The Blood and Fire Drop-In

[Andy Broadley]

He's speaking muppet language...

STOP it... evil swedish chef talk...

EEEEEEEVIIIIIIIL

Sasch

Ooo Noo!! Zer can be no ezcaping ze Muppets

[Andy Broadley]

You Zee?



http://www.whysanity.net/muppets/mimages/bunsen.gif

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Evil Andy! Eeeeeeeviiiiiiil!

(I didn't even stop to watch the pic download!) ^_^

And well done to Elm0, kicking the goal this time (even if we didn't win!)...

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

http://www.oneposter.com/UserData/Poster/Poster_9379.jpg

"Who did she say was evil?"

"I dunno, what are we even doing here?"

"Search me, where are we?"

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

YOU'RE SO GONNA PAY!

:sorry:

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

"O yea? Sure you wanna mess with the pig?"


http://www.worth1000.com/entries/125000/125317msUQ_w.jpg

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Not if it's from space!

^_^

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_pis_6.jpg



Good!! That takes care of the earthlings. Victory is ours.

http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_pis_3.jpg


Now where did the frog go? O Kerrmii........

[elm0]

Hehe, you just watch me get blamed for this...

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Absolutely...

Flippin muppets... are you a muppet? YES??? Then of course you are to blame for it (oh and your wife too for playing the theme song in my ear earlier!)...

Sasch

[elm0]

Don't be flipping Muppets!! :mad: Go find a cow!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

cows aren't half of a stress to me!

B told me to call you something (from 'The Getaway' I presume), but I won't say it on here!!!!

Flippin muppet!

[Andy Broadley]

Don't be flipping Muppets!! :mad: Go find a cow!

"Hello my dears" said Ermintrude....

http://www.ananova.com/images/web/31998.jpg

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Ta ha ha!

That'll put him in his place!

:sorry: I'm a'huntin for muppets!

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

http://www.muppetcentral.com/_images/muppets/kermit_mti.jpghttp://www.muppetcentral.com/_images/muppets/piggy_mti.jpghttp://www.forbiddenplanetstore.com/acatalog/C1031.jpg

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/_gfx_/conventions/la/ex_la_gonzo.jpg



Ba na na na (na na na nana)
Ba na na na (na nana na)
Ba na na na (na na na nana na nana nana nana nana na na na na)
Do do do do do do dododo
Do dododo do dododo....
Ba na na na (na na na nana)
Ba na na na (na nana na)
Ba na na na (na na na nana na nana nana nana nana na na na na):D

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

They're out to kill mee....


:cry:

Sasch runs away now...

:eek:

[elm0]

She won't get far, I locked all the doors and windows before I left last night.

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

You were HEEEEERRRREEEEEE!!!!!!



RUUUUUUNNNNNNNN! Takeovers by muppets are never a good thing!

:sorry: I've got my trusty wench, and we're a'huntin for muppets...

Sasch

[elm0]

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! It's almost 4:30AM over my side of the world and I can't sleep!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Awwwww elm0!!!


I'm awake NOW!!! Actually, I was awake at 5, but in too much pain to move...

Sorry mate!

Sasch

[elm0]

Typical! Wait until half an hour before I get back up to reply!!

Hope you're feeling better Sascha.

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

thanks - it's not so 'squeezy' now - just a bit tender... Dr Baartz is gonna be pestered again, me thinks!

[elm0]

:D This is my 1,000th post :clap:

[elm0]

Well, aren't we the quiet bunch lately.....

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

mmm... everyone sleeping?

Lucky peoples...

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

G'day cobbers!! Back from my days off. Have I missed a lot?

[elm0]

You've missed heaps of nohing.

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Yeah - I think we're all just 'shooting the breeze'...

[elm0]

I've always wondered how you shoot something that you can't see.....

[Andy Broadley]

Strangely enough Sasch and I were just wondering something similer about Chrisbot!!

[elm0]

You want to shoot Chrisbot?????

[Andy Broadley]

Sadly Chris Bot would appear to be guilty of very serious crimes.



http://www.christianforums.com/t1417006-i-am-now-the-new-ruler-of-cf-bow-b4-me.html

A dalek drumhead courtmartial has already been sent from the android council to hold the trial

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Are we sure though that a 'droid' will kill a fellow 'droid'???

See you in the Chrisbot thread, Andy! :P

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

Want to have a good laugh?

Dropped kids off at youth club on my way to work tonight. Leader asked if she could have a 'word'. After all these years you'd think I'd know better by now! Due to holidays and various other committments, I'm now co running youth club on 29th April!!!!:eek:

Me!!:help:

What do I know about youth work?:confused:

And Jonah thought he had it tough! Ninevah. Pah!! He should have tried running a youth club.:doh:

Anybody got a spare whale?

[Warren Peace]

You need prayer my friend... and lots of Advil... and a few cups of coffee... but most of all prayer... or did I already say that...???

:groupray:

[Andy Broadley]

You need prayer my friend... and lots of Advil... and a few cups of coffee... but most of all prayer... or did I already say that...???

:groupray:

You ommitted to mention the word miracle

[Warren Peace]

Only after you pray, mister :cool:

[Abiel]

Want to have a good laugh?

Dropped kids off at youth club on my way to work tonight. Leader asked if she could have a 'word'. After all these years you'd think I'd know better by now! Due to holidays and various other committments, I'm now co running youth club on 29th April!!!!:eek:

Me!!:help:

What do I know about youth work?:confused:

And Jonah thought he had it tough! Ninevah. Pah!! He should have tried running a youth club.:doh:

Anybody got a spare whale?


I know nothing about youth work, and I'm Corps Youth Sec! It's not about what you know, it's about who you know (Jesus I mean!)

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Maybe talk to Elm0 about it - my little bird tells me he's had a lot to do with the young whippersnappers (and is still a bit of a young'un hisself!)...

