On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:55:42 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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On Nov 27, 12:35 pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:03:31 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould





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On Nov 27, 4:05?am, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John H

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

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:21:35 -0600, Vic Smith
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:01:58 -0500, John H.
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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.
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John H

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

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:18:24 -0600, Vic Smith
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:33:31 -0500, John H.
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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

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

John H. wrote:
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?

Vic,
If you were creative you would have talked them into a 3 some.

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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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.

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

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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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.


Amazing. This whole thread started because of a couple of pictures of
friggin' lights on a boat.

Eisboch