WordWolf

"I lived with them on Montague Street in a basement down the stairs. There was music in the cafes at night and revolution in the air. Then he started into dealing with slaves and something inside of him died. She had to sell everything she owned and froze up inside. And when finally the bottom fell out I became withdrawn. The only thing I knew how to do Was to keep on keepin’ on like a bird that flew." "So now I’m goin’ back again,I got to get to her somehow. All the people we used to know, they're an illusion to me now. Some are mathematicians, some are carpenter's wives. Don't know how it all got started. I don't know what they're doing with their lives. But me, I’m still on the road, headin’ for another joint. We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view"

"All the people we used to know, they're an illusion to me now. Some are mathematicians, some are carpenter's wives. Don't know how it all got started. I don't know what they're doing with their lives. But me, I’m still on the road, headin’ for another joint. We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view" NOW you should get it.

Looks like SOMEONE expected the Spanish Inquisition. (So much for their chief weapon...) Compared to the European witch panics, the handful of people terrorized and/or killed in New England was strictly Amateur Hour. Besides, I figured we all heard about them in school but the ones in Europe tend to be glossed over here. IIRC, there were about 17 victims in Salem in a short time, and thousands across Western and Eastern Europe across decades. To hear the way our history classes cover them, you'd think the numbers were approximately equal.

"All the people we used to know, they're an illusion to me now. Some are mathematicians, some are carpenter's wives. Don't know how it all got started. I don't know what they're doing with their lives."

Now I'm thinking I've never seen this one.

They may be moving them around after 3, 4, 0r 6 months. lcm started that sort of thing when most of the twi'ers left in 1988-1990. Exposure to other Christians might indeed prove eye-opening for these kids. We can wait and pray and see what happens.

So-called "witch hunts" in Europe were hardly confined to Great Britain. They stretched all across Western and Eastern Europe to different degrees. France had some famous werewolf panics (primarily the Beast of Gevaudan), and the Spanish Inquisition (bet you didn't expect me to mention them) grew into a formal organization. To my thinking, the most odd case of all was out East in Livonia, where a man freely claimed he was a werewolf, and firmly held forth that he served God AS a werewolf. Even the Inquisition wasn't sure what to do about THAT guy.

Ah, not so fast. No one claimed anything about a dissertation. You're suggesting the CORRELATION (people in religions, people in prison) implies CAUSATION (more religious people in prison per capita means more religious people are committing crimes and arriving in prison as religious people.) I question whether or not the timeframe is REVERSED (people are committing crimes and arriving in prison- and ONCE IN PRISON are converting to one religion or another and THAT's why so many religious people are in prison.) That a lot of people convert in prison, I think, should be well-known to us, at least concerning US prisons. Even Jeffrey Dahmer claimed to have converted in prison and found God, and he seems to have meant it. If you're claiming to be a reasonable, logical person, you should see that CORRELATION does not equal CAUSATION. Otherwise, one might conclude that sales of hot chocolate cause people to freeze, since there's more people freezing to death when sales of hot chocolate rise. (Those 2 things are CORRELATED, but neither CAUSES the other- both happen in Winter, and THAT's the cause of both.) So, you've seen that data used to CLAIM a point was made- but it's incomplete data, and may be used DECEPTIVELY to make a point not supported by ALL the data. (Like people who "record the hits and ignore the misses.") If "the data is pretty consistent", you have more information on this- why not link your source? I'd like to see if the full data supports your conclusion or if it does not. I prefer not to "chew" on HALF the story- I prefer the WHOLE story before I start to draw conclusions.

Macaulay Culkin Home Alone Daniel Stern

It's bugging me....I could swear I've heard the rhino line before...

As near as I can tell (using Google Fu), this song was never released as a single in the US (thus no US airplay), but might have gotten UK airplay, which counts. ================= Ok, moving on. "All the people we used to know, they're an illusion to me now."

