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 Qui-Gon  Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11 
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Qui-Gon Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11
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Let's see, where were we? Oh yes: . . . and then he tripped and fell on the ant. ID: 658045 · |
thorin belvrog  Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0 
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Religious Thread [11] Trivia: 11 -- the number of Apostles when Jesus died. :o) Account frozen... ID: 658068 · |
Jeffrey  Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
. . . and then he tripped and fell on the ant. . . . not being injured, the ant crawled out from beneath Solomon, stood on the tip of the kings nose, and ordered the rest of the ants to return... ;)  It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .
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Qui-Gon Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11
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Religious Thread [11] I am not sure that is right. Tradition holds that Judas hanged himself, but even if that is true, it is unclear if that happened before or after Jesus died on the cross, and though disgraced, Judas was still an apostle. So the number of apostles at the time of Jesus' death would depend on when Judas died. Then, there is Paul, who turned from Roman citizen bent on hounding the splinter group of Jews who followed Jesus, to the next (12th?) apostle. ID: 658093 · |
Misfit  Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0
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. . . and then he tripped and fell on the ant. ...and then man invented the can of Raid. me@rescam.org ID: 658115 · |
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thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0
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Religious Thread [11] According to the Bible (St. Matthew), Judas hanged himself when Jesus was brought to Pilate. So He must have been still alive when Judas died. It was after the Lord's Ascension that they selected another Apostle, Matthias, to make the 12 full again (Acts 1:23-26). Saul alias Paul came much later. He was mentioned first as Saul in Acts 7,58 (when Stephen was stoned) and Acts 8:1-3 (persecuting the Christians). He had his vision and was baptized later, as it's written in Acts 9. It's not before Acts 13 that Saul changed his name into Paul - maybe there were too many members of the early church too scared of his original name that he finally changed it? Account frozen... ID: 658145 · |
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Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
...and then man invented the can of Raid. . . . and behold, the skies darkened, the heavens opened up, and fire rained down upon the whole earth; and out of its midst, came the unstoppable fire-ant... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .
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thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0
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...and then man invented the can of Raid. Ouch! ;o) Account frozen... ID: 658149 · |
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Misfit Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0
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...and then man invented the can of Raid. ...to which man responded by creating pest control businesses. me@rescam.org ID: 658224 · |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles  Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
...and then man invented the can of Raid.  Even I think the mosquitoes are just as devilish.  "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me 
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thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0
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...and then man invented the can of Raid. Nope. No animal is really devilish, except that intelligent mammal Homo Sapiens Sapiens. No animal is as cruel as Homo Sapiens Sapiens, called human. All other beings hurt any other being no more than necessary (for gaining food, like the mosquito, or in stamping ground fights, like deer, for example), any other being kill other beings only for food, and only as many as they, their pack, or the pack plus affiliates can eat.. Account frozen... ID: 658483 · |
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Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0
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Qui-Gon Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11
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Nope. No animal is really devilish, except that intelligent mammal Homo Sapiens Sapiens. No animal is as cruel as Homo Sapiens Sapiens, called human. There have been documented cases of rape and murder by apes and chimpanzees. Many wild animals will abandon their young due to a simple touch by another species (often humans). You can say that these are merely survival strategies, but then the same could be said for the cruel acts of humans. The most notorious genocidal individuals and groups will always give a justification that their actions are for the greater good, or that their victims deserve their fate. For example, look at Bosnia, WWII Germany and present day Africa: the worst abuses are always justified by claims that the persecuted were using up resources that should have been used by the persecutors' clan/race/etc. I am not justifying the acts of cruelty done by humans, but those acts are not different from those of animals, except that we might understand what we have done. ID: 658518 · |
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Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
...to which man responded by creating pest control businesses. If you're referring to those guys who charge a small fortune to come out and move the ant hills from the back yard to the front yard, then ya better sign up for the 'extended service plan', you're gonna need it... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .
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Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
Many wild animals will abandon their young due to a simple touch by another species (often humans). Personally, I don't particularly like being touched by humans either... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .
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Qui-Gon Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11
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Many wild animals will abandon their young due to a simple touch by another species (often humans). I am not surprised at all. And now I understand you a little more. ID: 658572 · |
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Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
Many wild animals will abandon their young due to a simple touch by another species (often humans). Awwww poor Jeffrey. You've been hurt too many times?  Cheer up, old chap, there might be one for you out there also. Just start to look the right places and don't be too choosy but don't be too exclusive neither. Then I'm sure you will find that special someone. :-) Fuzzy, Agony aunt "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me
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Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
I'm sure you will find that special someone. Odd that no one I've approached has ever given me the time of day, yet every one that has ever approached me has done so in such an obvious meticulously planned manner... Ever hear the phrase: 'All the world is a stage'? No thank you, until I'm free to choose, I'll pass... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .
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Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
I'm sure you will find that special someone. Ok, Jeffrey, you kind of lost me there. Of course I don't know anything about your experiences in that area, so I can't say what went wrong. You'll have to elaborate a bit if you want a more detailed piece of advise. I'm sad you haven't found your soulmate yet, but don't fall into despair, she is out there somewhere, and you know what they say, if it's meant to happen, it will happen... :-) Fuzzy, Agony aunt. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me
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