 AM (4tUZx)
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I'm trying to track down Vic. Does anyone know anything about his life that I can use for that?
Posted by: Cybersmythe
He has a drunk mooch for a neighbor.
Posted by: Cybersmythe
He has a drunk mooch for a neighbor.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 25, 2023 10:47 AM (nAYyH)
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Steak and eggs for brunch.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 25, 2023 10:47 AM (NBVIP)
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Steak and eggs for brunch.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Nice - I think I'll opt for sausage, scrapple, eggs and homefries.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Nice - I think I'll opt for sausage, scrapple, eggs and homefries.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (qoGsy)
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That fraud, Andrew Gillym, only lost to DeSantis by about 30,000 votes in 2018. Florida greatly benefited from DeSantis, who was re-elected by a margin of millions of votes
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (IBDwy)
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I think it was Kosh who said that, but it's been awhile.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:43 AM (VwHCD)
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Kosh was great. I remember a fan set up a magic 8-ball of his cryptic quotes.
Great show. Holds up really well. Psi Corps works for Google.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:43 AM (VwHCD)
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Kosh was great. I remember a fan set up a magic 8-ball of his cryptic quotes.
Great show. Holds up really well. Psi Corps works for Google.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (llXky)
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262 Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (AwYPR)
Vic lives near the Grand Strand he occasionally goes to the grand strand to shop. He is a retired nuclear guy. Age wise (Vic if you read this it is not a dig or me being a jerk) is likely in his 70s by now if not 80s.
Vic lives near the Grand Strand he occasionally goes to the grand strand to shop. He is a retired nuclear guy. Age wise (Vic if you read this it is not a dig or me being a jerk) is likely in his 70s by now if not 80s.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (X0I7i)
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I think Vic had a common last name like "Brown". He posted it a few times after one of his absences.
I too would like to settle the issue and give him a proper moron memorial. He was a fixture here for quite a while.
I too would like to settle the issue and give him a proper moron memorial. He was a fixture here for quite a while.
Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 10:49 AM (QB+5g)
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I too would like to settle the issue and give him a proper moron memorial. He was a fixture here for quite a while.
Posted by: pawn
A flaming ship pushed out into the middle of the fjord?
Posted by: pawn
A flaming ship pushed out into the middle of the fjord?
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (qoGsy)
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (llXky)
What’s the quote. You can’t reason people out of a position they did not reason themselves into.
What’s the quote. You can’t reason people out of a position they did not reason themselves into.
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (MNhXM)
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>>> 156 Preference cascade.
https://tinyurl.com/5cmc6d3r
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (ZLI7S)
*tee hee*
https://tinyurl.com/5cmc6d3r
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (ZLI7S)
*tee hee*
Posted by: Stalin's Vote Counters at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (llON8)
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Sure but Mostly Caffeine.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (17s+e)
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Any day eating scrapple is a good day.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 25, 2023 10:51 AM (nAYyH)
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Steak and eggs for brunch.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Nice - I think I'll opt for sausage, scrapple, eggs and homefries.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (qoGsy)
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Insufficient turkey. Everyone in our household has a daily minimum requirement.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Nice - I think I'll opt for sausage, scrapple, eggs and homefries.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (qoGsy)
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Insufficient turkey. Everyone in our household has a daily minimum requirement.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:51 AM (llXky)
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Second hostage release underway. 14, supposedly 8 children this time. Going to release 42 criminals in exchange.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (t/2Uw)
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Steak and eggs for brunch.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Nice - I think I'll opt for sausage, scrapple, eggs and homefries.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (qoGsy)
Spam and scrambled eggs here.
But don't tell Redridinghood, she'll want some.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Nice - I think I'll opt for sausage, scrapple, eggs and homefries.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (qoGsy)
Spam and scrambled eggs here.
But don't tell Redridinghood, she'll want some.
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (T4tVD)
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>>> 163 Just talking about changes in the Catholic Church, subject brought up because hubby's oldest sister believes the Church should change with the times. She's an idiot in many things, loves Sherrod Brown, doesn't believe inflation is real, on and on. You get the picture. Just once I'd like her to say that the times should change to fit Church teachings. She's a self centered bitch and this will never happen.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (2NHgQ)
She will be surprised when "boyfriend Jesus" isn't at all what she expected.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 25, 2023 10:00 AM (2NHgQ)
She will be surprised when "boyfriend Jesus" isn't at all what she expected.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (llON8)
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What’s the quote. You can’t reason people out of a position they did not reason themselves into.
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (MNhXM)
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Yes, it's like trying to reason someone out of an emotional decision.
Posted by: Drive by at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (MNhXM)
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Yes, it's like trying to reason someone out of an emotional decision.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (llXky)
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (X0I7i)
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Anybody that can confirm / deny that?
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (Kbbud)
I have heard no reliable confirmation. There was one person, whom I don't recognize, who declared that Vic had died months prior. But when he posted that, Vic had in fact posted in the prior weeks. So, whoever it was, was either stirring stuff up or speculating, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (Kbbud)
I have heard no reliable confirmation. There was one person, whom I don't recognize, who declared that Vic had died months prior. But when he posted that, Vic had in fact posted in the prior weeks. So, whoever it was, was either stirring stuff up or speculating, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (OX9vb)
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Alright. Now that I'm two hours into this quit smoking thing it's time to go fall off a ladder. Gotta get the Christmas decorations down for the Grands entertainment today.
Prayers to all and thank you for the prayers.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 10:46 AM (2tkXy)
I know that deal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tCWf4PitbM
Prayers to all and thank you for the prayers.
Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2023 10:46 AM (2tkXy)
I know that deal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tCWf4PitbM
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (VwHCD)
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"And why is it Sun Day anyway?
Posted by: illiniwek
Whoa, DUDE! That's waaaay too heavy, man." Posted by: T. Chong
ha, well, I wanted to end on a lighter note, I have no church to bring people to, and still seek answers.
But I was also hinting at some of the Sun worship and other idolatry that has permeated many of the "traditions of men" that are mixed into most institutional "Christianity". Traditions can be good though, and tend to bind us together (or used to control us).
