Seany, I am Mormon. Flytrap meant it as a joke. I am the first to defend the church, but I knew he was kidding. There was no malice meant. We are the MMP!
Jokes are good, Mormonish or otherwise. 
Considering that that particular myth IS used maliciously in a lot of settings, I’d expected better from such an intelligent and usually non-stereotype-prone group.
Jews haven’t practiced it in centuries, so nyah. 
Seany, like I said, normally I am quick to get offended when someone bashes the church, but I think you are overreacting in this case. Flytrap meant nothing by it, it was a joke in reference to another post. That is all.
Plus I am sure we are all smart enough here to know that Mormons and Jews don’t marry more than one person at a time anymore
Bigamy is usually defined as having one wife too many. Funny, that’s my definition of monogamy.
Thanks, Rodney Dangerfield
But flytrap, isn’t she your third wife? 
Oh, & those from the big city are Baltimorons.
illegal spices it’s especially conducive to making the makers money. :dubious:
My dog is a vampire; he bit me on the neck! :eek: Well, I was lying on the floor & using his toy as my pillow & rolling my head towards him to prevent him from stealing it when he wanted it to play. But still, he managed to not get all of his mouth around it & sunk a tooth in a bit. I don’t taste like rubber; do I???
I didn’t feel qualified to address Jewish practice, not being Jewish.
Being LDS, I do get tired of the polygamy “jokes”, especially the cruder ones, but apparently it’s not OK around here to say “hey, that stereotype is outdated and is frequently used as an attack on my church”.
You are soooooo lucky I’m not from the city, young man! :mad:
I’m not touching that question with a ten foot pole! :eek:
No, you probably are much tastier than that. 
I’m going to get a head-start on the worst day of the week, which is Tuesday, and start everyone off with a big
BLURF!
[SIZE=3]Beat THAT, hehe. 
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{{{FCM}}}
**Rosie **-- it’s או לה לה. Unless you’re talking about Eva Longoria – That would be אווה לה לה . **And **או לה לה! 
**Sahi **-- how about touching a 5’7" Israeli instead of a 10’ Pole?
**Sean **- I know exactly where you’re coming from, but as the recipient (and teller!) of good-natured Jewish Jokes that would make your hair curdle and your blood stand on end, I can assure you that nobody intended any malice towards the LDS (and yes, I’m also pretty sure we all know you conform to Bobbio’s definition of “Bigamy” nowadays… Hey! I’m allowed to say that, I’m married myself!! 
:D)
**Emily **-- just don’t stand up to the bar too many times, or you’ll end up being a lawyer, and if you think our *religious *jokes are bad…!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 55 degrees Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 60. So, essentially, it’s as warm as it’s gonna get today. Plus rain predicted this afternoon and evenin’. We shall see.
Nettie I can understand you’re gettin’ upset about that as, as you say, there are a lot of ignorant people out there who believe mainstream Mormons practice polygamy. However, we all know better in the MMP. flytrap is, basically, a good guy. Heck, I’m Episcopal and here in the southern USofA we’re often referred to as Whiskeypalians cause we admit we drink. One of the biggest differences between the Southern Baptists and us is we Episcopalians will speak to each other in the liquor store. Of course, we’ll also go home and talk about that rotgut whiskey we saw ol’ so and so buyin’ in the liquor sto’. 
I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy demands to be fed. Then, alas and alack, irk purtification must commence.
Happy Tuesday Y’all!
Hullo. urg. I’ve been up since just before 3. I was awakened by a dream that my BIL died, and I couldn’t get back to sleep. I got to wondering: If someone dies in the middle of the night in a hospital, is the next of kin notified immediately or do they wait for a more reasonable hour? After all, all you can do at that gawd-awful hour is wake up everyone else with the news, but little else. It’s too early to make funeral arrangements, I can’t imagine there’s anything to do at the hospital other than retrieve any personal effects, and considering all the stresses involved after a death in the family, you’d probably benefit more from the sleep.
On the other hand, I’m sure there are folks who would be greatly upset if they weren’t notified immediately… I dunno - I think I’d appreciate a couple of hours of peace. Anyway, with my mind considering the possibilities, I couldn’t get back to sleep. Then the puppy started barking and that lasted half an hour. Then the cat snuggled up against me and proceeded to bathe. I’s tahred, and I’ve got to go home and bake a cake for our potluck tomorrow. It’s gonna be a long day.
**FCD **is on his way to Johnstown, so I get to deal with the pup myself. Did I mention I didn’t want another dog? Oh well…
**Apes **- glad it got there! Yay!
I had some goodies waiting for me when I got home yesterday - the set of cookware I got for my daughter plus the ceramic knife, scraper, and mandoline that I’d ordered for me. I like the idea of a ceramic knife - can’t wait to try it out.
We’ve got 2 more deliveries coming - **FCD **ordered something for his shop and we’ve got a box from ThinkGeek with some t-shirts and the gifts for the crazy office exchange. I think that’s the last of what we’re expecting, well, apart from all the chocolate love offerings you want to send me.
Much work awaits - I should get to it. Happy Tuesday.
Blurf.
I don’t get no respect.
Seany, all religions and sects have something sordid in their past. I’m a Lutheran, and Martin Luther in his last days was quite the grumpy and anti-Semitic Olde Pharte. That does not mean the Lutheran Church still embraces those teachings, nor do I.
I defy anyone to find an example of any genuine malice to any religious view in the MMP. Rib poking is fair game, however. Since we can’t pick on the LDS for bigamy, can we blame them for Glenn Beck instead?
Up, caffeinated, off to irk.
Then I certainly apologize.
Blurf. Woke up to the single version of this by my bed. She hovered silently until I woke up in a cold sweat, then said, “Mommy, can I watch TV?” Amazingly adrenaline did not wake me all the way up, and I’m caffeinating aggressively with some tippy golden flowery orange pekoe Darjeeling.
Cold front coming today. Weather says it’s now 61, with an expected high of 57. :dubious:
Blurf. Snot. Snort. Sniff.
Don’t know why I’m so snotty today. It’s got about 30 minutes to clear up before I head out to water aerobics. No snot allowed in the water!
I had a sub job scheduled for today but it got cancelled so that just means more time for finishing homework. I think I should be able to get it all done today or at least very close.
Tonight is grief group. I haven’t been able to go in awhile because of class, but I’m glad that I can from now on.
Send some good thoughts towards the HFUNs if you would. They’re having a hard time right now partly because all of D’s possessions were stored in Mr. HFUN’s van and Mr. HFUN’s current van broke so they had to start cleaning it out so that it could be driven. This is not a task that I would wish on my worst enemy. We had planned on sharing a home eventually, once I graduated. I don’t know how I would have handled it if I would have had to go through all of his stuff then. I think that would have put me over the edge and I know it’s really taking a toll on Mr. HFUN because he loved his brother so very much. I’d like to offer to help him but I honestly don’t think I could bear it. There are many ways that I have offered to help him but I just can’t do this one.
Bunz, could you refresh my memory on the definition of HFUN? I know they’re your almost inlaws, but I forgot what the letters stand for.