Posts by VIII

!......no computers or cellphones allowed so i have been awol awhile..... ya, i finally made my self sick enough on booze to realize i was really sick and tired of being sick and tired....so checked myself into rehab without any planning at all and while wife was out of town on a family retreat...it was a a very desperate moment in my life, and i was extremely physically and emotionally sick....i was so desperate i took zero time to reseach where to go, but called an old school friend who said rehab had saved his life and he made the calls and actually took me and helped me check in to the place he went to 5 years ago.

VIII

Welcome back oompa and it is great you went to rehab. The cult really does play with our heads. Being DFd from rehab is one of the funniest lines I've read in a while. Keep your sense of humor and don't forget that there are real people out there who care. The JWs have shown what they are made of.

Again, glad you're back!

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I bet you a dollar Obama wins The Nobel Peace Prize

by wouldacouldashoulda in

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friends

any takers?.

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w.

VIII

"The whole world is depending on the U.S. -- and you -- to literally save this planet. Let's not let them down."

I thought that was Al Gore's job. Won't Obama be stepping on his toes?

Michael *Capitalist Pig* Moore, I wonder when he is going to be a Nutrisystem™ Spokesmen? I bet he'd make a bundle pushing their product!

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abbot and costello on computers

by John Doe in

costello: i don't own a computer.

abbott: yes.. costello: ok, what did you recommend for my office?.

abbott: money.. costello: money comes with my computer?.

VIII

{giggle}

@ 's

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Bleach with or without Chlorine?

by asilentone in

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friends

i bought bleach with and without chlorine.

does it make a difference which one i choose to kill the mold on the baseboard in one of my bathrooms in my home?.

VIII

I get a newletter from a guy who is a builder. His site is called *Askthebuilder.com*. Here is the link and then a link to one addressing mold: (These will open in new windows)

http://www.askthebuilder.com/

http://www.askthebuilder.com/344_Mold.shtml

From his site, and I have used it:

Cleaning mold is fairly simple. A solution of 4 parts water and 1 part chlorine bleach can be used to remove mold from tile, concrete, grout and other surfaces that are not harmed by the harsh chlorine. Fabrics, carpet, painted walls, wood, clothing, etc. can be cleaned using non-toxic oxygen bleach. Oxygen bleach is a powder that is mixed with water. It is readily sold on the Internet and on cable television. Some national club membership stores carry it as well. It is best to buy it in its pure form. Many companies that sell oxygen bleach add fillers to the product. Find one that is 100 percent pure oxygen bleach.

Oxygen Bleach is Oxyclean. Same stuff Billy Mays was pushing. You buy the dry stuff and mix it with water and it cleans like crazy. I cleaned my deck with it, ala, this guys instructions, and it got all the black stuff off and then I restained it.

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I bet you a dollar Obama wins The Nobel Peace Prize

by wouldacouldashoulda in

jw
friends

any takers?.

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w.

VIII

I thought I was reading The Onion when I opened up Reuters this morning. I just logged on the computer, hadn't heard the news and started laughing. Then I realized it wasn't a joke.

But, really it is. On the world.

Ah well, after the Olympic fiasco, he needs his boo boo soothed. A Nobel prize should make him feel better.

He's in good company: Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, two more guys who hadn't accomplished anything.

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MOUTHY DONT LEAVE US!!!!

by WuzLovesDubs in

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friends

sign this petition!!

dont let our granma leave us!!!!!

dont go mouthy!!!

VIII

Mouthy, I haven't been here long, but, reading your posts remind me I never had a grandmother. You are the one I wish I had. Please don't go. I would miss your warm, wonderful posts.

Hugs, VIII

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Obama Chia Pets--Racially Insensitive?

by VIII in

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the chia pet grows *hair* that on the obama version looked like an afro.

when walgreens dropped it, it was due to complaints that it was racially insensitive.

aftos are normal, are they not?

VIII

I think the GWB Chia was a parody. They had the whole thing grow *hair* and his face was green.

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Obama Chia Pets--Racially Insensitive?

by VIII in

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friends

the chia pet grows *hair* that on the obama version looked like an afro.

when walgreens dropped it, it was due to complaints that it was racially insensitive.

aftos are normal, are they not?

VIII

The Chia Pet grows *hair* that on the Obama version looked like an Afro. When Walgreens dropped it, it was due to complaints that it was racially insensitive. Do you think so? Aftos are normal, are they not? As pointed out in the article, he did have one when younger, so what is the issue?

Here is the link to an image:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/mutts/blog/2009/04/obama_chia_pet.html

I was going to purchase one actually. I figured somewhere down the line, someone would buy it from me on Ebay. I missed my opportunity, darn it.

CVS drops Obama Chia pets

Walgreens stopped selling the terra cotta heads in April

Daarel Burnett II

October 8, 2009

CVS/Pharmacy said this week that it won't be selling the popular Chia pets depicting President Barack Obama anymore, becoming the second major franchise to drop the product.

Joe Pedott, the owner of the Chia franchise, said he's baffled by the drugstore chain's decision.

Walgreens removed the terra cotta heads in April after some complained that the product was racially insensitive. The issue made the round of blogs, talk radio and TV over the summer.

Walgreens' decision cost him millions of dollars, Pedott said. Nevertheless, the product's popularity has consistently grown -- especially after the controversy, he said.
"I can't think of any reason a store like CVS would want to stop selling it," he said Wednesday.

A CVS spokesman wouldn't give a specific reason for pulling the product. Pedott said his idea for the product was inspired by consumer demand. He said he has not received any complaints from African-Americans and even touts a picture of him handing the product to Obama in May.

"If the consumer wants it, what's the problem?" he said. "You're giving him an Afro. If you don't want it, cut it off. He had an Afro when he was younger."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk-cvs-chia-obama-08-oct08,0,4257635.story

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Why I am Glad to Be Here.

by AK - Jeff in

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"better fare hard with good men, than to feast it with bad.".

thomas paine.

VIII

AK-Jeff and Gregor, both great quotes. I am glad to be here also. I enjoy reading everyone's posts and POVs. I really am like reading the personal stories. There are a lot of really good people here.