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In_The_Wind
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March 2, 2013
Importance of Original Knowledge
Principle #1: Don't trust retellers, get hold of the original sources.
A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying copies, and not the original books.
So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this. He points out that if there was an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies. The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."
So, he goes down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original. Hours later, nobody has seen him. So, one of the monks goes downstairs to look for him. He hears sobbing coming from the back of the cellar and finds the old monk leaning over one of the original books crying. He asks what's wrong.
"The word is celebrate not celibate," says the old monk with tears in his eyes.
http://www.orcca.on.ca/~elena/site/DidacticJokes.html
namaste
In The Wind
For: Survivors and all of you who support us ~
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Importance of Original Knowledge
Principle #1: Don't trust retellers, get hold of the original sources.
A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying copies, and not the original books.
So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this. He points out that if there was an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies. The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."
So, he goes down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original. Hours later, nobody has seen him. So, one of the monks goes downstairs to look for him. He hears sobbing coming from the back of the cellar and finds the old monk leaning over one of the original books crying. He asks what's wrong.
"The word is celebrate not celibate," says the old monk with tears in his eyes.
http://www.orcca.on.ca/~elena/site/DidacticJokes.html
namaste
In The Wind
March 1, 2013
I have so many things to add . . . but I'll limit it to one:
She was/is underage.
He said that to a child!
In my opinion: State Rep. Ernest Hewett was so far out of line . . . .
I have so many things to add . . . but I'll limit it to one:
She was/is underage.
He said that to a child!
March 1, 2013
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/gjay/www/Whiteness/sundowntowns.htm
In The Wind
Thank God it's not dark in Fark.
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=3658https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/gjay/www/Whiteness/sundowntowns.htm
In The Wind
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March 1, 2013
1. We admitted we were powerless over DU--that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could tombstone us at will.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Skinner as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of the opposing factions(s) and their advocates.
5. Admitted to the Magistrate the exact nature of their wrongs. [img]
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6. Were entirely ready to have The Admin remove all these defects of character. [img]
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7. Humbly asked Them to remove our tombstones and reinstate us. [img]
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8. Made a list of all persons whom we had put on Ignore or whose threads we had hijacked, and became willing to fake amends to them all. [img]
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9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would entail inconveniences on our part. [img]
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10. Continued to take inventory of opposing candidates and their proponents and when they were wrong promptly tried to make them admit it. [img]
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11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with Admin, as we understood Them, praying only that they would ignore our ad hominem attacks and overlook our flamewars. [img]
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12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to the trolls, Morans and FReepers. [img]
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The 12 Suggested Steps of DUmmies Unanimous
1. We admitted we were powerless over DU--that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could tombstone us at will.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Skinner as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of the opposing factions(s) and their advocates.
5. Admitted to the Magistrate the exact nature of their wrongs. [img]
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6. Were entirely ready to have The Admin remove all these defects of character. [img]
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7. Humbly asked Them to remove our tombstones and reinstate us. [img]
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8. Made a list of all persons whom we had put on Ignore or whose threads we had hijacked, and became willing to fake amends to them all. [img]
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9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would entail inconveniences on our part. [img]
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10. Continued to take inventory of opposing candidates and their proponents and when they were wrong promptly tried to make them admit it. [img]
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11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with Admin, as we understood Them, praying only that they would ignore our ad hominem attacks and overlook our flamewars. [img]
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12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to the trolls, Morans and FReepers. [img]
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