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Ok, ...........so it's not a heavy subject. Just fluff, but kind of a pet peeve. But has anyone else noticed how much our language is becoming colloquial? Real casual-like? Anyway, everywhere I go I seem to hear more and more examples of this kind of thing.
Not that it hurts anyone, it's just an observation. What similar expressions have you heard or noticed lately?
Onintwo
since evolution has caused our species to have bigger and better brains as time went on,,will we eventually evolve beyound any need for religion??
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XQ's wrote...
"Dumb people have more children than smart people" .....statistics, please.
Onintwo
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/040404/new_abusecase.shtml
web-posted sunday, april 4, 2004 .
abuse case going to trial .
The wheels are falling off the JW wagon.
Hooray! ....Love the picture of a wagon stuck in the mud missing a wheel or two!
Onintwo
well, saturday i went to a haunted house in the middle of the night;.
sunday i watched the ten commandments and had a dube.
i fell asleep.
Took Friday off, drove 261 miles to a casino/resort. Rode mountain bikes all afternoon with hot blond. (wife). Friday nite, went to a REAL country bar and danced swing with same hot chick.
Saturday, played golf at Wild Horse.
Sunday golf at China Creek. Just got home...yep, with said hot blond wife.
Missed the Memorial....
Onintwo
last nite my 20 year old son and i got into a debate about rap music.
we were watching a show about eminem.
i stated that it seemed like this guy sings about some pretty destructive things.
Great comments you guys, but how about this. I agree that emotionally mature persons that have mental health, say, at least 90%, no problem. But let's talk about persons who are borderline.
Here's an illustration. Say a three year old child is standing on a bridge. You walk up to it and tell it "hey, doesn't that water down there look smooth? Wouldn't it be cool if you jumped into it? Bet that'd cool you off, afterall it's pretty hot today. My friend did, just yesterday, and he said it was the best thing he ever did", blah, blah, blah. You get the point. Sure as kids get older, they'd just tell you to **ck off, but how about a child? Point being, ...any suggestion from an older person can influence some persons. Maybe they're not three years old, but maybe they're unbalanced, depressed, suicidal, etc.
Don't you believe that entertainers have any responsibilities? (with regard to their message?)
Badger, it's true, parents should be the most influential and best guide for kids. But guess what, when kids are reaching adolescence, the absolute last person they're hearing is their mom and dad. They're listening to their peers, friends and entertainment figures. That's a natural part of growing up and leaving the nest. Too bad many kids live in disfunctional homes with missing-in-action parents.
Onintwo
last nite my 20 year old son and i got into a debate about rap music.
we were watching a show about eminem.
i stated that it seemed like this guy sings about some pretty destructive things.
Last nite my 20 year old son and I got into a debate about rap music. We were watching a show about Eminem. I stated that it seemed like this guy sings about some pretty destructive things. And that kinda started a good healthy exchange, bit nothing too serious. But he is making the point that these guys are all about their "art". (he's a musician himself)
So we get into it, and I'm trying to state that if you make racist, sexist, violent comments, you probably have a greater degree of responsibility because you really don't personally know your audience. More so than say, the guy who maybe tells his friends an off color joke. Racist or otherwise. At least the joke teller knows his listeners (presumably) and their sensitivites, and they also know what he's all about, so there's less worry about how someone may take something.
But an eleven to fourteen year old kind might not know how to handle certain things. I would hate to think some kid commited suicide, or a violent crime, because of anything I may have said.
Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theatre is still against the law as far as I know, even though we have free speech in this country. So my point was we have to consider how what we say might be taken by the hearers. Basically, you're holding a microphone and reaching 50 million kids.
We both agreed to consider the other persons point. But I wouldn't mind hearing from other young persons about this topic.
Onintwo
since being da'd a few years back i haven't had any real contact with my jw family.
i've accepted this and moved on, just like most of us have.
just recently i've been contacted by them whenever they need something.
I agree. Follow your instincts. Ask for a "return" favor, without phrasing it like that of course, and guage their response. That will then help shape your own feelings and distill the whole thing.
Onintwo
i received news from an elder i know in another congregation.
he told me that things are changing in the way that bethel is running its operations.. i was informed that bethel no longer makes its own ink, but buys it from other companies.. even in the bethel kitchens, there is no more watchtower chicken - meat is bought from outside, this i believe also goes for milk and dairy products too.. can anyone confirm this?
i have reason to believe it is probably true.. i wonder what would happen if the wt suppliers go out of business?
Maybe commercial ads will be introduced into the magazines. Only "approved" companies of course.
There's good revenue in that! But the WT's exaggerated circulation would come under closer scrutiny.
Onintwo
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/articlenews/tpstory/lac/20040325/facts25/tpcomment/features
stripped perhaps, but not shamed
i used to think that i 'lost,' that being true to myself cost me more than it was worth.
That was moving! Thank you for writing about your experience. I liked your idea about how your identity is self-defined, and not something others do for you. Thanks again for that! I'm going to think about it the rest of this day.
Take good care of yourself.
Onintwo
