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"John H." wrote in message
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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.. why don't you take a Mickey Mouse cruise down Florida way and
investigate first hand.

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HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:50:14 -0500, HK wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:33:08 -0500, 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.
Telephones, Harry. There's bound to be someone down there who remembers
something like men being paraded through town tied to crosses in
celebration of Christmas by a fundamental Baptist sect.

I'd like to know which of the Baptist organizations was doing such a
thing.
They are not big on portrayals of Christ on the cross, although the
Roman
Catholic church is.

Besides, you said the town 'doesn't' have a newspaper with photos. I
assume
you used the present tense because you checked. Well, that's what I
want to
do.
I think you're making it all up.

A, I don't believe you think.
B, If by a stretch you do, I don't care what you think.



I don't recall a real newspaper in the town.

Fine, so what is the town? Do you need more information about me to
provide
it?

Are personal attacks necessary?


It's not my purpose in life to add to your knowledge base. If you are
that interested, do some research and you'll find the answer. My guess
is that more than one town in North Florida has these religious parades,
though, so you may find a significant number of fundie churches with
live Jesus on a cross floats.

Let me know what you find out. I have some actor friends in NY who were
put out of work temporarily by the Broadway strike. They might
appreciate the gig if it pays scale, and several are Jewish, so that
would lend authenticity to the parades.

(Actually, I could find out the specifics easily, from someone I know
who lives in the town...)



Playing games again? This one isn't remotely interesting. You lie, you
make up dramatic and specific details of your lie, and you refuse to
back it up. How "lobsterboatish" of you, Krause. I guess this is also
fueled by your narcissism. I'll also guess the players will get bored
quicker this time.

Time to check in with your fantasy actor friends to get a lesson on
acting while they are out of work and pinching pennies.

-dk

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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:29:18 -0500, John H.
wrote:



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?

I was just sitting in a little restaurant drinking coffee to sober up
before I went back to the ship. They were at another table.
Then the big one came stomping over to me all mad.
Maybe I had smiled at the other one, but hey, I was a drunken sailor,
what the hell. I just listened to her rant, in shock, because I
didn't know there was such a thing as lesbians, then finished my
coffee and got on the bus back to the ship.
But to this day I know I could have kicked her ass.

--Vic

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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:



You are a very lucky guy. Was this about the same time you ran into
that bungler of a robber with your car?


I missed that one. There should be a log kept on this demented old man.

Did I ever tell you I took a bullet for Oprah?

-dk

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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:42:55 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"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.

Hey,
"'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places"

A mite more educational, I must say, "than in here."
Just kiddin'.

--Vic

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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:44:38 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .


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.. why don't you take a Mickey Mouse cruise down Florida way and
investigate first hand.


Why don't you go visit your mom? Maybe she'd instill some sociability in
you.

Have I said something to offend you today?
--
John H

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HK wrote:




Doubtful. Neither of them, along with a few others (Dan, BAR, et cetera)
have anything to contribute, boat-wise.

That's a bizarre response considering you detoured a thread to an
imaginary town with an imaginary parade and now you reference boats???

-dk

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On Nov 27, 4:27�pm, John H. wrote:
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?

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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.

Odd; I swear I saw at least a suggestion that that somebody was
"making it up as you go along." But you may be technically correct and
perhaps only the accusation of lying (rather than the official title
"liar") appeared in this thread.




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


I'm trying to keep my feet, ankles, knees, etc out of it, thanks
anyway.
Tall boots help.

There are a lot of very unpleasant posts in this thread. And no need,
as it turns out that Harry at the very least *could have* seen exactly
what he claims he saw. No reason to believe otherwise.

The disconnect must be that some folks were trying to think of a
traditional religious practice that would involve a live actor posing
on a cross, and outside of some Latin American cultures it's
apparently very rare. However, that doesn't stop some individual
zealot from doing just exactly that, and doing so down in some small
town in Florida




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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:51:02 -0500, HK wrote:

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.

Since the town doesn't seem to have a name, why should it have a
newspaper?

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:51:02 -0500, HK wrote:

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.

Since the town doesn't seem to have a name, why should it have a
newspaper?



Well, that's logical. D'oh. The town has a name. But it doesn't have a
newspaper. Why should I offer up the name? There's nothing in it for me.