Does CANADA deserve to be whipped by US?

Dennis: I hardly suggested that the proponents of "murder done by night and treason done by day" were victims of oppression. The Fascist Duplessis, the Jew-haters of the Parti Quebecois, the anarchists of Winnipeg, the terrorists of FLQ, the crypto-Gaullist Trudeau and his filthy War Measures Act, the psychotic Riel, the butchery of internecine warfare among the First Nations...oh, and the exclusion of refugee Jews with the slogan (was it King or Lapointe?) "one is too many"...mature patriots do not require fantasies of innocence and legends of sagacity in order to love what is best about their country.

 

U J

I mistook you for a bleeding heart liberal. I really should have known better. I mean, I really should have known better.

This topic has been flogged, I am done unless something ridiculous shows up.

 

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Uh, speaking of flogging, what could be more ridiculous than what we've been reading for days: Does Canada deserve to be whipped by us female pastors?

 

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He is ridiculous who he goes on reading for days what he thinks ridiculous

Man!! We religious nuts cannot even post off topic in an obvious religious thread without being criticized!

 

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I was simply referring to the fact that for days two threads titles were at the top of the list in a particular order. I found that order amusing, and therefore posted a humorous statement (also known as a joke, and indicated by the proper smiley as such). Please bookmark this message, and when you find your sense of humor, reread it.

However, I must agree with one thing, if I had read the entire discussion concerning female pastors, that would indeed be ridiculous.

Uh, last time I looked, Bill, this thread does not have an obvious religious title. Unless of course, like many, you consider anything with any variation of the word “whip” in it to be of a religious nature.

(See that smiley? Once again it indicates that the statement was intended to be humorous and it would be ridiculous for anyone to take it too seriously. Whoops, there it is again. Oh geez, another one. )

 

Me too, Dennis. The US-hater has showed up, making the usual accusations of "childishness" against those who disagree. If the far left were less condescending, it might have more persuasiveness.

Anybody else remember how Real Caouette used to wear a plaid jacket and a (different) plaid tie?

 

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UJ

You do bring back memories. Doing impressions of Real Caouette and his broken English taught me the cadence of the French language which I could recite like a native. Unfortunately I never grasped all 437 conjugations of French verbs. I liked Real Caouette.

 

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Bill, I must agree with you: You are wrong. (This is where an appropriate smiley would’ve appeared.)

It appears we must add another reason in support of establishing a separate Religious Discussion Forum: The ability to post innocuous or humorous references to religion with impunity, and without the fear that that the mere mention any words (even in jest) akin to pastor, religion, church, or theology (in any thread) necessitates that the thread immediately devolve into a religious discussion. (This is where an appropriate smiley would’ve appeared.)

Next thing you know, we won’t be able to mention the arithmetic operation of addition, as it is usually represent by a plus sign (which could be construed as a cross), and therefore might compel someone to inflict upon us yet another religious/theological discussion. (This is where an appropriate smiley would’ve appeared.)

(IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING: The previous statement contains humorous content. If you feel compelled to take umbrage, you might want to consult a professional healthcare practitioner and enlist pharmacological assistance.) (This is where an appropriate smiley would’ve appeared.)

(IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING: The previous statement also contains humorous content. If you feel compelled to take umbrage, you might want to, once again, consult a professional healthcare practitioner and enlist further pharmacological help.) (This is where additional [can I say that?] appropriate smileys would’ve appeared.)

(repeat, ad infinitum) (This is where a veritable plethora of appropriate smileys would’ve appeared.)

NOTE: As they are frequently misunderstood, this message is completely devoid of smileys. (This is where an appropriate smiley would’ve appeared.)

 

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you really like to bust chops don't you?

 

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Only the chops of those whom I respect and believe are big (of heart) enough, mature enough, and have the intellectual capacity to appreciate my wry sense of humor! For what it's worth, consider yourself among the very few...

 

Gus: "Next thing you know, we won’t be able to mention the arithmetic operation of addition, as it is usually represent by a plus sign (which could be construed as a cross)..."
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Prairie Home Companion Joke Show 4 (July 1999):

A young Jewish boy was doing poorly in school, particularly in math. His parents were beside themselves about how to motivate him to pay attention in school and to do his homework. Finally, they considered sending him to a Catholic school. Although they were distressed about potential problems that might arise from providing their child with a parochial education of a faith not their own, their concern for an academic solution was overwhelming. Even though they weren't too sure what nuns were, they had always heard that nuns had a special way of making kids buckle down and learn something.So with a certain amount of trepidation, the Jewish parents enrolled their Jewish son in the local Catholic school. The very first day, their son came straight home from school, went directly to his room, did all of his home work, and then studied his math facts for half an hour. The parents were amazed. Every single afteroon of that first week, the boy did exactly the same thing. On Friday, he brought home the first weekly quiz and proudly showed off the "A" he had received. His parents were astounded at this immediate and complete transformation in their son. Finally, they asked him what was different about his new school that had so totally inspired him to become such a good student. They boy responded, "Well, the very first day, when I walked into school and I saw that man nailed to the plus sign, I knew they meant business!"

(http://phc.mpr.org/activities/19990410_jokeshow/jokes/0406_2.htm)

 

Yeah, I did too--never quite sure why, except Caouette was too weird to be fake, and he dressed like the older variety of Carpathian.

 

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Thanks Gus,

 

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I'm left dazed and confused wondering if the smilie could have just been forgotten or is Bill really so upset that he didn't use one? (smilie might be here, if only they worked )

 

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I'm not upset Bill, sorry to make a fuss, but I might myself be dazed and confused. It could be the effect of my current life situation, familial and other, although we all have problems and perhaps the best among us are able to post without these struggles having an effect. If I cannot, then that's my fault.

Or it could be my own lack of skill in understanding intents and motives of others here and my prejudicial reaction to these. That would be my fault too.

Or it could be that I use smilies differently than some: I use them to indicate that I'm just kidding. But, I also may use smilies when I really think something is wrong with another view but wish to say so without detriment to a friendly relationship. Or I might use smilies when I joke, but, the point is, the joke may be at another's expense. If my smilie use or understanding is wrong, that's my fault too.

If I say "that's my fault" with a smilie, perhaps I'm joking and it's not really in my opinion my fault.

If I do not use smilies, it means not that I am mad. It means that I am sincere. So, if I say "Thanks , Gus" that could mean I'm really joking and am not actually thankful. But I wasn't joking. See, I'm a victim of scholasticism and must question everything.

I took Gus' last statement to me as a compliment (if it was rather a joke) then with my usual ineptness I interpreted it wrongly.

But my response, "Thanks, Gus" was genuine and sincere...regardless of it lacking the ambiguous smilie.

Thanks for being dazed about it. I would take that as a kindly and caring response(.. / ?)

 

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I really didn't think you were upset. I didn't mean to lie. I thought I was playing along with Gus's tongue-in-cheek smilie post. However, I enjoyed your response whether it was meant as a pulling-of-my-leg or as a safe response because you weren't sure whether or not I was being serious or even if you thought that I was being serious.

Myself, I don't usually use a smilie even though I'm usually joking. When I do use a smilie it is either as a further emphasis or sometimes to let someone know that I'm joking when I think that my joke is so bad that I'm the only one that would think that my bad joke is funny.

 

Thanks Bill.

 

Now I'm the one who is dazed and confused wondering if the smilie could have just been forgotten or is Bill really so upset that he didn't use one? (smilie might be here, if only they worked )


Sorry, I simply couldn't resist.