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....for all the cussing.  Omitting one letter of a cuss word does not help, either.  It's really depressing, and sad, and offensive.  Sorry, y'all.  As a Christian, it hurts, you know?Yeah..there's really no need for it...but...well...for some ppl it's just the way they are.

I'm a Christian too, but this is the world we live in.  Not everyone that Jesus puts in our way is going to act the way we want.  

Shine like a light in the darkness! 

Hey guys, I don't know if you have seen it our not, but I posted some ideas on page 6 of the PM message thread.  Please take a look and comment.  I would very much like to hear what everyone has to say!

Hillhoney,

I read your suggestions on the pm post and they are excellent. I admit I simply avoid the board when it is all riled up, when maybe I should be starting some new threads to get it out of the bad rut it has falls into at times. I just don't read threads that look like they are getting nasty. I haven't been checking in much lately due to health/busyness etc. When there are so many threads started each day it gets almost too hard to keep up with it.

Laker

am i the only one who DOESNT find it necessary to censor language because of one person?
when people do curse, its probably only to express frustration on this board.

if you venture outside of your home, your going to hear, and read profanity. whether you choose to internalize it or not, is completely up to you.

and as a christian myself, i know when to tune explicit stuff out.. but as far as society goes, it will never stop and if someone is in pain and wants to throw out the h,s, or even the F bomb, let them.
Hello all,

I do not use language that explicit, but I was married to a sailor for 9 years and I know most of the words

Well put, Sophista. The only time I have ever done that, I think, is in one of my recent posts,  and you are quite right...it was out of pure frustration, and my need to express a strong thought. (boy, that sentence sure ran on, and on........!)

But, as you said, it is part of the world we live in. We can make a big deal of it or just take it as it is, or ignore it. It really doesn't bother me at all. I've been around a long time (I'm OLD), and if that is as bad as things get, we're getting off light.

By the way, I've missed you, Sophista! Have you been okay? It's good to hear from you again!

Be well,

Nini

[QUOTE=kelstev]Yeah..there's really no need for it...but...well...for some ppl it's just the way they are.[/QUOTE]

I could care less on the cussing as long as it isn't nasty or directed at another member. There are no children here. What I wanna know is how you got Stewie from Family Guy as your post icon? What is up with that? Please tell me how.

Chris

 

 

If cursing is the worst of my sins, then I'll consider myself very lucky indeed. You seem to forget that there are many different people on this board with varied backgrounds, ethinicity, religions, values, and as many different ways to express themselves. 

Remember there is no moderator here.  I guess you're going to have to read the posts and grimace in despair because someone said "damn" or not read any of the forum.  I don't think that because you're a christian and don't like cursing, or think it's a sin, is going to make it go away.  No one is going to change their personalities, writing styles, or censor their posts because of your religion.  Lindy

 

Whoops I forgot, Hi Sophista, glad to see you posting.  How are you doing?  LindyIt is very exciting to see everyone here!  Sophista, I know you were having some real tough times.  I hope you are doing better??

Just a question, have you ever wandered what or who made a cuss word a cuss word?

I've always wondered who said the first "sh..t" and said ...

Let's make that a "cuss" word. ????

LOL,

any thoughts?

KAT

 

 

 Good point Kat, never thought of it that way. I'm around too many young people and they ALL cuss. I really try not to use foul language and I certainly would hate to be offensive; sometime I do slip though.So - so - they're just descriptive words and some of them fit REALLY well at certain times.  

I've been hanging out here a lot the past few days and I think everyones getting along really nicely. There's been no trouble at all. If a few cuss words here and there is the worst we're seeing; I consider it a good day here!

 

Yeah, I truly f#$%@n  believe that it is my right to f#@*+# cuss if I am all upset or just plain Pi**ed off. And if someone calls me a name, I may resort to caling him a f@#$in **shole.

 

Just kidding...we all need to beadults here and cussing needs to be kept to an occasional hell or damn.

Thanks,

Chris

 

We can't really censor here what people write here.  All we can really do is ask to keep the profane language to minimum and hope that is respected. 

And, do we really want to get into censorship?  Isn't it our first amendment right to freedom of speech etc?  If you are asking someone to censor their writing are you taking away a basic right? 

Someone told me a long long time ago when I was a teenager and was caught using some foul language that it doesn't make what I am saying very impressive or intelligent.  In fact, it makes what I am saying seem very unintelligent and very unimpressive. 

