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'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie on Sunday. 8 Replies 1 Like
Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue
10 Things You Can't Do and Become President
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Randall Smith on Saturday. 7 Replies 0 Likes
This was a fun article to read.When…Continue
Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Steph S. on Saturday. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo on Friday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue
Talented young singer
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by booklover May 14. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Aldrich Lloyd Talonding is going to take the world by storm. What do you think? He's singing Dance With My Father Again. Continue
Carved shell jewelry
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 13. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Browsing carved shell jewelry by Shinji Nakaba, I came upon this ring.LOL, "Kiss the ring" has a new meaning. They show how it's made.…Continue
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Comment by Steph S. on January 28, 2013 at 10:11pm -
love those lolcats bookklover - how was everyone's Monday?
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Comment by Joan Denoo on January 29, 2013 at 12:07am -
Melinda, your, "Its your fault ...!" photo provides perfect wording for that scene. I'm reposting, thanks.
Patricia, great cartoons! Right on target!
Ruth, your story and photo fit each other perfectly. I can not only imagine the sight of that litter box, but remember a whiff of it too, in our home.
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Comment by sk8eycat on January 29, 2013 at 4:48am -
Steph, I love "The Cat & The Sheeple." It can be interpreted several ways, starting with denial when confronted with facts. Heh!
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Comment by Steph S. on January 29, 2013 at 10:15am
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Melinda I just saw that FedEx cat and laughed - really funny.
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Comment by Steph S. on January 29, 2013 at 10:17am
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Comment by Chris Dodds on January 29, 2013 at 11:44am -
I saw the picture of the sign that Tony Carroll posted here and I realize that these messages are simple examples of xtian arrogance. But sometimes churches don't need signs like that to mark their arroganceor create feelings of unease. Case in point, there's a church just down the road from where I live that doesn't have the kind of sign where you can just put letters on to create message, like the sign in Tony's photo. The only sign they have on their lawn just tells us the name of the church. Until early last years, that church was called the Rock Creek Church. It's now called the Cross Fire Church. They don't need any other sign than the one they've got to make me feel nervous. Luckily I don't know anyone who attends their services.
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Comment by Grinning Cat on January 29, 2013 at 12:46pm -
A much more positive church sign:
(from one of many sources around the web)
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Comment by booklover on January 29, 2013 at 1:36pm -
Great sign Grinning Cat! :) Cute cozy cat Steph. Going to an Atheist friends house for dinner tonight with some other women. Knowing her, they will all be liberal, and at least agnositc if not Atheist, so I can relax and be myself! :)~ Melinda
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Comment by booklover on January 29, 2013 at 1:37pm
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Comment by sk8eycat on January 29, 2013 at 1:50pm
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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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Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film video
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
There is a video of the Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film. The man isn't demon possessed, there are likely no 'real' demons. He's just delusional and doesn't want to accept personal responsiblity for his own behavior for his own dysfunctional life.
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Do you support 'traditional' marriage, vot now ad
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:28pm 2 Comments 1 Like
There is an ad that reads ' Do you support 'traditional' marriage? Vote Now"! .
No, I don't support 'traditional' marriage because there is no such thing. I support heterosexual and same-sex couples marry each other legally , yes. 'Traditional' marriage promoters largely do not believe that heterosexual women are co-equal to their husbands. Their only purpose in 'traditional' marriage is to sexually satisfy their husbands if they can and raise children and do all…
ContinueWar on Christmas in May
Posted by matthew greenberg on May 21, 2013 at 12:18pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
i've got no problem with everyone saying "merry christmas" on christmas day. however, they've turned it into an entire holiday season where it lasts a month or more. in those situations it should be perfectly acceptable to say "happy holidays" or call it a…
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My first funeral as an atheist
Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.
I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).
THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…
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