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malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
269. There is an old story...
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 08:41 AM
Sep 2015

... about one of the Enlightenment authors spending the Sabbath in Scotland. (Might have been Hume, in fact, it's like him). The day started with a three-hour sermon in church, then home where the patriarch led prayers and Bible readings for several hours. Then it was back to church for another sermon, topped off by a Spartan dinner and more prayers and discourses about the Faith. When the guest ventured to complain about the standard of entertainment, his host looked at him in contempt and asked why he should be bored when every day in Heaven was going to be just like this.

-- Mal

Goodbye, my dear underpants... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #1
Me too underpants Sep 2015 #41
Hasta La Vista! FrodosPet Sep 2015 #92
The idea of having underpants that are dear makes me spooky3 Sep 2015 #149
Oh, anytime, my dear spooky3! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #165
This was worth it just to see you write "Goodbye, my dear underpants." nolabear Sep 2015 #161
Now, my dear nolabear.....you KNEW I had to go there! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #164
Semper ubi sububi geardaddy Sep 2015 #246
Goodbye, my dear underpants... AlbertCat Sep 2015 #238
Wear clean underpants. Mom always warned us to wear clean undies just in case. olegramps Sep 2015 #240
aw jeez underpants Skittles Sep 2015 #2
Oh I just realized the line I missed underpants Sep 2015 #28
SCHEDULING UNDERPANTS FOR ASS KICKING Skittles Sep 2015 #150
Ahhahahahahahahahaha! oregonjen Sep 2015 #155
I have that same attitude about housework. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #221
x 2 Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #40
So, that's why I've felt a tingling all over today...like I'm disolving away one atom at a time. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #3
That's just your microbial cloud floating around you starroute Sep 2015 #11
Aka cooties darkangel218 Sep 2015 #22
I'm taking a shower now. underpants Sep 2015 #31
But not 'The Bern'? Right? trof Sep 2015 #48
:-) underpants Sep 2015 #53
Jim Gilmore. Watch out, Hillary! kwassa Sep 2015 #152
Oh SNAP! SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #260
Is that the "star stuff" I'm made out of? grntuscarora Sep 2015 #109
Nah, you are just catching my cold. I've been sick for 5 weeks now Demeter Sep 2015 #84
I bet you're looking forward to the end of the world, you poor sick thing! Nay Sep 2015 #136
Or death, at least. Demeter Sep 2015 #180
Please. You TOTALLY forgot the Rapture-Disguised-As-An-Alien-Invasion. I'm disappointed! Shandris Sep 2015 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2015 #5
The sucky thing is that the cars left behind are mostly not worth taking. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #19
There must be some Maseratis, Ferraris, Lambos hifiguy Sep 2015 #94
I live in the "buckle" of the "Bible Belt". The only good thing? It's a small town with a very nice Ghost in the Machine Sep 2015 #182
We got clear vinyl and used shipping tape to attach it to the door. AnotherDreamWeaver Sep 2015 #258
Unfortunately, mine was shattered to pieces so all I have is an open hole. My windshield also got Ghost in the Machine Sep 2015 #267
Good to hear about your good fortune, regarding clothes. AnotherDreamWeaver Sep 2015 #268
You laugh, my Pastor neighbor just quit his job of 25 years at a local hospital because Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #168
Awesome. This guarantees Hillary will never be president! bigwillq Sep 2015 #6
Bwahahahahahahahhaha!!!! darkangel218 Sep 2015 #26
Better Yet... rpannier Sep 2015 #42
