Shouldn’t that be Ara Tinuviel or Arta Tinuviel then? In Sindar Aro Tinuviel? Noble dusk-singer?
Methinks this is a bit far afield from the OP. Sorry about that
For some reason, I’m having difficulty understanding how my giggling invalidates the point I’ve made in this thread. The point of this thread is that I needed to rant a little and laugh too because it is sad about the lack of critical thinking that goes into anyone believing that half the human race is inferior to the other half. I focused on the Bible because that is one of the sources that folks use to perpetuate that level of illogic. I’m just floored by the fact that plenty of fundamentalists and non-fundamentalists and so forth both men and women who buy into the Bible as the undisputed word of god can display such a lack of critical thinking. I’m just confused, dismayed, upset, and oddly enough amused when I see a lack of critical thinking going on in folks and/or myself, be the topic religion or whatever. Whether or not I giggle does not change the truth of the statement that it is not logical to make broad generalizations about the inferior status and worth of half the human race and to further justify that by saying it’s okay because the Bible says so.
hardygrrrl said:
Actually, if I did see the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, I would find it funny as hell, and I would giggle. There’s just something hilarious to me in a Monty Pythonish way about that image. But that’s me. [shrug]
I have no idea what the HeatMizer is. To clarify what the GIGGLEMEISTER is:
THE GIGGLEMEISTER: Though she’s not a Newbie anymore,
this harmless little ol’ clown may sometimes be
mistaken for such since she may give off an air of
innocence. An incredibly silly woman who adores
flirting with fellas, whose mind can sometimes be out
in the clouds and looking up at the stars, but who can
be serious and try to help folks when necessary, THE
GIGGLEMEISTER simultaneously wears a halo and carries
a red pitchfork. Her purpose is to spread joy, love,
harmless naughtiness, some helpful information when
necessary, and LOTS OF FLIRTING wherever she goes.
Not to be mistaken for the Bliss Ninny, Evil Clown,
Yuk Yuk, or Innocence Abused, THE GIGGLEMEISTER
aspires to be the best clown that she knows how to be.
I’ve been moving towards this definition since I registered on here over a year ago, but I didn’t actually write it out until there was an MPSIMS thread about Message Board Personality Types that, alas, got caught up in the Winter of the SDMB’s Missing Content. Apparently there’s a website out there that lists quite a few Board personality types. It’s a riot. I don’t have the url handy, though. I came up with GIGGLEMEISTER because the types listed on that website didn’t fit me. Still, as GIGGLEMEISTER, I feel that for me at least, it’s best to laugh to keep from crying at all of the craziness that is out there.
I must say, hardygrrl and Twist of Fate, I am confused by your bringing this critique of my board behavior up now. I’ve been giggling and carrying on for well over a year now. Why this particular thread? 
Qadgop the Mercotan, thank you, sweetie, for the explanation. I don’t mind the hijack. Threads get hijacked all the time, I imagine, and life’s too short to get bent all out of shape over something like that. You know?
Sorry celestina… only just worked out how to do a vanity search…
Tir`Tinuviel means Lady Nightingale. It’s Tolkien’s elvish (Quenya). I’m not that into it, but I liked the story of Luthien Tinuviel in Lord of the Rings (in short, she fell in love with Beren, a human, and sacrificed her imortality to follow him when he died).
As for the smilies and virtual spankings… :D:D:D:D:D;)
Qadgop - I dunno… I’m certainly no expert.
I was interested enough some time ago to buy a book on Tolkien languages, methinks I have taken “Tinuviel” from Quenya, and “Tir” from a different strain of elvish (or godknowswhat) in which it means “lady”. Can’t find book to check.
Still, it sounds nice, I like the story behind Tinuviel, and if it translates from Quenya as “Guardian of the Nightingale” that’s still pretty cool…
Sorry for hijack, but I guess this thread has more or less done it’s stuff.
[giggles] [sub](sorry, couldn’t resist!)[/sub]
Waverly, the “a silent wife is a gift from the Lord” passage is actually from Ecclesiasticus (not to be confused with Ecclesiastes), which is in the Apocrypha. I know because I had to read this passage at my brother’s wedding. It was nice of them to include me, but I’m a feminist as well as a Christian, and this was not the easiest passage for me to read.
