WordWolf

"There's one thing I don't understand. Doesn't gik'tal mean 'to the death'?" "You... speak Klingon?" "Sir... is there really such a thing as the gik'tal challenge?" "No... there is not.... But perhaps the next time you are judged unfairly, you will not have to suffer so many bruises before you protest."

Mind you, the claim Stiles was told to go to Tulsa by God Almighty and "record of snow" is based on an account purely from vpw and no other source: page 198, "The Way:Living in Love": ""So I left the meeting, slipped out, went to my hotel and called the airport. I was all set to check out. But a funny thing had happened- there was a blizzard in Tulsa. All the planes were grounded, So I couldn't get a plane. I tried the trains-they were all snowed in. The buses-same thing. The city was snowbound. I just couldn't get out! Well, I called back the airport, and they said they could put me on standby for the night. I asked the girl on the phone, 'Does this happen all the time?' She said, 'No, this is the first time.' "Doctor punctuates his story with a rumbling laugh. He continues his account, pointing the car squarely towards the widening patch of blue sky." "The next morning, I still hadn't left town. I went to breakfast at the hotel, sat down next to a straight guy. He looked me over and recognized me. He began, 'Aren't you the Evangelical and Reformed preacher who spoke in tongues last night?' I said, 'Yes, but it was a da*n lie.' Then he said he knew I was dam*ed because I cussed. That ended our conversation. Then a woman came over to me, and said, 'I think God sent a man here to meet your need. Meet me at 9am.' I thought, 'Women never tell the truth.' But then I reconsidered, since I was stuck in town anyway. So I decided to meet her. I got to the place she said at 9am, and there she was. She introduced me to a man named J.E. Stiles. He'd come in from the West Coast. A few days before, God had told him to go to Tulsa to minister the holy spirit to one man. We talked for a few minutes, and he suggested we gointo the rally to hear Oral Roberts and then meet for lunch. So that's what we did. At lunchtime Stiles came in with his wife and the pianist. I just remember thinking to myself, 'There aren't going to be any women around when I get the holy spirit.'" Now, concerning this blizzard in Tulsa, we also know this... "The Tulsa Tribune notes that the temperature that day was 60 degrees [Farenheit], and the overnight low never even got down to freezing. December 1951 records in 'Climatological Data for Oklahoma' show only 5/10 an inch of snow in Dec 8 and 6/10 inch on Dec 20. NEITHER date concurs with Wierwille's visit, and neither records anything near a blizzard which could stop ALL BUSSES AND TRAINS. Way Corps graduate Barries Hill later confirmed that the rally was the Divine Healing Convention, December 11-13, 1951, sponsored by 'the Voice of Healing' magazine, and that Wierwille stayed at the Hotel Tulsa (which was razed in 1973.) Hill notes that the weather bureau, newspapers and airport do NOT record a snowstorm at that time. When she mentioned this to Wierwille, he dismissed these facts by suggesting that the blizzard was "a phenomenon" or that he "spoke with angels" when he called the airport, train station and bus station. (Wierwille conveniently blames holy angels for LYING to him about the weather rather than admit his fabrication!)" http://www.empirenet.com/~messiah7/quz_itulsasnow.htm So, we know for a fact that the blizzard itself was a complete lie, a fabrication, a falsehood, but we're supposed to believe that the man who was caught lying about the blizzard told the absolute truth about Stiles hearing from God that he was supposed to be in town SPECIFICALLY to meet with the proven liar. Having seen vpw BLATANTLY lie concerning the day and circumstances of his meeting Stiles, we're supposed to take him at his word concerning the OTHER details of that day. Now, if any OTHER person was caught lying to you about an incident on the parts you could check, would you believe them on that incident when they said things you couldn't check? If it was ANYONE BUT VPW, you would NOT trust them like that. (If you would-let me know; I can find some people looking for people that gullible.) Apparently, we ARE supposed to accept vpw's word on something after he's been caught lying about the exact same incident! vpw always tells the complete truth-except where he's been undeniably caught lying. vpw WAS, after all, caught lying about the reason he supposedly was in town, and a blizzard grinding the city's transit to a halt. But of course, what's a few small details to get in the way of our agenda? We will just let vpw change those.

"A Fistful of Datas." The holodeck program was the Western.

And I thought this was too tough. Go, Ca!

Ok, here's one for those folks not currently teenagers... :) "Pahhh-damuhquasi. NO, Paquamasoddy, No, no, Passamamassy, Uh, Quaddamapoddy, P-p-p-passamadaddy..." "Drag him from the cave, show him that I'm brave!"

Shall I give it until dawn?

*snicker* Oh, and there's no reason to leave blanks for the speakers, just don't name them, and end quotation marks so we know when the speaker changes.

Too easy with a quote that big. "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." From the end, when Charlie's tour ends abruptly.

I remember that stuff. I also remember having the teens pray. We got in prayers for everyone there, our families, the teens of the area, the ministry, and the community, in the time one of those really lengthy prayers.

Are you using Firefox? When I'm using IE, I see them, but not under Firefox. I think it's my Extensions/AddOns.

Correct, correct, and Zero Mostel. This was Mel Brooks' first movie. Bialystock was based on an actual producer- one who conned little old ladies out of money for his show-"Cash". Supposedly, each Mel Brooks movie has a reference to this one after- like Blazing Saddles playing the notes from "Springtime for Hitler", and Spaceballs mentioning Kafka (whose book "the Metamorphosis" was one of the scripts they rejected) and "metamophosis" together. Go, Raf!

