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Well, maybe she was just a little cautious. If he got lost or something, it'd just make it easier to find him.

Yep. I remember the "honest abe" top-hat.. and tails.. gads.

Yeah, the guy was supposed to be some kind of big "spiritualist". Forget the name..

Wowser.. they hit "the big time", heh heh. Now they're in Wikipdeia.. :D-->

I think that people indeed do get addicted to this kind of nonsense after a while.. pain does stimulate the body to produce endorphins.. and yes, after a while, I also seemed to "enjoy" such stupidity.. so "happy" to get another session of "love".. ptooie. When some leave der vey, enough seemingly is not enough. Some seem to seek more abusive, pain inducing organizations to fill some kind of "need"..

and he doesn't look fat. All that looks like muscle, to me.. gads.

Wowser.. his trainer would make a mere snack..

Wayfer not, too bad you didn't put on your best southern draw, and say: "Wellll, bless your lil heart, maaaaahm. You look more like you're from New York City than the last time we met, Maaahm. I'll bet your mama's jess so proud of you..." This may help if you need the interpretation

Thankfully, there are probably less than a dozen innies around here.. probably includes the whole tri-city area. The likelihood of running into one in a public place, is well.. what's the word.. astronomical.

Gruesome.. :D-->

Sorry to hear that.. hope she is doing OK. Hope I didn't hit a soft spot..

Funny Rascal.. much more subtle, heh heh.

Well, I would have at least a couple of suggestions, but I don't think they are fit for the ears of those here.. "Wow. I didn't even KNOW there was anybody left in the God-***** cult".." Naw, I probably wouldn't say it.. unless circumstances really warranted it. Too nice a guy I guess.. :)-->

Ah, I think I see the key to all of this.. maybe subliminally, he was telling us the truth? "never HEARD that in all his years.." Lessee.. Ma and Pa dragged young vp to church every sunday.. fifty or so times a YEAR.. and he didn't hear it. Not that they weren't SAYING it. When he was a town bully, wearing a leather jacket and riding his motorcycle in town while standing on the seat.. he didn't HEAR the message.. not that they weren't giving it. You have to remember, we didn't have quite the separation of church and state in those days.. they studied the Bible as part of the friggin curriculum. YEARS in Seminary, and he didn't HEAR that the Bible is the Word of God???!! What seminary did he attend?? First church of Satan? You'd think so by his description.. Honestly, I think this is correct. He did NOT "hear" it. Not that they didn't try.. Finally, we come to this "vivacious" lady, that had to practically beat the h*ll out of him to finally "hear" it. Speaks a great deal about his character, at least to me. Perhaps he SUCCUMBED to this kind of treatment.

I wonder if there is some kind of addiction involved.

Bro. Speed, I'm sure George Dubya wouldn't mind if you played hooky for at least a couple of days! :D-->

Well.. how about trying, "Oooooh, Mighty Paw.." I'm a "believer". It worked for me! :D-->

Which browser are you using? I use Netscape, and it does have a little "eye" that shows up on the taskbar. It indicates that pop-ups on some sites are disabled. Don't know if you eye is exactly the same though.

But knowing the culture, I think we have a few good clues.

Is that your vote Raf? Perfectly acceptable. I don't rule MY threads with a rod of iron or anything! :)-->

Only as we know it.. :)-->

Yep.. just like a fish called Wanda..

Stranger things may have happened, but I kinda question this kind of thing too.. When I was a WOW, one guy showed up in the middle of the night. He was conviced "they" were after him.. his eyes were very, very dialated..

I think that was the Trojan Squirrel..

I wonder what kind of sound a thundering herd of those rascals would make..