Sudo

Jumpinjive.. you posted: Re:"If I had to guess, I would say it is precisely because I am looking that I am having my doubts." Well, you're in deep trouble now, dude. I can tell you from personal experience that once you start down that road of looking honestly, you're going to wind up a dang infidel!! Now, there may be hope for you yet! YES! Just don't allow yourself to consider the more extreme positions (like.. all the religions are pretty much the same and hence are all man made) and maybe stick to the premise that *Christianity* is the one true religion. Because if you throw it ALL up to inspection, you will find it ALL (and that's 'all' without exception :P) comes out wanting. How can I say this? Look at what you'll find! The Christians say they are the one true religion and have holy books to back them up that say if you aren't a Christian, you aren't going to Heaven. The Muslims say they are the one true religion and have holy books to back them up that say if you aren't a Muslim, you aren't going to Heaven. The Mormons are the one true religion of the one true religion by way of an extra book.. the book of Mormon (praise be upon its typefont) and is one of the FASTEST growing religions around. Its really doing good in South America where they preach all the Indians are decendants of the 10 lost tribes of Israel who got in dugout canoes and traveled to the Americas from Israel before the time of Jesus... WHO incidentally appeared to them in the Americas after his resurection. The Jews have Jehova talking to Moses (anyone TODAY hearing the voice of the Almighty is thrown into protective custody) from a burning bush on Mt. Whatever (Oh, yeah, now I remember.. been a long time since PFAL... Sinai) and folks accept it without batting an eye because they WANT to. They don't subject it to real analysis like you may be doing. It depends on how seriously you look into it and how brutally honest you are willing to get. You have to be willing to accept what you find. Few people are willing to do that. If they were.... we would all be the same religion. I guess it comes as no surpise to you, Jumpinjive, that I've already done what you are now in the process of doing. I've looked at it long and hard. And wanting something so BADLY to be true doesn't make it so. Case in point? The Rainbow Bridge thread posted in the Open forum. Click HERE!! and see how it works right here on Greasespot. I, too, would love to see pets after I die. But that doesn't make it so, does it? But to some?? Why, "How could a loving God not..."? All comes back to what exists... and what doesn't. And wanting it to be one way or the other doesn't change what *is*. The question to you is... how honest are you going to be with yourself?? Hmmm?? sudo

New one just today with a little something different. Fishermen do this all the time... use a slightly different bait if the current bait isn't working. Here we have a Mexican attorney for a French client. Now THAT sounds honest doesn't it?? Throw in some Tsunami relief for good measure and here's what you get. The thing that always gets me is... there will be SOME people who actually fall for this scam. Grown ups. Adults. You can get people to fall for anything can't you? Greetings I am Barr Hector Casillas, a Mexican attorney based in London and the personal attorney to Late Mr Mark Michelle, a French National. Late Mr Mark Michelle is a private oil consultant/contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development in Saudi Arabia, herein after shall be referred to as my client. On Thursday June 6th 2000, my client and his wife with their three children were involved in an auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, i have made several enquiries with his country's embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to personally contact you with this business partnership proposal. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating a huge amount of money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance and security company where these huge deposit was lodged. The deceased had a deposit valued presently at $12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars) and company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or beneficiary by will otherwise have the account confiscated within the next thirty working days.Having been unsuccessful in locating any of my late client relatives for over two (2) years now. I am now seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin/beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $ 12 Million United States Dollars can be paid to you.It is not necessary to be a blood relation to late Mr Mark Michelle, neither is it necessary to bear the same surname with him. It is even not important for the stand-in next of kin to be a French National. Already, i have worked out modalities for achieving my aim of appointing a next of kin as well as transfer the money abroad for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 35% to you and we shall collectively donate 10% to the Tsunami relief course while 5% will be set aside for any incurable expenses both local and international. it is my intention to achieve this transfer in a legitimate way, all i required is your honest, co-operation,confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction through. The money transfer paperwork itself will include a certificate of origin so that the receiving bank does not ask question. Also the paperwork will include proper certificate that the fund being transferred is from non- criminal sources. In short this will be a proper and legal money transfer with no risk involved. The transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any problem. As soon as I hear from you, I shall provide you with further clarification that you may need. Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated. Best wishes, Barr Hector Casillas. sudo

Excathedra, Thank you. That's what I really thought. You were posting late after having a bad day. No hard feelings on my part and I'm glad you don't think my Christmas tree is stupid, too! :P sudo