Sasch

[elm0]

Me?? I know nothing about youth work!! I just treat 'em like everyone else, and it seems to work. *Shrugs* I guess I'm a natural..... or I'm immature...... or I'm a natural at being immature..... or Jesus does a fantastic job so I look good.

[something from the fridge]

hehe

got home 2 hours ago from leading youth group.

best thing i have found to do is ask them what they want to do and see what you can do with it.

also ask the CO's or even the regional/divisional youth officers if they have any resources.

[Warren Peace]

There's a group called Christian Youth for World Peace

Sounds like a fair trade :D

[elm0]

There's a group called Christian Youth for World Peace

Sounds like a fair trade :D
^_^ ^_^
I agree :clap:

[something from the fridge]

oi, watch it. i am youth. you can't swap me for world peace. the person you do the swap with wouldn't be able to hand me and another war would start when they want to return me!!!

[Andy Broadley]

*Andy decides to teleport Elm0 over to help out*

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

This I gotta see... AND YOU CAN'T DO IT! We need him for footy!

[Andy Broadley]

Bring the football yeam as well

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

You have a point...

They might listen more to Elm0 if he transports them all to Londontown for training!

[Warren Peace]

I believe Mark Twain once said this about raising youth:

The best way to raise a child is to lock him in a room with holes in the door for food and air. When the child turns 18, board up the holes.

[elm0]

The earlier you board it up, the less money you have to spend on food.....

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

good point...

sounds rather genocidal, am I right??? :P

Sasch - if Elm0s going to London, can I go too? Might work out cheaper!

[elm0]

As long as there's a stop-over in Africa for a few weeks/months, I'm happy for anyone to arrange transport for me to London for a while......

[Andy Broadley]

As long as there's a stop-over in Africa for a few weeks/months, I'm happy for anyone to arrange transport for me to London for a while......

I said teleport Elm0, not Transport

http://jemaf.free.fr/POV_Ray/teleport.png


And Bring Sasha as well, she is YPSM after all:D :D

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Ack - I'm not going! Every time I look at the weather channel it's telling me your maximum temperature is TWELVE degrees celcius!

Guys - it's spring, and that sure ain't spring weather! Spring weather is temperatures starting at 18 degrees, and the high being 24!!! :P

I'm gonna die in January in that weather, I just know it...

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

Ack - I'm not going! Every time I look at the weather channel it's telling me your maximum temperature is TWELVE degrees celcius!

Guys - it's spring, and that sure ain't spring weather! Spring weather is temperatures starting at 18 degrees, and the high being 24!!! :P

I'm gonna die in January in that weather, I just know it...

Sasch

http://www.menswear.co.uk/shop/images/312-fc-blue2.jpg

[something from the fridge]

I believe Mark Twain once said this about raising youth:

The best way to raise a child is to lock him in a room with holes in the door for food and air. When the child turns 18, board up the holes.

and look what happened to mark twain

he died

[elm0]

and look what happened to mark twain

he died

So do lots of other people......

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I think I'm in love with that jacket... sooo soft... so comfy...

MY PRECIOUSSSSSSSSS...

Sasch

[kiora]

that jacket looks nice - but its looks like it is more for the winter :(

[Warren Peace]

...winter...Sorry, this is supposed to be a place of clean language. Saying "winter" in April around a Canadian is just plain rude! ;)

[elm0]

Sorry, this is supposed to be a place of clean language. Saying "winter" in April around a Canadian is just plain rude! ;)

How about ice cream? Can we mention ice cream? I only ask because I've just see a whole page in the supermarket catalogue of NEW ice cream varieties.

[Warren Peace]

How about ice cream? Can we mention ice cream? I only ask because I've just see a whole page in the supermarket catalogue of NEW ice cream varieties.Mentioning ice cream around a fat man, a Canadian fat man to boot, is just outrageous! :mad:

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

looks like you've been told elms! :P

And I don't CARE - ANYTHING below 25 degrees is COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FLIPPIN COLD!!!!!

(remind me again why I'm going to Europe in JANUARY??? Ahh yeah... castles... pretty castles... castles which are cold and damp and icky... :mad: )

Sasch

[someone_else]

that W word is way awsome time to snuggle. it sucks when its all hot and sticky

mmmmm ice cream thats a good idea.

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Stop making me jealous S_E... you KNOW you're not sposed to do that! :P

Sasch wants cuddles... lots of snuggles... Sasch needs patience... ;)

[someone_else]

lol yes you do need that p word and just think how wonderfull it will be when you can have all those things. they are worth waiting for

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I know... I know...

:sigh:

But I want my hens night!!! :P

[welshzippy]

Hello Salvationists!! I've just joined this website and want to get to know people and get chatting to other salvationists. Particularly those younger salvationists as I am on 17 myself!
Sarah x

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Hey Sarah! Nice to meet you!

Grab a pew, settle in, and get ready for the nonsense that makes up MOST of the drop-in! :P

(and don't mind someone_else and myself - she's my best friend, and were both a bit nuts!)...

Sasch

[someone_else]

hey Sarah sully bonan (hello) welcome to our little corps.

[Abiel]

Hi there Sarah! Welcome to Cyber Corps, the most untraditional corps in the whole wide world!

[Andy Broadley]

:wave: Hi Sarah. Welcome to Cyber Corps. Glad to have another British Salvationist on board to counterbalance all the Aussies.

[Andy Broadley]

looks like you've been told elms! :P

And I don't CARE - ANYTHING below 25 degrees is COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FLIPPIN COLD!!!!!

(remind me again why I'm going to Europe in JANUARY??? Ahh yeah... castles... pretty castles... castles which are cold and damp and icky... :mad: )

Sasch

Sascha, I don't want to be a Job's comforter or anything, but have you checked if your castles and whatnot are actually open in January. I know in England most of the stuff owned by the National Trust closes during the winter.

Sorry, but it just occurred to me.

