Sailor Ripley

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  Can we talk? . . .

  by exwitless in

  1. social
  2. humour

  hey, this is under jokes and humor, so don't get too offended.

  i just wanted to vent about how people say things incorrectly, such as pronouncing things wrong or saying phrases wrong.

  i'll start, and if you have any to add, please feel free.

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  Sailor Ripley

  It used to bother me when people would say "troof." Now I know that they actually meant, "brainwashed and assimilated."

  I drive myself crazy. Does anyone else here draft your post in MS Word or some other app then paste into the little gray box? I can't help it. I've gone back and read before to find a mistake then I get all bunged up. I'm sure most don't give a damn about the mistake... but I do. Dammit! Oddly enough, it doesn't bother me nearly as much if someone else does it. Hopefully that means that they don't spend way too much time critiquing themselves.

  Homonym misuse are my favs: to/too/two; there/their/they're, et cetera. Learn the rule people; it doesn't change... ever.

  p.s. why is there no spellchecker on JWD? That would make me extremely happy.
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  Tragic Bush Administration Failure

  by DebSmithLopez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  up here, in the northern plains, we just recovered from a historic event--- may i even say a "weather event" of "biblical proportions" with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 mph that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed all roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.. .

  fyi:.

  george bush did not come.. .

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  Sailor Ripley

  http://www.snopes.com/katrina/soapbox/dakota.asp

  Nice job, "Deb".

  Busted! Plagiarism on a forum? At least reference your "work." Yeah, yeah I know all about Gnu works. Still you presented as your own work.

  That borders on the rude and offensive. Loser!
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  OK

  by Andy C in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you believe in god or not?

  why?

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  Sailor Ripley

  ABR wrote:

  Quote from George Carlin

  Are you sure it was GC? He's pretty anti-god as far as I've heard. I loooked on his "quotes" page and didn't see it. Are you sure that's not some corn-ball bumper sticker purchased from "Better Get Right or You'll Get Left" store in some stripmall, between a GNC and WanFu Nails and Gyros?

  To answer your question, no. ...but I do believe in Sponge Bob Square Pants as my supreme being. Does he count as a deity if I want him to?
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  Tragic Bush Administration Failure

  by DebSmithLopez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  up here, in the northern plains, we just recovered from a historic event--- may i even say a "weather event" of "biblical proportions" with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 mph that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed all roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.. .

  fyi:.

  george bush did not come.. .

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  Sailor Ripley

  Katrina was nasty in many ways. I'm sure that Deb feels that the pain that they felt in a freakin' blizzard was pretty nasty as well. I'm also pretty sure it was the biggest news in their town and they talked about it... a lot. They feel slighted as no one came to their aid. Understandable but not warranted, in my opinion.

  Is it absurd to compare snow to a flood? I don't know, I have never been in a blizzard or a flood where nothing was in my control and i could have died. Northern Plains get a lot of snow. New Orleans has been under sea-level for some time and floods have been discussed for many years.

  Guess what buddy, disasters happen in people's lives that are BEYOND their control. Do you think New Orleans residents are somehow responsible for what happened because they chose to live in New Orleans

  Disasters do happen. No "one" is responsible. Prepare. Store food/water for blizzards. Don't re-build in a flood-prone areas.
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  How do I have everlasting life?

  by soulfinder in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here is a scripture that explains just that.. john 5:39-40.

  39you are searching the scriptures, because you think that by means of them you will have everlasting life; and these are the very ones that bear witness about me.. 40and yet you do not want to come to me that you may have life.. jesus clearly explains that it is not through the scriptures that we have everlasting life.

  it is only by going to him..

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  Sailor Ripley

  It's your, 'you better get into the same boat as mine, or else' attitude

  This is one of my favorites, "you better get right or you're gonna get left." I laugh, outloud mind you, whenever my kookoo bible-thumper neighbor tells me this.

  Here's another one I love, actually I had a t-shirt that read it in college, "I'll respect your crutch if you stop beating me with it."

  ...back to the thread. If you're doing what you think is right, then more power to you.

  Keep on rockin' in the free world!
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  What makes you HAPPY about life when it all seems so FUTILE?

  by hamsterbait in

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  2. friends

  just saw the film "perfume".

  that poor baby.

  aaaahhhhh.

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  Sailor Ripley

  What do YOU do when you feel this empty?

  Go for a nice, long run or some sort of exercise. Get your heart rate at least up to 75% of your maximum and sweat... a lot. I feel better every single time. Hope the below helps. It did for me.

