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General Malaise said:
I don't do prayer either, but if I go to my mother's church to show my support, I bow my head and pretend so I don't stick out and embarrass her.  I don't remain seated when everybody else stands.  Maybe that makes me a lemming, but I'm not there for me...I'm there for a family member.

 
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You're just making lemming ade..... if you know what I mean

 
General Malaise said:
I don't do prayer either, but if I go to my mother's church to show my support, I bow my head and pretend so I don't stick out and embarrass her.  I don't remain seated when everybody else stands.  Maybe that makes me a lemming, but I'm not there for me...I'm there for a family member.

 
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Oh, I hear you. But I think it's somewhhat of a different situation.  For what it's worth, I would do the same in church or someone's house.  Go ahead an pray along with them.  And I'd happily stand for a playing of the national anthem.  Or any other rah-rah activity that we may have on Veteran's Day.  

I'm going to get myself further in trouble here, but I kind of equate this forced recitation of a pledge of fealty to something like being at school on St. Valentines Day and asking all married people to stand up and restate their vows to one another.  It's personal and not up to other people to dictate when and where I make my personal vows.  I'm happy to not make a big deal out of it. Just kind of sit quietly and let people do their thing.

 
Sweet J said:
Oh, I hear you. But I think it's somewhhat of a different situation.  For what it's worth, I would do the same in church or someone's house.  Go ahead an pray along with them.  And I'd happily stand for a playing of the national anthem.  Or any other rah-rah activity that we may have on Veteran's Day.  

I'm going to get myself further in trouble here, but I kind of equate this forced recitation of a pledge of fealty to something like being at school on St. Valentines Day and asking all married people to stand up and restate their vows to one another.  It's personal and not up to other people to dictate when and where I make my personal vows.  I'm happy to not make a big deal out of it. Just kind of sit quietly and let people do their thing.
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huh.

you could've just stood up and not said the pledge or just mumbled any old thing. pretty similar to nodding your head at church or standing for the national anthem.

 
Sweet J said:
Oh, I hear you. But I think it's somewhhat of a different situation.  For what it's worth, I would do the same in church or someone's house.  Go ahead an pray along with them.  And I'd happily stand for a playing of the national anthem.  Or any other rah-rah activity that we may have on Veteran's Day.  

I'm going to get myself further in trouble here, but I kind of equate this forced recitation of a pledge of fealty to something like being at school on St. Valentines Day and asking all married people to stand up and restate their vows to one another.  It's personal and not up to other people to dictate when and where I make my personal vows.  I'm happy to not make a big deal out of it. Just kind of sit quietly and let people do their thing.
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No judgement here.  It's not what I would have done, but I don't feel strongly enough about it to protest.

 

 
shuke said:
That's your right.  I just find it in poor taste to pick a veterans day school performance to break this to your children.
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And the trickle down effect, which is what I was alluding to with my playground post.

My 'pledge pride', which I actually share with Sweet J, isn't worth creating a potential situation where my child is the butt of jokes and ridicule.

Don't want to stand for the pledge? Go take a piss or something.

 
still remember being a kid and seeing the Dianetics commercials on tv, thinking, "that sounds like a pretty crazy book. i should read that one day."

i wonder if you just buy it and read it, do Scientologists stalk  your entire life? does buying the book mean you're a member?

this Leah Remini show is tripping me out and it hasn't even aired yet

 
mr. furley said:
still remember being a kid and seeing the Dianetics commercials on tv, thinking, "that sounds like a pretty crazy book. i should read that one day."

i wonder if you just buy it and read it, do Scientologists stalk  your entire life? does buying the book mean you're a member?

this Leah Remini show is tripping me out and it hasn't even aired yet
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Always buy your books with cash.  ALWAYS!

Of course, I suppose it's possible that Tom Cruise is "monitoring the thetans" on every print of that in existence, so he may follow you home anyway.  (I think I used thetans right? No idea.  Not a Scientologist.)

 
5-ish Finkle said:
Always buy your books with cash.  ALWAYS!

Of course, I suppose it's possible that Tom Cruise is "monitoring the thetans" on every print of that in existence, so he may follow you home anyway.  (I think I used thetans right? No idea.  Not a Scientologist.)
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oh man... you're ####ed. you invoked the T word. and person. 

eta: : :scared: : I don't know anything. I didn't see anything. I'm not here.

 
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I actually had an old work acquaintance who applied/interviewed for a 3D artist position "creating and animating CG robots" that turned out to be a shell for Sea Org.  They said the complex looked like a "high end internment camp."  Walled(razor wire at the top), gated, cameras everywhere, guards, etc.   One of his colleagues allegedly took them up on the contract and worked on stuff for a few weeks,  Claimed he was pretty much "witnessed" to non-stop.

