The Barnraising

[Crazy Liz]

You reminded me that I still have to finish The Brothers Karamzov. I only got through the first few chapters before I had to return the book. Maybe that will be my next book CD for our next driving trip.

Great! :clap: Let's talk about it when you finish the book.

Since I can't really make out what is in the picture, and I don't know the context of the character Crazy Liz or St. Xenia, I'll say I like it. :)

Here (http://www.serfes.org/lives/stxeniaofpetersburg.htm) is the website where I got the icon, which also has a couple of poems and biographical sketches. The only things she has in common with Crazy Liz in TBK are that they are both Russian and Crazy Liz is suspected by some as possibly being a Fool for Christ,a category of saints that Russians particularly revere, which causes many of them to be particularly kind to people who are mentally ill. Father Zossima and Prince Mishkin are other Dostoevsky characters that have some other characteristics of Fools for Christ.

A modern woman often called a Fool for Christ was Dorothy Day.

[Crazy Liz]

Hey, Mesue! I see you have lots of friends ... :wave:

[costlygrace]

Great! :clap: Let's talk about it when you finish the book.



Great! I am interested! :)

[Gold Dragon]

Great! :clap: Let's talk about it when you finish the book.
Will do.

Here (http://www.serfes.org/lives/stxeniaofpetersburg.htm) is the website where I got the icon, which also has a couple of poems and biographical sketches. The only things she has in common with Crazy Liz in TBK are that they are both Russian and Crazy Liz is suspected by some as possibly being a Fool for Christ,a category of saints that Russians particularly revere, which causes many of them to be particularly kind to people who are mentally ill. Father Zossima and Prince Mishkin are other Dostoevsky characters that have some other characteristics of Fools for Christ.

A modern woman often called a Fool for Christ was Dorothy Day.
Thanks for that awesome tidbit of Saint history! :)

[mesue]

Great! :clap: Let's talk about it when you finish the book.



Here (http://www.serfes.org/lives/stxeniaofpetersburg.htm) is the website where I got the icon, which also has a couple of poems and biographical sketches. The only things she has in common with Crazy Liz in TBK are that they are both Russian and Crazy Liz is suspected by some as possibly being a Fool for Christ,a category of saints that Russians particularly revere, which causes many of them to be particularly kind to people who are mentally ill. Father Zossima and Prince Mishkin are other Dostoevsky characters that have some other characteristics of Fools for Christ.

A modern woman often called a Fool for Christ was Dorothy Day.
cool bit of history :)

[@@Paul@@]

Barnraising delayed due to rain. :sigh:
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/28/28_2_4v.gif


But Hey!!! At least i'm not in Florida...
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/28/28_2_2.gif

;)

[Crazy Liz]

Lol!

[@@Paul@@]

hey cool!!

I've got -33 blessings... Hopefully i don't get any overdraft charges...

[Crazy Liz]

You posted & now you only have -32!

[Crazy Liz]

HEY, anybody heard from BT? Is he a dad yet?

[@@Paul@@]

You posted & now you only have -32!
:D

31!!

I guess i'll just do this 30 more times, i'm to lazy to go to the bank. :)

[@@Paul@@]

Hey, that was nice of someone...

I have 20!!

[@@Paul@@]

PS. i do have "some" in the bank. ;)

[caitlincares]

Hi LIZ :wave:

Hi Paul :wave:

Hi Chris :wave:

[@@Paul@@]

HEY, anybody heard from BT? Is he a dad yet?
He did post around 5 in the GF forum...

No mention of a little BT.

HI caitlincares!! :wave:

so no one feels left out: HI all :wave:

[2Timothy2]

Wow Paul, did you get someone mad at you or something? :D

[@@Paul@@]

Wow Paul, did you get someone mad at you or something? :D
:D

It wouldn't be the first time... But when that happens, you know the verse to quote right?

[2Timothy2]

:D

It wouldn't be the first time... But when that happens, you know the verse to quote right?
Depends on what you mean by 'that'. I was going to post "Own no man anything but to love one another" but by the time I got to it, you were out of the hole. ^_^ Dial-up, you know. :sigh:

[@@Paul@@]

Depends on what you mean by 'that'. I was going to post "Own no man anything but to love one another" but by the time I got to it, you were out of the hole. ^_^ Dial-up, you know. :sigh:
"That" = when i get someone mad at me. When someone gets mad at me, i just quote:
Gal 4:16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
...brings tears of joy everytime. ;)


I know... I was in the hole for only a few minutes.
Act 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

:holy: :kiss:

[2Timothy2]

"That" = when i get someone mad at me. When someone gets mad at me, i just quote:Gal 4:16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? ...brings tears of joy everytime. ;)


I know... I was in the hole for only a few minutes.Act 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
:holy: :kiss:
Hahaha that's good. I'll remember that...not that anyone gets mad at me...

Someone looked at my profile and looked up my fav verse, but accidently looked up 1 Tim instead of 2 Tim. Makes a bit of a difference.

[mesue]

:wave: hi fellow barn cats!! :hug:

[Crazy Liz]

Meow! ^_^

[mesue]

Meow! ^_^
^_^
How was your day Liz?

[Crazy Liz]

Not bad. In fact, pretty good!

Got 5 chapters edited. :clap:

Got back a paper I wrote. Prof had mercy. Got an A even though it was late. :clap:

My mom came for a surprise visit. :clap:

My husband cooked dinner. :clap:

How was yours, Mesue?

[mesue]

Not as eventful as yours. I had to work today.

What are you studying in school?

[@@Paul@@]

Ack!! My mom just signed up!!

Welcome Moma E!! PS: what's for dinner?

:D

[Crazy Liz]

:wave: Welcome, Moma E! :wave:

[Moma E]

:wave: Welcome, Moma E! :wave:
Hi, Crazy Liz and thanks for the welcome. I never planned to post, but thought I would just say hi to everyone. I have enjoyed reading ALL the posts on various topics. You know I just have to keep up with my son and make sure he is hanging out with the right kind of people..;) so far so good..
Blessings to all of you!!

[SumTinWong]

What's for dinner? Welcome to CF :)

[Gold Dragon]

Hi, Crazy Liz and thanks for the welcome. I never planned to post, but thought I would just say hi to everyone. I have enjoyed reading ALL the posts on various topics. You know I just have to keep up with my son and make sure he is hanging out with the right kind of people..;) so far so good..
Blessings to all of you!!
Welcome to CF Moma E. We'll be sure to let you know if @@Paul@@ misbehaves. :)

[Moma E]

What's for dinner? Welcome to CF :)
Thanks for the welcome... tonight it is Chicken Caciatore.. (in case you are on this site, Paul). come on over if you are in the neighborhood.:wave:

[Moma E]

Welcome to CF Moma E. We'll be sure to let you know if @@Paul@@ misbehaves. :)HI Gold Dragon, must say I have enjoyed reading your posts in other threads. Love the banter... I will be happy to let you know IF he misbehaves..;)
But seriously ( and this will embarrass him) He is a blessing! Keeps me on my toes and in the Book. I will leave him to the heavy theological stuff... me? I am all about the shoo fly pie and sweet tea.!

