Old Chinese Proverb -
Those who live with their heads in the sand get their arses blown off!
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- Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:43 am
- Forum: Conspiracy Theories
- Topic: One in three American's Say U.S. Aided in 9/11
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11029
- Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:39 am
- Forum: Conspiracy Theories
- Topic: The Illuminati Always Win The 'Election'
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8212
The Illuminati Always Win The 'Election'
<r>charles_r51;420996 wrote: illuminati, bilderburgers, skulls, masons, rosicrucians. they are all secret societies. so why shouldn't one of them try to take over the world. christainity tried for over two millenia, and haven't stopped yet. maybe we need the change. it can't be any worse than the "c...
- Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:58 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Song Title Game
- Replies: 3148
- Views: 229192
Song Title Game
StupidCowboyTricks wrote: We Got the Beat - The Go Go's
We've Got To Get Out of This Place - Animals
We've Got To Get Out of This Place - Animals
- Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Religious Discussions
- Topic: Divine Intervention vs Free Will
- Replies: 178
- Views: 13176
Divine Intervention vs Free Will
<t>booradley wrote: I don't think it's a good start on the route to heaven to doubt God, His Word or his method and purposes. That's like calling him a liar.<br/> <br/> which god? they all contradict themselves. Obviously female;)<br/> <br/> <br/> Ah, I love the smell of mockery in the morning!<br/>...
- Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:48 pm
- Forum: General Religious Discussions
- Topic: Divine Intervention vs Free Will
- Replies: 178
- Views: 13176
Divine Intervention vs Free Will
<t>Ted wrote: Far Rider:-6 <br/> <br/> I have given your response to my posts a fair amount of thought and consideration. I think you are correct when you say that neither of us will convince the other. I simply cannot agree with your view of the Bible and the message as you read it in the Bible. Ne...
- Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:36 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: September Scholar
- Replies: 79
- Views: 9403
September Scholar
SnoozeControl wrote: It means I used a two dollar work when a one dollar word worked just as well (tired.)
Mmmmm, pie.
Quite right. Never use a long word where a diminutive one will suffice!
Mmmmm, pie.
Quite right. Never use a long word where a diminutive one will suffice!
- Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:21 pm
- Forum: General Religious Discussions
- Topic: Divine Intervention vs Free Will
- Replies: 178
- Views: 13176
Divine Intervention vs Free Will
Powerful stuff Far.
Remember in your argument that "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word'
Don't be afraid to let Jesus say what needs to be said.
Remember in your argument that "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word'
Don't be afraid to let Jesus say what needs to be said.
- Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:49 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Song Title Game
- Replies: 3148
- Views: 229192
Song Title Game
Uncle Kram wrote: Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
Don't Rock The Boat - Bob Marley
Don't Rock The Boat - Bob Marley
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:56 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Double Up
- Replies: 2386
- Views: 110491
Double Up
SOJOURNER wrote: grappling
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- Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:36 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Has anyone experienced an online stalker?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1146
Has anyone experienced an online stalker?
I've had a real life stalker but no internet one.
I'm really careful about everything now.
I'm really careful about everything now.
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:22 am
- Forum: The Library
- Topic: The Sci-Fi Fantasy thread.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 948
The Sci-Fi Fantasy thread.
<t>One of my favourite SF writers is Roger Zelazny. All of his books are entertaining.<br/> <br/> He must have one of the most devious minds because his plots are sometimes convoluted.<br/> <br/> The Lensman trilogy by EE "doc" Smith is very entertaining. (Now has a few authorised sequels).<br/> <br...
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:53 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
- Replies: 1654
- Views: 96028
Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
That must be why I thought the lyrics weren't quite right then! Knew you had to know it - you're a genius.
I'll accept no modern substitutes, I want the REAL one!
I'll accept no modern substitutes, I want the REAL one!
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:17 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
- Replies: 1654
- Views: 96028
Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
<t>There are a lot of different songs called The River Is Wide!<br/> <br/> This is it:<br/> <br/> The river is wide, I can't get o'er<br/> <br/> Nor do I have like wings to fly<br/> <br/> Give me a boat that can carry two,<br/> <br/> And both shall cross my love and I<br/> <br/> Oh waly, waly, up th...
