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Lets Paint The Kettle Black,Do You Have A Bitch On Whats Going On Around The Site Or Any Thing Negative To Report
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4. July 2007 @ 23:43 |
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They're not supporting something from the 6 series? Wow, that's pretty dire to have no more support that soon after that card was released.
Unlucky Nicht, although I suppose the barefoot in 110+ degrees you brought on yourself!
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5. July 2007 @ 14:16 |
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You know when u cant be assed to look through two pages to catch up?
Thanks ireland!![afterdawn legend]
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15. July 2007 @ 06:21 |
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My Bitch: I had the opportunity (rather, the misfortune) of visiting some of Philly's high schools for work; graffity everywhere, aweful smell, metal detectors, armed guards etc. If I had to go to these, I'd have been a drop out too. It made me both nostalgic and made me realize how lucky I was to go to private schools all my life (I had a HS graduating class of 8 LOL!) I hope I don't bore you but I thought I'd share some pics of my high school and college where I boarded:
An aerial view:
The front yard where we use to sled right on to the frozen bay (doesn't freeze anymore but they say there is not global warming
Rear Hallway:
House Chapel:
Rear entrance:
Well, I won't bore you further. Place has since been sold and turned into a luxury hotel. You may recognize the place from a Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins movie but I forgot the name of it. Great place to live though: secret passages and three secret tunnels all the way to the boathouse(not shown) where they smuggled booze during the prohibition etc. A teenaged boy's dream!
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15. July 2007 @ 06:25 |
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That's far from boring, it sounds awesome! Especially as you say, compared to some other high schools.
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15. July 2007 @ 06:29 |
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It was a seminary and FREE! Fine surroundings to prepare one for the difficult life of a Catholic priest LOL!
Yes, boys and girls, good ol' Gerry was once a man of the cloth LOL! (Well, one in training anyway! I was thrown out for being constantly breaking the rules LOL!)
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15. July 2007 @ 07:52 |
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That's what we like to hear. Rules are there to be bent and broken!
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15. July 2007 @ 11:24 |
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"Meet Joe Black" and I thought it was a good movie. :)
Rules can and will be broken just be careful and selective on which ones you decide to break. :P
So you couldn't follow some of the simple rules gerry1? You know when they say you can't have none, it doesn't mean you can't have a NUN. :P hehehe. OH!!! that was bad........I apologize right now. :D
Got a few B!TCHES for the day. :P
Want some rest and it's not gonna happen after a long week at work. With 3 kiddies and preparing for a lesson there's no way I can get the much needed rest I desire and require. :D
The movie industry has released almost nothing for the last few months worth buying. Guess I'll just wait for some of the more recent releases to make it to the shelf. ;)
I CAN'T find what I'm looking for as a gotcha to a few select members in here. They've had some fun but it's revenge time. :P OH!! you know who you are. :P
...gm
edit: grammar, I is a terrible writer...... :P
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15. July 2007 @ 13:44 |
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I'll be waiting! :)
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15. July 2007 @ 17:40 |
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Greensman
Shooter was a recent release on DVD. If you like action flicks, that's a good one. I rate it higher than critics have. Most people who watch it give it a higher rating than the critics. Sometimes I wonder If I'm watching the same movies. LOL
Gerry
Besides global warming there's a matter of water pollution that prevents water from freezing. With all the waste dumped into the waterways and the ocean, I'm not the least surprised the water won't freeze. Nowadays there's pollution being found under the polar ice caps. I'll not get into the issue of global warming, but run a check on the percentage change over the past century. Poor interaction with the environment has lead to much more than just ozone depletion. Whether the water won't freeze because of global warming or pollution, either way, the condition of the environment is becoming a serious problem.
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16. July 2007 @ 05:15 |
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@Greensman: ... yes, that's the flick. I actually didn't have time to watch the whole thing. It was weird, it started with this closed in shot on a fancy portico and I had this wierd sense of deja vu but when the cameras pulled back, I realized I had lived there for years LOL!
@Pac ... yes, I'm sure you're right. There are a few of schools of oceanography a little further down the coast, there are supposed to be some rather unique features of the Naragansett Bay but I'm at a loss to tell you what they are.
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16. July 2007 @ 14:17 |
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My Bitch for the day...
Judge OKs $660M clergy abuse settlement:
A judge on Monday approved a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and more than 500 alleged victims of clergy abuse, the largest payout yet in a nationwide sex abuse scandal. Some of the plaintiffs sobbed as the deal was formally approved and a moment of silence was held for others who had died during the years of negotiations.
The individual payouts will vary according to the severity and duration of the abuse alleged. The plaintiffs' attorneys are expected to receive up to 40 percent of the settlement.
My bitch is not about the payout...in my opinion the church got off easy...they should have been charged criminally...My bitch is that the attorneys our taking 40% of the victims settlement...The victims have just been re-abused by their own attorneys in this case...nothing more...The attorney will walk out with 100 times more cash then they got for any one victims...what a Fu@king disgrace...My Dad was so right...THE ONLY GOOD ATTORNEY...IS A DEAD ATTORNEY!!!
