The News Thread - Page 2

***Rían*** · 02-12-2008, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

My contribution.

A picture of me. I'm in the top picture.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/dehome

The one with only the hands?

You sneeky!

sisterandcousinandaunt · 02-12-2008, 07:15 PM

More important news.
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news...gh_school.html

hectorberlioz · 02-13-2008, 12:53 PM

Abe Lincoln: Atheist, agnostic, freethinker, levitating spiritualist, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Catholic?...read Andrew Ferguson's piece.

Quote:

In the early 1900s, the California guru Paramahansa Yogananda announced that Lincoln had once been a yogi in the Himalayas.

Yikes

Insidious Rex · 02-13-2008, 03:40 PM

Well this thread seems to have devolved into The News of The Weird.

Quote:

Officials of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, initially agreed to host the annual multi-denominational Austin Area Interreligious Ministries Thanksgiving celebration last year, but abruptly canceled when they came to realize that Muslims might actually pray there. Under criticism, the church said that it "hopes" the religious community "will ... be tolerant of our church's beliefs" that necessitated the decision.

hectorberlioz · 02-14-2008, 01:37 PM

Thomas Edison's Birthday today...so here's some neat info about him.

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/...-about-edison/

***Jonathan*** · 02-17-2008, 01:28 PM

The birth of a new country,
Kosovo MPs proclaims independence

Will this event encourage separatists in other countries? Will the Basque nationalist movement awake again? The IRA? The Kurdish PPK?
That's what Russia fears anyway, as they have plenty of separatists problems themselves. Russia is likely to throw a spanner in the works as Kosovo tries to establish autonomy. But then Kosovo has the EU, US and UN on their side...

***Earniel*** · 02-17-2008, 02:11 PM

I know a good number of people here too will be watching Kosovo's further moves to independence and self-reliance. It could have been us, after all, in a worst case scenario.

brownjenkins · 02-18-2008, 08:43 PM

I'm still working of the Commonwealth of Greater New England separatist movement!

inked · 02-18-2008, 11:47 PM

LUNAR ECLIPSE ... not again until 2010 ... check it out on 20 February!

See: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=6613

hectorberlioz · 02-19-2008, 08:39 AM

BREAKING:::Castro resigns, "will not aspire to nor accept..."

Ok really...so what?

Fidel's heydays was over years ago. I'm taking a big *YAWN* on this one *sleepy eyes*

**Mari** · 02-19-2008, 08:44 AM

Oh, I thought they announced his death this morning

Guess I was still half asleep.

Insidious Rex · 02-19-2008, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

BREAKING:::Castro resigns, "will not aspire to nor accept..."

Ok really...so what?

Fidel's heydays was over years ago. I'm taking a big *YAWN* on this one *sleepy eyes*

The potential difference is that Raul has had mild thoughts on change. Not that hes some massive reformer by a long stretch but he DID try to reopen the discussion about trading with the US while he was interim "guy in charge" but Fidel nixed it from his hospital bed. So now he may have more leeway on that kind of thing. Although be assured Fidel will still wield serious power.

hectorberlioz · 02-20-2008, 10:43 AM

Isn't this a bit much? Using a fire extinguisher to put out your girlfriend's cigarette?

sisterandcousinandaunt · 02-20-2008, 10:55 AM

You have to wonder why he had a girlfriend at all.

Heterosexuality requires SUCH a lowering of female standards.

**Mari** · 02-20-2008, 11:36 AM

"He managed to put out the cigarette though"... it would be really bad if you empty a fire extinguisher on a cigarette and still couldn't put it out...

I do wonder what's behind this story though. There probably was more reason behind it then is written in the paper. I mean: I would get pretty upset if someone would start smoking in my room when I asked several times not to do so, or when I told people that I can't stand the smoke.

EDIT: This was in the Dutch news. Took me some time to find the English version.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article...2&in_page_id=2

Gwaimir Windgem · 02-23-2008, 01:39 PM

Now, THIS is interesting:

I never knew she had it in her.

inked · 02-24-2008, 11:00 PM

Snow, snow, lovely snow
Sign of GLOBAL WARMING, you know....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/m.../24/do2402.xml

Be sure and check out the picture of Greece!

hectorberlioz · 02-24-2008, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inked

Snow, snow, lovely snow
Sign of GLOBAL WARMING, you know....

