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To take it a step further... "You're so fat, when you make love, you need to give directions... with grid coordinates." Justin

My two dropzone.com shirts just arrived! Wahoo! They look really nice. Of course, I fully blame Sangiro for making me buy one of their other shirts too. Justin

Dove, I suppose that is fair, as long as the pictures are clearly labeled as being for the ladies. There are some people and some things I just don't need to see. Justin

Absolutely, positively not. No offense, Dave. Justin

Clay, What problem do you have with the poll? It had both grandma-style underwear and g-strings, so either way, you could vote for what you wear. Justin

Clear and sunny so far. I had a really fun conversation with an (airborne) Army chaplain one time at Ft. Bragg when we were sitting around doing the inevitable Army "hurry-up and wait". We were discussing the existence of God. It was very polite and pleasant. It ended up with him stating, "Well, you're only the second paratrooper I've ever met that didn't pray to something before they jumped." Justin

Bill, I can see your perspective. You did a great job of articulating your beliefs. I believe in things I can't see, but for me, personally, there must be some logical chain that links the invisible to the tangible. I believe in helium, because I can fill a balloon with it and watch it float (or make myself talk funny), not because I can see it. I believe in subatomic particles, because there are ways to show their existence, however difficult. Almost all of human knowledge is extrapolation of our experience. What is beyond the logical extension of what is known to be real is where I see religion. What I don't personally understand is the need to "fill in the blanks" with god, or religion. I'll be the first person to admit there are lots of things I don't know. Some of them, nobody knows. I am intellectually okay with a void in our knowledge. I do not see a need to attribute the rest to something supreme. Merely accepting that my knowledge is finite is sufficient. Perhaps my "infinite question mark" is some people's god. I don't know. Maybe I am just anthropocentric, but I don't see a reason to ascribe superhuman motives, thoughts, biases and actions to the unknown. It is just that, unknown. I agree with you that we will never know everything. "Progress" will just continue pushing the uknown further and further from everyday life. As an example, if someone were to ask me, "Justin, why would any woman ever date Clay or Skreamer" I wouldn't reply with "Only God knows." I'd say, "I have no idea. There is no rational explanation for it."

Uh oh. I predict a threadlock in our future, even though I don't plan to contribute to it.... Ok. I don't really like organized religion. I was born Jewish, and went through Bar Mitzvah and confirmation. I spent grades 7-12 at a Quaker school. It was better educationally than public, yet didn't conflict like a Catholic school would have. I respect a lot of values of both religions, yet have difficulty considering myself a part of anything. One of my problems with Judaism (and some other religions) is the concept of a "Chosen People". It seems silly. They can't all be right. Perhaps none of them are. Then there is the whole issue of a supreme being. I don't believe in that either. To me, religion is the art of attributing things you don't understand to a friendly yet intangible abstraction called "God". If you go back far enough, people didn't know why the sun rose in the sky. So they decided that God did it. I think we know better now. Scratch God from that one. The origin of mankind? Once again, God did it. For many people, that concept has been supplanted by evolution. Scratch God again. Same thing with biology, cosmology, physics, etc. As we know more and more, the realm of unknown that people attribute to God gets pushed back further and further. It is a lot more open and honest to me to simply admit something like, "I don't know the ultimate origin of the entire universe" than to attribute it to some supreme being. It is like a science experiment comes out wrong, but always wrong in the same way. Rather than make a fudge factor constant, just admit that you don't really understand the principles behind the experiment. Religion has been the catalyst of much of the art and literature of history, as well as the cause of much of the conflict. It is a toss-up whether I consider it worth it or not. I can think of lots of groups of people that are killing each other over differences in definitions about this abstraction called God. If Catholics and Protestants in Ireland walk by each other on the street, are they really so different? Why kill each other. Part of me thinks we would have a better world if we were all atheists. One thing I can fully guarantee is that we won't solve this problem in this forum. We can discuss it and (hopefully) peacefully agree to disagree, but solutions will elude us. Just my $.02, of course.... Justin

Yeah, I'm working too. Monday through Friday, 7-5, like clockwork. Seems like everyone else is out playing though.... Justin

Clay? Pun? Damn. I'm impressed.

But then, sooner or later, you'll have to come out of the closet! Sorry, Clay, but you walked right into that one. Justin

Whoops. My bad. Guess I have to add yet another book to my reading list.

So you're saying you're a retard? Copy editing is hell. Justin

Another good book about chaos theory is James Gleick's "Chaos, Making a New Science". It isn't a terribly technical book, but it is a fun read that won't turn away non-scientists. Muenkel, I think your prostate exam experience is fodder for an entirely different thread. Okay. I can't resist.... I don't think checking a guy's ass for nerves has anything to do with whether they are "straight" or "gay". It has much more to do with whether they are open-minded. There is plenty of medical documentation about how men can have orgasms caused completely by stimulation of the prostate. I'm not trying to pick on you personally. It's doubtful you knew what to expect in the exam, and that isn't a setting conducive to relaxing and experimenting. Not to mention, you probably wouldn't be inclined to do so anyway. There is nothing wrong with that. I'm not criticizing you for not being interested in that. I also wouldn't criticize people because of what they do enjoy sexually. Lots of people feel differently about it, whatever their sexual preference. It doesn't have to be another man's penis stimulating the prostate. Some women like to have their nipples played with. It arouses them. Others don't care for the sensation. Same with other parts of both the male and female body. The place that differentiates sexual identity is sort of hard to reach, since it is inside the skull. We can't easily poke, prod and test the brain. We have to rely on the very imprecise thoughts people share verbally or put to paper. Not everyone wants to share, or is expressive enough to do it any justice anyway. Just my $.02. Next time, ask the doctor to use more KY. Justin

I have an electronic recipe collection. You name it, I probably have a recipe for it. I have compulsive collection binges where I get obsessed with things. During my recipe phase, I got some software and accumulated a collection of about 150,000 recipes. Yes, I admit it. I am a freak. Justin

Hit it with a sledgehammer, then apologize to management about the damage afterwards.

Definitely a bad idea. Imagine what would happen to you if Clay or Skreamer picked you up. You'd just wish you'd been the victim of an carjacker. Justin

The End Of The World Will Come When... Nobody on the forum wants to see boobies Clay becomes a moderator Chromeboy and Rhino kiss passionately and make up SkymonkeyOne gives up swooping for competition bingo Skybytch starts jumping Luigi's canopy We have consensus on Cypres' and RSL's Justin

If that actually worked, then she'd obviously forgiven you already. Dancing reindeer must die. Justin

Recipes are like dirt dives. They can be good starting points, but the reality of what actually happens is usually quite different, and often a lot more fun.

Nope. Not me. I'm actually the cook in my household. Stop by, and I'll cook you dinner from scratch. Then I'll chase you around the house with tongs and a baster before getting to dessert. Justin

Damnit.. I mean, congrats! Just hoped that your milestone had been your Jump for the Cause fundraising goal being met. So, how is that going, anyway?

Let's take a little different twist on cooking.... What is your favorite place to cook? Hood Exhaust Manifold Tailpipe Engine Block Radiator (Steamed Foods) Turbocharger (Blackening) Justin

Why did you have that picture, Remster? I'm worried about you. Justin

Let's hope Chromeboy had the options covered, because if you made her feel like scrapple, chitlins or tripe, you might as well give up now. Justin