And a big round of applause for (drum roll)...

[Suzannah]

Our new TAW moderator, RobNJ....

try not to hurt him....:P

Love,
Suzannah

[ExOrienteLux]

A round of applause? OK...

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

I tried to make a diamond/circle/something semi-round, but it wouldn't let me. Oh well... You get the above instead. Geez, try to do a pun and the system shoots you down. ChrisBot must not have a sense of humour...

I also believe this warrants a round of whatever he wants in the Taverna. What'll it be, Robbo?

[RobNJ]

So much for sneaking in!!^_^




I also believe this warrants a round of whatever he wants in the Taverna. What'll it be, Robbo?

Now? Iced coffee...after work..Guinness!!:D

[moses916]

:thumbsup: Woohoo, Congrats RobNJ! :clap:

[DivineFiliation]

congrats RobNJ

[Monica, child of God]

Okay lets pick a fight so that he can break it up!

Come on lock a thread :D

M.

[ExOrienteLux]

You keep it up, he'll lock this one!

[StChristopherofPalestine]

Okay lets pick a fight so that he can break it up!

Come on lock a thread :D

M.

Um.... um... you stink! Protestants wear combat boots! Wait, so does Hieromonk Damascene. Er... we evolved from monkeys! There, that should do it. :cool:

(I'm gonna get banned, aren't I?)

[Mary of Bethany]

Welcome to the asylum, Rob! :P

[OrthodoxyUSA]

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!


http://home.comcast.net/~pasudduth/smiles/140.gif

Forgive me...

[Suzannah]

Um.... um... you stink! Protestants wear combat boots! Wait, so does Hieromonk Damascene. Er... we evolved from monkeys! There, that should do it. :cool:

(I'm gonna get banned, aren't I?)


All soldiers of Christ wear those....and you're not going to get banned...unless you start baking Toll House Cookies for Sunday brunch and tell everyone that if they eat them, they're heretics...

[ExOrienteLux]

Protestants wear combat boots!

Yeah?! Well, your priest wears Birkenstocks under his cassock! No, wait, hold on. That's my priest. Um......

You're a cotton-headed ninnymuggins!

That should do it.

[StChristopherofPalestine]

...unless you start baking Toll House Cookies for Sunday brunch and tell everyone that if they eat them, they're heretics...

Oh wow, now I really, really want to do this. My priest might send Matushka to get me, though!

[StChristopherofPalestine]

Yeah?! Well, your priest wears Birkenstocks under his cassock! No, wait, hold on. That's my priest. Um......

You're a cotton-headed ninnymuggins!

That should do it.

No, my priest wears white socks and sandals, but usually only on Wednesday Vespers.

Cotton-headed?! Sir, I challenge you to a duel!

[Rilian]

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/dvdfile/20021004/1395.jpg

[ExOrienteLux]

Oh, so you admit to being a ninnymuggins, then? I KNEW IT!!!!!

A duel, you say? Bring it!

http://foolong.org/images/vader-fire.jpg

[Michael the Iconographer]

Congratulations, Rob! Welcome home.

[StChristopherofPalestine]

Oh, so you admit to being a ninnymuggins, then? I KNEW IT!!!!!

A duel, you say? Bring it!

Well, I don't know what a ninnymuggins is! So it's void'd!

And I can't post pictures, so take this!

,O <--- Luke
/|\/ <--- Lightsaber
,/\ <--- Feet

[Monica, child of God]

Ima trouble maker. A rabble rouser.

:cool:

M.

[Marjorie]

Yayyy!!! Welcome! I look forward to having you police us. *clap!*

In IC XC,
Marjorie

[RobNJ]

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/dvdfile/20021004/1395.jpg


Right turn, Clyde!!

[MariaRegina]

Wow! That was fast. Congratulations on being promoted to Moderator in TAW.

This will be a big surprise for Xenia. When is she due back from Spain?

