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Of course, saying a group is a splinter group doesn't tell us how big the group is, just that it exists. I know of about 4-5 people (possibly less, now) of extreme ex-twi that I presume still meet in a living room weekly. If so, they count as a splinter group. I bet quite a few of the splinters all meet at once in a living room. So, yes 15 splinters is nothing. We could have 15 splinters meet in my apt bldg and each one meet on a different floor!

YES.. Sounds like you might have seen the Shrek movies.

Karl Marx studied politics, philosophy, and economics, each to varying degrees. He was neither a student of theology, nor pharmacology, nor sociology. In other words, he was neither an expert in religion, or opiates, nor the masses (except in how to control them). So, forgive me if I don't subscribe to his statement.

"Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with ME! People take one look at me and go "Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!" They judge me before they even know me - that's why I'm better off alone... "

Correct, a cartoon spinoff that sent the ensemble into space. The Professor made a wooden spaceship on the island. Gilligan, naturally, knocked it off course and they ended up on "Gilligan's Planet." I kid you not. We're missing the time-lost ensemble.

"Is this actually ONE show? " No, it is three shows. I counted. "The Partridge Family had a spin-off called The Partridge Family 2200 AD (C)," Correct- they portrayed the show as set in the future." "...which had the family transported through time... " INcorrect- the show's premise was that 2200 AD was their present and that was not due to time travel, just existing in linear time like normal people. If they were "transported", we would have seen the contemporary family dealing with a future they were learning to navigate, and comparing it to the time they left. To them, 2200 AD was business as usual. "...and was later re-titled The Partridge Family in Outer Space (A)." And it was misnamed that INCORRECTLY, since all the stories took place on a future Earth that resembled The Jetsons. As a kid, that bothered me. So, you named ONE show. A)One cartoon spinoff of a live-action show sent the ensemble into space. B) One cartoon spinoff of a live-action show sent the ensemble into time. C) One cartoon spinoff of a live-action show portrayed the show as set in the future. Name any TWO shows, or all three for bragging rights.

"Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with ME! People take one look at me and go "Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!" They judge me before they even know me - that's why I'm better off alone... "

Ok, next round. Name the actor. Lieutenant T.M. Landry Chandler Jarrell Vernest "Quick" Brown Marcus Graham Inspector Scott Roper Rayford "Ray" Gibson

Next one. The category is "old cartoons." A)One cartoon spinoff of a live-action show sent the ensemble into space. B) One cartoon spinoff of a live-action show sent the ensemble into time. C) One cartoon spinoff of a live-action show portrayed the show as set in the future. Name any TWO shows, or all three for bragging rights.

James Tiberius Kirk.

There ARE some tech wizards who started out as nerds and geeks, and now are on top- society has shifted somewhat over the decades. Bol was pointing out that the school-level stuff often does not- where the assertive, alpha jock is celebrated, and is excused if he breaks the rules, even at the expense of the nerd, who is ignored since he's not socially- exceptional, and ends up surviving his encounters with a bully rather than having recourse. Some places have changes written down that show zero-tolerance for bullies, but in practice, it's still done, often in front of adults, with adults excusing it as "rough play" or other names when they ignore it. I think there have been SOME changes, but in some places, it's exactly the same as it was a generation ago.

In case there's still anyone wondering why this sort of thing happens FAR from twi and not NEAR (as in, not from splinter groups), twi damages the members in a number of ways. One is in what it teaches as practice and what it demonstrates by doing. By showing no compassion for others (the top cadre sometimes get some pathos, everyone else has to "renew their mind" or something) and by exerting no effort for those who are hurt, they show that we are to treat people like machines, and not like people. That can affect twi survivors in lots of ways. As for ex-twi who fancy themselves leaders, it helps harden their hearts. They can even NEED compassion themselves (like when twi kicked them out or when they left), but they fail to understand the lesson they need to learn, which is that THEY will need compassion at points, and so will everyone else. So, they treat people like REVENUE SOURCES, and NOT like people who may suffer and need prayer, compassion, a shoulder to cry on, a sympathetic ear, someone to bring over dinner or help write a resume, or SOMETHING. All the actual "ministering" to people, helping them and so on, all of that is done TO the alleged "minister". The "minister" never actually MINISTERS. He preaches some Bible, but when someone needs some help, it's the "minister" who gets some, never him lending a hand for the congregant. That's why we get endless mailing lists as ex-ministers hop from group to group as they wear out their welcome, ignorant and unrepentant as to why everyone thinks they have a heart of stone. They'll go to their graves and never get it.

Is this a "JUSTICE LEAGUE" cartoon? (JLU, etc.)

JT!

I looked up the author's name and the book title online, and got that quote. Often, I'll do a search with the author's name and "quotes". Example: "George St George" "quotes" to get results with pages specifically compiling quotes from George St George. (There are very few books I could quote from memory for a whole paragraph.) And yes, I cut and pasted what became the clue.

