Maine-ah
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Wed May-23-07 07:45 PM
Response to Reply #93 |
| -Toddler dances on monks’ intricate painting |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 04:54 PM |
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That's sweet. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 04:56 PM |
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A blessing from the baby's happy feet. |
SpiralHawk |
May-23-07 04:59 PM |
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Absolutely. What better than to show impermanence and the innocence of a child at the same time? |
TahitiNut |
May-23-07 05:58 PM |
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That's my first thought too - how wonderfully childlike and innocent and playful... |
TankLV |
May-23-07 07:41 PM |
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My first though too. n/t |
mainegreen |
May-24-07 01:42 PM |
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Watch the video! |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 04:56 PM |
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It's a shame that more people... |
Hell Hath No Fury |
May-23-07 05:00 PM |
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It's a shame they don't make enough for everybody to dance in. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 05:11 PM |
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And then she grabs the little darling's hand and walks away. |
TomInTib |
May-23-07 05:10 PM |
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There in is the problem. The kid is being a kid. The mother is setting a bad example |
Gormy Cuss |
May-23-07 05:18 PM |
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Oh brother - the lesson is completely lost on you... |
TankLV |
May-23-07 07:58 PM |
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what's the lesson? |
jollyreaper2112 |
May-23-07 09:49 PM |
#115 |
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Oh please do tell. What is this grand lesson |
donheld |
May-24-07 12:41 AM |
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What galleries are those? |
Clark2008 |
May-23-07 09:22 PM |
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i think the point he was making was that some parents fail to "parent" |
orleans |
May-24-07 02:44 AM |
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Perhaps she did not want to make a scene? |
Book Lover |
May-24-07 03:17 AM |
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it's okay--you don't have to make excuses for people who exhibit |
orleans |
May-24-07 03:24 AM |
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You misunderstand me |
Book Lover |
May-24-07 10:01 AM |
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I am talking about shitty parents and their fucked-up kids. |
TomInTib |
May-24-07 01:24 PM |
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The kid was just subbing for the Buddha. |
Karenina |
May-23-07 05:17 PM |
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Or... |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 05:20 PM |
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I was just thinking that. |
conscious evolution |
May-23-07 10:28 PM |
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Having watched the video, the thing that most struck me |
mycritters2 |
May-23-07 05:35 PM |
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Did it strike you... |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 05:46 PM |
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Perhaps not, but look at all the mischief he got into without making a sound. |
Doremus |
May-23-07 06:12 PM |
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Sure. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 06:55 PM |
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I'm sure all the parents of kidnapped children who were |
Doremus |
May-23-07 07:24 PM |
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Hey... maybe the MOM was a pedophile! |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 07:25 PM |
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The mom was in another room in Union Station. |
Maddy McCall |
May-23-07 07:30 PM |
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My god, the cognitive dissonance is amazing. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 07:35 PM |
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So, because I never left my toddler alone, I am only "pretending" |
Maddy McCall |
May-23-07 07:39 PM |
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I agree with you MM |
Maine-ah |
May-23-07 07:45 PM |
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Beautiful sig photo, Maine-ah. |
Maddy McCall |
May-23-07 07:50 PM |
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Totally Agree |
cherokeeprogressive |
May-24-07 12:42 AM |
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you're missing the point |
jollyreaper2112 |
May-23-07 09:55 PM |
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Forget it. |
JNelson6563 |
May-24-07 05:03 AM |
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Keeping my eye on my kid in a public place makes me a bad parent? |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 11:27 PM |
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LOL, it is a new one. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-24-07 10:54 AM |
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Children can be and are abducted from their own beds not 10 feet from their parents. |
Doremus |
May-23-07 07:55 PM |
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Why do you think I have that particular poster on ignore |
kgfnally |
May-24-07 12:26 AM |
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Yes, exactly. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-24-07 10:53 AM |
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Uh, or responsible parents lock the doors and windows of their house when they sleep. |
riderinthestorm |
May-24-07 10:45 PM |
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You obviously didn't watch the video. |
Maddy McCall |
May-23-07 07:43 PM |
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Funny, thing is, I did watch the video. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-24-07 10:56 AM |
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Yes that's what I thought too |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 06:33 PM |
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That bothered me more than the kid acting like a kid, myself. |
Clark2008 |
May-23-07 09:26 PM |
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why can't the kids stop all this giggling and playing and dancing! |
TankLV |
May-23-07 08:06 PM |
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We really teach our kids to respect others, don't we? |
Donnachaidh |
May-23-07 04:58 PM |
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The monks were probably |
conscious evolution |
May-23-07 05:01 PM |
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I know the mandala was going to be destroyed |
Donnachaidh |
May-23-07 05:07 PM |
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It was dumb of her to take her eyes off of him |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 05:11 PM |