 

This quote seems to fit in here................

We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

I love that!!!! 

now & then,

Great quote!

Hey I one of the DULL crayons!!

I tend to cuss more when I am in pain, RA is on my nerves, or when I am just in a grouchy mood.

It is a good thing none of ya'll are around me when I am in either of those moods, because every other word is the F-word I used to cuss when i worked as a police officer. When I quit, I cleaned up my language too. I took raising my boys very seriously. I told them I dont care what they say with their friends, but to please not use that language in front of me or any other ladies, including girls at school. Apparently the words fly in the locker room, but his coach made it clear at the beginning of each season what is said in the locker room stays in the locker room. I still have never heard my boys cuss, but I know they do. [QUOTE=LULU]....for all the cussing.  Omitting one letter of a cuss word does not help, either.  It's really depressing, and sad, and offensive.  Sorry, y'all.  As a Christian, it hurts, you know?[/QUOTE]

Different folks are offended by different things.  Some get offended when they are peppered with religious references and Bible verses.  We have a guy in the office who is a very in-your-face born-again Baptist.  He feels the need to constantly shower the office with Bible verses and Jesus-loves-you diatribes.  It gets old rather quickly - and that, coming from someone who reads the Bible and goes to church!

Thank you Jasmine. I didn't know how to approach that one, and I didn't want to be offencive, I just wanted someone to point out that there is more than just cussing that can "offend" people. Or at least make them feel uncomfortable. Sometimes I feel like I'm not allowed to say that bible verses and jesus loves you statments offend me, but sometimes they do. It's all circumstanial(sp) But when I say anything that seems "against" christianity, people get mad at me. But It IS my personal choice. Anyway, I'll get off my soap box. I think everyone here understands what I'm TRYING to say.

Isn't it odd that the two things that seem to be offensive are swearing and Christianity?  Well maybe not Christianity, but talking about it.It's not talking about it thats offensive, it's someone shoving it down my throat, or telling me I'm wrong for disagreeing. And yeah, that happens a lot, which is sad really.hmmmm I suppose it does, I've never seen anyone do that on this board though.Oh no, not here. Everyone's really good about respecting other peoples beliefs on here. I'm just talking in general life.

I wish rough language got way less attention.

And wicked deeds got way more.

I think that you just can't demand that other people behave according to your beliefs.  I don't mind hearing what other people believe though, actually, I like to.  I guess if I felt so offended I would just leave, not try and make everybody else change.

Link, I agree. I love to hear other peoples beliefs as well. I think my....issue(?) is more with the people who go "well WHY aren't you christian? You know you're going to hell, right?" I grew up staying the night at my friends houses a lot, all of them were different denominations. Going to church with them on sunday morning, was honestly one of the most scarring events of my life. I was told I was a heathen, I would burn in hell, and that I was unclean, etc etc. I went through phases in my life where I was one religion, then another, then athiest, then not. I was really searching for something that I REALLY believed in. But I was so afraid to believe in anything, for fear of being wrong. Which is exactly what each religion had told me, if I didn't join THEIRS. I've made my own personal choice about God, and what I believe and I'm VERY comfortable with it. But it's pretty unorthadox to most, and so I still find myself struggling to stand up for my beliefs, when someone challenges me.

I think maybe that explains why I can be easily offended if I feel someone is trying to force their beliefs on me. Did any of that make sense? I really do love to hear what people believe, and why. It's something that really interests me now, after living for so long in fear of religion. I've finally grown the ability to listen, think, and respect what other people believe. I just don't appreciate being told that I'M wrong, because that's something you will NEVER hear me say to anyone else in regards to religion.

 

Again, this is definately NOT something that's occured here on the boards, I'm refering to my experiences in life in general.

Well, I guess is doesn't really bother me so much, I mean personally I don't feel offended when someone thinks I'm wrong.  I mean, two opposite things can't both be right.  I believe what I believe because I think it's right.  We could both be wrong, there could be some truth that neither one of us knows, but we can't both be right.  Of course, we haven't discussed together what each of us believes, who knows? Maybe we believe the same thing.  Then we would both be right! Ha

 Good thought provoking post Katie and Linda. You are both skirting the issue of what you each believe

 

*mental note, do NOT haunt Steph....*

Thanks Katie!  Hauntings would be more than my arthritic body could handle.