Yep we are on the eve of destruction again kydo Sep 2015 #7
Thanks for the heads up. think Sep 2015 #8
That's what DU is for underpants Sep 2015 #23
well now that you mention it, I kind of feel like the end IS near... NRaleighLiberal Sep 2015 #9
can't come soon enough. one more viewing of that same Draft Kings tv ad Doctor_J Sep 2015 #10
LOL underpants Sep 2015 #25
See you tomorrow! Solly Mack Sep 2015 #12
Um, the Chinese leader is in Western Washington State icymist Sep 2015 #13
Write down everything you can remember she said gratuitous Sep 2015 #14
anyone have a theory why end of the world stuff has been so popular for thousands of years? KittyWampus Sep 2015 #15
Hope gets you elected underpants Sep 2015 #20
We live among slack-jawed booger-eaters. bvf Sep 2015 #54
NASA says we're safe LiberalElite Sep 2015 #70
There's good money in gloom and doom Politicub Sep 2015 #132
2000 years of 'any day now.' Jester Messiah Sep 2015 #229
I guess I'll skip ahead to the last chapter of that book I'm reading. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #16
Don't forget the anti Senator Bennet ad: El Supremo Sep 2015 #17
Oh for goodness sake! PatrickforO Sep 2015 #45
bwahahahahaaaaaa spanone Sep 2015 #18
Oh YOU thinks it's funny underpants Sep 2015 #21
bwahahahahahaaaa.... spanone Sep 2015 #29
On the plus side underpants Sep 2015 #37
there is always a sunny side!!!!! spanone Sep 2015 #51
Hmm.. They_Live Sep 2015 #86
Oh my! avebury Sep 2015 #103
Thanks for the head's up, I've got a lot to do! bluedigger Sep 2015 #24
Go Pats! underpants Sep 2015 #33
Can you bring back your sig line before you go?... SidDithers Sep 2015 #27
Did you ask her if she could share what she's been smoking? GreenEyedLefty Sep 2015 #30
I still miss your flying underpants. trof Sep 2015 #32
Kool-Aid anyone? SoapBox Sep 2015 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2015 #44
Goodbye, cruel world! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #35
You asked for it... malthaussen Sep 2015 #196
Darn, my company blocks youtube. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #202
Ha.. trumad Sep 2015 #36
Thanks, Obama - TBF Sep 2015 #38
So I can drink again and take some good drugs? hibbing Sep 2015 #39
Great idea underpants Sep 2015 #43
Is that spaceship still hiding behind the comet? jalan48 Sep 2015 #46
Some people are still pissed off it didn't happen in 2012. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #47
Aw crap, I just bought a lotto ticket today. I bet it's a winner too NightWatcher Sep 2015 #49
About time jberryhill Sep 2015 #50
Jesus is returning and forgiving all parking violations. randys1 Sep 2015 #52
Jesus drops the mic underpants Sep 2015 #57
Yabbut what about overdue library books? Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #80
Burn it...you can then be an honorary member of the teaparty randys1 Sep 2015 #82
Okay. It's not the Bible so it's okay to turn it into fuel. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #85
Of course, it's exactly what he said would happen WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2015 #115
See you tomorrow. mmonk Sep 2015 #55
It ain't over till it's over. postulater Sep 2015 #56
Well done underpants Sep 2015 #58
Goodnight, sweet prince PeaceNikki Sep 2015 #59
Whew! Aldo Leopold Sep 2015 #60
++++ underpants Sep 2015 #61
! MerryBlooms Sep 2015 #62
Others say it's Sept. 28 eom LiberalElite Sep 2015 #63
Oct. 7 NonMetro Sep 2015 #112
If it keeps on this way it's never gonna end! LiberalElite Sep 2015 #125
In a week, suggest that she visit this website - "It's the End of the World - Again! csziggy Sep 2015 #64
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #65
Okay. Talk to you tomorrow then. NowSam Sep 2015 #66
Look on the bright side. bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #67
Quick question. Is this the rapture or the apocalypse? Renew Deal Sep 2015 #68
Had more of an apocalypse flavor underpants Sep 2015 #74
Damn, and I cleaned house too. notadmblnd Sep 2015 #69
She left out "The Mets are in first place by six and a half games" Jim Lane Sep 2015 #71
You gotta believe underpants Sep 2015 #75
OMG. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2015 #72
glad I skipped weeding this evening... magical thyme Sep 2015 #73
It's good to have a plan underpants Sep 2015 #77
FOUND IT!!!!! For your reading enjoyment... magical thyme Sep 2015 #83
Sept 27 is the date of the Super Moon eclipse. PADemD Sep 2015 #105
lol, somehow I have a feeling that's not the only thing he's got wrong... magical thyme Sep 2015 #111
That depends on what time zone you're in muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #273
Thanks underpants Sep 2015 #181
SO MANY DATES AND NUMBERS Thav Sep 2015 #224
Might as well have a piece of cake. Or pie! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #78
I think I'm going to drown some pancakes in butter and maple syrup! magical thyme Sep 2015 #88
That's what came to my mind! catchnrelease Sep 2015 #113
Donuts! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #173
You got a pony? bluedigger Sep 2015 #89
damn straight! magical thyme Sep 2015 #95
I'm not going to floss Doctor_J Sep 2015 #146
Attention all DUers who believe the end is nigh malaise Sep 2015 #76
Of course, you know what this means. . . Journeyman Sep 2015 #79
Classic underpants Sep 2015 #116
I think Super Moon needs a Super Moon Bombing. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #81
Is your co-worker willing to sign her car over to me? Thor_MN Sep 2015 #87
See Ya On The Otherside underpants... Just Not Sure What To Wear... WillyT Sep 2015 #90
I'm staying summer underpants Sep 2015 #120
LOL !!! WillyT Sep 2015 #126
What about the cow/heifer of some sort? hifiguy Sep 2015 #91
Been nice knowing you too. countingbluecars Sep 2015 #93
I am accepting donations of real estate and luxury automobiles... mike_c Sep 2015 #96
Ahh. That's why the Duggars were stocking up at Krispy Kreme. kairos12 Sep 2015 #97
Ok at that one I LOL'ed Mother Of Four Sep 2015 #227
Does this mean I don't have to pay these bills I was jaysunb Sep 2015 #98
Cooool no more needing to take my meds! chknltl Sep 2015 #99
Rapture Index 180, Net Change +1, Updated Sep 21, 2015....www.raptureready.com/rap2.html xocet Sep 2015 #100
Fuck that I'm going to isla mujeres Oct 5 elehhhhna Sep 2015 #101
Except that it already is tomorrow here in Thailand, Paka Sep 2015 #102
Not east coast network central time underpants Sep 2015 #122
will there be End Of World Sales olddots Sep 2015 #104
I'm having Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery next Tuesday. Lyric Sep 2015 #106
Best of luck libodem Sep 2015 #119
And today's interwebs win goes to.... blackspade Sep 2015 #107
Both underpants Sep 2015 #184
Heh. blackspade Sep 2015 #189
But The Pirates have a real shot at the dae Sep 2015 #108
As long as the Cubs never win the World Series we should still be here .Pigs fly ,hell Person 2713 Sep 2015 #237
Deja DU. Remember 2012. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #110
Yep. llmart Sep 2015 #121
And if it is not already libodem Sep 2015 #114
We had some fun with the Aztec calendar end-of-days. Aristus Sep 2015 #117
Well crap - now you tell me?!? A Little Weird Sep 2015 #118
Oh, dear Underpants... tavernier Sep 2015 #123
Have a nice day! Octafish Sep 2015 #124
I like to hold these people to account Trajan Sep 2015 #127
I feel so vulnerable all the sudden Politicub Sep 2015 #128
So long, it's been good to know you Art_from_Ark Sep 2015 #129
My friend just bought us tickets to hear Arlo in October. Damn, guess that is not happening now. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #159
See you on the other side my friend. redwitch Sep 2015 #130
Well, it's about time. We've been waitin' for that guy to come back for almost 2,000 years. tclambert Sep 2015 #131
Perhaps WE have some 'splainin' to do. tavernier Sep 2015 #135
sorry, I don't buy it hfojvt Sep 2015 #133
See you in HELL klook Sep 2015 #134
Thanks underpants Sep 2015 #141
Love that story. malthaussen Sep 2015 #207
Haha, very nice! klook Sep 2015 #266
There is an old story... malthaussen Sep 2015 #269
Bwa-ha-haa! klook Sep 2015 #275
Damn, that is good news SCantiGOP Sep 2015 #137
Well hell... a la izquierda Sep 2015 #138
Getting raptured redwitch Sep 2015 #139
Blondie beat her to it by 19 years or so stevenleser Sep 2015 #158
I love Debbie Harry! redwitch Sep 2015 #187
Jade Helms is over and we subdued Texas rurallib Sep 2015 #140
I have a weeks worth of cocaine....oh well, if the world is ending................ Demonaut Sep 2015 #142
"so long, it's been good to know you" niyad Sep 2015 #143
And the band played on saturnsring Sep 2015 #144
Jeeze! I forgot all about that! 2naSalit Sep 2015 #145
And Mercury is in retrograde! progressoid Sep 2015 #147
Give her this... Javaman Sep 2015 #148
Shit, I just bought some green bananas packman Sep 2015 #151
The world is NOT ending tomorrow. OnyxCollie Sep 2015 #153
Heheheh. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #160
Pretty sure capitalists never drop gas prices before a rapture. chknltl Sep 2015 #154
Benghazi!!! n/t Kennah Sep 2015 #156
Ask her to push through the paperwork for a large raise. jeff47 Sep 2015 #157
Every time I zentrum Sep 2015 #162
Kewl the black hole sun god is finally here to rule the astral planes! Rex Sep 2015 #163
So I guess we'll see you in hell John Poet Sep 2015 #166
I was thinking the pearly gates. Left Coast2020 Sep 2015 #167
DoooooOOOOO00000MMMMMmmmm!!!111!!!ELEVENTYONE!!!! MynameisBlarney Sep 2015 #169
I love Doom Thav Sep 2015 #226
Yup. MynameisBlarney Sep 2015 #228
Do you know what time zone this event is scheduled under? herding cats Sep 2015 #170
"It was GMT, wasn't it?" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #175
Well, dang, and I just adopted a new rescue - raven mad Sep 2015 #171
I heard the same thing from a dear family member JackInGreen Sep 2015 #172
This time it will be different! Hissyspit Sep 2015 #174
oh noes it's tomorrow today and I've been -LEFT BEHIND azurnoir Sep 2015 #176
you forgot barbtries Sep 2015 #177
Tell your coworker. Helen Borg Sep 2015 #178
..... trusty elf Sep 2015 #179
So long, and thanks for all the sushi underpants! denbot Sep 2015 #183
Save me a seat underpants Sep 2015 #198
What time? LiberalElite Sep 2015 #185
The Bible says underpants Sep 2015 #195
Bending over to kiss my ass good-bye. Fuddnik Sep 2015 #186
Life Amongst The Kooks! Stinky The Clown Sep 2015 #188
The funny part is that science was involved underpants Sep 2015 #193
Reminds me of a Y2K prank we played on a neighbor Kilgore Sep 2015 #190
Too funny underpants Sep 2015 #192
I'd type in an answer but it seems my server has been raptured up. marble falls Sep 2015 #191
Whew! Good thing this is not a GBCW post. I don't know what we'd do without underpants. randome Sep 2015 #194
Probably a lot of chafing underpants Sep 2015 #197
Yeah, my cousin, an otherwise reasonably intelligent person, Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #199
Stealing this GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #200
Wow really pushing your luck there underpants Sep 2015 #204
The Rapture Index is at 180, that is +1 (All time high was 188 for reference) yellowcanine Sep 2015 #201
AND the Braves won 2 out of 3 in Flushing! Pretty sure that was in Revelations. n/t Bossy Monkey Sep 2015 #203
Tough balance underpants Sep 2015 #206
Yeah, elsewhere I have noted that the Mets and the Jets winning are either Bossy Monkey Sep 2015 #270
Well it is the MORNING AFTER and I am still here! WTF!!! Rex Sep 2015 #205
That's eternal damnation for the rest of us! Thanks a lot! randome Sep 2015 #209
Well I tried jumping up and down while yelling, "take me lord!" Rex Sep 2015 #214
Please complete a requisition form and forward to accounting underpants Sep 2015 #211
Well I did waste a lot of money on a tub (2000 serving) of potato salad. Rex Sep 2015 #217
Still here! Solly Mack Sep 2015 #208
No, you aren't. randome Sep 2015 #218
That would explain a lot. Thanks! Solly Mack Sep 2015 #223
Any idea on what time it will happen? kiva Sep 2015 #210
No not sure underpants Sep 2015 #212
Fine, but I'm going to be pissed at them kiva Sep 2015 #216
Gad! The end is not a minute too soon! lunatica Sep 2015 #213
Dammit ... now I do have to get some work done. polly7 Sep 2015 #215
So are all these nuts moving to Texas now? workinclasszero Sep 2015 #219
Now that's dedication -- the world is ending and she goes to work anyway. nt GreatGazoo Sep 2015 #220
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #222
Take Care--------------enjoy turbinetree Sep 2015 #225
5 weeks - bullsnarfle Sep 2015 #230
World's Largest Hellgate Party underpants Sep 2015 #231
just make sure you have a change of underpants Angry Dragon Sep 2015 #232
Do you mean to say that I missed the end of the world? Wounded Bear Sep 2015 #233
Goodbye! Glaisne Sep 2015 #234
Don't forget to wish her a good Eid al Adha today one of the biggest Muslim holidays Person 2713 Sep 2015 #235
Ohhhh.... FFS. FALSE PROPHETS. sibelian Sep 2015 #236
so long, and thanks for all the fish. Mosby Sep 2015 #239
Oh yeah its all ending. Just type in "Obama" and "Antichrist" into YouTube LiberalLovinLug Sep 2015 #241
Don't forget! There's a 30 minute break for lunch then back to the end times. Solly Mack Sep 2015 #242
Yeah. I forgot. underpants Sep 2015 #245
It's a tough job. Solly Mack Sep 2015 #247
oh, underpants--I think I'll miss you most of all! librechik Sep 2015 #243
Awwww underpants Sep 2015 #244
*librechik wakes up in post-apocalyptic world* Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #255
it's not a dream. It's not a place. librechik Sep 2015 #264
There was a stampede at the Hajj--700 killed, more than that wounded.... MADem Sep 2015 #248
Far out! LiberalEsto Sep 2015 #249
Hey, I always found your username funny. AnotherDreamWeaver Sep 2015 #250
:-) underpants Sep 2015 #251
Great, With my luck Nightjock Sep 2015 #252
*ckkhhhk* Attention please, clean up at front register underpants Sep 2015 #253
We'll meet again ... meegbear Sep 2015 #254
Happy trails underpants Sep 2015 #257
DU w/out underpants? DU Commando! Beartracks Sep 2015 #256
Don't the meek (we, us) get to inherit the Earth! Then YEEHAW! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #259
Oh wait...here it comes! So long and thanks for all the fish! Rex Sep 2015 #261
Fappy! underpants Sep 2015 #262
Hehe...someone needs to educate all the children of the world about the dangers of Rex Sep 2015 #263
This is all CreekDog's fault! Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2015 #265
and John Boner is resigning as Speaker of the House and his seat in Congress davidpdx Sep 2015 #271
Just play Atlantis by Donovan and everything will be fine. It worked in '67 Monk06 Sep 2015 #272
Maybe we can get together and read "Good Night Moon" to the world before we go? (nt) apnu Sep 2015 #274
Rememberthe harmonic convergence? HassleCat Sep 2015 #276
Rapture day in 2011 underpants Sep 2015 #277
True. However... HassleCat Sep 2015 #280
Dam dam dam...they brought me back! Rex Sep 2015 #278
Well at least you got a look at underpants Sep 2015 #279
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