Hint, hint: They threw out MRS WIERWILLE when that happened- what makes you think you have more influence than her?

Showoff! It's your turn! :)

I really like the idea of the other-coloured cards with "benefits" on one side.

"No way out. No way out. No way out. No way out. No way out." "Let's assume, just for the moment, that you are a dishonest man." "Assume away." "Ooh, I fell on my keys! " "About six months... but I'm on probation, so it's all good, baby!" "No, I mean, what do you do best?" "I can't do that here. That's why they put me away, baby! " "He who signs a lease must pay rent. That's the law." "You miserable wretch! How dare you take the last penny out of a poor man's pocket?" "I have to. I'm a landlord." "Oh, Lord, hear my plea; destroy him! He maketh a blight on the land!" "Don't listen to him; he's crazy. " I'm confident SOME of you saw it, and you've all heard of it. And remember to be specific....

" A Society gentleman would only go out with you for one reason. To have a good time a few laughs and a little vo-deo-do-do." "I dont vo-deo-do-do!" "You vo-deo-do-do." "I don't vo-deo-do-do." "You vo-deo." "Once. I was going steady a whole year." "I am going to mold you. How does that make you feel?" "Like old bread." "The only kinda parties we've ever been to are bring your own! "I like bringin' my own... then I know what I'm gettin'." "I'm telling you, flying is safer than driving! Nobody has ever crashed into a cloud!" "Yeah well nobody ever fell 40,000 feet from a DeSoto either."

I was thinking "as opposed to the tv show, which I know much better." ============== Ok, another movie, let's see.... "No way out. No way out. No way out. No way out. No way out." "Let's assume, just for the moment, that you are a dishonest man." "Assume away."

Ok, that one's the original M*A*S*H* movie.

Nope. " A Society gentleman would only go out with you for one reason. To have a good time a few laughs and a little vo-deo-do-do." "I dont vo-deo-do-do!" "You vo-deo-do-do." "I don't vo-deo-do-do." "You vo-deo." "Once. I was going steady a whole year." "I am going to mold you. How does that make you feel?" "Like old bread."

" A Society gentleman would only go out with you for one reason. To have a good time a few laughs and a little vo-deo-do-do." "I dont vo-deo-do-do!" "You vo-deo-do-do." "I don't vo-deo-do-do." "You vo-deo." "Once. I was going steady a whole year."

The quote about the olives sounds very familiar, but I can't place it yet...

So was it "Benson"?

I've recognized a few, but THOSE get named immediately.

I agree with you. The point I was TRYING to make was that this was not meant as a blanket dismissal of ALL critics, and ALL criticism, at ALL times. However, if one only reads the opening, one may get a false impression of that. When someone is in their giving it their all, just sitting on the sidelines with a microphone falls far short of their endeavour.

Seems someone's forgetting the contents of other threads as soon as they leave them. Here's something from the Plagiarism 101 thread specifically concerning Public Domain and citation. ============= Now then, Some people are under the impression that there is an exemption to plagiarism- that you can freely plagiarize works that are not protected by copyright. This is untrue, and either reflects an inadequate education on the subject of plagiarism, copyright, or on PUBLIC DOMAIN, which is the term for works not protected by copyright. I quote again... http://www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_faqs.html "Works that are no longer protected by copyright, or never have been, are considered "public domain." This means that you may freely borrow material from these works without fear of plagiarism, provided you make proper attributions." Emphasis mine. (same source) "When do I need to cite? Whenever you borrow words or ideas, you need to acknowledge their source." Seems to be misunderstanding what Public Domain means. http://www.kyvl.org/html/tutorial/research/glossary.shtml "Public Domain Works in the public domain may be copied, distributed, or sold without restriction or prior permission." http://www.lib.jmu.edu/gold/mod7ethics.htm "Whether an information source is copyrighted or in the public domain, you should cite it if you quote or paraphrase it in your paper or speech." (That's from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.) Something being unprotected by copyright does not mean the sources should not be cited. Sources should ALWAYS be cited, and one should not need the force of law (which DOES enforce this) to see that this should be so. That's not what copyright was designed for. http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html "It must be remembered that copyright has two main purposes, namely the protection of the author's right to obtain commercial benefit from valuable work, and more recently the protection of the author's general right to control how a work is used." Neither of those means citations are required BECAUSE OF COPYRIGHT. Copyright affects how much of the original source can be used, and the author's ability to recover damages legally if the law is broken. So, how does one plagiarize something in the open domain? Well, it does not have protections against how much can be used. It does not have the power for the author to recover monetary damages. HOWEVER, that does not mean the source is not LEGALLY REQUIRED to be cited. That's a crime against society, and the government can sue on behalf of the public, either as a misdemeanor or a FRAUD (if the publication earned more than $2,500), and FRAUD IS A FELONY. For those of you who will insist that there has to be an injured SPECIFIC person for there to be a crime, I'd like to point out that the law does not see it that way. If a single man who makes lots of money hires a high-class prostitute (call-girl) in the State of New York, he and she have committed a crime. Society is deemed to be the victim, regardless of the consent of all parties. (Don't like that? Write your congressman.)