BTW it hit -1c two night ago, just thiught I'd share that with you:D

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

oh shut UP!!!!! :P

I'm just going past them in a bus, and standing on lookouts to see them - I don't actually go in any (well, I might go into ones in London if they're open at that point)...

Doesn't matter tho - it's still FLIPPIN COLD ANYWHERE in Europe that time of year.

WHY WHY WHY do I have to take my holidays at Christmas?

(Seriously though, it gives me lots of time to budget, and it will be fun!)

[elm0]

Oh stop your whining!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

But it's FUN elm0 - it's FUN! :P

[elm0]

So is shopping (apparently) but I don't see you doing that as often :P

[Andy Broadley]

Here is a weather report. Had to scrape ice off the car this morning. Dashboard temp reading said 0 deg C:D


It's c-c-c-cold

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

That's cruel Andy! :P

And shopping? What's that? Oh yeah, I used to do that - when I wasn't budgetting like a scrooge! :)

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

UK weather report. We have a heatwave here today. Temp was 3 deg C when I left for work this morning.

[someone_else]

lol it was very overcast here in aust today well in my part of aussie land anyway

[Warren Peace]

It's April 23 and we are expecting wet snow overnight tonight :mad:

[Andy Broadley]

It's April 23 and we are expecting wet snow overnight tonight :mad:

So much for spring eh:D :D

[Warren Peace]

I remember driving to Montreal from Toronto on another April 23, 1998, just over a year after I moved from Montreal. We left town mid morning, Toronto was sunny and beautiful. Halfway there we passed through Kingston, which is known to be a pretty wet place, and it was drizzling. Driving on, drizzle became wet snow in Cornwall, the last large town before the Quebec border. Entering Quebec, the snow was coming down like you wouldn't believe. Trucks and cars slipped off to the side of the road, and by the time we got into Montreal, the traffic was dead stopped at 3:00 pm.

What kills me is that my friend Dov, who is a meteorologist, drove from Toronto to Montreal the day before in beautiful sunshine the entire way. Although he knew that we were driving in one day after him, he only forecasted the weather for his trip. Had we known all that snow was coming, we would have left a few hours earlier.

Oh well...

[elm0]

And shopping? What's that? Oh yeah, I used to do that - when I wasn't budgetting like a scrooge!

Says she who took my wife away from watching my soccer game to go where? The SHOPS!!!

[Warren Peace]

Says she who took my wife away from watching my soccer game to go where? The SHOPS!!!Women will always be women ;)

[Andy Broadley]

Says she who took my wife away from watching my soccer game to go where? The SHOPS!!!

Football game

[elm0]

Sorry Andy, if I say football Sascha will get confused and say something like "I thought you guys were playing soccer today?" to which I'd have to respond "You'd know what I'm talking about if you hadn't disappeared during the game" *mumbles*kidnapping my fanclub*mumble*

[Andy Broadley]

Sorry Andy, if I say football Sascha will get confused and say something like "I thought you guys were playing soccer today?" to which I'd have to respond "You'd know what I'm talking about if you hadn't disappeared during the game" *mumbles*kidnapping my fanclub*mumble*

They always get confused about football. My wife asks me who the guy in black plays for....;) :D :D :D :D

[Andy Broadley]

Gotta go now. C U all 2morrow:wave:

[elm0]

I think I'll head off too, have to be at church in 7 hours, some sleep might be in order.

[Warren Peace]

I prefer to do all my sleeping during the message ;)

[Andy Broadley]

I prefer to do all my sleeping during the message ;)

Which could be a problem if you happen to be the one delivering it:D

[Andy Broadley]

Fun Things to Do During A Boring Sermon









• Pass a note to the organist asking whether he or she plays requests.

• See if a yawn really is contagious.

• Slap your neighbor. See if they turn the other cheek. If not, raise your hand and tell the preacher.

• Devise ways of climbing into the balcony without using the stairs.

• Listen for your preacher to use a word beginning with 'A' then 'B and so on through the alphabet.

• Sit in the back row and roll a handful of marbles under the pews ahead of you. After the service, credit yourself with 10 points for every marble that made it to the front.

• Using church bulletins or visitor cards for raw materials, design, test and modify a collection of paper airplanes.

• Start from the back of the church and try to crawl all the way to the front, under the pews, without being noticed.

• Raise your hand and ask for permission to go to the rest room.

• Whip out a hankie and blow your nose. Vary the pressure exerted on your nostrils and trumpet out a rendition of your favorite hymn.

• Chew gum; if the sermon goes on for more than 15 minutes, start blowing bubbles.

• Try to indicate to the minister that his fly is undone.

• By unobtrusively drawing your arms up into your sleeves, turn your shirt around backwards.

• While people are locating the announced congregational song, step out in the aisle and begin
waving your arms as if directing the hymn.

• Sit close to the front, and during the prayer, turn around backwards, point, and count softly how many people do not have their heads bowed and eyes closed.

• See how many hard candies you can stuff in your cheeks before your mother catches you.

• Begin coughing and get louder and louder until you get to excuse yourself and leave the room.

• Choose a different song than was announced and begin singing it as loud as you can.

:D

[elm0]

You forgot "Pick your nose."

[Andy Broadley]

You forgot "Pick your nose."

*shrugs* I left out the obvious ones, like that and also holding your watch to your ear to check that it is still working:D

[elm0]

Pulling faces at the preacher during the sermon.

Looking at the preacher while pointing at a spot on your cheek, like you're telling them there's something on their face.

Opening the nappy bin just outside an open window..... (Requires "Muuuum, I gotta gooo!")

[Andy Broadley]

Personally I'm with warren on this one. Why waste good napping time...

[Andy Broadley]

Time to go, back tomorrow..

TTFN

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Andy,

Can I send that to my Mum and a few others? She'd LOVE it!!!

