Samurai136

I think this is the typical MO for this guy. It seems like I've heard his name before... Yep. This guy is a registered loon. Drink a beer and ignore the press. No one outside of his private cult believes these things...

Where is my tin hat? Jesus H christ. you wasted an entire day of my worry about a recluse spider and it turns out to be fire ants?!?! Someone owes me a beer.... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

It's so rude when the greeenie's don't even post "NSFW" "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

I may qualify as an eligible bidder. Please send me a PM for a respectable opening bid. p.s. I am not cheap... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

nope. I am eating pizza afterdrinking for 5 hours,.,,,,,, Cheny... you are on notice.... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Ok America.

Thanks, Ken... But as I sit here trying to understand God by altering my consciousness with Sleepy Time chamomile and hibiscus tea, I can't help but wonder what I am missing out on with that DMT stuff... Ok, well actually I'm just wishing that the damn tea would make me sleepy, as the name implies... SleepyTime never does the trick for me until I also laydown in a dark room, relax, and close my eyes... Oops. Time to goto work.

Yeah.... I'm trying to stay on the "God/ Jesus is love and acceptance" vibe. Accept all christians as christians, first. Variations in forms of worship are secondary compared to the basic tenents of christianity.

Sorry. The point is there are "valid" christian forms of worship that involve consumption of a mind altering substance (wine). It is possible to have a real spiritual experience in an altered state of mind. (although no one really know for certain... it's between you an God.) I know most churches use grape juice. The forms of Christian worship have changed over time. Suggesting that this church is composed of fake christians is similar to the discussion of what makes a "real" skydiver. Totally pointless. edit: keely, we're so happy that you've seen the light

I love lamp. There were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident. Everybody was Kung-fu fighting? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

So uh... what is the point of drinking wine at Communion?

You are probably wrong on this one too. Membership in any Sub-culture provides an important element in any self-actualized individual's identity. So it's not entirely pointless to have a GayDay Boogie.

It's a totally serious objective question that deserves an answer. No Clowning. Yes or no? I actually have quite an extensive christian education/ background. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

So, uh.... is it your position that a Christian can not have a spiritual experience with God under the influence of mind altering drugs?

There's aspects of most boogies that some subset of skydivers are uncomfortable with. There's teetotalers who skydive. They may not be comfortable with the amount of drinking that goes on at boogies. They might even feel alienated. So we should have a boogie specially for the people like me who think that the juvenile fascination with drinking is stupid and detracts from skydiving? Cool. - YES. It is in the works. I'm thinking we call it the PJ Boogie and hold it in Nome on the same day as the GayDay Boogie.

Yeah, in the interest of parity I think the USPA should have a gay day weekend at the DZ. They already have Safety Day... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

There's an entire generation of young voters who don't have any memory of life during the Cold War. I now officially feel like an old guy, I'm only 33. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

You do your laundry at the boss's house? juggie needs spam. I would send him some in a can but I don't have a street address. c'est la vie... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

The burden of proof is different between civil and criminal cases. Quote from Wiki: Balance of probabilities Also known as "preponderance of the evidence", this is the standard required in most civil cases. The standard is met if the proposition is more likely to be true than not true. Effectively, the standard is satisfied if there is greater than 50% chance that the proposition is true. Lord Denning in Miller v. Minister of Pension described it simply as "more probable than not". Beyond a reasonable doubt This is the standard required in most criminal cases. This means that the proposition must be proven to the extent that there is no "reasonable doubt" in the mind of a reasonable person (usually this means the mind of the judge or jury). There can still be a doubt, but only to the extent that it would be "unreasonable" to assume the falsity of the proposition. The precise meaning of words such as "reasonable" and "doubt" are usually defined within jurisprudence of the applicable country. In the United States, it is usually reversible error to instruct a jury that they should find guilt on a certain percentage of certainty (such as 90% certain). Usually, reasonable doubt is defined as "any doubt which would make a reasonable man hesitate in the most important of his or her affairs." The difference between the criminal and civil standards of proof has raised some interesting cases. For example, O.J. Simpson was cleared in a criminal trial of murder, but, in a subsequent civil trial, due to the lower standard of proof, had substantial damages for wrongful death ordered against him. Clear and convincing evidence Clear and convincing evidence is the intermediate level of burden of persuasion sometimes employed in the US civil procedure. In order to prove something by "Clear and convincing evidence" the party with the burden of proof must convince the trier of fact that it is substantially more likely than not that the thing is in fact true. This is a lesser requirement than "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" which requires that the trier of fact be all but certain of the truth of the matter asserted, but a stricter requirement than proof by "preponderance of the evidence," which merely requires that the matter asserted seem more likely true than not. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Actually that is exactly what Khrushchev said in his UN speech. Beating on the table with his shoe, yellling "We Will Bury You!" We were closer to having Nukes dropped on US cities over the 2000 Kursk incident than you may realize. "muslim extreamists" are no where near the threat the Soviet state has been over the years to US citizens. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

See what you did, Kris? You're scaring the children now.... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Being crafty comes with age. I'll get to work on that trace for the lost photo's. Security is tight as a drum around here.... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

The christian/ islamic crusades have been running in cycles for centuries. The perception you have of muslims in other countries is probably the same perception they have of western (US) intensions. US out spends at least 15 times the total annual budget of all possible muslim foreign enemies. Capitalism has brough western culture to the muslim world. From a certain point of view the "War on Terrorism" is a modern day crusade to extract wealth from the middle east and bring it "home" in the name of peace. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

The manufacturer's of Tandem Main/ Reserve parachutes rate the MAX loading of their parachutes between 400 to 500 pounds (depending on the model). If you exceed these limits all bets are off. i.e. you are more likely to die from equipment failure... Your friend would need a 140 pound instructor (max weight) to make the basic math work out. Most tandem instructors are fairly robust individuals and many DZ's set their passenger weight limit in the 200-235 pound range. It would probably be easier for him to take a first jump course and make a solo skydive than to make tandem. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Are we talking about this UltraViolet? I'm thinking UV sort of looks like rl and lm's sister... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken