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Aktungbby · 05-28-17, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Good example of a mad man who worships the sun.

INDEED

nuthin like a little sun worship to get things really rollin'

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/akhenaten-and-moses/

Jimbuna · 05-29-17, 08:21 AM

You're riding a horse full speed, and there's a giraffe on your left and a lion chasing you from behind, so what do you do? Get off the carousel!

vienna · 05-29-17, 08:29 AM

Not until I get that damn brass ring, I'm not!!...

<O>

Jimbuna · 05-30-17, 03:02 PM

Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay like an octopus on your face.

STEED · 05-30-17, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay like an octopus on your face.

Unlike a face huger they don't rape you instead you get a face load of ink.

Jimbuna · 05-31-17, 08:59 AM

Whenever you feel stupid, remember that there are people outside searching for Pokemon.

Von Due · 05-31-17, 12:07 PM

When life gives you lemons, remember you have to pay for those.

Jimbuna · 06-01-17, 09:36 AM

Yes officer I saw the speed limit, I just didn't see your car.

vienna · 06-02-17, 05:48 AM

Yesterday, I was on the way home when I happened to see something that caused me to think (yes, the pain was excruciating). There is/was an Armenian church, a one-time cathedral, built in the early 1920s, that, for several weeks, had been in the process of being demolished. It stands/stood down the block and around the corner from my place. The parishioners had been raising funds for many years to replace the old church since it suffered some major damage during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and, now, they are prepared to rebuild. I had seen the church go through many phases since I first moved into the neighborhood in 1975. Back then, aside from the regular Sunday services, with the parishioners dressed in the customary black clothing, there were a good many weddings held there, some with old-world touches like ceremonial horse-drawn carriages. In later years, there would be baptism services and celebrations. In recent years, the trend has been more towards funeral services. The circle of life in forty-odd years...

The bulk of the building was gone and the only remaining part was the wall serving as the entrance facade to the church, about three-and-a half to four stories tall. The facade once held some very beautiful stained glass windows and was, like the rest of the building very solidly built, one of the reasons the demolition took weeks to get to that point. I saw they had moved in a very large Caterpillar vehicle equipped with one of those claw/bucket contraptions at the end of a long, long arm. The intent was to grip the top of the facade and pull it inward and downward back towards the cleared lot behind it. I decide to watch the process and sat down on a low wall across the street and about 100 feet way from the demo site. For about 45 minutes, they clamped onto the top of the wall and pulled with all the Caterpillar had, but the wall barely budged. They then tried taking chunks out of the wall, to little effect. The old girl wasn't going without a good fight. Finally, the wall weakened and, as a solid whole, fell over backwards on the ground. There was a loud thud and I could feel a very noticeable tremor under the ground beneath the wall I upon which I sat. It was, to say the least, impressive...

Its always said to see an old, familiar building disappear, more so when the building has served as a place of reverence, celebration, and refuge and memories for so many people. I'm not religious myself, but I do respect others' beliefs and practices and I felt for those people and thought it to be somewhat appropriate the that building, that church, like the faith of those who worshiped there, held strong...

Just my little thought...

<O>

Catfish · 06-02-17, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Yes officer I saw the speed limit, I just didn't see your car.

I consider traffic signs to be well-meant proposals.

vienna · 06-02-17, 06:04 AM

You mean they're not intended as challenges?...

<O>

Jimbuna · 06-02-17, 06:46 AM

The best traffic calming measure I've ever come across.

Von Due · 06-02-17, 08:51 AM

Modern age existentialism: "who the heck are you? Why are you here? Shouldn't you be going somewhere?"

Jimbuna · 06-02-17, 09:08 AM

Sunglasses: allowing you to stare at people without getting caught. It's like Facebook in real life.

Von Due · 06-02-17, 11:13 AM

Rule #1 at any parcel sorting and shipping facility: If the parcel is round then it's a football and shall be kicked onboard the truck.

Rule #2 at any parcel sorting and shipping facility: If the parcel is not round then the employee must ensure the parcel's roundness is achieved before handing it over to the next person.

05-29-17, 08:21 AM	#7142
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You're riding a horse full speed, and there's a giraffe on your left and a lion chasing you from behind, so what do you do? Get off the carousel! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

05-29-17, 08:29 AM	#7143
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,498 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Not until I get that damn brass ring, I'm not!!... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

05-30-17, 03:02 PM	#7144
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay like an octopus on your face. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

05-31-17, 08:59 AM	#7146
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Whenever you feel stupid, remember that there are people outside searching for Pokemon. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

06-01-17, 09:36 AM	#7148
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yes officer I saw the speed limit, I just didn't see your car. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

05-31-17, 12:07 PM	#7147
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	When life gives you lemons, remember you have to pay for those.

06-02-17, 05:48 AM	#7149
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,498 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yesterday, I was on the way home when I happened to see something that caused me to think (yes, the pain was excruciating). There is/was an Armenian church, a one-time cathedral, built in the early 1920s, that, for several weeks, had been in the process of being demolished. It stands/stood down the block and around the corner from my place. The parishioners had been raising funds for many years to replace the old church since it suffered some major damage during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and, now, they are prepared to rebuild. I had seen the church go through many phases since I first moved into the neighborhood in 1975. Back then, aside from the regular Sunday services, with the parishioners dressed in the customary black clothing, there were a good many weddings held there, some with old-world touches like ceremonial horse-drawn carriages. In later years, there would be baptism services and celebrations. In recent years, the trend has been more towards funeral services. The circle of life in forty-odd years... The bulk of the building was gone and the only remaining part was the wall serving as the entrance facade to the church, about three-and-a half to four stories tall. The facade once held some very beautiful stained glass windows and was, like the rest of the building very solidly built, one of the reasons the demolition took weeks to get to that point. I saw they had moved in a very large Caterpillar vehicle equipped with one of those claw/bucket contraptions at the end of a long, long arm. The intent was to grip the top of the facade and pull it inward and downward back towards the cleared lot behind it. I decide to watch the process and sat down on a low wall across the street and about 100 feet way from the demo site. For about 45 minutes, they clamped onto the top of the wall and pulled with all the Caterpillar had, but the wall barely budged. They then tried taking chunks out of the wall, to little effect. The old girl wasn't going without a good fight. Finally, the wall weakened and, as a solid whole, fell over backwards on the ground. There was a loud thud and I could feel a very noticeable tremor under the ground beneath the wall I upon which I sat. It was, to say the least, impressive... Its always said to see an old, familiar building disappear, more so when the building has served as a place of reverence, celebration, and refuge and memories for so many people. I'm not religious myself, but I do respect others' beliefs and practices and I felt for those people and thought it to be somewhat appropriate the that building, that church, like the faith of those who worshiped there, held strong... Just my little thought... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

06-02-17, 06:04 AM	#7151
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,498 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	You mean they're not intended as challenges?... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __ Last edited by vienna; 06-02-17 at 07:52 AM.

06-02-17, 06:46 AM	#7152
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The best traffic calming measure I've ever come across. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

06-02-17, 08:51 AM	#7153
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Modern age existentialism: "who the heck are you? Why are you here? Shouldn't you be going somewhere?"

06-02-17, 09:08 AM	#7154
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sunglasses: allowing you to stare at people without getting caught. It's like Facebook in real life. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

06-02-17, 11:13 AM	#7155
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Rule #1 at any parcel sorting and shipping facility: If the parcel is round then it's a football and shall be kicked onboard the truck. Rule #2 at any parcel sorting and shipping facility: If the parcel is not round then the employee must ensure the parcel's roundness is achieved before handing it over to the next person.