Posted by: illiniwek
Whoa, DUDE! That's waaaay too heavy, man." Posted by: T. Chong
ha, well, I wanted to end on a lighter note, I have no church to bring people to, and still seek answers.
But I was also hinting at some of the Sun worship and other idolatry that has permeated many of the "traditions of men" that are mixed into most institutional "Christianity". Traditions can be good though, and tend to bind us together (or used to control us).
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (Cus5s)
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>>COFFEE & TEA STAINS ... The easiest way for me to remove these from mugs, carafes, urns, etc., is to use...
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SOS pad
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SOS pad
Posted by: Don Black - (was DB) at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (geLO8)
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Smith I am fairly certain
Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2023 10:54 AM (fwDg9)
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284 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (OX9vb)
Wow I have missed a lot since I started contracting and doing field work for two weeks at a pop.
Declaring posters dead should be a banhammer en perpetual offense.
I know we have lost multitudes of rons and ettes over the years, but I had always imagined Vic reading the news and sipping coffee staring at the sunrise and being busy with real life.
Wow I have missed a lot since I started contracting and doing field work for two weeks at a pop.
Declaring posters dead should be a banhammer en perpetual offense.
I know we have lost multitudes of rons and ettes over the years, but I had always imagined Vic reading the news and sipping coffee staring at the sunrise and being busy with real life.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (X0I7i)
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Vic lives near the Grand Strand he occasionally goes to the grand strand to shop. He is a retired nuclear guy. Age wise (Vic if you read this it is not a dig or me being a jerk) is likely in his 70s by now if not 80s.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (X0I7i)
Damn, the way they talk about him you would think his birth announcement was written on clay tablets.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (X0I7i)
Damn, the way they talk about him you would think his birth announcement was written on clay tablets.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (VwHCD)
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269 That fraud, Andrew Gillym, only lost to DeSantis by about 30,000 votes in 2018. Florida greatly benefited from DeSantis, who was re-elected by a margin of millions of votes
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (IBDwy)
I think most of us believe that the difference in margins was the amount of voter fraud that DeSantis was able to clean up. It's instructive to look back at Gillym, an unaccomplished drug addict, an empty scarecrow for the power brokers pushing him, who has completely vanished now that it's obvious he's no longer useful . That's who they wanted to give the Governor's office to.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (IBDwy)
I think most of us believe that the difference in margins was the amount of voter fraud that DeSantis was able to clean up. It's instructive to look back at Gillym, an unaccomplished drug addict, an empty scarecrow for the power brokers pushing him, who has completely vanished now that it's obvious he's no longer useful . That's who they wanted to give the Governor's office to.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (S6gqv)
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (T4tVD)
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Sven,
It was noted that he hadn't posted in a loong while. And then some moron-lie posted off handedly that he had been dead for months (which really didn't jive correctly time-wise) but it seems that everyone just accepted he had passed on. I may have missed any intensive efforts or conversations though.
At least secure him a place on the Memorial.
It was noted that he hadn't posted in a loong while. And then some moron-lie posted off handedly that he had been dead for months (which really didn't jive correctly time-wise) but it seems that everyone just accepted he had passed on. I may have missed any intensive efforts or conversations though.
At least secure him a place on the Memorial.
Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 10:56 AM (QB+5g)
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275 >>> 156 Preference cascade.
https://tinyurl.com/5cmc6d3r
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (ZLI7S)
*tee hee*
Posted by: Stalin's Vote Counters at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (llON
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So, I hope Marc Elias, Zuckerberg, and all the crooked vote manufacturers love their Brave New World. aka, Idiocracy
https://tinyurl.com/5cmc6d3r
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2023 09:58 AM (ZLI7S)
*tee hee*
Posted by: Stalin's Vote Counters at November 25, 2023 10:50 AM (llON
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So, I hope Marc Elias, Zuckerberg, and all the crooked vote manufacturers love their Brave New World. aka, Idiocracy
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 10:57 AM (IBDwy)
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Good morning!
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 25, 2023 10:57 AM (u82oZ)
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Like, God rested on the 7th day, why did Christians switch to Sunday, the first day? I forget, but think it was a cultural thing. And why is it Sun Day anyway?
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:34 AM (Cus5s)
You might as well ask why we still have Woden's Day and Thor's Day.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:34 AM (Cus5s)
You might as well ask why we still have Woden's Day and Thor's Day.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (S6gqv)
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Going to release 42 criminals in exchange.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (t/2Uw)
This is infuriating. I'm happy for any released hostages, but this very lopsided over-release of prisoners is burning me up.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (t/2Uw)
This is infuriating. I'm happy for any released hostages, but this very lopsided over-release of prisoners is burning me up.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (OX9vb)
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speaking of old commenters, is rhomboid still around here? Did he get tired of trying to educate us on international affairs? ha ... but he did have the background that was educational, as I saw it. Have not seen him comment for some time.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (Cus5s)
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290 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (VwHCD)
When we were deep diving on chernobyl he explained that he was working the business back then.
Say for the sake of argument he was as young as a nuke worker could reasonably be back then ~ 24 in 86 he'd be 61. Thing is he was discussing being at meetings that would probably show he was 8-12 years in at that time. Vic was one hell of a poster back in the day and a cornerstone of the AM threads.
Back when I was up 20 hours a day you could set your watch to VNN.
When we were deep diving on chernobyl he explained that he was working the business back then.
Say for the sake of argument he was as young as a nuke worker could reasonably be back then ~ 24 in 86 he'd be 61. Thing is he was discussing being at meetings that would probably show he was 8-12 years in at that time. Vic was one hell of a poster back in the day and a cornerstone of the AM threads.
Back when I was up 20 hours a day you could set your watch to VNN.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (X0I7i)
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Damn, the way they talk about him you would think his birth announcement was written on clay tablets.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (VwHCD)
Alongside mine. At least mine were glazed.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (VwHCD)
Alongside mine.
At least mine were glazed. Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crzy at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (iODuv)
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Wait Vic is dead?
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (X0I7i)
Yep.
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (T4tVD)
Wow, I must have missed that. He was a regular on Saturday mornings with Vic News.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (X0I7i)
Yep.