Sasch

[Warren Peace]

Which could be a problem if you happen to be the one delivering it:DNo, that's precisely the best time since everyone else is already asleep :cool:

[Andy Broadley]

No, that's precisely the best time since everyone else is already asleep :cool:

Ilike the way this man thinks.....:thumbsup:

[someone_else]

mmmm sleep is goood

[Andy Broadley]

mmmm sleep is goood

:D :D :D :D :D I know what you mean.

Check this out

http://www.christianforums.com/t1516681-the-unofficial-sleep-is-good-thread.html
;)

[welshzippy]

Hello everyone! Any gossip?!

[someone_else]

hm no no gossip near me

[Andy Broadley]

Hello everyone! Any gossip?!

In confidence, and strictly for prayer of course..;)

[elm0]

Hi all, just a quick hello while I'm at my computer and scanning the forums. Might be back tonight if anyone's around then.

[Warren Peace]

Ilike the way this man thinks.....:thumbsup: Then I guess I can count on at least one soldier in our corps when we open shop?

Tonight's message: Part XVIII in the series called "Nappy Time".

:sleep:

[elm0]

Sounds good to me. http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/smilie_bett.gif

[Andy Broadley]

Then I guess I can count on at least one soldier in our corps when we open shop?

Tonight's message: Part XVIII in the series called "Nappy Time".

:sleep:

Yessir *Salutes*:sleep:

[Warren Peace]

Yessir *Salutes*:sleep:Just make sure it's the proper finger you're using :doh:

[Andy Broadley]

:eek: :sorry: Sorry Guv;)

[Andy Broadley]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I did it. I led youth club and just about lived to tell the tale.^_^

So, do I feel a vocational and spiritual call to youth work?

More chance of me opening the batting for England:D :D :D

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

So I'll see you on the white stallion yelling HAZAAAAAAR????

;)

Glad it went well,

Sasch

[elm0]

Football again today. They moved our game because it's been raining, and the school we were meant to be playing at don't want their lovely fields being played on..... I don't quite get it, but oh well.

[Warren Peace]

Sounds rather silly really...

[Abiel]

Congrates on the hull promotion Andy! My dad phoned me especially to let me know!

[Andy Broadley]

So I'll see you on the white stallion yelling HAZAAAAAAR????

;)

Glad it went well,

Sasch

*Reminds himself to send Sasch a set of cricket rules to show her that horses are not involved. That's Polo*;)

I survived by getting out every game, resource etc etc that I could find and letting them just pile in. I stuck a kids CD on the Hi fi, opened the tuck shop early, and just cleard away the carnage at the end.

Never again:)

[someone_else]

how old are the kids at youth club.

i help with kids club and sunday school (primary age) and with youth group (high school age)

[Andy Broadley]

Sort of 6 to 16 ish

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

:doh:


ROTFLOL - I misread your post and thought it said 'any chance of me opening the battle for England', rather than 'BATTING for England'...

Heck, if cricket had a horse in it, it would be worth watching! :P

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

:doh:


ROTFLOL - I misread your post and thought it said 'any chance of me opening the battle for England', rather than 'BATTING for England'...

Heck, if cricket had a horse in it, it would be worth watching! :P

Sasch

Theres a good joke in there somewhere, but I can't think what it is at the moment

[Warren Peace]

Heck, if croquet had a horse in it, it would be worth watching! :P

[Andy Broadley]

:)

[Warren Peace]

Looks like we have a few Salvationist Tauruses on this board :)

[Andy Broadley]

Load of Bull

[elm0]

Looks like we have a few Salvationist Tauruses on this board :)

:wave:

[Warren Peace]

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

:yawn: :sleep:

[elm0]

Twenty minutes to midnight here, and feeling more awake than I have most of today! Not good.

[Andy Broadley]

6pm. Just starting one of those awful 12 hr night shifts.

[Warren Peace]

Andy, what kind of work do you do?

[Andy Broadley]

Im a gatehouse controller on a docks complex. Very busy during the day, but quiet at night.

[Warren Peace]

Quiet nights must be great for catching up on your :sleep:

[Andy Broadley]

I wish:D

[Warren Peace]

It's ok, whenever I get a migraine at work, I put on my shades, and occasionally I have to rest my head on my desk. Ever try it? LOL

[someone_else]

i get to sleep at work some times and i ever get to watch lots of tv sometimes. but then i do kinda work as a nanny

[Andy Broadley]

Home to bed in 20 mins

[elm0]

It's ok, whenever I get a migraine at work, I put on my shades, and occasionally I have to rest my head on my desk. Ever try it? LOL

Hehe, I've seen S_E put her head on a table and go to sleep. She's even used the tray table on a plane!

[crazykitten]

hello,:wave:

i am andy's daughter, and i am 11 years old, i live in Grimsby, and i go to the Grimsby citadel, it is really good their,:clap:
i go to jam club, and a youth club, and to the sunday meetings, i love it their it is great,

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Hey Crazy!

Welcome and God bless you lots!

[Warren Peace]

hello,:wave:

i am andy's daughter, and i am 11 years old, i live in Grimsby, and i go to the Grimsby citadel, it is really good their,:clap:
i go to jam club, and a youth club, and to the sunday meetings, i love it their it is great,Welcome Crazy Kitty!!!!

[elm0]

hello,:wave:

i am andy's daughter, and i am 11 years old, i live in Grimsby, and i go to the Grimsby citadel, it is really good their,:clap:
i go to jam club, and a youth club, and to the sunday meetings, i love it their it is great,

Hi crazykitten :wave:

Welcome to the Cyber Corps.

What is jam club?

[Warren Peace]

Hi crazykitten :wave:

Welcome to the Cyber Corps.

