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Getting in the spirit ...

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:34:59 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Nov 27, 3:02?pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:56:18 GMT, James R. Gallows III
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:30:17 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I would doubt a small town would have any info on a small parade, and I
am sure you are correct, but I am curious, what town is it?

I found it and I'm not telling.

A**hole
--
John H

John, here's another eye witness to the same phenomenon;

a Protestant pastor "writhing and dieing on a cross" in a Christmas
parade in Central FL. Either Harry and this nice little old Episcopal
lady are in a conspiracy- or he really saw what he claims to have
seen.

http://1episcopalvoice.blogspot.com/...ntroversy.html

Do either you or Kanter actually read the newsgroup?

How many times is this going to be posted?

Jeese...

Getting in the spirit ...

On Nov 27, 3:53ï¿½pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:34:59 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould

wrote:
On Nov 27, 3:02?pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:56:18 GMT, James R. Gallows III
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:30:17 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I would doubt a small town would have any info on a small parade, and I
am sure you are correct, but I am curious, what town is it?

I found it and I'm not telling.

A**hole
--
John H

John, here's another eye witness to the same phenomenon;

a Protestant pastor "writhing and dieing on a cross" in a Christmas
parade in Central FL. ï¿½Either Harry and this nice little old Episcopal
lady are in a conspiracy- or he really saw what he claims to have
seen.

http://1episcopalvoice.blogspot.com/...in-jesus-contr...

Do either you or Kanter actually read the newsgroup?

How many times is this going to be posted?

Jeese...- Hide quoted text -

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Actually I try to skip over the "you're a liar," "no I'm not, but
you're an asshole", "oh yeah, well so and so is your puppy dog" etc
etc portions of a thread.

I noticed that the fight still appeared to be going on 100 and some
posts into the thread (didn't read most of them after things devolved
into name callind, etc).

So, sorry. I figured if there was still a lont of angst over whether
the event or similar events had occured the actual fact of the matter
hadn't come to light yet.

Getting in the spirit ...

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:33:31 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:21:35 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:01:58 -0500, John H.
wrote:

We've already discounted this anomaly. It's not the 'parade' to which Harry
refers. This was a one time shot.

Here's another "one time shot"
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/tools....asp?ID=161428

Looks like Idaho has these parades too.

--Vic

Nope, wrong state.

Maybe. I been skeptical of Idahoans since that one in Portland, OR
tried to enlist me in an Alaskan platinum heist.
He was a cross-eyed stump blaster, and almost as scary as the lesbian
pro wrestler who got in my face in Norfolk because her girlfriend was
making eyes at me. Said she was going to kick my ass.
Anyway, I avoided mishap in both cases, and I'm going to avoid these
parades too.

--Vic

Getting in the spirit ...

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:34:59 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Nov 27, 3:02?pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:56:18 GMT, James R. Gallows III
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:30:17 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I would doubt a small town would have any info on a small parade, and I
am sure you are correct, but I am curious, what town is it?

I found it and I'm not telling.

A**hole
--
John H

John, here's another eye witness to the same phenomenon;

a Protestant pastor "writhing and dieing on a cross" in a Christmas
parade in Central FL. Either Harry and this nice little old Episcopal
lady are in a conspiracy- or he really saw what he claims to have
seen.

http://1episcopalvoice.blogspot.com/...ntroversy.html

That one's already been used, Chuck. Wrong year, wrong part of the state,
wrong denomination.
--
John H

Getting in the spirit ...

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:05:02 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Nov 27, 3:53?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:34:59 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould

wrote:
On Nov 27, 3:02?pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:56:18 GMT, James R. Gallows III
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:30:17 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I would doubt a small town would have any info on a small parade, and I
am sure you are correct, but I am curious, what town is it?

I found it and I'm not telling.

A**hole
--
John H

John, here's another eye witness to the same phenomenon;

a Protestant pastor "writhing and dieing on a cross" in a Christmas
parade in Central FL. ?Either Harry and this nice little old Episcopal
lady are in a conspiracy- or he really saw what he claims to have
seen.

http://1episcopalvoice.blogspot.com/...in-jesus-contr...

Do either you or Kanter actually read the newsgroup?

How many times is this going to be posted?

Jeese...- Hide quoted text -

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Actually I try to skip over the "you're a liar," "no I'm not, but
you're an asshole", "oh yeah, well so and so is your puppy dog" etc
etc portions of a thread.

I noticed that the fight still appeared to be going on 100 and some
posts into the thread (didn't read most of them after things devolved
into name callind, etc).

So, sorry. I figured if there was still a lont of angst over whether
the event or similar events had occured the actual fact of the matter
hadn't come to light yet.

Actually, only one name was called, and that was to a fictional character.
No one called anyone a liar.

Actually, there's been very little 'angst'. It's best to know what's under
you when you jump in with both feet.
--
John H

Getting in the spirit ...

