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By: The Professor
Date: 9/22/01 9:43:06 AM
# Replies: 65
Our 13 week study of Hosea (OT) was still fresh in my mind on the day our great country was attacked. We had just finished studying the prophets Hosea and Amos that Sunday before. We had been looking at these 2 Old Testament books for the last 3 months.
Hosea and Amos were prophets had the message of repent to the Israelites. (repent being to turn away from) You see, the Israelites had become too comfortable in their materialistic ways, making treaties with the wrong nations, becoming dependent on foreign goods, and of course worshipping false gods)
Of course, history repeats itself over and over (just like Hollywood movies) and we don't have to look too far back to find when our country was in a similar condition. Nothing really changes.
America has made treaties with the wrong people, has become dependent on foreign oil, has become very materialistic and tend to worry more about their SUVs and whether Michael Jordan will return to the NBA than what is going on in the world around them.
I sincerely hope that we as a country don't fall back into our comfort zones and forget that the world is changing, whether we choose to look or not.
And while Hosea warned that the Israelites would be divided and scattered, he ended with a message of hope.
Response #1
By: WitchHazel
Date: 9/22/01 10:31:37 AM
And then what happened?
Response #2
By: The Professor
Date: 9/23/01 7:59:55 PM
Re: What happened...
Israel got its king, but not the one they were expecting.
Michael Jordan makes his announcement this week.
Response #3
By: WitchHazel
Date: 9/24/01 10:26:08 AM
Screeeeeeech. That was a quick topic change!
Pardon my ignorance, but WHAT announcement?
Response #4
By: sooz
Date: 9/24/01 12:38:47 PM
Whether or not he'll return to pro ball.
Response #5
By: WitchHazel
Date: 9/24/01 2:21:49 PM
No comment.
Response #6
By: sooz
Date: 9/27/01 10:32:13 AM
He says he's gonna donate all his earnings this coming season to the 9/11/01 relief efforts.
Response #7
By: WitchHazel
Date: 9/27/01 11:00:04 AM
Well, dang. I guess I have to change my opinion of him now, don't I. Shoot.
Response #8
By: Roxanne
Date: 9/27/01 11:25:35 AM
His first year earnings aren't going to be all that much. The teams have all reached their salary caps, so he'll have to come in at the base salary of about $400K.
Now if he promised to donate his *second* year earnings, then I'd be impressed with that!
Response #9
By: sooz
Date: 9/27/01 11:49:32 AM
But then what's he gonna buy pizza and beer with?
I dunno, a 400K annual salary seems like a pretty big deal to me. I haven't heard anyone else donating their annual salary...
Response #10
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 9/27/01 10:32:27 PM
Jordan's making $1M on the first year of his contract.
Response #11
By: WitchHazel
Date: 9/28/01 8:13:15 AM
Almost as much as *I* make.
Response #12
By: Roxanne
Date: 9/28/01 3:17:39 PM
What's the $1M after taxes? About $400K.
Response #13
By: sooz
Date: 9/29/01 9:00:29 AM
It's STILL a lot for anyone to donate a year's salaray, whether they make $1M, $400,000 or $18,000.
Response #14
By: rorschach
Date: 10/2/01 1:06:01 PM
Hazel are you printing money again?
Response #15
By: Roxanne
Date: 10/2/01 2:30:16 PM
I wonder who is monitoring all these donations of money? Wonder just how much of the money will actually get to the victims' survivors and how much each will end up getting...
Response #16
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/3/01 11:45:01 AM
No, Ror*, just robbing banks again in my spare time to stave off boredom.
I will happily donate one-tenth of my loot to charity, though. The rest goes toward the self-indulgent and hedonistic lifestyle I lead. *Ahem*
Response #17
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 10/5/01 4:41:23 PM
season tickets in washington sold out fast after jordan's announcement. it's a shame they couldn't pay him more, so he could give more away.
Response #18
By: rorschach
Date: 10/7/01 9:22:19 AM
he's just screwing up his salary cap. he won't be able to afford anybody worth a damn....
Response #19
By: bob
Date: 10/7/01 11:12:24 AM
jordan shmordan....i just anxiously wait for the day when he retires and STAYS retired. come on, he is worse than a boxer.
Response #20
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/7/01 2:00:13 PM
Wow. Someone ELSE feels the same way I do.
(Witchy high-fives Bob.)
Response #21
By: bob
Date: 10/8/01 1:05:48 AM
ok witch this is pretty scary? i am begining to wonder whether you actually exist or whether you are just one of my multiple personalities.
Response #22
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/8/01 8:16:58 AM
You'll never know, will you?
Response #23
By: bob
Date: 10/8/01 12:46:18 PM
damn you....you can tell me,i know you can. hahahaha
Response #24
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/9/01 8:15:10 AM
Yes, I *can*.
Response #25
By: bob
Date: 10/9/01 1:50:22 PM
sooz: obviously witch is not on the short list, huh
Response #26
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/9/01 5:49:04 PM
What's the "short list"? (Do I dare KNOW?)