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (T4tVD)
Wow, I must have missed that. He was a regular on Saturday mornings with Vic News.
Posted by: dantesed at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (88xKn)
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You'll find that really intelligent people say the dot is the depth and scope of human knowledge.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:31 AM (X0I7i)
Now that I know the answer to this question, you've increased my IQ by about 30 points.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:31 AM (X0I7i)
Now that I know the answer to this question, you've increased my IQ by about 30 points.
Posted by: Emmie at November 25, 2023 10:59 AM (Sf2cq)
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But I was also hinting at some of the Sun worship and other idolatry that has permeated many of the "traditions of men" that are mixed into most institutional "Christianity". Traditions can be good though, and tend to bind us together (or used to control us).
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (Cus5s)
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Idolatry is where you infuse a spirit into a man-made object and seek favors from it by offering worship. The spirit "indwells" the object, facilitating communication and supplication. This is why when "the gods" failed them, ancients often smashed the idols in rage.
That's different from appreciating the beauty of God's creation and celebrating it with art that elevates the mind to holy things. The notion that images of saints or the Blessed Virgin Mary are somehow wrong essentially cedes all artistry to secular pursuits, with the result that our minds turn from Godly things and focus instead on This World.
We've been slowly transforming the aesthetic of our home to include more sacred images and as a result, God has a more active role in our daily life.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (Cus5s)
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Idolatry is where you infuse a spirit into a man-made object and seek favors from it by offering worship. The spirit "indwells" the object, facilitating communication and supplication. This is why when "the gods" failed them, ancients often smashed the idols in rage.
That's different from appreciating the beauty of God's creation and celebrating it with art that elevates the mind to holy things. The notion that images of saints or the Blessed Virgin Mary are somehow wrong essentially cedes all artistry to secular pursuits, with the result that our minds turn from Godly things and focus instead on This World.
We've been slowly transforming the aesthetic of our home to include more sacred images and as a result, God has a more active role in our daily life.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:59 AM (llXky)
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JJ curbstomped vics morning news with the morning report. vic showed up from time to time after but then kind of went away.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 10:59 AM (9fOtf)
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'Morning Salty. How are you?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 10:59 AM (t/2Uw)
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There was a pic posted of him standing next to a sporty Maverick or some such car from the early 70's.
Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 11:00 AM (QB+5g)
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You might as well ask why we still have Woden's Day and Thor's Day.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (S6gqv)
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Hey, what about us?
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (S6gqv)
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Hey, what about us?
Posted by: Freya and Tiw at November 25, 2023 11:00 AM (ScR16)
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Also faily if not more so north South Carolina near the NC border
Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2023 11:00 AM (fwDg9)
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I do not grieve too much for the posters gone West.
I am thankful I got to read their comments and occasionally meet them. WestminsterDogShow, you are missed.
Vic knew he was in deep trouble health-wise. I don't think VA was any help.
I am thankful I got to read their comments and occasionally meet them. WestminsterDogShow, you are missed.
Vic knew he was in deep trouble health-wise. I don't think VA was any help.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (u82oZ)
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293 Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 10:56 AM (QB+5g)
I would hope so, damn.
If he is gone it must have hurt his family immensely he was a solid dude. One of my deep regrets in the travels I have had chasing the wife around the nation is I did not make more MoMees because I was afraid of repercussions. I spent ~ 3 years near Vic over the years and never got around to meeting him.
God bless you Vic alive or dead and if he has returned to Him thanks to the family he left behind for their part in his life.
I would hope so, damn.
If he is gone it must have hurt his family immensely he was a solid dude. One of my deep regrets in the travels I have had chasing the wife around the nation is I did not make more MoMees because I was afraid of repercussions. I spent ~ 3 years near Vic over the years and never got around to meeting him.
God bless you Vic alive or dead and if he has returned to Him thanks to the family he left behind for their part in his life.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (X0I7i)
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Kosh was great. I remember a fan set up a magic 8-ball of his cryptic quotes.
Great show. Holds up really well. Psi Corps works for Google.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (llXky)
I was a die hard star trek guy, but I think B5 was probably thee most realistic vision of what mankind would be like in the future. None of this Picard pie in the sky bullshit. Oh we have moved beyond this, oh we have moved beyond that. Bullshit, we'll still be the same assholes, just with jump gates.
Great show. Holds up really well. Psi Corps works for Google.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 10:48 AM (llXky)
I was a die hard star trek guy, but I think B5 was probably thee most realistic vision of what mankind would be like in the future. None of this Picard pie in the sky bullshit. Oh we have moved beyond this, oh we have moved beyond that. Bullshit, we'll still be the same assholes, just with jump gates.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (VwHCD)
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You might as well ask why we still have Woden's Day and Thor's Day.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (S6gqv)
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Because we use a Germanic language. Romance languages use different names for the days of the week.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (S6gqv)
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Because we use a Germanic language. Romance languages use different names for the days of the week.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (llXky)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 25, 2023 11:02 AM (u82oZ)
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309 Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (u82oZ)
The VA does a lot, but when they decide they are not doing anything you may as well try to get a stone to cry.
I can't complain they backed my wife's cancer treatment to the hilt.
The VA does a lot, but when they decide they are not doing anything you may as well try to get a stone to cry.
I can't complain they backed my wife's cancer treatment to the hilt.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:03 AM (X0I7i)
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Only kind of pin pointed where he lived if I had chance to b o to Myrtle Beach might stop on the way. At least a good hour from there. Little west of South of the Border
Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2023 11:03 AM (fwDg9)
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311 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (VwHCD)
Take a look at the flow chart of US Presidents and explain to me Jean Luc about how we have "progressed" past anything.
Take a look at the flow chart of US Presidents and explain to me Jean Luc about how we have "progressed" past anything.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM (X0I7i)
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There was a pic posted of him standing next to a sporty Maverick or some such car from the early 70's.
Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 11:00 AM (QB+5g)
I actually downloaded that picture. It's on one of my older external hard drives.
Posted by: pawn at November 25, 2023 11:00 AM (QB+5g)
I actually downloaded that picture. It's on one of my older external hard drives.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM (iODuv)
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"Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else."
