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Raf

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  1. Didn't even see this thing here. Thanks for the nudge. "Three dimes, a hundred dollar bill and 87 ones." *** "Where did you go to school?" "It was called George Washington." "Oh G.W. My brother-in-law got his doctorate there. Did you pledge?" "Yes. Every morning."
  2. Tina Turner What's Love Got to Do With It Laurence Fishburne Before anyone objects to this entry: Tina doesn't act in the movie, but she shows up in the end as herself in a concert. It's a significant amount of screen time, a few minutes, so it counts.
  3. No, he's not suggesting it. He's stating it outright. God gave the revelation to Leonard, who didn't do a good enough job and inserted his own junk, so God went to Wierwille next. God told Wierwille what to plagiarize from Leonard, Kenyon and Bullinger, and since God was the original author, no one could accuse Him of plagiarism! Dude, you can't even MAKE this up! The funnier you try to make it sound, the more shocked you are to learn that, yeah, that's pretty much what Mike is telling you. I'd love to re-evaluate whether Wierwille was a cold, calculating, manipulative sex predator, but that would be judging his accusers, and I don't want to judge. Besides, i have a life.
  4. Sigh. Once again, I did not suggest that you leveled any criticism at the press. I said other people have and addressed them, not you.
  5. Ok, so part of that was tongue in cheek... But satori. I wasn't referring to you or to Full Circle. I was referring to other posters who were critical of the media for second-guessing the police. I addressed two things: one, I think second-guessing the police/response is not necessarily fair, though it is natural, and two, I don't think the media should be blamed for bringing up this issue because it's not the media doing the second-guessing. The second-guessing is coming from the streets, so to speak. Look at my post again: I said I hope "OTHERS" can see that it's not originating in the media. No beef with you.
  6. You have no idea. Thing is, he's totally serious.
  7. As for satori and full circle, I totally understand where you're coming from. However, I hope others can see, because of that, why it's unfair to blame the media for raising the issue of possible wrong steps that were taken at crucial moments. It's a natural part of the discussion, and last I checked, neither satori nor Full Circle have a column or a cable news show.
  8. 1. What does "slanted eyes" have to do with anything? 2. What does "you have '02 before your GS registration date" have to do with anything? 3. What does "PC" have to do with anything? Who's being PC here? To suggest that his immigration status had nothing to do with it is being PC? Only slanted eyed foreigners do this? Is it PC to point out that American citizens committed all sorts of similar acts in the past? What exactly is your point, other than picking on people because of irrelevant details?
  9. Satori. You MAY be right, but it's purely speculative. We have no way of knowing what would have happened because it didn't. Another option is they would have locked down but incapable of keeping a monitor on the entire campus. Thus they would have made everyone in his vicinity a sitting duck. Is it possible you're assuming more manpower than they had on hand? We don't know what would have happened had there been a lockdown, and second-guessing may help at some point, but not for the purpose of assigning blame, as is being done now. Anyway, I respectfully disagree. Neither your scenario nor mine is based in fact, and that's my point.
  10. Relax, Mike. I've no need to spar with you any further. Eagle, it's my soon to be Mrs!
  11. Uh oh. Now you've done it. If you read something in the Bible and it contradicts something in PFAL, PFAL is right and the Bible is wrong. That's basically what you need to know about Mike. (Just thought I'd give the shorthand answer).
  12. I first heard the second guessing on talk radio yesterday. Don't blame the media for this one: the media are relaying what they're hearing on campus and from families. It's natural, just as natural as wanting to know whether the guy is here legally or not. It's a distraction from the tragedy: our natural reaction to tragedy is to somehow undo it. Why didn't airport security work properly on 9/11? Why didn't authorities know what McVeigh and company were up to? Why didn't the V-Tech campus go into lockdown right away? It's just a natural response. But here's the truth as I see it: if the campus had gone into lockdown or something, that student (I won't dignify his memory by naming him) would have shot up his dorm instead of the classrooms, and people would have been wondering if the lockdown just made his dormmates sitting ducks instead of protecting them. If only they had not ordered a lockdown, maybe he would have tried to escape and not done any more killing! Alas, there was no lockdown, and he continued to kill. No matter who is second-guessing the police, be it other students, their families or "the media," it is wrong-headed to second-guess them. It's natural, understandable, downright instinctive. And flat-out wrong.
  13. Freddy's Fashion Mart: homegrown perp. Little Chester Shoe Store: homegrown perp. Columbine: homegrown perps. That nut in the clock tower in Texas: homegrown perp. Oklahoma City: homegrown perp. Origin of the perp is a sideshow. The issue is valid by itself. Don't let it distract you from the horror that took place here.
  14. CEEEEEEEEEEEEELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON! THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE... CEEEEEEEEEEEEELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON! THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE There's a party going on right here. A celebration to last throughout the year.... Do they know it's Christmastime COME ON! THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE CEEEEELEBRATE GOOD TIMES Come on!
  15. Well, I figured when I reached 10,000 posts, I would say something profound. So here it is, ladies and gentlemen, direct from me to you.... come on, you see this coming, don't you? any second now, here it is... Something profound. BAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahaha. I kill me. Eat Snacky Smores.
  16. Was anyone else in that movie? Candice Bergen Carnal Knowledge Jack Nicholson
  17. Raf

    Silly Sayings

    There are certain things I want to know. I want to know why "onomatopiea" doesn't mean anything like it sounds. I want to know why "palindrome" is not spelled the same way backwards and forwards. I want to know if anyone has ever actually said the word "hegemony" out loud. Any why. I want to know why the verb "effect" means "to cause."
  18. Gun Bee! Just kiddding. Ummm...
  19. 10 posts, eh? What'll it take to make it 9? Maybe we should ask Chatty Kathy?
  20. Now why, after three blissful months, would you want to bump THIS thread up? Hmmm, I wonder.
  21. Happy Daze, uh, Days is correct.
  22. Nope. The first face expresses the first word. The second face expresses the second word. If you get the first, the second's pretty easy. Tough to get the second on its own, though.
  23. "What's a marketing report?' "Exactly."
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