[SumTinWong]

yum yum... Lollard walks away singing:I feel like chicken tonite, like chicken tonite... :)

[Crazy Liz]

Hi, Crazy Liz and thanks for the welcome. I never planned to post, but thought I would just say hi to everyone. I have enjoyed reading ALL the posts on various topics. You know I just have to keep up with my son and make sure he is hanging out with the right kind of people..;) so far so good..
Blessings to all of you!!

My son is 19, and I sometimes "lurk" on the websites he frequents, too, just to check them out. But please don't tell him! :o

Glad to meet ya!

[Crazy Liz]

Thanks for the welcome... tonight it is Chicken Caciatore.. (in case you are on this site, Paul). come on over if you are in the neighborhood.:wave:

:yum: Did you give us your address?

[mesue]

:wave: Hello fellow barn cats!! :hug:

[Moma E]

:yum: Did you give us your address?
Hmmm? What side of this great big world do you live on?? I am as far west as you can get, Washington State. Are you close?

[Gold Dragon]

HI Gold Dragon, must say I have enjoyed reading your posts in other threads. Love the banter... I will be happy to let you know IF he misbehaves..;)
But seriously ( and this will embarrass him) He is a blessing! Keeps me on my toes and in the Book. I will leave him to the heavy theological stuff... me? I am all about the shoo fly pie and sweet tea.!
Thanks for the kind words, Moma E.

@@Paul@@ has also been a blessing to me at helping me understand dispensationalism and alternative views of other theological issues.

[Crazy Liz]

Hmmm? What side of this great big world do you live on?? I am as far west as you can get, Washington State. Are you close?
As far west, but way south of you. Southern California.

Too bad! I love chicken cacciatore. Haven't made it in a long time. I know I missed a good dinner.

[Moma E]

HI everyone! thought I would check back in on this thread (my favorite).
SO. CA. been down there 3 times. You in the valley??

Would someone please explain the "blessings" and "reputations" to me. I am not sure I understand it. Newbie.

Hope everyone had a good day today.

[Crazy Liz]

HI everyone! thought I would check back in on this thread (my favorite).
SO. CA. been down there 3 times. You in the valley??

Nope. Although "the valley" can actually mean several different places, depending on where you are. I lived the first 25 years of my life in the San Joaquin Valley. In the L.A. area, "the valley" usually means the San Fernando Valley, north of downtown L.A. I live south of there, almost in Orange County.

Would someone please explain the "blessings" and "reputations" to me. I am not sure I understand it. Newbie.

I think you've got blessings figured out. :thumbsup: You get them when you post or when people give them to you, and you can give them away. there are other things you can do, like bank them, use them to buy an avatar, use or win them in the arcade, and buy and keep or give away equipment. I don't do much of any of these, so someone else will have to give you those details. Somebody gave me a whole pile of them when I was a newbie, and I usually just give them away when I feel like it.

Reputations build as people give you kudos for a good post. You can give reputation points to other people, too. Giving reputation doesn't cost you anything like giving blessings. But the higher your reputation, the more your kudos raise someone else's rep.

Don't know much more than that. Hope it helps.

Hope everyone had a good day today.

And you, too! :hug:

[Ainesis]

Welcome to CF Moma E. We'll be sure to let you know if @@Paul@@ misbehaves. :)

Yeah Moma E.! And if you need some links to examples I will be happy to provide them! :)

I have to say, although we have never chatted, you must be one awesome woman to have such a wonderful son. But that is just my humble opinion. Welcome!

[ZiSunka]

So what's up?

[Moma E]

Yeah Moma E.! And if you need some links to examples I will be happy to provide them! :)

I have to say, although we have never chatted, you must be one awesome woman to have such a wonderful son. But that is just my humble opinion. Welcome!
Hi Ainesis! I must say that is just about the nicest thing anyone could say to me. Warmed my heart. Truly not that I am so awesome (but thank you) However I do completely agree that I have a wonderful son. The best part..we will spend eternity together. What a blessing for a parent to know that.

Thank you for your kind words and welcome. I have enjoyed reading your posts in other threads. ( I have been a snooper for quite awhile now). Looking forward to reading some new ones.!

Have a good day!:clap:

[Echoes Peak]

I would like to share..that I just had a Coke Float..and it was awwwwwwwesome.:)


Haven't been in this thread for awhile..and that's my way of saying..."hi."

[ZiSunka]

I love rootbeer floats and red pop floats. Mmmmmm...

I'll be right back; gotta go get a float. :yum:

[mesue]

:wave: hello fellow barn cats :hug:

I love root beer floats. We have Hires Root Beer and Dad's Root Beer, they are sooooooooo good. :thumbsup:
I like birch beer floats too! :yum:
I hope you all have a blessed and happy Friday :hug:

[ZiSunka]

:wave: hello fellow barn cats :hug:

I love root beer floats. We have Hires Root Beer and Dad's Root Beer, they are sooooooooo good. :thumbsup:
I like birch beer floats too! :yum:
I hope you all have a blessed and happy Friday :hug:
Hire's and Dad's? You must be from the eastern US!

Birch beer floats sound wonderful. I'll have to try one.

[Crazy Liz]

I've never heard of birch beer. What's it like?

[ZiSunka]

I've never heard of birch beer. What's it like?
It's a yummy sort of rootbeer made from birch roots instead of sassafras roots, like regular rootbeer. It's lighter colored and has a brighter flavor. You can sometimes find it in the specialty soda area of the grocery store, next to the cream soda and that sort of thing.

By the way, cream soda floats are really good, too. :yum:

[SumTinWong]

Saranac Root Beer. Yummy!

There is no better rootbeer then A&W when poured over vanilla ice cream in a frosty mug and accompanied by a footlong chili and cheese dog in an A&W drive in. Drooooool :)

[ZiSunka]

You're making me hungry!

[SumTinWong]

I know. ARe there any A&W drive ins in your kneck of the woods? We have one in Cortland, NY which is about an hour away. I think it is time for a road trip :)

[ZiSunka]

Yep, we've got them here. There's one in the next town over, where my best friend lives. Guess I'm going to have a shorter road trip than you are! :D

[SumTinWong]

haha. Have you ever bought one of their mugs? Heavy things. We got a gift certificate for there when my wife did a guest lecture at SUNY Cortland. Good food.

[mesue]

Hire's and Dad's? You must be from the eastern US!

Birch beer floats sound wonderful. I'll have to try one.yup, New York State :)

[SumTinWong]

Me too:) Syracuse area

[ZiSunka]

I grew up in eastern Ohio, which is more culturally eastern then midwestern. So we had Dad's and Hire's too.

[Echoes Peak]

I know. ARe there any A&W drive ins in your kneck of the woods? We have one in Cortland, NY which is about an hour away. I think it is time for a road trip :)
We got the one up the street..down here in Raleigh.