1 Thessalonians 5:12-15
1 Thessalonians 5:12-15
Posted by: Marcus T at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM (o33NW)
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Wait Vic is dead?
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (X0I7i)
Yep.
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (T4tVD)
Wow, I must have missed that. He was a regular on Saturday mornings with Vic News.
Posted by: dantesed at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (88xKn)
Damn, so its true? Godspeed Vic.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 10:52 AM (X0I7i)
Yep.
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (T4tVD)
Wow, I must have missed that. He was a regular on Saturday mornings with Vic News.
Posted by: dantesed at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (88xKn)
Damn, so its true? Godspeed Vic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM (VwHCD)
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I hope Vic is ok
I need to make a list of emails of ppl to be informed "in case I die"
I will put a couple of cobs on the list
I need to make a list of emails of ppl to be informed "in case I die"
I will put a couple of cobs on the list
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2023 11:05 AM (vHIgi)
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IIRC, we got confirmation that Vic passed away a few weeks ago. Anybody that can confirm / deny that?
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (Kbbud)
That info was from a troll. You can discard it as unreliable.
Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2023 10:45 AM (Kbbud)
That info was from a troll. You can discard it as unreliable.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:05 AM (3Gtis)
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315 Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2023 11:03 AM (fwDg9)
Florence is on the way to Conway IIRC or vice versa, he and I used to joke about South of the Border.
The wife's folks retired to Surfside Beach and I had a condo at Deer Track up 17 a ways.
The clock never runs backwards.
Florence is on the way to Conway IIRC or vice versa, he and I used to joke about South of the Border.
The wife's folks retired to Surfside Beach and I had a condo at Deer Track up 17 a ways.
The clock never runs backwards.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:06 AM (X0I7i)
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That info was from a troll. You can discard it as unreliable.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:05 AM (3Gtis)
So, Vic is like Tom Petty now?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:05 AM (3Gtis)
So, Vic is like Tom Petty now?
Posted by: dantesed at November 25, 2023 11:07 AM (88xKn)
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FenelonSpoke: How are you feeling?
Doing okay. Will see what the surgeon says Tuesday morning. My problems are mostly icky. Really looking fwd to MiladyJo getting the hip fix a week after that- she's really hurting.
Re smoking: mom smoked from 17 into her 70s. When we moved back to Oklahoma in '94, I looked forward to the kids getting more time with her, but that nic atmosphere was a problem. Then one day she got a lung bug, briefly, but scared her enough she finally went cold turkey, praise God. Lived to 101. Never quit jonesing but never puffed again, even with her heavy smoker sister there. Played a lot of solitaire to keep her hands busy.
Sure miss her.
Doing okay. Will see what the surgeon says Tuesday morning. My problems are mostly icky. Really looking fwd to MiladyJo getting the hip fix a week after that- she's really hurting.
Re smoking: mom smoked from 17 into her 70s. When we moved back to Oklahoma in '94, I looked forward to the kids getting more time with her, but that nic atmosphere was a problem. Then one day she got a lung bug, briefly, but scared her enough she finally went cold turkey, praise God. Lived to 101. Never quit jonesing but never puffed again, even with her heavy smoker sister there. Played a lot of solitaire to keep her hands busy.
Sure miss her.
Posted by: mindful webworker - mostly at November 25, 2023 11:08 AM (pHY5U)
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321 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:05 AM (3Gtis)
Good to know CBD, like I said I imagine him drinking coffee and eating the hot from the fryer Krispy Kreme donuts that are popular in the area.
Playing games with our hearts like that is a suck ass move to the trolls.
How screwed up is it that even our trolls were classier 12 years ago?
Good to know CBD, like I said I imagine him drinking coffee and eating the hot from the fryer Krispy Kreme donuts that are popular in the area.
Playing games with our hearts like that is a suck ass move to the trolls.
How screwed up is it that even our trolls were classier 12 years ago?
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:08 AM (X0I7i)
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Did Vic perhaps get blocked? As I recall he often had issues with tech. It seemed that Bluetooth would really piss him off.
Did Vic perhaps get blocked? As I recall he often had issues with tech. It seemed that Bluetooth would really piss him off.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 11:08 AM (enJYY)
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28 degrees out, but still I work, outdoors, toiling away. Coffee would be good. Greetings y’all.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at November 25, 2023 11:08 AM (YVB7m)
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Hiya CBD !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2023 11:09 AM (T4tVD)
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That's who they wanted to give the Governor's office to.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (S6gqv)
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So, DeSantis should have won by much more in 2018, but "the cheat" fell only 30,000 short of a win for Gillum (my spelling mistake earlier). I lived in Florida during DeSantis years, he's doing great things. And an early end to the lockdown.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:55 AM (S6gqv)
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So, DeSantis should have won by much more in 2018, but "the cheat" fell only 30,000 short of a win for Gillum (my spelling mistake earlier). I lived in Florida during DeSantis years, he's doing great things. And an early end to the lockdown.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 11:10 AM (IBDwy)
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Take a look at the flow chart of US Presidents and explain to me Jean Luc about how we have "progressed" past anything.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM (X0I7i)
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There was an early episode (Deathwalker?) where an immortality device is discovered, but it runs on draining the lives of others. Much talk about who should get it, and the Vorlons blow it up, saying "You are not ready for immortality."
Subsequently, Dr. Franklin is musing with Ivanova about what we could accomplish with longer, healthier lives, and she replies "Nothing, we'd just make the same mistakes, fall into the same traps." He accuses her of being a pessimist.
"Doctor, I am a Russian. We understand these things."
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM (X0I7i)
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There was an early episode (Deathwalker?) where an immortality device is discovered, but it runs on draining the lives of others. Much talk about who should get it, and the Vorlons blow it up, saying "You are not ready for immortality."
Subsequently, Dr. Franklin is musing with Ivanova about what we could accomplish with longer, healthier lives, and she replies "Nothing, we'd just make the same mistakes, fall into the same traps." He accuses her of being a pessimist.
