Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
May 11th 2005, 10:38 am
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by mandpete
... as one child's mother objected to her son watching it because of religious beliefs, which meant the whole of the class couldn't watch it either.
May 11th 2005, 10:44 am
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by Bob
couldn't they have just kicked the crunt out of class and told him to read a book? That's what my old school use to do if any of the parents objected to a movie being shown end of term etc...
May 11th 2005, 10:47 am
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by mandpete
That's what I thought, but being about the only non church going people in the area decided not to say anything.
May 11th 2005, 11:13 am
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by mandpete
That's what I thought, but being about the only non church going people in the area decided not to say anything.
:scared: you guys must be pretty lonely!Do you keep a score-card for "at which church do you worship?" and "have you found Jesus"?
May 11th 2005, 11:21 am
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
:scared: you guys must be pretty lonely!Do you keep a score-card for "at which church do you worship?" and "have you found Jesus"?
May 11th 2005, 11:28 am
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by rincewind
Cramping today Donna?
Doesn't anyone listen to Mozart anymore?
May 11th 2005, 11:35 am
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
:scared: you guys must be pretty lonely!Do you keep a score-card for "at which church do you worship?" and "have you found Jesus"?
So far it looks like this:
Jehovah's Witnesses - 3pts
Church of Utah - 2pts
Church of Ohio - 1pt
I'm thinking of joining whichever has the most points at the end of the year.
May 11th 2005, 12:00 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
I keep a league table of religions/churches that try to solicit my.... religion (?)
So far it looks like this:
Jehovah's Witnesses - 3pts
Church of Utah - 2pts
Church of Ohio - 1pt
I'm thinking of joining whichever has the most points at the end of the year.
So far it looks like this:
Jehovah's Witnesses - 3pts
Church of Utah - 2pts
Church of Ohio - 1pt
I'm thinking of joining whichever has the most points at the end of the year.
May 11th 2005, 12:03 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
The name is ELVIRA FCS!!!
Doesn't anyone listen to Mozart anymore?
Doesn't anyone listen to Mozart anymore?
May 11th 2005, 12:05 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by rincewind
And there was me just being courteous
Catalogues anyone?
May 11th 2005, 12:15 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
.... "have you found Jesus"?
May 11th 2005, 12:19 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by Bob
normal replies include yeah, he's hanging about, he's pinned down at the moment, yeah, he told me he's a buddhist...
May 11th 2005, 2:03 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
:scared: you guys must be pretty lonely!Do you keep a score-card for "at which church do you worship?" and "have you found Jesus"?
I did have to bite my tongue when listening to two god wallas saying how exciting it was when the new Pope was chosen and that they had been glued to the TV for hours that day waiting for the white smoke.
My son made friends with a lad whose father was the vicar?/priest? of one of the churches here but suddenly the friend wasn't allowed to our house any more. Apparently it was because we drink alcohol, have a fridge full of beer and wine in the basement and the main reason was because we don't go to church. How pathetic is that man? That was the first time we realised how shallow some people are over here.
May 11th 2005, 2:08 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by mandpete
I always tell people I don't go to their church, but don't mention that I don't go to any.
I did have to bite my tongue when listening to two god wallas saying how exciting it was when the new Pope was chosen and that they had been glued to the TV for hours that day waiting for the white smoke.
My son made friends with a lad whose father was the vicar?/priest? of one of the churches here but suddenly the friend wasn't allowed to our house any more. Apparently it was because we drink alcohol, have a fridge full of beer and wine in the basement and the main reason was because we don't go to church. How pathetic is that man? That was the first time we realised how shallow some people are over here.
I did have to bite my tongue when listening to two god wallas saying how exciting it was when the new Pope was chosen and that they had been glued to the TV for hours that day waiting for the white smoke.
My son made friends with a lad whose father was the vicar?/priest? of one of the churches here but suddenly the friend wasn't allowed to our house any more. Apparently it was because we drink alcohol, have a fridge full of beer and wine in the basement and the main reason was because we don't go to church. How pathetic is that man? That was the first time we realised how shallow some people are over here.
May 11th 2005, 2:42 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves peculiar to living in the USofA
Originally Posted by ImHere
How shallow and intolerant I think that should be. Once again this kind of thing just proves to me how much of a disparity there is between UK society and US society when it comes to tolerance and progressiveness.
Remember, liberals all go to hell! :scared:
