Tom Strange

Do I hear a song coming on?

well... at least I've got that going for me!

aw Reverend2T's... you made me think of that classic album "Virgilio Awakes"... myseestorEx! I had the same dream... only in black and white... what meaneth this sister niKa? Am I going to Sturgis to witness to the peepuhl?

me either Zix... we grill out as well... beef and chicken fajitas (she does the 'secret' marinade)... and my wife's homemade pico de gallo, red and green salsa... add of course Mexican rice and refried beans... either that or Hamburgers and Nathan's hot dogs...

where is OLM socks? and the other OLMs? surely what happened on "Friends" doesn't take precedence over the Amazing Sea Monkeys?!?! then again... maybe it does... :(-->

I know what you mean MasterP... but if you go to the manager and complain, they'll (most times) ask the folks to leave... but then you end up missing part of the movie... so you're scrod either way...

aw Class! geez... it just brings a tear to mah eye to see you all here... hungry... searching for and rahtly deeviding der verd...oops... I mean... God's Word...

no... no... there's a character on a local SportsTalk (guy talk) station here called "Opposite Man"... and then there's also George Castanza in that one Seinfeld episode...

no dmill... OM is right... set them up individually... and don't put them all out there at one time... unless, of course, you do care if you maximize your bucks intake... then you could put them out as sets... that's a good course with other magazines... but these are from a cult! can you say special interest???!!!

yeah... all the guy (ARod) did while he was here was "his job", and he did it very well... no one can argue that... at least if they use his stats to judge... but his "team personality" was petulant and condescending at best... he was not good in "the room"... And a perfect example on the opposite end of the spectrum (personality wise), as you brought up, is Pudge... he's just one of those "guys" that make others better... he is missed, Arod isn't...

OM said: that's the way I look at it also (bullinger)... it's their problem with the big guy in the end......of course, it sure does sound like they've strayed from "not grudingly (cuz you have to) or of necessity (give so you can recieve back) for God loveth a cheerfull giver"... it almost sounds like they TWI have turned it around to the opposite of that...

Oh! "Opposite Man"!!!!! I've heard you on the radio I think...

Well Grizz... I think that if I were "mad" at some 'entity'... I'd register a name like www.ihatethewayinternational.com or www.thewayinternationalsucks.com or www.thewayblows.com or www.thewayareliars.com (hmmm... maybe I'll check on their availability) that way it would still show up in the search engines and I'm not them...

Johnyouare, have you not seen OM's posts related to this subject on other threads? He has stated that he "doesn't believe the stories of coercion and abuse" were the result of manipulative, evil p-ricks... he has effectively called them either liars or saying that they "had a choice to refuse" and that they (the victims) should "share the blame"...

Rascal said: To which OM replied: But don't you see it OM? That's what happened to those who refused. Now... a young lady, wanting to serve the Lord, and "God's only true ministry" wouldn't refuse because that would mean that she was possessed. And no one, well pretty much no one, wants to be possessed.... So the MOG is telling them "it's God's will that you do this for/with me"... and in her mind she's convinced that this MOG "walks in the spirit and cares for her"... plus she does not want to be possessed...what choice is there for her? (1) compliance with the MOG who "cares for her" or (2) possession by devil spirits and loss of her way of life as she knows it...

myseestorEx, the voice of logic and reason, said: I think that is a very astute observation/analogy/question... kind of puts it all in perspective...

yeah... he has the PS2 HD... so far about the only problem he causes is 'bandwidth piracy'... when that happens... I unplug him!

OM said: Actually I'd be just as inclined to 'portray' YOU as brainwashed for your failure to recognize what happened in "Way World"

OM... here we are again! OM... as stated before a hundred thousand times... "required"? If you didn't, life as you knew it would end. No more "blessing of God"... no more "part of the household"... no more "walking with God's true ministry"... if they didn't, and resisted, they were "cast out", labeled as "possessed", out from under the "umbrella of God's protection" for not doing the "will of God"... for this was how it was presented to them, a very real dilemma for most... "spiritual life" or "spiritual death"... ...but that's been gone over with you before... you have refused to "see" it in the past, and I'm sure you'll refuse to "see" it now... fortunately, the reality of the evilness of TWI does not rely on your vision of it...

when I went LEAD, it was the first year I think, and it was mostly like an "outward bound" kind of thing with manifestations thrown in... of course, from what I read here at GS... it seems almost everything turned "dark" as the years went by... as opposed to only being "dark" below the surface when I was in...

Thanks WW...

I'll testify to the "update AdAware" comment (if it needs any testimony)... I ran it and it came back all clean... I updated just after that... and it came back with nine trackers!

MasterP!: I officially license you! VH: wassamatta? can't take a little constructive criticism of your movie?

Most lawyers will take the money, winnable case or not... as long as they are guaranteed to get paid... as my lovely wife says... "it's all about billing"... Now, you are correct, most lawyers will not take something that will get them in trouble with the bar... but TWI's cases are hardly that...

yeah... I know johnyouare... that's what everyone's saying... I don't think we're gonna win 116 games... but we're better... and we're gonna be better... he is a great player but it kinda makes you wonder whether he sucks the life out of a team or not... There was a funny sign in the Mother's Day crowd at the ballpark today... it was a giant postcard that said: "Dear Alex, just wanted to let you know the kids are all right... Love, Mom" It was hilarious...