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Mon Sep-12-11 01:30 PM
Response to Reply #91 |
| -A Christian confronts my 13-year-old daughter |
kag |
Sep-12-11 11:32 AM |
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what would your reaction be to this scenario if the woman had.. |
grasswire |
Sep-12-11 11:36 AM |
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Buddha is not a god, nor did he claim to be anything other than a man. |
alfredo |
Sep-12-11 11:49 AM |
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Not sure why you want to know, but... |
kag |
Sep-12-11 11:50 AM |
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I think the word "confront" is not exactly descriptive. |
grasswire |
Sep-12-11 12:10 PM |
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So if the roles had been reversed |
Goblinmonger |
Sep-12-11 10:00 PM |
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Yes - parents would be absolutelty THRILLED if I did that to every teen making a Christian statement |
dmallind |
Sep-13-11 09:54 AM |
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I'm a Unitarian. It's not empty. |
cilla4progress |
Sep-13-11 12:34 AM |
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A buddhist would never have done that, so the point is moot. |
cleanhippie |
Sep-13-11 01:12 AM |
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Deep down I think many of these people know religion is all a big scam |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-12-11 11:36 AM |
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When I was being trained in Christianity, this was taught EXPLICITLY to us |
saras |
Sep-12-11 11:54 AM |
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The woman was out of line to confront your daughter without asking your permission. |
hamsterjill |
Sep-12-11 11:36 AM |
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Yup |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:11 PM |
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+1 -- |
defendandprotect |
Sep-12-11 06:20 PM |
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Woulnd't exactly call that a confrontaion |
bighart |
Sep-12-11 11:37 AM |
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It's very cool that your daughter is so grounded. |
tblue |
Sep-12-11 11:37 AM |
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Telling someone to keep an open mind |
bighart |
Sep-12-11 11:40 AM |
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Depends on how it's done. |
tblue |
Sep-12-11 02:55 PM |
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Doesn't sound lke that was the case from what the op says down thread. |
bighart |
Sep-12-11 03:23 PM |
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SO you would be ok if it had been a christian family having a conversation about god... |
cleanhippie |
Sep-13-11 01:16 AM |
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If the situation where as described, yes it would be. |
bighart |
Sep-13-11 09:50 AM |
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Ok, fair enough. Hard to argue with that. |
cleanhippie |
Sep-13-11 01:41 PM |
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Thanks for the reasoned response. |
bighart |
Sep-13-11 02:20 PM |
#127 |
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An innocuous comment politiely delivered and you are upset? |
hlthe2b |
Sep-12-11 11:40 AM |
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Wow. |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:02 PM |
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You seem to contradict yourself... |
hlthe2b |
Sep-12-11 12:10 PM |
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I'M NOT COMPLAINING. I WASN'T OFFENDED. JEESH! |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:14 PM |
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he sounds more anti-religion than atheist |
leftyohiolib |
Sep-12-11 12:18 PM |
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Your interpretation of the OP is very different than mine. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Sep-12-11 12:59 PM |
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If the woman wanted to actually discuss religion, she should have come to the table, to the parents |
defendandprotect |
Sep-12-11 06:21 PM |
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"I'm saved and better than you" is not innocuous |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:11 PM |
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that is not what the woman said... |
hlthe2b |
Sep-12-11 12:17 PM |
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"God has worked wonders in my life so keep and open mind" means I'm saved and better than you |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:22 PM |
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Uh, no. There is no such judgment in that comment. |
kwassa |
Sep-12-11 03:03 PM |
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Then you don't know Christians nt |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 06:35 PM |
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quite the opposite i think it's more |
leftyohiolib |
Sep-12-11 12:20 PM |
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Your daughter should have asked that woman if she thanked Zeus for those miracles. |
Ikonoklast |
Sep-12-11 11:41 AM |
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Why would you encourage a child to be rude or intolerant? |
hlthe2b |
Sep-12-11 11:43 AM |
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Because stupidity doesn't deserve the tolerance that genuine opinions do |
saras |
Sep-12-11 11:57 AM |
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still I see no excuse for being rude in this exchange |
G_j |
Sep-12-11 12:02 PM |
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Good heavens... So atheists can be intolerant because they are "right?" |
hlthe2b |
Sep-12-11 12:12 PM |
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Surely one can keep their own mythological beliefs to themselves, too. |
Ikonoklast |
Sep-12-11 11:57 AM |
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Because the Christian myth gets some sort of societal privilege |
