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An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her return she was confronted by her father: Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn't ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old mum through? The girl, crying, replied, "Sniff, sniff....dad....I became a prostitute...." "Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You're a disgrace to this family." "OK, dad-- as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur coat....For me little brother, this gold Rolex and for ye daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that's parked outside plus a membership to the country club. Now what was it ye said ye had become?" says dad. The lass, crying again, "Sniff, sniff....a prostitute dad! Sniff, sniff. "Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a Protestant. Come here and give yer old man a hug. sudo

Ex 70's Geeze did we all miss it? Well here's a happy birthday "girlie" site you might get into Thoughts of Ole Sudo.... sudo

Cowgirl, Re:"I just wanted to bring this to the top, I found it to be very interesting, and in light of what Sudo said in the above quotations, very true!" I'm glad you brought it up again but it didn't seem to garner much interest the first time. I had thought that on a forum that centers on the victim hood of its posters, this would be an issue folks would be interested in discussing. LOTS of victims on this forum. Click HERE! for the original article. sudo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE!!! sudo

Cowgirl, I think Mutiny On The Bounty might qualify though it wasn't set entirely in the tropics. Both versions. Why are you looking for these movies if I might ask? sudo

Wanna' feel old?? Well here's a recent pic made seemingly for that purpose. Geeze... It wasn't *THAT* long ago was it?? sudo (feeling very old)

A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked," Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live. " Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face-lift, brow lift, lip enhancement, boob job, liposuction, and a tummy tuck. After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was hit and killed by a car. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 40 years? Why didn't you pull me out of the path of the car?" God replied, "Hey Giiirrrlllllll, I didn't even recognize you." sudo

Kathy, Great that you are enjoying your day! I bet you had to go to work, though, huh? That's OK.. we ALL have to go to work on our birthdays. :( . sudo (wishing Kathy a happy birthday)

Had a great time but we're back now!! Wish I had pictures to post but my camera was bust :( sudo P.S. Beautiful country.

Bliss, But how do you determine what are true doctrines? The middle ages had the Pope and *we* all had "Dr" Victor Paul Wierwille to teach us how to tell what was truth. So who determines for you what is spiritually true? Yourself? But you aren't fluent in Koine Greek or Estrangelo Aramaic are you? You are using SOME other sources to determine your beliefs, aren't you? Or are you just guessing or wishing what you would LIKE to be true, maybe? Then how do you know that what you are currently guessing or professing isn't "The doctrines of men and devils."?? sudo

Chas, Yes, I got your e-mail and thank you! Yes, I knew I could do that pic by pic. I was hoping there would be an easier way to convert the entire EML file and do it as one file. Actually, I posted this same question in a different form a while back by asking how you could save an EML file as a web page. That way, I could just post that. Looks like no easy way, huh? And weren't those some neat pics?? sudo

QT, Click on the link and save it as geeks.eml. Then when you double click on it, it should come up in Outlook or Outlook Express. Kinda' neat stuff, huh? sudo

Cynic, Take just a couple of sips of a caffeinated cola. That's all it takes to ward off the headache yet doesn't make the withdrawal process that much longer like nicotine patches do. sudo (thinking he may need another beer right now for theraputic reasons)

Bolshevik, You are in a tough spot not of your making but I have some advice for you. You now have a family of your own and recognize the problems with TWI even at your young age. You're obviously intelligent and discerning. But some of the most miserable people in the world are intelligent and discerning because they lack wisdom of what to *DO* with their knowledge. Here's my advice.. you want your kids growing up to know their grandparents. Why, even YOU want to maintain a relationship with your TWI parents, right? Then keep your mouth shut about what you know and/or suspect about TWI with them. They'll be disappointed that you aren't fellowshipping with "The Ministry" but as long as you aren't disparaging TWI, things can be cool between you all. Remember that its NOT lying to tell only part of the truth. You can give your parents all kinds of reasons for not taking part in TWI activities that are true without telling them your biggest concerns that might drive a wedge between ya'll. For instance, you could say that you just feel more comfortable in another church or fellowship plain and simple. Or that the new church/fellowship/circle-of-friends/or whatever is so much more convenient. In other words, Bolshivek, do your own thing and just refuse to discuss TWI in any meaningful way with your parents no matter how hard they press you. Say you are uncomfortable discussing it (true) or that you are simply weighing your life options. You know your parents better than I.. but if you let them get you upset and mad... you'll say things that will severely impact your family. DON'T LET THEM GOAD YOU into discussing your current religious beliefs. sudo

Waysider, You're a sharp cookie. I say this stuff all the time but nobody seems to EVER pick up on it. I'm now thinking that trips to the nudie girls bars would also be beneficial. Hey!.... If its all in the name of getting recovered, huh? sudo (whose wife can't understand pro-active therapy) P.S. Hey! Look at those hooters!! I think I'm on my way to recovery!

