Society & Culture - 31 October 2007

What could be your proof if you may...?

2007-10-31 08:33:03 · 10 answers · asked by johnny N 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I just saw this..Is it Christian or Magic?

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119370066239175607.html

2007-10-31 08:32:25 · 11 answers · asked by PROBLEM 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 08:31:39 · 71 answers · asked by nettyone2003 6 in Halloween

Twas the night before Halloween and all through the place not a candy was left how could Momma save face?

The kids were all tucked in their beds one through six while Momma was meeting her chocolate fix. The Hersheys were gone, the Snickers were, too, even the eyeballs with caramel goo. Wrappers and boxes and baggies galore littered the kitchen, the table and floor.

When what to Mom’s wandering eyes should appear but the floating Great Pumpkin with a glowering sneer. Shrieking in fright to her bed she did fly begging forgiveness for each pumpkin pie.

But the scene was a farce and not really real - the result of a sugar high and not the real deal. Still, the kids, now awake, cried out in shock when they discovered the candy bowl empty of stock.

“Hey, Mother, what gives? Where’s the candy galore? To the store you must go and get us some more!”

But none of the shops carried such folly. Instead they were decked with red bows and green holly.

“Christmas already? But it’s still October!”

“We’re sorry ma’am, trick-or-treating is over.”

“Oh, you can’t mean that!” mom cried, and looked hurt … as she throttled the clerk by the front of his shirt. “My kids are at home and they’re counting on me! Surely you must have some spooky candy!”

“Sorry again, ma’am, it really is true. In just a few weeks it’ll be Easter anew.”

Sometimes it happens, that a mom goes berserk. It could be at home or at church or at work. The pressures of life begin to take toll and Mom will assume an insane kind of role.

It happened that night, folks say in hushed whispers, when Momma took hostages while still in her slippers. “I want candy for goblins and I want it now! Bring me lollies and taffy and bags of brown cows!”

Even the cops couldn’t reason with Mum and they had to call Papa who came on the run. “Mother, dear Mother, please try to calm down. There’s plenty of candy all over town. Why, just as we speak the neighbors prepare to hand out some treats or a hearty good scare!”

“That’s right!” said dear Mom, “How could I have forgotten? There’ll be plenty of candy to make their teeth rotten. I just can’t explain it; can’t understand why. I’d completely forgotten the night that draws nigh.”

“Maybe you need to lay off the sweets. Let the kids get dressed up and do tricks or treats.”

Mom nodded dumbly and said with a frown, “I guess I’ve been foolish all over town. I just needed chocolate to help me keep calm, so hopefully we’ll forget this by the time it turns dawn.”

The town folks all said that they definitely did. They couldn’t recall that mom just flipped her lid. Well, who could blame her? Who’d even dare? Look at the kids that are in her good care. Sometimes they’re sweet and a joy to behold, but sometimes don’t do what they’ve simply been told.

It’s not easy on Mom, it’s not easy on Dad, to not go berserk with the blessings they’ve had. So maybe we all should—one night in October—allow moms and dads to hand sanity over. Let them go nuts; let them go wild. Remember it’s all for the sake of a child.

2007-10-31 08:31:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Do people really believe the stuff that Jack Chick puts out in his Chick Tracts?

www.chick.com for anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about.

2007-10-31 08:31:29 · 6 answers · asked by Jake S 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i need to write the place of articulation for these sounds and some of these symbols are really weird.
[s] : [θ]
[k] :[g]
[w]: [j]
[f]: [ʃ]
[l]: [t]
[ð]: [v]
[ʧ]: [s]
[m]: [ŋ]
[r]: [w]
[ʧ]: [ʤ]
[h]: [Ɂ]
[z]: [ʤ]

Another problem im having is by considering the phones [h] and [Ɂ] i need to determine whether they contrast, or
whether they are allophones of one phoneme.
a). kahon ‘box’ d). Ɂari ‘property’
b). hariɁ ‘king’ e). kaɁon ‘to fetch’
c). Ɂumagos ‘to flow’ f). humagos ‘to paint’
I wasn't even taught this and I'm expected to learn this myself. Can someone please explain if they can and give me the solutions to these so that I can practice? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

2007-10-31 08:31:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Because I have! and the guests haven't even arrived yet, what should I do?

What can I toast over the fire now?

HELP??

2007-10-31 08:29:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

2007-10-31 08:29:41 · 2 answers · asked by Dan Da Man 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-31 08:28:39 · 2 answers · asked by Tash . 1 in Languages

I have absolutely no knowledge on on the subject but I saw that South Park episode with the aliens....they dont really think that do they?