[Moma E]

I never liked Root Beer.. so I got a Dr. Pepper float, yummmy!
Here (Washington) We had no A&W until very recently when AW and Kentucky Fried Chicken joined forces...One stop eating!

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

I usually don't like soda at all, as caffeine is not good for one's health. So, if I ever have a soda, it is almost always Sprite.

[kyzar]

Sprite... You wanna try (I don't know if you guys have got it in America asi think its a purely aussie brand) Tarax brand lemon flavoured soft drink over lemon-lime sorbet... It is soooooo nice...

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Does it have caffeine?

[costlygrace]

Root beer always used to be my favorite. :) I rarely drink sodas these days (though it probably wouldn't be impossible to tempt me with root beer once in a while :P)

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

I usually drink water and orange juice.

[@@Paul@@]

Hey Bizzlebin Imperatoris, I didn't think they had the internet in Antarctica?? ;)

Where r you from originally?

:)

[kyzar]

Does it have caffeine?
I think it is pure caffine with a small amount of flavouring added... lol...

[kyzar]

As this is probably the most used forum here... I just want to say thank-you to everyone who writes here... Your opinions, ideas and testemonies have made and will continue to make a positive impression on my life... It's good to know that there are other Christians out there throughout the world... God Bless you all!!!

[Crazy Liz]

I think it is pure caffine with a small amount of flavouring added... lol...

Don't they list ingredients on the labels in other countries like they do in the US?

[kyzar]

yeah but this is a home made concoction... lemon-lime icecream with lemon soda... I'm too lazy to figure out the pecentages... So I'm just saying it tastes like pure caffine!!! lol

[Crazy Liz]

OK.

But I've never found a lemon-lime soda with caffeine except upside-down 7-up, which apparently was tried for a while and discontinued. I've also never heard of an ice cream with caffeine except the coffee flavors.


You must have a hyper imagination!

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Hey Bizzlebin Imperatoris, I didn't think they had the internet in Antarctica?? ;)

Where r you from originally?

:)
Of course they do!

My spirit is from God. Do you mean where I was born? The US

[ReBlessed]

It looks like the Beach Boys have nothing on the people in this forum!:clap: You all are full of so much energy. I am a southern Baptist as in I am from Texas not SBC. I totally love you all's aura and I will definately frequent.

[@@Paul@@]

Of course they do!

My spirit is from God. Do you mean where I was born? The US
Yes, where are you from?? Or have you lived on an iceburg your whole life??? ;)

Just asking,, i didn't think people lived in Antarctica... It's too bloody cold!! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/28/28_3_2.gif

What do you do there??

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Lots of people live there! One can study the atmosphere, the stars, the history of the earth, extreme climates, adaptive wildlife and plant life, or, like me, study God :)

[@@Paul@@]

Lots of people live there! One can study the atmosphere, the stars, the history of the earth, extreme climates, adaptive wildlife and plant life, or, like me, study God :)
Cool... How cold does it get?? Do you see Santa?? er,, no wait.. That's the North Pole uh?? :doh:

Since you were born in the US, why in the world would you move to Anarctica? Is your dad a scientist or something?

:)

[Crazy Liz]

Lots of people live there! One can study the atmosphere, the stars, the history of the earth, extreme climates, adaptive wildlife and plant life, or, like me, study God :):sorry:

You gave yourself away, Biz! :doh:

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Cool... How cold does it get?? Do you see Santa?? er,, no wait.. That's the North Pole uh?? :doh:

Since you were born in the US, why in the world would you move to Anarctica? Is your dad a scientist or something?

:)
It gets close to -90 C at the worst. It's really fairly mild most of the year :)

No, God gave it to me.

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

:sorry:

You gave yourself away, Biz! ;)
Of course I'm not there now! I thought everyone knew that :P

I'm in North America doing studies. I definately think we will have to send some missionaries to that hurting area though. Impurity, greed, and worldliness run rampant!

[@@Paul@@]

:sorry:

You gave yourself away, Biz! :doh:
I was thinking 16 y/o scientist!!

:)

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

I was thinking 16 y/o scientist!!

:)
No, I don't study any of that. I do some work with force unity, photons, and plasma, but other than that, I'm a theologian

[@@Paul@@]

No, I don't study any of that. I do some work with force unity, photons, and plasma, but other than that, I'm a theologian
sorry, i was joking around, 'cause i thought only scientists lived on Antarctica.

[Moma E]

k:doh:oops . still have not quite got this figured out...

[Moma E]

Hey where did everyone go??? Hope I did not run you all off. ;) Let's chat.

Anyone out there go to church on Thursday instead of Wednesday if you have a midweek service???? Or are we the only ones?

Hope everyone has a great day today.^_^

[Echoes Peak]

Hey where did everyone go??? Hope I did not run you all off. ;) Let's chat.


Nah.....we're here....we just have these lull in the conversations sometimes.:)

[Moma E]

ok. cool. Just did not want it to die out... One of my favorite places to hang out..

[Crazy Liz]

Hi everybody & greetings from Atlanta!

I'm here for the Peacemaker Ministries (http://www.hispeace.org) conference, so you won't see me much the next few days. But my hotel has free WI-FI, so I had to try it out. So far it looks like I can access the WWW and send email but can't receive it. :scratch:

[Echoes Peak]

Atlanta..I like Atlanta. I hope you have a good time there:).

[Moma E]

Hi Liz, you are back in my neck of the woods. Hope you enjoy it and have a GREAT conference.

[@@Paul@@]

Don't you live in Washington?? :P

[Crazy Liz]

I live in California.

I have about 3 hours free Saturday morning. My husband encouraged me to go out and see some of Atlanta while here. I decided to check out the Jimmy Carter Library & see if I might like to go there. It turns out tomorrow is Jimmy Carter's 80th birthday & there's a big celebration there until 11 pm, free and open to the public. I'm going to try to get some folks from the conference to go out there with me after dinner tomorrow night! :clap:

Jimmy Carter is the president I admire most in my lifetime. I'm so excited I might be able to go to this event (http://jimmycarterlibrary.org/events/index.phtml)!

[costlygrace]

:clap: :clap: Yay!!! I am so glad for you that you will get to go. Maybe if you meet Jimmy Carter you can tell him that there are lots of people who can't come but who greatly admire his stance for peace and compassion and human rights. ;) Which is of course very true. (Though I know that lots of people hate him also, for reasons I can't understand. :confused: ) He is such a wonderful example compared with any other twentieth century president!!!

[@@Paul@@]

Who the heck is Jimmy Carter??? ;)

[Moma E]

Don't you live in Washington?? :P
Ha ha ha... you know I am a transplanted southern girl... Once a southern girl always a southern girl..... but yes I do currently live in Washington.... I LOVE
THE SOUTH...Can anyone sing Dixie..

