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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 12/21/2010 : 03:34:34
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I tried. I really tried to stay up and see the eclipse, but couldn't make it. Oh well; there'll be another Winter Solstice, full moon eclipse in a few centuries. We'll just have to wait for that one.
So anyhow, wishing all the denizens of SFN the best of the season:
When chimney smoke hangs still and low
Across the stubbled fields of snow,
And angry skies reach down and seize
The sorry blackened bones of trees.
In the dead of winter when the silent snowbirds come,
You're my sweet maple sugar,honey, hot buttered rum.
When dreary Christmas decorations
Line the streets and filling stations,
And dime store Santas can't disguise
Their empty hands and empty eyes.
In the dead of winter when the tinsel angels come,
You're my sweet maple sugar, honey, hot buttered rum.
When gloves and boots and woolen parkas
Bring cold comfort to the heart,
And bitter memories freeze the tongue
And words of love are left unsung.
In the dead of winter when the cold feelings come,
You're my sweet maple sugar, honey, hot buttered rum ~~ Tommy Thompson.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!
(There, I said it -- the dread "C" word! That ougtht to temper the wrath of even the most bitter of the Christmas warriors!)
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Edited by - filthy on 12/21/2010 05:03:08
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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
3739 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2010 : 08:18:18 [Permalink]
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| Mmmmm... hot buttered rum. Maybe I'll make that to drink tonight while I light all my candles. |
"Too much certainty and clarity could lead to cruel intolerance" -Karen Armstrong
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the_ignored
SFN Addict
2562 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2010 : 08:42:16 [Permalink]
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Speaking of Christmas warriors...
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>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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Ebone4rock
SFN Regular
USA
894 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2010 : 08:51:09 [Permalink]
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Filthy,
I wanted so much to be able to withness this eclipse but the dark clouds which are currently snowing on us prevented it.
So disappointed. |
Haole with heart, thats all I'll ever be. I'm not a part of the North Shore society. Stuck on the shoulder, that's where you'll find me. Digging for scraps with the kooks in line. -Offspring |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2010 : 11:25:41 [Permalink]
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| I was sound asleep for this eclipse. <bowing head in shame> |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
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Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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Robb
SFN Regular
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2010 : 07:02:02 [Permalink]
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| I woke my kids up and we sat outside and watched the eclipse while drinking hot chocolate and eating popcorn. It was a great time, they ask alot of questions and it fun to dial up the internet to show them diagrams of what is happening. |
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington |
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2010 : 15:21:50 [Permalink]
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Santa Claus came down the flue
His nose was red, his balls were blue
He said "I'm getting too damned old
To fly around out in the cold.
The wind blows at a Hellish pace
while reindeer farts assault my face.
And don't the parents even think
to leave me just a little drink?
Ah well" he said, "It's just one night,
tomorrow the elves and I get tight!" |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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podcat
Skeptic Friend
435 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2010 : 20:31:28 [Permalink]
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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good cartoon:
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“In a modern...society, everybody has the absolute right to believe whatever they damn well please, but they don't have the same right to be taken seriously”.
-Barry Williams, co-founder, Australian Skeptics |
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’Tis the Winter Solstice…