 

I used to go to an after school christian youth group. I LOVED that group, but I can't tell you how many times I was asked to leave the room since I "didn't want to join in" And it wasn't that I didn't want to join, it was that I was there as an observer, trying to learn, which is what I told them in the first place. But as soon as I said "no, I'm not going to pray right now, I just want to watch and take everything in" I got kicked out.

Years of that kind of treatment really changes how a person reacts. I don't WANT to react to quickly like I do sometimes, but it can be really hard.

 

  Gosh Linda I don't think I want to know if I'm wrong this late in my life.I had no church experience, we never went when I was a kid.  God was whoever I wanted Him to be.  I don't think that anymore.  I think He is a specific "person", not subjective to me and what I find appealing.  If He's anything to everyone, then really He's nothing. [QUOTE=sgordon69]Katie, church was a scarring experience for me also and I heard many of the same things that you did.  I understand where you're coming from.  As a general rule, I don't usually even get into religious conversations because inevitably in my experience someone is always offended by my beliefs.  I don't feel that it matters because I believe religion and the beliefs are a personal matter.  As Linn said we can't all be right.  In my opinion, probably none of us are.  But it really doesn't matter who's right in this case because none of us will ever know until we've left this world.  And if you don't mind, please don't come back to from the other side to tell me I wasn't right because I'll have a blooming heart attack from your visit.

Hi everyone!

I had the same experience with church as a child.  I decided not to baptize Isabel either.  It did take a lot of soul searching on my part because I was raised in the church.  However, in the end, I decided not to do it for the same reason you did with your boys.  I will let her decide on her own.  I was always amazed how some of the people I would encounter in church would leave and be completely different outside those 4 walls. 

 Oh wait I think I see what you mean. That God isn't just someone we call up to make into whoever we want Him to be, as opposed to who He says He is in the bible. Right?Katie, I would NEVER do that to anyone.  Did you know that in the Bible, the word "religion" is always used as as a negative term except once?  And the one time it's positive it says this....This is religion, caring for widows and children............or maybe it's orphans, I can't remember for sure now.  But either way, it's a far cry from what society calls religion, as you've experienced.  I'm sorry you had to go through all that, and I can understand why you feel negatively toward it.

Thanks Link, that actually means a lot to me. So many times when people like me try to explain why we're so hesitant, others are quick to assume we just have issues, and its our own fault. But these are the same people who sympathize with murders who were abused as children. Does our environment not have an effect on who we are and how we view things?

I don't think I have a negative feeling towards religion....I think I have a negative feeling towards BLIND religion. That is, the people who believe what their pastor tells them, beacuse that's what good kids do. Know what I mean?

Yeah Mona, I think it's like say, water for instance.  If I ask you what shape it is, what would you say?  Is it the shape of your bath tub?  Or is the shape of my water glass?  Water can only take the shape of whatever you put it in because it HAS NO SHAPE. It conforms to anything.  If God can be anything anyone makes Him up to be, then really He isn't anything at all.

OK, that would be something my daughter would say makes no sense. 

Hi Chris- I hope you're feeling okay after your dental surgery.

Linn- I agree.  Society has interpreted religion into the way they want it not what is stated in the Bible.

[QUOTE=sgordon69]

Jasmine,

I had the same experience with church as a child.  I decided not to baptize Isabel either.  It did take a lot of soul searching on my part because I was raised in the church.  However, in the end, I decided not to do it for the same reason you did with your boys.  I will let her decide on her own.  I was always amazed how some of the people I would encounter in church would leave and be completely different outside those 4 walls. 

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LOL - I know what you mean.  My parents' "church" persona was much different than how they really were (a couple of young, dumb kids who liked to party).  I sometimes think I grew up as a bookworm science-geek "church lady" out of rebellion from my whacked-out childhood!
But, gulp, swallow hard, you have to remember the Bible was written by man, not God. 

Jasmine- I was the opposite when I grew up but the rebellion I'm familiar with.

Well, I think God gave us a brain for a reason.  And I think God is logical, yes to faith, but not yes to stupid.

And Mona, I would also like to add to my previous post that if God is so wishy washy that everything/anything goes, He's subected to everyone's whim, then why would anyone worship Him?

 

 

 No really I understand that perfectly. I probably couldn't have explained it so well though

Katydid I understand what you are saying too hun.  It's called legalism and I've always had a problem with it too.