[Moma E]

Who the heck is Jimmy Carter??? ;)
I tried to raise you right...;) .. Jimmy Carter (D) was the President before Ronald Regan. He only served one term. But since his Presidency he has worked tirelessly for Habitat for Humanity and Peace. AND HE IS FROM GEORGIA...A southern boy!!!
l

[@@Paul@@]

Well, tell Jimmy to run 'cause Mt Saint Helens is gonna blow!! :eek:

It's the end of the WORLD!! :help:

[Moma E]

Come and get us Lord Jesus!:bow:

[@@Paul@@]

False alarm.... Just like it always is... :holy: :kiss: :holy:

[costlygrace]

Hi guys! :wave: Just thought I would let you know haead of time that I will be off CF for about a week or so, because of a ministry deadline :). Just so you don't wonder what became of me. :D

[ReBlessed]

Good luck meeting you deadline. We all need it from time to time.

[costlygrace]

Well, I am back! :wave: It was a writing deadline, and I managed to do a lot of writing all at once. I just "happened" to have the inspiration I needed to get a lot done in a short time. ;)

[Crazy Liz]

Congrats, CG!

Writing usually doesn't work out that way for me, but when it does, I'm grateful.

[@@Paul@@]

Now i can post as many smilies as i want.. muhwaaahahaha...

:doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

[Crazy Liz]

How did you get that ability, Paul?

[@@Paul@@]

All for the low low price of $20...

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[Moma E]

Hey how do I sign up??? :wave:

[RED that's ME]

Hey how do I sign up??? :wave:
You can click on Donate at the top right of your CF screen or you can click here..
http://www.christianforums.com/donate

[Moma E]

You can click on Donate at the top right of your CF screen or you can click here..
http://www.christianforums.com/donate
Thanks. It sounds like a great idea to me...and good company too.

[Moma E]

Just thought I would let you all know I am going to be away until Sunday. A little trip to Spokane, WA. A mini vacation. I will miss you all... and have much to catch up on when I return.. Ta Ta for now.

God Bless

[RED that's ME]

Moma E hope you have a great trip! :angel:
Mini vacation hope you also have loads of fun.

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/1018.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001)

[ZiSunka]

Why are some reputation marks green, some bright green and some olive green? :scratch:

[Crazy Liz]

I know the gold ones are for those who had too many green ones. I assume each gold one represents 10 greens, or something like that.

I don't know about the light and dark greens, though.

[@@Paul@@]

Oh man i think i just wrote the longest post in history... :yawn:

[Crazy Liz]

where?

[@@Paul@@]

It's in the dispensational forum. http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?p=9952615&postcount=95

It ended up being 10 MS Word pages with previous post quotes / Bible refs... and my big mouth. ^_^ I'm supposed to be Introverted!! :eek:

[2Timothy2]

Wow, I haven't been in here for a long time. And now as I go to read @@Paul@@'s post, I fear I won't be back for a long time. LOL

[Moma E]

Wow, I haven't been in here for a long time. And now as I go to read @@Paul@@'s post, I fear I won't be back for a long time. LOL
Hey, so we all do not get lost in there...how about you read it and give us the readers digest version...;) Well it was a thought.

[Moma E]

Oh man i think i just wrote the longest post in history... :yawn:
HMM I go on vacation and you write a book. I guess I will be up reading tonight...unless 2timothy2 can give us the short version:amen: ...

[Moma E]

Moma E hope you have a great trip!
Mini vacation hope you also have loads of fun.

Thanks Red.. I did have a nice vacation..But happy to be back. Love the picture.

[@@Paul@@]

Wow, I haven't been in here for a long time. And now as I go to read @@Paul@@'s post, I fear I won't be back for a long time. LOL
I like nothing better than to discuss definitions of single words with amillennial RC's...

:)

[2Timothy2]

OK, here is my overly simplified, condensed version:
This seems to be the central issue addressed.

Hi Paul . . . they never fully possessed the land?

Or is it that they never fully occupied the land?

I suppose I could promise you an unconditional $5 and never give it to you; all the while claiming it’s yours and I’d already given it to you – you just never possessed it...

...In Genesis chapter 13, we see that God’s promise was a literal piece of land; a land that Abraham could SEE and one that he could walk in. Its borders were determined BY what Abraham could see (vs. 15) and by him walking the length and breadth of it (vs. 16). Here we see the first land promised was pertaining to the land of Canaan (the smaller portion)...

…Here in chapter 15 we see God’s plan for Abraham and the land widening, this time the borders are given by God; from the Nile to the Euphrates...

...In Genesis 15 then, we see that God ALSO gave Israel a larger chuck, which stretches over Saudi Arabia and Iraq to the Euphrates. The land covenant made here was past tense, God GAVE it to Abraham AND to his seed; but never has there been a time in history where Israel has obtained it all OR dwelt in ALL of the land…

…the first two possessions have been fulfilled; leaving the larger one...

...If Israel failed to keep the commandments (which we later learned were a curse and could not be kept)… they would be plucked from the Land. If God had not promised to restore them, I could see a point to your argument – but the entire bible is about the restoration of the nation of Israel into all of the land...



Essentially, the person to which Paul is responding believes Israel has already fulfilled the promise concerning the land. Paul shows the error of this interpretation, or tries to. The crux of Paul's arguement is that Israel has not been in physical posession of all the land God promised, and I think he did a decent job of supporting that arguement.

I like that quote of yours, Paul, which I put in first. That states the case well. So, to summarize, one person says God promised the land to Israel and even though they never physically occupied it, they posessed it. Paul states they must physically occupy to actually posess.

[Moma E]

thanks 2T2 ! I tried to plod my way through the whole thread last night. ugh.
Glad to see we both made it out ok...;) and in a reasonably timely fashion.

[RED that's ME]

You might want to take the latest discussion to another thread and keep this for fellowship please. :angel:


/me offers some cheesecake to everyone...

http://www.thefruitcompany.com/images/th_ch_newyork.jpg (http://www.thefruitcompany.com/ch_newyork_20.htm)

[2Timothy2]

I think I'd rather have the cheesecake than that discussion. LOL

[Moma E]

I think I'd rather have the cheesecake than that discussion. LOLMe too!! (@@Paul@@ here)....

possession does not = occupancy... :doh::doh: :doh: :doh:


Although i prefer a simple bowl of vanilla ice cream...

[2Timothy2]

Anybody make homemade ice cream? My family used to do that. Best stuff ever. Mmmmmmmm.......

[Moma E]

We do love homemade ice cream too. Williams Sonoma has the cutest ice cream maker....no ice needed. JUst freeze the container plug it in and away you go.. The trick is to have the Cream etc. on hand when your family comes over and wants it.;)
but quite a handy little ice cream maker it is...

[@@Paul@@]

Well, it's funny how i always go buy the ice cream...

[ZiSunka]

So what's your favorite and least favorite flavors?

[Moma E]

Well, it's funny how i always go buy the ice cream...
Well, I did just say the trick is to keep the cream/half&half on hand so it is there when your family comes over and wants ice cream:)

I will try to do better in the future;) but until then,....

[Moma E]

So what's your favorite and least favorite flavors?
mmm Pralines and cream. And of course French vanilla.

