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    To those who are Catholic and think masturbation is wrong...

    Ok - now I simply have to step in. ALL versions of the bible are interpreted translations of the original text. A guy named King James (sound familiar) had the bible translated, edited in places to match his beliefs, and then destroyed the originals. Historians now know that the entire point...
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    What's your nerd score?

    Ugh - 77... Just what I needed - proof that I need a life...
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    CU Prof calls 9/11 victims "little Eichmanns" in an Essay

    I've seen that argument before from less renowned sources. Doesn't make it right, but it isn't something that is new, either...
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    The Prize in my kids Sonic Kids meal pissed me off

    Oh please! What they teach children as "spanish" in this country isn't even understandable to someone who lives in Spain. In some spanish classrooms (like the two different ones I had in high school), you're not even getting spanish that a Mexican would understand. My cousins in Barcelona...
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    The Prize in my kids Sonic Kids meal pissed me off

    If we're going to go that far, why not encourage the U.S. residents who do speak English to use it correctly when on the internet as well?
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    The Prize in my kids Sonic Kids meal pissed me off

    And English is spoken on four continents. Your point?
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    The Prize in my kids Sonic Kids meal pissed me off

    Exactly - someone in Spain shouldn't have to learn English. Likewise, someone in Mexico wouldn't have to learn English. However, I know where Citrix lives and around there, the Mexicans (a good portion of whom are in the country illegally) not only expect but demand that we speak Spanish to...
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    Wal-Mart workers charged in cat shooting

    Except that in most municipalities, you'd still go to jail for discharging a firearm within city limits... Just another example of the catch-22 that most of our laws provide. - Alatariel
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    Wal-Mart workers charged in cat shooting

    I see the parallel, but I have to agree with Citrix. The only idiot with stupid knee-jerk posts I see in this thread is you... - Alatariel
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    Pension Funds/IRAs question

    Hello all! I just got a new job and I'm filling out all of my paperwork to set up my benefits - one of which is a pension fund. What I am concerned about is who to list as a contingent beneficiary. Specifically, I want to know what happens to the money if something happens to me and my...
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    Drafted and confused

    I have been drafted to put on the Christmas party for my son's Cub Scout Pack. We have a room at the local rec center for a couple of hours and a sweet deal for the boys and their families to participate in the activities that the site has to offer. The question is this: what kinds of...
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    WHY HATE ISLAM AND MUSLIMS !!!

    I'm annoyed enough, that I'll save Citrix the trouble. Look more closely. Matthew 27:28 clearly says that Jesus was robed in scarlet during his final hours. John 19:2 clearly says that he was robed in purple. Was Jesus given vinegar as in Matthew 27:34 or wine with myrrh as in Mark 15:23...
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    Poll: would you ever consider going to a swingers party?

    I agree, Citrix - when this thread started, I was expecting a flamewar by now... - Alatariel
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    Poll: would you ever consider going to a swingers party?

    Been to a few - would love to go again... - Alatariel
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    New Worm out. W32/Bagle.ai@MM

    If you look up Bagle.ag or Bagle.ah on McAfee's Virus library, there is an extra.dat posted to detect these...
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    Religious Debate

    Showing your own ignorance, nothing else. I've done more than a little study... Can you actually refute any of the points with hard data?
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    Religious Debate

    I don't see you refuting the points, though. If anyone is ignorant, it is yourself. 1) assumption that I'm a newb just because I don't post a lot. 2) assumption that I have an ignorant understanding of Christianity. 3) it's called grammar check - ever hear of it?
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    Religious Debate

    You haven't debated that point with a conservative Christian yet, have you? There is actually a segment of the Christian population who thinks that modern English versions of the Bible are the work of Satan...
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    Religious Debate

    When was the last time you actually asked anyone about this stuff? When was the last time you actually THOUGHT about it? Really, 90% of the Christians that I've ever talked to in my entire life are either totally ignorant of the points or, worse, just believe them by rote because that's what...
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    Religious Debate

    Ummm...the Bible. Read it - you'd be surprised. That is a myth that was touted in the 6th century to justify the church's stance towards women and to denigrate the fact that Mary was the first to see the risen Christ.
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    Religious Debate

    Since reading the discussions on here about the Holy Spirit and Satan, I have been thinking a lot about religion in general today. So I wonder what others would say to the following: First, Christianity is basically patriarchy surviving to bash women and build men up. This is evidenced by the...
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    Who is Satan?!