Hill, I like your gulp

 

One of the best things about my relationship with Justin, is his take on religion. He taught himself SO much growing up. He's read the bible cover to cover and went to different churches month after month. He's actually....er...I think it's ordained? in the state of Tennessee he can marry people and stuff. [QUOTE=Hillhoney]

There were so many authors of the Bible, and different points of view.  And so much feels anti woman, I believe because of the times in which it was written, when women held a much different place in the world. 

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Yep!

I believe very strongly in a God, or a Higher Power.  I have felt God's grace in my life many times, and I know it to be true.

My difficulty comes in the restrictive nature of books such as the Bible, Koran, etc.  Each believes they have the only correct answers.  I feel more that humans have a core inner knowledge of a higher power, and we have tried to quantify it ourselves.  No one really knows.

I can't understand a heaven which only accepts some of God's children.   Only those who believe a certain way. 

Hill- well put!  These are some of the same things I have trouble with as well.  I believe also in a higher power or God and know without a doubt that one exists.  What I can't seem to get my mind around is that being one religion or another is the only way and everyone else is going to hell.Yeah, it's kind of like Willy Wonka's factory.  You can only get in if you have a golden ticket!Good and funny comparison!

The standards set forth in most religions are very similar, and I think they come from that inner truth.

So what happens to those people, who disobey what they know to be right, when they die? Is the slate clean? Or do you have to answer for what you've done?

The thing is Karen, that both things, the Bible and the Koran, can't be true.  Jesus can't be the Messiah AND not be the Messiah.  And I think also that if God is holy, then He can't just ignore sin.  If He did, He wouldn't be holy.  I guess it comes down to whether you think everyone has a "right" to Heaven.  I think no one has a right because we all fall short.  I think that that their is even a way for us to get there, shows God's love and grace to all.

That's why I could never be mean to anyone that doesn't believe.  I didn't use to either.  We're on level ground.

 And some people use that inner core of evil and call it religion. I don't understand that. Do you (anybody) believe in cults? Not the occult, cults. Or do believe they are religions, such as Lions Gate, Jim Jones in Gyana, David Koresh branch davidians, etc.

No the slate is not clean.  And if what you are asking is if I believe that Hell exists, I simply do not know, I've never been there.   I do think our actions have meaning and impact, and they change who we are and change the universe.  And I believe in repentence, as we are taught by religion.  If we have learned and truly understand the results of our actions, and become a better person, truer to our inner conscience because of it, I believe there is a forgiveness, for lack of a better word.

Well that all depends on what you define the word "religion" as. It's pretty broad. If you want to be fair about it, you can't NOT call those cults religions. Because despite how terribly mean or evil what they believe is, it's THEIR BELIEF. Which is, in essence, the base of any religion. And that's where it starts to get iffy. People want to be accepting of other beliefs, but how do you do it when someone believes that in order to go to heaven, they have to kill someone? How do you even begin to address that?

I know that little boy that died last week went to heaven.

I am not sure animals get to go to heaven. I mean if you ever watch "All Dogs Go to Heaven". Cats go to hell, and dogs get to go to heaven. Does that mean if you are a cat lover you are going to hell, too? And if you are a dog lover, you get to go to heaven?

Just asking. I know I watched too many cartoon movies, but that is my life aka my kids.

joonie39318.789837963Well Katie, the Bible says that the slate is "wiped clean"  for people who believe and trust Jesus for the forgivenss of their sin.  Kinda like Jesus, who had no sin at all, stood in our place when He died on the cross.  He took the death that we deserve, and then overcame it when He rose from the dead.Karen - you state your beliefs so beautifully. I'm really impressed. :)

 

 Who do you believe you are supposed to repent to Karen? Who do  you think you commited an offence against? You don't have to answer Im  just being curious and trying to understand different views

Karen, I don't understand what you mean by being truer to our inner conscience.  Isn't it our inner conscience that allows us to do wornf in the first place?  To me, that indicates that their is something wrong with our inner conscience.  To be truer to it only means to be truer to a flawed being.

I think maybe she means that we all have it, but some people ignore it, and go astray. Correct me if I'm wrong, Karen. But that's the feel I got from it so far.An inner conscience. I realized what I posted wasn't very clear. LoL I meant we all have an inner conscience, and some ignore it, etc etc see above post...lol Katie the simplicity of what Linda is saying is what offends most non-christians. How could a lowly man, be God in the flesh, be crucified on a cross to pay a sin debt that people don't think they owe?Yes, but to be able to ignore it means that you are aware that there is a higher standard that you are below.  You can choose to live up to that standard or ignore it, but you know it's there, and you know you fall short.