[@@Paul@@]

So what's your favorite and least favorite flavors?
I go for plain old vanilla ice cream (or even frozen yogurt)...


How about sushi?? That's what i'm having for lunch today!! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_4_4.gif

[2Timothy2]

Fav: French vanilla

Least fav: no such thing :)

[@@Paul@@]

oh... yummy.. French Vanilla...

[@@Paul@@]

What's with the font sizes?? the change more then i change my underwear!!

hehe,, (Just kidding)

[2Timothy2]

:scratch:



and



:wave:

[@@Paul@@]

you know, how sometimes you will read a post and the font is way small... or really big!!! seems to be normal again now. :thumbsup:

:help:

:wave:

[2Timothy2]

You're just getting old. :D


How's everyone in the barn today?

[@@Paul@@]

No argument there....

No one in the barn but us old roosters... :)

[2Timothy2]

Old rooster is here? Oh, I get it.

So, did you go get any ice cream yet?

[@@Paul@@]

HAHA, I had to buy some Sunday after church, Mommy didn't have any half-and-half or cream around... :)

I went with "orange and cream" and some kind of frozen yogurt concoction (I think cookies and cream)...

[Crazy Liz]

It's almost ready.

http://www.lhf.org/images/3131.jpg

[Moma E]

[QUOTE=@@Paul@@]HAHA, I had to buy some Sunday after church, Mommy didn't have any half-and-half or cream around... :)

Hmmmm.... you could have just picked up the half and half and "mommy" would have made you some....sonny;) :kiss:
I will try to have some on hand this week......

Vanilla...Right??
"

[Moma E]

This old barn cat is ok tooo.... thanks for asking ..'cept my cat died. Very sad.

but still ok. going to a ladies bible study here in a few minutes.. That should help.

TaTa

[2Timothy2]

Cookies n cream frozen yogurt? That seems strange to me, but I never eat frozen y. Not enough fat, sugar, calories, preservatives, etc. LOL

Uh, do you all realize that CF has passed the 10,000,000 post mark?

[2Timothy2]

This old barn cat is ok tooo.... thanks for asking ..'cept my cat died. Very sad.

but still ok. going to a ladies bible study here in a few minutes.. That should help.

TaTa
Sorry about your cat Moma E. My mom's cat has diabetes and he's really old. I think it is just a matter of time for him. :(

[Crazy Liz]

http://www.londonstimes.us/toons/cartoons/richdiesslin_cat_funeral.gif

R.I.P.

[Moma E]

thanks for saying nice things about my cat... Great cartoon.... yea it is really sad when pets get old and start getting sick.. Now i am trying to decide if I want another pet....boy that is tough one. Guess I will just wait a bit and see.
PJ was a great cat.
2T2 hope your moms cat uses all of its nine lives.:)

[ZiSunka]

This old barn cat is ok tooo.... thanks for asking ..'cept my cat died. Very sad.

but still ok. going to a ladies bible study here in a few minutes.. That should help.

TaTa
Sorry to hear about your kitty! :sigh:

[mesue]

:wave: Hello fellow barn cats!! :hug:

[Raithlin]

Hi all. :wave:

...yea it is really sad when pets get old and start getting sick.. Now i am trying to decide if I want another pet....boy that is tough one. Guess I will just wait a bit and see.

Moma, sorry about your cat. :hug: I also know from experience how the heart breaks when this happens, especially when the pet was yours for many years. However, I also know that eventually you move on and take in other pets, that give you as much love and attention. I hope you have fond memories.

I still get a lump in my throat when I look through photos of pets that have come and gone... :sigh:

[@@Paul@@]

WOW, I'm feeling blessed... :) Someone gave me the "Holy Spirit Dove"!! Thanks!! :blush:

---I didn't realize you could give out items. :)

[2Timothy2]

Heh, you gotta do some exploring with the features Paul. Some people really get into all this extra stuff on CF, some don't. But when you give blessings or items to the former, it just makes their day. Good fun.

[@@Paul@@]

I think i will... :)

Nike sneakers??? ;)

[2Timothy2]

I think i will... :)

Nike sneakers??? ;)
Yeah, they didn't have any Reeboks. :doh:

[Crazy Liz]

Heh, you gotta do some exploring with the features Paul. Some people really get into all this extra stuff on CF, some don't. But when you give blessings or items to the former, it just makes their day. Good fun.

Even for those who aren't into all this extra stuff, receiving blessings or an item can make your day. :clap:

Even though I've never gotten into "items," somebody gave me a rose, and I was happy to receive it. Blessings are a lot easier, and since somebody gave me a whole bunch of them when I was a newbie, I've had fun spreading them around.

[Crazy Liz]

Now, if they had ice cream cones or cups of coffee among the "items"... ;)

[2Timothy2]

Now, if they had ice cream cones or cups of coffee among the "items"... ;)
Best I can do with short notice, CL.

http://www.christianforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17939
And maybe a donut?
http://www.christianforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17940
Let's not forget your ice cream.
http://www.christianforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19175 Hope you like strawberry, it's all I have. ;)

[Crazy Liz]

:yum:

Thank you!

[@@Paul@@]

Yeah, they didn't have any Reeboks. :doh:
haha,, but seeing how your title states: "Rangers lead the way". I would have figured you would purchase Cowboy boots!!

^_^

[Crazy Liz]

BTW, 2T2, about your avatar, a few of us really do know and appreciate the difference between a nerd and a geek. :thumbsup:

[Luv4Jesus]

Hi Crazy Liz and all who are in here today!:wave: I am new to the boards and just checking out what's happening here! I don't have a shoo fly pie but I'd like to hang out and say hello to everyone in the Baptist Forum!


Blessings,

MysticaAngel

[2Timothy2]

haha,, but seeing how your title states: "Rangers lead the way". I would have figured you would purchase Cowboy boots!!

^_^

BTW, 2T2, about your avatar, a few of us really do know and appreciate the difference between a nerd and a geek.

I shall now procede to refer you both to my pics in the member's gallery. http://www3.christianforums.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://www3.christianforums.com/images/smilies/kawaii.gif

My new avatar was a gift from a friend here on CF. She thinks she's funny...well, OK, she is.

[ZiSunka]

Great new avatar! :D

[Crazy Liz]

I shall now procede to refer you both to my pics in the member's gallery. http://www3.christianforums.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://www3.christianforums.com/images/smilies/kawaii.gif

Are you talking about clicking the little camera icon http://www3.christianforums.com/images/userinfo/photo.gif, or about looking somewhere else?

Like I said, don't know much about the "extras" around here. I didn't even get an avatar until recently.

Guess that makes me a nerd, not a geek. :doh:

[2Timothy2]

Here you go.

My pics (http://www.christianforums.com/t898171-got-them-scanned-in.html)

Thanks lambslove.

[@@Paul@@]

Cool,, i didn't know you could post pictures... I've got a GREAT one of Moma E... LOL... ^_^

.............But it would be my last free meal. :scratch:

Choices / Choices........... uhm..........