Can any of you fellow techie nerds out there answer this for me? OK.. Everyone who's a techie hold up their right hand.. NO! The other right hand. I got sent this e-mail which I'm providing a link for: http://sudo2u.com/geeks.eml. It will open with Outlook or Outlook Express. My question is.. how can I take all those cool images and post them here on the Greasespot. Come one come all... let Sudo know how its done! sudo ( who would have been great at this sort of thing but all we had was Fortran in the 70's)

Interesting responses.. I might would feel differently had I never smoked but since I *DID* smoke for over 20 years, I have opinions about quitting. A lot of it is my medical background. We can study the withdrawal symptoms of the addicting drugs. We can quantify "cold turkey" goose flesh, sweating, diarrhea, constipation, fever etc.. but we can't quantify "cravings". That's why the very definition of 'addiction' has changed since I was in dental school. Back then, if a drug produced measurable withdrawal symptoms upon cessation, it was an addicting drug.. if it only produced cravings, then it was all up in the head and considered 'habituating'. You rarely hear that term now. Back then cocaine wasn't considered addicting because there were few if any measurable withdrawal symptoms. Same thing with nicotine. Remember when the CEO's of the tobacco companies all swore to congress that nicotine was not addicting? I think by the old definitions they were right. Because I quit the day my dear Suda had heart by-pass surgery. We quit together. I did it for her. But two months later.. *she* was smoking again. In the first few days after not having a cigarette I was really wanting one. But then I held out my hands straight in front of me.. I didn't have tremors characteristic of alcohol withdrawal.. I wasn't having chills and fever.. in fact.. if I didn't tell anyone, no one would know I was in any kind of withdrawal. My hands were as steady as ever and I was working in peoples' mouths. No one knew. So I guess I kind of said to myself that this "hard to quit" cigarettes thingee was just BS because some people just didn't want to quit hard enough so they blamed the *cigarettes" rather than themselves. But since my college minor was in psychology, I knew about associated behaviors. And cigarette smoking was associated (in my case) with.. 1) getting (or making) a telephone call. 2) Having a beer or other alcoholic drink. 3) Driving down the highway bored with nothing to do with the hands. 4) Having a cup of coffee 5) Finishing a meal...etc etc... So what most folks do is avoid the behaviors that were associated with having a cig so they won't crave one. But not me.. I intentionally did all these things on purpose so as I would no longer associate them with cigarettes. It was a sacrifice as I forced myself to drink lots and lots of beer and finish lots and lots of meals. But it worked. I never think of cigarettes. Except when Suda is smoking right beside me and I'm choking on the fumes. And wondering (with her heart, BP and COPD diseases) how much longer I will have the love of my life with me. sudo

David, Re:"So where does one get a leg of lamb?? I've not seen it in the grocery stores up here." A lot of plain grocery stores don't carry lamb routinely because it doesn't sell well. They most often will carry it at Easter time if at all. Down here the Kroger's stores will have a very small lamb selection and usually no legs. Our higher end Schnucks will always have a large selection of lamb chops but not always a full leg. However, they will get you nearly anything you want on request. I have four ladies who work for me. Three of them have never even tried lamb. Aren't interested in trying it out. The other lady says she doesn't like it from the one time she tried it. I can't understand peoples' reluctance to try new foods. sudo

QT, Re:"Does it mean people that believe a little, and others that believe a lot?" It sure seems that way to me. It doesn't take much for some folks to believe but it takes quite a lot for others. Some won't believe at all unless there is solid proof. Believing with very little evidence (great faith) is very valued in the Judeo-Christian-Muslim faiths. sudo

Ca_Dreaming, I've tried the boneless leg of lamb only one time but I was disappointed in the way it turned out. Probably all my fault in the way I prepared it. But I has a question fer 'ya... what's the advantage to boneless? When I do a leg of lamb, I use the whole leg (with the little end parts cut off), slather it with garlic juice, pepper and kosher salt and pop it into the oven with a meat thermometer. Always turns out just right. Ummmm... lamb. sudo

QT, Re:"I wonder if you are familiar with the "Naked Tomato Debacle" that was making the medical blog rounds last year?" Nope. Not familiar with the case. The Internet provides a lot of anonymity for people who suck up the undeserved sympathy of fellow posters, though. And I thought folks would recognize the symptoms in the article as events that occur here very regularly. sudo

Rick, You'll get better response if you post these videos like YouTube files, promise. First, you'll have more folks actually click on the link and secondly, it'll stream with the swfplayer for nearly everybody. BTW.. great clip. And P.S.. look at where I stuck the file. YOUR server! :) sudo

Kathy, Well, *I* looked... and I don't remember if he was wearing an apron. But he had a big long knife!! sudo

And long time Greasespotters have noticed something... Paw has made this forum better and better technologically. We used to have to endure pop-ups because Paw used a service that utilized them. But then he hosted the forum himself. At his expense. And just look at what we have today? A top-of-the-line forum with all the bells and whistles. Yes.. happy birthday Greasespot but THANK YOU Pawtucket!!! sudo

I saw this article and immediately thought about Catmandu. But as I was reading it, most cases aren't that extreme. People can fake illness or anything else that draws sympathy to them. I think we may have a little of that here at the Greasespot. People who always seem to have some kind of crisis going on. Then they have a way of making people on the forums pick sides as to what they believe. Very interesting. Read the article http://www.healthyplace.com/site/article_faking.asp'>HERE! sudo