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<r>OpenMind wrote: I don't know how much they are. But insist on seeing one before you buy, they get some dodgy ones too.<E>:D</E> I'm off to work now. if they're cheap enough, i'll order two, just in case i need the spare. but they have to be prime, xuz i don't like sec...

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OpenMind wrote: Have you tried your local hospital? They get fresh supplies. Demand is high though. You might have a bit of a wait.

they have hearts there? wow. i thought i'd have to to the meat market! do they sell 'em by the pound?:D:-4

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OpenMind wrote: The one in your chest will do, Charles. It'll go nicely with the rest of you.

i was told by someone that i didn't have one. know where i can get one?:D :-4

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<r>OpenMind wrote: You don't need brains for the second coming. You only need a heart.:-6 what? i thought i had to have bourbon, so i bought some. now i have to go find some hearts.will chicken hearts do, or do i have to have somethimg bigger? do i need more that four or five? i rea...

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ARgi wrote: not another end of the world ...i'm still cleaning up from the last one. :wah:

seems it happens every tuesday, around here. i'm just glad it i got plenty of beer in the basement, right next to the bourbon.

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OpenMind wrote: LOL. You guys are a scream.:-6

i am not! aaaahhhhhhhh.

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Ted wrote: charles:-6

My son invited them in for a joint. He had the same experience. LOL

Shalom

Ted:-6

i was gonna offer them a beer, but they ran off to fast, so i d5rank 'em myself.:p :driving:

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<r>Ted wrote: I never let them past the door but one Saturday morning many years ago I kept the discussion going for 2 hrs which really pissed my wife off. There were two fellows one young and one older. When the younger one started to ask me questions the older one decided it was time to leave. I a...

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<r>weber wrote: That's no disguise Charles. There's hundreds of those fellows milling around these days. They're called hippies. LOL You makin' fun of me:p :p and here i thought i had a leg up on the free trip to neverland! oh well, that's par for the course for me. i ain't making f...

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<r>OpenMind wrote: I used to thoroughly enjoy bible studies with the Jehovah's Witnesses. They'd try everything to get me to see things their way. We had regular arguments about the contents of their briefcases in contrast to what Jesus told his disciples to take. And that was the least of it. They ...

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<r>weber wrote: tu Tee:-6 My take on the Second Coming is that He is already here, just not discovered yet. And why do I say that. Just because I think His Second Coming will commence the same as the first. Now I am likely way off base, but I like the idea, sort of like be nice cuz you'r...

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OpenMind wrote:

Charles. You are a perisher. I enjoy doing that myself.

is it as much fun for you as it is for me? only some folks get rather upset if i say too much, but that's the point!:D :-4 :-4

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<r>weber wrote: Thanks Charles I like honesty, up front. I figure I can live quite peacefully with anybody who can live peacefully with me. I feel no need to push my beliefs on someone else and I can see that you are content with your beliefs. Most Christians want to save all those who ar...

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<r>Ted wrote: charles:-6 It is not just another story. These stories present profound truths about Jesus and about God. Though they are not historical is immaterial. What is important is what they mean. As far as astronomiers trying to find a "star" that was around then the sc...

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<r>weber wrote: Excuse me for butting in but Charles, are you saying that you don't believe in anything that is in the bible? I don't believe everything in the bible totally as is but I figure the stories have to have some basis other than just being tall tales. What is your life theory, ...

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<t>Ted wrote: charles:-6 The story of Jesus being born in Bethlehem origianlly called Ephraph is the place of David's birth. As such it was also to be the place of David's son and of course Jesus is referred to as the son of David. This is a midrash borrowed from the old testament. Young...

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<r>seekerw wrote: These events happened many centuries ago. Can you think of any such current happenings by Christian churches at large? the pope didn't do much to stop the slaughter of millions in the fprties, and even helped many of those responsible to escape justice altogether, ...

