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It turns out there already is a thread about "Church Signs" in the group "Fundies Say the Darndest Things!"
(I found another positive church sign today; I'll post it there.)
Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 29, 2013 at 11:32pm Cute cat busy trying to unroll the tp, booklover! The bit in his mouth makes it so precious. I'm a homebody too.
Sleep well, everyone. We had a lovely sunny day in the mid 50's here in PA.
Joan, that is a great quote about religious doubt being reason trying to free you!
On another note, here's a video a friend pointed me to, a well-done rapid-fire montage of history of our planet and our species: "Our story in 2 minutes".
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Comment by sk8eycat on January 29, 2013 at 6:25pm I once took care of a German shepherd who did something like this while I was at work....Her humans LOVED it! (They were going to get rid of the sofa, anyway.)
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Comment by Joan Denoo on January 29, 2013 at 5:15pm Melinda, I know what you describe about being in the company of like-minded or accepting people. It is freeing to freely chatter without having someone jump down my throat. I do try, really hard, to give as good as I get with a little pepper thrown in for emphasis. It doesn't stop people from being caustic about non-believers, but they are just more polite during their next encounter.
Hope you have a great evening ...
And thanks for the great photos of cats and T.P. Priceless.
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Comment by sk8eycat on January 29, 2013 at 1:50pm What IS it with cats and TP? LOL! I love ALL of them.
We had one 30+ years ago who "decorated" the entire house with just one roll when we were all at a day-long family gathering. It llooked like he took hold of one end and very carefully dragged it in and out of each room. Spectacular!
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