*dissaproving look* *AHERM!* Climate change.

GrayMouser · 02-25-2008, 03:50 AM

Breaking: In one of the greatest political upsets of all time, Raoul Castro has been voted in as President of Cuba.

Pollsters and pundits alike are at a loss to explain this stunning turn of events.

"We didn't expect such a big turn-out of new voters", said one.

"He showed an unexpected level of support among single moms", said another.

Voters on the street were equally surprised. "I supported him, said J.Garcia, "but with the establishment lined up against him, I didn't think he had a chance."

Though no-one could recall the name of his opponent, everyone said that Raoul had been assumed to be a hopeless underdog..

"It just shows that it ain't over till it's over", said R.Martinez, "no matter what the fat cats and talking heads say, the people have the final choice."

***Earniel*** · 02-25-2008, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrayMouser

Though no-one could recall the name of his opponent, everyone said that Raoul had been assumed to be a hopeless underdog..

Doesn't this sound rather strange? No one knew who the other guy was but they were sure he was going to win? Weird.

02-12-2008, 07:15 PM	#22
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02-14-2008, 01:37 PM	#25
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02-17-2008, 01:28 PM	#26
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	The birth of a new country, Kosovo MPs proclaims independence Will this event encourage separatists in other countries? Will the Basque nationalist movement awake again? The IRA? The Kurdish PPK? That's what Russia fears anyway, as they have plenty of separatists problems themselves. Russia is likely to throw a spanner in the works as Kosovo tries to establish autonomy. But then Kosovo has the EU, US and UN on their side... __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

02-17-2008, 02:11 PM	#27
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I know a good number of people here too will be watching Kosovo's further moves to independence and self-reliance. It could have been us, after all, in a worst case scenario. __________________ We are not things.

02-18-2008, 08:43 PM	#28
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02-18-2008, 11:47 PM	#29
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	LUNAR ECLIPSE ... not again until 2010 ... check it out on 20 February! See: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=6613 __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

02-19-2008, 08:39 AM	#30
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	BREAKING:::Castro resigns, "will not aspire to nor accept..." Ok really...so what? Fidel's heydays was over years ago. I'm taking a big YAWN on this one sleepy eyes __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

02-19-2008, 08:44 AM	#31
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Oh, I thought they announced his death this morning Guess I was still half asleep. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-20-2008, 10:43 AM	#33
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Isn't this a bit much? Using a fire extinguisher to put out your girlfriend's cigarette? __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

02-20-2008, 10:55 AM	#34
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	You have to wonder why he had a girlfriend at all. Heterosexuality requires SUCH a lowering of female standards. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

02-20-2008, 11:36 AM	#35
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	"He managed to put out the cigarette though"... it would be really bad if you empty a fire extinguisher on a cigarette and still couldn't put it out... I do wonder what's behind this story though. There probably was more reason behind it then is written in the paper. I mean: I would get pretty upset if someone would start smoking in my room when I asked several times not to do so, or when I told people that I can't stand the smoke. EDIT: This was in the Dutch news. Took me some time to find the English version. http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article...2&in_page_id=2 __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 02-20-2008 at 11:41 AM. Reason: I finally found the article I was looking for

02-23-2008, 01:39 PM	#36
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02-24-2008, 11:00 PM	#37
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	Snow, snow, lovely snow Sign of GLOBAL WARMING, you know.... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/m.../24/do2402.xml Be sure and check out the picture of Greece! __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

02-25-2008, 03:50 AM	#39
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Breaking: In one of the greatest political upsets of all time, Raoul Castro has been voted in as President of Cuba. Pollsters and pundits alike are at a loss to explain this stunning turn of events. "We didn't expect such a big turn-out of new voters", said one. "He showed an unexpected level of support among single moms", said another. Voters on the street were equally surprised. "I supported him, said J.Garcia, "but with the establishment lined up against him, I didn't think he had a chance." Though no-one could recall the name of his opponent, everyone said that Raoul had been assumed to be a hopeless underdog.. "It just shows that it ain't over till it's over", said R.Martinez, "no matter what the fat cats and talking heads say, the people have the final choice." __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

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