2000 candy apple red dodge intrepid. dodge has been good to me - this is my second intrepid.
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Car Wars
by Crystal intoday i had my jeep towed into the shop..i dreaded the ride in with the driver (im extremly shy).
but we ended up haveing a great conversation about what vehicle i should buy next.. what a perfect person to ask cuz of his job.
he said "dont get another jeep they roll too easy and they catch on fire.".
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What is your definition of........
by SpiceItUp in......beauty?.
i know the whole sentiment of beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
even rod sterling had his say on the matter (boy i loved that episode).. what is beautiful in your opinion?
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hm. deep question here. let's see what I can share with you all:
beauty (in a person) ---> a mixture of inner and outer qualities that inspire me to want to spend time with them or to be like them. the inner quality is more important than the outer; I've met many people who were considered beautiful and after speaking with them for a time find that they are far from beautiful. at the same time, I have met with many people who would not be considered beautiful by many and found them to be beautiful in the extreme. some of the inner qualities are compassion, warmth, consideration, intelligence, fun loving and gracefulness. [wow, I just described my wife, how about that. ]
beauty (in a non person) ---> something that makes the mind take note, that resonates deep within, something that is framed in a moment of true clarity and speaks volumes effortlessly.
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Why are people racist?
by MrMoe insomething on the song thread that i posted, song by tu pac, got me to thinking about racisim.
why do people discriminate against people that have different color skin?
i understand it is a learned response, but my "elder" father is very racist... and this is how i was raised.. i don't get it.
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really long thread filled with interesting thoughts. just to add my 2 cents:
spidermonkey: the movie you are thinking of is bulworth
IMO racism is taught and its beginnings go back too far for me to accurately relate. american racism is a funny thing because it is at times is more virulent and violent than racisim in other countries. and it is downplayed often because nowadays it isn't socially acceptable to talk about it like it used to be. many other posters have nailed it on the head as to why there is racism: hatred. many white people are taught to hate black people because in this country africans were brought here as slaves and treated like animals. black people are taught to hate white people because many white people have made many black people's lives hell and treated them as worse than animals. it is a vicious circle that only a strong will to patience, understanding, compassion and willingness to cross the growing river of hate can help help staunch. I aid in the battle of racism by not being racist and trying to show that atitude to others I deal with on a daily basis.
as someone mentioned before, I also believe a lot of racism is economical in nature. I am black and my wife is white. we haven't had too difficult a time being hassled in a racist sense, one reason being IMO because we are middle class. if we were poorer, I am sure we would be treated differently when we went out. at the same time, there are places in the U.S. I will not go with my wife out of fear for our safety. the world can be an ugly place.
mrmoe I applaud you in your desire to "change the world". good luck. I never went through that phase growing up; I've always been more concerned with simply surviving without losing my mind.
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Heaven-or-hell argument ends with shotgun slaying
by simwitness in.
well, i guess one of them will find out sooner than the other!.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/us/07/29/afterlife.argument.reut/index.html.
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wow, what a stupid way to die.
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This is the ultimate in depraved....
by Mimilly inposted at 12:44 pm edt friday, july 26. .
s.african baby-rapist jailed for life
reuters news agency.
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that is the saddest, most heartwrenching and maddening thing I have ever heard. that poor kid. I can't imagine being so afraid of something that you would scar a child that way.
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How Pure Are You?
by MrMoe inomg i am like super wicked....
http://test.thespark.com/puritytest/.
you are 29% pure!
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wow, I was more pure than I thought I would be: %54.
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Explanation of "All along the WatchTower&a...
by Nicolas ini found a strange explanation on this site: http://users.crocker.com/~lwm/all_along_the_watchtower/ .
does bob dylan really wrote this song with this purpose?
?edited by - nicolas on 25 july 2002 20:57:37.
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I've always loved hendrix's version of this song. I am not sure about the references there. it feels a bit contrived. has dylan ever discussed more as to what he was thinking when he wrote the song? IMO, the song's symbolism is open ended and can really mean any number of things to the people who listen to it.
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How You Can Encourage Mental Illness
by metatron infirst, you need to identify some outward signs of mental illness and then find ways to encourage their manifestation.
paranoia: remember, you live in a world controlled by the devil and.
his demons.
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very astute observations metatron. I am still amazed at how obvious this is to me now that I no longer associate with witnesses. when I was in, none of this was apparent to me at all. there used to be a section on freeminds.org that had some interesting articles about jehovah's witnesses and mental health. I can not remember the author, but it brought up some stats about the abnormally high amount of mentally ill people and those who are predisposed to mental illness being attracted to JW belief system.
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hot dogs and tacos
by larc ini was wondering, are hot dogs and tacos unchristion??
hot dogs do look like, well i can't say that, and tacos do look like another thing i can't mention.
so, my basic question is this - are hot dogs and tacos unchristian?
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lol. you guys are too funny. sick puppies you are, sick!
...of course that explains why I love tacos so much and my wife loves hot dogs. heh.
that also begs the question: which is more unchristian, hard shell tacos or soft shell tacos? are open faced tacos a gross sin? and how exactly does a tostado fit into all of this? what about bratwurst? polish sausages? plumpers? is there room in christianity for all turkey hot dogs?
*quietly laughing himself silly at work*
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what flavour are you? :p
by FreeRangeChicken inhmmm... tastes like chicken.. .
am i chicken?
am i a frog?
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hm. apparently I am peanut butter or tea. eh. i think I need a third and fourth opinion.
*looks around*
ok, who wants to taste me??
:p
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