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« Reply #14895 on: March 15, 2013, 04:39:50 PM » |
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Today I had English oral exams. Mean British people asked me all sorts of weird questions.
Those evil britons  It reminds me of one year, when those who had german exams where being examined by some germans who visited the school, instead of their teachers. They where asked questions like "What does humanity mean to you"? |
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It reminds me of one year, when those who had german exams where being examined by some germans who visited the school, instead of their teachers. They where asked questions like "What does humanity mean to you"?
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« Reply #14897 on: March 15, 2013, 11:52:29 PM » |
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« Reply #14898 on: March 16, 2013, 12:08:21 AM » |
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It reminds me of one year, when those who had german exams where being examined by some germans who visited the school, instead of their teachers. They where asked questions like "What does humanity mean to you"?
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« Reply #14899 on: March 16, 2013, 07:19:30 AM » |
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It reminds me of one year, when those who had german exams where being examined by some germans who visited the school, instead of their teachers. They where asked questions like "What does humanity mean to you"?
Hey, they were probably genuinely trying to find an answer. //:=) If they want answers to philosophical questions from danish teenagers, asking them in german isn't a the brighest idea. |
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« Reply #14900 on: March 16, 2013, 02:06:20 PM » |
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one of my favourite parts about Great Lent, are the black vestments.
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« Reply #14901 on: March 17, 2013, 02:59:45 PM » |
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« Reply #14902 on: March 17, 2013, 03:09:07 PM » |
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Cleaned out some things at my storage place today.
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« Reply #14903 on: March 17, 2013, 04:58:31 PM » |
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Enjoying a double measure of Bailey's right now, my last hard drink until Easter, but entirely suitable to the day. Slainte!
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« Reply #14904 on: March 17, 2013, 04:59:50 PM » |
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Took a lot of things down to give away to the library.
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« Reply #14905 on: March 17, 2013, 05:02:17 PM » |
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Enjoying a double measure of Bailey's right now, my last hard drink until Easter, but entirely suitable to the day. Slainte!
Isn't liquor lenten? |
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« Reply #14906 on: March 17, 2013, 05:10:50 PM » |
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It reminds me of one year, when those who had german exams where being examined by some germans who visited the school, instead of their teachers. They where asked questions like "What does humanity mean to you"?
Hey, they were probably genuinely trying to find an answer. //:=) An idea of Germans trying to find humanity sounds really, really scary. |
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« Reply #14907 on: March 17, 2013, 05:28:00 PM » |
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Enjoying a double measure of Bailey's right now, my last hard drink until Easter, but entirely suitable to the day. Slainte!
Isn't liquor lenten? Hmmm... interesting. I am not sure. Maybe one of the priests or deacons here will know. |
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« Reply #14908 on: March 17, 2013, 05:32:50 PM » |
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Enjoying a double measure of Bailey's right now, my last hard drink until Easter, but entirely suitable to the day. Slainte!
Isn't liquor lenten? Irish Cream certainly isn't. And hard liquor on a less-than-fully fat-insulated stomach is asking for trouble. |
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« Reply #14909 on: March 19, 2013, 01:04:52 AM » |
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Spent the day with the wife and it was not a weekend. So far, the new position is working out pretty well. I hope it stays this way.
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« Reply #14910 on: March 19, 2013, 03:29:47 AM » |
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So, is the new color pink or purple? It is difficult to tell, perhaps a rose-ish color. I even had my kids look and they didn't agree.
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« Reply #14911 on: March 19, 2013, 03:47:21 AM » |
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So, is the new color pink or purple? It is difficult to tell, perhaps a rose-ish color. I even had my kids look and they didn't agree. I'd say purple, though a) the graduated effect can confuse things, and b) a lot can depend on monitor settings. Either way, it's cool. :-) |
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So, is the new color pink or purple? It is difficult to tell, perhaps a rose-ish color. I even had my kids look and they didn't agree.
Hard to tell; I got a bulging migraine, and thus, my perception of color is slightly off. |
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« Reply #14913 on: March 19, 2013, 05:22:11 AM » |
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« Reply #14914 on: March 19, 2013, 07:18:14 AM » |
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« Reply #14915 on: March 20, 2013, 02:36:57 PM » |
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Now, I have waited for years for the Simpsons to do something about the Orthodox Church, and when they finally do, it only lasts about 5 seconds!