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16. July 2007 @ 14:17 |
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It Double Posted...
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16. July 2007 @ 14:26 |
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Amen on the double post.
The blood suckers are never full!
What's one dead lawyer at the bottom of the ocean? A START!
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16. July 2007 @ 14:38 |
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I did not mean to double post...I don't know why it did it...
@Garmon
They are nothing but Blood Sucking Leeches!!! And you know this law firm is going to be prancing around yelling at the top of their lungs about...What a good thing they did for their clients...when their only motivation was greed...If their motivation was justice they would significantly cut pack their percentage...
What do you think the odds on that happening are?..
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16. July 2007 @ 14:47 |
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Gerry thats awesome! secret passages sound like hogwarts lol.
Thanks ireland!![afterdawn legend]
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16. July 2007 @ 17:53 |
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Originally posted by Lp531:
My Bitch for the day...
Judge OKs $660M clergy abuse settlement:
A judge on Monday approved a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and more than 500 alleged victims of clergy abuse, the largest payout yet in a nationwide sex abuse scandal. Some of the plaintiffs sobbed as the deal was formally approved and a moment of silence was held for others who had died during the years of negotiations.
The individual payouts will vary according to the severity and duration of the abuse alleged. The plaintiffs' attorneys are expected to receive up to 40 percent of the settlement.
My bitch is not about the payout...in my opinion the church got off easy...they should have been charged criminally...My bitch is that the attorneys our taking 40% of the victims settlement...The victims have just been re-abused by their own attorneys in this case...nothing more...The attorney will walk out with 100 times more cash then they got for any one victims...what a Fu@king disgrace...My Dad was so right...THE ONLY GOOD ATTORNEY...IS A DEAD ATTORNEY!!!
I agree, sometimes the lawyers' fees are too much. I've had it happen personally (different type case though). Then I have to reflect and ask myself one simple question. Would I have won my case without good legal representation? The answer is a simple "no". So something is better than a lot of nothing. Same goes for the litigants in the settlement you mention. I'll not get into the gamble law firms take. We hear of the extravagant awards that some lawyers cash in on, but often most lawyers spend an entire career without winning the "lottery".
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16. July 2007 @ 18:07 |
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@The attorney thing, yeah its crazy and very selfish but thats what you get for going to school! Well, the only good thing I have ever seen done to an attorney, or at least threatened to be done, was by a judge.
A judge told the attorney/judge in this story that his lawsuit was fruitless and that he would probably permanent revoke the guys law practice license for it.
My bitch: I bought an '03 Audi A6 on Saturday and I almost wrecked her today. That would have sucked really badly as its basically new (~40k miles), its laser straight and they cost a load to repair from what my friend, who's brother owns one and cousin, who's friend owns one, told me. It scared the living crap out of me but its not too much of a "bitch" as I didn't wreck it.
Here is what happened:
I was driving to a friends house after we went and got some car wash soap at Checker.
Well, I was facing east and the cars come over a non-blind hill, traveling west. The traffic lane closest to me had some nice people in it who stopped so I could get into the neighborhood. However, due to the height of my car, and the fact that an SUV stopped to let me in, I couldn't see the next lane over very well. I couldn't see behind them very far and it looked clear so I went.
Well, just as I was crossing the 2nd lane I noticed a car coming right at me so I gunned it and made it in fine but barely and it shook me up. If I had been about two seconds later my friend, sitting in the passenger seat, probably would have been injured pretty badly due to the speed of the on-coming car, about 45 MPH.
So, I decided from now on I am going to take the easier, although longer route to his house if we go anywhere as it would only take about 5 minutes longer but you don't have to worry about on-coming traffic which is real nice. :-)
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16. July 2007 @ 18:24 |
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You just don't make the turn unless you can see if the coast is clear, the hell with driving 5 minutes out of the way.
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16. July 2007 @ 18:31 |
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Well, it looked clear but it wasn't. :P Oh well, I will just be really, really careful if I do it again. Just curious, does anyone know where I could get some flush (or pretty flush) covers for the outlets in my A6?
I couldn't find anything so far online and the guy at Checker said to check Wally World (aka Wal-Mart). I haven't done so yet but I was just trying to find something. I removed the lighters as no one is going to smoke in my car, I won't let them, and I just needed something that wouldn't get noticed but would cover the holes to prevent dust or anything else from finding its way into the outlet.
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16. July 2007 @ 19:01 |
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Whats the point of having an Audi if you arnt willing to take risks??? XD
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I had the opportunity (rather, the misfortune) of visiting some of Philly's high schools for work; graffity everywhere, aweful smell, metal detectors, armed guards etc. If I had to go to these, I'd have been a drop out too. It made me both nostalgic and made me realize how lucky I was to go to private schools all my life (I had a HS graduating class of 8 LOL!) I hope I don't bore you but I thought I'd share some pics of my high school and college where I boarded:
Welcome to the high school life... I our school has 12 armed guards at all times on campus... I have even seen them draw their weapons on students... you get use to the smell... graffiti? I thought it was art! Or so we're told. Wait till you get to go to the schools while there is a bomb scare, that is always fun! What about when the food in the cafeteria is druged, or you walk into the library and find porn inside almost every book (usually gay porn) Or the keyboards in the computer labs have lugies all over them... Just an ordinary high school day!
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16. July 2007 @ 19:03 |
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Originally posted by Pop_Smith:
Well, it looked clear but it wasn't. :P Oh well, I will just be really, really careful if I do it again. Just curious, does anyone know where I could get some flush (or pretty flush) covers for the outlets in my A6?
I couldn't find anything so far online and the guy at Checker said to check Wally World (aka Wal-Mart). I haven't done so yet but I was just trying to find something. I removed the lighters as no one is going to smoke in my car, I won't let them, and I just needed something that wouldn't get noticed but would cover the holes to prevent dust or anything else from finding its way into the outlet.
shucks auto supplies has em. dose it have leather seats? Post pics please!
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16. July 2007 @ 21:05 |
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My Bitch:
The Dbacks lost to the Brewers, how in the hell did thart happen? It was 3-1 at the bottom of the SECOND! Lost 4-3. Sheer insanity.
My other bitch:
We got kicked out of Miller Stadium because of drunk and disorderly conduct, what the hell? I thought EVERYONE at any ball game was drunk and disorderly, thats like getting kicked out of congress because you lie too much. Christ almighty!
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16. July 2007 @ 21:12 |
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Originally posted by Domreis:
shucks auto supplies has em. dose it have leather seats? Post pics please!
Yeah, I am going to check a few stores tomorrow for plugs. Checker didn't have any and Smith's had some but they all had designs and light up, yuk.
Yes, its got leather seats as well as a bunch of crazy gadgets, no bluetooth right now but I might add it around this Christmas depending on how much it is to do.
I am really fond of the memory (auto adjusting) seats that re-adjust the driver seat when you open the door to the position stored in memory if someone else has moved the seat.
My other favorites include the multi-function (you can control the radio) steering wheel and the ability to see the radio station on a display between the tach and speedo without having to look down at the actual radio.
I am going to give her the first bath tomorrow, at least the first one I have given her, so I will take and post pictures after she is all clean.
I will let everyone know when I post the pictures. :-)
Peace and Good Night.
Pop Smith
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17. July 2007 @ 03:34 |
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G'day to Gerry, what a fabulous place to learn, no wonder you came away with a sense of history(amongst other neccessary stuff). How envious are you trying to make us?
Now between you and I, tell me true....did you ever smuggle in the booze there too buddy?
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17. July 2007 @ 04:13 |
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@Onya ... we didn't smuggle booze through the tunnels but we did smuggle in booze! I wish I had photos of the boathouse; it was huge and the ships in that time period could go right in so no one could see what they were doing. THe place was four stories high with one central dining room whick went right to the roof domed with stained glass. It was awesome. There were also the stables, the servants quaters( a different house), gate houses and even a doll house replica in the fashon of the manor house for their little girl to play in. They had 120 or so servants, gardeners, maintenance people etc. living on the grounds (before it was turned into a seminary, that is). Unbelievable wealth they had at the turn of the 19th century!
Regarding Abuse by priests: You'll notice that all the priests accused are the older ones. Having been in the seminary, I believe I know WHY. In those days, they started recruiting for the priesthood while you were in grammar school and you started your religious studies in the seminary at middle school ages. I was the last of the generation where they did that although I started in the ninth grade. Those are very formative years for a youth and to seclude them only among other boys without any contact with girls, demanding that they live there, no sexual education and strict policies regarding secular activity contributed to it all; I am sure of it. We were even prohibited from attending certain family functions like weddings, engagement parties etc. They don't do that any more. (British boarding schools which started with very young boys also had a huge problem with this at one time).
I hung around with priests, went camping with them, to the beach etc. and I consider myself fortunate that nothing like that ever happened to me (I must have been an ugly kid LOL!).
Not to take away from the terrible nature of this issue, I'm also sure that there are some frauds too with a scheme. Me and my old friends were asked to testify in behalf of a priest who was accused; we hung around and did everything with him for years as teens and later into young adulthood. He never did anything to us and I'm SURE he never abused anyone else. Many years later, someone accused him of it (about four years ago)and we were asked to go to court and testify in his behalf and we were intervied by both the cops and church officials. Naturally, the press crucified him without even waiting for it to go to court. He had a heart attack and died several days after the accusation. Even after all these years and not even being Catholic anymore, I was always very fond of him. It was later rumored that it was just a get rich quick scheme. I knew this priest really well and my and my friends from those days were all outraged and certainly ready to go to court in his behalf. The problem is, it happened so often that any accusation was automatically considered true. It was a truly terrible thing and it pisses me off royally to this day.
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