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July 21, 2005 by Ionolast
There are 218 of these, so the ones listed here are just my favorites During the 1988 election campaign, George Bush said that Christians should not be considered patriots or real American citizens. Let's talk about the media. On Sunday mornings, nearly all major television channels broadcast pro-atheist shows; it is nearly impossible to find religious programming during that time period. Further, Madalyn Murray O'Hair has her own cable TV channel, while Pat Robertson has been unable t...
July 21, 2005 by Ionolast
The actor who played Scotty on the original Star Trek died yesterday of Alzheimer's at the age of 85. The actor, who died Wednesday at age 85, had told relatives he wanted his ashes blasted into outer space, as was done for "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry. Houston-based Space Services Inc., which specializes in space memorials, plans to send a few grams of Doohan's ashes aboard a rocket later this year. The remains, which will be sealed in an aluminum capsule, will eventually bur...
July 14, 2005 by Ionolast
Jul 13, 2005 — BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict believes the Harry Potter books subtly seduce young readers and "distort Christianity in the soul" before it can develop properly, according to comments attributed to him by a German writer. Gabriele Kuby, who has written a book called "Harry Potter - Good or Evil," which attacks J.K. Rowling's best selling series about the boy wizard, published extracts from two letters written to her by Benedict in 2003, when he was a cardinal. Kuby,...
July 11, 2005 by Ionolast
This is like.....SO not what I expected. You scored as 104 . You act..um....... TO OLD. 104 88% 11-13 63% 50% 14 38% 16 25% 3-10 25% 22 0% What age do you act? created with QuizFarm.com
July 10, 2005 by Ionolast
A man spent passover in Jerusalem. He went to the Wailing Wall and saw a man davening with great intensity. He wanted to ask what he was praying for but waited for him to finish. Five, 10, 20, 30 minutes passed. Finally the man finished. The visitor told him how impressed he was with his devotion and his intensity of prayer. "But I have to ask, "he said. "what did you pray for?" "I prayed for a son, a good growing season, health and happiness for my family, for a long life and for peace an...
July 10, 2005 by Ionolast
A man spent passover in Jerusalem. He went to the Wailing Wall and saw a man davening with great intensity. He wanted to ask what he was praying for but waited for him to finish. Five, 10, 20, 30 minutes passed. Finally the man finished. The visitor told him how impressed he was with his devotion and his intensity of prayer. "But I have to ask, "he said. "what did you pray for?" "I prayed for a son, a good growing season, health and happiness for my family, for a long life and for peace an...
July 6, 2005 by Ionolast
Fade in: Int. Douglas Farmhouse - Living Room Oliver is sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper. OLIVER: Well, what do you know? LISA: What is it, dahling? OLIVER: A new Hooters Restaurant has opened in town. LISA: So that's why the town is called Hootersville. OLIVER: No, Lisa. It was called Hooterville long before.... LISA: (Interrupting) If it was named after another restaurant, it might have been Old McDonaldsville. OLIVER: (Hangs his head and shakes it in frustration.) ...
July 6, 2005 by Ionolast
Fade in: Int. Douglas Farmhouse - Living Room Oliver is sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper. OLIVER: Well, what do you know? LISA: What is it, dahling? OLIVER: A new Hooters Restaurant has opened in town. LISA: So that's why the town is called Hootersville. OLIVER: No, Lisa. It was called Hooterville long before.... LISA: (Interrupting) If it was named after another restaurant, it might have been Old McDonaldsville. OLIVER: (Hangs his head and shakes it in frustration.) ...
July 1, 2005 by Ionolast
The best ones I know are 1. A blonde was in a boat in a field. Another blonde was on the edge of the field and she said, "It's blondes like you who give the rest of us a bad name. If I could swim I'd come out there and slap you." 2. A blonde and a brunette were walking down the street. As they passed a flower shop the brunette looked inside and saw her boyfriend. She said to the blonde, "My damn boyfriend is buying me flowers again." The blonde asked, "Don't you like getting flowers?" T...
July 1, 2005 by Ionolast
The best ones I know are 1. A blonde was in a boat in a field. Another blonde was on the edge of the field and she said, "It's blondes like you who give the rest of us a bad name. If I could swim I'd come out there and slap you." 2. A blonde and a brunette were walking down the street. As they passed a flower shop the brunette looked inside and saw her boyfriend. She said to the blonde, "My damn boyfriend is buying me flowers again." The blonde asked, "Don't you like getting flowers?" T...
June 30, 2005 by Ionolast
It seems he asked for an attorney, but the police didn't get him one and kept on questioning him. Jury may not hear Couey's claims Officers say he admitted killing Jessica Lunsford, but a possible misstep could keep it out of court .
June 25, 2005 by Ionolast
A few years ago in chat, a visitor called one of the women a slut. One guy said a slut is just a term that some men use for women when the men can't control the women's sexuality. I said, "That's probably the kind of thing the witch hunts were about." The guy who defended sluts said I had guessed correctly; that women were the first healers and men didn't like the power the women had. Yesterday there was a show on the History Channel titled " Witch Hunt ." It focused entirely on the trial...
June 10, 2005 by Ionolast
A few bloggers have commented on how the arguments/discussions sometimes get childish, so here's everyone's chance to make fun of it. Stomp your feet, pout and get petulant. Don't mention any posts other than the ones here and let's try not to let it get serious, you poopy heads!
June 10, 2005 by Ionolast
A few bloggers have commented on how the arguments/discussions sometimes get childish, so here's everyone's chance to make fun of it. Stomp your feet, pout and get petulant. Don't mention any posts other than the ones here and let's try not to let it get serious, you poopy heads!
May 26, 2005 by Ionolast
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal authorities on Wednesday shut down an online file-sharing network that had the new Stars War movie before it was shown in theaters. People attempting to access the elitetorrents.org Web site on Wednesday were greeted with a warning about the penalties for copyright infringement. The message also said: "This site has been permanently shut down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Individuals involved in the operat...