evilivan

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Fortunately, it only cost his life. Not the lives of the entire tribe

....we don't know that yet - it was only a few days ago. He may well have infected them with something.

A priest, an imam and a rabbi were discussing how they divide up the collection between God's needs and their needs.

The priest says: "Well, I put the collection on a tray, and then throw it all up in the air. What lands on the try is for God, and the rest is for me."

The imam says: "I have a very similar method. I take the collection and throw it up in the air; what I can catch I keep, and the rest is for God."

The rabbi says: "I also have a similar approach. I take the collection and throw it up in the air; what God catches is for Him, and the rest is for me."

airdvr

******#ThanksObama!

Based on these numbers, it looks like a continuation of the recovery that has been going on since around 2012/2013:

How real is Trump's jobs 'miracle'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46075879

Enlighten us on what Obama did to create this.

Maybe my quoting normiss was a little misleading; my point wasn't so much that Obama did anything (I honestly don't know enough about the detail); I was just pointing out the the trends in both job growth and lower unemployment have been pretty linear since about 2012/2013 -according to the graphs in the article I linked.

The point being that there hasn't been a major turnaround since Trump came in; the trend was there for several years before that, and has remained relatively linear since.

normiss

#ThanksObama!

Based on these numbers, it looks like a continuation of the recovery that has been going on since around 2012/2013:

How real is Trump's jobs 'miracle'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46075879

Edited to make it clicky.

yoink

************>Not even the firing of Comey comes to that.

If the firing of Comey was an attempt to derail the investigation into Russiagate (which he said it was) then it's absolutely obstruction of justice. It's just about the definition of it.

Nope!

You have no understanding of his Constitutional Powers. And you just proved it here!

Why don’t you educate us as to your understanding when you post something like this?

Because it's not my job to to stop others from showing their ignorance!

See - this is why I think you’re a troll and should be banned.

You’re on a discussion board. Replying ‘no!’ Or ‘you’re wrong’ to a post without providing reasoning is a cowardly way of posting. You don’t have the courage or respect to put your reasoning up for analysis because you’re afraid you’ll get torn to pieces as usual...

Once again you prove you have no interest in discussion and should be ignored.

+1

rushmc is obviously a troll. Ban or ignore. Kudos to him or her for keeping it going so long, though - good trolling effort 👍

TriGirl

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How Does Israel Do It? They figured it out 40 years ago.

Actually, they did it by indoctrinating their society. Every Israeli (male and female) is required to serve (IIRC, except for those physically unable). Every adult is in the Reserve. It's ingrained into their collective psyche as a society how to behave as a cohesive community. In this situation (yes, I know Israel has a lot of other problems -- this is on topic), Israel is what many people on here and in the media have asked for: a collective buy-in to the good of the community.

Now, how do we instill that into the next generations here when we can't even agree we need to adopt this outlook ourselves?

You don't mention the power of an immediate threat living next door to you. I'm not digging into the politics of that; just pointing out that there is very little more effective at pulling a disparate group of people together than an immediate threat... IMO that is the difference here.

billvon

Trivia question - who said this?

"Here’s the truth, the gov't doesn’t shutdown. ... All essential services continue. Don't believe lies."

"My sense is that people are far angrier at the President than they are at Congress re the shutdown—an interesting turn!"

Hmmm.... tricky one. Here is another - who said this about the 2013 shutdown:

"The problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top. The president is the leader, and he's got to get everybody in a room and he's got to lead."

RonD1120

You are partially correct. Forgiveness is required to maintain a relationship with Jesus Christ. It is not so much that He disapproves as my ego-illusion keeps me from focusing on the truth, the light that is Christ. That is why Jesus left us with the comforter, the Holy Spirit. When my ego begins to cause a drift from the path of light, the Holy Spirit gently guides me back to the truth. That is why the Bible states that we sin daily. It is natural to drift from the truth and we have to make the effort, by prayer, to return to our spiritual nature and renew our relationship with our Savior.

I am not a body. I am a spirit that lives in a body and I have a soul. My soul is my mind, my emotions, and my will. Satan's battle for my, and everyone's, soul is in the mind. We all have to repent, change our minds, change how we think.

The way to accomplish that change is to admit that you are a sinner, accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Then begin to walk the path of salvation.

If you believe all that, how on earth can you watch a man like Trump and not see what he is: an unbelievably inflated (and fragile) ego, without a repentant bone in his body? How?

