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Permalink Reply by Nerdlass on October 4, 2011 at 8:48am

I used to think we were home of the Braves, when I was a kid... never came up with one for the pledge, though.

Permalink Reply by sk8eycat on October 4, 2011 at 5:05pm

"...four witches stand..."

 

"With Liver Treats..." (that's the canine version)

Permalink Reply by sk8eycat on July 10, 2011 at 10:21pm

I just clicked my 6th "NO" vote...we're up to 30% now.

 

I still would like to know if any other countries outside the USA subject their schoolchildren (and public officials) to similar silly rituals every day.

Permalink Reply by Clarence Dember on July 11, 2011 at 6:32am

I say no to The poll for "Under God" in the pledge of allegiance. As a group Americans need to act secular, otherwise we can get swept up in innumerable holy wars. I also told them to keep their gods to themselves.

Permalink Reply by The Big Blue Frog on July 11, 2011 at 9:28am

Does anyone else here remember being forced to pray in public school? I was forced to pray as late as 1981 (5th grade for me) before every meal.

Permalink Reply by Lary9 on July 11, 2011 at 4:26pm

When I was a child, I spoke as a child and prayed as a child, but now that I am a man, I have put away childish things.

Permalink Reply by Clarence Dember on July 11, 2011 at 2:55pm

We had moments of silence where the spit would be slapped out of our mouths if we could be heard or seen by those (who got) nun(s). I unluckily went to Catholic Grammar school and Catholic High School. My dad footed the bill since my mom wanted us reared in the church. He never explained the treason to me but it seemed he thought he would have harmony at home if he gave mom what she wanted (Pretzel Logic springs to mind....).

Permalink Reply by Clarence Dember on July 11, 2011 at 2:55pm

We had moments of silence where the spit would be slapped out of our mouths if we could be heard or seen by those (who got) nun(s). I unluckily went to Catholic Grammar school and Catholic High School. My dad footed the bill since my mom wanted us reared in the church. He never explained the treason to me but it seemed he thought he would have harmony at home if he gave mom what she wanted (Pretzel Logic springs to mind....).

Permalink Reply by The Big Blue Frog on July 11, 2011 at 4:29pm

"Reared in church" is an unfortunate pun. ;)

Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on July 12, 2011 at 9:39am

Another small change from Bellamy's original poem was the change from "I pledge allegiance to MY flag....” to "I pledge allegiance to THE flag...”

Permalink Reply by alexa penzner on July 12, 2011 at 9:57am

hi jim - i see your smiling face all over the place.  it was my flag? that is really awful !!!!

Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on July 12, 2011 at 2:41pm

But apparently it isn't your flag any more.  It gets harder to smle.

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