March 18, 200817 yr Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Christians but some of them really give up some dumb stuff for lent. It's usually younger people but they should know better if they're 21. This girl came over to our house tonight (to make her boyfriend jealous) and we're talking in the living room and somehow it got brought up, she asked me if I'm giving anything up and I said no, so I asked her if she is and she said CHEESE. Come to find out this girl is LACTOSE INTOLERANT. Wtf. That's such a cop-out. I don't see why people give up trivial materialistic things for a spiritual religion. I think if I had to give something up, I would give up being a sarcastic @sshole. One of the main reasons I don't subscribe to any organized religion is if the Deity is aware of our activities, I doubt very much that it cares much about them beyond the Golden Rule. Half my family is Catholic, to the point that a cousin was a Cardinal. I respect the Church a lot, mainly because they don't prosletyze much. But some of their rules I just can't buy into, and I refuse to become a "Cafeteria Catholic".
March 18, 200817 yr I was raised Catholic and "endured" Lent yearly. I can't remember a single thing I gave up. Only fish on Fridays? Lo, the mortification! Another bit of lily-livered Vatican II fluff. Pre-Vatican II: no meat at ALL. Take that, midwest. Several years ago some Muslim neighbors encouraged me to fast along with them during Ramadan. No food OR water from sunrise to sunset for a month. THAT's hardcore. Your level of self-awareness becomes unbearable. You also get grumpy as all get out. I lasted one day, and decided to do it only on Fridays. Breaking the fast was the worst. I was told to break the fast by meditating over a glass of water and a single date. Of course I counted down the seconds 'til sundown and gorged myself with everything in sight. Talk about a full-body tummy ache. A fine article on the whole Ramadan thing: http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1015/p01s04-wogi.html
March 18, 200817 yr KOOW thats a trip. My X's family is Egyptian and Ramadan is no joke. During the ten years we were together, I dreaded Ramadan, it was like hell. My X would say, "During Ramadan you are closer to God spiritually than any other time. You're fasting from all things except the presence of God." I think that is a "standard" saying as I noticed almost that same quote in the article you posted. Not only was my X cranky, it made me cranky because food & liquid isn't the only thing you give up!
March 18, 200817 yr Does anyone want an extra life? :-o Man Puts Entire Life Up for Auction Tuesday , March 18, 2008 AP SYDNEY, Australia — A painful breakup with his wife has prompted a man to put his entire life — his house, his car, his job, even his friends — up for sale online in an effort to start over. Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, said Tuesday he would auction everything he owns and more on eBay starting June 22.
March 18, 200817 yr ..."During Ramadan you are closer to God spiritually than any other time. You're fasting from all things except the presence of God." I think that is a "standard" saying as I noticed almost that same quote in the article you posted. It is very true, in a sense. I'm an atheist, but I'm also highly non-materialistic. Just watching how many times my hand went for a little bit of food or drink was an amazing reminder of how we, as humans, are so often mindlessly taking, consuming, using up and leaving behind. I was running my cafe at the time I was observing the fast. Talk about super-torture: literally surrounded by food and running my ass off business as usual. I found myself having to spit out food and drink that had mysteriously found its way into my mouth. I seriously recommend trying a fast. Perfect opportunity coming up this Friday, gang. Take a step closer to God. I double dog dare you.
March 18, 200817 yr ^Can you drink during Ramadan, i.e. water? I am very ignorant to that subject. No. You have "suujoor" before sunrise and "iftar" after sunset. Damn I cannot believe I remember this (but I still don't remember the big snow storm). The one food you can or its strong "suggested" you have is dates.
March 18, 200817 yr ^Can you drink during Ramadan, i.e. water? I am very ignorant to that subject. No. You have "suujoor" before sunrise and "iftar" after sunset. Damn I cannot believe I remember this (but I still don't remember the big snow storm). A likely story, MyTUSSEINSense.
March 18, 200817 yr Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Christians but some of them really give up some dumb stuff for lent. It's usually younger people but they should know better if they're 21. This girl came over to our house tonight (to make her boyfriend jealous) and we're talking in the living room and somehow it got brought up, she asked me if I'm giving anything up and I said no, so I asked her if she is and she said CHEESE. Come to find out this girl is LACTOSE INTOLERANT. Wtf. That's such a cop-out. I don't see why people give up trivial materialistic things for a spiritual religion. I think if I had to give something up, I would give up being a sarcastic @sshole. One of the main reasons I don't subscribe to any organized religion is if the Deity is aware of our activities, I doubt very much that it cares much about them beyond the Golden Rule. Half my family is Catholic, to the point that a cousin was a Cardinal. I respect the Church a lot, mainly because they don't prosletyze much. But some of their rules I just can't buy into, and I refuse to become a "Cafeteria Catholic". ok but wait - did you just say the catholic church doesn't prosletyze much? :laugh:
March 18, 200817 yr ^Can you drink during Ramadan, i.e. water? I am very ignorant to that subject. No. You have "suujoor" before sunrise and "iftar" after sunset. Damn I cannot believe I remember this (but I still don't remember the big snow storm). A likely story, MyTUSSEINSense. not to mention that between the ramadan suujoor and iftar you also often have the cheat-tar and the snack-ar.