Response #27
By: sooz
Date: 10/10/01 7:15:19 AM
Nope, Bob. No short list for her.
Response #28
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/10/01 8:37:18 AM
Whew! That was close.
Response #29
By: bob
Date: 10/10/01 3:26:04 PM
witch: the short list is a good thing, that is why it is short (3 people)
Response #30
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/10/01 5:31:40 PM
Oh. Well, shoot. That sucks! How do I get ON the short list, then?
Response #31
By: bob
Date: 10/11/01 10:55:39 AM
witch: i am afraid you have already eliminated all possibilities of that one.
Response #32
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/11/01 1:13:56 PM
Durn it. How can I possibly go on, knowing that I'm not a member of "the list"?
Response #33
By: rorschach
Date: 10/12/01 10:27:03 AM
trust me on this, you don't WANT on that list.... it is a BAAAAD list....
Response #34
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/12/01 11:07:39 AM
Okay. I feel better now. Thanks, Ror*!
Response #35
By: sooz
Date: 10/12/01 1:26:26 PM
Ror* is lying... it's quite a flattering list to be on.
Response #36
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/12/01 9:54:38 PM
Well, now I'm sad again. Thanks, Sooz.
Response #37
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 10/13/01 7:27:44 AM
it's a list full of short people. it's good or bad, depending on your predilections.
Response #38
By: sooz
Date: 10/13/01 10:51:33 AM
Of the three women on the list, two are very short (5'2" and under) and one is quite tall (5'10" or 5'11", I'm guessing).
I like the idea of a list for the short, though.
Response #39
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/15/01 8:05:16 AM
Well, I'm not on it anyway, so really doesn't matter how tall I am.
*Sob*
Response #40
By: bob
Date: 10/15/01 12:33:38 PM
hahahahaha witch. i am sure you are really broken up by this.
Response #41
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/15/01 1:17:15 PM
Yes, I'm in a deep depression right now.
Response #42
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 10/15/01 6:05:33 PM
poor witch! why don't you write bob off your list? that way you'll be even.
Response #43
By: bob
Date: 10/15/01 11:45:39 PM
sos: that is probably good, i imagine her hit list would be the only list i am on, anyway
Response #44
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/16/01 10:44:55 AM
No, the only list you're on is my "Looks Like Vincent Van Gogh" list, and that ain't too long.
Response #45
By: bob
Date: 10/16/01 11:22:31 AM
i feel so special....
Response #46
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/16/01 3:41:37 PM
Well, you ARE a special breed, Bob, so you SHOULD feel special.
Response #47
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 10/17/01 4:56:13 AM
i bet vincent van gogh doesn't think HE'S special.
Response #48
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/17/01 11:26:35 AM
Because he's probably jealous of Bob.
Response #49
By: bob
Date: 10/17/01 1:41:40 PM
i am sure, vinny probably didn't give nearly the number of spankings that i do. hahahaha
Response #50
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/17/01 11:00:13 PM
Naw, he goes straight for the ears. Frankly, I'd rather have a spanking.
Response #51
By: bob
Date: 10/18/01 12:34:27 AM
mmmmm ears!!!!
Response #52
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 10/20/01 1:57:46 AM
Van Gogh may not think he's special, but no one ever called him an asshole, either.
Response #53
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 10/20/01 9:07:29 AM
Eh, there's no way you could possibly know that.
Now, he probably wasn't called an asshole as much as bob.
That's pretty much a given.
Response #54
By: bob
Date: 10/20/01 10:46:49 AM
i am not sure about that, he was excommunicated and bannished to live in the country, but i think i am working on a new record for assholeness
Response #55
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/20/01 1:31:49 PM
Exactly whose record are you trying to beat?
Response #56
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 10/20/01 3:20:53 PM
Oh wait. It was Pablo Picasso that was never called an asshole. My bad.
Response #57
By: WitchHazel
Date: 10/20/01 3:30:43 PM
OH. MY. God. I totally forgot about that! Hee!
Homer, you rawk.
Response #58
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/14/02 7:54:05 PM
RepoMan...All Your Favorite Shows...
Response #59
By: rorschach
Date: 4/15/02 10:27:35 AM
and what proof do you provide to substantiate that statement?
Response #60
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/26/02 10:44:42 PM
Duke, Let's go do some crimes.
Response #61
By: LaraCigara
Date: 4/27/02 5:14:07 PM
Let's get chinese...and not pay!
Response #62
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/28/02 9:02:02 PM
Fuck you Archie! Just for that, you're not in the gang anymore!
Response #63
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 4/28/02 11:29:05 PM
"Archie was the bitch and Jughead was the butch. That's why he was always going around wearing that crown-looking hat. He was the king of queen Archie's world."
Response #64
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/29/02 7:09:29 AM
Ooo, nice transition from a movie to a comic book.
Response #65
By: LaraCigara
Date: 5/4/02 10:22:37 AM
oooooooo, classic (stands applauding) !