[Moma E]

Cool,, i didn't know you could post pictures... I've got a GREAT one of Moma E... LOL... ^_^

.............But it would be my last free meal. :scratch:

Choices / Choices........... uhm..........

yea no kidding...maybe run that little pic. by me first... Of course I do have some great ones of you...

You only love me for my food????:cry:

see ya in church tonight...

[Moma E]

Hi Crazy Liz and all who are in here today!:wave: I am new to the boards and just checking out what's happening here! I don't have a shoo fly pie but I'd like to hang out and say hello to everyone in the Baptist Forum!


Blessings,

MysticaAngel
Hi MysticaAngel :wave: Nice to see you back. Welcome.

[2Timothy2]

Cool,, i didn't know you could post pictures... I've got a GREAT one of Moma E... LOL... ^_^

.............But it would be my last free meal. :scratch:

Choices / Choices........... uhm.......... Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

That thy days may be long. ;)

[Crazy Liz]

OK, here's a shoofly pie. Ssshhhhhh!!!! Eat it quick before those guys over in OBOB (http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?p=10035615#post10035615) steal it! ;)

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/piestarts/pieimg/shoofly.jpg


BTW, here's the recipe (http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/piestarts/shooflypie.html). It's not same the one I make, but it does sound good!

[@@Paul@@]

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

That thy days may be long. ;)
I'm surprised i've made it this far.... ^_^

W.I.P. :)

[2Timothy2]

I'm surprised i've made it this far.... ^_^

W.I.P. :)
Grace and mercy, grace and mercy. ;)

[CaDan]

OK, here's a shoofly pie. Ssshhhhhh!!!! Eat it quick before those guys over in OBOB (http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?p=10035615#post10035615) steal it! ;)

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/piestarts/pieimg/shoofly.jpg


BTW, here's the recipe (http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/piestarts/shooflypie.html). It's not same the one I make, but it does sound good!

Too late! Your favorite liberal Catholic ice cream totin' pie man heard y'all had pie here!

It's too cold here in the North for ice cream for a coupla months, so I thought I'd unload a coupla leftover gallons o' virtual ice cream. O! And some o' that frozen tofu stuff (ya' c'n barely taste the tofu!).

MMMmmmm... PIE! (http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/pie.htm)

[Crazy Liz]

MMMmmmm... PIE! (http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/pie.htm)
http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/lachen/laughing-smiley-018.gifMy kids like www.homestarrunner.com. Sounds like the PIE! site uses the same voices.

[2Timothy2]

Good night folks. Try to keep it down to a low roar, I'm going up to the hay loft and go to sleep.

[Crazy Liz]

'Night, Tim. :yawn: :sleep:

[Raithlin]

Morning all! :wave:

Oops, can't shout too loud. Y'all are still asleep, from what I see. ;)

[Moma E]

Yep we were all asleep here on the West Coast at 2:38 am. ( what time was it where you live?)
But I think we are beginning to stir now.... so Good Morning! Another glorious day to fellowship with the Lord and His people.!:wave:

[Crazy Liz]

Good morning! :yawn:

I need some coffee. :yawn: How about you? http://www.yatoula.com/gif/boisson/boi18.gif

...or maybe you'd prefer a glass of orange juice? http://www.yatoula.com/gif/boisson/boisson_37.gif

[Crazy Liz]

Is there any pie left from last night?

[Moma E]

Coffee all the way. Already had my latte for the morning. Hope there is pie.. Love pie for breakfast. yumm yumm

[@@Paul@@]

yeah!!! I was also gifted a lightsaber...

"Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age."

LOL...

[Moma E]

yeah!!! I was also gifted a lightsaber...

"Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age."

LOL...
ahh? Lost me..Pie, coffee, lightsaber??? Did I miss something?:scratch:

[Crazy Liz]

ahh? Lost me..Pie, coffee, lightsaber??? Did I miss something?:scratch:

Yup. About 3-4 pages back.

[@@Paul@@]

ahh? Lost me..Pie, coffee, lightsaber??? Did I miss something?:scratch:
A jedi never leaves home without it. even when he's going to get pie and coffee. :thumbsup:

[2Timothy2]

Ah, the American Express light saber, is that why yours is green? :))

[@@Paul@@]

oh ya... "...is the little home run hiter..." :)

[The Smiling One]

Hello everyone! May I come in? I smelled some delicious smelling coffee brewin' and heard a mention of Shoo Fly Pie. I've never had Shoo Fly Pie!

I'm The Smiling One. Bet you can't guess why!!!!!

[@@Paul@@]

I don't even know what a Shoo Fly Pie is... we know what fly's eat and i hope it's not found in a pie... :)

[2Timothy2]

Hello everyone! May I come in? I smelled some delicious smelling coffee brewin' and heard a mention of Shoo Fly Pie. I've never had Shoo Fly Pie!

I'm The Smiling One. Bet you can't guess why!!!!!
Are you sad? ;) Hiya. :wave:

I took a look at the link someone gave for shoo fly pie, cuz I never knew it was a real pie. :D Looks delish :thumbsup: Go back a page or two and find the link. You'll see what I mean.

*cough cough
I turned on the wrong burner on my stove and nearly ruined one of my frying pans. The whole place is filled with smoke. :doh::doh::doh:

[The Smiling One]

I'm a smiling fool since I got saved by the Lord Jesus Christ!!! Peaceful, happy, more calm.

I've had my dinner, what's for dessert?

[Moma E]

I don't even know what a Shoo Fly Pie is... we know what fly's eat and i hope it's not found in a pie... :)
Imagine Pecan pie without the pecans. That's Shoo Fly Pie.;) The English call it Treacle, maybe that sounds more appetising than "Shoo Fly".

[mesue]

[QUOTE=The Smiling One]I'm a smiling fool since I got saved by the Lord Jesus Christ!!! Peaceful, happy, more calm...QUOTE]

:thumbsup: :amen: :clap:
I'm a fool for Jesus!!

[2Timothy2]

http://www.christianforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21153

Sorry, not shoo fly, but it is Oreo Swirl cheesecake. Dessert has been served. :yum:

[mesue]

oh! Man!! :yum:

[Moma E]

Goodness gracious me! I am going to have to go on a diet just reading this site. Ah well, guess there are worse things. Bring on the pie/ cake. :help:

[2Timothy2]

Has anyone here ever downloaded an e-book?

[mesue]

Has anyone here ever downloaded an e-book?I have, I don't like them because you can't copy and paste from them.

[The Smiling One]

Has anyone here ever downloaded an e-book?
I have some cookbooks that are e-books. I printed them out and put them into a notebook/binder.

They have some really YUMMMMMMMMMY recipes in them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:amen: :clap: :amen: :clap:

[2Timothy2]

I just downloaded "New Testament Greek for beginners". In Acrobat, the print is so small, I have to get up close to the monitor to read it. Is there any way to zoom?

[Crazy Liz]

This is a test. I can't access page 46 of this thread. I wonder if it will work if I add a new post.