"Doctor, I am a Russian. We understand these things."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 11:10 AM (llXky)
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Speaking of coffee, H-E-B has their Christmas coffees out now. I got a stash of Candy Cane coffee K-cups I am going though now.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at November 25, 2023 11:11 AM (YVB7m)
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I remember one time when JJ said to vic basically why are you still doing this? Meaning the morning reports that vic used to report to us. JJ won this war and now we have the best accumulation of news anywhere.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 11:11 AM (9fOtf)
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"That's different from appreciating the beauty of God's creation and celebrating it with art that elevates the mind to holy things. The notion that images of saints or the Blessed Virgin Mary are somehow wrong essentially cedes all artistry to secular pursuits, with the result that our minds turn from Godly things and focus instead on This World." Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
They can be looked at as art, but in churches are usually tied to doctrine (right or wrong doctrine). To the extent they are only art magnifying right doctrine, awesome. But many traditions are clearly from pagan origins, as is much of the doctrine.
As with the founding of the USA, "we must hang together, or surely we will hang separately" Franklin said. There is power in staying together, yet the old testament showed us there was often only a remnant that were really the faithful.
Evil takes over large institutions and wears them as skinsuits. YMMV.
They can be looked at as art, but in churches are usually tied to doctrine (right or wrong doctrine). To the extent they are only art magnifying right doctrine, awesome. But many traditions are clearly from pagan origins, as is much of the doctrine.
As with the founding of the USA, "we must hang together, or surely we will hang separately" Franklin said. There is power in staying together, yet the old testament showed us there was often only a remnant that were really the faithful.
Evil takes over large institutions and wears them as skinsuits. YMMV.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 11:12 AM (Cus5s)
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I have heard no reliable confirmation. There was one person, whom I don't recognize, who declared that Vic had died months prior. But when he posted that, Vic had in fact posted in the prior weeks. So, whoever it was, was either stirring stuff up or speculating, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (OX9vb)
I could swear I saw a comment from him not too long ago. Maybe a few months?
If anyone has any concrete knowledge on this, obviously many of us would appreciate it. Just saying "yes" or "no" doesn't really help.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 25, 2023 10:53 AM (OX9vb)
I could swear I saw a comment from him not too long ago. Maybe a few months?
If anyone has any concrete knowledge on this, obviously many of us would appreciate it. Just saying "yes" or "no" doesn't really help.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 25, 2023 11:12 AM (QBaJw)
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Schroedinger's Vic
Posted by: Don Black - (was DB) at November 25, 2023 11:12 AM (geLO8)
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I did not make more MoMees because I was afraid of repercussions.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (X0I7i)
Nope...most of us are happy it worked out that way!
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (X0I7i)
Nope...most of us are happy it worked out that way!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:14 AM (3Gtis)
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Okay people. I have to figure out something productive to do with my day.
Have a good one. ❤️
Have a good one. ❤️
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at November 25, 2023 11:14 AM (t/2Uw)
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No discussion of B5 is complete without Zathras.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:14 AM (VwHCD)
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 11:10 AM (llXky)
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Dr. Franklin's besetting problem was that he always though he could fix things. He pretty much got over it after his near-death experience, though.
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Dr. Franklin's besetting problem was that he always though he could fix things. He pretty much got over it after his near-death experience, though.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (ScR16)
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Sometimes people just need privacy.
Speculation can be rude and turn to rumormongering.
If you're lurking, Vic, please know you are missed and folks appreciate you.
Speculation can be rude and turn to rumormongering.
If you're lurking, Vic, please know you are missed and folks appreciate you.
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (/di7g)
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No discussion of B5 is complete without Zathras.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:14 AM (VwHCD)
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He can never have anything nice...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:14 AM (VwHCD)
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He can never have anything nice...
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (ScR16)
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I think creeper is genuinely misgendered in the prayer list.
Posted by: mindful webworker - I I me me mine at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (pHY5U)
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Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (S6gqv)
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Because we use a Germanic language. Romance languages use different names for the days of the week.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (llXky)
Saturday is the oddball - our English forbears didn't go with the Norse, which translated as "bathing day", and didn't go with "Sabado" (Spanish) or its source, Shabat. Instead we dropped back to the old Roman name for that day alone.
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Because we use a Germanic language. Romance languages use different names for the days of the week.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 11:01 AM (llXky)
Saturday is the oddball - our English forbears didn't go with the Norse, which translated as "bathing day", and didn't go with "Sabado" (Spanish) or its source, Shabat. Instead we dropped back to the old Roman name for that day alone.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2023 11:16 AM (S6gqv)
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304 vic showed up from time to time after but then kind of went away.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 10:59 AM (9fOtf)
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I got the distinct impression from a couple of Vic's posts that the divorce took a toll. Understandable.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 10:59 AM (9fOtf)
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I got the distinct impression from a couple of Vic's posts that the divorce took a toll. Understandable.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 25, 2023 11:16 AM (IBDwy)
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I remember one time when JJ said to vic basically why are you still doing this? Meaning the morning reports that vic used to report to us. JJ won this war and now we have the best accumulation of news anywhere.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 11:11 AM (9fOtf)
Memories of such things get murky, but I seem to recall Vic being more or less ok with not doing his anymore.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 11:11 AM (9fOtf)
Memories of such things get murky, but I seem to recall Vic being more or less ok with not doing his anymore.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 25, 2023 11:16 AM (QBaJw)
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So, DeSantis should have won by much more in 2018, but "the cheat" fell only 30,000 short of a win for Gillum (my spelling mistake earlier). I lived in Florida during DeSantis years, he's doing great things. And an early end to the lockdown.
Posted by: JM
I heard an interview with Giuliani where he said that a truck with thousands of fake ballots was intercepted before it could make a drop.
Posted by: JM
I heard an interview with Giuliani where he said that a truck with thousands of fake ballots was intercepted before it could make a drop.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at November 25, 2023 11:17 AM (mrFSL)
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To the person who left 'a bunch' of whole vanilla beans in the grinder at Costco: May the fleas of 10,000 camels be forever in your underwear.
Ruined 2lbs of Columbia medium roast arabic for us.