What is jam club?It's where they take a golf club, and dip it in jam. Seems pretty simple to understand to me :thumbsup:

And I had to explain to someone at my church that they should not be having a youth bash. Bashing people is just so un-Christian! :doh:

[elm0]

It's where they take a golf club, and dip it in jam. Seems pretty simple to understand to me :thumbsup:

And I had to explain to someone at my church that they should not be having a youth bash. Bashing people is just so un-Christian! :doh:

:sigh:

I'm guessing jam stands for Jesus And Me. So my question is really "What do you do at jam club?"

[Andy Broadley]

Hi guys :wave: Pop Broadley in de house:D


That Crazy Kitten, she on sleepover at her friends house :clap: :clap:

Yea, Elm0 got JAM = Jesus and me, it's what we used to call Sunday school in the dim and distant past, except that they have it on Mondays now!:D

Got roped into football again at youth club!! When will I learn ?

Need sleep, off to bed

TTFN:wave:

[elm0]

Well, I have a football game today. I wonder how close to a full team we'll get this week. We started last week's game with only 7 player (just enough to not forfeit), and by the time all our team had shown up, someone had been carried off injured. So for the entire game we were at least one player shy of a full team. It looks like we'll be at least one player short today as well, unless our coach has found some more players.

[elm0]

Never fear Commando elm0 is here. Hey that could make a great toy....

From the people who brought you "Tickle Me Elmo" and "Hokey Pokey Elmo" here it is, the toy for the growing lad! "Commando Elmo"!!! Listen to him laugh - "Teeheehee, that tickles! Now stop before I make you!"

[Andy Broadley]

:) :wave:

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

*yawn*

Morning Andy! How's the weather in Mother England???

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

Morning Sasch...


Do you REALLY want to know.

OK then.

Yesterday, on the way back from football we had a torrential hail storm with thunder, lightning etc.

Weather cleared overnight to leave a sunny crisp morning (5 degrees C).

And this is MAY!!!!:D :D :D

Global warming. Pah!!!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I watched SBS news and cringed...

You do realise this is supposedly SPRING right now for you guys, don't you???

(Just in case the weather fooled you!) :P

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

Interesting developments with the Army in Grimsby. Talking to the Captain at Youth club on friday, and apparently the Army would like the two Corps in Grimsby to merge.

We have been asked to give our thoughts and opinions on this. I just don't know what to think.

Short term it would be good for us as Grimsby Willows has a good percentage of young people, something we do lack.

But longer term it seems like a backwards step as it will half our effectiveness (the two corps are at opposite ends of the town and whichever corps closed would leave that side of town with no Army presence).

I suppose that ultimate question should really be how long can either or both corps realistically survive if we don't merge.

What do you guys think?

[Andy Broadley]

I watched SBS news and cringed...

You do realise this is supposedly SPRING right now for you guys, don't you???

(Just in case the weather fooled you!) :P

Sasch

This is spring. You should see it when the weather turns bad...:D :D

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Hmmm...

I might have to ask some friends of mine. They had their corps (Albion) merge with another (Mitchelton), and from what I've seen it's worked out very well for both churches. That's the 'official' line anyway, and my experience at the SNACs I've attended there...

I think it all depends on the 'culture' in both corps - if they aren't that removed from one another, I don't think there would be that many problems.

Maybe you could have a coffee shop up the end of town that loses their Army presence - just a thought? Something that still makes the Army visual, in a tangible way...

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

I believe that there is to be an open meeting to discuss the matter, so I should find out more then.


We have done joint weekends with joint band/songsters etc, and it was good. So that side of things should not be a problem.

[Andy Broadley]

:sigh: Torrential hail and rain again Steph....

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

ewww...

Actually, it's very overcast and raining off and on here as well - albeit a lot warmer than it is over there...

Sasch

[Warren Peace]

What is this, the Weather Channel? ;)

[elm0]

Fine and sunny today.... somewhere in the world.... well it can't be overcast everywhere can it?

[Evangelina]

Fine and sunny today.... somewhere in the world.... well it can't be overcast everywhere can it?
I honestly don't know. I wouldn't think so, in the normal flow of events. Presumably the Flood would be considered a miraculous exception? Or perhaps, the current state is the miracle, and the Flood the Chaos which ensues when God removes his hand from the Earth?

Hmmm... back to the topic, the amount of water vapour available, air currents, electron build-ups, etc. Hmmm... how on earth would you get an answer to that one out of a search engine? I'm stumped. Is there a meteorologist in the house?

Here's something which isn't entirely applicable, but kind of close -
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ignatius/CloudMap/

[elm0]

Heh, there's a website for everything, and ITF can always find them :P

[Andy Broadley]

I honestly don't know. I wouldn't think so, in the normal flow of events. Presumably the Flood would be considered a miraculous exception? Or perhaps, the current state is the miracle, and the Flood the Chaos which ensues when God removes his hand from the Earth?

Hmmm... back to the topic, the amount of water vapour available, air currents, electron build-ups, etc. Hmmm... how on earth would you get an answer to that one out of a search engine? I'm stumped. Is there a meteorologist in the house?

Here's something which isn't entirely applicable, but kind of close -
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ignatius/CloudMap/

Talking of the flood, there's something that has been bothering me about that.

God told Noah to build the ark from wood, OK. He then told him to take two of every kind of creature into this wooden ark.

What about termites ?

Either good ol' Noah excercised a little discretion in how he interpreted God's command, or Genisis has whitewashed one of the worlds more spectacular maritime disasters....;)

Think about it.:)

[Evangelina]

Hehe :)

Of course, there are a lot of different theories... one of which being that early Genesis is a 're-write' of the creation myths of the day to display the differences between Yahweh and the gods of the tribes around Israel... *shrug*

As with much of Genesis, it goes into my 'I believe God COULD have done it this way, but maybe he didn't' basket :P

[Evangelina]

Talking of the flood, there's something that has been bothering me about that.

God told Noah to build the ark from wood, OK. He then told him to take two of every kind of creature into this wooden ark.

What about termites ?

