RipplecutBuddha

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A prominent LDS.net member has been arrested One Dazed and Confused has been booked on charges of being deliberately misleading, and supporting opposing ideas at the same time. When asked for a comment during the arrest, the subject's statements were filled with 'first of all' and 'on the other hand' comments. These statements left the reporter with no real conclsive postition to report on. No word has been found on the potential for a future in politics.

I did very much. Along with the challenges of serving a mission anywhere, I got to meet many great people (including a few non-memebers who helped build the temple there), eat some amazing Mexican Food, and go almost two years without worrying about snow in the winter. I say almost because for my second Christmas I was in Alpine CA, east of San Diego in the mountains. There was snow during the winter there, but not too much. What was it like serving in England?

aw, c'mon...no need to be that way lol part of the rules is to have fun with it... And are you a wolf in sheep's clothing...really?

Speaking from the male perspective, and having been married, I can tell you that I'd rather have a wife that I can respect and count on to keep me humble when needed. I've known men in the church that oppress their wives, and let me tell you how often they moan about how much work it is to 'keep them in line.' It rips my heart to peices to hear it directly, much less know it's going on at all. Even though I'm divorced, I always regarded my wife as at the very least, my equal. Most of the time I looked up to her many good qualities. She was intelligent, well spoken, creative, funny, a loving mother to her son...I would have destroyed all that I loved her for if I decided to try and 'oppress' her. Why would I want that at all? What is missed by those outside the church, and by the posters of the billboards, is that only by obedience to the gospel can any of us (man or woman) hope to reach our full potential in this life. It has nothing to do with being obedient to your husband, but to God...and what Christian religion could possibly have a problem with being obedient to God? Really? After all, Husbands have the very same responsibility of obedience to God, but with a greater amount of accountability due to being a priesthood holder. I think it speaks very highly of women in the church that a male NEEDS to be a worthy priesthood holder just to enter the Celestial Kingdom, but a woman has no similar need. Also, in order to reach the highest level...man and woman need each other. Some people simply need to open their bible and re-read the whole thing. Once you commit to just citing verses and phrases, the entire message is lost almost immediately. On the other hand, some people want exactly that to happen.

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"All i wanna do is have some pants...I've got a feeling I'm not the only one..."

It is rather disheartening to see a great idea with tons of potential get ruined by the immediate desire to sink to cheap gutter-style humor. Going there sadly IMHO displays the writer's lack of true creativity. After all, Bill Cosby spent his entire stand-up career doing excellent family friendly humor...If he can do it, why can't many others figure it out too?

Oh, good, an easy one... David Letterman was making fun of bands with odd names like Blind Mellon, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, etc...well he had these two giant dice with random words written on them. His goal was to roll the dice, and come up with a new rock band name. The words Ripplecut and Buddha came up and he spent the rest of the show announcing that Ripplecut Buddha was going to play as the last act. I've used it ever since as my online ID. I'm surprised nobody else ever uses it....or else I'm waaay outta touch with what's cool. Dazed & Confused Is that sign near where you live? Because it would explain your name pretty easily....

Godless-For being cheep.... Sorry, It's all I got, and I'm tired....

Dirty Harry "A man's got to know his pants."

It's my attempt at a fun thread, so be kind. Simple rules...name one thing you'd like to know about the last person to post. You can answer any question asked of you, but you still have to ask a question about the last person to post. As always, keep it clean and have fun. *ready for the first question....*

Tombstone "You're so drunk, you can't hit pants. In fact you're probably seein' double." "I got two pants, one for each of ya." Payback "Seventy thousand? That's it? What is it...the pants or something?" UHF "Sometime you gotta grab life by the pants and *YANK* as hard as you can" Star Trek Kirk-"You gonna be able to fly these pants?" Spock-"Something tells me I already have." Tron Flynn "My pants want me to take down the Master Control" Tron "That's what my pants want too." UP from "Squirrel!" to "Pants!" Monty Python's Holy Grail "Don't like her?! What's wrong with her? She's beautiful, she's rich, she's got huge...pants!"

