The delete key is Og’s blessing to the wired community.
Thanks Abby. I may do just that. How long should it take? It has already been a month or so. Are you LDS? I like to have a reference to someone who can answer my questions when I come across them during the course of reading.
Back to the subject-skewing at hand. Deleting. I read so much these days. A blessing derived from deleting my television-watching. I quit watching television almost 6 years ago, mainly from the realization that I wasn’t getting anything out of it, and it wasn’t worth the dollar a day I was paying. Plus, the apartment I moved into was old, and would have required them drilling holes in various walls.
But the side effect was noticed today. I woke up to heavy rain and some wind, and with the hurricane season around, I had to actually check out the neighborhood to see if anyone was making storm preparations. I don’t “work” in the standard sense anymore, so I don’t have an office or co-workers to ask. I’m sure if a hurricane comes this way, I will be the last to know.
rotorhead, i love the word wretched. it’s such a great descriptive word and no one ever uses it. i’m also glad to know i’m not the only person who would rather read a book than watch television. 
I think the goal is to get them out within four to six weeks. Sadly I’ve heard of it taking months though. I am LDS and I have two here. I would be happy to send you one. I would be happy to try to answer your questions in email as I already do for two other members of the board. However, I will not debate my beliefs with you. I am not a debater and I get flustered when I start to feel as if questions are being asked with intent to mock or be contentious. What I can do however is provide you with a Book of Mormon to read and keep if you wish and answers to your genuine questions from a practicing members perspective.
Abby, I’ll email you. I don’t tend to get into debates much, except on an extremely friendly level, which is why you would be hard-pressed to find me sticking my nose into GD.
Poiema, I agree. I tend to use “wretched” somewhat often. It just captures the essence of wretch-itude better than most other words.
Speaking of words used: I had a flight student a while back who is a good friend, and just for fun (he took it in fun, just to clarify), I would make a point to comment and make fun of him when he used certain phrases too often. It was truly funny to see after a while, because he came to a point where he would automatically “correct” himself when starting to use a phrase I tended to comment on. Over the course of a couple months, I got him stuttering over himself every time he would start to say one of the key phrases.
Am I cruel?
Yes. But not as cruel as if you used a cattle prod everything he used “certain phrases”. Remember: Most of the time, whatever it is could be worse.
I meant everytime of course. :smack:
I’ve always thought cattle prods were sort of funny. I don’t know why, I just do.
They are funny. As long as you are the cow they are being used on.
Oops. Did it again.
are not the cow
:smack: :smack:
Yeah, I wouldn’t want to be the cow
abby, do we need to get out the prod? :dubious:
rotorhead, i tend to use wretched a bit much as well. it’s just so much fun to use. i also love using the word caveat.
[Homer] Cows. UMMMM! Unprocessed Beef! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA [/Homer]
O please don’t. I have been the cow the prod was used on before and it’s not fun or funny. 
I think wretched is a better word than caveat. I think there was a tread once on orally and auditorially (is that a word) satisfying words.
At least it isn’t a 1920’s-style “cattle prod”
if6was9, i never thanked you for the sweet comments about my dog. he’s awesome.
abby, i have been the cow as well. nerve conduction study. i didn’t know what it was until i was in the room and the tech explained, “miss poiema, we will be using this cattle-prod like device to shock the snot out of you while recording the response of your nerves on this computer. ready?”
uhhhh…sure. :dubious:
poiema, like I said, I love doggies and kitties!
Did you folks get paid to be “prodded?” :eek: I hope so!
I got paid to do a medical experiment once, in college. Cattle prods were never part of the equation though. As a student, I was always looking for a convenient means of making a little extra cash. Once, I went to an information session on one though, and they were wanting to give us gonnorrhea as part of the test. I quickly passed on that one.
LOL!!! Good call, RotorHead! :eek:
That wasn’t all. The means of administering the disease was also a bit nasty: think “needle” and “private spot”