tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post4233172943105768791..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: A little inspiration from Mark TwainElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-90079230891531808302009-05-22T11:47:58.836-04:002009-05-22T11:47:58.836-04:00Have to remind myself of that Twain quote all the ...Have to remind myself of that Twain quote all the time in this business. <br /><br />Can't get the song out of my head. Love it!Jane Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538010409948644265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-26667793838113789702009-05-22T00:55:50.637-04:002009-05-22T00:55:50.637-04:00I've begun to wonder, quite seriously, if they mak...I've begun to wonder, quite seriously, if they make these arguments because of their <I>own</I> understanding of marriage. <br /><br />Perhaps, they really need some sort of threat to make them faithful, to keep them from going out and having sex with everything with a body temperature. I don't see this as a result of heterosexuality - nor does it seem to be a result of "heterosexual privilege" - but rather these "orthodox" believers and their own woundedness and dysfunction.<br /><br />At the very least, it is frightening what they might do if strictures were removed from them. It's patently obvious from their comments that they have no concept of sexual continence outside of force of law or other threat!MarkBrunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971990948866488080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-12304646786489859742009-05-21T23:02:51.475-04:002009-05-21T23:02:51.475-04:00still laughing!!!
my word thingy is hoacoric.... ...still laughing!!!<br /><br />my word thingy is hoacoric.... I think that is a type of laugh that leaves one gasping for air...it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-54106887367892836532009-05-21T22:59:48.020-04:002009-05-21T22:59:48.020-04:00Elizabeth, as long as you're quoting my neighbor f...Elizabeth, as long as you're quoting my neighbor from down the road in Hannibal, have you ever read my favorite of his works, Letters from the Earth?<br /><br />The premise is Satan is kicked out for "a celestial day" and he writes letters describing this strange human thing called "religion."<br /><br />It was written in 1909, but a lot sure still rings true in 2009...Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-21902109511163783922009-05-21T15:56:18.721-04:002009-05-21T15:56:18.721-04:00I love the song.
In statistics, where I have made...I love the song.<br /><br />In statistics, where I have made a living from time to time (darn job market) there is a term of art -- the laugh test. That is, if we report that 82% of all wives are men, the immediate reaction is to laugh. So that stat would fail the laugh test. <br /><br />So let's try this. If <B>two</B> women love each other and wish to announce their commitment to each other and receive a blessing in church, they are attacking men and women who also love each other. That fails the laugh test. If the church grants their request, it will be <I>required</I> to bless arraignments between trios, harems and inter-species couples. That fails the laugh test. If the church <I>permits</I> those women to <I>request</I> a blessing, then priests will automatically loose their ability to use their judgment and discernment in responding to the <I>requests</I>. That fails the laugh test.<br /><br />The best way to deal with the "arguments" of the homophobes is to expose them to daylight and laughter.<br /><br />FWIW<br />jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-89010779575569376902009-05-21T15:17:47.377-04:002009-05-21T15:17:47.377-04:00I really love that my mere existence as a celibate...I really love that my mere existence as a celibate bisexual breaks the brains of so many people. It's kind of fun!Mary Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565978226362711401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-13237139787805065822009-05-21T13:45:24.832-04:002009-05-21T13:45:24.832-04:00oops I meant "roll" as in "blogroll" but role lead...oops I meant "roll" as in "blogroll" but role leads to all sorts of ideas....IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-78553563081705493652009-05-21T12:39:45.634-04:002009-05-21T12:39:45.634-04:00Thanks, IT. It's fixed.Thanks, IT. It's fixed.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-12433573703324492712009-05-21T10:54:37.111-04:002009-05-21T10:54:37.111-04:00This post comes up twice (once above, once below t...This post comes up twice (once above, once below the birthday greetings to Mark); you may want to check your role to see if you posted a draft.<br /><br />As for the rest of it, yes indeed.IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-65176447109443361922009-05-21T10:07:41.139-04:002009-05-21T10:07:41.139-04:00Well. Whew. That's blunt. Don't think I'll link...Well. Whew. That's blunt. Don't think I'll link to it either. But glad you mentioned it.PseudoPiskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070541512355253553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-76723613436083999342009-05-21T10:02:56.038-04:002009-05-21T10:02:56.038-04:00Hey, Elizabeth. Thanks for the plug and for pointi...Hey, Elizabeth. Thanks for the plug and for pointing to this great song! It renews my hope that Truth and Youth are on our side.<br />Peace to you, and hope, and joy, even in the midst of pain and struggle. A luta continua...Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.com