Stuckinthebush |
Sep-12-11 12:04 PM |
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Good grief!!! |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:10 PM |
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Take a breath... Your fellow Coloradan was supporting you. |
ScreamingMeemie |
Sep-12-11 12:14 PM |
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No, but obviously |
hlthe2b |
Sep-12-11 12:15 PM |
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Um, that's not intolerant |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:13 PM |
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If all children were taught to question the idiocy of religion |
snooper2 |
Sep-12-11 12:45 PM |
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And of course, the woman who buttonholed the child was NOT being rude. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Sep-12-11 12:52 PM |
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Why do you hate neo-pagans? What have they done to you? |
ZombieHorde |
Sep-12-11 01:02 PM |
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Nice |
Stuckinthebush |
Sep-12-11 12:01 PM |
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well could have been worse--my son dropped a pizza and exclaimed God Dammit in front of my very |
dembotoz |
Sep-12-11 11:42 AM |
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I don't have a huge problem with it. |
Xithras |
Sep-12-11 11:50 AM |
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The kid's 13. You leave her the hell alone. |
Goblinmonger |
Sep-12-11 10:05 PM |
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Oh, dear. I don't see the issue here, really. |
MineralMan |
Sep-12-11 11:50 AM |
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Agreed. n/t |
totodeinhere |
Sep-12-11 11:53 AM |
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Please see my reply #30 to hlthe2b |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:07 PM |
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Just seems like a "slice of life" story to me. |
MineralMan |
Sep-12-11 12:10 PM |
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Agree. |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-12-11 05:29 PM |
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Sounds like everyone handled the situation in what each thought was the best way possible, and no |
Brickbat |
Sep-12-11 11:51 AM |
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13 years old? Shouldn't she already be married to a pastor? |
Ezlivin |
Sep-12-11 11:54 AM |
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Both of your children |
H2O Man |
Sep-12-11 11:56 AM |
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! |
OhioChick |
Sep-12-11 11:58 AM |
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Yeah, my "people skills" suck. Welcome to my ignore list. |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:12 PM |
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Thank you. |
H2O Man |
Sep-12-11 12:13 PM |
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I don't see the problem - |
lynne |
Sep-12-11 11:57 AM |
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Sigh. Once again, please see my reply #30 to hlthe2b |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:20 PM |
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Perhaps given the overwhelming number of similar responses... |
hlthe2b |
Sep-12-11 12:22 PM |
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Yeah. It taught me where to find the ignore button. |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:44 PM |
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You're going to miss a great deal if you use that ignore |
MineralMan |
Sep-12-11 12:51 PM |
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Yeah. That's kind of the point. |
kag |
Sep-12-11 01:02 PM |
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Well, alrighty, then. |
MineralMan |
Sep-12-11 01:06 PM |
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I was kind of thinking I would keep you. |
kag |
Sep-12-11 01:11 PM |
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Someone encouraged your daughter to keep an open mind? The horror! (nt) |
Nye Bevan |
Sep-12-11 11:59 AM |
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Can you imagine if it had been reversed? An atheist telling the Xtian woman's daughter |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-12-11 12:01 PM |
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There would be a thousand posts about "militant atheists" |
RaleighNCDUer |
Sep-12-11 01:08 PM |
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+ a brazillion n/t |
trotsky |
Sep-12-11 01:30 PM |
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We don't do that anymore |
Leontius |
Sep-12-11 02:27 PM |
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Man, I gotta keep up. |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-13-11 09:52 AM |
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yea some people carry their atheism around like a sword |
leftyohiolib |
Sep-12-11 12:12 PM |
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Um, yeah, right |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:17 PM |
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nope they do it too i never said they didnt |
leftyohiolib |
Sep-12-11 12:22 PM |
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Don't be a self-loathing atheist |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:24 PM |
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...and some people carry their beliefs around like a pillow... |
ScreamingMeemie |
Sep-12-11 12:17 PM |
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yes atheist and the religious alike |
leftyohiolib |
Sep-12-11 12:23 PM |
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"keep an open mind" != "smothering" (nt) |
Nye Bevan |
Sep-12-11 12:29 PM |
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No need to get upset with me...Just posing the other side of things. |
ScreamingMeemie |
Sep-12-11 12:46 PM |
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I'd say the Christian woman was the one swinging her sword. |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-12-11 12:23 PM |
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Yeah, because it's so easy to be an atheist in this country. |
Goblinmonger |
Sep-12-11 10:07 PM |
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As I interpreted this, it was not in your country but mine, and it's a different situation |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-13-11 02:51 AM |
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I understand the differences in your country |
Goblinmonger |
Sep-13-11 07:58 AM |
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The woman only wanted the girl to have an open mind until she found Jeezus |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:14 PM |
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LOL! |
City of Mills |
Sep-12-11 12:20 PM |
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Always one of my favorite Christian arguments |
NeedleCast |
Sep-12-11 12:00 PM |
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And, also, they never say anything like: "God really chapped my ass when he made me lose my job" |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-12-11 12:03 PM |
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This is not really true... |
ScreamingMeemie |
Sep-12-11 12:04 PM |
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,"Why the hell is God doing this to ME???!!!" this is the reason |
leftyohiolib |
Sep-12-11 12:16 PM |
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You do understand, don't you, that athiests don't belive in god. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Sep-12-11 01:19 PM |
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Yes, another logical inconsistancy of that faith-based argument |
NeedleCast |
Sep-12-11 12:13 PM |
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See my post above yours. |
ScreamingMeemie |
Sep-12-11 12:14 PM |
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Right. That makes me crazy. They conveniently overlook the slaughter of 3,000. |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-12-11 12:19 PM |
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Yes, god certainly works in mysterious ways |
NeedleCast |
Sep-12-11 12:34 PM |
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Your kids are great. Your daughter is a gem. |
immoderate |
Sep-12-11 12:00 PM |
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Thank you... |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:55 PM |
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Fellow Atheist parent fist-bump! |
Taverner |
Sep-12-11 12:06 PM |
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THANK YOU! |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:34 PM |
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Keep in mind, only a small percentage respond. |
immoderate |
Sep-12-11 03:26 PM |
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As usual, what should be a reasonable discussion of religious |
kestrel91316 |
Sep-12-11 12:07 PM |
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Actually, most in this thread seem to lean towards "keep an open mind". |
Nye Bevan |
Sep-12-11 12:11 PM |
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this is a hate fest? |
grasswire |
Sep-12-11 12:14 PM |
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Oh, the drama. |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-12-11 12:23 PM |
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I think your problem is that you wrote this over... |
a la izquierda |
Sep-12-11 12:15 PM |
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Really? Did I say he was rude? Did I say he liked to... |
kag |
Sep-12-11 12:40 PM |
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I think this might have gone better if you had chosen a word other than |
ScreamingMeemie |
Sep-12-11 12:18 PM |
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We just always smile and say "May the force be with you"..we.. |
Tikki |
Sep-12-11 12:19 PM |
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Anythiing you post in GD, somebody will chew your ass and second guess your motives. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Sep-12-11 12:21 PM |
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Greek Gods |
FreeJoe |
Sep-12-11 12:27 PM |
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NICE |
Mr Dixon |
Sep-12-11 12:34 PM |
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That was mild enough to be acceptable |
Warpy |
Sep-12-11 01:04 PM |
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"The reason I'm an atheist is because..." |
ChillbertKChesterton |
Sep-12-11 01:10 PM |
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I wish I could remember. |
kag |
Sep-12-11 01:20 PM |
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Hey, if "keep an open mind" was the worst we faced, we'd be much better off. |
dtexdem |
Sep-12-11 02:39 PM |
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I think that one thing that may put this in a slightly different perspective... |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-12-11 05:22 PM |
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I appreciate your perspective. |
kag |
Sep-13-11 09:59 AM |
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Belief systems are the END, not the beginning of all wisdom ... !! |
defendandprotect |
Sep-12-11 06:18 PM |
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Sometimes you can't help overhearing other people's conversations. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Sep-12-11 06:45 PM |
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For the record... I enjoyed your post. |
TBA |
Sep-12-11 09:12 PM |
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Thank you. That helps. n/t |
kag |
Sep-13-11 09:43 AM |
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I enjoyed your post too. |
trotsky |
Sep-13-11 06:11 AM |
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"Keep an open mind" is pretty innocuous and actually good advice |
NMMNG |
Sep-13-11 09:16 AM |
#120 |
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