Hey guys.. thanks! I see I'm not the only one who enjoys this kind of stuff. If anyone would like to save it on their hard drive as a file, right-click HERE! and save the target as 'reindeer.swf'. Then you can send it around yourselves in e-mail. Just tell folks they have to open it with internet Explorer. Shucks... its really over, huh? And is nobody going to start a thread about what to do with the Christmas dinner leftovers?? :P sudo

Hey Nostalgiacs!!! I've gots the whole week off and I'm playing around the house. I can't believe it! I've been up since 6 O'Clock (and felt lazy getting up THAT late) and the rest of my family are STILL asleep!! And it's almost noon here! Great time of year, don't ya'll think? I take time off every year at this time. Rick.. I know the first singer because he's royalty (no... higher than a prince) and is associated with that song. But I don't know the lady singing. Is it Karen Carpenter? you know who sang that song originally don't you?? Click HERE! KATHY!!!! That's such a BAD pic!!!! :unsure: sudo (who sent that pic around LAST year in his e-mail rounds )

Excathedra, I don't know who you think you are that you can say mean things to people and get away with it. Because you're having a "bad Christmas" as you say? So everyone will feel sorry for you and let you get away with saying any dang thing you want? I was trying to be nice and wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year despite the differences we feel towards religion. And "everyone sucks", huh? Take your self pity to someone who will indulge you. You would prefer I not even post here because I make you sad, you say? Sorry, lady. The Doctrinal forum is for grown ups who can discuss divisive theological issues. If you get so sad so easily then YOU need to stay away. And if you think my house and Christmas tree are stupid then kindly stay away from any threads you see that I started or participate in. You may be sorry today reading the words you typed last night. I can say things in haste, too. I'd like to think you didn't really mean the things you said. sudo

My extended family will be over shortly but I wanted to get this up and posted first... Most of you have seen this already but for those with a broadband connection, I think it's worth the time to watch.. The background music is the Trans-Siberian orchestra. Click HERE! And I hope all of you are having a great day!!!!!!! sudo

I guess it's all over now--- sigh :(. Really, I think Christmas eve night is the very special time for us. So.. what filthy lucre did I get?? :D Mostly clothes. Shirts, ties, even a pair of Bill's khakis. Let's see.. what else... some Ole Miss ornaments for the Christmas tree. But I'm hard to buy for. sudo

Hey guys.. I'm having a very merry Christmas contrary to what it would appear. Yeah yeah.. it looks bad, I know. Here it is Christmas Eve and I'm posting on the Greasespot instead of spending time with my family. But what's happened is that we all went to my parents' house today and had a great time together. And now my eldest daughter (who is home from Ole Miss for the holidays and made a 4.0 GPA in the Honors College no less) is out on a date, Carol is downstairs cooking for everyone coming over tomorrow and the other two kids and I are upstairs fooling around on the computers and the Nintendo. And I don't go back to the office until 01/02/06. Is life great or what? But these Christmas songs have been throwing you guys for a loop! :( . What ya'll thought was Andy Williams (Click HERE!) was really Johnny Mathis. Here's Andy Williams in one of his best known Christmas songs.. HERE! I've included the ID tags for the following so there's no guessing. Just good quality MP3's if you'd like to save them. Click HERE! and HERE! and more Ella HERE! I smell hot chocolate downstairs. I'm going to have to go check it out because I can't have any junk food served in *MY* house!! But I really REALLY hope everyone is having a great evening. Later gator! sudo

From my house to yours may your hearts be content and your joy full. sudo

Hey guys! A merry Christmas to all of you! I plead guilty to some of what you say, Sirguesslot. I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek. And maybe I DO condescend a bit... like an adult talks to a child who still believes in Santa Claus. He KNOWS that he knows something the child doesn't know... that there is no Santa Claus but he pretends to believe to make the fellowship between them sweet. I shouldn't have even posted, really. You guys like to believe and that's just fine with me. I'm about to head out to a big 'ole Christmas eve celebration at my parents' house and to a person... every one of them are believers as you all are. We'll pray and I'll bow my head. My dad (who's almost 80 years old) will read the Christmas story from Luke to all the grandkids who then will rip open their presents... and spend the rest of the afternoon watching The Santa Clause II on DVD or playing Nintendo. The adults will sit around eating fattening foods, drinking coffee (or wine) and talking politics. We're all Republicans so we get along. In short.. I LOVE Christmas and wish you all the very best. You see.. I hold no animosity towards those who believe. My Christmas wishes are for everyone to have a merry Christmas and a prosperous and happy new year!~ sudo

George, Indeed! Why, in some situations, its the same thing :o sudo P.S. I don't understand your clues Kathy..log-stone chalet? Rockbag bass guitar? As Krys used to say, I'll be wearing the dunce cap in the corner. But the first singer was Ella. :D