I guess that's where our basic differences lie, LINK. 

I think we are meant to be imperfect when we arrive here, and that imperfection has a purpose.  We are both good and evil.  And our inner conscience tells us what we should do, but do we listen?

You're right Mona, it is typically what offends most non-christians. I think it offends them because it's a very difficult concept to get your head around. The idea is that God is this amazing benevolent being that you can NEVER comprehend, and yet he's humanized in the Bible, which is to be taken as THE word of God. It appears to them, a contradiction. Am I making sense?

[QUOTE=moana] And some people use that inner core of evil and call it religion. I don't understand that. Do you (anybody) believe in cults? Not the occult, cults. Or do believe they are religions, such as Lions Gate, Jim Jones in Gyana, David Koresh branch davidians, etc.[/QUOTE]

No Moana, David Koresh and the like are cults, not religion. Can you imagine having to leave your husband and "marry" David Koresh as part of a "religion"? Then there is Jonestown and the mass suicide. I am FRIGHTENED of religion, always have been, but I am even more afraif of cultish "religion gone wild" bands that seek our virgin daughters and young boys as sex objects. It all makes me sick.

However-I am thouroughly enjoying the topic and believe in god. I also attend church AND Sunday school weekly

cskalski39318.8065277778Okay, I see what you're saying now Karen. I was half right........sort of. LoL

I do  agree that we are imperfect.  I don't agree that God Meant us to be that way. I think it's a product of rebellion against God.  He says this, we say no, I'm doing it my way.  He says, well, if your going to rebel, I love you so much that I'm going to make a way to cover your rebellion.  Come to me, and let me forgive you.

This has been such an interesting thread to read, it's always neat to see people asking questions and exchanging their thoughts in such a positive constructive way.  

I like both of your views!

 

I just want to interject here, and make sure everyone knows that no one is trying to change anyones beliefs tonight. We are just enjoying picking each others brains right now, right ladies? I know I am. I love hearing what other people feel and beleive about religion. If I ask a provoking question, it's only because I want to hear more, not because I'm trying to contradict you.

No One answered my question! I wanted to know, and was not trying to be funny... it was just what I thought of when I watched that movie. That if you were a cat lover, you were probably going to hell, and if you were a dog lover you were probably going to heaven.

Just the way I seen it in my head.

I also think that religion is what people make it.  To some people, money is their religion, to some people, religion is there religion. Just like sheep go to heaven and goats go to hell. So if you love and own one of those animals does it decide where you go?

I don't think being a certian animal lover puts you in, or out, of God's grace. I think you had a very active brain when you were younger Joonie! (And still do, really)

As far as whether or not animals go to heaven or hell.........I don't know. I'm glad you brought it up, because it's not something that's crossed my mind. I'm still feeling out what I believe!!

You know Joonie, you say you hate music, but you refrence songs A LOT.

Well, I guess that makes sense now, but last weekend it did not make sense to me and I was glad we had dogs as pets and not cats. By that movies standards.... cats are evil.

Animals don't go to hell.  Don't know if they go to Heaven. I hope they do, but really I think they just die.

Katie, I don't think I can "make" anybody believe, I sure don't have that kind of control over people's hearts and minds.  And I didn't have the feeling at all that anybody was trying to convert me either. 

I have to agree with you Katie, I love being able to discuss this, and I respect everyone's beliefs.  I think we have far more similarities than differences, and discussions like this are wonderful.  I never want to hurt or offend anyone by stating what I believe.  It's my belief, not yours.  I enjoy explaining it to you, but I don't expect you to have the same belief.

 

I've tried to read up on it and understand it....but I'm still confused. If you've seen Constantine (with Keanu) he says that cats are "half in and half out"

Anyone know where that idea comes from, or exactly what it means? I know they didn't make it up for the movie, it came from somewhere.

You know, a very wise man explained this to me and I wanted to pass it on.

RELIGION is going to church and thinking about fishing

SPIRITUALITY is going fishing and thinking about god

It's so simple yet so correct.

BTW.....my teeth are killing me. I just took my new "dentures" out and it is a little better but jeeez they smart. He pulled out both my front teeth with pliers and drilled 1/2 down into my jaw for new posts.

Arrrrrrggggghhhhhh

I look at our pets as earthbound angels, here to teach us about unconditional love.  Cats and dogs!