    There's actually some merit to this thinking. An entire school of thought says that the entire Biblical account is merely the relating of alien experiences with man from the point of view of non-technologically sophisticated humans. If we could magically go back in time, their descriptions of...
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    Need your help for business name ideas

    Ya know - there's always stellar names that lend themselves to good business names... Something like "Delphinus Spa and Massage Therapy", "Cygnus Massage", "Deneb Spa"... There's also the possibility to go for a major play on words, too... "Sirius Massage Therapy and Spa"... Peace, Alatariel
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    Need your help for business name ideas

    What about something like 'Eisblau Massage and Spa'? 'Eisblau' for those like me means 'ice-blue' in German... Or something similar with a pleasing foreign language word? Peace, Alatariel
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    Version of naked truth served up

    That sounds totally like something that would happen in that part of the world. Welcome to the Ozarks, people!!!
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    Trying to get rid of roaches

    Good luck getting rid of them! If you're in an apartment complex, let the management know about it and they might do something about it for you. If not, then I would call in the big guys anyway... Remember that they love the bathroom, too, so you might want to put stuff in there as well...
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    Good things about being married?

    Positive - even doctors can't tell 100% of the time when a woman's ovulating on a cycle different than when she's menstruating.... That's usually how the girl herself finds out...
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    Girlfriend of 2 years broke up with me about 20 minutes ago

    Everyone will tell you that it is for the best and that you will get over it and that there is someone out there that is really for you. While they are right, that never seems to help, does it? You have my sympathy since just over a month ago I asked my husband of nearly 7 years to leave. I'd...
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    Anyone here have carpal tunnel?

    I had it - absolutely no fun. It got to where it was too painful for me to play the piano even while wearing braces so I got both hands fixed. The doc who did it has a lot of experience with them (he's actually a hand surgeon which I always found interesting) and he said that my right wrist...
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    YART: I want to believe the bible but.....

    By the very nature of occupation and the rewriting of history done by the victor, the scrolls that survived the Nicean Council and the Crusades in Europe are still worthy of study but should be considered somewhat suspect. If the writing and the scrolls are authentic, then they are probably...
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    YART: I want to believe the bible but.....

    No, it's actually a foundation to all Christian thought. That is why belief in Christ is so necessary to the Christian theology. Sin cannot be overcome by good works or deeds, only by belief in Jesus. If memory serves, you can even find a scripture to that effect in the gospels of the...
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    YART: I want to believe the bible but.....

    The biggest thing to remember is that the Israelites were conquered and reconquered many times before the writing of the Bible. It is often seen that the victors force their religion upon the conquered. Knowing that, it is highly conceivable that the blood sacrifices had been pushed into their...
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    for those who are married or intend to get married...

    ROFL - that actually happened to my husband and I. 7 years later and we just laugh about it!!!
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    for those who are married or intend to get married...

    I don't know, I was 19 when my first was born (18 when I got pregnant) and alone from 3 months into the pregnancy. I was prepared to raise him by myself. Had it worked out that way, he'd probably be the most flaming feminist male that you'd ever see! However, I got married when he was almost...
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    for those who are married or intend to get married...

    I agree. And it was not easy having the oldest parents out of all of my friends - especially since I ran smack into the generation gap without even trying with my own father. It's still strange even as an adult that my parents are significantly older than my husband's and he's 5 years older...
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    for those who are married or intend to get married...

    I was 19 when my first was born, 21 when I got married (not the father of the first), and almost 24 when the second was born. If I had it to do all over again, I would have waited MUCH longer on the kids, but with my husband I knew he was the one and I don't like beating around the bush about...
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    UPDATE! There was a hate crime committed accross the street from my school

    When you think about it, it's really all pretty stupid and just shows how blatantly uneducated many people are about our own language. "Hick" doesn't even connote race to someone who knows how to read a dictionary. It means "unsophisticated and provinical." Sounds down right accurate for the...
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    Graduated with a computer science degree, what now?

    I'm glad to see that there are some success stories out there of people working in MIS. I got my MIS degree in May, 2003, was laid off in August, 2003, and have spent the last 9 months looking for ANYTHING, including tech support (which I have 7 years of experience at) with no luck. While I'd...