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:38:30 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:29:24 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:55:42 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

" JimH" ask wrote in message
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"HK" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Nov 27, 12:35 pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:03:31 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould

wrote:
On Nov 27, 4:05?am, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK
wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask
wrote:
Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy
canes............the
list is endless! ? ;-)
Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south
Florida.
(not home yet but making good progress)
One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived
there
was
the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I
happened
to
be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to
see
its
annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church
congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they
had
live
guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon.
Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious
festivals
and parades, and have lived all over this country and several
different
parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person
displayed on
a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany.
In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents.
Remarkable.
--
John H- Hide quoted text -
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In San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico, the Good Friday religious
parade
includes a live person dragging a heavy cross through the street
of
town. To make the spectacle more realistic, they weave a crown of
thorns for the person portraying Jesus and jam it down on his head
until blood starts running down his face. No mention, however, of
anybody willing to have nails driven through the wrists or have
his
shins broken to reenact an actual cruicifixion. Not to say that it
couldn't be done somewhere; people beat themselves with whips and
handle poison snakes in the name of religion, so how hard would it
be
to imagine that some zealot gets up on a cross and pretends to be
crucified?
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/trave.../gasemana.html
Most people probably don't know that the actual cause of death in
crucifixion is usually a form of drowning. With the lower legs
broken,
the victim must rely upon arm strength to keep from literally
"sagging"
down the cross. When the body hangs down long enough with arms
stretched overhead, the lungs begin to fill up with fluid. Only by
pulling back to an full upright position can the lungs clear
enough
to
breath properly. Eventually the arms lose the required strength,
and
the victim
drowns in his own fluid.
Not something most people would want to portray, I'd think.
I'm surprised that the Christ on a Cross parades that Harry
mentioned
would have occured around Christmas. Don't the Catholics
concentrate
more on images of the infant Jesus during this portion of the
year
and the crucified Jesus during lent? Maybe he saw a Good Friday or
Easter parade back in FL? There are a lot of Hispanics in Florida
these days, which undoubtedly increases the percentage of
practicing
Catholics.
He must have seen a "Stations of the Cross" parade around Good
Friday.
Catholics celebrate Christmas as the birth of Christ, just as do
all
the
other Christian sects.

Note that the death and crucifixion of Christ are something to be
made
fun
of by Harry. I find little redeeming quality in his comments or
attitude.
--
John H- Hide quoted text -

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Well, you have to remember here, you are dealing with a fundie
liberal, they are among the most intolerant segments of our society.

Neither you nor Herring have a clue about this.

I was raised Catholic and have been so all my life. I never heard of
such
a parade.

Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, not his death.

http://1episcopalvoice.blogspot.com/...1_archive.html

Page down to "bleedin jesus".

We've already discounted this anomaly. It's not the 'parade' to which
Harry
refers. This was a one time shot.
--
John H

OK - let me get this straight: Someone claims to have seen something just
once, and you don't believe it unless you have proof that it happened more
than once?

I don't believe Harry saw what he says he saw. That's easily
understandable. The parade to which the URL refers doesn't meet the
requirements of 'Harry's Parade'.
--
John H

John, you're still an idiot. Eat more fish. It's supposed to help your
brains. In your case, a spoonful should have the desired effect.

OK. You win.
--
John H

Getting in the spirit ...

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:18:24 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:33:31 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:21:35 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:01:58 -0500, John H.
wrote:

We've already discounted this anomaly. It's not the 'parade' to which Harry
refers. This was a one time shot.

Here's another "one time shot"
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/tools....asp?ID=161428

Looks like Idaho has these parades too.

--Vic

Nope, wrong state.

Maybe. I been skeptical of Idahoans since that one in Portland, OR
tried to enlist me in an Alaskan platinum heist.
He was a cross-eyed stump blaster, and almost as scary as the lesbian
pro wrestler who got in my face in Norfolk because her girlfriend was
making eyes at me. Said she was going to kick my ass.
Anyway, I avoided mishap in both cases, and I'm going to avoid these
parades too.

--Vic

I don't blame you!

What happened with the lesbian's girlfriend? Did you leave her too?
--
John H

Getting in the spirit ...

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...

Maybe. I been skeptical of Idahoans since that one in Portland, OR
tried to enlist me in an Alaskan platinum heist.
He was a cross-eyed stump blaster, and almost as scary as the lesbian
pro wrestler who got in my face in Norfolk because her girlfriend was
making eyes at me. Said she was going to kick my ass.
Anyway, I avoided mishap in both cases, and I'm going to avoid these
parades too.

--Vic

You have to find a better class of friends.......... probably somewhere
other than in here.

Getting in the spirit ...

HK wrote:
Reginald Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald Smithers III wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:51:02 -0500, HK wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..

How do I know they were crazed fundies? When I saw the parade, I
asked my hosts, "Who are those nutcases?" and they told me. They
weren't Catholics; they were fundie Baptists.

That is a bit strange Harry.

The figure of Jesus on the cross is more of a Catholic and "high"
Protestant tradition.
Baptists ... "fundie" or not .... don't depict a figure hanging
on a cross, not even in their churches.

Baptists, by tradition, celebrate the life, not the death of
Christ in their rituals.

http://www.teddingtonbaptist.org.uk/tbctour.htm

Eisboch

I had no idea you were a theologian, and empowered to speak for
all the fundie sects. :} If the town I saw the parade in wasn't
such a backwater place, it probably would have a newspaper with
photos. But it doesn't.

What town?

sorry, didn't see your post.

Hehehe. This is funny.

What town, what town, what town?

I told you: a small town in NE Florida.

I believe I mentioned this was in the early 1990 to mid 1990s. I have
no idea whether the same sort of parade is still taking place now,
since I haven't been in that area during the holiday season for many
years.

Oh, I get it you want to use your highly refined internet research
skills to see what you can google.

Well, it may not be on google.

Then what? It didn't happen?

What a pair of plonkers the two of you are.

So Harry, what was the name of this small town?

You want information? You, the guy who refuses to offer up any?
Kiss my butt.

Sad, pathetic, and childish. Did I miss anything?

-dk