Either good ol' Noah excercised a little discretion in how he interpreted God's command, or Genisis has whitewashed one of the worlds more spectacular maritime disasters....;)

Think about it.:)

Hmmm... it also depends, of course, how long it would take 2 termites to breed up enough of a colony to eat through a ship! ;)

[Andy Broadley]

Hmmm... it also depends, of course, how long it would take 2 termites to breed up enough of a colony to eat through a ship! ;)

http://www.quickil.co.uk/images/drywoodtermite.gif


Appearance: Larger than subterranean termites, up to one-half inch long; no worker caste in the colony.
Habits: Create colonies in wood, with no connection to the ground necessary; often found in attic wood; need very little moisture.
Diet: Wood and occasionally other cellulose material.
Reproduction: Nymphs pass through seven instars before reaching adulthood; sexual forms eventually swarm to form new colony.
Other Information: Cause serious damage to structures, often long before they are discovered; piles of sawdust-like pellets are a distinct sign of infestation; not as widespread as subterranean termite; colonies may contain up to 2,700 members.

[Andy Broadley]

4 degrees when I left home this morning Sasch.

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

ewwww again...

And flame - my brains hurting!!!

You all think too much for me at this time of night! ^_^

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

It's only 9.15 Sasch. The night is young:D

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

maybe it's too young for my energy levels! ^_^

[someone_else]

hmm termites.....gota love the flying ones they taste great fried

[Andy Broadley]

hmm termites.....gota love the flying ones they taste great fried

Huh?!!!

Andy is confused.....

http://www.zoo.ufl.edu/courses/vertzoo/Images/Mammallab/aardvark.jpg

[Warren Peace]

Huh?!!!

Andy is confused.....And this is new? ;)

[elm0]

hmm termites.....gota love the flying ones they taste great fried

This is what S_E was talking about:

[elm0]

Notice the fork in the top corner of the picture? That was dinner one night while we were in Zimbabwe.



Nah, just kidding. It is something that people eat in Zim though, both live and cooked, and we were offered some. At least one of our team ate one live, and a few of us tried them fried. Very crunchy, and very little taste to them in my opinion.

[Andy Broadley]

And this is new? ;)

Certainly. I'm normally merely befuddled..:D

Confused takes it to a whole new level:)

[Andy Broadley]

Notice the fork in the top corner of the picture? That was dinner one night while we were in Zimbabwe.



Nah, just kidding. It is something that people eat in Zim though, both live and cooked, and we were offered some. At least one of our team ate one live, and a few of us tried them fried. Very crunchy, and very little taste to them in my opinion.

:sick: :sick: :sick:

[Andy Broadley]

Got 'volunteered' for youth club again next Friday...:eek:

[elm0]

Got 'volunteered' for youth club again next Friday...:eek:

Three cheers for Andy!!

[Andy Broadley]

Three cheers for Andy!!

Three youth workers would be more use.:)

[Warren Peace]

I've been told that someone will nominate me as chaplain for the men's club for the 2005-2006 season.

Please pray that I don't get nominated... I have enough things on my plate, including a distance education course for officership.

Blessings...

[elm0]

Can't you reject the nomination?

Isn't it always the way though? Those that are already doing lots get asked to do more...

[Warren Peace]

I could reject the nomination, but I would rather avoid it altogether... fewer questions that way ;)

[elm0]

I could reject the nomination, but I would rather avoid it altogether... fewer questions that way ;)

Ah yes.

[Andy Broadley]

I've been told that someone will nominate me as chaplain for the men's club for the 2005-2006 season.

Please pray that I don't get nominated... I have enough things on my plate, including a distance education course for officership.

Blessings...

Hmmm...the old problem of trying to juggle more things than will fit into 24hrs per day.......good practice for officership I'd have thought;)

[Andy Broadley]

Weather report for sasch when she looks in


Had to de ice the car again this morning:D
Temp guage said 1 degree C
And this is in May:)

[Abiel]

Interesting developments with the Army in Grimsby. Talking to the Captain at Youth club on friday, and apparently the Army would like the two Corps in Grimsby to merge.

We have been asked to give our thoughts and opinions on this. I just don't know what to think.

Short term it would be good for us as Grimsby Willows has a good percentage of young people, something we do lack.

But longer term it seems like a backwards step as it will half our effectiveness (the two corps are at opposite ends of the town and whichever corps closed would leave that side of town with no Army presence).

I suppose that ultimate question should really be how long can either or both corps realistically survive if we don't merge.

What do you guys think?


I think we are beginning to experience the fruit of the administration of the new TC.

[someone_else]

*butts in to say* SLEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPP

[elm0]

Butting in won't help you sleep. Go to bed! :P

[Andy Broadley]

I think we are beginning to experience the fruit of the administration of the new TC.

Some fruit is poisonous though...

I just can't make up my mind about this. Good/Bad? I dunno

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Yeah - go to bed! Take my nose with you and make it better! :P

And it's wet and cold here, and I'm freezing - probably has something to do with the cold I'm seeming to be developing...

Sasch

[elm0]

Yeah - go to bed! Take my nose with you and make it better! :P

And it's wet and cold here, and I'm freezing - probably has something to do with the cold I'm seeming to be developing...

Sasch

Well put on warm clothes and go to bed! You're not gonna get better sitting in front of the puter!

[Andy Broadley]

Hey guys :wave: Guess who got halfway out the front door at 5.45am today, then remembered it was his day off ? :D


Felt a bit of a pratt to be honest :)

[elm0]

Guess who got halfway out the front door at 5.45am today, then remembered it was his day off ?

^_^ ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

[someone_else]

^_^ ;) ^_^ ;)

hehe sounds like the sort of thing i would do atm.

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I did that a few weeks back... ^_^ Hope you got back to bed...

Sasch

[Warren Peace]

Just in and out to say hi folks...