Ruined 2lbs of Columbia medium roast arabic for us.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:17 AM (r+I8w)
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Dr. Franklin's besetting problem was that he always though he could fix things. He pretty much got over it after his near-death experience, though.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (ScR16)
yeah, bleeding out in brown sector should be a frigging wake up call.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (ScR16)
yeah, bleeding out in brown sector should be a frigging wake up call.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:18 AM (VwHCD)
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Tech related question. I have a portable solar panel and a 2K battery. When it's out in the sunshine if it's starting up in 95% or so of capacity it will hit quickly hit 100% and stop accepting electrons.
But the solar panel is still producing them. Were are they going?
Tech related question. I have a portable solar panel and a 2K battery. When it's out in the sunshine if it's starting up in 95% or so of capacity it will hit quickly hit 100% and stop accepting electrons.
But the solar panel is still producing them. Were are they going?
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 11:18 AM (enJYY)
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People are certainly free to believe what they want. But I never understood the attraction of Old Norse paganism and Odin, Thor and Freyr. It's demonstrably borne of ignorance and built on beliefs framed by the narrowness of what the people knew at the time. It was shed for Christianity not as a matter of conquest but for good reason. It died off because its basis was demonstrably false.
Posted by: Marcus T at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM (o33NW)
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Nood Thanks!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM (r+I8w)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM (3Gtis)
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Speaking of coffee, H-E-B has their Christmas coffees out now. I got a stash of Candy Cane coffee K-cups I am going though now.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33
HEB also has a great pecan coffee.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33
HEB also has a great pecan coffee.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM (mrFSL)
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I think creeper is genuinely misgendered in the prayer list.
Posted by: mindful webworker - I I me me mine at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (pHY5U)
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You are correct.
Posted by: mindful webworker - I I me me mine at November 25, 2023 11:15 AM (pHY5U)
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You are correct.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 25, 2023 11:20 AM (LsAl1)
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But the solar panel is still producing them. Were are they going?
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 11:18 AM (enJYY)
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Leaking out into the air, as James Thurber's aunt believed happened with empty light sockets.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 11:18 AM (enJYY)
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Leaking out into the air, as James Thurber's aunt believed happened with empty light sockets.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at November 25, 2023 11:20 AM (ScR16)
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I remember one time when JJ said to vic basically why are you still doing this? Meaning the morning reports that vic used to report to us. JJ won this war and now we have the best accumulation of news anywhere.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 11:11 AM (9fOtf)
If I remember correctly, most of Vic's 'news links' went to Fox News.
Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 11:11 AM (9fOtf)
If I remember correctly, most of Vic's 'news links' went to Fox News.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at November 25, 2023 11:20 AM (iODuv)
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347 To the person who left 'a bunch' of whole vanilla beans in the grinder at Costco: May the fleas of 10,000 camels be forever in your underwear.
Ruined 2lbs of Columbia medium roast arabic for us.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:17 AM (r+I8w)
Prayer thread's a good place for that.
Ruined 2lbs of Columbia medium roast arabic for us.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:17 AM (r+I8w)
Prayer thread's a good place for that.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 11:20 AM (4tUZx)
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Heat.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM
Could that heat damage the panel?
Heat.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM
Could that heat damage the panel?
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 11:20 AM (enJYY)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:22 AM (r+I8w)
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359 Prayer thread's a good place for that.
Posted by: m
In my defense: it was a entreaty...
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:22 AM (r+I8w)
But I was serious! This IS a good place for that!
Posted by: m
In my defense: it was a entreaty...
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:22 AM (r+I8w)
But I was serious! This IS a good place for that!
Posted by: m at November 25, 2023 11:23 AM (4tUZx)
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332 Posted by: Karavan at November 25, 2023 11:11 AM (9fOtf)
I love JJ and we are in each others' orbit at Insty.
Never saw it as a competition between them.
I love JJ and we are in each others' orbit at Insty.
Never saw it as a competition between them.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:23 AM (X0I7i)
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Seems like a lot of people here like this, I'll have to look for it, but I don't think I have ever seen this particular blend.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:43 AM (hOUT3)
I used to buy Community Coffee dark roast a lot. Never bought any of the frou frou stuff. Maybe I will order up a couple pounds of the dark roast when I return to AZ next month.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at November 25, 2023 09:43 AM (hOUT3)
I used to buy Community Coffee dark roast a lot. Never bought any of the frou frou stuff. Maybe I will order up a couple pounds of the dark roast when I return to AZ next month.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 25, 2023 11:24 AM (QsR+7)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 25, 2023 11:24 AM (r+I8w)
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356 Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at November 25, 2023 11:20 AM (iODuv)
He was fond of linking to the UK sources as well. In essence to get semi-neutral reporting on American domestic issues you need to go to Canadian and British sources and factor in the nascent globalist slant. Vic was a sophisticated peruser.
He was fond of linking to the UK sources as well. In essence to get semi-neutral reporting on American domestic issues you need to go to Canadian and British sources and factor in the nascent globalist slant. Vic was a sophisticated peruser.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:25 AM (X0I7i)
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"solar panel is still producing them. Were are they going?"
A tech guy told me some panels can produce over 100% rated output, as when snow reflects sun onto them. idk ...
But as for where the electrons go once capacity is reached ... a charge controller surely stops accepting at some point, so same as electrons in the wire to a light bulb, they stop flowing once the switch is off. They meet a "resistance" so they cannot flow. But they energize the wires up to a max voltage (VOC ?).
A real physics guy or electrician can correct me.
A tech guy told me some panels can produce over 100% rated output, as when snow reflects sun onto them. idk ...
But as for where the electrons go once capacity is reached ... a charge controller surely stops accepting at some point, so same as electrons in the wire to a light bulb, they stop flowing once the switch is off. They meet a "resistance" so they cannot flow. But they energize the wires up to a max voltage (VOC ?).
A real physics guy or electrician can correct me.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 11:28 AM (Cus5s)
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349 Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 11:18 AM (enJYY)
They are being bled off in all likelihood by your battery controller.
You can run a lot of equipment to the load trickle off of "useless solar" from a battery standpoint.
I had a lot of fun with Lad Olafson last summer setting up a solar array feeding an AGM battery.
https://tinyurl.com/Renogy-Monitor
Good sale on a renogy monitor
They are being bled off in all likelihood by your battery controller.
