I think a little of everything.
When the guy who does all the writing and artwork is also the boss, there is no one to pull the reins, no editorial control at all, other than his own whims...
Hey, that kinda sounds like the Governing Body, don't it!
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And now for something completely controversial....
by CaptainSchmideo in.
i discovered this little polemic last nite.. the writer is the writer/artist/publisher of a comic book called "cerebus the aardvark".
i always knew this guy had some definite opinions on stuff, but, boyoboy, this one is a doozy.. i leave it to you to read and comment on this.. just shows that you don't have to be a watchtower writer to be misogynistic a-----le......... .
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And now for something completely controversial....
by CaptainSchmideo in.
i discovered this little polemic last nite.. the writer is the writer/artist/publisher of a comic book called "cerebus the aardvark".
i always knew this guy had some definite opinions on stuff, but, boyoboy, this one is a doozy.. i leave it to you to read and comment on this.. just shows that you don't have to be a watchtower writer to be misogynistic a-----le......... .
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CaptainSchmideo
I discovered this little polemic last nite.
The writer is the writer/artist/publisher of a comic book called "Cerebus The Aardvark"
I always knew this guy had some definite opinions on stuff, but, boyoboy, this one is a doozy.
I leave it to you to read and comment on this.
Just shows that you don't have to be a Watchtower writer to be misogynistic a-----le........
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Ex-Okla Govenor To Leave Catholic Church Abuse Panel
by sf inhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=us&cat=catholic_church_abuse_scandal
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=4&u=/ap/20030615/ap_on_re_us/church_abuse_keating_6.
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Oh, Yeah! Good ol' Frank Keating. This is a guy who never could say the polically correct thing in public forums. Used to really rile the liberals in my State, and provided much grist for the Oklahoma Gazettes editorial mill whenever he'd let his lip slip.
Looks like not every one is fooled by the protests of the RCC, tho. Good on ya, Frank!
Sample from an article about Keating back in 2000....
Web posted Saturday, July 15, 2000
Oklahoma governor eyed for GOP vice presidentThe Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Millions of Americans got to know Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating on TV as a spokesman for his state after the carnage of the Oklahoma City bombing."He was able to put a face to that very tragic situation," says political consultant Neva Hill. "He was a person who could help bring some focus and steadiness at the helm."
That could serve him well as fellow Republican Gov. George W. Bush goes about his search for a presidential running mate. By all accounts, Keating is on Bush's list.
But the words Keating uses in political spats back home sometimes get him into trouble.
He has described bad teachers as "slugs" and has compared growing up as a Catholic in Tulsa to being a black in Selma, Ala., during the 1960s, angering some blacks.
"He has a reputation of shooting from the lip," said Don Hoover, a Democratic media consultant in Oklahoma City. "If he is selected, he will have the national spotlight shine on him like it never has before. I don't think it's going to reflect on him favorably."
Not so, says veteran Republican political consultant Marc Nuttle. "He appeals to a broad range of people across state lines and regions. He's the candidate who can appeal to the swing voter and galvanize the base," says Nuttle.
Keating, 56, has been low-key about a vice-presidential future.
"I don't expect it to happen," the governor said.
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Bob Hope turns 100! From "The Onion" (fluff)
by CaptainSchmideo infront page
infograph
previous issue
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God's Phone Number: Found at Last!
by CaptainSchmideo ini don't know if this has been posted yet, but it made me laugh.. to all you blokes in oz, you just knew that god's name was really bruce!.
phone number causes 'almighty' uproar.
thursday, may 29, 2003 posted: 1:39 pm edt (1739 gmt).
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I don't know if this has been posted yet, but it made me laugh.
To all you blokes in OZ, you just KNEW that God's name was really Bruce!
Phone number causes 'Almighty' uproar
Thursday, May 29, 2003 Posted: 1:39 PM EDT (1739 GMT)
Story Tools TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- A lot of mortals who happen to share God's telephone number -- or at least the one He uses in the new movie "Bruce Almighty" -- have spent days now taking calls from curious dialers, snickering cranks and desperate souls.
In the hit movie, a TV newsman played by Jim Carrey is endowed by God with divine powers, allowing him to perform such feats as parting a bowl of tomato soup like the Red Sea. God's phone number is repeatedly displayed on the newsman's pager whenever the Lord tries to summon him.
Usually, movies and TV shows use the telephone exchange 555, which is not used for homes and businesses. But "Bruce Almighty" used a seven-digit number valid in many parts of the country.
Many moviegoers have remembered the number and put it to work in their own area codes.
A woman in Pinellas Park, Florida, has threatened to sue the movie studio because of the 20 calls per hour clogging her cell phone. A Colorado radio network was getting dozens a day Wednesday, five days after the movie hit theaters, and is planning to build a contest around the phenomenon.
In Sanford, North Carolina, the listing belongs to a church whose minister is actually named Bruce. And he is not amused.
"It's a movie that mocks God and makes a mockery of religion," said the Rev. Bruce MacInnes, pastor of Turner's Chapel Church. "I'm not too thrilled with it at all. But the Lord God is one that could use something that's meant for evil and turn it around for good. So this may very well be the reason that that number showed up."
Universal Pictures, which produced the film, said in a statement Wednesday that the phone number was chosen because it does not exist in the Buffalo, New York, area, where the movie is set. The studio offered no further comment.
A database search turned up more than 30 listings nationwide for the number in the movie.
'God's messenger'
In Cornelia, Georgia, the number belongs to the Rev. Patrick Collington, an evangelist who runs Souls for Christ Ministries. His wife, Tracy, said they have gotten about 100 calls since Friday -- mostly people asking for God and hanging up -- but they are not bothered.
