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  Does "God" Exist?

  by minimus in

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  do you believe in "god" at all?.

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  LeeT

  "If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now."
  — Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
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  Need help picking an engagement ring

  by Cagefighter in

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  ladies please weigh in.... i am seriously thinking about buying an engagment this summer.

  first, we are both early 30's make about the same roughly (50k) a year.. i am thinking getting a decent quality diamond .90 carat on a platinum ring... seems to be about $3800-4500k price wise.. please be honest..... i saw the ring her x gave her.. it was yellow gold with a white gold top where some side stones were and a .66 to center stone was set that was a "gift".

  granted she picked it out.. 1. my ring must be way better than the one her x gave her.. 2. i won't propose without a ring so taking her to pick on out is not an option.

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  LeeT

  Unfortunately I've no advice on the ring itself. Just a cautionary tale on how not to propose.
  
  I worked in a restaurant/nightclub a few years ago. One evening a couple came in. They seemed to have been out for the evening already when they arrived. The boyfriend of the couple made a few trips to the bar and each time downed a double at the bar whilst waiting for his drinks. It was noted by the bar staff that the body language was getting tense at their table. Raised voices were noted a while later, followed by a full blown shouting match. By the time staff approached to calm the situation the female was sat at the table in tears whilst the male was angrily walking around shouting whilst scanning the floor behind his girlfriend. The whole episode had clearly disturbed nearby diners. A member of door staff tried to calm the boyfriend, asking him to step outside to calm down and explain the problem. He refused and continued shouting and ended up being forcibly ejected. Outside he still wouldn't calm down and there was no way he could be let in until his attitude was more measured and not liable to disturb everybody in the building. Instead he picked a fight with the door staff, this was noted by passing police and he was arrested and taken to the police station without his girlfriend.

  Meanwhile other staff comforted the girlfriend and got her to explain what had occured. It transpired that he was drinking so heavily to pluck up the courage to propose. He'd clearly misjudged and his girlfriend was at best noncommital. This led to the argument and in his anger he threw the engagement ring at his girlfriend but missed her completely. He had been wandering around looking for the ring. It should have been somewhere on the floor, though several thorough searches of the area yielded no ring. It was never found, at least not by the couple or by staff.

  What had started out as a plan for a romantic night out culminating in a proposal of marriage, ended in drunkenness, anger, argument, loss of an expensive engagement ring and arrest. Whether they ever got it together and now laugh at the events of that night I don't know. It certainly could have gone more smoothly.

  Hopefully whatever ring you choose, you'll get the response you desire. Just remember, one drink to stiffen your resolve should be enough. Good luck.
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  RIP Mr. Dio

  by zoiks in

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  metal legend ronnie james dio dies at 67. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=126873517.

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  Damn, that went badly awry too. Just watch it once.
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  RIP Mr. Dio

  by zoiks in

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  metal legend ronnie james dio dies at 67. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=126873517.

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  LeeT

  OK, so I need to figure out embedding videos. Just go here instead.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBcvBeg7uXY&feature=related
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  RIP Mr. Dio

  by zoiks in

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  metal legend ronnie james dio dies at 67. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=126873517.

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  LeeT

  OK, not Dio, but a guy who drummed with him for a while. Richard Baxter seems to have been doing this a few days of the week in Ottawa for many years now whilst running a studio and playing in a drum line marching band for fun.

  <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FBcvBeg7uXY&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FBcvBeg7uXY&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
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  New Creation Book

  by God_Delusion in

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  i was recently informed (on jwn) that plans to publish a new creation book were well ahead.

  is this true?

  if so, can anyone clarify this for me?.

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  LeeT

  I've been looking forward to a new Creation book for such a long time. I want a pdf too. That's going to be such a wacky book.
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  Who Would You Like To See As President Of The USA In The Next Election?

  by minimus in

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  will it be obama or someone else?.

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  LeeT

  Damn, where's the edit button? I've not posted on here for a while.

  Just to add that Obama seems to have massive charisma. eloquence and style, but little substance and that Palin has moose meat for brains. I generally distrust Republicans anyway.
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  Who Would You Like To See As President Of The USA In The Next Election?

  by minimus in

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  will it be obama or someone else?.

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  LeeT

  Well, I'm on the wrong side of the ocean to have a vote and am not as well up on US politics as I'd like to be.

  I guess the biggest problem the US will face will be that the dire state of the US economy will be revealed by the time the next election comes round.

  I'd like to put forward Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey as a candidate. He seems to be an economic realist and he's not in politics to be popular. I find him refreshingly straightforward.

  I realise of course that his presidency is never going to happen of course. Now, I know I'm going to get shot down for suggesting him but I'd be interested to see how people view him.
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  Man Made Life

  by LeeT in

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  http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/may/20/craig-venter-synthetic-life-form.

  this might put the cat amongst the pigeons.

  just realised that might be one of those quaint english sayings..

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  http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/may/20/craig-venter-synthetic-life-form

  This might put the cat amongst the pigeons. Just realised that might be one of those quaint English sayings.
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  Jazz great John Dankworth passes away

  by designs in

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  what a great career and sound he developed over the decades.

  he worked with the best, ella fitzgerald, oscar peterson, wrote the avengers theme and so much more.. he and his wife, cleo laine, were really something to see in concert.

  i saw them here in the states over 3 decades.

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  LeeT

  Indeed, with the deaths of George Melly, Humphrey Lyttleton and now John Dankworth a generation of great jazz musicians and characters is passing into fond memory. Such a shame I'll never get to see any of them live now.