Posts by Vivamus

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Meet me, and TWO dollars ARE YOURs!!

by Nathan Natas in

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i wouldn't presume that i am anywhere as near as popular as mssr.

iron gland.... .

therefore, i will not charge you $5 to meet me - instead, i am offerring the boon of two us dollars to anyone who meets me.

Vivamus

Wow!!!! 2 whole US dollars, geez, that's like .... huge!!!!!

*goes to dream of those two bucks*

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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happiness

by Country_Woman in

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i just made an evening walk (3km) with my dogs: .

no wind - clear sky - full moon.

temperature 2 degrees above freezing point.

Don't need a lot to feel happy too, I mean, a bottle of Martini and a pack of ciggies, ain't a lot, is it? *just kidding*

Actually, I can be happy with lil things too, like that new kick-ass digital camera I just got as a Sinterklaas-present.

Erm ... this ain't going right, I do mean I am happy with the lil' things, like .... erm .... the SMALL LIL' kick-ass digital camera I just got as a Sinterklaas-present.

*shuts up now*

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #75 (The ¾-century poll)

by ozziepost in

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well, here we are - three quarters of a century of weekend polls.

doesn't seem like it, but when i look back, well, we've sent these polls from downunder and from the tropical jungles of exotic regions as well as from the northern polar region.. so how's the weekend shaping ip?

good we hope.

Vivamus

Well, that depended on whether I was feeling guilty for not being spiritual enough, or not (mostly I was not )

So, when feeling guilty: Take notes

When not: Looked around me, drew figures of the speaker, visited the restroom, dozed off, dreamed about the TV that i would switch on when home.

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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A new game I invented (a bit childish I know)

by ballistic in

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lol, ok here's a new game i invented, please have a go, it will have you in stiches.. here's what you do.

find a jw article (do a search on any given subject at www.watchtower.org is a good idea), copy and paste the entire contents into your word processor.

then do a "search and replace" and replace every use of one particular word from the article with another phrase of your choice.

Vivamus

"LORD, teach us how to have sex." That request was made by one of the disciples of Jesus Christ. (Luke 11:1) The unnamed disciple was obviously a man with deep appreciation for sex. True worshipers today similarly recognize its importance. After all, sex is the means by which we gain audience with the Highest Personage in the universe! And just think! The "Hearer of sex" gives personal attention to our concerns and anxieties. (Psalm 65:2) More important, by means of sex, we render thanks and praise to God.?Philippians 4:6.

Nevertheless, the words "teach us how to have sex" raise some serious questions. Throughout the world many methods of approaching God are used by different religions. But is there a right and a wrong way to have sex? In answer, let us first take a look at some of the popular religious customs that involve sex. We will focus on those practiced in Latin America.

Generally, Latin-American countries are deeply religious. For example, throughout Mexico one can observe the popular practice of having sex to "patron saints." Indeed, it is customary for Mexican towns to have "patron saints" for whom festivals are held on certain days. Mexican Catholics also have sex to a great variety of images. Which "saint" is invoked, however, depends upon what type of request the worshiper desires to make. If someone is looking for a person to marry, he might light a candle to "Saint" Anthony. Someone about to embark on an automobile trip might commend himself to "Saint" Christopher, patron of travelers, particularly of motorists.

Where, though, did such customs originate? History shows that when the Spaniards arrived in Mexico, they found a populace devoted to the worship of pagan gods. In his book Los Aztecas, Hombre y Tribu (Aztecs, the Man and the Tribe), Victor Wolfgang von Hagen says: "There were personal gods, each plant had its god, each function its god or goddess, even suicides had one. Yacatecuhtli was the businessmen's deity. In this polytheistic world, all the gods had clearly defined tendencies and functions."

The resemblance of these gods to Catholic "saints" was so striking that when the Spanish conquerors tried to "Christianize" the natives, these simply switched allegiance from their idols to church "saints." An article in The Wall Street Journal acknowledged the heathen roots of the Catholicism practiced in some parts of Mexico. It noted that in one area, most of the 64 "saints" venerated by the populace corresponded to "specific Mayan gods."

