Society & Culture - 11 December 2007

2007-12-11 01:02:05 · 13 answers · asked by Al T 2 in Religion & Spirituality

(Don't worry, I won't.)

Given that you were nice to me . . . would you start being mean to me?

2007-12-11 01:01:34 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 01:01:19 · 31 answers · asked by nini_28602 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Some chat room moderators make it clear to not type in all caps as other participants perceive it as shouting.

How about email?

When you get an email in all caps, do you perceive it as shouting? Or just a lazy typist who won't take the time to shift the case key as appropriate?

How do you FEEL when someone types a message to you in all caps? Or at least, what is your first impression before you are able to fully digest what they are saying?

By the same token, when someone types a message to you over internet and they include zero capitalization, zero to little punctuation, and everything is all lower case -- do you feel slighted in some way? Like maybe you are so unimportant to that person that they couldn't take an extra half-second to correctly capitalize your name, the beginning of a sentence, proper nouns, etc?

Or is the standard now that no-one knows how to type or punctuate correctly so if you actually DO take the time to do these things, YOU'RE JUST WEIRD, MAN!

2007-12-11 01:01:10 · 12 answers · asked by John S. 5 in Etiquette

2007-12-11 00:58:46 · 14 answers · asked by BorgPet6of10 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Is that why he is assembling a group of disciples including Chuck Norris and Ric Flair?

2007-12-11 00:58:06 · 8 answers · asked by 2 5 in Religion & Spirituality

And what,s the nicest thing you,ve done for a person?
How did it make you feel.

2007-12-11 00:57:29 · 5 answers · asked by ? 7 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-12-11 00:57:04 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 00:56:53 · 4 answers · asked by zsuzsa 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

..your heritage as a white American? It seems that this gonzo society recognizes only the pride of gay,black,hispano,native American,asian,etc but the white people are conspicuously left out of recognition..why ?

2007-12-11 00:56:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-12-11 00:56:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've been praying for a week now with no results. Should I break down and buy some monistat or just try to pray a little harder?

2007-12-11 00:55:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 00:54:49 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Apparently he weeps as he does so, but it's our choice, because we've got free will.

Can't he decide to just forgive us and not do so? In fact, can't he just magic hell out of existence as it's such a nasty place?

2007-12-11 00:54:16 · 21 answers · asked by DavinaOpines 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 00:52:46 · 4 answers · asked by Payton 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Hello, is this the sheriff's Office?" "Yes. What can I do for you?" "I'm
calling to report 'bout my neighbor Virgil Smith....He's hidin' marijuana
inside his firewood! Don't quite know how he gets it inside them logs,
but he's hidin' it there." "Thank you very much for the call, sir."

The next day, the Sheriff's Deputies descend on Virgil's house. They search
the shed where the firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every
piece of wood, but find no marijuana. They sneer at Virgil and leave.

Shortly, the phone rings at Virgil's house. "Hey, Virgil! This here's
Floyd....Did the Sheriff come?" "Yeah!" "Did they chop your firewood?"

"Yep!" "Happy Birthday, buddy!" (Rednecks know how to git-R-dun

2007-12-11 00:52:15 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

A Little known Black History Fact. This information can also be
found in the African American Archives at the Smithsonian Institute.
Although not taught in American learning institutions and literature, it is
noted in most Black history professional circles and literature, that
the origin of the term "picnic" derives from the acts of lynching
African -Americans.
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> The word "picnic" is rooted from the whole theme of "Pick A
******." This is where individuals would "pic" a Black person to lynch
and make this into a family gathering.
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> There would be music and a "picnic" ("Nic") being the white
acronym for "******.") Scenes of this was depicted in the movie
"Rosewood" We should choose to use the word "Barbecue", or instead of the word "picnic".

2007-12-11 00:51:40 · 4 answers · asked by Reggie B 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-12-11 00:51:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 00:51:07 · 64 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...Prayer?
I do.
If so,could you please say a prayer for my 82 year old dad who just suffered a stroke,and is slipping quickly into severe demntia?It is simply BREAKING my heart.It came upon him suddenly.
Thank you so much.Hugs...

2007-12-11 00:48:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

isn't the web of irrationality interlinked?

2007-12-11 00:47:45 · 8 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If Noah farted in the ark- how would everyone in there feel? How would God feel?

2007-12-11 00:45:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Tell me why or why not. I'm curious.

2007-12-11 00:45:17 · 32 answers · asked by Emma W 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, traditional decorations show santa and sleigh gliding through the sky in front of the FULL MOON.
Traditional Halloween scenes depict the witch, flying through the air on her broom in front of the FULL MOON.
Whats up with this???
We hardly ever have a full moon on either holiday!!!
By the way, I am Wiccan and worship the moon (in any stage) as a SYMBOL of the Goddess.

2007-12-11 00:45:13 · 2 answers · asked by Nature Mother 4 in Halloween

u see. we can see christian's prophets name in koran. that means bible truly is a fact or historical thing. but the koran have no support from any other religious or document. so sometimes i will think that islam's koran is come from the old testoment of the bible. islam follow mostly what jews do.

2007-12-11 00:43:09 · 10 answers · asked by HelpNeeded 1 in Religion & Spirituality

...we would accept your religion?

You do realize, don't you, that we're not atheists because we're okay with dying. Some atheists probably are. I personally am not okay with it at all (although I don't dwell on it, since it is inevitable). But just because I don't like the idea of dying doesn't mean I am going to force myself to believe in something that doesn't make sense or sound right to me.

2007-12-11 00:41:46 · 17 answers · asked by Linz VT•AM 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why don't all Christians get to gether and say no trees, not stockings, no Santa Claus, no Poinsetias, no lights? Is it because ther religion is to weak to keep up the numbers without all that?

2007-12-11 00:37:23 · 19 answers · asked by Fred S - AM Cappo Di Tutti Capi 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I suppose I'm your typical Atheist. I am convinced very firmly of 'the big two' (Evolution and The Big Bang), and have no occult* or spiritual beliefs whatsoever.

But yeh, enough of I, what of you?




* God Bless Jimmy Page!

2007-12-11 00:34:41 · 23 answers · asked by Golgi Apparatus 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 00:31:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and why, in Exodus 3:6 does this angel identify himself as 'the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob', and, in verse 7 as Jehovah. How can an angel claim to be God unless he is God. Bear in mind that angel means messenger and Jesus was God's ultimate messenger. Is therefore, the 'angel of Jehovah actually Jesus, and, if so, does that not also make him Jehovah God?

2007-12-11 00:31:16 · 18 answers · asked by the truth has set me free 4 in Religion & Spirituality