Well, I was thinking if dogs & sheep are the only animal that get to go to heaven, then I wanted to be reincarnated as one of them, if there is such a thing.

As you can tell I do not have a definate religion. I just float between baptist and my own "religion". Do not really know much about religion, I get confused when I read the Bible, I cannot comprehend what thy, thee and thou means for some reason. Told that to my mommy and she bought me the Bible on audio, and I TRIED to listen to it, but it made my head feel, like it does when I listen to music... cluttered. And if I told my mommy that, she would just say it was the devil making me feel like that. *shrugs shoulders*

I mostly live by the 10 commandments. That is my "religion". But I do ask for frogiveness when I do something that makes me feel guilty or I felt was wrong. I also pray every morning when I get back in bed after hubby and daughter leaves. I can sleep better that way as I know I asked God to watch over them for the day.

Link, I'm glad you've felt comfortable with this conversation. I just want to make sure everyone else is too!! :) I LOVE these kinds of talks. :)

You know, Katie I have watched that movie 3 times, and did not even hear him say that, but I remember him holding the cat.

 

 Oh Chris you make me laugh you are so whiney like my son

 I am not trying to convert anyone either Linda and I respect each ones beliefs, I just never understood and I could have a rational conversation about it. I love it. It's because I have so much respect for  all of you. The Holy Spirit is the only one who can convict and convert. But I would be turned off if the first thing I heard from a christians mouth is "YOU'RE GOING TO HELL"

 Joonie you are so funny, animals have no soul, forget Pet Cemetary, they just die. IMO

 

[QUOTE=moana]

 Oh Chris you make me laugh you are so whiney like my son

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Whiney? The man was in there with plumbers pliers for 1/2 an hour for each tooth he yanked then shoves in these denture looking things that don't fit and stab into the wound. I cant handle not being able to chew at all now that my whole upper front jaw is swollen. No offense, but I am grumpy and am going to take a percocet and watch star trek for awhile. Hmmmppfff

Boy, the world would be such a wonderful place if all man- (and woman)-kind could thoughtfully share ideas without it causing a war! I don't remember the quote or who said it, but it's something about  a country ( I think it was Ireland in whatever I was reading)...having too much religion and not enough God. So sorry if I am offending anyone of Irish descent

Actually, as I think about it, I think it was in a novel by Taylor Caldwell, which I read many years ago.

Sorry, I have to come in to edit, just to finish. Hit "enter" in error

Anyway, just wanted to say to everyone "Well Done!" I'm so proud of all of you!

Have a good week-end everybody!

Nini39318.8275578704

 

I'm just kidding Chris

 

Oh... yeah... I forgot about pet cemetery. Yeah... I cannot really watch the movie once Gage comes back to life. It is just creepy. *shutters*Wow, this thread came a long way since I left to put Isabel to bed.  I had to go back a few pages to catch up.  This is the way I look at it.  I do believe in a Higher Power and I do call him or her(

I watched "IT" and I had to stop watching it after one of the people got pulled down the shower drain while taking a shower.

I for a long time after seeing that, could not take a shower, but for a quick wash my hair and soap down. I was in and out in less than 3 mins tops. I done that for a few months and realized I could not fit down the drain

But Hubby always teases me that he is going to buy "IT" and tie me down and make me watch it. Because he knows if it is a horror movie that I will not watch, it must be that scarey to me.

 Is that the one with Johnboy Walton in it?

 Heehee Chris we just give our guys a hard time but we love em! We thought you might die from an overdose and we would not know it

Chris- glad you're back and feeling a little better.  Sorry the teeth are giving you so many problems. 

Opppp, Nopppppe. I for sure cannot watch "IT" again, it has John Ritter in it, and well he is dead. I do not watch movies, knowingly, with a dead celebrity in them. Nope... I have stopped watching Three's company because he died.

It is something I have wrong in my head. Been like that since I was a kid.

 Joonie I've told you before...your nutty , not nuts

Of course, I still like "Wizard of Oz"! Go figure

You greatly uplift my heart and help me through the bad times...like this.

Moana...no I didn't overdose by a long shot. I knowingly took enough meds to knock me out, but I should not have been posting ANYWHERE while I was that loopy. For that, I apologize.

I guess, if I see them on tv they cannot be "alive" if they are dead. Now a photo of a dead person does not bother me, as they are not walking, talking and looking alive. It is actually just a memory of what they looked like when they were alive.