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That's truly sad... |
TankLV |
May-23-07 08:04 PM |
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While appreciating the zen of the dancing child, one can also be appalled at the mother's parenting |
riderinthestorm |
May-23-07 08:59 PM |
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The lesson should be that you don't let your kid wander off in public |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 11:07 PM |
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Dude. That's a SERIOUSLY fucked up post. n/t |
kgfnally |
May-24-07 12:34 AM |
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Definitely. Luckily the Budhists are generous and philosophical about it. |
Matsubara |
May-23-07 09:20 PM |
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Agreed |
piesRsquare |
May-23-07 10:15 PM |
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Thank you. I see a woefully unattended child and a missed opportunity |
spacelady |
May-24-07 12:16 AM |
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I seriously doubt she allowed him |
conscious evolution |
May-23-07 10:12 PM |
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I wonder how the monks felt about it |
kgfnally |
May-24-07 12:33 AM |
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cakes are meant for eating |
jollyreaper2112 |
May-23-07 09:58 PM |
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She should also be grateful no one grabbed her kid |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 05:09 PM |
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who would want him... |
sam sarrha |
May-23-07 05:13 PM |
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A pedophile |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 05:17 PM |
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My thought exactly nt |
mycritters2 |
May-23-07 06:22 PM |
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But were the monks angry? (continued the story) . . . |
Journeyman |
May-23-07 04:59 PM |
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They're monks. What else do they have to do? |
SheWhoMustBeObeyed |
May-23-07 05:11 PM |
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You are Funny! |
junofeb |
May-23-07 05:17 PM |
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not a religion.. feel free to check it out, it is a method of developing the mind, not a religion, |
sam sarrha |
May-23-07 05:45 PM |
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Subject: Thanks, I know, |
junofeb |
May-23-07 06:59 PM |
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well, actually i dont thing western people accept Buddhism as real, rare if they do |
sam sarrha |
May-23-07 08:29 PM |
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Few do. |
conscious evolution |
May-23-07 11:10 PM |
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You should start the group yourself. |
Stephanie |
May-23-07 07:06 PM |
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If you are near Atlanta |
conscious evolution |
May-23-07 10:38 PM |
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winston salem nc |
sam sarrha |
May-24-07 04:02 AM |
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reminds me of when T_____ got arrested by INS accompanying the Abbot of the Dalai Lama's Monastery |
sam sarrha |
May-23-07 05:22 PM |
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dupe |
junofeb |
May-23-07 06:49 PM |
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Had all the criminals meditating and chanting... |
piesRsquare |
May-23-07 10:21 PM |
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Thanks for that. . . quite a good laugh. . . |
Journeyman |
May-23-07 05:25 PM |
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They were probably looking forward to a basketball game, but nooooooooo |
IndyOp |
May-23-07 07:06 PM |
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LMAO!! |
Clark2008 |
May-23-07 09:30 PM |
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LOL! You must be Jewish! |
piesRsquare |
May-23-07 10:30 PM |
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Of course. They were going to sweep it away anyway. |
Stephanie |
May-23-07 07:04 PM |
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Thus the purpose of my post. . . |
Journeyman |
May-23-07 07:24 PM |
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It was probably some teacher's fault. |
donco6 |
May-23-07 05:02 PM |
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Why didn't I think of that? |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 05:09 PM |
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Hee hee. |
donco6 |
May-23-07 05:28 PM |
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What would the behavioral objective be? |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 05:41 PM |
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Oh gawd, now I'm depressed. n/t |
donco6 |
May-23-07 06:02 PM |
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Oh come on now |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 06:13 PM |
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That child's dance is one of the mysteries of the universe--as |
Skidmore |
May-23-07 05:05 PM |
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i thought he was just being distructive.. kicking down someones sand castles, but i was a Juvenile |
sam sarrha |
May-23-07 05:49 PM |
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He's a toddler, ferchrissakes. |
impeachdubya |
May-23-07 07:17 PM |
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i learned a lot ... i took the job so i could teach meditation in prisons.. that worked REALLY good, |
sam sarrha |
May-23-07 08:27 PM |
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So if a delinquent is just a 2 yr old that were never told no when they threw a tantrum.... |
uppityperson |
May-24-07 12:46 AM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
May-24-07 04:27 AM |
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I question your logic and you reply with a personal attack? |
uppityperson |
May-24-07 11:11 AM |
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And when 16 year olds act like 2 year olds, it's a problem. |
impeachdubya |
May-24-07 02:23 AM |
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i agree, I'm a Buddhist, i know Tibetan Monks.. as a parole officer my meditation class in prison |
sam sarrha |
May-24-07 04:34 AM |
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That kid looks at least 4. |
Matsubara |
May-23-07 09:21 PM |
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Little kids are all about process, not results. |
hedgehog |
May-24-07 10:58 AM |
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The monks would have destroyed it anyway |
Xithras |
May-23-07 05:07 PM |
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Much of the joy of art is in creating it. I can see why this would |
Cleita |
May-23-07 05:27 PM |
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I have been to see one of those in progress. |
Tigress DEM |
May-23-07 05:09 PM |
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LOL! That's pretty funny. |
cat_girl25 |
May-23-07 05:11 PM |
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Why weren't |
H2O Man |
