Posts by talesin

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Honey who-who???

by sparrowdown in

i do apologize for my extreme ignorance, but i am curious.. who the hell are honey boo boo, sugar bear and mama june??.

and more to the point.. why the hell are some americans so obsessed with them?.

i just don't get it.. .

I live in Canada's Appalachian Region. In one part of my province, we had the same culture of coal-mining, the company store, the whole nine yards. A proud people who are able to laugh in the worst of times, and make the best of things. It takes a lot of courage to go down in the mines, and my admiration for these people is strong, in spite of some of the, shall we say, social problems that may still exist in some areas. Have you seen the movie, Bastard Out of Carolina? I'd like to read the book. There has been, and will continue to be abuse, in all parts of the country, and it's a sad thing that other people enjoy looking down their nose on these proud and fiercely independent people of your regoin.

tal

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Does The State Have The Right To Quarantine Someone Because They Might Have Ebola?

by minimus in

jw
friends

no doubt you have heard about the nurse that thumbed her nose to the state and went out of the house in spite of being ordered to stay at home.

what is your opinion on this?.

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talesin

BOTR

Was that last comment sarcasm? I'll have to check online and see what they are saying.

t

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Does The State Have The Right To Quarantine Someone Because They Might Have Ebola?

by minimus in

jw
friends

no doubt you have heard about the nurse that thumbed her nose to the state and went out of the house in spite of being ordered to stay at home.

what is your opinion on this?.

.

talesin

Only in America. This person has sure made a big news splash, and unfortunately, it's ramped up the fear factor.

Whatever is known/nor known about the virus, sheesh ... she had 21 days off, I'm sure with pay, and could have just said "what the hell, I know I'm not contagious, but I'll consider this a paid vacation."

Instead, she had to have her RIGHTS! How bourgeousie. PPPHHHT!

Stir the pot, drum up the fear,,, good job.

tal

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How good a boxer was Muhammad Ali?

by LoveUniHateExams in

when i was a hyperactive kid, i used to like boxing, and of course muhammad ali.

he was a great athlete, with a one-of-a-kind style who made a stand for his beliefs.. now that i'm older, i admire athletes that are quieter and get on with the job in hand - joe frazier, for example.. i'd like to put american racial politics and ali's tragic current condition to one side and focus on the following:.

how good a fighter was ali?.

talesin

The last fight I watched was Ali-Spinx. I remember when he punched Spinx' jaw and the blood flew - his whole face moved. Like some other folk, I think that he would let Tyson tire, then BAM! Also, Ali would have the psychological advantage over Tyson, wayyy over.

What about Ali vs Jack Johnson? Now, that would be something. Same style of fighting, and, I believe, a more even match, both physically and psychologically.

There's a great documentary about the Ali-Foreman fight "When We Were Kings".

tal

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Apostate with the HIGHEST ENTERTAINMENT VALUE has to be this lady

by Terry in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swgzcvh3rns&feature=youtu.be.

she is magnificent!

katie kitten.

talesin

Share / Embed / Email

F/B G+ Pinterest (I think there are 12 media you can share this with)

^^ That is a menu that comes up after the youtube video ends. Share with friends and groups, Tweet, etc.

t

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What do Mark, Luke, and Paul all have in common?

by Coded Logic in

according to scripture, none of them ever met jesus.

i was a jw for 20 years and i never knew this!

i thought they were all apostles!

talesin

PS. I had to read the Bible cover-to-cover before I got dunked at age 14, too. What a snore-fest that was at times. But still, I never picked up on that.

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What do Mark, Luke, and Paul all have in common?

by Coded Logic in

according to scripture, none of them ever met jesus.

i was a jw for 20 years and i never knew this!

i thought they were all apostles!

talesin

I was a born-in, and was forced to study WT publications from sunrise to sunset when I wasn't in school, cleaning offices/home, or preaching, for the first 17 years of my life. I was never taught that, and even now, it's NEWS to me! Of course, I haven't picked up a Bible in over 35 years except to reference some posts here, and tear out a couple of pages in the back to use as rolling papers. :P

I did know about Paul, of course, being converted on the road to Damascus. Who could forget Paul? The first Xtian misogynist, and a leader of the movement! I wonder what Jesus would have thought of Paul's hatred of women? Paul probably would've had Mary Magdalene receive 40 lashes less one, or whatever the punishment for prostitution that he deemed fit.

tal

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Would you convert to a religion for love?

by new hope and happiness in

jw
friends

i am sure people convery to a religion to find peace and spiritual awakening.

i also bet many convert simply for love.

would you to assist " true love" if it required converting to a particular faith?.

talesin

I felt secure in my belief as a witness and finished with a girlfriend because I was a witness and now I'm not a witness I think there are similarities between all the Abrahamic religionswhich I think make up 54% of the worlds population.

Ucantnome, yes, you are so correct. All branches of the same tree, imho as well.

t

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Would you convert to a religion for love?

by new hope and happiness in

jw
friends

i am sure people convery to a religion to find peace and spiritual awakening.

i also bet many convert simply for love.

would you to assist " true love" if it required converting to a particular faith?.

talesin

New Hope, yes, one of my life teachers explained some of the Four Truths to me, in bits and pieces, but it was far too much for me to take in at the time. May I ask which 'school' of Buddhism you relate to? My teacher practices Shambala, for I live in the city of the Shambala Prince, and it is here that Shambala Buddhism has its headquarters. I like some of the ideas of Buddhism, and though I will not embrace it as a religion, would love to study more once I can concentrate better.

I do love the Myoho-renge-kyo chant (not part of the Shambala school), and was speaking to a friend a few weeks ago about perhaps trying the chanting to help with my focus. I find that mindful meditation helps a lot, but still, the pain intrudes on my thought processes.

Though religion is not my thing, I embrace the philosophy of Gaia. And that, well, it feels right. I've always loved nature and animals, druidism, all that stuff, much more than people, so go figure! :D

xx

tal

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For fans of older PC games

by glenster in

for fans of older pc games:.

http://glenster1.webs.com/freepcpinballmodsforlo.htm.

it includes carmageddon 1 and 2.. http://www.carmageddon.com/.

talesin

Glenster, I have a friend who would LOVE your site, I'll pass it on. He likes the different cars and such, and was just showing me some stuff on his GTA 2 weeks ago when he was working on my system. I really enjoyed GTA and Vice City, too, Morrowind was a pretty good RPG, but for me it was kinda 'meh'. I am a WarCraft III lover! It's really the only PC game that I really got into. Diablo2 is pretty good, and I have a copy of NeverWinter Nights that I'm going to start. It's an older RPG, but has so many levels and facets that there is a lot of game play there.

It would be kinda fun to 'go retro' and play that old paper and pencil game, but I think, hard to find a group of folk to do it with.

I checked out Toegoff's vids ..... interesting, and I'll pass that youtube channel on to another friend who enjoys trying out the older games.

Thanks, you always post interesting stuff. Especially love your movie threads. :))

tal