This was 1992. NYC crime was definitely higher than it is now. And of course crime CAN happen anywhere, but her point was that risk = 1 for ANY location - which is the opposite of what her profession exists to determine. I’m a real estate appraiser - it’s as if I had said “The average home is valued at $170,000. Therefore your home is worth $170,000”.
Well, Peter was a nickname - his given name was Simon. Paul is a Latinized form of the Hebrew Saul.
This weekend my father-in-law told me that he heard on the radio that heartworms were caused by a dog swallowing fleas. The fleas then laid eggs inside the dog, which hatched into heartworms. Flea eggs only hatched into heartworms if they hatched inside the dog. Otherwise they hatched into fleas.
The only thing I could figure was that the guy on the radio was saying that the heartworms infested the fleas, and then spread to the dog (or cat or whatever) that ate the fleas, and that my father-in-law just misunderstood what he said. According to a google search, though, heartworms spread via mosquito bites, so that’s not it either.
It’s tapeworms, not heartworms. Other than that, you’ve worked out the rest.
Skald just goes to ogle his wife in the choir. I’m surprised he even registered what the guy was saying. 
In my defense, I’d like to point out that my wife is remarkably cute when she’s singing and dancing in praise of the Lord. I’m sure I’m not the only one ogling, just the only one who’ll admit it.
I’m sure you’re not the only one who’ll admit it, just the only one who hangs out in here.
S^G
I didn’t even know that Isaiah was a book in the old testament; you expect me to know who the apostles are? 
and i’m sure there’s plenty of hispanic jews named jesus?
Yeah, that kind of stupidity is catching. Even if you start out fairly bright, by the time you get done beating your head against a brick wall…
So she’s definitely a lapsed atheist, then?
You know, Skald, you keep extolling the cuteness of your wife & I totally believe it, BUT some of us would still like a cite. Nothing inappropriate- we just wanna see your cute wife!
A pic of you with her would be good also, so we could then go on about how you sure married over your head!
Oh- and does she have any cute single sisters?
Do public statements count?
Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher, when asked if he would consider running for office, said: “I hope not. You know, I talked to God about that and he was like, ‘No.’”
In addition to the obvious “casual conversation with God” moronics, it’s bizarre that he hopes he won’t run for office, as if it might happen against his will. At least God was talking sense.
I’m not sure what she is right now. But she feels better when she goes to that church regularly.
My co-worker whose stupidity I’ve mentioned here several times, has taken “he verbally told me” as her latest standard operating phrase. She still doesn’t recognize the company name “Sony” as in, she pronounces it as if it rhymes with “Johnny” and doesn’t seem to know who they are or what they do. And her response to Michael Jackson’s death? “Yeah, I know him from listening to his music when I was growing up”. Technically true, I suppose, but how can anyone think that is even a remotely useful or neccessary comment to make? One of these days I’m going to start a thread about the stupid crap that comes out of her mouth all day long.
That’s probably the first sensible thing I’ve heard anyone say about Jackson’s death.
She’d integrate seamlessly into the Church of England, then. 
I know you’re joking, but I don’t get it.
Oddly enough, I agree.
The Church of England explained.