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:01 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
- Replies: 1654
- Views: 96028
Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
<t>Thanks guys - you found it for me!<br/> <br/> G. I'm surprised you don't know it - you've either never been drunk or been to a wake! At least that seems like the two favourite occasions it was played in the (Irish) pub.<br/> <br/> The link works fine. There are rock versions - The only version I ...
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:03 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
- Replies: 1654
- Views: 96028
Galbally's Advice Column for FG.
I've got a serious question G!
There's a famous Irish song I used to hear in the pub - The River Is Wide?
I think that's the name of it. By a bloke with a lovely voice.
Can you give me a name of who might have sung it?
There's a famous Irish song I used to hear in the pub - The River Is Wide?
I think that's the name of it. By a bloke with a lovely voice.
Can you give me a name of who might have sung it?
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: How the hell are U?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2035
How the hell are U?
lol yes, me too. But I've got 5 family coming and only three computers in the house so it could be war.
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:47 pm
- Forum: History
- Topic: Titanic Fanatic
- Replies: 28
- Views: 29725
Titanic Fanatic
<t>It's a fascinating story.<br/> <br/> Weird that the hull was like that, I always believed the thing about sealed compartments being flooded which tilted the whole ship.<br/> <br/> Can't quite picture what happened now.<br/> <br/> We had a great programme on the BBC a couple of years back when the...
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:40 pm
- Forum: Friends, Relationships, Advice
- Topic: The right thing to do??
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3365
The right thing to do??
Sam. A lot of fit blokes do kickboxing! Sounds like a good idea.
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:43 am
- Forum: History
- Topic: Hitler and the Bush family.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3889
Hitler and the Bush family.
The sins of the father shouldn't be held against the children.
You want them to give the money back? To whom?
George W. has enough sins of his own; it does seem that he is carrying on the family traditions of deceit, profiteering, and gold gathering.
You want them to give the money back? To whom?
George W. has enough sins of his own; it does seem that he is carrying on the family traditions of deceit, profiteering, and gold gathering.
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:25 am
- Forum: Bizarre News Stories
- Topic: Fark
- Replies: 3
- Views: 735
Fark
Good site.
I'm still laughing about the poor idiot in NZ who took his car to the Police Station for safekeeping because he was drunk! Problem was, he drove 2 miles to get there and was charged.
I'm still laughing about the poor idiot in NZ who took his car to the Police Station for safekeeping because he was drunk! Problem was, he drove 2 miles to get there and was charged.
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:15 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hi from Joe
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2625
Hi from Joe
Hey Joe ...
How's Lowie at this time of year? Used to know a Joe in Northampton who played Grappelli. Small world.
Be Well.
How's Lowie at this time of year? Used to know a Joe in Northampton who played Grappelli. Small world.
Be Well.
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:51 am
- Forum: Social Human Rights
- Topic: Gay Marriage.
- Replies: 272
- Views: 17890
Gay Marriage.
Sorry to scare you guys!
Lady Cop told me she was long gone, Rightly so, you can't discuss anything with people like her.
Thought I'd necro'd the thread - I feel better now I know it wasn't me but BTS.
Lady Cop told me she was long gone, Rightly so, you can't discuss anything with people like her.
Thought I'd necro'd the thread - I feel better now I know it wasn't me but BTS.
- Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:53 pm
- Forum: Social Human Rights
- Topic: Gay Marriage.
- Replies: 272
- Views: 17890
Gay Marriage.
<t>Sorry Paula, only read seven pages before I wanted to scream. You must be very proud of having produced a troll thread this long. Congratulations.<br/> <br/> Your style of argument reminds me of a 10 year old on Neopets! It would help greatly if you strung a few sentences together without all of ...
- Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Gaming Zone - PC Console
- Topic: Here's A Lawsuit You Should Pay Attention To:
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6953
Here's A Lawsuit You Should Pay Attention To:
<t>When Body Count and Ice T did 'Cop Killer' he was warned by the FBI that he would be locked up for incitement to violence against the authorities unless he took it off the album, which he did.<br/> <br/> Grand Theft Auto is just the same so why hasn't that been banned? Kids shouln't have access t...
- Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:27 pm
- Forum: General Religious Discussions
- Topic: Divine Intervention vs Free Will
- Replies: 178
- Views: 13176
Divine Intervention vs Free Will
<r>Far, that was awesome! A real 'thump upside the head' rebuke.<br/> <br/> Ted, I don't think that you are a bad person. In fact you come across in your posts as a gentle, intelligent man.<br/> <br/> I have real problems with the "All roads lead to the same destination" theory since the 'cosmic goo...
- Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:57 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Song Title Game
- Replies: 3148
- Views: 229192
Song Title Game
StupidCowboyTricks wrote: The word is eye :rolleyes:
Third Eye Lyrics - Black Eyed Peas
Third Eye Lyrics - Black Eyed Peas
High Tea
<r>teech wrote: For those Brits who haven't heard of condensed milk sandwiches, did you never watch T.I.S.W.A.S?<br/> <br/> Being Yorkshire born and bred and brought up in a working class house (by 'eck me dad were a cloth finisher and me mam were a warper down t'mill) our Sundays revolved around th...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: For Santa, AND the Grinch AND the Bah humbuggers...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2098
For Santa, AND the Grinch AND the Bah humbuggers...
Metallica meets LSO - kinda interesting.
High Tea
<t>Mum and Dad always had high tea. They sometimes had welsh rarebit or buck rarebit or a kedgeree to start (winter), little triangle cucumber sandwiches and petit fours in summer.<br/> <br/> Everything had to be served on the best Spode china (it's not 'high' tea on earthenware!) NO jars on the tab...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:45 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Great Household Tips
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1225
Great Household Tips
Professionals use coca cola to clean toilets. Scary
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:40 pm
- Forum: Bizarre News Stories
- Topic: sexomnia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1397
sexomnia
He should be found guilty since everybody knew about it and didn't lock him in his bedroom.
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Music
- Topic: Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 227565
Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
Thank you Arnold. I racked my brains for an hour over that. You're right, Traffic is a possible too.
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:10 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: September Scholar
- Replies: 79
- Views: 9403
September Scholar
<t>lady cop wrote: mensa is a club for high IQs , but it is also a crashing bore.<br/> <br/> <br/> They invited me to join because I'm 98th centile but I read on the Net that some members in London wearing 'I have nothing to declare but my genius' T-shirts couldn't get out of a building because it h...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:01 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: September Scholar
- Replies: 79
- Views: 9403
September Scholar
<t>WAY too much introspection and WAY too little life experience this guy has.<br/> <br/> He's obviously been in a time warp since he left school. How can anybody NOT learn - what? Never read a book, wear ear muffs, don't watch anything? Crazy.<br/> <br/> I learned from my time as a teacher that "Fo...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:36 pm
- Forum: Web Design Art Forum
- Topic: Stunning Find Behind a da Vinci Painting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3228
Stunning Find Behind a da Vinci Painting
Since there are two and the British one is inferior maybe they should strip it back and allow us ro see what Da Vinci wanted to paint.
I want to read the Da Vinci code so don't tell me about it!
I want to read the Da Vinci code so don't tell me about it!
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:30 pm
- Forum: General Music
- Topic: Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 227565
Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
Good one Arnold. I think Talking Heads.
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Music
- Topic: Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 227565
Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
Crowded House!
I should have seen that. Anyone got any ideas about the Statue on the zebra crossing?
I should have seen that. Anyone got any ideas about the Statue on the zebra crossing?
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:21 pm
- Forum: Immigration
- Topic: racial crime up 600% in london (sky news)
- Replies: 463
- Views: 38948
racial crime up 600% in london (sky news)
A Plan! Reminds me of that movie Green Card where they had to know about each other.
That site is where I do some vehement arguing with people I love. No holds barred.
That site is where I do some vehement arguing with people I love. No holds barred.
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:07 pm
- Forum: Immigration
- Topic: racial crime up 600% in london (sky news)
- Replies: 463
- Views: 38948
racial crime up 600% in london (sky news)
Can't you get married first? Then if Bothwell's a U.K. citizen you've got automatic right of entry.
