I worked on a dig at Megiddo, in Israel, one summer, and we had a contingent of American students from some religious college or other. They were the humorous kind of Christians - they'd spontaneously jump up in the tranches with their hands in the air shouting, "Rapture practice!" every few days.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Jun 04, 2008 9:11:41 am PDT #1032 of 10003
information libertarian
Hil R. - Jun 04, 2008 9:13:05 am PDT #1033 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Was it here were were discussing the difference between MILF and cougar? One more data point (though an annoying one): [link] First letter compares "the MILFs around me in Sioux Falls in their late 20s - early 30s;" to the "skanky cougars" of SatC.
tommyrot - Jun 04, 2008 9:15:25 am PDT #1034 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
When I was young I was very religious. I was also afraid of death. So when I was around six or so, I would pray to God that I would be raptured rather than have to die.
(I had some weird logic at that age: I figured that since death was the biggest transition a soul could make, the actual instant of death had to be very painful.)
Trudy Booth - Jun 04, 2008 9:16:47 am PDT #1035 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
tommy, you may not believe in the RickRoll, but the RickRoll believes in you. It's never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down....
YOU SO GOT ME WITH THAT!!!
msbelle - Jun 04, 2008 9:17:17 am PDT #1036 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
oh, Hil reminds me that I meant to comment on the Starbucks article link from the other day - the comments had some people complaining about Wannabe MILFs.
Susan W. - Jun 04, 2008 9:24:05 am PDT #1037 of 10003
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
tommyrot, I had the same kind of thoughts as a child. Even in high school I sorta felt the same way, only I wanted the Rapture to hold off until I was married so I wouldn't be raptured a virgin.
I also had what I think is a fairly common experience among Christians who believe in the whole Left Behind end times scenario--one day in high school I found myself in an empty house and couldn't find any of my friends on the phone and was seriously starting to panic that I'd been left behind until Dad returned from a walk in the woods (he'd forgotten to tell me he was leaving the house, and I'd been so absorbed in my book that I didn't hear the door).
Sparky1 - Jun 04, 2008 9:40:55 am PDT #1038 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
New Rule: Library patrons who give me a dirty look when I refuse to "loan" them my pen are not going to be Raptured.
shrift - Jun 04, 2008 9:42:54 am PDT #1039 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
...Wannabe MILFs?
I need a rage time out in a corner with a comfy chair, a glass of scotch, an ashtray, L7 playing on the iPod dock, and a stack of feminist theory texts.
megan walker - Jun 04, 2008 9:45:29 am PDT #1040 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
...Wannabe MILFs?
I don't get this expression. I also don't see how you could call any of the SaTC women (besides Samantha) cougars.
msbelle - Jun 04, 2008 9:45:46 am PDT #1041 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I KNOW, right?!?!
Also, I somehow ended up in the middle of a meeting scheduling clusterfuck and it was made to look like I dropped the ball, but what really happened is NO ONE COMMUNICATED ANYTHING! I kinda need things not to be my "fault" today for mental health reasons, so I think I have to talk to the boss when he is free.