You can run a lot of equipment to the load trickle off of "useless solar" from a battery standpoint.
I had a lot of fun with Lad Olafson last summer setting up a solar array feeding an AGM battery.
https://tinyurl.com/Renogy-Monitor
Good sale on a renogy monitor
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:28 AM (X0I7i)
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They can be looked at as art, but in churches are usually tied to doctrine (right or wrong doctrine). To the extent they are only art magnifying right doctrine, awesome. But many traditions are clearly from pagan origins, as is much of the doctrine.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 11:12 AM (Cus5s)
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The pagan gods are fallen angels, which is why their traditions and teachings often echo what is in the Bible. The distance of the fall varied by spirit.
Thus: you can say honoring one's ancestors is pagan, but it seems to be universal (until now, of course). That shows it is part of Natural Law. I believe Paul remarked on how some of the pagans seemed to have a better grasp of virtuous living than the early Christians - God was speaking to them, too.
I will also note that the "pagan influence" is also a function of Liberal Christianity's teachings in the 19th Century, which held that tried to use SCIENCE! to explain faith, and decode the Bible. Thus, pagan stuff was all over the place because the highest evolution of faith was naturally German Protestantism.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 11:12 AM (Cus5s)
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The pagan gods are fallen angels, which is why their traditions and teachings often echo what is in the Bible. The distance of the fall varied by spirit.
Thus: you can say honoring one's ancestors is pagan, but it seems to be universal (until now, of course). That shows it is part of Natural Law. I believe Paul remarked on how some of the pagans seemed to have a better grasp of virtuous living than the early Christians - God was speaking to them, too.
I will also note that the "pagan influence" is also a function of Liberal Christianity's teachings in the 19th Century, which held that tried to use SCIENCE! to explain faith, and decode the Bible. Thus, pagan stuff was all over the place because the highest evolution of faith was naturally German Protestantism.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 11:29 AM (llXky)
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Damn, so its true? Godspeed Vic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM
Nobody knows. I haven't been able to find any hard information one way or another.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 25, 2023 11:04 AM
Nobody knows. I haven't been able to find any hard information one way or another.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at November 25, 2023 11:34 AM (iZEhM)
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I seem to recall Toyota is heavily researching Ammonia powered vehicles instead of battery.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy)
Ammonia is an idiotic choice for motor fuel. It's a poisonous, choking gas, for one, if it escapes the tank. It can kill you dead. And there are no ammonia wells. It takes energy to make it, using natural gas as a source material. Gasoline and Diesel fuel already exist as fractions of crude oil, and the energy required to refine them to market quality is far less than that needed to manufacture ammonia.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2023 10:10 AM (qoGsy)
Ammonia is an idiotic choice for motor fuel. It's a poisonous, choking gas, for one, if it escapes the tank. It can kill you dead. And there are no ammonia wells. It takes energy to make it, using natural gas as a source material. Gasoline and Diesel fuel already exist as fractions of crude oil, and the energy required to refine them to market quality is far less than that needed to manufacture ammonia.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 25, 2023 11:36 AM (CMfht)
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Vic mentioned his age once which turned out to be a couple of years younger than me, so he'd be 70. I still haven't heard any confirmation.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 25, 2023 11:37 AM (t0dV9)
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" I believe Paul remarked on how some of the pagans seemed to have a better grasp of virtuous living than the early Christians - God was speaking to them, too." Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
I can't recall that verse, but yes, Paul spent great effort trying to correct wrong practice, which quickly became wrong doctrine (in the early church), and before he died he said very few had remained faithful to right doctrine. ...
Then somehow the Council of Nicea creed became fundamental "scripture" for (eventually) even the Protestants (or you were cancelled). So they (Lutherans) made us recite that creed to clean up (dirty up) the original scripture.
Thanks for the historical references.
I can't recall that verse, but yes, Paul spent great effort trying to correct wrong practice, which quickly became wrong doctrine (in the early church), and before he died he said very few had remained faithful to right doctrine. ...
Then somehow the Council of Nicea creed became fundamental "scripture" for (eventually) even the Protestants (or you were cancelled). So they (Lutherans) made us recite that creed to clean up (dirty up) the original scripture.
Thanks for the historical references.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 11:40 AM (Cus5s)
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Vic mentioned his age once which turned out to be a couple of years younger than me, so he'd be 70. I still haven't heard any confirmation.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 25, 2023 11:37 AM
I think that's dead on, based on the photograph of his new Ford and the year it was on the market.
Vic mentioned his age once which turned out to be a couple of years younger than me, so he'd be 70. I still haven't heard any confirmation.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 25, 2023 11:37 AM
I think that's dead on, based on the photograph of his new Ford and the year it was on the market.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 25, 2023 11:40 AM (enJYY)
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People are certainly free to believe what they want. But I never understood the attraction of Old Norse paganism and Odin, Thor and Freyr. It's demonstrably borne of ignorance and built on beliefs framed by the narrowness of what the people knew at the time. It was shed for Christianity not as a matter of conquest but for good reason. It died off because its basis was demonstrably false.
Posted by: Marcus T at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM (o33NW)
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It's gaining more popularity because the gods are supposedly more masculine and warlike. No dying meekly on a cross!
There's a certain amount of D&D mentality in the younger generations - you pick your god, follow their rules, and are judged on that basis. The notion that no, there actually is a revealed God and that the pagans were rebel angels does not occur to them.
It's just like the "theologians" who find hidden goddesses in the Old Testament and claim "the patriarchy" overwrote it, but was too stupid to do the job properly.
Posted by: Marcus T at November 25, 2023 11:19 AM (o33NW)
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It's gaining more popularity because the gods are supposedly more masculine and warlike. No dying meekly on a cross!
There's a certain amount of D&D mentality in the younger generations - you pick your god, follow their rules, and are judged on that basis. The notion that no, there actually is a revealed God and that the pagans were rebel angels does not occur to them.
It's just like the "theologians" who find hidden goddesses in the Old Testament and claim "the patriarchy" overwrote it, but was too stupid to do the job properly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 11:40 AM (llXky)
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336 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2023 11:14 AM (3Gtis)
Quite, and when wife retired I was set to drop the act.