[ufonium2]

It is obvious that you guys don't frequent the General Heresies forum nearly enough to know how to start fights. Here goes:

It is extremely important to worship on the correct day, and only on the correct day. Anyone who doesn't believe that is going to hell. Also, drinking is a sin worse than all others combined. Furthermore, Christianity apostacized the moment John died, and was not resurrected until people with the exact same beliefs as me came onto the scene 2 years ago. There was no Bible until it spontaneously appeared, in English, in the 16th century and was given the name "King James" which is Aramaic for "holy." The Crusades never happened. 500 billion Protestants were slaughtered in the Inquisition. Catholics worship everything. Orthodox worship everything, especially pictures.

Enough?

[Matrona]

Enough?

No. You forgot to mention that all baptisms that take place outside swimming pools are invalid and pagan. Also, the sin that's worse than all others combined is homosexuality, not drinking, obviously. Everyone in TAW is going straight to hell, especially you! Jesus loves you! :wave:

[OrthodoxyUSA]

I'm feeling very depressed now..... we are all going to burn in Hell....

[Khaleas]

I'm feeling very depressed now..... we are all going to burn in Hell....

Now this is when you need those emergency roll out ladders...

*Khaleas tosses one down*

[MariaRegina]

I'm feeling very depressed now..... we are all going to burn in Hell....

No, we are just going to surprise them. Their self-built wall in Paradise isn't high enough nor strong enough to keep us from saying, "Hi". They think that they are the only ones there. My, will my Baptist relatives have a rude awakening. :D :D :D :D

[moses916]

first we have to pass through the aerial toll houses before we are thrown into hell.... ^_^

[Khaleas]

first we have to pass through the aerial toll houses before we are thrown into hell.... ^_^

You think they take American Express? ;)

[MariaRegina]

first we have to pass through the aerial toll houses before we are thrown into hell.... ^_^

uh-oh, that subject is banned here! :D

Now you will have to bake 6 dozen Toll House cookies to be redeemed.

[Khaleas]

uh-oh, that subject is banned here! :D

Now you will have to bake 6 dozen Toll House cookies to be redeemed.

Yes, although we need to get those cookies before the Apostles Fast starts!!!! Crank up the oven mister! :D

[katherine2001]

No, we are just going to surprise them. Their self-built wall in Paradise isn't high enough nor strong enough to keep us from saying, "Hi". They think that they are the only ones there. My, will my Baptist relatives have a rude awakening. :D :D :D :D

The really rude awakening will be when the worship is liturgical--just like an Orthodox liturgy. No praise bands or praise songs. There are going to be all those "man-made traditions" that they accuse us of.

[MariaRegina]

The really rude awakening will be when the worship is liturgical--just like an Orthodox liturgy. No praise bands or praise songs. There are going to be all those "man-made traditions" that they accuse us of.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to katherine2001 again.

:D

Indeed, the Orthodox Divine Liturgy is Heavenly Worship par excellence.

Man-made traditions? The last time I read the Bible, it said that Christ celebrated the Last Supper -- which is the origin of the Divine Liturgy. Our Divine Liturgy which Christ gave us is 99% from the Scriptures.

As you have truly said, Katherine, their 'worship' is deficient with all its praise bands and non-scriptural hymns.

[MariaRegina]

Yes, although we need to get those cookies before the Apostles Fast starts!!!! Crank up the oven mister! :D

Make some that are chocolate-free and egg-free for those with allergies. Gee, what's left? I guess I'll have to settle for English Biscuits - butter, flour, sugar, and water.

[Khaleas]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to katherine2001 again.

:D



I gave the rep nazi the boot... :cool:

[Marjorie]

Not to mention that the Last Supper itself was based on the Pesach service, which is so strictly liturgical it is referred to as the "seder" or the "order." Nothing can be done out of order or spontaneously; it is given by God, to free us from our own reasonings.

In IC XC,
Marjorie

[Kolya]

And after all this madness... Welcome Home Rob.

[Khaleas]

And after all this madness... Welcome Home Rob.


What do you mean madness??? We're orthodox... I thought it came with the territory...

*Khaleas gets down from her hand stand and looks confused at Kolya*

:P

[Kolya]

What do you mean madness??? We're orthodox... I thought it came with the territory...

