Posts by RubaDub

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Emergency COVID Ration Spam Fritters

by Simon in

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friends

so as things are now opening up and food never ran out, i've been dipping into our emergency supplies.

they say that spam doesn't have a shelf-life, it has a half-life, but i kind of wanted to see if it was like i remembered as a kid.. as it turns out spam fritters are as delicious as i remember, probably better ('cause i did fancy ones).

i used this recipe and they were glorious.

RubaDub

I have not been to Hawaii (bucket list item) but have heard that Spam is very popular there. It seems to have become popular in WWII when other meats were difficult to get there. Now they have dozens of different ways to prepare it.

My wife won't eat it but I occasionally buy a tin of it and have slices for breakfast. Really good. It makes me think of my father when he would buy it and we would have it on a Sunday morning.

When I am writing this it is Sunday morning, 8AM EDT, wife is still sleeping. I am going to the store and buy a tin. I'll slice it, fry it and put a runny, half-cooked (sunny side up) egg on top. Just the way he always ate it.

My wife can have her Cheerios, Special K or something else.

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Did they use to applaud after reinstatement after being Disfellowshipped, but then it stopped?

by ThomasCovenant in

i don't remember disfellowshippings happening very often and announcements about being re instated but i think i remember that we used to clap hands if someone came back after being disfellowshipped.

but then i think clapping wasn't allowed.

am i correct in my recollections?.

RubaDub

I and others have commented on this numerous times.

At one time, many years ago, everyone clapped.

The whole thing changed in the 1980's, early 1990's (?) or so when there seemed to be a lot of people who would commit adultery with someone else in the congregation, get DF'd, remarry, then get reinstated a year or so later.

The "innocent" person(s) may still be in the congregation when the reinstatement was read, people clapped and later everyone went over to hug and kiss the ones reinstated.

Obviously, no matter how you look at things, not a happy situation. The order from the top was to stop the clapping in respect of the innocent party(s).

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Removing Historic Monuments and Statues - Does the Term "Historical" Make it Right or Wrong?

by RubaDub in

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friends

after further review and thought, i really don't see how removing a monument or statue that may be truly offensive to a large group of people is in some way rewriting history.. i think of germany or other parts of europe.

you don't see swastikas on buildings or statues of hitler or mussolini or other upper level generals in public.

would it be good for a person (think jewish) to drive around a city and see hitler in a public park, even though it is "historical?

RubaDub

What about Egypt? It’s full of ancient monuments built with slavery. Shall we tear down the pyramids?

2+2=5 ...

Unless they put in air conditioning, better lighting and make the walkways taller, they can do whatever they want to do with them. If you're taller than a 10 year old kid, you will come out with parts of your head bleeding.

I forget which one we were in, but it was the most wasted $30 ($15 x 2) of my life.

On the other hand, if you are in one of the little hotels there in Giza with a good view of the pyramids from the rooftops, the light show every night is pretty cool while having a beer or three.

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Covid-19 Texas cases spike following George Floyd funeral

by FatFreek 2005 in

on tuesday, the george floyd funeral took place.. "on wednesday, texas reported its highest single-day increase in diagnoses since the start of the pandemic, with 2,504 new cases, more than twice as many reported the previous day.

" source, newsweek.com.

just my unprofessional take -- some 30 to 40 percent of attendees did not wear masks.. check for yourself, snippets of video footage, george floyd funeral..

RubaDub

but how many people will he infect and possibly kill before he himself keels over?

sir82 ...

Hopefully none.

But maybe he will agree to donate what is still left of his lungs for research purposes after they turn off the respirator.

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CO'S "encouraging" letter to circuit

by nowwhat? in

the point of the letter was how many are feeling disappointed these days.. no circuit assembly, convention, how we can't fellowship at the k.h.

disappointed we might have had a love one die, etc etc.

he then goes on to write about how disappointed jehovah must have felt when his first human creation rebelled.

RubaDub

I feel happified.

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Covid-19 Texas cases spike following George Floyd funeral

by FatFreek 2005 in

on tuesday, the george floyd funeral took place.. "on wednesday, texas reported its highest single-day increase in diagnoses since the start of the pandemic, with 2,504 new cases, more than twice as many reported the previous day.