That's not what I meant to say. I meant that that's how I view it when I go to the theaters. You shouldn't feel obliged at all to pay for something you don't want at the theater, especially if the prices bother you. However, if you go to the theater, and bring in your own food, chances are you're gonna sneak it in...why? Because you know that odds are it's frowned upon by the theater. So...if you're gonna go to the movie, and you know you're gonna want to eat something during the film...the honest thing to do is pay for the snacks they offer. You can go to the theater and not eat/drink/buy a single thing besides the ticket...I've done that too...not a problem. What I have a problem with is people justifying sneaking food in (when they know very well it's the wrong thing to do) just because they don't like the prices. The Prophets have consistently told us to live within our means. If we lack the means to comfortably attend a film at a theater and pay for the food the theater offers, then we can either go without, or just not go at all until we can afford what we want. Again, this is just my opinion, but the facts are that most of the employee's wages come from concession stand sales...that's just how the bugeting works out in most theaters. They are very limited on how much money they get from ticket sales, so the rest of the money has to come from somewhere, especially in mosty empty theaters.

Okay, I actually read the entire thread (including the diversions into preffered truck manufacturers and who makes the best burgers), and I'm surprised no one has said this before; Put the shoe on the other foot and assume you run the theater. Most movie theaters are owned by larger companies. The owning corporations are the ones that set the ticket prices, because they have to pay for permission to play the movie in their theaters. The theater itself only gets a small part of that money. The rest of the employee's income has to come from concession sales. Not to mention the cost of running the facility, paying taxes, and all other expenses associated with running any business. Ask yourself this, As a theater manager, would you allow your customers to bring in their own food? Of course not, because it hits you immediately at the bottom line, and that is covering your expenses. Paying your employees rightful wages is an expense to any business. After having worked at a diner for several months now, I can tell you that food cost vs. profits is a very serious issue. Do you actually think the theater owners want to charge such high prices? Or do you think they'd love to be able to slash their prices and get a bigger slice of the market? Imagine a theater that only charges 50 cents for any concession item while the competition is charging multiple dollars for the same stuff...where would you go? Going to the movies is not an entitlement, it is a luxury purchace. If you don't like the high prices, wait until you can rent the movie for far less, and watch it at home where you can eat any food you want at no additional cost to you. I normally don't go at all, unless I really really want to see the movie in the large theater format. Then I'll be prepared to pay whatever prices they charge because I'm seeing it at their facility which is run by their employees, who deserve to be paid for their work. And no, I've never snuck in food to a movie...it's just never been that big a deal to me. I already know the prices are gonna be high, so I'm ready for what it costs to have what I want.

okay, let me try it this way. Either the errors and corruption of text are there or they aren't. You can't stand on both sides of the issue. If they are there, they are significant as each change risks altering the message of the text overall. I would think you'd agree with this, but I can't be too sure. So now, at the end of your statement, you're asking for proof, right? After you admit there have been alterations to the bible, right? If you already admit that they are there, why would we need to prove them to you? I've read the entire thread and I'm still unsure of what it is you're after. Even with the short life of the Book of Mormon starting in 1830, there are twenty editions in existence. The differences, while minor, are real, and do have an effect upon the messages involved. to think the bible could endure several thousands of years of changes, alterations, and errors without damage to the message is..I repeat, desperately naive.

And a movie afterward...precisely

I try to think of it this way... Through revelation, the Lord is trying to tell us what is really going on, and what it's really about. Through science, we can get a glimpse at the nuts and bolts of how he's getting it done.

Oh, Pam...no need to worry. Many of us have plenty of room in our hearts to deeply love gingerbread girls and svelte cows at the same time...

In a related story, I broke a full-length mirror tring to hang it on a door. I'm supposed to get seven years of bad luck, but my attorney thinks he can get me down to three or four.

As useful as the Dead Sea Scrolls have been to world religion, they do demonstrate that mythology can creep into any religious system. Even current LDS doctrines suffer from mythological addition. Lilith may have been mentioned in the scrolls, but there has been no indication from any of the prophets that she was a real person that came before Eve. This could mean two things; 1. It isn't true doctrine 2. It isn't important to our salvation whether she really lived or not since I don't know everything (or much of anything, depending on whom you speak with) I'm content to let both options stay on the table. The above can be rendered more succinct by the following statement; I don't know, and I really don't care right now. thank you for your patience.

yes, the pose is quite fetching...others would think it was udderly amoosing, at least that's what I herd from over my shoulder when a friend was trying to horn in on the discussion, though I don't approve of his brand of humor. *sorry, it was just sitting there, begging to be said...*

Um...as far as I know, bringing in outside food will get you kicked out of the theater...at least it used to be that way. The food prices are where the theaters make their money, so they're not gonna go down at all in the future. My advice...have the family eat dinner at home before you go to the movie...then drinks and a few candy bars will be all they have room for anyhow.

stay out of the alfalfa, and concentrate on walking while you chew your cud...the pounds will just melt away. Also...cut your salt-block time back...salt helps retain water, and you don't want that either...