Yes, Grace VC got it correct. Only guesses on this thread would count, of course. You're the only person who's posted since the quote was posted. The quote was from "The Tell-Tale Heart." If nobody got it, I was going to enlarge the quote with the lines preceding and succeeding it.

Next author. "When I had made an end of these labors, it was four o'clock --still dark as midnight. As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door. I went down to open it with a light heart, --for what had I now to fear? There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as officers of the police. A shriek had been heard by a neighbour during the night; suspicion of foul play had been aroused; information had been lodged at the police office, and they (the officers) had been deputed to search the premises. I smiled, --for what had I to fear? I bade the gentlemen welcome. The shriek, I said, was my own in a dream. The old man, I mentioned, was absent in the country. I took my visitors all over the house. I bade them search --search well. I led them, at length, to his chamber. I showed them his treasures, secure, undisturbed. In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room, and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim."

I recognize the 2nd and 4th names there. I'm not sure about what show I've seen the name of the actress in. Phil Lamarr is a voice actor when he's not getting shot in the face by Travolta. Katey Segal does the voice of Leela in "FUTURAMA" so I doubt this is that show. I'm wondering if she plays the Mom opposite Peter Deluise in "Wizards of Waverly Place." *very wild swing* Is this "ELENA OF AVALOR"?????

Ok, wild guess time, maybe. I know MOLLY RINGWALD played a "Claire" in "The Breakfast Club" and has done some TV shows and movies.

Yes, I was pointing out that, if you were posting for others to guess, it had to be a quote from some famous written work, either some famous book or an incredibly famous speech or something. No book I've ever heard of had a line like "Does anyone know what play Lincoln was watching when he was killed in 1865?" As a line, it actually COULD have been from a book (it sounds like it could be a line of dialogue from a movie or TV show.) However, if it was not a line from a book, it wasn't a proper turn. (And the turn was on Raf, who had already posted.) BTW, the quote from Mercutio before was TOTALLY a proper quote from a book.

" What about my Miranda rights? You're supposed to say, "You have the right to remain silent." Nobody said I have the right to remain silent!" "Look, she's not seeing any clients today. Okay? "That's okay, buddy. We're from the union." "The union?" " Head 'em up, Head 'em up, Move 'em on, Move 'em on, Head 'em up, Rawhide! Line 'em up, Move 'em on, Head 'em up, Head 'em up, Move 'em on, Rawhide! Knock 'em out, Pound 'em dead, Make 'em tea, Buy 'em drinks, Meet their mommas, Milk 'em hard, RAWHIDE! YEE-HAW! " "TGIF, eh, buddy? Workin' hard or hardly workin', eh Mac?" "Thank you, gentlemen! Someday, I will repay you. Unless, of course, I can't find you or if I forget." "I hate Mondays." "The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom..." "Bet my bottom??" "...I'm coming Elizabeth!" " Be... good." "It's gonna be champagne wishes and caviar dreams from now on!" "Oh, you got a puppy? All I got in my room was shampoo!" "All right, let's crash this party!" "Are we there yet? " "For five minutes, could you not be yourself? FOR FIVE MINUTES?! "Let's not sit here with our tummies rumbling. Everybody dig in." "Don't mind if I do, Lillian!" "Do you still know the Muffin Man?" "Sure, he's down on Drury Lane. Why?" "Because we're going to need flour. Lots and lots of flour." "I say we take the sword and neuter him right here. Give him the Bob Barker treatment!" " I'm sorry, Lillian. I just wish I could be the man you deserve." "I don't care whose fault this was, just get this place cleaned up! And could someone please bring me something deep fat fried and smothered in chocolate! " "Today, I repay my debt... EN GARDE!" "Hey! Isn't we supposed to be having a fiesta?" "Where is he Mum? I shall render his head from his shoulders! I will smite him where he stands! HE WILL RUE THE VERY DAY HE STOLE MY KINGDOM AWAY FROM ME!" "Oh, put it away, Junior! You're still going to be King. We just need to work out something smarter, that's all. " "Thumbelina, no! Hansel and Gretel, no! The Golden Bird, the Little Mermaid, Pretty Woman... no, no, no, no, NO!" "There's just one problem - that's not my husband. I mean, look at him!" "Yes, he is a bit different, but people do change for the ones they love - you'd be surprised how much I changed for your mother... " "*Change*? He's completely lost his mind!" "Oh, no! That's the old Keeblers place! Let's just walk away slowly. "

Carrie Fisher the Blues Brothers Dan Ackroyd

Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Volume 1, "The Gunslinger." (For the record, I didn't even find that thing when I moved.)

I'm not familiar with which book this is from, so I certainly have no idea who the author was.

I may well know this song, but no memory is sparking. I'm reminded of a song by Frampton or Will To Power, but it's not that one.