WordWolf

That's ANYBODY. See, Mike's not even totally on-board with the "vpw taught how to understand the Bible better than anyone and God spoke to him" Kool-Aid drinkers because he's too extreme for even them. They'll welcome him around, but they disagree fundamentally on what pfal IS. So, Mike's STILL trying to get a second person to join his church, with the long-term goal of enough people to get a good checker-game going.

Me, I think it's retirement- and lack thereof. They want to jump ship now and secure some kind of nest egg since twi, among other things, won't give them that.

BTW, there's a difference between "we disagreed" and "we didn't notice." In Mike's head-and some of his posts- Mike's said that we disagree because we don't notice what he's noticed. However, we've noticed them and there's usually sensible reasons to come to a different conclusion than Mike has come to. Naturally, the idea that there's sensible reasons to disagree doesn't enter Mike's theology. So, it doesn't enter his posts, and he sounds even MORE condescending as a result.

Ever wonder if he's trying to :"run the clock?" He's had more than 2 decades, all of which has had loads of excuses as to why he hasn't put together a coherent position paper. If he keeps this up, eventually he can stop due to old age, claim he can't do it since he's too old now, and never get around to it. It's the kind of thing someone might do if A) they thought they faced a task impossible for themself (but saying "this is what I believe and why" is not impossible because it's opinions and their reasons) of B) they thought that they had nothing at all, bur were able to conceal that from themself and others if it was never clearly communicated. Then, all the problems can be hand-waved as "poor communication" and "unreceptive audience." (Sound familiar?) It's something to consider.

And if it wasn't for a handful of loving Christians who were already doing the things of God when vpw showed up and recruited them- blunting their mission- we wouldn't think there were any loving people in twi's history at all.

"I'm glad I got in, and I'm glad I got out."- me, many times.

Yes. Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares" plus the Freddy Krueger movie, "Nightmare on Elm Street."

Let's give Human a few more hours.

"I'm not feeling alright today, I'm not feeling that great, I'm not catching on fire today, Love has started to fade, I'm not going to smile today, I'm not gonna laugh, You're out living it up today, I've got dues to pay.When the grave digger puts on the forceps, The stonemason does all the work, The barber can give you a haircut, The carpenter can take you out to lunch, Now, I just want to play on my panpipes, I just want to drink me some wine, As soon as you're born, you start dying, So you might as well have a good time,"

In this thread, if one half of the answer eludes you, plug in the other and see what matches up with it...

Different song, same artist. "I'm not feeling alright today, I'm not feeling that great, I'm not catching on fire today, Love has started to fade, I'm not going to smile today, I'm not gonna laugh, You're out living it up today, I've got dues to pay."

In this TV-movie, chef Gordon Ramsay tries to help restaurant owners who struggle to remain alive as a serial killer stalks their dreams. (BTW, Mrs Wolf figured it out from the previous post, and she's never seen the movie.)

I knew this character's name long before I sat down to watch any of the first movie. But I can wait to see if someone else chimes in. Perhaps you'll remember overhearing his name mentioned somewhere. His fame has increased. One might say he's gotten bigger.

Ok, this one hasn't been done before. In this TV-movie, we see a chef try to help restaurant owners who struggle to remain alive because a serial killer wants revenge.

"Assemble the Minions."

"A golden bird that flies away, A candle's fickle flame, To think I held you yesterday, Your love was just a game. You tell me that you love me so, You tell me that you care." "Take the time, To get to know me, If you want me, Why can't you just show me, We're always on, This roller coaster, If you want me, Why can't you get closer,"

We'll wait for Human to check in as well, of course. :)

Strictly speaking, I did not disallow them. All the shows I was thinking of were broadcast network shows. However, if we don't get any of the others, I'd accept cable as the closest answer. And I was specific about "psychiatrist" or I'd also accept "Psychologist" and the title character of "Frasier" would be included.

The moments preceding that line are a favorite in my home. To be specific, the best instant is the slight pause. "THE HULK", as said in the first "Avengers" theatrical release from Marvel. There were a lot of little moments I really liked in the movie. One also preceded this by seconds- the look Loki gave when he caught the arrow.

Ok, let's make this a little more vague. Get any of these to take the round. Some jobs show up a lot more than others on television. Name the show where one of the main characters/ primary characters had this job: A) Psychiatrist (practicing) B) Owner-Operator of a trucking business. C) Beautician (practicing) D) Advertising Executive E) Shepherd/sheep-herder (retired or practicing-but the one I'm thinking of was formerly one/retired)

I've been watching this show, on and off, lately. That made it a lot easier to get. Ok, next one, let's see...

This one's more recent than my usual "1985 or older" preference. "A golden bird that flies away, A candle's fickle flame, To think I held you yesterday, Your love was just a game,"

Ok, this was Pink Floyd's "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond."

It's almost amusing how often Mike accuses me of saying he "WORSHIPS" vpw, yet can't pull up a verse showing me doing exactly that- while claiming once again (and falsely) that HE is being misrepresented. If Mike can't even read what's written in my humble posts, why should I take him seriously in his claims he's superior to everyone here in reading divine revelation? Mike, don't be shocked when your criteria for determinng vpw was some top athlete and genius don't match anyone else living. Genius can be determined technically with an IQ score, or demonstrated with PhDs, discoveries, patents, and so on. Assembling a class from materials composed of the work of others is not considered in the same "weight class" as those. For that matter, any top saleman, with the right timing and right audience, could reach a LOT of people. In the case of vpw, he "sold" the class to the hippies, and THEY sold it to everyone else. BTW, it didn't exactly get "all over the world." If it did, his name and the class' name would be "household names." If I say "Woody, Mia and Frank were at that party", a lot of people wouldn't even need the last names of the people to know who I meant. In countries outside the US. pfal never impacted the culture of any country or even its cultural memory. The Furby has more name recognition. But in any case, that determines the success in advertising and sales, not "GENIUS." Furthermore, saying a high school basketball player who never made it onto any college varsity team, professional team, or regional competition (let alone national or international) is really inflating their accomplishment. That would mean, fairly, that those who WERE in college varsity were SUPER-Athletes, in the top portion of the top 1%. And those who made it pro would be athletes so far above humanity that we should all offer them burnt offerings. A FAIR and HONEST criteria for determining athletic skill is one that is objective and rewards evenly for accomplishments. The simplest way, the fairest way, was to just check what the highest level of participation was of everyone. The professionals and Olympic athletes at the top, college below them, high school below them, peewee and little league below them. That having been said, it's easy to see the difference between THAT and "I think Basketball is a lot harder than other sports because I wasn't good at it." Naturally, it's only an incredible coincidence that the one sport that gets the special exemption for demonstrating the top tier of talent disproportionately is the one sport vpw participated in, such that even a high school only participation puts him in the top 1%. Surely that's not tilting the table specifically for him. Surely that's not being unfair...

According to Mike, vpw should be compared to Balaam. Hey, Mike and I agree on something again!