For this thread, we only need the song, so you're correct. If we needed the artist, this would be wrong. The song is best known for SOFT CELL's version. They transitioned it from "Tainted Love" to "Where Did Our Love Go", which WAS a Supremes song. The Supremes never recorded "Tainted Love" and never recorded the line I quoted outside of "Tainted Love." A LOT of artists did covers of this song. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainted_Love Your turn, soul searcher!

"Once I ran to you. Now I'll run from you."

I'm thinking it's a Jethro Tull song. Ian Anderson sometimes went off at the establishment. I may have READ these lyrics, but I haven't heard this song.

That would have been my guess, too..... *wild swing* "Escape From L.A."?

Data incomplete to draw a conclusion. How many of those people became religious only AFTER spending time in prison? We're all aware of various religions reaching out to inmates and people either converting in prison or CLAIMING conversions.

In a lot of cases, you didn't even have to know anything about herbalism or first aid. Accusations of witchcraft (almost always women) didn't need anything factual to be pegged to any more than a lack of popularity and political influence on behalf of the accused. Accusations of lycanthropy/werewolves (almost always men) didn't need anything factual to be pegged to any more than a lack of popularity and political influence on behalf of the accused. The "witch hunts" and the Spanish Inquisition served both to unite the locals by giving them a manufactured "outsider" to dislike, and to bring lots of confiscated goods and property to those running the show. They were quite profitable.

Personally, I find it a shame that the Associated Press began this story with such an error in the first sentence. Modern "druids" are not practicing the same religion as the "original druids." The originals did not leave written records! This article seems to say there's an UNBROKEN HISTORICAL CHAIN between the modern "druids" and the ancient "druids." ===================================== "LONDON — The ancient pagan tradition of Druidry has been formally recognized as a religion in Britain — a decision its followers hailed Saturday as as a long-overdue status for the worship of spirits and the natural world." "Druids have practiced for thousands of years in Britain, worshipping natural forces such as thunder and the sun, and spirits they believe arise from places such as mountains and rivers." ====================================== Mind you, I think these guys can worship however they wish, and if they want to consider themselves a modern successor to ancient Druids, I think that's fine. (Some Christians consider themselves modern successors to first-Century AD Christianity, so it's only fair....) I find rewriting history, however, to be inappropriate.

I think there was more than one purpose. As a long-term program, it failed. As a source of free labor for the root locales, it was a great success.

Wayne's World 2 Christopher Walken Sleepy Hollow

Abra, Abracadabra, I wanna reach out and grab ya...

There is something called a built-in "firewall" for Windows, but it's not adequate. It's there to turn on when setting up the computer, and for minimizing damage while you download a REAL software firewall. One of the reasons I say that is that it completely lacks security for outbound traffic. If some malware makes it onto your PC, then the firewall should ask for permission when the new program suddenly tries to dial out and contact a computer outside yours. The Windows firewalls will not do that- and it's the last defense of any PC with malware problems, and the last warning. BTW, all firewalls and antivirus programs slow PCs a tiny bit. That's them doing their jobs. Generally, they slow it very little, so you don't notice it. If you're getting a significant slowdown, then either A) You have a PC with a slow microprocessor, one with a speed measured in mb instead of gb or B) You have a PC that's already running far, far too many processes all simultaneously, which means you need to switch some from "automatic" to "manual" so they don't start up until you open the program, or C) You have a PC with many infections running as processes all simultaneously. I knew someone who had this problem. When they finally decided to take PC security seriously, it took 2 days to clear out over 2000 infections, viruses, and other pieces of malware. When we were done, they now had several security programs added to their PC- but they had no less space since the malware was taking up a lot of space that it no longer did. They also said their PC hadn't run as fast as it now did since it was brand new.

Correct!

"Anyone doing tasteless or vulgar movements will be immediately disqualified." "Well, that leaves us out!" "Let's keep it clean, people. Let's keep it clean." "Sandy, you can't just walk out of a drive-in movie!"

Neither.