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<t>Ted wrote: seeker:-6 The traditional style of biblical literature is known as midrash. One might loosely use the term parable. What this style of writing does is to explain a later event in terms of an earlier event that was considered an inportant part of the story. Thus h...

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<r>Texas Thunder wrote: Hey there...Just so You know I am in a Federal Criminal Case Regarding Tax Fraud....The thing that is Important here is that there is always a Statue of Limitations on everything my friend....You need to do something and do it now....If you do not then you will have attorneys...

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Accountable wrote: Do your happy dance .......... ON HIS HEAD! :wah:

This might be good timing to get out without pissing people off. Whatcha think?

**** him off. **** him off!! or better yet, on him!:D :-4

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weber wrote: Just put in your order and I'll be barmaid, extra, extra dry in a monster stemware glass coming up

with 2 olives, ifyou please! the food'll help me stay sober.:driving:

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<t>nvalleyvee wrote: For the first time in 15 years I got enough money to pay my taxes..............I did my happy dance tonight.................FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS..............My brother actually did the right thing.................................So I have to gear for next year...........

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:wah: weber,

can we have a vodka martini, extra,extra, dry? i can only have one so i want something i like besides a cool brew.:-3 :-4

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<t>Ted wrote: Charles:-6 You are correct that their faiths do not seem to prevent bad behaviour, for want of a better term. It is rather interesting though. Jesus clearly expected that. It is well presented in his parable of the mustard seed. It starts out small and eventually...

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<r>nvalleyvee wrote: I know there is a great gift within the heart and soul of each and every one of us. It makes us better than we think we can be......it makes us better people....each and every day. We just need to get there and make it a part of our lives. OK - I get to say I want to ...

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<r>Ted wrote: Now back to the second coming. There are of course lots of descriptions and projections in the Bible. By the very nature of the topic and the writers they are purely human creations. I do believe in the second coming since Jesus apparently believed that would ultimately happ...

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nvalleyvee wrote: ALL faith is a choice of heart and soul.

toobad so many people think its how much will it cost to get into heaven. and think by giving a lot, they get a better place in heaven. unfortunate, but true far more often than most think.:-4 :yh_rotfl :-4

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<r>charles_r51 wrote: i think its a cultural thing, don't you?:driving: :-4 <E>:D</E> culture smulture. it's the old prudes who take all the fun outta life. some of those old gals still wear long dresses and hate girls in slacks. they'd all have heart arrest if someone mooned them.<...

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weber wrote: Yo Charles, my friend:-6

good to see you:-4

missed you here. catch anything while on vacation, besides a cold?:D

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<r>weber wrote: I wish you guys would be reasonable and make some sense. Just because the natives do it has nothing to do with us. And we don't wear clothing to keep warm. We still wear clothing in the summertime. i think its a cultural thing, don't you?:driving: :-4 <E>:D</E></r>

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<t>weber wrote: I repeat as I did with Ted. I wasn't talking about natives. How many of us here live naked like natives. Do you live in those places Ted? Neither do I. How often do you visit there? Have you ever lived in those places. It is totally unrelated to what ...

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<t>Ted wrote: weber:-6 There are many societies in tropical regions who wear no clothing a good deal of the time. They don't seem to have a problem controlling their. . . um . . . er. . . emotions. We wear clothing generally because we live in a climate where to do otherwise would not be...

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<t>weber wrote: If we were born to be naked all the time, in private, in public, yeah I can see walking around nude. But we live in a society that is traditionally always clothed so that a nude body becomes very much an attraction, for people to get sexually excited perhaps. But that is for the youn...

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<t>Ted wrote: OpenMind:-6 You are probably referring to Matt. 6:28ff. It begins with "Consider the lilies of the field, . . ." He does say that one should not worry about food and clothing. However, the closing verse #34 reas "'So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worr...

