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Improper Username 
"inappropriately amused"
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 Posted - 04/01/2011 : 03:54:06
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Wouldn't it be great if Wills & his squeeze were getting married and no one gave a shit?
Wouldn't it be great if everyone ignored the Westboro Baptist Church?
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one... |
Edited by - Improper Username on 04/01/2011 03:54:51 |
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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 04/01/2011 : 04:39:49
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a) Who? 
b) They're funny.  |
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Chris C 
"Four words, never backwards."
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Posted - 04/01/2011 : 10:42:28
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a) I don't, but it does mean that I get an extra day off work 
b) Who?  |
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demonic 
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 04/01/2011 : 15:31:27
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a) Me either.
b) Me either.  |
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 04/01/2011 : 16:57:48
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I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS WEDDING!
And, I wish everyone would ignore Westboro Baptist, and I wish they'd read their Bibles- they'd learn a few things.
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bife
"Winners never quit ... fwfr ... "
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 00:31:23
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Consider the wedding completely ignored. I was also completely oblivious to princess di's funeral (at least as much as is possible whilst trying to use the london underground). I had to be quietly and unobtrusively oblivious though, for fear of being lynched by the more feeling masses
I will go google westboro baptist church to find out what else i am ignorant of .... |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 02:17:06
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I bet anyone anything they like that Fred Phelps is in the closet.
BTW I'd recommend this if anyone wants to know more about Phelps et at. It's all rather interesting.
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 15:00:12
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| I recall vividly the night just prior to the royal wedding of Charles and Diana. A friend threw a royal wedding party and we all gathered at his house with our favorite drinks and toasted in the "happy" couple. Sadly, that friend is the friend who died from cancer the last of October last year. She would happily be throwing a royal wedding party if she were alive to do so. I suspect I'll watch it, mostly because it brings back pleasant memories. We had a great time at that party. |
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 15:02:41
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| I'm truly impressed by your choice of citation, Sean. The J of Ab Psych is a good reference source, though I'd be inclined to say that I see some major methodology problems in their experiment design. By the by, I'm convinced that Criminal Minds have based more than one episode on the politics of the Westboro congregation. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 21:38:45
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Originally posted by wildheartlivie
I'm truly impressed by your choice of citation, Sean. The J of Ab Psych is a good reference source, though I'd be inclined to say that I see some major methodology problems in their experiment design.
I must confess I used the disingenuous formulate-an-hypothesis-then-google-keywords-to-find-a-research-paper-in-support approach while not looking for papers that contradict the hypothesis; and I only read the abstract. 
I guessed that Phelps was in the closet as it's the only explanation I could come up with for his lifelong relentless assault on homosexuals and anyone he sees as 'facilitating' homosexuality. I can't see how a heterosexual would care that much to make it a mission.
Also, it's clear from that Theroux documentary that Phelps is filled with hate (which may contain more than a little self-loathing, i.e., perhaps he's hiding something?). In contrast I was surprised how 'normal' most of the rest of his congregation family appeared (most of them were quite likeable actually); the sidewalk hate-campaigns appeared to be simply a case of follow-the-leader.
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Improper Username
"inappropriately amused"
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Posted - 04/03/2011 : 09:04:59
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quote:
Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by wildheartlivie
I'm truly impressed by your choice of citation, Sean. The J of Ab Psych is a good reference source, though I'd be inclined to say that I see some major methodology problems in their experiment design.
I must confess I used the disingenuous formulate-an-hypothesis-then-google-keywords-to-find-a-research-paper-in-support approach while not looking for papers that contradict the hypothesis; and I only read the abstract.
I guessed that Phelps was in the closet as it's the only explanation I could come up with for his lifelong relentless assault on homosexuals and anyone he sees as 'facilitating' homosexuality. I can't see how a heterosexual would care that much to make it a mission.
Also, it's clear from that Theroux documentary that Phelps is filled with hate (which may contain more than a little self-loathing, i.e., perhaps he's hiding something?). In contrast I was surprised how 'normal' most of the rest of his congregation family appeared (most of them were quite likeable actually); the sidewalk hate-campaigns appeared to be simply a case of follow-the-leader.
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[matt]
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Improper Username
"inappropriately amused"
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 04/05/2011 : 00:05:54
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| Just watching a repeat on television now of the second Louis Theroux documentary on the Westboro gang - fascinating and scary, some people are really very strange. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 04/05/2011 : 01:07:56
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Originally posted by demonic
Just watching a repeat on television now of the second Louis Theroux documentary on the Westboro gang - fascinating and scary, some people are really very strange.
That one sounds interesting. Must hunt it down.
I'm curious to see which young member it was who quit. Do you recall his/her name? I recall thinking (while watching the first one) that some of the younger ones there didn't fit in; they were friendly, empathetic people who lacked the necessary hate, and I wondered if some were likely to quit.
Edit: No worries, I watched it. Actually the one I expected to quit hadn't; on the contrary she seemed to have become more dogmatic. I suspect they'll suffer from continuing natural attrition, and I guess will become more irrelevant as they become more extreme. They don't seem to have a program of growth-through-breeding either.  |
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 04/05/2011 : 13:00:51
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You should be able to watch it on the BBC iplayer, as long as they don't restrict other countries... worth a try anyway...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0107zhy/Louis_Theroux_Americas_Most_Hated_Family_in_Crisis/
As far as I remember it was Lauren who'd been thrown out for chatting to a boy online. Fortunately for her she seemed pretty well balanced since her condemnation to an eternity in hell. Another one was a girl called Libby who was thrown out for wearing a bikini on holiday and defending herself. She was a little less happy about the prospect of eternal burning torment.
Most disturbing was the interview with 11 year old Noah who spouts some jaw dropping opinions about why gays should be called "fags" and how Obama is the Antichrist. Baffling, and frightening, stuff.
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