It astonishes me that so many people who claim to live the ethics and morals of Christianity can't see how Trump is the manifestation of everything that is opposite. The only thing he has done to align himself with your world view is string a few words together that appeal to your basest wants and fears - the very things I would have thought your religious beliefs should be helping you to overcome.

Not directed you, billvon - just the last post in the thread.

rushmc really should be given an award of some kind. He is by far the best troll ever; he has consistently taken a position that has zero factual support and is patently argumentative, and he still gets everyone trying to use rational and fact-based argument to persuade him.

Probably in this thread somewhere already, but a good enough version of it for a repost I think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg73GKm7GgI

rushmc

One of the best things Trump has done so far.

Yep, its right up there - he certainly set his bar very low.

billvon

>Another shark jumped based on none other than a Washington com-Post "report".
>Way to go Bill

But fear not. In a few days when Trump starts proclaiming that he had every right to leak that information, I am sure you will engage in a little "revisionist history" and claim that you never said the report was false.

..didn't even take days:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39937258

A woman goes into Harrods to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday.

She doesn't know which one to get, so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter.

The Harrods salesman is standing there, wearing dark glasses.

She says, "Excuse me. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?"

He says, "Madam, I'm completely blind; but, if you'll drop it on the

... counter, I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes."

She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.

He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-lb.Test line. It's a good all around combination, and it's on sale this week for £44."

She says, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!"

As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor."Oh, that sounds like a Visa card," he says. As the lady bends down to pick up the card, she accidentally farts.

At first she is really embarrassed but then realises there is no way the salesman will know it was her who vented to the atmosphere.

The man rings up the sale and says, "That will be £58.50 please."

The woman is totally confused by this and asks, "Didn't you tell me it was on sale for £44. How did you get to £58.50?"

He replies, "Yes Madam, the rod and reel are £44, but the Duck Caller is £11 and the Fish Bait is £3.50."

21 (I think...) since 1991. And 8 motorcyles...

Edited to add: right, I'll have a go at the list and see if it adds up...

Cars:

Citroen 2CV
Vauxhaul Chevette
Nissan Bluebird
VW Jetta
Rover 216
Vauxhaul Cavalier
Vauxhaul Astra estate
BMW 5 3.5 v8 touring
BMW 325i touring
Volvo 760i
BMW 750 v12
Saab 900
Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder
Ford Econline van
Saab 900 (not the same one)
Ford Transit camper
Audi A8
Mitsubishi Pajero

So correction: 18 cars

Motorbikes:

Honda CB450 (pre-license)
Honda C90 (well, a sort-of bike - also pre-license)
Yamaha 350 thing...
Honda CBR600
Honda FireBlade 1999
Honda FireBlade 2000
Yamaha R1 2005
Yamaha R1 2013

Thanks Don

Not a twin myself, but I have twin nieces - and my grandfather was a twin. My nieces are very, very different in their life choices - although obviously very close as twins. One is an aspiring singer-songwriter; you can check out some of her stuff here:

https://soundcloud.com/rosebetts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy5gjpScRt8

...the other left home at 17 and moved to another country to work in 'commune' that provides residential care for people with learning difficulties (she would hate me calling it a commune....).

Watching them grow up so close, it is clear that the differences in their lives catches them out more and more. Rose writes songs about it
I will admit that this post, in part, was to plug my niece Rose's work - but it is pretty good, isn't it?



Edited to make it better.

BillyVance

***Wasn't it "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark,... and I was only dropping something off, so I didn't land."

....as I heard it...

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I don't know if this post will ever even get read but thanks for letting me write it. B6666, C5281, SCR 1399, FOB 303

Just read it. Thanks for sharing
NEXT!

Yep, I'd buy one. Make it available on Kindle please

After several months of dipping in and out (don't say it...), I have finally - and regrettably - reached the end of this thread.

Definitely the best thread ever - thank you all for sharing
Bump.

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Another thing to do is practice finding your handles under canopy as they will have moved from when you practiced EPs on the ground.

This I would highly recommend too, especially this time of year with additional (or "non-standard") clothing and thicker gloves etc. I have been unpleasantly surprised in the past as to where those handles can disappear to... Or how hard it is to get a grip on them with my winter gloves (that one I recommend finding out on the ground of course

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Saw the movie "Flight" with Denzel Washington.

Blimey! You are well connected...

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oops, it was your cousin .. Crazy Ivan.. not Evil
your voices are sooo similar

Thanks for clarifying... How is the old mucker?