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The following message is brought to you by your favorite bubble bursters at snopes.com Origins: The scene pictured above was captured by Charlotte Observer Patrick Schneider during a house fire in July 1999 and shows firefighter Jeff Clark receiving a doggie greeting from a pregnant red Doberman named Cinnamon. As the Observer described the circumstances behind the photograph in an April 2005 retrospective: Charlotte firefighter Jeff Clark and Cinnamon, a pregnant red Doberman, gained international exposure with this photograph snapped by the Observer's Patrick Schneider during a July 1999 house fire. Seen through wire services and the Internet, the picture has moved people around the world and is still a top reprint seller. However, the text that now accompanies e-mailed versions of the photograph is inaccurate in suggesting that Cinnamon was "thanking" firefighter Clark for saving her life "by carrying her out of the house into her front yard." As Clark himself explained, he didn't rescue the dog, and his encounter with her was pure happenstance: We didn't do anything (special) to save Cinnamon. When we have a house fire, we have to do a primary search. There could be people home and inside. Our first major concern is life safety. That house was full of smoke and we couldn't see it very well. All I saw was a dog run out, and one was (already) in the backyard. I think Cinnamon got out the door herself. The dog approached me. As soon as I knelt down and took my mask off, Patrick was coming around the corner of the house and took the picture. --- Jeff Clark is still with the Charlotte Fire Department. Cinnamon eventually gave birth to five puppies and lived for several more years until she passed away in January 2005.

It has nothing to do with the Red Sox or any players on the Red Sox.

I apologize for not including the name. It's a rather famous skit, but obviously not that famous. I have posted it before, though. George Carlin.

Oh yeah. Ok, special Red Sox edition, though the answer has nothing to do with the Red Sox. Or baseball.

The season doesn't officially end until Nov. 30, but late November storms are relatively rare. Won't be starting another one of these threads until next year. But WOW, what a year, eh? Jeesh.

Every now and then, I'm reminded of this...

Yes. I was about to say the same thing.

I can't wait for session 12 of that class.

karmicdebt wins.

The same way speaking in tongues is an expression of obedience but not necessary. The same way witnessing is an expression of obedience but not necessary. The same way cleaning up your act and getting together with other believers are expressions of obedience but not necessary. The same way daily prayer, and hourly, if you're so inclined, is an expression of obedience but not necessary. When I say necessary, I mean for salvation. I think all those things are important and vital to maintaining a relationship with God in Christ. But to call them necessary FOR SALVATION mocks the sacrifice of Christ. Perhaps we have differing views on soteriology, which would explain our difference of opinion on this subject. As I said, for me, it's academic. I got baptized, praise God, not to become saved, but because God in Christ already had saved me.

No water there. The obedience is to that command: believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. It's the faith itself, not the act of obedience that follows, which saves. I think the ritual is a good thing. I just went through it. I have no problem with it. But I do have a problem with the notion that God can fill you with His spirit but must deny you salvation if you don't go swimming, or sprinkling, or whatever. In other words, I refuse to believe I was not saved until Sept. 17, 2005.

When were the Romans saved? The ones Peter witnessed to, when were they saved?

bzzzt

Baptism was not an Old Testament practice. Or to be more precise, it wasn't a standard practice within Judaism applicable to everyone. There were washings for various purposes, but I've yet to see examples of general baptism in the Bible, and I've yet to encounter a Jewish group that performs baptisms to be in keeping with the Law. As for the Acts 10 record, hey, if God gave them the spirit already, and I decided not to perform the baptism because I didn't like their (fill in the blank), would they then not be saved? I agree, baptism is an act of obedience. But it does not save, and the absence of baptism does not prove the absence of salvation anymore than the presence of baptism proves salvation. It's an outward expression of obedience, praise God, but no more necessary than speaking in tongues.

And now, lessons in division. To find out if a whole number is divisible by 1, well, all whole numbers are divisible by 1. To find out if a whole number is divisible by 2, look at the last digit. If it's even, it's divisible by 2. If it's odd, it's not. To find out if a number is divisible by 3, add the digits. If the sum is divisible by 3, the number is divisible by 3. To find out if a number is divisible by 4, look at the last two digits. If they are divisible by 4, the number is divisible by 4. To find out if a number is divisible by 5, look at the last digit. If it's a 5 or a 0, the number is divisible by 5. To find out if a number is divisible by 6, apply the rules for 2 AND 3. To find out if a number is divisible by 7, there are no shortcuts. Learn some math. To find out if a number is divisible by 8, check the last three digits. If they are divisible by 8, the entire number is divisible by 8. Glad to be of assistance. To find out if a number is divisible by 9, add the digits. If the sum is divisible by 9, the whole number is divisible by 9. To find out if a number is divisible by 10, look at the last digit. If it's a 0, the number is divisible by 10. Thanks for playing. Move to the head of the class.

"I like children." "For breakfast?"

Excellent! Dead wrong, but a really good guess!

Incorrect. MM is Movie Mistakes, one of my favorite sites. It's pop-up heavy, though, unless you buy into membership, which I've done. Can't post on their forum unless you're a member, but they're fun to read.

All right, no word, so I looked it up, and I was right. That said, next quote (and this one drove them nuts on the MM site)... "Confronted by their true selves, most men run away, screaming!" Hint: The film clocks in at 102 minutes, which proves false advertising.

The Incredibles ?

Ok, I'll bite. Huh? Are you saying Kansas is a science joke?

This is uproarious.

And then I take off my shoes and I can count all the way to 12!"

No, seriously, it's not a problem - no chance that any vital organs will be hit.

It's the third Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter movie.