Hi folks!!! :wave:

[Andy Broadley]

Yoiuth club minus 2hrs and seven minutes, and counting:cool:

[Andy Broadley]

Survived club again (just)

Hey, after nearly 8 months I finally fiuguered out how to do a siggy for my posts

[Warren Peace]

Pray for me please... I had a really rotten day and have evil thoughts in my mind :mad:

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

oh :hug:

For sure Warren... grace and prayers to you! :)

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

Pray for me please... I had a really rotten day and have evil thoughts in my mind :mad:

To quote Adrian Plass, why not just worry about being forgiven and let God worry about being perfect

[Andy Broadley]

Pentecost!!

This could, and probably would, be argued at graet length, but IMHO no denomination can celebrate Pentecost as well as the Army. Joint meeting this weekend of the the two Grimsby corps, so better than normal crowd for a start.

The Pentecostal church might lay claim to such great songwriters as Kendrick and Co., but we got Generals Gowans and Larson.

'For the mighty moving of Thy Spirit, In our hearts and minds from day to day.
For the gentle moving of Thy Spirit, when our fears had filled us with dismay.'

For the kindly chiding........For the gracious guiding........
For the tender stirring.......The persistant spurring of Thy Spirit....

Oh wow!!!:)

Then you go right back to the Army's beginning and finish with one of general Booths own songs..

Thou Christ of burning, cleansing flame,
Send the fire!
Thy blood bought gift today we claim,
Send the fire!
Look down and see the waiting host,
Give us the promised Holy Ghost,
We want another Pentecost.
Send the fire.

And to cap it all we used the old tune of Tucker.

Add to that little lot the fact that we opened with

'Breathe on me, breath of God'..........

And you have one of those meetings that will stick in your memory for years.

Like I said, the Army does do a good Pentecost:)


Coming to the end of the meeting I remembered something I once heard John Smith say. He was talking about Grace, but it seemed to fit the situation today.

"Real Grace will be when you can't sing, you can only cry, and if you can't play a guitar...it won't matter."

[Warren Peace]

To quote Adrian Plass, why not just worry about being forgiven and let God worry about being perfectMy brother, that is precisely what I needed to hear... errr read.

You da man! (God's more da man, but right now you da man)

Bless you brother...

[Warren Peace]

oh :hug:

For sure Warren... grace and prayers to you! :)

SaschThanks Sascha... coming from you that means a lot :thumbsup:

Blessings sister...

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Happy birthday Elm0!

[Andy Broadley]

Happy Birthday Warren:clap: :clap: :clap:

[elm0]

Hey Andy, your signature looks a lot like a quote we have printed on shirts over here. In fact I do believe it's part of what is printed on the shirts. :thumbsup:

[someone_else]

yep yep thats what is on the i'll fight shirts. they have the sheild on the front and that on the back. i am getting one soon

[elm0]

Me too?

[Andy Broadley]

Hey Andy, your signature looks a lot like a quote we have printed on shirts over here. In fact I do believe it's part of what is printed on the shirts. :thumbsup:

First of all happy Birthday Elm0.

Yea it's from his famous speech, shortly before being promoted to Glory.

[Andy Broadley]

yep yep thats what is on the i'll fight shirts. they have the sheild on the front and that on the back. i am getting one soon

Can you get 'em mail order and shipped abroad?

[elm0]

They get printed in limited quantities, to make sure they don't end up being stuck with a whole heap. We could maybe find out who designed them, and get the designs sent to you so you can maybe get some printed up over there..... Maybe, not sure what the deal would be.

[Warren Peace]

Happy belated birthday elm0... I would have said it yesterday but I had no Internet access because we were moving. Now we have about three months of unpacking lol

[Evangelina]

Interestingly, there's debate about where that quote _actually_ came from.

The 'I'll fight' controversy (http://www1.salvationarmy.org/heritage.nsf/0/cdc6918c833e9a3d802568cc00539b8f?OpenDocument)

[Andy Broadley]

Interestingly, there's debate about where that quote _actually_ came from.

The 'I'll fight' controversy (http://www1.salvationarmy.org/heritage.nsf/0/cdc6918c833e9a3d802568cc00539b8f?OpenDocument)

Where does she find this stuff?:)

We should have a Cyber Corps T-shirt.

[Warren Peace]

Amen... I'll take 3

[elm0]

Can we get a baseball cap too? I collect caps, I'd rather a cap to a shirt, but I'll have one of each if they're going cheap ;)

[Andy Broadley]

Can we get a baseball cap too? I collect caps, I'd rather a cap to a shirt, but I'll have one of each if they're going cheap ;)

Thought you wanted a cap, not a canary.:D

I wasn't joking about the T shirt idea though. They dont weigh a lot so that should keep postage costs down (the most practical way would be for them to be printed up in Aussie as there are more CC members there than elsewhere in the world)

Well, I'd buy one at least. It's worth thinking about....

[elm0]

Now all we need is someone to design one.....

[elm0]

"The final 'Star Wars' movie opens on Thursday. So if you were planning on getting help with your computer, you better do it in the next two days because after that you're pretty much stuffed." --- Jay Leno

[Warren Peace]

"The final 'Star Wars' movie opens on Thursday. So if you were planning on getting help with your computer, you better do it in the next two days because after that you're pretty much stuffed." --- Jay Lenolol

[Andy Broadley]

"The final 'Star Wars' movie opens on Thursday. So if you were planning on getting help with your computer, you better do it in the next two days because after that you're pretty much stuffed." --- Jay Leno

This from a man who bought a bike from OCC!! Listen to him.

[Andy Broadley]

Now all we need is someone to design one.....

I propose the job be entrusted to ITF.

[Warren Peace]

ITF? Doesn't that stand for In Trust For?

[Andy Broadley]

And Elm0 could look into production and printing costs, as well as shipping prices.

If we got definate orders and paid up front then a predefined number could be printed and there would be financial risk to anyone.

