On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus.. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > >
> > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.

Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > >
> > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all..” sounded more
> > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.

Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol..com wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > >
> > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.

“Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English..“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223

Well, considering Columbus 'discovered' land that was already inhabited, I'm sure a few rattles shook, and war paint applied.

Enjoy the peace pipe.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:28:46 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol..com wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> Well, considering Columbus 'discovered' land that was already inhabited, I'm sure a few rattles shook, and war paint applied.
>
> Enjoy the peace pipe.

I’m sure Columbus pissed off the natives, but he didn’t speak fucking English.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:32:12 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:28:46 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo....@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > Well, considering Columbus 'discovered' land that was already inhabited, I'm sure a few rattles shook, and war paint applied.
> >
> > Enjoy the peace pipe.
> I’m sure Columbus pissed off the natives, but he didn’t speak fucking English.

OK...we'll leave it at that.... the 'American Indians' didn't use curse words (of course not speaking Indian, how the fuck do we know? Perhaps a question for John Wayne.)

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223

Excuse me, wasicu... before you go patting yourself on the back, the article said "in general" which is not an absolute...

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:37:03 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:32:12 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:28:46 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > > Well, considering Columbus 'discovered' land that was already inhabited, I'm sure a few rattles shook, and war paint applied.
> > >
> > > Enjoy the peace pipe.
> > I’m sure Columbus pissed off the natives, but he didn’t speak fucking English.
> OK...we'll leave it at that.... the 'American Indians' didn't use curse words (of course not speaking Indian, how the fuck do we know? Perhaps a question for John Wayne.)

And we may never know, those languages are disappearing. Even some that have been documented are incomplete, for the fluent speakers of those languages perished before the language could be documented.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:37:03 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:32:12 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:28:46 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > > Well, considering Columbus 'discovered' land that was already inhabited, I'm sure a few rattles shook, and war paint applied.
> > >
> > > Enjoy the peace pipe.
> > I’m sure Columbus pissed off the natives, but he didn’t speak fucking English.
> OK...we'll leave it at that.... the 'American Indians' didn't use curse words (of course not speaking Indian, how the fuck do we know? Perhaps a question for John Wayne.)

“Behn ke laude“ is a Hindi Indian insult that translates roughly to “you are your sister’s dick.”

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:58:07 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol..com wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> Excuse me, wasicu... before you go patting yourself on the back, the article said "in general" which is not an absolute...

You’re absolutely right. You must be very proud.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
>
> Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> The rest is history.

Once upon the road to Damascus, circa 37 A.D., lightning struck Saul. The rest is gospel.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:01:53 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:37:03 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:32:12 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:28:46 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo....@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car..
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > > > Well, considering Columbus 'discovered' land that was already inhabited, I'm sure a few rattles shook, and war paint applied.
> > > >
> > > > Enjoy the peace pipe.
> > > I’m sure Columbus pissed off the natives, but he didn’t speak fucking English.
> > OK...we'll leave it at that.... the 'American Indians' didn't use curse words (of course not speaking Indian, how the fuck do we know? Perhaps a question for John Wayne.)
> “Behn ke laude“ is a Hindi Indian insult that translates roughly to “you are your sister’s dick.”

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:03:48 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:58:07 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo....@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > Excuse me, wasicu... before you go patting yourself on the back, the article said "in general" which is not an absolute...
> You’re absolutely right. You must be very proud.

Yes, quite proud 'n loud 'bout it. Take it from an ass, before you blow your load from your sister's dick all over your shoes-- it's very unbecoming and foolhardy- know that ass flaunt wasn't called for...

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 4:01:53 PM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:03:48 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:58:07 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > > Excuse me, wasicu... before you go patting yourself on the back, the article said "in general" which is not an absolute...
> > You’re absolutely right. You must be very proud.
> Yes, quite proud 'n loud 'bout it. Take it from an ass, before you blow your load from your sister's dick all over your shoes-- it's very unbecoming and foolhardy- know that ass flaunt wasn't called for...

Kiss it.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:15:01 PM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 4:01:53 PM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:03:48 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:58:07 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo....@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car..
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > > > Excuse me, wasicu... before you go patting yourself on the back, the article said "in general" which is not an absolute...
> > > You’re absolutely right. You must be very proud.
> > Yes, quite proud 'n loud 'bout it. Take it from an ass, before you blow your load from your sister's dick all over your shoes-- it's very unbecoming and foolhardy- know that ass flaunt wasn't called for...
> Kiss it.

