So action means nothing then?

How such a pathetic society we live in.

This speaks volumes about our self worth.

What do "Gitmo," "awesome" and "we're pregnant" have in common? They
should all be banned!

So say the guardians of the English language, whose day jobs are at Lake
Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. This group
annually takes on the role of word police by collecting a list of words
and phrases that we have used so much they have become annoying. The
solution? Ban them!

This is what they do--in the university's own official-speak: "Every New
Year's Day since 1976 the university has issued an annual 'List of Words
Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use or General
Uselessness' compiled from nominations sent from all over the world,
covering all manner of word or phraseology which some consider to be
worthy of exile. For more than a quarter-century our list has rooted out
grammatical subterfuge at the source. Doublespeak and sloppy talk
continue to flourish. Now is not the time to drop our guard."

Here are the 16 banned words and phrases on the 2007 list that were
winnowed down from some 4,500 entries:

1. Gitmo: The U.S. military's shorthand for a base in Cuba drives a
wedge wider than a split infinitive.

2. Combined Celebrity Names: Celebrity duos of yore--BogCall (Bogart and
Bacall), Lardy (Laurel and Hardy), and CheeChong (Cheech and
Chong)--just got lucky. It's bad enough that celebrities have to be the
top news stories. Now we've given them obnoxious names such as
"Brangelina," "TomKat" and "Bennifer."

3. Awesome: Sneakers are not "awesome." The word will be banished until
such time as it can once again mean "fear mingled with admiration or
reverence; a feeling produced by something majestic."

4. Gone/Went Missing: It makes "missing" sound like a place you can
visit, such as the Poconos. It should be "is missing" or "was missing."

5. PWN or PWNED: This word is just an overly used Internet typo. Among
online gamers, it means to soundly defeat an opponent, but it has been
overused to the point that people who play those online games are now
using it in everyday speech.

6. Now Playing in Theaters: Heard in movie advertisements. After all,
how often do movies premiere in Laundromats or shoe stores?

7. We're Pregnant: Grounded for nine months. Any woman who has given
birth will tell you that "WE" did not deliver the baby.

8. Undocumented Alien: If they haven't followed the law to get here,
they are by definition "illegal." It's like saying a drug dealer is an
"undocumented pharmacist."

9. Armed Robbery Gone Bad/Drug Deal Gone Bad: From news reports. What
degree of "bad" don't we understand?

10. Truthiness: Popularized by "The Colbert Report," this word that used
to ring true is getting all the truth wrung out of it.

11. Ask Your Doctor: The chewable vitamin morphine of marketing.

12. Chipotle: Before 2005, it was a roasted jalapeno. Now we have a
"chipotle" burrito with "chipotle" marinated meat, "chipotle" peppers,
sprinkled with a "chipotle" seasoning and smothered in a "chipotle"
sauce. Time to give this word a rest.

13. i-Anything: "e-Anything" made the list in 2000.

14. Search: Might as well banish it. The word has been replaced by
"Google."

15. Healthy Food: The correct terminology is "healthful food."

16. Boasts: Used in the real estate classifieds, as in "master bedroom
boasts his-and-her fireplaces." What's next? "The bathroom apologizes
for cracked linoleum."

--From the Editors at Netscape

Colorado Woman Selling Snow on EBay
The Associated Press
Dec 29, 2006 7:53 PM (3 days ago)
Current rank: # 12,286 of 12,471 articles
LOVELAND, Colo. - As if Colorado
<http://www.examiner.com/Topic-Colorado.html> residents don't have
enough snow to dig out from, one resident is offering more for a price
on eBay. Starting bids were holding steady Friday at 99 cents for snow
from "Blizzard I and Blizzard II" being offered by Mary Walker. She and
husband, Jim, got the idea for selling snow after shoveling mounds from
two storms a week apart that together dumped more than 4 feet along the
Front Range.

"I figured eBay <http://www.examiner.com/Topic-eBay.html> has ghosts and
all sorts of weird stuff, so why not snow?" said Walker, who teaches
business workshops on employee communications.
How much snow 99 cents or whatever the winning bid gets depends.
Walker's auction notice suggests avoiding shipping and handling charges
by stopping by their home and picking it up - in a dump truck.
Only 10 offerings of snow are available and the proceeds are earmarked
for a used snowblower for Jim or a pair of shovels.
She says she doesn't really expect to find a buyer for their blizzard
overstock.
"We just wanted to just give some folks a laugh," she said.

Sushi!

Didn't I see you at the track with all those scratch tickets holden up
the line for some real gamblen? LOL

So did you win anything?

Right you are songbird.

So why should anyone post a real pic? After all. How the hell do you
even know if it's real anyways?

Why?????

Because $fun, you obviously don't care about spelling it right.

So why should you really care about learning about Buddhism?

Ghost

They should have had Bush and Saddam in a fighting ring and let them
duck it out.

Then all of us could b bet on who would win so the economy would
generate new revenue for the Entertainment Industry.
Call it
Extreme International Affair's.

ExIA for short.

Chuckee

Are you professing to be an Atheist then?

If so good for you hun.
If not then what are you professing to believe?

Ghost

I have two older brother's who dodged the draft.
One claimed to be going into the Priesthood and the other just went in
hiding.

In retrospect though. I can't imagine either of them going to Vietnam
cause both would probably be basket cases today.

Thongs!

Nothing but thongs.

I would initial a nice quit walk on the beach.
Oh! Hell!

How about a Hullaou! just a peina coaholada., and a wet T-shirt Contest.
LOL

I would initial a nice quit walk on the beach.
Oh! Hell!

How about a Hullaou! just a peina coaholada., and a wet T-shirt Contest.
LOL

I would initial a nice quit walk on the beach.
Oh! Hell!

How about a Hullaou! just a peina coaholada., and a wet T-shirt Contest.
LOL

Thank you Ice.

You certainly make this board a place of real importance.

Thank you.

Ghost

Sorry. That topic is not Hot as far as I'm concerned.
But Then again. I'm not a usuall JSH user am I?

Here goes the " Not all men" or "not all women are bad BS"

Ok so I said it.
Shoot me !
Please.

"If you're really short on time you just have to remember one thing

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you..

it seems to be the common demoninator of most "religions"

Yes, Vanchua.
Verymuch common amongst all faiths.

Good to see you here.

You bring much to the equation.

ghost

I like to think he had a more trenddy look to it.
Some what of a crew cut.

So maybe he was a Marine then

Semper fie.

Was it Joshua who stoped the sun from moving?

If Joshua actually stopped the sun moving for a whole 24 hours as
recorded in Joshua 10:12-14, [Location - Point A on chart]. surely this
would have similarly been noticed by men all round the world? Bouw, like
Nelson, has collected a number of examples of folk stories in which a
long day (or long night, depending on where the nation was living on the
earth's surface) is still retained. We give a synopsis of some of the
records that he obtained.


If so why was not the earth destroyed by that act?

And also. How long is a day in Gods terms as far as when he created the
earth?

I believe it was six days that he created the earth. And on the seventh
day. He rested.
Why?

Was there a union at the time and the clock gave him 15 min or so?