" source, newsweek.com.

just my unprofessional take -- some 30 to 40 percent of attendees did not wear masks.. check for yourself, snippets of video footage, george floyd funeral..

RubaDub

I refuse to wear a damned mask the rest of my life.

@FedUpJW ...

I say go for it.

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Covid-19 Texas cases spike following George Floyd funeral

by FatFreek 2005 in

on tuesday, the george floyd funeral took place.. "on wednesday, texas reported its highest single-day increase in diagnoses since the start of the pandemic, with 2,504 new cases, more than twice as many reported the previous day.

" source, newsweek.com.

just my unprofessional take -- some 30 to 40 percent of attendees did not wear masks.. check for yourself, snippets of video footage, george floyd funeral..

RubaDub

Just my unprofessional take -- some 30 to 40 percent of attendees did not wear masks

@FatFreek ...

I noticed the same thing at the George Floyd Patterson funeral. It was incredible to see how many people were jammed in together and not wearing masks. OK, maybe not 6 feet apart under the circumstances, but at least 3 feet apart.

People should just use common sense, but that seems to be in short supply today. If you don't feel good, stay home. If you go out and are being close to people, have the decency to wear a mask.

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Removing Historic Monuments and Statues - Does the Term "Historical" Make it Right or Wrong?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

after further review and thought, i really don't see how removing a monument or statue that may be truly offensive to a large group of people is in some way rewriting history.. i think of germany or other parts of europe.

you don't see swastikas on buildings or statues of hitler or mussolini or other upper level generals in public.

would it be good for a person (think jewish) to drive around a city and see hitler in a public park, even though it is "historical?

RubaDub

Let’s put these statues and monuments and other artifacts in a museum where they belong.

@Hisclarkness ...

After reading a lot of the comments, I definitely agree with your viewpoint.

I think "history" can be retained, but it has to be kept in its own perspective. What was acceptable possibly just a few years ago is not acceptable today, and vice versa. Society and norms change.

I remember in first or second grade in school back in the 1960's there was a song called Old Black Joe, about some cotton farmer who lived down by the river or something. Could you imagine putting that into a children's song book today? You would be in jail. But from an historical perspective, it is what it is. It is how we lived and what we were taught.

But as has been mentioned, what goes on now seems so politically charged no matter who does what. I think the definition of sincerity has become very vague and too often with political motivations.

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Removing Historic Monuments and Statues - Does the Term "Historical" Make it Right or Wrong?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

after further review and thought, i really don't see how removing a monument or statue that may be truly offensive to a large group of people is in some way rewriting history.. i think of germany or other parts of europe.

you don't see swastikas on buildings or statues of hitler or mussolini or other upper level generals in public.

would it be good for a person (think jewish) to drive around a city and see hitler in a public park, even though it is "historical?

RubaDub

After further review and thought, I really don't see how removing a monument or statue that may be truly offensive to a large group of people is in some way rewriting history.

I think of Germany or other parts of Europe. You don't see swastikas on buildings or statues of Hitler or Mussolini or other upper level generals in public. Would it be good for a person (think Jewish) to drive around a city and see Hitler in a public park, even though it is "historical?"

As an example, if you are in Munich (Munchen) Germany and drive 20 minutes or so out of the city you can go to Dachau (concentration camp) and tour the place for a few hours. You will see all of the Nazi stuff, the barracks, swastikas, gas chamber, ovens, pictures, you name it.

From an historical perspective it is definitely worth the visit, though very creepy, at least to me. But I can understand that the stuff is not for everyday viewing or some sort of feeling proud about what happened. Wouldn't it be offensive to many to see a statue of Nazi Dr. Mengele in public?

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HBO removes Gone with the Wind because its offensive.

by phoenixrising in

as the altleftist idiots burn books, ban speech and now ban movies that does not conform to their twisted thinking never forget, those that start by burning books end up burning bodies.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/business/media/gone-with-the-wind-hbo-max.html.

RubaDub

I guess the WHITE House will have to change its name too

@newsheep ...

My guess would be the Rainbow House.