May-23-07 05:13 PM |
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.. |
laylah |
May-23-07 05:15 PM |
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Yeah - imagine the headline! "ANGRY TODDLER MURDERS MANDALA" |
La_Fourmi_Rouge |
May-23-07 05:54 PM |
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In the time he had to do that someone could've grabbed that kid and ran |
nini |
May-23-07 05:14 PM |
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LOL |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 05:17 PM |
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it's really not that funny |
nini |
May-23-07 05:30 PM |
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It's fucking hilarious. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 05:31 PM |
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more the reason she should have the kid next to her |
nini |
May-23-07 05:37 PM |
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Or, use the kid as a club and attack the gunman. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 05:45 PM |
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Agreed |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 05:18 PM |
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I was more interested in the fact that.. |
butterfly77 |
May-23-07 05:15 PM |
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Yes |
proud2Blib |
May-23-07 05:18 PM |
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Aren't you worried somebody will snatch your kids... |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-23-07 05:19 PM |
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Not even snatched |
spotbird |
May-23-07 05:55 PM |
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That was what I noticed too |
gollygee |
May-23-07 07:41 PM |
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I appreciate this story |
Solly Mack |
May-23-07 05:17 PM |
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It was a blessing no doubt in my mind. |
IChing |
May-23-07 05:19 PM |
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I would think Buddhist monks would simply see this as the child's |
mycritters2 |
May-23-07 05:31 PM |
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I think I'd pick |
Mz Pip |
May-23-07 05:34 PM |
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Send that kid to the White House! n/t |
rucky |
May-23-07 05:35 PM |
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Well obviously the conclusion to be drawn is that it's NOT the parents' fault... |
BlooInBloo |
May-23-07 05:43 PM |
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This is why artists from civilized countries put their paintings on easels! |
Bucky |
May-23-07 05:45 PM |
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"civilized countries" and you call them Uncivilized? |
IChing |
May-23-07 05:49 PM |
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Didn't You Notice |
Madspirit |
May-23-07 06:05 PM |
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You're welcome |
Bucky |
May-23-07 06:56 PM |
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lol! ZING! Too bad people don't read, eh? |
BlooInBloo |
May-23-07 07:28 PM |
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OK everybody "learn to make a sand painting on an easel without it sliding off |
IChing |
May-23-07 06:00 PM |
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It would certainly make them more civilized. In case you're unaware of great AMERICAN art forms.... |
Bucky |
May-23-07 06:54 PM |
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I need a sarcasm tag after yesterday and today..just a little snarky |
IChing |
May-23-07 07:12 PM |
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. |
kgfnally |
May-24-07 12:53 AM |
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What could be better! |
SmokingJacket |
May-23-07 05:48 PM |
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I think there's something very Buddhist about that. n/t |
Crunchy Frog |
May-23-07 06:10 PM |
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Yeah, but if anyone ought to be equipped to laugh something like that off, it's buddhist monks. |
impeachdubya |
May-23-07 06:15 PM |
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Good thing it wasn't a Republican making a sand painting |
Horse with no Name |
May-23-07 06:16 PM |
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When Republicans make sand paintings, it's overseas. And they only use red. |
Bucky |
May-23-07 06:59 PM |
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well, the nearest children would have been barricaded, miles away ... |
Lisa |
May-23-07 07:32 PM |
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Gawdjeezis hates idolators |
leftofthedial |
May-23-07 06:17 PM |
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Somewhere there are Monks that aren't angry. I don't blame the toddler, how would he know? |
chimpsrsmarter |
May-23-07 06:22 PM |
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What a SHITTY excuse of a parent. Toddler left alone IN UNION STATION for 1:10. |
Maddy McCall |
May-23-07 06:36 PM |
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Yes this is the issue here |
proud2Blib |
May-24-07 12:41 AM |
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Mother Should Be Prosecuted |
lse7581011 |
May-23-07 06:39 PM |
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Complete and total poetic justice. |
Forkboy |
May-23-07 06:47 PM |
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Buddhist sand paintings are always destroyed shortly after they are completed. |
Terri S |
May-23-07 06:58 PM |
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Somehow I think the monks understood |
MistressOverdone |
May-23-07 07:02 PM |
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Oh-- I thought this was a Dubya thread |
omega minimo |
May-23-07 07:29 PM |
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Well, they are made to be destroyed...such is life. |
aikoaiko |
May-23-07 07:40 PM |
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Why are these monks not armed with tasers or guns? |
JVS |
May-23-07 07:46 PM |
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Great story |
entanglement |
May-23-07 08:11 PM |
#105 |
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What the hell were those monks thinking? |
Lone_Star_Dem |
May-23-07 09:40 PM |
#114 |
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the monks are gonna start whippin ass |
Blue_Tires |
May-23-07 10:22 PM |
#121 |
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What kid hasn't wrecked something? n/t |
Truthiness Inspector |
May-24-07 03:19 AM |
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Thus proving that nothing is permanent |
Jamastiene |
May-24-07 03:41 AM |
#142 |
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Couldn't get the video to work for me, found a different one from KMBC-TV: |
Judi Lynn |
May-24-07 03:54 AM |
#143 |
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Nothing says "impermanence" like a toddler! |
intheflow |
May-24-07 01:36 PM |
#155 |
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These things aren't meant to be saved anyway. |
Sentinel Chicken |
May-24-07 01:42 PM |
#157 |
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