SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER is one of my all time favs. Along with SAY ANYTHING, MEMENTO, and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
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Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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What Is Your Favorite Overlooked Movie?
by gilwarrior inwhat i am talking about a movie that you thought was great, but is mostly forgotten by most people today.. well, my favorite overlooked movie is "a perfect world.
" in it kevin costner is an escaped felon who escapes from prison with another felon.
they then break into a house and kidnap a boy who is a (gasp!
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SAVE ROE NOW!!!
by Valentine indear friends of reproductive freedom,.
george w bush and his right-wings friends are quietly pursuing their domestic agenda while the nations attention is focused on international terrorism.. bush's attacks on women's reproductive freedom continue.. examples;.
1. on his first day in the oval office,bush re-instated the global gag rule,which takes family planning funds from organizations that even mention the option of abortion to their patients,risking womens lives overseas.. 2. bush has promised to re-visit the food and drug administration's approval of ru-486.and anti-abortion forces in congress have already introduced a bill to limit it's availability.. 3. with the expected retirement of 3 supreme court justices ,including sandra day o'connor,who is often the critical swing vote on abortion rights issue,bush has made it clear that he will nominate the most adamant opponents of abortion and civil rights.. the bush administration is committed to strategies that limit life saving stem cell research,criminalize abortion providers,reduce the availability of birth control and deny funding of health reproduction education in the schools.. what better way to take on the christian coalition and ultra-right leaders and movements,than to use your voice to speak up now!!.
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I do think that women should have the right to choose abortion. However, I think that with every "choice" of abortion, there should be given a tubal ligation. That way she won't find herself in that situation again and she will have to think long and hard as to whether she wants to give up her right to have a baby. I think that if you misuse your ability to procreate then that privelege should be taken away.
That way, if down the road, she finds herself in the position of caring for a child she could have the procedure reversed. Just a thought.
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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How many hours are falsely reported?
by badboy inin the january 1 issue of each year, they harp on about how many hours the jws did last year etc etc.. how many hours are possibly falsely reported?.
discuss,please
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I feel so embarassingly honest. I never lied on my report. But I think the most hours I ever got in one month was 4. Most of the time it was 2. And for the last 7 years before I stopped going I didn't go out in service at all. What does that say about me? Maybe I never "really" was a witness. In name only.
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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SAD!
by 2SYN inwell this isn't just another "boohoo, i'm so depressed, bwaaa!
" thread...this is a more detailed investigation into the reason behind my sadness.
i felt like i could share it with the people on this board, as you lot in general seem to be far more emotionally sensitive than a lot of people on the internet.. i've been listening to ok computer by radiohead, and i must say, it's by far some of the most emotional music i've ever listened to.
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SYN,
No, I'm not really from Swaziland, I just thought the name sounded cool. I thought the United States was too boring to put down.
My mind is just the opposite of ya'lls, out of sight out of mind. I can't remember much of anything, especially my childhood. Maybe that's a good thing.
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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SAD!
by 2SYN inwell this isn't just another "boohoo, i'm so depressed, bwaaa!
" thread...this is a more detailed investigation into the reason behind my sadness.
i felt like i could share it with the people on this board, as you lot in general seem to be far more emotionally sensitive than a lot of people on the internet.. i've been listening to ok computer by radiohead, and i must say, it's by far some of the most emotional music i've ever listened to.
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SYN,
It almost sounds like you have been desensitized by all of the trauma that you have had to endure. Have you thought of therapy? I know that there is a stygma attached to it, but from personal experience it helped me immensely. I had therapy a couple of years ago and I found out things about myself that I didn't know existed. Sometimes just talking to someone about events in your past can help you dig down and find your emotions that you've locked up inside.
I hope you are able to find the reason to your sadness, you seem like a realy great guy who deserves to be happy. I always enjoy reading your posts.
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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puffs,
My thoughts are with you. I lost my father 2 years ago. I hope you have a good support system.
shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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Gender discrimination?
by teejay insixty minutes covered this story a month ago and meet the press brought it up again this morning when rumsfeld was interviewed.... when stationing troops in foreign countries, the u.s. military tries to abide by the rules of the country.
in saudi arabia, the custom for women in public is that they wear an abaya, a floor-length, long-sleeve, loose-fitting garment that covers everything but the face.
air force lt. col. martha mcsally filed a lawsuit against the pentagon, arguing that the policy was discriminatory because men are not required to dress in traditional muslim garments.. when interviewed on sixty minutes, mcsally was so offended by the garment that she would not put it on just to demonstrate what it looked like.
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I'm so angered by this story. Not only because it is happening, but because some of the people on this board think there is nothing wrong with it. By subjecting our female military personell to their barbaric views of women, in my opinion, is co-signing their bullshit!! By going along with making women second class citizens, our government is basically saying that it's "o.k." to treat women this way. AND IT IS NOT O.K.....EVER!!!!
It may just be a "loose scarf" to some people, but to the person wearing it, it is much more. It is a constant reminder that you are not as good as men. Which is a total crock!
Whew! I feel better after having that rant.
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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Attracted To What Types?
by gilwarrior ini tend to find myself attracted to the extremes.
either woman who are very nice and sweet or woman who are wild and crazy.
however, i don't like woman who are rude and have a lot of attitude.. many guys like blonds, but i tend to like dark haired woman better.
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For some reason I'm always attracted to the tortured souls. Musicians, artsy types, poets. Probably because it is my complete opposite. I am the class clown. Oddly enough I find short men attractive, even though I married someone 6' tall. But I did manage to marry a tortured soul,he does have a sense of humour though, which is nice.
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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Post your worst date story!
by hungry4life inwith all the nice guy/bad boy and do looks matter posts doing so well i thought it might be fun to do a worst date ever post.. so here goes mine: about 3 years ago my married friend had a neighbor she was good friends with he was a young widower with 2 kids and she thought we might like to get to know each other.
so we agreed to meet for dinner at his apt (he lived 2 apts down from my friend so it did not seem awkward or unsafe).
he cooked spaghetti and afterwards pulled out the old photo albums.
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My worst date was when I was a sophmore in high school and I was asked to go to the prom with a senior who I had a crush on. His girlfriend had broke up with him like a week before and so he asked me last minute. My parents said I could go but they had no money for a dress, so I had to borrow one from a friend. The dress was the ugliest thing you ever saw, baby blue with lots of lace and it was too big for me so it just hung on me.
Well, this guy gets his ear pierced like 2 days before the prom. I knew that when he came to pick me up and my dad saw the earring he would flip. So I asked him if he could take it out before he came to pick me up. So he did and we drove back to his house and his mom is trying to put the earring back in and his ear is bleeding. I was so embarrased.
Anyway we go to this hippie's house to buy alcohol before the prom. We get to the prom like halfway through it. I don't know anyone there. We didn't have any money for pictures because he had spent it all on alcohol. Then we leave early and he takes me to this makeout spot and tries to have sex with me, I wouldn't and he gets mad at me.
So then we go to this party where I know no one and it's all these cute chearleader types with pretty dresses. We leave there and go to this other party of people that didn't even go to the prom. So we are the only ones dressed up. It ended up being a drug house. The guy I was with was quite the druggie, I found out.
We finally leave there and he drops me off at 3 in the morning.
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL
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Lilacs,
My family also put up the Jesse James gang in their barn. According to family lore. Were your ancestors from Missouri?
Shimmer
Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL