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They are? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

(rich people rubbing their hands together again. Yes, yes, yes!) _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

The largest denomination in the world is "ex-Catholics". No such thing. It's like saying "Ex-Marine" Each a euphamism for "permanent psychological damage"? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Great movie. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Aren't there supposed to be thirteen turns on the knot? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Um, blue? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

He didn't realize I would have Apache on my laptop, not some occasionally-used, inferior Microsoft hack... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

You & AggieDave...bastards. The lot of ya'! Especially those strange pull-out people... Truly frightening people. Kris Carl "horseshoe-free since 1989" _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Pins are curved? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Heh, it's not mine... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Narcimund, you have some competition out there. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. -- Thomas Jefferson I don't know how that applies here, sorry. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Oh, gawd, yes. He's from Fall River, I think. His accent would be influenced by Portuguese (aka pork-n-cheese). Conan O'Brien has family in Rhode Island, The Farraley Brothers (Dumb and Dummer, Something About Mary) are RIers Leo LaPorte's mother lives in Pawtucket, RI 'Grace' from Will and Grace lived in RI when she was in High School There are others... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Not for nuttin, but her hands are frikkin huge! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Oh, boo-hoo-hoo to you! When Southern Californians talk about "rain" what they really mean is what most of us call "mist". Of course they close the schools and the highways become a killing field, and all the hills disolve into the canyon roads... 50 degress? I'd have to break out shorts for that! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

OK, I can see Unitarian showing up high and fundamentalism low, but "Liberal Quakers"? Your Results: 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) Click here for info 2. Liberal Quakers (97%) Click here for info 3. Reform Judaism (89%) Click here for info 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%) Click here for info 5. Secular Humanism (78%) Click here for info 6. Bahá'í Faith (74%) Click here for info 7. Neo-Pagan (71%) Click here for info 8. Theravada Buddhism (68%) Click here for info 9. New Age (65%) Click here for info 10. Mahayana Buddhism (65%) Click here for info 11. Sikhism (63%) Click here for info 12. New Thought (57%) Click here for info 13. Orthodox Judaism (54%) Click here for info 14. Jainism (51%) Click here for info 15. Taoism (51%) Click here for info 16. Scientology (50%) Click here for info 17. Islam (49%) Click here for info 18. Nontheist (49%) Click here for info 19. Orthodox Quaker (49%) Click here for info 20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (39%) Click here for info 21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (37%) Click here for info 22. Hinduism (33%) Click here for info 23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%) Click here for info 24. Jehovah's Witness (27%) Click here for info 25. Eastern Orthodox (25%) Click here for info 26. Roman Catholic (25%) Click here for info 27. Seventh Day Adventist (25%) Click here for info _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

I don't think it's that easy, believing is having faith. You eithier have it or you don't. I have faith that one of my two canopies will get me to the ground to jump again. True, but I bet 90% of "believers" do that math, whether they realize it or not. How many people do you know that are just keeping time, doing what it takes, tithing every Sunday, living good lives? How many of them are truly passionate about their faith, really go out there and live it? Give money anonymously, without an annoucement in the bulletin, a plaque on the piano, or their name on the addition? You have more than faith about your canopy. You choose which rigger works on it, you took time and thought in choosing which type and brands to use, you stay current, drill, read about incidents and learn from them. Faith is an active process, not a state of mind. Wait, did I say that? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Awesome. What a great point. There's also the point that to "believe" has almost no cost, right? Well, if church was on a Thursday night (I almost said Wednesday, but then I remembered the Pub). So it actually makes logical sense to believe, because if there is a God, and Hell, you are going there if you don't believe, and it will really, really, really suck. Yet if God does not exist, or there is no Hell, then there are no consequences or benefits (the loss of which doesn't matter because you no longer exist when you would otherwise collect them). Do the risk assessment, pay the small cost to believe, and you're covered on the upside and the downside! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

And all the weathly people rub their hands together, saying "Please, God, let there be a flat tax, yes, yes, yes!" The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. You know why? Because the rich have excess capital to invest, creating more capital (for themselves), and they have influence in government, so they can get tax advantages, corporate welfare, and yes, even convince President Chaney to shift the tax burden directly to the lower classes. Meanwhile, the poor focus on the "expense" and "complexity" of the IRS, missing the real point. They buy the bullshit that a wealthier upper class is better for all (rising tide rises all boats, remember that classic BS? Yea, plenty of jobs created overseas, very globally-thinking of them) The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and for some reason everybody thinks this is progress. BTW, I'm no socialist. I love capitalism. I intend to work my ass off so my kid can get a leg up and screw middle class and poor people too. Maybe in a few generations... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Heh, if he was a skydiver: "Nordlund said his wife had just gotten off the computer when they heard those shots. He followed a few minutes later after 'catching up on the Sunday Boobies'". _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

This is great. Look what someone in Massachusetts submitted for "other". _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Beavis] I am like so mad at Numbers [beavis eh-eh, yeah, there's like too many of them and stuff. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Yup. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Well, I always thought the foot chase scene in Point Break was incredible. The rest of the movie can be tossed, but this one thing is a seamless chase sequence, pov behind the pursuer as I recall. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Guys, you can't seriously be thinking about physically fighting each other over an Internet argument. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?