March 18, 200817 yr Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Christians but some of them really give up some dumb stuff for lent. It's usually younger people but they should know better if they're 21. This girl came over to our house tonight (to make her boyfriend jealous) and we're talking in the living room and somehow it got brought up, she asked me if I'm giving anything up and I said no, so I asked her if she is and she said CHEESE. Come to find out this girl is LACTOSE INTOLERANT. Wtf. That's such a cop-out. I don't see why people give up trivial materialistic things for a spiritual religion. I think if I had to give something up, I would give up being a sarcastic @sshole. One of the main reasons I don't subscribe to any organized religion is if the Deity is aware of our activities, I doubt very much that it cares much about them beyond the Golden Rule. Half my family is Catholic, to the point that a cousin was a Cardinal. I respect the Church a lot, mainly because they don't prosletyze much. But some of their rules I just can't buy into, and I refuse to become a "Cafeteria Catholic". ok but wait - did you just say the catholic church doesn't prosletyze much? :laugh: They really don't, at least in the United States. They're nothing like numerous other faiths I could mention. The Orthodox churches and most Jewish sects are similar in that regard.
March 18, 200817 yr Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Christians but some of them really give up some dumb stuff for lent. It's usually younger people but they should know better if they're 21. This girl came over to our house tonight (to make her boyfriend jealous) and we're talking in the living room and somehow it got brought up, she asked me if I'm giving anything up and I said no, so I asked her if she is and she said CHEESE. Come to find out this girl is LACTOSE INTOLERANT. Wtf. That's such a cop-out. I don't see why people give up trivial materialistic things for a spiritual religion. I think if I had to give something up, I would give up being a sarcastic @sshole. One of the main reasons I don't subscribe to any organized religion is if the Deity is aware of our activities, I doubt very much that it cares much about them beyond the Golden Rule. Half my family is Catholic, to the point that a cousin was a Cardinal. I respect the Church a lot, mainly because they don't prosletyze much. But some of their rules I just can't buy into, and I refuse to become a "Cafeteria Catholic". ok but wait - did you just say the catholic church doesn't prosletyze much? :laugh: They really don't, at least in the United States. They're nothing like numerous other faiths I could mention. The Orthodox churches and most Jewish sects are similar in that regard. as far as you are aware....
March 18, 200817 yr If this turns into a messy religion debate, I'm going to start singing "Imagine" by John Lennon and p!ss everyone off.
March 19, 200817 yr That's exactly what Islamic fundamentalists have told the recording artist above.
March 19, 200817 yr Does anyone want an extra life? :-o Man Puts Entire Life Up for Auction Tuesday , March 18, 2008 AP SYDNEY, Australia — A painful breakup with his wife has prompted a man to put his entire life — his house, his car, his job, even his friends — up for sale online in an effort to start over. Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, said Tuesday he would auction everything he owns and more on eBay starting June 22. So this guy's house alone is worth $390,000 but he works as a carpet specialist? Sounds like he has a benefactor.
March 19, 200817 yr Does anyone else find the band Circa Survive as addicting as I do? I'm not complaining at all as they are one of my favorite bands. But seriously, once I start listening to them I can't stop.
March 19, 200817 yr Does anyone else find the band Circa Survive as addicting as I do? I'm not complaining at all as they are one of my favorite bands. But seriously, once I start listening to them I can't stop. Yeah! I understand completely ... If you like them, you'll probably like Bad Veins, a Cincinnati band. Check them out!: http://www.myspace.com/badveins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvZlntthKn8
March 19, 200817 yr wow... Now I know there are techniques to getting the "telephone voice" by using EQ, but that is awesome how they are actually singing into a phone.
March 19, 200817 yr Yeah, there a lot of bands like that who sound the same, but they all put their own touches on the style. I am so addicted to Circa though.. They are such a great band. haha
March 20, 200817 yr I really like Spoon. They have a concert at Bogarts coming up; I think I'm going. Their stuff is weird but I like it. http://download.yousendit.com/529A166B5ADE0AF8
March 20, 200817 yr Oh man.. Spoon??? wow I haven't heard them in a looong time. My brother who is 28 got me into them and yeah I love them.
March 20, 200817 yr I think Kohl's has hijacked Cleveland.com. when I go to Cleveland.com, I see the page for about 2 seconds and then it automatically goes to Kohls.com. Not sure if it something wrong with my computer, but pretty annoying just the same.
March 20, 200817 yr I think Kohl's has hijacked Cleveland.com. when I go to Cleveland.com, I see the page for about 2 seconds and then it automatically goes to Kohls.com. Not sure if it something wrong with my computer, but pretty annoying just the same. Try cleaning your cache? I don't have any problems accessing their site.