CJ
Tir Tinuviel, it’s okay. I’m embarrassed to admit that up until recently I didn’t know how to do a vanity search either, and I still forget to do them now that I know how. I know. I really ought to be ashamed of myself because I’m letting down the Dopers who constantly call on me for for one thing or another. [giggle] Oh well. I’ll get it together someday. 
At any rate, thank you for explaining what your name means, hon. And I’m glad you like smilies and virtual spankings and giggling and such like. Sounds like you might be a GIGGLEMEISTER in the making if you’re not already one. [giggle] And don’t worry about hijacking the thread. I’m certainly not. It just makes things interesting, and if it makes y’all feel more at home in my thread, by all means go ahead. You know I’m trying to be a proper Pit hostess.
For anyone who’s hungry or thirsty, there’s some freshly baked virtual pies and cakes and cookies and stuff on the table over there, and the bar’s been freshly stocked with virutally all sorts of good things to drink. Y’all help yourselves.
I’m sorry you had to fight in WWI, but Waverly, what exactly are you trying to say with this “a silent wife is a gift from the Lord” stuff? Hmmm?
cjhoworth, hon, thanks for the clarification on the location of the passage. But can you tell me where in the Bible or Apocrypha it says that “a properly respectful and obedient husband is a gift from the Lord?” And why didn’t your brother and his wife-to-be at the time have you read that passage as well at the wedding?
I’m going to leave that alone because it still rankles, even though the wedding was years ago. I will say that the weekend I found out what I was to read, my sister-in-law to be, her sister, and I read the passage swapping the sexes in it and got a good laugh out of it. Does that count? I don’t know why she picked it; I’ve seen no evidence my sister-in-law believed it. Maybe it was the priest’s suggestion?
I’m not a bible scholar, and even if I were, it’s way to early for me to put together a rational answer. Instead, I’ll point out that if you look at Christ’s actions, he treated women as very much equal to men.
CJ
I forgot my point.:smack:
Hey, I kinda like the new smilie… has it become passé yet?
Perhaps she chose it as a joke?
I was reading some fundy newsletter on line that said a husband and wife shouldn’t have any kinky sex. Da’hell?
Of course, this was the kind of site that would define kinky sex as leaving a light on…
{{{cjhoworth}}}, I’m sorry, hon. I didn’t mean to make you dwell on an event that rankles. Even though I was being half silly and half serious, I still just feel that “a properly respectful and obedient husband is a gift from the Lord?” should be in the Bible somewhere. It just makes perfect sense to me. You know? 
Okay, I’ll get off that point.
It’s okay, Waverly. Stop thinking about it, Sugar, and maybe it’ll come to you, and then you can share if you want.
Guinastasia, good heavens! I honestly don’t understand what business it is of anyone other than the husband and wife what kind of sex they choose to have. Does having sex during the day constitute kinky sex? Well, and if they can get past how to define kinky sex, how in the hell are the fundies who came up with that ridiculous prescription for the appropriate kind of sex married couples should have going to monitor and enforce it? Are they going to send the Sex Police out to watch each couple having sex to make sure nothing kinky’s going on? Or what? I do declare. I just don’t understand what folks be thinking sometimes. [sigh]
cjhoworth, you’re right about Jesus as the Bible presents him. Though I’m not a Christian, I do find him fascinating because for the most part he practiced the message of love, equality, and critical thinking that he preached.
http://www.aboverubies.org/articles/Others/seven.htm
Scroll down until you find Keep Evil From Your Marriage or whatever.
And that’s just one part of it.
Oh, I’m with you, all right. At least I know what passage won’t be read at my wedding if I’m ever fortunate enough to have one.
CJ
Are the Southern Baptists the only denomination that does believe this?
I am curious, I’ve never heard it in any churches I’ve gone to.
As info, yesterday our minister preached on “Building a Strong Marriage.” And he was careful to point out that men and women were equal – different, but equal. This from a 60-year-old minister of a Southern Baptist church in Alabama.
As I said before, the Bible reflects the societal mores of the times. We’ve had 2,000 years to grow as a species since then.
Guin that link is absolutely frightening. [shudder] That woman sounds a little loony. Oh well. It takes all kinds I suppose.