 
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5-ish Finkle said:
I actually had an old work acquaintance who applied/interviewed for a 3D artist position "creating and animating CG robots" that turned out to be a shell for Sea Org.  They said the complex looked like a "high end internment camp."  Walled(razor wire at the top), gated, cameras everywhere, guards, etc.   One of his colleagues allegedly took them up on the contract and worked on stuff for a few weeks,  Claimed he was pretty much "witnessed" to non-stop.
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no idea what this means

 
mr. furley said:
still remember being a kid and seeing the Dianetics commercials on tv, thinking, "that sounds like a pretty crazy book. i should read that one day."

i wonder if you just buy it and read it, do Scientologists stalk  your entire life? does buying the book mean you're a member?

this Leah Remini show is tripping me out and it hasn't even aired yet
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Used to think the same thing about the book commercials.

Leah Remini is hot as balls.  What show?

 
Sweet J said:
Not sure where to put this, so I guess this thread works:  Last week we went to a concert performance at my daughter's school (7th grade).  One of her friends was in chorus and she wanted to support her.  It was a special veteran's day performance, where they sang a bunch of -- i don't know, "fight songs"? -- from each military branch.  It was nice.  For each song representing a branch of the military, the parents that were vets in the respective branch stood up for the length of the song.   It was fine, until. . . .

The director asked the audience to stand up while the chorus sang the pledge of allegiance. 

Guess which LONE jackhole dad sat that one out like Kramer refusing to wear his AIDS ribbon?  I think my daughter used up a lifetime's worth of eyerolls on me.  Through gritted teeth: "daaaaaaad."  I didn't have much for a response other than, "I'm sorry, honey, I don't do pledges."

Her:  "what does that even mean? Gah!"
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Maybe she'll learn you don't have to follow the crowd

 
I was home for 21 days in a row and am back to work today. It feels really weird this morning. Definitely did not seem like I was off for nearly a month. I really hope everybody is alive when I get home!!

 
El Floppo said:
oh man... you're ####ed. you invoked the T word. and person. 

eta: : :scared: : I don't know anything. I didn't see anything. I'm not here.
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Remini did a reddit AMA yesterday. one of the commenters way down in the string said he had lined up a job interview.. backed out last minute.. and has since been followed/watched/stalked by Scientologists. 

the posts came off as "i am mentally ill" a bit but it was interesting to read nonetheless

 
time, place and all that but ... man a strip club is a depressing place to be when the girls are a solid 5.5/10

maybe slightly less depressing if they are consistently 8+ across the board but i've yet to be in one of those joints

 
one of my firm's projects (I didn't really work on it) is on the cover of this month's architectural digest, and we've also been selected one of the AD 100. 

pretty big news for us. now, hopefully I don't get laid off for the holidays.

 
Walked past a maintenance cart in the hallway this morning.  On the bottom shelf was a small white bucket, upon which was written in large letters: "This is not your bucket, Doug!"

Wish now I had taken a picture.  I have to assume that this is Doug.

 
mr. furley said:
time, place and all that but ... man a strip club is a depressing place to be when the girls are a solid 5.5/10

maybe slightly less depressing if they are consistently 8+ across the board but i've yet to be in one of those joints
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Do you even Vegas, bro?

 
Company had a goal to get to 500 metric tonnes of the most fungible type of physical, battery grade cobalt.  Well, we have a month to play in the period and we are just a shade under 900 mt.  Now we need to find another storage arrangement, which means I might be flying out to Baltimore to tour facilities.  HAMSTERDAM BABY!!!!!!!!

 
mr. furley said:
this Potbelly's can't open fast enough
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All things considered it's a pretty good sandwich 

mr. furley said:
time, place and all that but ... man a strip club is a depressing place to be when the girls are a solid 5.5/10

maybe slightly less depressing if they are consistently 8+ across the board but i've yet to be in one of those joints
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Slightly above average girls with low self esteem taking thier clothes off?  Sounds good to me

 
General Malaise said:
Company had a goal to get to 500 metric tonnes of the most fungible type of physical, battery grade cobalt.  Well, we have a month to play in the period and we are just a shade under 900 mt.  Now we need to find another storage arrangement, which means I might be flying out to Baltimore to tour facilities.  HAMSTERDAM BABY!!!!!!!!
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Fungible Cobalt is the name of my Monster Magnet tribute band.

 
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