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<r>nvalleyvee wrote: I know I just quoted Raven here but I really really appreciate all the support that has done nothing but back up my feelings. My accountant gave the name of a good attorney and I have contacted him...........**** will hit the fan this fall..............Already did. Th...

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OpenMind wrote: Just make sure you don't wear anything shiny, Charles. They like shiny objects a lot.

i may be contankerous, but i'm not shiny at all. i just have this kinda grey haze around me. it may be some rain clouds forming, but i have an umbrella.

:-4

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<t>charles_r51 wrote: are you saying there are two faiths, and not one faith which is expressed in all in ways we may or may not agree is the correct way? or are you saying that faith has but two aspects, and regardless of which particular religion it is based upon? should we not act out our faith b...

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<t>Ted wrote: nvalleyvee:-6 In a basic sense they are all correct. You are correct to note that all worship a god who seems to be essentially the same. In fact they all worship the creator who goes by a thousand names. There are some basic spiritual values that underly all the...

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weber wrote: Ah Seeker

maybe it is you who is wrinkly eh

As for Paul, he would definitely be a peach, hmmmm without the pit:-6

paul a peach? impossible. an avocado, maybe, but not a peach.:-4

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<r>OpenMind wrote: St George might come if you ask him nicely. You might have to shout at the dragons though.<E>:D</E> well, i may just ask them nice little dragons to come along, but i don't think they'll want me shouting at them. they may even spit fire at me or something if i don...

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nvalleyvee wrote: Does your hubby wait 9 months every year?

If he does.........does it not just **** the crap out of him?

nine months? every year? beat him? something sounds strange here. are we discussing taxes here? :wah: :-3 :-4

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<r>weber wrote: Okay yeah, truce but you gotta think up a different line of thought so we can still talk. Okay........do it, they say, just do it.<E>:)</E> we could talk about dragons. but that's not in this thread:). i'll have to give it some thpought. hmmmmm. i know, we'll talk ab...

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<t>weber wrote: Wah, how about coffee shop on Winstop Lane back in 1857 or thereabouts:guitarist There's an olde saying about if you want to know if the bird is yours, set it free and if it comes back, it is yours. unfortunately my bird was a crow and he got shot by the farme...

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<t>weber wrote: You don't give up do you. I am at peace with whatever happens. I am content. Should that be what is in store for me, there's not much I can do. But until then, I am free to choose what I wish to believe for me. So it doesn't much matter what you say. What I can never understand is wh...

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<r>weber wrote: You know Charles, we can't just agree cuz if we do then there won't be anything to talk about. Now we just have to find something else to get going on. Don't I know you from somewhere?<EMOJI seq="1f192" tseq="1f192">:cool:</EMOJI> didn't we meet in the forum garden c...

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<r>weber wrote: Of course Charles I believe as I choose the same as you. And I learn a lot more than what you might think, I just do not choose to learn from you. I do not believe in reincarnation but that is just me. I don't expect you to believe me and what I say is simply what I belie...

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<r>weber wrote: It seems to me that spirit is non physical and therefore takes up no space and be in all space at all times. That is what God is, spiritual, on the head of a pin, everywhere. Spirit has no confines be it earth or otherwise. Spirit is glorious, free, unfettered, what I will be when I ...

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<r>naty2005 wrote: jesus said in the bible that no one knows the day or the hour only the father in heaven knows. so be ready for he is coming as a thief in the night. UNEXPECTED!!! maybe what you expect is not what you'll get. he told you what the signs were, but not what the end w...

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<r>OpenMind wrote: If a spirit exists at all, other than in our minds, it must have particle substance. If their substance simply vibrated at a different frequency on the elctromagnetic spectrum, we would not see them. To exist outside of the universe, they would need the ability to pass through the...

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<r>rainbowsmiles wrote: I wasn't responding to your post when I posted about reincarnation, Jesus and Constantine - I just wanted to post it because it is a historical fact and I wanted to share it with people who may or may not know it. As far as what I believe, please don't read a few of my words ...

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