NP: Mary, Queen Of Scots Barry

I mean...COME ON! When was the last time a presidential election was judged on the basis of ADVERTISING???

The first negative ads were run by Gore and intentionally misled as to Bush's enviromental record. The "negative" ad the press is complaining about simply uses Gore news footage to show his flip flops. So a truthful Bush ad is bad, but a false Gore ad is ok.

NP RVW’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. This is lovely and
sounds like filmscore music.

Be prepared for some more Silva repackagings... the label is releasing the "Essential" album for Miklos Rozsa at the end of the month. I haven't looked at it close enough to see if there is anything new or if it's all been released before on other comps...

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Originally posted by Marian Schedenig:
Tough little thread.

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The little thread that could!

You said – ”I'm glad I was late getting here. I was almost going to get myself drawn into the conversation.”

You said – ”If the woman only punctures a womb and lives, daddy has one testicle removed in the SAME manner. If she and fetus bleed to death, he must have both testicles identically removed and bleed to death.”

….and – ”Men always get a little nervous when the “family jewels” are at risk.”

These comments sound like the ludicrously old-fashioned utterances of the bearded dykes (not that you are) of thirty years ago, who set back the cause of sexual equality for fifty years by alienating the reasonable and moderate majority of society.

Thankfully, today’s society has reached a point where, by and large, men and women have the same opportunities – now that the playing field is more level, a woman’s destiny is largely in her own hands.

You said – ”I spoke to the river in the Name of Jesus, and commanded it to return into its banks immediately…..since that time I have re-routed other damaging storms away from my area….”

And what about the poor bastards who bore the brunt of the storm that you magically deflected away from your neighbourhood?

Perhaps we should refer to you now as Chris “Moses” Kinsinger, following your storm-deflecting feat. You know, it’s quite funny really, because outside of the bible, there is practically no evidence to support the idea that Moses ever existed. Indeed, there’s very little physical archaeological evidence that the Exodus ever took place, which does tend to somewhat invalidate what the bible has to say – if it’s wrong about the Exodus, why should anyone believe the rest of its fanciful fiction?

The whole story of the Hebrews’ time in Egypt (about 1200 years before Christ) is fraught with ambiguity – it is not certain that they were ever there to begin with.

However, let’s suspend disbelief for a brief moment, and assume they were. The bible talks about the ten plagues that God inflicted upon pharaoh, and then the Hebrews’ exit from Egypt with Moses parting the Red Sea and then the waves crashing down on pharaoh’s pursuing charioteers.

Let us now explode each one of these myths. At about the time of the ‘plagues’ there was an enormous volcanic eruption that virtually destroyed a Greek island 800 kilometres to the north-west of Egypt. This volcanic activity spewed enormous amounts of dust into the atmosphere, the skies darkened for three days. The rest of the ‘plagues’ are explained by the various effects that the volcanic eruption had on the behaviour of the weather and the animal kingdom.

When Moses finally upped sticks, he didn’t arrive at the Red Sea – that was a misinterpretation that the translators of the bible made. No, it wasn’t the Red Sea, it was a ‘sea of reeds’, an area of water (long since dried up) to the east of the Nile delta. This shallow and silted area of water would still have been awkward to cross – but was like a puddle compared to the expanse of the Red Sea. Anyway, owing to further volcanic activity at the time, an enormous tidal wave was caused (much like the one that will destroy the eastern seaboard of the United States at some time in the future, owing to the imminent collapse of an island off the north-west coast of Africa). As the tidal wave approached Egypt, much of the coastal waters would have rapidly receded as the tidal wave sucked in everything before it. This would have provided ample time for the fleeing Hebrews to cross the temporarily dried-up ‘sea of reeds’. Of course, by the time the pursuing Egyptians had begun their crossing, the fifty foot tidal wave had arrived.

As far the communication of the ten commandments is concerned, a natural phenomena can also explain that – mankind’s imagination.

I’m not sure I like your idea of religion, Chris – it sounds more like witchcraft to me.

And anyway, I bet you weren’t the only one praying to his God to avert the impending storm – or do you have the monopoly on God’s attention?

What about Charlie Smith, the guy who lives a couple miles to the east of your home who also prayed for the storm to pass by his home? Okay, so with the weight of yours and Charlie’s prayers, perhaps the storm would move westward onto the home of someone else.

But what about Alfie Jones, who lives a couple of miles to the west of your home who also prayed for the storm to pass by his home? Okay, so with the weight of yours, Charlie’s and Alfie’s prayers, perhaps the storm would move northward onto the home of someone else.

But what about Teddy Brown, who lives a couple of miles to the north of your home who also prayed for the storm to pass by his home? Okay, so with the weight of yours, Charlie’s, Alfie’s and Teddy’s prayers, perhaps the storm would move southward onto the home of someone else.

But what about Johnny Edwards, who lives a couple of miles to the south of your home who also prayed for the storm to pass by his home?

Where does the storm go now? Does it just disappear in the blink of an eye thanks to God’s intervention? Of course, such a meteorological event has never been recorded….and is never likely to be.

What about all of the animals who are incapable of prayer you have condemned to a watery grave by deflecting the storm past your house? What have they done to upset your Master?

!sdrawkcab gniklat yrt s'tel :aedi na evah I

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Originally posted by Pete M:
You keep away with your Fish Chips you, or I'll .. I'll ... I'll set Britney Spears on you!!!

He he he.

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Only in your mind, Daniel.

I am well aware that there are numerous like-minded believers in my area. I know that I am not alone, and that Charlie & I, along with many others...moved that storm. We successfully caused it to do no harm. Period.

My faith does indeed move the hand of God. That is not an arrogant statement. It is the realization of true humility. All I do is obey His Word. He provides the power, and He does the impossible. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US is born with "a measure of faith". If we choose to exercise it, we can achieve Arnold Swartzenegger status...if not...(?).

I pray for sick people, and my God heals themALL!
Please explain how that can be defined as "mass destruction", won't you?

Your "education" may have excited your mind, but it has also darkened your eyes, shrouded your soul, and blinded your spirit, Daniel. I am praying for the light of resurrection power to come upon you. That your spirit, as dead as Lazarus in the tomb after four days is brought to life!

Keep it zipped, man!
I've been praying for that PERFECT mate-for-life to arrive SOON...so don't mess things up, OK?

SHE'S ON THE WAY, MAN!!!

Please don't let her catch you with your trousers off...

And,Mark, avoid those "bearded dykes" alluded to by Daniel2.

I too have faith the right lady will come along. I can tell from your posts, Mark, that you are a KEEPER!

Best snack? M&M's ALWAYS!

NP Sense and Sensibility

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Originally posted by Mark Olivarez:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Pete M:
[b]You keep away with your Fish Chips you, or I'll .. I'll ... I'll set Britney Spears on you!!!

He he he. <HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

Set her on me, PLEASE!!!!! Damn I agree with Chris, what happened to the Sex talk????? [/B]

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oN. yM niarb struh. I tonnac kniht sdrawkcab hguone. Keeeeee.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm eseehC.

PN ievoM ehT : enoZ thgiliwT

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Originally posted by H Rocco:
Well Mark, we could begin again. I have some remarkably unsavory stories about Southeast Asia I could share with you all (and so apparently could the 'chanter, I bet!)

NP: CHICKEN RUN (wonderful score) (no, my charming anecdotes do NOT INVOLVE CHICKENS!)

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