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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:19 PM Original message |
The human side of the Rapture hoax. |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:21 PM Original message |
Fine line between gullible and deranged. n-t |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Considering they blame "Teh Gay" for dooming mankind, I find it hard to muster sympathy. n/t |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. This guy did that? |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Neither did I |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. you were wrong. nt |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. its part of the philosophy he endorsed. it states so on all the rapture websites |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. For this particular rapture? I mean the entire idea is absurd, but I've never heard the |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. yeah, part of the prediction was due to the rise of the gay pride movement |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Interesting. Thanks for the info. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. i do too feel bad for the guy. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #23 |
71. I feel kind of bad for him |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. a good video for you |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Wow. Well, there that is. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. but i do feel sad for people who believed this and spent their live savings on it. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. As do I. But not for Camping. He deserves all the scorn and viritol that is going.... |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
47. eeeew what a dark icky little man. He emanates evil. ick! |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
67. My husband and I saw this... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #67 |
82. The President also says all straight couples are 'sanctified by |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. Newt had been on the news like 5 minutes before. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #25 |
72. What a creep. Romans 1 is talking about idolatry, not homosexuality. |
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Sky Masterson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
83. wow. |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
96. Damn, thanks LP! I had no idea that homophobic bigotry was such an integral part ... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. I have no sympathy for them at all, many enjoy gay bashing so in my |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Maybe. But a lot of these 'followers' come off as dumb and disturbed instead of hateful... |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
99. Is that BROAD BRUSH heavy? |
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Keith Bee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. Unrec |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. ? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Rec (the OP) |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. The human element is always pertinent. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. ??? |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. It is more pertinent now |
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cprise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
79. I'll never feel sorry for the adults |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
69. please pay attention Admins |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Cleary this idiot never read Matthew 24:36 |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Matthew is bullshit as well. ( the entire bible is) however this guy clearly has issues... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. To read Matthew and the other gospels, no matter what your beliefs are... |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I'm sorry if my other post came off aggressively,however enough evil |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
43. The people who do evil in his name probably are quoting Paul as they do it |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. Yes, I've noticed that also. I've called it Paulism all my life. nt |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #49 |
73. That's a good way to frame it. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. "Fundamentalism is the triumph of Paul over Christ." : |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. But Camping figured it out, so god had to change the date... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
38. Camping makes out like a bandit with all of his pure BS, to the tune of millions |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. What would be a good laugh is if some of these people duped would actually sue him |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. It sure would make for an interesting class action lawsuit. n/t |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. I've often wondered |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Amen. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
74. I can speak to that. It's a sort of "suicide," IMHO. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. I agree with you. |
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franzia99 (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. Do you think the leader of this cult is a sociopath or just schizophrenic? |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Neither. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. That pretty much makes him a sociopath.. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Possibly |
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franzia99 (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. So schizophrenic then? |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:17 AM Response to Reply #44 |
56. No. His actions don't seem to point towards that |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #44 |
63. not in the least bit. someone can be a scam artist without a psychological disorder |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
75. Agreed; and I wonder if even he believes what he says. nt |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. The human species is fundamentally flawed. |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #15 |
60. Evolution does not always replace with better. Just more survivable |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
91. Good point |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #15 |
70. and some of us are DEvolving |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. Wow. Can't imagine getting to that point. |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. Unrec |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. You know what's obnoxious? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. +1 |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
51. Ok |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Why don't you tell me what's pissing you off |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #52 |
59. Nothing, really. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
35. I think he applied the wrong Bible passage to Campings ravings. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. I really feel bad for the people who think this was a way out of their economic woes. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
45. Eh, this is one of those rare instances where social Darwinism works. |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
48. No sympathy, plenty of people in need could have used those funds |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. I blame the talking snake in the Garden of Eden! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
53. At it's best, life is about learning. Sometimes the hard way. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
54. I don't feel bad for him at all. He's a fool. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. +1 |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
55. Anyone with eyesight can look up in the sky on a cloudless night and get a clue |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #55 |
68. Well said. n/t |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #55 |
76. well said.. nt |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
58. It's so easy for humans to demonize |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
61. I feel badly for him too |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
62. If a person hasn't developed any ability to detect bullshit by age 60, he probably never will |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
64. I don't feel bad for this dipshit AT ALL. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
65. Then theres the animal side... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
66. Oh well. Maybe the people who sell ads, billboards and truck graphics will buy a boat with their $ |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
77. I don't feel bad for the guy, but there is one good thing |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
78. I feel bad for him, too. When I look at that photo of him I see a confused, lonely little man who |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. That's a nice way of looking at things but |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. Sorry, after reading the full article at the OP's link, I can't see him as a "creep", |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:41 AM Response to Reply #85 |
95. People that suffer from extreme delusions can be lethal. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:41 AM Response to Reply #85 |
100. No animals in Heaven? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #84 |
92. Ditto |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #78 |
88. What a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing this thought. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #78 |
94. (my reaction too). .Even the hard hearted must admit this is what you could call |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:09 AM Response to Reply #78 |
98. Nicely put |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
80. I feel the same way |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
86. P.T. Barnum is laughing in his grave. Sad for the man....but geewhiz!!! |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
89. I hope he put a little of that away, cause the tax man is gonna want a little more than 1/3 |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
90. "Only people can be saved - there will be no animals in heaven," he said. |
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StarburstClock (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
93. I feel sorry for the mentally ill too |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
97. That's why you don't put your faith in Harold Camping and call it "Jesus" |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
101. You make the point. |
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