You sure wish it

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:34:24 PM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:15:01 PM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 4:01:53 PM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:03:48 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:58:07 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:23:22 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:19:49 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:14:43 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-5, blackpo....@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:58:08 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:45:53 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:37:37 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:34:35 AM UTC-5, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 8:00:25 AM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:50:01 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rest is history.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We remember some things, some things we’d rather forget.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With respect to the old joke, imagine yourself the target
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of heavenly wrath, but the other guy gets killed instead.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That’s the kind of thing that really fucks with your head.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends, if the other man didn't die due to you but due to his own doing, I always considered that a lesson to learn.. When growing up, I watched my peers in my neighbor screw up. They ended up in prison for murder and I'm retired military...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, neither man was doing anything. They were both just sitting there, doing nothing.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, BOOM. Lightning strikes, one man dead, one man sentenced to life with tinnitus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And why you have religion, man's attempt to reconcile the arbitrary side of Nature. In that and your case, it's just bad luck-- wrong place at the wrong time and you won the lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound so easy. I actually won a lifetime of obligations and difficult decisions, some lottery.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Would you prefer death?
> > > > > > > > > > > > Not only do I prefer obligations and difficult
> > > > > > > > > > > > decisions, but I am a glutton for punishment.
> > > > > > > > > > > Yes, punishment is part of the deal, we are animals with supposed advanced brains, yet we kill each other despite the electric car.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Some enjoy the daily lash right here in a poetry group.
> > > > > > > > > > “Life is a struggle.”, and “Work conquers all.” sounded more
> > > > > > > > > > profound in French and Latin coming from Voltaire and Virgil.
> > > > > > > > > The 'American' Indians most likely had a few different profane words for it.
> > > > > > > > Actually, they didn’t. They learned the art of cursing from us.
> > > > > > > Nonsense, they learned the art of containment from us.
> > > > > > “Another interesting aspect of the use of English and its incorporation into Indian cultures is in swearing: in general, Indian languages do not have swear words. As the Indians came into contact with English-speaking people, they acquired the art of swearing which was always done in English.“ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1223
> > > > > Excuse me, wasicu... before you go patting yourself on the back, the article said "in general" which is not an absolute...
> > > > You’re absolutely right. You must be very proud.
> > > Yes, quite proud 'n loud 'bout it. Take it from an ass, before you blow your load from your sister's dick all over your shoes-- it's very unbecoming and foolhardy- know that ass flaunt wasn't called for...
> > Kiss it.
> You sure wish it

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 1:46:36 PM UTC-5, michaelmalef...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> >
> > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck.
> > The rest is history.
> Once upon the road to Damascus, circa 37 A.D., lightning struck Saul. The rest is gospel.

The event changed Saul’s mind. Saul changed his name, and wrote the Pauline canon.
A similar event changed my mind, but all I wrote were the Hymns of Hieronymous707.
In any event, our minds were similarly affected by the unbearable lightness of lightning.

On Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:11:58 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 1:46:36 PM UTC-5, michaelmalef...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:32:40 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:21:09 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > First and foremost, before we go anywhere with this,
> > > > I want to preemptively extend my heartfelt apology to
> > > > all of you for any and all of the really stupid shit Jesus
> > > > makes me do and say. No offense intended. I would not
> > > > be here if it weren’t for Him, and I am absolutely certain
> > > > that you have much better things to do than listen to me
> > > > blame Jesus for my condition, specifically tinnitus. My
> > > > ears ring constantly like you would not fucking believe,
> > > > and it all started way back when I got struck by lightning
> > > > and blew out my eardrums. That’s also when I met Jesus.
> > > Once upon an old joke, a priest and a lawyer go golfing.
> > > The lawyer goes first, takes careful aim, swings, misses
> > > and says, "Damn it, I missed!" The priest says, "Do not say
> > > that or God will strike you down." On the next hole, the lawyer
> > > takes careful aim, swings, misses again, and says, "Damn it,
> > > I missed!" The priest says, "If you say that one more time, God
> > > will strike you down." On the third hole the lawyer takes careful
> > > aim, swings, misses, and says, "Damn it, I missed!" Suddenly, a
> > > lightning bolt comes down from the sky and hits the priest, and
> > > a voice from above says, "DAMN IT, I MISSED!"
> > >
> > > Once upon an amphibious assault and landing training maneuver
> > > on the beach of Little Creek, Va circa October 1978, lightning struck..
> > > The rest is history.
> > Once upon the road to Damascus, circa 37 A.D., lightning struck Saul. The rest is gospel.
> The event changed Saul’s mind. Saul changed his name, and wrote the Pauline canon.
> A similar event changed my mind, but all I wrote were the Hymns of Hieronymous707.
> In any event, our minds were similarly affected by the unbearable lightness of lightning.

We sing the body electric.