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"Whennn the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, thaat's a-dump-e..." For Ron :D

Well, at least you can say she's good at multi-tasking. :lol:

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On the contrary, I got quite a giggle out of the whole thing. I liken the entire progression of TWI 1 classes to initiation into a "secret" WayWorld society, and the picture that comes in my mind is the scene in the movie Animal House where Kevin Bacon's character is hazed into a fraternity by being swatted with a paddle by guys in hooded robes: Foundational Class *swack!* "Thank you sir, may I have another?!" Intermediate Class *swack!* "Thank you sir, may I have another?!" Collateral Classes (CF&S, Renewed Mind, et. al.) *swack!* "Thank you sir, may I have another?!" Advanced Class *swack!* "Thank you sir, may I have another?!" Way Corps..... Well, you get the idea. I find it bizarre that they would do something like that, even in jest, but I'm not surprised. Anymore.

Hiya and congratulations, I Love Bagpipes. Welcome to this marketplace of ideas and ideals. 28 years - This can't be easy or painless for you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Was there any one thing that finally did it for you, the final straw, so to speak? (and re: WordWolf's post, if it's too personal or gives away identifying information, you don't have to tell us. It's well known the WayGB monitor this site, gathering personal information to use in hostile confrontations.)

He must have been speaking Parseltongue! That's it! C G is really Lord Voldemort in disguise! Run for the hills! He's baaaaack! :)

Doesn't PETA actually stand for People Eating Tasty Animals? :D I think someone here had posted a link some time ago to a billboard that read, "There's room for all of God's creatures...right next to the mashed potatoes." Classic.

"I'd like to talk to you today about the dangers of global warming..."

Too much head on that beer - I'll fix it.....

Hi SunnyFla, I used to live in Florida (around 1964-65), and still have lots of relatives who live there. Does that count? :) Welcome to our little slice of freedom.

Happy belated Birthday, Belle!

Come now, would you deny leadership all their fun little perks in life? :lol:

Lindy, Squirrel Nut Zippers, correct?

One of my favorites is, "Don't sweat the petty things - and don't pet the sweaty things." :)

ROFLMAO :lol: (wipes laughter tears from his eyes) I imagine guys scratch for the same reason every one else does; because it itches. :) It really shouldn't be done in polite company, but it happens. As for smelling their hands afterwards.....I'm clueless. I won't ask if anyone here does that, but does anyone know why one would? (god, I'm still laughing. That set the tone for my entire day)

Gee, I'd like to look at it again just to see what I thought was so wonderful about it at the time. I think I have that tape buried around here somewhere; unfortunately....it's in Betamax format. Guess I'll just have to visualize it in my mind. -_- I remember my wife and I seeing the depiction of "sensual" spirits in that production; she turned to me and said, "They can't get possessed portraying that kind of stuff over and over again, can they?" And I said, "Naw, honey, these folks are the cream of the crop spiritually-speaking. They know what they're doing." :blink:

Like pizza with dead bugs on it. :P I've ofter thought Martindale would be "back" in one capacity or another, regardless of the legal/insurance liability. He continued Mr. Wierwille's tradition of providing animation to a rather dry and stuffy subject (biblical research) and did it far more sucessfully than anyone since. Of course, his excesses (a byproduct of Wierwille's erronious doctrine and practice) were just as "root, hog and die" as his teaching style. But for certain people who filed lawsuits against the Way for Martindale's "indescretions", he'd still be there today. Because nothing there has really changed. Nobody's belief system there really embraces the concept of right and wrong. As far as they're concerned, God's on their side and all's right with WayWorld. As far as they're concerned, Martindale (as God's Annointed) had every right to do what he did. It's just man's law (read "The Adversary") that forced him into the wilderness. So why not welcome him back? He'd return to thunderous applause and dewy-eyed devotion. "If God be for Loy Craig Martindale, who can be against him? NO ONE, NO ONE, NO ONNNNNNNNE!"

I was always told (in hushed, private generalized conversations, cause it's not about personalities, people come and go, it's all about The Word, The Word, and nothing but The Word, dontcha know) that you chose to disassociate yourself from the Way International due to vague and undefined doctrinal differences with Mr. Wierwille. Thank you for correcting my misinformation. And please feel free to post whatever thoughts and recollections you'd like. You have an unique historical perspective which would be appreciated by many of us. Thanks.

Oh, Wayfer Not, I absolutely feel your pain. I had bought a brand-new 2005 Toyota Corolla in July. I was real careful about where I parked it (parked way out in a store's parking lot, tried to park with one side next to an inanimate object, etc.), washed and polished it every second day - you know the drill. I so dreaded getting the first scratch on it, 'cause that's always the one that hurts the most. A month after I got it, someone slams into the back of my car while I'm at a stop light. Did $3500 worth of damage. The day I got it back from the body shop, somebody in a mass-transit parking lot ('cause I'm trying to save on gas) puts a nice scrape on the front bumper. Sometimes, new cars are just ding magnets.

Geez, Exie, look at those pips! :D They take up more space than your reply column! You must be something spayshul! (And of course you are.) ;)

That's an interesting question. Not that the Way could prevent someone from going, but would they have required a "Way Disciple" to re-do their entire 6 month or year commitment? Anybody here ever do the Way Disciple thing? Was this covered in your training?

I think I saw it once as part of a larger display of "collateral" pamphlets. When I took the PFAL class in 1972, all these pamphlets had been collated into the blue, green and orange books...and the "Magic of Believing" had been transMOGrified. ;)-->

Hello from me as well! Ditto to what Mr. Hammeroni said. May your sojourn at the Greasespot Cafe be interesting and informational.

Geez, what's wrong with you people? They don't need money, food, supplies, medicine or any of that stuff.... They need DA CLASS! Thank you God for rescuing me from that mentality.

And...And...And... Because the oil refineries in that area were so severely damaged, the US will need to import more oil from places like Iraq. And which company is the leader to rebuild the oil infrastructure in Iraq? Well, it ain't Earl Burton! :D--> Doncha just love conspiracy theories?