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1392
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
Every birthday, my twin sister and I get together and decide what age we're going to be that year. We've been doing that since we were 15 (we wanted to be older then but now we shave 10 years off!) You should be the age most people think you are, So far, most people guess in our favour.
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:38 pm
- Forum: Immigration
- Topic: racial crime up 600% in london (sky news)
- Replies: 463
- Views: 38948
racial crime up 600% in london (sky news)
<t>We have a steady influx of immigrants by EC law. Brits can work in any EC country so we have to allow any worker from other EC countries into Britain. Once here they can apply for permanent residency, and most times get it because they're working, after which they can drop the jobs and go on welf...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:04 pm
- Forum: Abortion
- Topic: How is a Pregnant Teen Suddenly a Woman?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 33051
How is a Pregnant Teen Suddenly a Woman?
<t>I think that it's ludicrous that a parent has Care, Custody and Control EXCEPT in certain medical matters.<br/> <br/> Hell yes, parents should have all three Cs in EVERYTHING until the child is adult (18 in U.K). <br/> <br/> They can't get married without parental permission until they're 18. Can...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:23 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: Lonely in Omaha
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3446
Lonely in Omaha
<t>Theia, I think you were very brave to make that journey in the first place.<br/> <br/> Give him a present before you leave - a pack of 20 cigs, one for every year he'll be a lonely old control freak because he cared more about trivia than a real loving relationship. You're too good for him.<br/> ...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:50 am
- Forum: General Music
- Topic: Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 227565
Can you find the 74 bands in this picture?
<r>okay, so far:<br/> <br/> Led Zeppelin<br/> <br/> Scissor Sisters<br/> <br/> Nirvana<br/> <br/> Eminem<br/> <br/> Rolling Stones<br/> <br/> Matchbox 20<br/> <br/> Alice in Chains<br/> <br/> Smashing Pumpkins<br/> <br/> Gorillaz<br/> <br/> Eels<br/> <br/> Monkees<br/> <br/> Red Hot Chillis<br/> <br...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:24 am
- Forum: General Religious Discussions
- Topic: Divine Intervention vs Free Will
- Replies: 178
- Views: 13176
Divine Intervention vs Free Will
<t>Ted wrote: Far Rider:-6 <br/> <br/> Within the bounds of Christianity there is no dogma nor doctrine that is necessary to ener "heaven". What isimportant is that we live ing a growing , developing,, trandforming relationship with Almighty God. That is all that is necessary.<br/> <br/> This is not...
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:01 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Song Title Game
- Replies: 3148
- Views: 229192
Song Title Game
StupidCowboyTricks wrote: You like me too much - The Beatles
Too Much Eddie Kendricks Not Enough David Ruffin - Kane Hodder
Too Much Eddie Kendricks Not Enough David Ruffin - Kane Hodder
- Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Pets In Our Lives
- Topic: Valerie and/or Babyrider, I need you!
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8121
Valerie and/or Babyrider, I need you!
<t>lol <br/> <br/> Okay it's not funny really. I have 7 cats (I inherited some when Mum and Dad died).<br/> <br/> My thought was that maybe you're being too scrupulous in your cleaning. Try leaving a little of the old litter tray in the clean one so she can smell where to go, or she'll just pick any...
- Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:37 pm
- Forum: England
- Topic: Banning Christmas??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4175
Banning Christmas??
Ban Christmas? NOOO...
It's enough to make you send the local Imam a Christmas card - with a dog on it!
It's enough to make you send the local Imam a Christmas card - with a dog on it!
- Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:31 pm
- Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
- Topic: Your secret Christmas name
- Replies: 60
- Views: 31888
Your secret Christmas name
Fuzzy Monster Baubles
- Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:16 pm
- Forum: Warfare Military
- Topic: Great News For Liberal Left
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2595
Great News For Liberal Left
<t>If the terrorists are arriving because they think Brits sympathise with their cause then they're in for a shock.<br/> <br/> It's one thing to dislike Bush's hypocrisy and lies about the war and quite another to agree with a philosophy so alien to the civilised mind. They'd get slaughtered.<br/> <...