 

 Your ForgivenChris - I thought you had maybe posted your bank password - tried it at my bank but it didn't work!! 

Chris, it would not be the first time someone has posted on the board, intoxicated. [QUOTE=joonie]

Well, I will watch a movie as long as I am not aware of anyone actually being dead. I mean some of the people could still be alive and in there 100's

I guess, if I see them on tv they cannot be "alive" if they are dead. Now a photo of a dead person does not bother me, as they are not walking, talking and looking alive. It is actually just a memory of what they looked like when they were alive.

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I think I understand....I think......Uhhhhh....I dunno  Don't think Chris - just say "Yes Joonie" !!!   [QUOTE=joonie]

Chris, it would not be the first time someone has posted on the board, intoxicated.

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I was beyond intoxicated..........brrrrrbrbrbbrbrrrbrbrrrbrb (with my finger flapping my lip) SOooooooo Sooowwwwwy [QUOTE=joonie]

Chris, it would not be the first time someone has posted on the board, intoxicated. [QUOTE=joonie]You just did Yay, Jasmine - did you have fun? [QUOTE=Hillhoney]Yay, Jasmine - did you have fun?[/QUOTE]

Indeed I did.  Well worth skipping the naproxen today so that I could have a couple of beers. [QUOTE=joonie]

Tomorrow she is going to regret saying the above. *nods head* I always do when I skip my meds to have a "good time". Hubby likes it when I am easy

I know I was just messin with ya.

Usually when I do my "good time" I have drunk a pint of Jack and a few sips outta Captin Morgan's. I learned a few pints back not to mix colors [QUOTE=joonie]

hehehehehee.... humidity.... good one

I know I was just messin with ya.

Usually when I do my "good time" I have drunk a pint of Jack and a few sips outta Captin Morgan's. I learned a few pints back not to mix colors After my last hangover I vowed that I will NEVER ever have another one.  Back in the day I used to say that every Sunday morning.  The last time I meant it.  It was years ago. [QUOTE=Linncn]After my last hangover I vowed that I will NEVER ever have another one.  Back in the day I used to say that every Sunday morning.  The last time I meant it.  It was years ago.[/QUOTE]

Yea, now when I go out I have a couple of beers or a couple of drinks (usually screwdrivers) over the course of two or three hours.  Laughter, conversation, and the mild relaxing effects of the alcohol usually do wonders for me.  But if I have a third beer, GAME OVER!  Then my "headbone" really hurts the next day.

Lynne

I serve as moderator for a political message board.  We have the filter that changes naughty words to *****.  However, people can be very creative if they want to swear.  @sshole, sh!t, etc...

or vertical text:

d
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m
n

or  colored artfully placed letters

Or foreign languages:  merde

Or "regular words" that mean something else when combined:  "blow me"
And some people are offended by the use of the Lord's name - "Oh my God!"  "Mon dieu!"

No matter what the moderators/owners do, someone sometime will be offended by something.  Oftentimes the poster who posted the off-color language did not mean any harm.  And if they did mean harm, arguing with them about it typically evokes more of the same. JasmineRain39319.4013425926justsaynoemore - I think this thread was very much on topic until the talk of alcohol came up. But it didn't last long, and they are back on track. Sometimes with a looonnnggg thread like this you can get caught up in the moment.


Anyway, back on topic now.....

Jasmine I've never seen some of those creative ways to curse that you showed. I don't think anyone here (to my knowledge) has cussed at someone specifically to rile them up. That being said, I can still see how it might offend someone, regardless of the content.

For an unmoderated board, you(everyone) must admit that the offensive content is REALLY low. It could be SO much worse.
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Jasmine I've never seen some of those creative ways to curse that you showed. I don't think anyone here (to my knowledge) has cussed at someone specifically to rile them up. That being said, I can still see how it might offend someone, regardless of the content.

For an unmoderated board, you(everyone) must admit that the offensive content is REALLY low. It could be SO much worse.
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Yep... this board is very well-behaved.  Of course, we're not talking politics like on the board I moderate... boy that brings out the absolute worst in people!  Especially during an election cycle.  Local politics is downright nasty!
Very true, the content of this board is a bit.........er.......calmer. LoL

But we're even fairly lucky in the spam department too. Sure we get the occasional post about viagra, or hot lesbians, etc etc but for the most part they don't bother us. Which is great. I would imagine those types of posts could be just as offensive as our cursing.

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