March 20, 200817 yr Woman Goes for Leg Operation, Gets New Anus Instead Talk about a pain in the ass! :| A German retiree is taking a hospital to court after she went in for a leg operation and got a new anus instead, the Daily Telegraph is reporting. The woman woke up to find she had been mixed up with another patient suffering from incontinence who was to have surgery on her sphincter. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,339270,00.html
March 20, 200817 yr Does this mean there's an anus bank, awaiting the call from a worthy recipient? Do chopper crews spring into action, rushing to the scene with their Little Playmate coolers containing donor anuses?
March 20, 200817 yr Exactly how does one get a new anus? (do I really what to know this :|) I could go sooooooooooo many places with that one. You just left "the door open" for numerous crude jokes. Does this mean there's an anus bank, awaiting the call from a worthy recipient? Do chopper crews spring into action, rushing to the scene with their Little Playmate coolers containing donor anuses? LMAO!!!! You made me spit water all over the carpet and trashcan.
March 20, 200817 yr Exactly how does one get a new anus? (do I really what to know this :|) Sounds like a skit on Jackass.
March 20, 200817 yr The good news is that there isn't a recipient waiting list because it isn't difficult to find a bunch of -ssholes.
March 20, 200817 yr Exactly how does one get a new anus? (do I really what to know this :|) Ask and ye shall receive! This is almost......disturbing. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2077921
March 20, 200817 yr I think my youngest brother was the victim of a similar mix-up, only it happened when he was in for a facelift.
March 20, 200817 yr I think my youngest brother was the victim of a similar mix-up, only it happened when he was in for a facelift. LMAO! Rob, thats cruel!
March 20, 200817 yr ... Rob, that's cruel! So is my youngest brother. He's a relentless, remorseless liar and thief.
March 23, 200817 yr Few random thoughts: A friend of mine invited us to a house where she was "house sitting" last night. It was the most pretentious mansion I've ever been to. Had blueprints of the house framed in the foyer, and there was an African themed room with a bar, downstairs. Dead Zebra, Lion and Tiger skin rugs as well as at least 15 mounted African animal heads mounted everywhere. Guns, Rhino horns (or horns of some sort, I know Rhino ones are very expensive), giant bugs in glass cases, etc. I walked in there and freaked out and said "OMG I'm calling PETA!!!". I've never seen anything scarier in my life, and I'm the biggest meat eater alive. I'm glad the family wasn't there, I'd have to hear about an "eye opening third world experience" from a WASP. I go into the living room, there's the staple giant globe next to a chair, properly placed letter opener, piano, and old paintings of a family that isn't theirs. The tv was minimalist and probably doesn't coincide with their work ethic. So strange. I came home this morning and there was NO EASTER BASKET in my house. Wtf. I miss those days. I can't wait 'til I have kids, I'm going to do what my aunt did and leave trails of baby carrots throughout the house to add authenticity, then make my kids clean it up the next morning!
March 23, 200817 yr Few random thoughts: A friend of mine invited us to a house where she was "house sitting" last night. It was the most pretentious mansion I've ever been to. Had blueprints of the house framed in the foyer, and there was an African themed room with a bar, downstairs. Dead Zebra, Lion and Tiger skin rugs as well as at least 15 mounted African animal heads mounted everywhere. Guns, Rhino horns (or horns of some sort, I know Rhino ones are very expensive), giant bugs in glass cases, etc. I walked in there and freaked out and said "OMG I'm calling PETA!!!". I've never seen anything scarier in my life, and I'm the biggest meat eater alive. This is exactly what Charlton Heston's house looked like. When I was living in LA, I heard his house was up for sale and when they had an open house, I walked down to the street to check it out. Looked just.like.that.
March 23, 200817 yr Yeah that creeped the HELL out of me. I was afraid to sleep in that room with all of the animals staring at me, and stepping on dead tigers and lions. I just got this creepy feeling the whole time like it was about to be Jumanji 2.0, until the alcohol set in. My friend Paul makes for a great bartender. That's so weird that it's similar; maybe that's a new trend or something or just a common theme for a room (if you like exploiting dead animals).
March 23, 200817 yr RocknRoller, you have a picture of Heston's room? I'd like to see it for comparison or maybe I can find one.
March 23, 200817 yr ^^ First thing I thought of when I read this was the house in the Richard Connell short story, The Most Dangerous Game .
March 23, 200817 yr I only read part of that lol I'm too scared to read the rest. Bad enough I had to be in the house from "Clue". It might rub off on me. Professor David in the African Room with the Candlestick!!
March 23, 200817 yr RocknRoller, you have a picture of Heston's room? I'd like to see it for comparison or maybe I can find one. Oh no, that was a lifetime ago. I didn't even own a camera.
March 23, 200817 yr RocknRoller, you have a picture of Heston's room? I'd like to see it for comparison or maybe I can find one. These aren't pictures of Moses' (aka C. Heston) house, but David, does this scare you?
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