[Crazy Liz]

:clap: Hey! It worked!

[The Smiling One]

I just downloaded "New Testament Greek for beginners". In Acrobat, the print is so small, I have to get up close to the monitor to read it. Is there any way to zoom?
If you look around, you should find something that looks like a tiny magnifying glass with a plus sign in it or just a plus sign. Or even, somewhere a number with a per cent sign. Click on the plus sign to enlarge.

[2Timothy2]

If you look around, you should find something that looks like a tiny magnifying glass with a plus sign in it or just a plus sign. Or even, somewhere a number with a per cent sign. Click on the plus sign to enlarge.
Nope, none of that. The normal tool bar for Acrobat disappears when I load the ebook. There are no zoom buttons. I set the default zoom higher a few times, but nothing happens in the ebook, just with my regular pdf files. :scratch:

[Crazy Liz]

Nope, none of that. The normal tool bar for Acrobat disappears when I load the ebook. There are no zoom buttons. I set the default zoom higher a few times, but nothing happens in the ebook, just with my regular pdf files. :scratch:

Oh it makes me so mad when that happens! :mad:

anybody know how to get the toolbar back?

[Raithlin]

View Menu -> Toolbars -> Zoom would bring back the Zoom functions. Of course, there are plenty of other toolbars too.

[@@Paul@@]

Nope, none of that. The normal tool bar for Acrobat disappears when I load the ebook. There are no zoom buttons. I set the default zoom higher a few times, but nothing happens in the ebook, just with my regular pdf files. :scratch:
I've never used e-book, but did you try the old faithful shortcut keys???
<ctrl> + ; to zoom in
<ctrl> - ; to zoom out

It seems to work in every other Adobe software (Reader, PhotoCHOP, etc... etc....) :)

[2Timothy2]

View Menu -> Toolbars -> Zoom would bring back the Zoom functions. Of course, there are plenty of other toolbars too.
There is no View Menu, no toolbars, no nothing, except 'next page' and 'previous page'.


Paul, that did it. :thumbsup: Muchisimas gracias, compadre.

[Moma E]

Nighty night barn cats! Just thought I would pop in and see what was cookin' on this thread before I turned in..
Hope every one has a truly great day tomorrow!

T.T.F.N.

[kyzar]

New Testament Greek for beginners hey? Where'd you get that from... Could come in handy when doing my Romans paper...

[JesusFreak877]

Hello everyone! May I come in? I smelled some delicious smelling coffee brewin' and heard a mention of Shoo Fly Pie. I've never had Shoo Fly Pie!

I'm The Smiling One. Bet you can't guess why!!!!!
Is there room for one more? I am a newbie to CF and looking for fellowship. I don't have a local church and this looks like a friendly place! Any pie left? I've never had Shoo Fly Pie either and would love to try it! I could sure use a cup of coffee too! Just thought I would drop in and say hi to Smiling One and everyone else here!:wave:

Blessings!
JesusFreak877

[Crazy Liz]

My coffee pot is empty, but since it's rainy and chilly outside, I decided to put a pot of cider on the stove. http://www.iangilman.com/germany/img/cider.jpg
Want a cup?

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Hello everyone! I've been gone quite some time and have been doing some very deep research into the Christian faith. As it turns out, I am giving up my anabaptistic beliefs, so I probably won't be in this subforum much anymore. Glad to see everyone again however, keep in touch!

[Moma E]

My coffee pot is empty, but since it's rainy and chilly outside, I decided to put a pot of cider on the stove.
Want a cup?
Yes please and cake! YOu do put up the most delicious pictures. Could that be why I am always hungry after I read this thread? hmm. Bring it on!!

[Moma E]

Hi JesusFreak 877 :wave: and Welcome. This is a great thread to hang out in. And the food is always good! One thing for sure we Baptist LOVE food.

[Crazy Liz]

Hello everyone! I've been gone quite some time and have been doing some very deep research into the Christian faith. As it turns out, I am giving up my anabaptistic beliefs, so I probably won't be in this subforum much anymore. Glad to see everyone again however, keep in touch!

Where will you be, Biz?

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Where will you be, Biz?
I'll be offline a lot reading works by the early church fathers. I haven't had much time to come here lately, very busy with where God is leading me.

[ZiSunka]

Hello everyone! I've been gone quite some time and have been doing some very deep research into the Christian faith. As it turns out, I am giving up my anabaptistic beliefs, so I probably won't be in this subforum much anymore. Glad to see everyone again however, keep in touch!
Wow! Why?

[SumTinWong]

I think someone is headed to the EOC. Why he cannot visit this subforum anymore is beyond me. :(

[JesusFreak877]

Hi JesusFreak 877 :wave: and Welcome. This is a great thread to hang out in. And the food is always good! One thing for sure we Baptist LOVE food.
Thanks Moma E!:wave: and Hi to everybody here today! I am looking forward to hanging out here! Nothing better than some good time Baptist fellowship, coffee and food - my favorites! I used to go to a Baptist church and as I am unable to get out to church locally as much, I miss the wonderful fellowship and food we used to share! This thread is wonderful! I think I will pull up a chair and try the cider Crazy Liz made! It's cold out where I am and nothing like a cup of heart warm cider!

Blessings,
JesusFreak877

[SumTinWong]

How about hot apple pie, with vanilla ice cream. That is pretty good!!! Throw in some cinnamon tea and no one will leave for a long time!

[ZiSunka]

I'll have some of that, too!

[SumTinWong]

Open your CD rom drawer and I will send you some. That is what this box needs. An easy bake oven! I baked a spice cake with coconut and Almond frosting all before 8AM. My lovely bride had to be off to therapy early so what else was there to do but bake right? :)

[ZiSunka]

I opened the draw. but all I found was a CD. :(

[SumTinWong]

Take a bite :)

[ZiSunka]

:yum: Yum, crunchy and no calories!

[SumTinWong]

A bit stracthy going down I wager :) Try them with salsa.

This is beginning to sound like fear factor now .

[@@Paul@@]

Fear factor... lol... I watched a show where they swam in a tank full of dead squids diving for apples or something... :sick:

[ZiSunka]

I think the worst fear factor stunt would be to be in a burning car packed full of giant roaches who have just eaten a bucket of prairie oysters and are now a little sick from being submerged in a tankful of dead squid that stink. :D

[@@Paul@@]

lol... yuck!!

I can't even top that... I'm speachless :D

[ZiSunka]

I have a little too much imagination?

[@@Paul@@]

I have a little too much imagination?
NO!! I don't have enough!!

OK, i'll try...
The best fear factor would be if they handcuffed the contestants, placed them in a barrel (which was sprayed by a skunk) after eating 24 raw oysters and rolled then down a grassy hill into a small pond full of dead squids and made them dive for the handcuff key to escape while playing "Eye of the Tiger"!!!

:)

[ZiSunka]

That's GOOD! :D

How about if they made them take the SAT with their feet in a bucket of frozen dead squids while listening to Nirvana's entire collection turned up full blast.