Clay, Turn your question around.. How can you believe? When all you have is 1) old dusty books some 2000 years old (and all copies vary from each other) and 2) paid religious hucksters telling you it's Da truth? Why not give Islam a spin? They probably outnumber Christians worldwide. They say Christians are infidels and what if? What IF they are right and you are wrong? You could be betting on the wrong prophet, Clay!! And that means you could be bursting the gates of Hell wide open when you die as an un-repentant Christian who despised Mohammed (praise be upon his eyebrows) and all he stood for. And what if Zarathustra was right and you're wrong again? But if you consider all the religions and how they've come and gone (Christianity is a relative new comer) why DO you still believe? I have a theory.. I think there's a gene that makes religious folks vulnerable to believing superstitious nonsense. That's why I cut folks like you a break. You can't really help it that you believe god myths as children believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. And since you can't help it that you believe in astronomically stupid concepts (the universe is only 300 years old, dead folks talk, re-animate, talk from burning bushes etc..) then I would be mean spirited to hold you accountable for what is beyond your intellectual control. And as anyone around here can tell you, Clay.. I would NEVER pick on the mentally less fortunate or try to take advantage of them. But would you be interested in buying a genuine certified piece of wood from the Holy cross that Jesus bore on the way to Calvary? I have eye witness testimony that even LOOKING at it has cured people of awful diseases. And it could be yours for less than 6 figures ^_^ . sudo (who believes its immoral to allow a fool to keep his money)

Ok.. nobody knows but I'm not surprised because.. *I* didn't recognize her voice either. This is not her usual style. Before I give it up, I'll post something she did that may be more familiar just as a hint, mind you. Click HERE! And while you're cogitating on that one.. here's a guy who has been doing popular music since the 50's. Not that I particularly cared for his style but he is well known. And he seems to like doing Christmas stuff, too. Click HERE! and see if this sounds familiar. sudo (who really liked "Are My Ears On Straight")

Thanks guys.. Uh, well maybe not everyone loves it. :D sudo

See? I knew Mooney would know that one!! We have an easy listening oldies rock kind of station that plays nothing but Christmas music after Thanksgiving. You guys probably all have a station like that too. I get so tired of hearing "Santa Baby, coming down the chimney tonight" three times a day and never "Are My Ears On Straight". Or for that matter this next one.. You all know the singer but this song may throw you. Click HERE!!! sudo

I'm not going to be so kind to Mr. Jonny Lingo, Coolchef. You see.. I know that in your line of work you know good salmon from average or mediocre salmon so I know what is at stake. The best smoked salmon that Alaska (is Nova Scotia getting nervous?) has to offer. Therefore I have to let you know that I have pictures of Jonny Lingo... COMPROMISING pictures, I might add. And unless Mr. Jonny Lingo sends ME some of that salmon, then I'll have no choice but to post said pictures. And may I add that said pictures are of Mr. Jonny Lingo and un-consenting polar bears. 'Nuff said -_- . sudo

Hey guys!!! Don't you just LOVE everything at this time?? Here's the completed tree.. posted as promised... first... with all the decorations and number one daughter home from Ole Miss And as it looks with all the other lights off... How we ALL prefer it!!!! sudo

I've been waiting until it close enough to Christmas to post this. I ripped it right off a web site and have been sitting on it for quite a while. But I believe MOST of you will really appreciate it. Click HERE! and click on Santa and the reindeer (take your time.. no rush) to turn them on... AND off! sudo (guessing everyone will love this one)

Mooney, I have good reason to think you'll know who did this one. Click HERE! I gotta' tell you.. these are real sweet songs I LOVE this time of year. Especially since I have two daughters. sudo

Powerfilled, Is there a computer program that does this or something?? Otherwise it looks like someone has alots and lots of idle time on their hands :P sudo

Marypoppins, Hee-hee! Now where were you and this thread at Thanksgiving time!! sudo (who'll eat his Christmas turkey as well)

Justloafing, That is so sad-sweet it brings tears to the eyes. But then, I just love my little doggies. Ah! Just like religions.. wouldn't it be great if it were really so?? sudo

Kathy, That's a screen capture I posted. What that means is that when I was reading your post, I hit the PrntScrn button on my keyboard. That placed the image of your post on my clipboard. I took that, edited it and then uploaded the picture and linked to it as an img src= thingee. This way you could see exactly what your post looked like on my screen. Why would I do all that? Because it seemed from that post that you thought the two sentences would appear differently on our screens. Just call me a techno nerd. sudo P.S. Hello everybody! Mooney and Ted... looks like early birds!

Ours is going up tonight... I'll have more later. sudo