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Dear Red States
"lucretia borgia" wrote Dawne wrote: Um, not all lesbians hate men. None of my lesbian friends made any such assumption about me when I broke up with a man, any more than I would assume that if one of them breaks off a relationship she now hates women and I should hook her up with a man. And there are many many fates worse than living with women. My Best GFs and I often talk about living together in our old age, and we are not entirely kidding. Dawne You're right - David got on very well with a couple of my friends who are lesbians, one even came to Florida with us one winter, I never detected that she disliked men. Strange, at lunch the other day, three of us said it would pay us well to sell our condos and buy one large one and combine all the expenses. My only hesitation is that I enjoy my freedom so that mutual condo would have to have three bedrooms sufficiently large they could be used as bedroom/dens so that one could be aloof if desired. Like you and Brat, my female friends are beyond price. My 3 very dear friends and I are considering whether we can convince the local home for Olde Anglicans to install a hot tub and institute a Happy Hour. We will then put our names down. Dawne |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 8, 11:03 am, Jangchub wrote:
On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 06:44:26 -0800 (PST), wrote: Nah, I'm a potty-mouth from way back, I just try to keep it under control in polite company. But I've been feeling sorely provoked by Karen's typically sweeping generalizations and completely false "universal truths." Elizabeth Has the dog competitions end for this year? I forget, do you compete or is it just an activity you enjoy? Agility is over for me for the year (I don't like to run agility indoors on hard floors), but I spent yesterday and today at a conformation show with Cash. He got a point yesterday (dogs need 15 points for their championship - Cash now has 6) but there was no competition today. We still had fun. I also compete in obedience with my older dog, Harry. Why, were you thinking I'd be more patient if I were running agility? *snicker* It might be true. Elizabeth |
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Dear Red States
"Bruce Fletcher wrote Other way around. DH and I were married by a Catholic priest whose religious authority also gave him the authority to marry us in the eyes of the state. In European countries if you want a religious ceremony that's fine, buy you still have to have a civil one. Elizabeth Oh dear, that means I've not been "officially" married to Maureen for the last 33 years as we were married in a Methodist church by a Methodist minister and didn't have a civil ceremony. And will I have to pay back the income tax that I didn't pay because I was married? -- If it is like here, the civil bit takes place almost unnoticed in the religious ceremony, when the couple and their witnesses sign the marriage certificate, which is the state part--the official Office of Vital Statistics or whatever registration. When the officiant pronounces the couple husband and wife, he or she is doing so both on behalf of the state and on behalf of the religious organization, since both give authority, the state by the marriage license, the religion by qualifying the couple to marry by whatever criteria they use. Are you going to break it to Maureen that she is still stuck with you??? (VBG) Dawne |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 8, 2:10 pm, Karen C in California wrote:
Some of my guy friends and I have talked about living together in our old age. They rather like the idea of a roommate who can cook more than hot dogs, and I like the idea of a roommate who can passionately discuss baseball and politics. I'm sorry that the people in your life are so limited in their abilities. Elizabeth (whose guy friends can cook and whose women friends can discuss baseball and politics with the best of them) |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 8, 10:20 am, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote: wrote: Other way around. DH and I were married by a Catholic priest whose religious authority also gave him the authority to marry us in the eyes of the state. In European countries if you want a religious ceremony that's fine, buy you still have to have a civil one. Elizabeth Oh dear, that means I've not been "officially" married to Maureen for the last 33 years as we were married in a Methodist church by a Methodist minister and didn't have a civil ceremony. And will I have to pay back the income tax that I didn't pay because I was married? The UK isn't "European." That's why you get all that special treatment from the EU. Elizabeth (ducking) |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 8, 11:05 am, Jangchub wrote:
On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 06:49:15 -0800 (PST), wrote: Other way around. DH and I were married by a Catholic priest whose religious authority also gave him the authority to marry us in the eyes of the state. In European countries if you want a religious ceremony that's fine, buy you still have to have a civil one. Elizabeth In the states we need to have a license and the priest can't marry anyone without it. At least in New York. My marriage to Mark was at the JP. Yeah, we had to have a license, too. But the priest had the authority to sign that license declaring us married, thus making him an official of the state. So much for separation of church and state, no? Elizabeth |
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Dear Red States
Jeri wrote:
Karen C in California wrote: snip Thank you for pointing that out. We in the Blue States have been expected to laugh at "offensive gloating" for years. The Reds don't like it now that the tables are turned. Perhaps as a "Christian" you should start practicing the Golden Rule. I'm sure you've heard of it being a "Christian" and all..... "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Sound familiar? Yeah, it does. I also do back unto others as they have done unto me, since it is apparent that that is the way they think is appropriate to treat other people. Funny how they don't like it when the tables are turned. People who make plenty of jokes about California don't like it when the joke is about them. From now on, I'll be sure to take great offense and quote this thread whenever someone makes a California joke. If you want to see Christianity in action, let me introduce you to my good friend Victoria, who has been forgiven for what she did to me in the past. You should try it some time. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 10/7/08 - Sun Fun (Dimensions) WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/ |
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Dear Red States
lucretia borgia wrote:
On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:10:03 -0800, Karen C in California opined: Some of my guy friends and I have talked about living together in our old age. They rather like the idea of a roommate who can cook more than hot dogs, and I like the idea of a roommate who can passionately discuss baseball and politics. Good luck with that - I don't foresee any problems. I've always had more guy friends than girlfriends. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 10/7/08 - Sun Fun (Dimensions) WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/ |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 8, 9:32 pm, Karen C in California wrote:
Yeah, it does. I also do back unto others as they have done unto me, since it is apparent that that is the way they think is appropriate to treat other people. Funny how they don't like it when the tables are turned. What's Christian about that? People who make plenty of jokes about California don't like it when the joke is about them. From now on, I'll be sure to take great offense and quote this thread whenever someone makes a California joke. When's the last time someone made a joke about California in this group? Why are you constantly accusing people here of doing things that have been done to you elsewhere? Are you really that incapable of distinquishing one group of people from another? Elizabeth |
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