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Wow! Why?
As Lollard said, I think I'm going Orthodox. I'll be around CF still, I just won't be smashing people in debates as much ;) (Untill I learn my new theology, that is :D )

[ZiSunka]

As Lollard said, I think I'm going Orthodox. I'll be around CF still, I just won't be smashing people in debates as much ;) (Untill I learn my new theology, that is :D )
Have fun and don't forget your friends in B/A!:cool:

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Oh indeed. It has been quite a journey already! I'll be around here now and then, don't worry :)

[SumTinWong]

OK, i'll try...
Okay, this is beginning to be a grosser than gross thread.

All contestants must carry Richard Simmons on their back as they tip toe through a field of broken glass, with one foot tied to a rabid blind badger named Ted, while drinking warm buzzard puss from a straw, all while listening to William Shatners new album.

Beat that!

[SumTinWong]

As Lollard said, I think I'm going Orthodox. I'll be around CF still, I just won't be smashing people in debates as much ;) (Untill I learn my new theology, that is :D ) Well have a great trip, and don't forget about us little folk :)

[ZiSunka]

Okay, this is beginning to be a grosser than gross thread.

All contestants must carry Richard Simmons on their back as they tip toe through a field of broken glass, with one foot tied to a rabid blind badger named Ted, while drinking warm buzzard puss from a straw, all while listening to William Shatners new album.

Beat that!
There is NO WAY to beat that! I bow to the master.:bow:

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

Well have a great trip, and don't forget about us little folk :)
No, don't worry. You've all been quite helpful. If I wasn't an anabaptist and hadn't come to this site, I wouldn't even know about Orthodoxy yet :)

[@@Paul@@]

Okay, this is beginning to be a grosser than gross thread.

All contestants must carry Richard Simmons on their back as they tip toe through a field of broken glass, with one foot tied to a rabid blind badger named Ted, while drinking warm buzzard puss from a straw, all while listening to William Shatners new album.

Beat that!
:D LOL... I don't think i can!! carry Richard Simmons on their backs?? :thumbsup:

Pagan holiday theme:
All contestants must put on bunny suite filled with mayonnaise and run through a corn maze with a floor lined with dead cockroaches while looking for and collecting as many hidden rotten easter eggs as they can find...

Upon completion contestants must eat as many eggs as possible in 2 min. while listening to "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" by John Tesh.

I still think you're the grosser than gross winner!!! :sick:

[SumTinWong]

:D LOL... I don't think i can!! carry Richard Simmons on their backs?? :thumbsup:

Pagan holiday theme:All contestants must put on bunny suite filled with mayonnaise and run through a corn maze with a floor lined with dead cockroaches while looking for and collecting as many hidden rotten easter eggs as they can find...

Upon completion contestants must eat as many eggs as possible in 2 min. while listening to "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" by John Tesh. I still think you're the grosser than gross winner!!! :sick: The only thing that would have made that better would be if you had made the cockroaches alive. Not our sissy cockroaches but those hissing ones from India. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

I always thought they ought to change the title of that show to stupid factor or gross factor. Who could be afraid on that show?

I saw one show one day that had at the very end people having to go out on a ten foot pole that was extended out over a building that must have been twenty stories high. All they had to do was shimmy out there grab a flag and come back. You would think that would be scary right? WRONG!!! First of all they were harnessed so that if they fell, big deal, they swing around for ten seconds. Where is the danger in that? No danger, no fear.

My idea, had they followed my armchair remarks would have been as follows:


Lose the harness. If you think you may fall, you may be scared. If you cannot do without the harness, then let it be a bungy cord with a shark tank at the bottom of cord. Talk about scary eh?
Grease the pole in various spots without telling them where. Crisco would work good, and could be hidden from view.
Have the complete hit of Culture Club be blaring in the background. "Do you really want to hurt me,...." Better yet have Boy George on the other end of the pole with the flag in his mouth.
Have one of the other contestants start sawing the pole the minute they leave the building. When they are halfway back give them an electric saw, and watch the fun!
Anyway these are just some of my ideas.

By the way I do not think eating bull testicles to be a scary thing I think it is disgusting. If they want it to be fearful leave them on the bull.:P

[Moma E]

just a test..computer has been down

[SumTinWong]

Message recieved :)

[ZiSunka]

The only thing that would have made that better would be if you had made the cockroaches alive. Not our sissy cockroaches but those hissing ones from India. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

I always thought they ought to change the title of that show to stupid factor or gross factor. Who could be afraid on that show?

I saw one show one day that had at the very end people having to go out on a ten foot pole that was extended out over a building that must have been twenty stories high. All they had to do was shimmy out there grab a flag and come back. You would think that would be scary right? WRONG!!! First of all they were harnessed so that if they fell, big deal, they swing around for ten seconds. Where is the danger in that? No danger, no fear.

My idea, had they followed my armchair remarks would have been as follows:

Lose the harness. If you think you may fall, you may be scared. If you cannot do without the harness, then let it be a bungy cord with a shark tank at the bottom of cord. Talk about scary eh?
Grease the pole in various spots without telling them where. Crisco would work good, and could be hidden from view.
Have the complete hit of Culture Club be blaring in the background. "Do you really want to hurt me,...." Better yet have Boy George on the other end of the pole with the flag in his mouth.
Have one of the other contestants start sawing the pole the minute they leave the building. When they are halfway back give them an electric saw, and watch the fun!
Anyway these are just some of my ideas.

By the way I do not think eating bull testicles to be a scary thing I think it is disgusting. If they want it to be fearful leave them on the bull.:P
Wow! Were you antisocial in a previous life? :D

I guess we can all come up with a better show than the one they've got, if NBC's lawyers can get past the liability issues.

[@@Paul@@]

just a test..computer has been down
It worked! Cool!! Does that mean i don't have to fix it anymore?? ^_^

[@@Paul@@]

My idea, had they followed my armchair remarks would have been as follows:


Lose the harness. If you think you may fall, you may be scared. If you cannot do without the harness, then let it be a bungy cord with a shark tank at the bottom of cord. Talk about scary eh?
Grease the pole in various spots without telling them where. Crisco would work good, and could be hidden from view.
Have the complete hit of Culture Club be blaring in the background. "Do you really want to hurt me,...." Better yet have Boy George on the other end of the pole with the flag in his mouth.
Have one of the other contestants start sawing the pole the minute they leave the building. When they are halfway back give them an electric saw, and watch the fun!
Anyway these are just some of my ideas.

By the way I do not think eating bull testicles to be a scary thing I think it is disgusting. If they want it to be fearful leave them on the bull.:P
That is simply amazing!!! :cry: (tears of Joy)


leave the testicles on the bull!!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_9_141.gif

[Moma E]

It worked! Cool!! Does that mean i don't have to fix it anymore?? ^_^
don't you wish!... But here is the real test after you came and fixed it last night...so hold your breath.:prayer:

[Moma E]

Thank you, Thank you Thank you Good job :thumbsup: ...
I am back.. I have missed you all!