[Victrixa]

My goodness! This place is sooooooo quiet! Where is everyone! I haven't seen anyone all day in here! :eek: Come on Salvationists, get out of your hiding places! :D hehe...... :P

[Abiel]

I've been poorly sick. that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! I'm liking the tshirt idea...but what if TSA gats wind off it and launches a cyber corps take over bid??? What if they send us a proper officer, and make us keep stats???

[elm0]

They gotta find us first ;) Hmm, some of us used real names.... ARGH!!!

[Andy Broadley]

I've been poorly sick. that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! I'm liking the tshirt idea...but what if TSA gats wind off it and launches a cyber corps take over bid??? What if they send us a proper officer, and make us keep stats???

It would take 'em 20 years to argue about which territory we come under..:D

Canada ? Aussie ? UK ?

And stats..which currency? Can$ Aussie$ GBP£ (and by the time they sort that out we'll have the Euro anyway)

Anyway, you are a proper officer, and any further attempts to claim otherwise will lead to you being soundly prayed for.

Having dealt with that, any progress on the T shirt idea.

BTW- hope you feel better now skipper

[Warren Peace]

Canada... we already have Bermuda, we can take on another division that doesn't really have anything to do with us ;)

[Andy Broadley]

I can think of a great advantage of being the worlds only cyber corps...

No inter corps fellowship, or divisional rallies.

[Victrixa]

Bermuda! How I love Bermuda! It's awesome... Hubby and I attended a Corps there - I think it was Cedar Hill Corps? - way back then. :) :D

[Andy Broadley]

:sleep: *Andy is tired*

[elm0]

I can think of a great advantage of being the worlds only cyber corps...

No inter corps fellowship, or divisional rallies.

Sorry Andy, this isn't the only "Cyber Corps". As for 'inter corps fellowship' I think these are the ultimate in that area. We've got people from corps around the world fellowshipping here.

[Andy Broadley]

Sorry Andy, this isn't the only "Cyber Corps". As for 'inter corps fellowship' I think these are the ultimate in that area. We've got people from corps around the world fellowshipping here.

This Cyber corps might have members from different corps around the world, but we are united as one in Cyber space.

But if you want to call it an inter corps fellowship, fine. I for one could do with the sleep..;)

:sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep:

[elm0]

:clap: ^_^ :clap: ^_^

[Andy Broadley]

You know those last few days at work before you go on holiday......


Why do they last so long?

[elm0]

They don't last long, they just seem to last long. It's the theory of relativity at work. The closer to a vacation you get the more stretched out time becomes.

[Andy Broadley]

They don't last long, they just seem to last long. It's the theory of relativity at work. The closer to a vacation you get the more stretched out time becomes.

No, I'm pretty sure that exstensive scientific research, with a suitably large budget, will prove that time moves at different speeds, in direst relation to vacations.

For example it will move at half the normal rate in the week preceeding a holiday, yet pass atbthree times the rate DURING the vacation.

I would be happy to carry out this research if anyopne would care to privide a suitable amount of funding (say £5m a year for 5 years):D

[Abiel]

so where are you off too?

[Andy Broadley]

Devon (about 3 miles outside Paignton)

[elm0]

You got anything planned?

[elm0]

You could go to Paignton Zoo!!! (http://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk/)

Or on the Steam Train!! (http://www.paignton-steamrailway.co.uk/)

[Abiel]

Lovely part of the world. Enjoy

[Abiel]

You could go to Paignton Zoo!!! (http://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk/)

Or on the Steam Train!! (http://www.paignton-steamrailway.co.uk/)


These sound like excellent British days out to me!

[Andy Broadley]

My wife wants to go up on Dartmoor to see the Ponies. We'll hopefully get a bit of time on the beach for the kids, maybe do a little walking, and whatever else is around.


Unfortunately things like zoo admissions get quite expensive when you are paying for 6 people, but we generally manage to find plenty to do on our holidays. Can't spend too much on this one though 'cos we're saving up for Disneyland (Paris) at the end of July.

[Andy Broadley]

Sunday is a funny day, it starts with lots of noise,
Mummy running round with socks and Daddy say's 'You boys'
And Mummy say's 'Now don't blame them, you know you're just as bad'
'You've only just got out of bed, you really make me mad'

But when at last we get to church, it's really very strange,
'Cos Mum and Dad stop arguing, and suddenly they change.
At church my Mum and dad are friends, they get on very well.
And no-one knows they've had a row, and I'm not going to tell.

People often come to them because they seem sooo nice,
And Mum and Dad are very pleased to offer them advice.
My Mummy is a Christian, my Daddy is as well.
My Mummy say's 'Oh Heavens!', my Daddy say's....'oh well'

My Daddy loves the meetings, he's always at the hall.
He's learning how to understand the letters of St Paul.
But Mummy say's 'I'm stuck at home to live my Christian life'
'It's just as well for blinking Paul, he didn't have a wife'

I once heard daddy say to her he'd picked a rotten wife.
I once heard mummy say to him she'd walk out of his life.
I think they love each other, I really think they do.
I think the people in the church would help them...if they knew.

[Andy Broadley]

Booooooooooooo!!!!!


Wakey Wakey

[Warren Peace]

Ok, I'm really upset, and I can't hold it in any longer.

As is in every Salvation Army corps (well, to be fair, in every church too) there are people who are upset with others. Not knowing which thread to put my two cents worth in, I'll do here in the Blood & Fire Drop In.

Abiel and InTheFlame: Why aren't you feeding your CF cats? If you need help (i.e. blessings), I'll send you some. Both Lou and Purracio are looking very sick, and it doesn't really take much time or effort to feed them.

If you don't want them anymore, then I'll send you some blessings, you can feed them back to full health and put them up for adoption. But pleeeeease don't just let them die... ketzel would never forgive me if I let that happen without trying to help.

Blessings...