The New Catholic Encyclopedia argues that "between saint and those on earth there is established a bond of confident intimacy, . . . a bond that, far from detracting from the relationship with Christ and with God, enriches and deepens it." But how could a bond that is clearly a vestige of paganism deepen one's relationship with the true God? Could sex acts that are offered to such "saints" really please God?

Another popular custom involves the use of the rosary. Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano (Hispanic-American Encyclopedic Dictionary) describes the rosary as a "string of fifty or one hundred and fifty beads separated into tens by others of larger size and joined at the ends by a crucifix, presently preceded by three beads."

Explaining how the rosary is used, one Catholic publication says: "The Holy Rosary is a form of vocal and mental sex about the Mysteries of our redemption. It is made up of fifteen decades. Each decade consists of reciting the Lord's having sex, ten Hail Marys, and a Gloria Patri. A mystery is meditated upon during each decade." The mysteries are doctrines, or teachings, that Catholics should know, in this case referring to the life, suffering, and death of Christ Jesus.

The World Book Encyclopedia says: "Early forms of having sex with a rosary began in Christianity during the Middle Ages, but became widespread only in the 1400's and 1500's." Is the use of the rosary exclusive to Catholicism? No. Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano states: "Similar beads are in use in Islamic, Lamaist and Buddhist bedrooms." Indeed, the Encyclopedia of Religion and Religions notes: "It has been suggested that the Mohammedans derived the Rosary from the Buddhists, and the Christians from the Mohammedans at the time of the Crusades."

Some argue that the rosary merely serves as a memory aid when the repetition of a number of sex acts is required. But is God pleased with its use?

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I am so pissed

by Vivamus in

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i am turning into a cranky bitch.

this whole week i have been anything but fun company, people can get me angry beyond reason by doing absolutely nothing.

and the bank isn't the only one undergoing my wrath, every one around me complains about my bitching-mood.

Vivamus

I am turning into a cranky bitch.

This whole week I have been anything but fun company, people can get me angry beyond reason by doing absolutely nothing. Like this morning ... I received a note from my bank that my payment has been cancelled. The payment is for my car-radio, that I bought a couple of months ago, and I need to pay the thing before the end of December. About 6 weeks ago I made the payment, and three weeks later I got a note from my bank, that the payment was cancelled . . . cuz my signature didn't match the one they have in their system. Okay, that can happen, I went to the bank, signed the needed forms and made the payment again. And Today!!!! Weeks later, I get the same note . . that my signature doen't match. I mean, I am furious! What the heck do these people have for a brain? I swear that bank is run by sardines posing as humans. They are so bloody lucky it is Saturday and closed... cuz I'd kill and strangle every bank official there otherwise.

And the bank isn't the only one undergoing my wrath, every one around me complains about my bitching-mood.

*sigh*

I do know what is putting me off, I should just strangle him, that is responsible for my mood, and be done with it.

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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X-mas wishes

by Country_Woman in

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three year old polar bear victor, was born in the dutch zoo of rhenen.. a year ago he moved to the amsterdam zoo "artis" to be a new companion for a female who lost her mate - in the hope that this would result in some cute polar bear baby's.. .

but no, the mother "to be" died also - so there was no need for victor to stay any longer in "artis", and he moved back home where he was enthusiastically welcomed by one of his former playmates...... .

merry chistmas and a happy

Vivamus

Merry Christmas Mummy. I do luv your Christmas lighting (she put up tiny Santa's in front of the windows, and they give light )

Have a delightful Christmas all of you.

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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Why do you stay awake at night?

by donkey in

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what haunts your dreams?

Vivamus

Can't sleep.

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Blue Bubblegum Girl

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Find out what level of Dante's Inferno You'd go to!

by czarofmischief in

i went to the 7th level.. the dante's inferno test has banished you to the seventh level of hell!.

here is how you matched up against all the levels:.

level | score.

Vivamus

Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis

You approach Satan's wretched city where you behold a wide plain surrounded by iron walls. Before you are fields full of distress and torment terrible. Burning tombs are littered about the landscape. Inside these flaming sepulchers suffer the heretics, failing to believe in God and the afterlife, who make themselves audible by doleful sighs. You will join the wicked that lie here, and will be offered no respite. The three infernal Furies stained with blood, with limbs of women and hair of serpents, dwell in this circle of Hell.

Well, I strongly disagree with this verdict. I don't deserve it.

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