  Healthy Heart Zone (Warm up) — 50–60% of maximum heart rate: The easiest zone and probably the best zone for people just starting a fitness program. It can also be used as a warm up for more serious athletes. This zone has been shown to help decrease body fat, blood pressure and cholesterol. It also decreases the risk of degenerative diseases and has a low risk of injury. Fats are 85% of food energy burned in this zone.

  Fitness Zone (Fat Burning) — 60–70% of maximum heart rate: This zone provides the same benefits as the healthy heart zone, but is more intense and burns more total food energy. The percent of food energy from fat is still 85%.

  Aerobic Zone (Endurance Training) — 70–80% of maximum heart rate: The aerobic zone will improve your cardiovascular and respiratory system and increase the size and strength of your heart. This is the preferred zone if you are training for an endurance event. More food energy is burned with 50% from fat.

  Anaerobic Zone (Performance Training) — 80–90% of maximum heart rate: Benefits of this zone include an improved maximum (the highest amount of oxygen one can consume during exercise) and thus an improved cardiorespiratory system, and a higher lactate tolerance ability which means your endurance will improve and you'll be able to fight fatigue better. This is a high intensity zone burning more food energy, 15% from fat.

  Red Line (Maximum Effort) — 90–100% of maximum heart rate: Although this zone burns the highest amount of food energy, it is very intense. Most people can only stay in this zone for short periods. You should only train in this zone if you have a very high fitness level and have been cleared by a physician to do so.
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  Sign ot the times?

  by cubix in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been so upset by the lack of respect and value for human life following the events that have taken place over the past few years.

  surely, this is bible prophesy being fulfilled at its highest level.

  the bible says that the end of the world will come when those in power are proclaiming 'peace and security'.

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  Sailor Ripley

  Cubix,

  Your writing sounds like a dub that came to my door a while back. She was awfully depressing to hear. All she wanted to tell me was how bad everything is. I told her, I can't change those things. I can change only what I can change, which I try to make life better every day.

  I told her to take a day, one day per week for herself. Don't talk to any jehoobies and just go out and have fun. Do what she likes to do. I asked what she likes to do. All jehoobie crap, which was more depressing to me than WWIII talks. Please live for today and not the new sesstym.

  I hope you can find something about which you can be positive. As someone on here says, "don't let a publishing company run your life."

  **Exits to go out and enjoy a beautiful New Year**
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  Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

  by lola28 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, help me out people, what would you do if you knew that someone from your home had stolen money from you?

  today i was going to go to the bank till i realized that i was missing 240.00, i know this money was in my purse because i put it there on wed night, i know i did not lose it because i have not touched my wallet in as long.

  i also have not been out anywhere so i could not have misplaced the money.

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  My MIL had to deal with this with her somewhat dubious step-son. He took money from her drawer. She locked everyone out-her sis and sis's son lived there too. No one got in until the money was returned. They stood on the front porch for a while if I remember correctly.

  If you know who did it, or you think you do, come down on 'em hard. NSFs are bad news... and expensive!
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  What Do You Do for Work?

  by Good Girl or Bad Girl? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i have a good job, but i hate my boss.

  it's gotten to the point (beyond the point) that i just need to get outta here.

  it's not even worth going to hr about because she makes sure you get fired if you do that, but not before dragging your reputation through the mud.

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  Sailor Ripley

  Mr. Mom. Saved a bunch, now I just play all day... and nap and eat and nap.

  Could very well be the best "job" I've ever had. Kids grow very quickly, and yes, they do say the darndest things. Luckily they won't be saying, if I have anything to do with it, "good morning, we're here to talk about Jehoobie and the New Sesstem."
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  IPOD (MP3 Player) Warning! What you need to know....

  by MinisterAmos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i bet more than one person here got a shiny new mp3 player for x-mas?

  i'd like to share some info about the downsides of the major brands and what you can do to overcome them.

  zune a drm filled pos.

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  Sailor Ripley

  I love iTunes after attempting to use Music Match and a couple of others over the past couple of years. MM suck'd and it is hard as heel to remove once loaded. I've taught a lot of people how to use their iPods and I burned all their music to an external drive. Much easier than any other.

  I buy CDs that I don't have, assuming I want more than one song and rip them. Then they're mine and I get to do what I want with them. I've downloaded a couple of tunes from iTunes music store but just b/c I wanted only one song.

  Make friends with people that have a lot of CDs and "buy" them, or just buy them an ext. drive, burn to the hard drive for them then "buy" the CD from them. I don't know if that's legal or not but at least your conscience is clear.