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« Reply #14916 on: March 20, 2013, 02:47:22 PM » |
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Now, I have waited for years for the Simpsons to do something about the Orthodox Church, and when they finally do, it only lasts about 5 seconds!
In the post 1998? Simpsons, that is a long, long time. They have to keep down with the even hackier Family Guy and other garbage. |
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« Reply #14917 on: March 20, 2013, 04:07:30 PM » |
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Now, I have waited for years for the Simpsons to do something about the Orthodox Church, and when they finally do, it only lasts about 5 seconds!
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"Some have such command of their bowels, that they can break wind continuously at pleasure, so as to produce the effect of singing."- St. Augustine of Hippo
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« Reply #14918 on: March 20, 2013, 04:19:42 PM » |
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« Reply #14919 on: March 20, 2013, 04:24:53 PM » |
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Now, I have waited for years for the Simpsons to do something about the Orthodox Church, and when they finally do, it only lasts about 5 seconds!
What episode was that? And what was done about Orthodoxy? Dark Knight Court. http://wtso.net/movie/544-2416_Dark_Knight_Court.htmlThere's an Easter scene in the beginning, where you can see a bishop holding a sign, saying "This is our Palm Sunday". |
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« Reply #14920 on: March 20, 2013, 04:27:10 PM » |
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Where does a new member introduce themselves?
Man, we need a section for this. I think you can just do it here, or maybe in Other Topics. And welcome to the forum. |
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« Reply #14921 on: March 20, 2013, 04:34:45 PM » |
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Thank you!
My best description is would-be Orthodox. I would be Orthodox if I had my own car and enough gas money to attend the nearest parish on a regular basis.
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« Reply #14922 on: March 20, 2013, 05:38:07 PM » |
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Thank you!
My best description is would-be Orthodox. I would be Orthodox if I had my own car and enough gas money to attend the nearest parish on a regular basis.
Is anyone at the parish willing/able to drive you to services, at least on occasion? That's how I'm normally, when I dont have my car, my godfather takes me |
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« Reply #14923 on: March 20, 2013, 05:53:44 PM » |
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Thank you!
My best description is would-be Orthodox. I would be Orthodox if I had my own car and enough gas money to attend the nearest parish on a regular basis.
A bus line, maybe? |
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« Reply #14924 on: March 20, 2013, 05:57:18 PM » |
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I like liver
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« Reply #14925 on: March 22, 2013, 05:05:44 AM » |
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Thank you!
My best description is would-be Orthodox. I would be Orthodox if I had my own car and enough gas money to attend the nearest parish on a regular basis.
Don't you have a bike? Also, welcome! We might look scary but we don't bite. At least, usually we don't. |
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« Reply #14926 on: March 22, 2013, 05:40:15 AM » |
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Also, welcome! We might look scary but we don't bite. At least, usually we don't. We nibble. If you ask nicely. |
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« Reply #14927 on: March 22, 2013, 09:56:32 AM » |
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« Reply #14929 on: March 22, 2013, 10:34:31 AM » |
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My mom seriously asked me if I was planning to become a monk Did you give her a bertstare, say "possibly," and then walk away?   Well, no, but it would have been nice. I guess that's the risk if you've books called "The Ladder of Divine Ascent", "The Sayings of the Desert Fathers" and "The Orthodox Church" on your nightstand and you're planning a visit to Athos... |
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My mom seriously asked me if I was planning to become a monk Did you give her a bertstare, say "possibly," and then walk away? Well, no, but it would have been nice. I guess that's the risk if you've books called "The Ladder of Divine Ascent", "The Sayings of the Desert Fathers" and "The Orthodox Church" on your nightstand and you're planning a visit to Athos... My parents are terrified, they keep saying they want grandchildren. |
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How shall I not weep when I think of death? For I have seen my brother in his coffin, without glory or comeliness. What, then, do I expect? And what do I hope for? Only grant me, O Lord, repentance before the end.
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« Reply #14932 on: March 22, 2013, 12:14:47 PM » |
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You edited your post before I could respond. Bah! Ah, yes. I always edit. Nasty habit of mine. My parents are terrified, they keep saying they want grandchildren.
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« Reply #14933 on: March 22, 2013, 12:34:44 PM » |
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Just had some good macaroni.
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Just had some good macaroni.
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"We see at once that the words absolute, divine, eternal, and so on do not express what is implied in them.
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"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people".
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