2007-10-31 08:27:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 08:26:38 · 22 answers · asked by dinkylinker 1 in Other - Society & Culture

He's allpowerful, allmighty all-perfect all -knowing this and that, but just can't seem to handle his finances... How much money that religion takes in goes to charity? Religion takes in Billions of dollars every year and there's no tax. Does this go to your priest's pockets?

2007-10-31 08:25:55 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is it because they don't understand the difference between damning & warning.

Jesus Christ warned of hell fire when he walked the earth as one of us.

It is just a case of falsely accusing Christians by exageration. Saying they are damning someone to hell, when if anything, they are warning of hell or just informing of hell.


When someone yells, "Damn you to hell.". That isn't a Christian. That is a person who is cursing. I never say that. And I am a Christian.

2007-10-31 08:25:48 · 19 answers · asked by t a m i l 6 in Religion & Spirituality

has full lips like a lot of Africans is rarely ever described as mixed. Beyonce has two black parents one light one dark, we have yet to Angelina's mother.

2007-10-31 08:25:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

From answer of my last question

2007-10-31 08:24:55 · 4 answers · asked by Cassandra 2 in Religion & Spirituality

... It is automatically assumed that the asker is faithless?
(specifically the 'Christians'.... ahhh yes, my favorite and yours...maybe it's the Avatar...but then if that's the case then an 'assumption' is being made about an appearence....now is *that* very Christian?

2007-10-31 08:24:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Please provide any historical or archeological information.

2007-10-31 08:24:15 · 3 answers · asked by Soul saviour 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean, they finaly made it to the afterlife, right? shoulnd't they be overjoyed that their loved one no longer has the worries of this world?
OR COULD IT BE THEY HAVE THEIR DOUBTS AND DEATH IS THE GREAT END?

2007-10-31 08:22:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

You don't see black people claiming that Queen Elizabeth or someone was black. Why are you people trying to steal Ancient AFRICAN history? Egypt is IN Africa, Africa does NOT produced pale pasty whites, unless their black albinos.

2007-10-31 08:22:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-10-31 08:22:13 · 73 answers · asked by NUNU 3 in Religion & Spirituality

you know ,sexual abuse,abduction ,porn movies ,why do you think women are sold in the west? why?

2007-10-31 08:22:01 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 08:21:55 · 14 answers · asked by kenneth j 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I find any evil monkeys or clowns terrifying, personally.

My favorites are the super-cheesy Jesus'es (Cheesus'es?) that some of the atheists have.

2007-10-31 08:19:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 08:19:32 · 9 answers · asked by danielle 2 in Religion & Spirituality

10. You get winded from knocking on the door.
9. You have to have another kid chew the candy for you.
8. You ask for high fiber candy only.
7. When someone drops a candy bar in your bag, you lose your balance and fall over.
6. People say, "Great Keith Richards mask!" and you're not wearing a mask.
5. When the door opens you yell, "Trick or..." and can't remember the rest.
4. By the end of the night, you have a bag full of restraining orders.
3. You have to carefully choose a costume that won't dislodge your hairpiece.
2. You're the only Power Ranger in the neighborhood with a walker.
1. You avoid going to houses where your ex-wives live.

Happy Halloween / Samhain guys xxxxxxxxxx

2007-10-31 08:18:51 · 35 answers · asked by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

PERTH, Australia (AFP) - An Australian barmaid who entertained patrons by crushing beer cans between her bare breasts and hanging spoons off her nipples has been fined, police said Wednesday.

Luana De Faveri, 31, was fined 1,000 dollars (900 US dollars) in the Mandurah Magistrates Court in Western Australia after pleading guilty to two breaches of the Liquor Control Act.

2007-10-31 08:15:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Two reporters were talking about 'Halloween.' One was Irish & the other was American. The American was talking about how the British were starting to celebrate the holiday.
This Pagan tradition has been celebrated for around 1,100 years in britain.
How do these people get jobs as reporters?

2007-10-31 08:14:52 · 3 answers · asked by andy in greece 6 in Halloween

I was born in 1974, so I'm officially a Generation Xer. However, I've often felt that I have more in common with the Baby Boomers with regard to attitudes and musical tastes. Does anyone else here feel that he/she was born in the wrong generation?

2007-10-31 08:14:33 · 5 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Other - Society & Culture

Most religions believe in some sort of wonderous afterlife. If it really exists, why not just die, so one can get there quicker?

2007-10-31 08:13:20 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This may have been said buy someone smart once but I do not know who. When I read it I read it here not as a quote;

"Religions offer cerntainty without proof, Science offers proof without certainty."

2007-10-31 08:12:50 · 24 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Religion & Spirituality