The family went to see the movie Tuesday night and loved it.
"It was funny, and knowing God's phone number was our number was really something to be excited about," she said.
Donna Augustin of Parrish, Florida, said her family has gotten about 200 God calls since Friday. Her three children think it is hilarious. A new message on their answering machine informs callers that they have reached "God's messenger" and should "call Jim Carrey" instead.
Some callers of the Augustin home leave messages ranging from sweet to obscene. Most try to come up with something funny. One guy wanted to know when God would answer his prayers and make him a porn star.
In Longmont, Colorado, the Colorado Radio Network's nine lines started lighting up Monday with God callers, a good number of whom actually seemed to think they found a direct line to the Lord, according to Ron Nickel, the network's senior vice president.
"God, I really need to talk to you," one woman said in a message. "I need to repent because I've cheated on my husband five times, but I guess all of us people who are prostitutes eventually cheat on our husbands."
Nickel said the network of five stations plans to turn the whole thing into a contest. Listeners will be asked what they would say to God if they could call Him. The host of the stations' only religious show will pick the winner.
"This just dropped right out of the sky into our lap," Nickel said. "We would have to be stupid to get angry."
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We Won Trivia Last Night!
by Stephanus ina friend of mine has been attending the "comedy trivia" night, every tuesday night, at the local rsl club for over six months now.
his previous team were woefully bad, coming up with responses like "denim" to the question "what synthetic fibre was invented by dupont in the 1930s"?
his old team disintegrated through a bunch of arguments and i set about getting together a team that might make the grade.
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Texas, Dry? What part? Lower bumfu%$?! East Baptist County, mebbe?
Anyway, if it's trivia you're looking for, try looking for places that have the NTN playmakers. I have one here in my town, and I usually get back late from lunch (I LOVE trivia!)
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Who here has military service?
by pr_capone injust wondering how many ex dubs have served in the military.
was it before or after the jw's?
where did you serve?
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Yep. Queen's Own Foot. A part of the Khyber Rifles. Served long months in the Hindu Kush (Hindu Killer) mountains. Of course the queen referenced was Victoria, so all this happened in a former life.
Ok.....I was also a samuri to the reigning Shogun in 1598. It's been an interesting life.
Normally I find your comments to be of sound logic and reason. This post is not intended as an insult, so PLEASE do not take offense Francois. I like you. We used to bang heads, but we get along now.
However, that being said, I think they were referencing examples of people serving in the military in their current life.
I do not think they were looking for reincarnated examples (which no one can prove or disprove by the way, it is only your belief) in which you have convinced yourself that you served in the British fleet in decades past or as a Japanese Samurai centuries ago.
If that is the case, then I was a Commander in the Praetorian Guard during the reign of Julius Caesar. (I didn't do my job very well huh? LOL)
Or was it Emperor Nero?
No, no, thats not it...
I was one of the 300 Spartans who stood against the overwhelmingly large army of Persians in 480 B.C. at the battle of Themopylae.
Do you ever notice, that whenever people talk about there past lives, especially celebrities like Shirley MacLaine, they are always famous people from history, or at least attached to famous events. Nobody ever admits to having been:
A dung farmer in 5th century France
A black plague victim in Spain, 1211
An accountant in 19th century Lower Bolton.
No, its always Marie Antoinette, Genghis Khan, or Jesus Christ. With celebrities, present fame isn't enough, they've got to co-opt others as well. That's why I believe the whole thing is a pile of dingo's kidneys. Controversial opinion, sure! But controversy's nothing new to me! In my previous life, as Copernicus, I set the Church in a frenzy when I set forth my theories...blah blah blah.....
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bizarre weather--anywhere else in world?
by Ravyn inok 500 plus tornadoes in the us since may 1st!
constant rain in virginia.
ice storms, blizzards, hurricanes, droughts.
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All I can say is -
Two major tornadoes in my city in two days is REEEALLLLL WEIRD!
We have our share of storms, but when one tornado takes almost the same track as the one from four years ago, yikes!
Economies may take slumps from time to time, but major disasters can really @$@# up a community, especially on that's not as diversified as it thinks it is. I hope a certain Detroit auto manufacturer doesn't decide to take its insurance money and set up a new plant south of the border. Otherwise, the last person to leave OKC better turn off the lights when they leave......
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Evil slaving at District Conventions.
by avishai inanyone plan on clowning these fools at their conventions?
i don't necessarily mean shouting, holding placards, etc.
but i do mean putting evidence of their covering up child molesting around.
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I've often fantasized about rigging a banner in the catwalks above the arena, on some kind of a timed release during the public talk.
It seems like a good idea, except some fool over zealous idiot would probably get killed trying to take it down in a hurry.
Anyway, such scenarios help pass the time during the sessions.....
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Can You Believe it's Been 10 Years Since the Waco Seige?
by Robdar inon april 19th it will be the 10th anniversary of waco.
koresh is still dead, which surprises his former followers; the few who survived the seige.
ah, well, time flies.
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I don't get your point.
Are you saying that more people than Tim McVeigh were involved in the bombing? I don't disagree there. You got Terry Nichols sitting in jail for life for his involvement, there is another bozo who cut a deal so he could take a lesser sentence. There were others too, but once again, the FBI f***ed up in a rush to judgement, and now we'll never know who all was involved.
Are you disagreeing that the bombing was in retaliation for Waco? I really believe that the motivation to strike against this government building was mainly because of siege and burning at Mt Carmel. The date was significant, that's for sure.
April seems to be a very bad month in the calendar, lately. Waco, Ruby Ridge, OKC, Columbine, Hitler's Birthday. Maybe there's some Illuminati connection as well.