Instead my son got called on the carpet for correctly predicting the outcome of the Rittenhouse trial.
You do certain things and they are not even particularly shaken not stirred you get watched.
Quite, and when wife retired I was set to drop the act.
Instead my son got called on the carpet for correctly predicting the outcome of the Rittenhouse trial.
You do certain things and they are not even particularly shaken not stirred you get watched.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:44 AM (X0I7i)
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speaking of old commenters, is rhomboid still around here? Did he get tired of trying to educate us on international affairs? ha ... but he did have the background that was educational, as I saw it. Have not seen him comment for some time.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (Cus5s)
He usually appears on the Gun Thread.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 10:58 AM (Cus5s)
He usually appears on the Gun Thread.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 25, 2023 11:46 AM (a4qL7)
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I seem to remember a post from a semi-regular commenter, a couple of weeks ago, who dropped some details about Vic's passing. Seemed like a respectful post, and not troll-like at all. There were some troll posts, though, earlier.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 25, 2023 11:55 AM (a4qL7)
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Tea & Covfefe Staines, a tip for the cleaning thereof, via my fawlty memory, via "Hints from Heloise", circa late 1980s.
But, I've used it. I still use it, and it works.
Fill the vessel brim full, then drop in one (for a simple cup/mug, or more Effervescent Denture Cleaning Tablets. Up to a half-dozen for a full sized teapot.
Leave overnight.
We use this method to it's full effect, here at Casa New Dawn. Oh, and I had fun demonstrating it to the very Irish, very dedicated hot-tea drinker Herself New Dawn, who passed it along to her sister and niece in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Where, they follow this practice, to this day.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
But, I've used it. I still use it, and it works.
Fill the vessel brim full, then drop in one (for a simple cup/mug, or more Effervescent Denture Cleaning Tablets. Up to a half-dozen for a full sized teapot.
Leave overnight.
We use this method to it's full effect, here at Casa New Dawn. Oh, and I had fun demonstrating it to the very Irish, very dedicated hot-tea drinker Herself New Dawn, who passed it along to her sister and niece in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Where, they follow this practice, to this day.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at November 25, 2023 11:57 AM (e6UQI)
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He was fond of linking to the UK sources as well. In essence to get semi-neutral reporting on American domestic issues you need to go to Canadian and British sources and factor in the nascent globalist slant. Vic was a sophisticated peruser.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:25 AM (X0I7i)
I miss the guy. If he did leave us, it would be nice if someone could track down his obit so we would have some closure. He was a very interesting guy. His stories of his neighbor never failed to amuse me.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2023 11:25 AM (X0I7i)
I miss the guy. If he did leave us, it would be nice if someone could track down his obit so we would have some closure. He was a very interesting guy. His stories of his neighbor never failed to amuse me.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at November 25, 2023 11:58 AM (iODuv)
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Then somehow the Council of Nicea creed became fundamental "scripture" for (eventually) even the Protestants (or you were cancelled). So they (Lutherans) made us recite that creed to clean up (dirty up) the original scripture.
Thanks for the historical references.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 11:40 AM (Cus5s)
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No, it wasn't "somehow," it was part of a very long series of discussions, and if you are so inclined, you can read about it.
The Catholic and Orthodox churches do not limit themselves to scripture as Protestants do, they also look at a much larger body of contemporary writings which give additional context.
Thanks for the historical references.
Posted by: illiniwek at November 25, 2023 11:40 AM (Cus5s)
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No, it wasn't "somehow," it was part of a very long series of discussions, and if you are so inclined, you can read about it.
The Catholic and Orthodox churches do not limit themselves to scripture as Protestants do, they also look at a much larger body of contemporary writings which give additional context.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at November 25, 2023 12:04 PM (llXky)
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I too would like to settle the issue and give him a proper moron memorial. He was a fixture here for quite a while.
Posted by: pawn
Thank you for the nice post about Vic. If he has passed I too would like to see his nic/name remembered.
I think his last name was Smith, by a few posts he made under Vic Smith.
Vic, if you or family/friend could update AOSHQ it would help ease many of us.
Posted by: pawn
Thank you for the nice post about Vic. If he has passed I too would like to see his nic/name remembered.
I think his last name was Smith, by a few posts he made under Vic Smith.
Vic, if you or family/friend could update AOSHQ it would help ease many of us.
Posted by: old chick at November 25, 2023 12:25 PM (sOete)
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Vic was Navy and served on the Enterprise. He was born in 51 (the year after my dad, so it was easy to remember), but I don't know what month. Those facts, along with being a nuke guy, may help pinpoint him. I believe he worked for Duke energy for most of his career, but am not positive.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 25, 2023 12:36 PM (nC+QA)
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"...render unto Caesar the things which are Caesars, imo because it was...suicide to go against state authority..."
Maybe. Consider also that the Lord said (believers) were essentially, "sheep among wolves" and that we were to "make disciples of all nations," (not make politicians...though some G-dfearers are called to fill that occupation, as Adrian Rodgers said, if not us, then who?)
Apostle Paul said "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities," the exception being if that authority blatantly contradicts scripture, as Peter stated in Acts, "It is necessary to obey G-d rather than men." Or, an Old Testament example, "those who decree unrighteousness as law..." and "make a man a transgressor (because of) a spoken word..."
A perfect description of current "hate speech" and "misinformation" edicts that we're all forced to embrace for Fundamental Transformation.
Maybe. Consider also that the Lord said (believers) were essentially, "sheep among wolves" and that we were to "make disciples of all nations," (not make politicians...though some G-dfearers are called to fill that occupation, as Adrian Rodgers said, if not us, then who?)
Apostle Paul said "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities," the exception being if that authority blatantly contradicts scripture, as Peter stated in Acts, "It is necessary to obey G-d rather than men." Or, an Old Testament example, "those who decree unrighteousness as law..." and "make a man a transgressor (because of) a spoken word..."
A perfect description of current "hate speech" and "misinformation" edicts that we're all forced to embrace for Fundamental Transformation.
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