*Khaleas gets down from her hand stand and looks confused at Kolya*

:P

*Kolya stares cross-eyed at Khaleas, then goes back to playing imaginary guitar and mumbling...."Kumbaya my...."*

[OrthodoxyUSA]

I'm feeling better... I think I'll go for a walk.

Forgive me...

[Rilian]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to katherine2001 again.

:D

Indeed, the Orthodox Divine Liturgy is Heavenly Worship par excellence.

Man-made traditions? The last time I read the Bible, it said that Christ celebrated the Last Supper -- which is the origin of the Divine Liturgy. Our Divine Liturgy which Christ gave us is 99% from the Scriptures.

As you have truly said, Katherine, their 'worship' is deficient with all its praise bands and non-scriptural hymns.

I believe one of the chief fixtures of Hell will be PowerPoint presentations.

[Khaleas]

I believe one of the chief fixtures of Hell will be PowerPoint presentations.

Yes the particularly long ones, too small font, and where the presenter reads every word written on it... with some utterly tacky background... :P

[Khaleas]

*Kolya stares cross-eyed at Khaleas, then goes back to playing imaginary guitar and mumbling...."Kumbaya my...."*


Point proven... you're as nuts as I am :D !

Hugs to you and Seraphima and the critters...

OK, gotta take my shadow for a walk and maybe he'll leave me alone... darn dog woke me up early and then I couldn't get back to sleep... so I read a bit more of St Silouan the Athonite... big fat book but seems very very interesting.

[Irish Melkite]

Rob,

Want to debate? Huh?
Who says I can't debate here?
What are you gonna do about it?
Call a moderator?

Seriously - congratulations :thumbsup: and may God grant you many years.

Neil

[Rilian]

Want to debate? Huh?
Who says I can't debate here?
What are you gonna do about it?
Call a moderator?

What debate here and OBOB? You Melkites just think you can have it both ways don't you... :D

[ExOrienteLux]

Well, he got to close his first thread. Too bad it wasn't this one though. Guess we weren't offensive enough.

Maybe this will do it:

ALL WHO ARE DOING POSTING ON TAW IS SERGIAN-ECUMENICIST-PAN-HERETIC!!!! ALL ARE GOING TO BURN IN HELL (except me) !!!!!! IS VERY OUTRAGE TO BE BELIEVING OTHERWISE!!!! ALL ARE PART OF SO-TO-BE-CALLED 'WORLD ORTHODOXY'!!!!!!

That should do nicely. :) Because we all know that to make sure your point is made you have to use large letters and highlight imporant words with various colors. It serves to confuse and dazzle your opponent.

-Philip.

[Irish Melkite]

What debate here and OBOB? You Melkites just think you can have it both ways don't you... :D

Well, we are the best of both worlds, or hadn't you heard? ;)

[sin_vladimirov]

Well, we are the best of both worlds, or hadn't you heard? ;)


^_^

[Monica, child of God]

Well, he got to close his first thread. Too bad it wasn't this one though.

I am glad Rob locked that other thread. It was starting to make my head hurt...

Maybe this will do it:

ALL WHO ARE DOING POSTING ON TAW IS SERGIAN-ECUMENICIST-PAN-HERETIC!!!! ALL ARE GOING TO BURN IN HELL (except me) !!!!!! IS VERY OUTRAGE TO BE BELIEVING OTHERWISE!!!! ALL ARE PART OF SO-TO-BE-CALLED 'WORLD ORTHODOXY'!!!!!!

That should do nicely. :) Because we all know that to make sure your point is made you have to use large letters and highlight imporant words with various colors. It serves to confuse and dazzle your opponent.

Well I don't know 'bout y'all but I am dazzled :o

:)

M.

[RobNJ]

Well, he got to close his first thread.


Actually just my first thread closure in TAW ;)

You kiddies fight nice & I won't have to close more of 'em!!:idea:


^_^

[ExOrienteLux]

I really like the sig, Rob! Sounds like something I'd say! :)

And what is this 'nice' of which you are speaking? Is Western innovation! True Orthodox are crotchety peoples who like to be watching ANN and to be saying "IS OUTRAGE!!!" often!

-Philip (who for some reason is very manic today...)

[Zinnia]

I feel so at home here! :confused:

I wonder why! ^_^