Now see, unlike you, I can recognize sarcasm and hyperbole, and so, when you wail about how you can’t live with yourself because I think you’re slow, you mean the opposite; IOW, you don’t care what I think of you.
However, after calling you ‘slow,’ you then go off on a rant, indicating that you really do care. So, obviously, what’s at work here is not sarcasm, but irony. You wouldn’t notice that, being so slow and all.
Naw, see, I don’t really care what you think of me.
I just hate sharing my country with morons. Waste of good land.
Don’t blame me for shallow faith, especially when you’ve misread my point so severely, that I believe you’ve must have misposted in the wrong thread.
I’m against sluts (in Church), not frumps. But tell you what, I’ll go back and re-read the thread to see where I said someone had to dress up like they’re at the yacht club’s cotillion, and I’ll get right back to you… keep watching here, I’ll post the minute I find it.
Faith is not demonstrated by devotion to church. If you think going to church means more to God than loving people, then you’re the last person who needs to speak of “shallow faith”.
See, I’m getting the urge to use that word again…
Sam
Yeah, that’s right xcheopis! Remember when I specifically said that any bare arms indicated sluttiness? And then said that even at the beach they were slutty? Remember when I said there was no distinction between sleeveless and shoulderless – both are pure evil? Remember when I specifically said that the elbow was the work of the devil? Remember how I said that if a sleeve was too short, I’d physically restrain that succubus from even entering the church? Remember when I quite clearly articulated the death penalty for women who show their arm pits?
I mean, it’s right there quoted in catsix’s post. I typed it, posted it, and catsix quoted it. I’m against all bare arms and any bare arm is slutty. Just look at the quote for proof. It’s right there… in catsix’s… post… HEY! There’s no quote! When did I say that assinine thing?
Well! If GaWd’s gonna threaten me with trolling (again), shouldn’t there be an intervention on misquoting? GaWd, you get right on that you Junior Mod, you. You obviously have a deep abiding concern for the rules of the board. You go ahead and slyly imply that catsix is making stuff up, IOW catsix is a…
dare you use the word??? <strike pose: Dr. Evil’s pinky to the mouth>
And if you keep saying that over and over, sooner or later someone might actually believe you.
Ah, now this is funny. Miller and moriah don’t like me.
What the fuck would make you two idiots think I’d want to be your friend?
Like it’ll kill me if you’re not in my fan club. I’m glad to not be your kind of person. Uptight asshole prudes aren’t the kind of people I want to be around.
I’m not threatening you with anything, and I’m not junior modding.
I see someone who has posted extremely outlandish shit over the course of 5 days. In that period of time, said poster is getting off inflaming others, really just enjoying the whole situation to the fullest. I mean, I can almost hear glee in some of your responses. You would literally be conforming to the definition of ‘trolling’.
You take from that what you wish. Disagree all you want.
Sam
P.S.- what on earth does catsix have to do with me? I haven’t mentioned her name in this thread once-and actually haven’t posted in it since the first day or two when I thought it best not to feed you-though I kind of agree with just about everything she’s said(good on ya, catsix!).
Well GaWd, there had to be something we agree on. 
I’d be thrilled if moriah would go back on her meds though.
Moriah is a prude?
: Since you obviously see yourself in the role of modesty arbiter…
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Damn! I didn’t even know they were holding tryouts!
Worst coding ever. I actually nodded off in the middle of it.
“Time t go.”
Yes, I did fucking read, catsix, before I responded to the crazy bitch, who is now telling pathetic lies for reasons unknown but likely related serious mental illness. Or just drooling stupidity.
Get a working brain, cow.
Um, can I at least borrow it? Just for a little while? I promise not to break it or anything. Honest, I’ll put it back when I’m done with it.
Just for the record, Miller, for many Christians of moderate-conservative views (and I have no idea whether buttonjockey is one of them or not), the distinction is one between a positive command to provide aid and counsel to a brother or sister whom you believe to be in error, and a negative command not to sit in judgment over him/her. So I at least can respect why he made that distinction.
“So let’s get this straight, we will fight for our right to wear anything (or nothing) in church, right brothers (or sisters)?”
“But you don’t even want to go to church, let alone wear a bare midriff and a low cut top!”
“Yes, but we will fight for our right to do this.” (thanks Monty Python)
It sounds like some of you need to spend some time in countries where there are dress codes eg in Japan, no sleeves is not always acceptable and barefeet is a no no. What’s the big deal about having a simple dress code in a church - and I’m not even religious. Some people just get stuck fighting for their rights all the time.
Here’s a New England atheist raised Congregationalist chiming in. Growing up in the 1950s and '60s, it was a matter of course that one would dress up for church rather than wearing everyday casual clothing. Perhaps that early indoctrination is why I feel it’s disrespectful to look slovenly in church. If I happened to find myself attending a church service today, I’d take care to dress conservatively well for it, simply as a matter of courtesy and respect for the feelings of other church-goers. My own lack of faith has zilch to do with my feelings on this.
Kudos ** EddyTeddyFreddy ** on a wiser viewpoint, which IMO has prevailed in this debate.
If the OP had taken the tack that you did, this thread would have died a quick death, but it’s clear that he/she is in it to provoke and antagonize, and I’m feeling more than a little foolish for taking the bait.
Thanks for the chime in there polycarp although I’m not the kind of person you describe, I am careful to try and not judge, which is why I amended my statement. Unlike the OP, judging people based on meaningless superficial tripe just ain’t my bag.
What, catsix read things into a post that aren’t there and deliberately misrepresent the poster’s position, then rant against her own misrepresentations in the shrillest possible fashion? Perish the thought, she would never do a thing like that, except on a regular basis.
Not sure I get the point about the abaya, though. It just looks like your basic modest dress, only with lots of shiny stuff, and I love that bonnet thing that goes with it. Actually, I think I want one. It’s beautiful. I’d wear something like that to church on a really festive occasion, like Christmas or Easter.
And really, anyone who is offended by the notion that a person should dress, you know, modestly in church really needs to have their head examined. I see lots of clothing that I really wouldn’t consider “slutty” that would still be inappropriate for church wear.
And my church is very much “casual wear”- t-shirts and jeans are the norm. I wear long dresses in the summertime mostly for comfort (really, gals, you shoud try this. It is actually much cooler and more comfortable than shorts and tank top, because you get air circulation and protection from the sun) and jeans and a t-shirt with the church’s logo on it in the winter (lots of Catholic churches sell t-shirts as a fundraiser).
bj308: If the OP had taken the tack that you did, this thread would have died a quick death, but it’s clear that he/she is in it to provoke and antagonize
Well c’mon, this is the Pit. I thought OP’s here were supposed to provoke and antagonize, esp. with amusing hyperbole and exaggerated aggression such as moriah’s.
And I didn’t know that it was considered desirable for OP’s to be phrased in such a way that their threads “die a quick death”. I thought a prolonged brawl like this one was considered a sign of success in a Pit thread, at least as long as there’s enough funny stuff in it.