Did you try the “And then drink it” link? AFAIK It’s from before any of us here were posting, and shows that the Engrish connection could be mediocre way back then and still get 50+ comments.
*waits for inspiration*
I understand that in some brands of religion, thinking about something sinful is deemed every bit as sinful as actually doing the sinning. Usually, I would regard that as utterly unreasonable – however, it is a central tenet of Dreadfulpunism. (Impossible standards being necessary to a religion, of course, otherwise all the people who work in Dreadful Pun Hell would be out of a job. Think of the jacuzzi pump maintenance man, and his three children, all needing orthodontics.)
The widely known Bible quote about Jesus saying that a man who has thought about adultery with a woman has committed adultery in his heart is widely misinterpreted as meaning to lust in one’s heart or head is as bad as actual cheating on one’s spouse. This was not at all the intent of the verse; Jesus was really teaching that none of us should judge another, because we all have the same desires in our hearts or minds, so we should not be so quick to condemn someone who succumbed to temptation.
Go and tell that to the headmaster of my school – he was a lay preacher who took RS classes (or rat sh!t, as we charming young gels were wont to call it), and he took the view that even thinking about thinking about sin was sinful. Hell, even thinking about thinking about thinking about sin was sinful.
Strangely enough, shortly after my Year 12 (last year of high school Down Here) exams finished, he was shot (not fatally – you’d have to dip silver bullets in holy water to accomplish that). When the news made it to the school, someone asked the Year 12 co-ordinator, “Do they have any suspects?” and without missing a beat she replied, “Well, there are 83 girls in Year 12…” (As it turned out, it was a case of mistaken identity: an aggrieved parent who was cheesed off after a custody hearing mistook him for a Family Court judge. Still, it gives you an idea of how “beloved” he was by his students that we might be considered suspects.)
I do not equate repressiveness with holiness at all. As I just got done saying on another thread, I believe that in our minds we should be free to think anything and everything we care to. Holiness comes from our actions, how we treat others, how we utilize the talents we have been given, and whether we are trying to do the will of God as we understand him/her/it/them. And I also think an important but very neglected part of holiness is being truly and fully present in each moment, in every one of which, as Thich Nhat Hanh put it, we have an appointment with life.
*ow* Hi peoples. I just got back from the dentist. *ow* I have 13 tiny cavities that need to be filled. That’s not to bad *ow*, considering I haven’t been there for a little over 5 years…
That’ll teach you. Go every 6 months for a check. In case you haven’t heard, tooth and gum problems can cause trouble in other parts of the body. A good dentist/hygienist should be able to catch them early.
I think one of the best signs of a good, honest dentist is when s/he says,”Hmm, there’s a spot there; I’ll just keep an eye on that one for a while”, (assuming you get regular checkups) instead of fixing it when it may not need fixing.
Another thing, Shadow. Fillings don’t last forever. They can wear, leak, or come out, then the cavities gradually get bigger. Take it from one who knows, the best thing is to avoid getting them in the first place!
Generally, if you were to ask a cat what the natural number of cats per household is, a cat would answer “One”. They don’t always do well at sharing personal space the way dogs can.
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Actually, I have to bathe our cat every few weeks in order to keep the husband’s allergy to her down to a dull roar. Thankfully all she does is make a bit of noise during the procedure – with all those claws and teeth it could be so much worse if she really decided DO NOT WANT.
Golly thats love!!! Your hubby staying with an allergy to a cat.. OR the cat not mutilating you during or after her bath. I just have to contend with a cat with a love for the hubby.
Well, the cat was his cat originally – he developed the allergies after he’d had her for about five years. It wasn’t until he moved in with me that she decided I’d become head of her human staff.
I agree that rubbing one’s lips and tongue against shaved skin is much less pleasant than the same skin with a soft mat of hair. My wife apparently feels the same way, since she has insisted that I not shave the area around my mouth for 23 years.
Not a one, at least yet. But I have certainly placed my face against shaved areas (I don’t think I need identify them!), and I definitely prefer the feel of soft fur to sandpaper scratchiness, and I understand why my wife makes the same choice vis-a-vis my mouth area.
It does! At least they’re honest about it. Just goes to show the kinds of high-profile organisations who make money from p0rn. Even the Catholic church, indirectly.
I’m not easily shocked. After watching a recent TV doco on the influence of p0rn in society, I thought that was where the link might lead. Actually, I don’t even think that link is the best place to start.
I’m not ashamed to admit, despite my being an ordained minister, that I do indulge in a little p0rn watching on the net. That and coffee are basically my only remaining vices. But I am very careful about when and where I do that, am rather picky about the quality (and type) of stuff that I look at, and I greatly resent being lured into p0rn sites under false pretenses when I am looking for something else entirely. And I will not pay for anything, period, not because I’m cheap but because I don’t feel I ought to financially support that industry. (And, I might note, there’s enough free stuff around that there’s really no need.) For so many years, conventional religions have equated “morality” with “sexuality”; I strongly disagree. There is much more sinfulness (and virtue) to be found in how we treat people we deal with on a daily basis; what we do for others, and what we fail to do for others; and how we utilize the talents we have been given and the skills we have learned, than in what we do in bed. And no, because of my experience as a psychologist, I am almost impossible to shock.
As a lifelong tinkerer with electronic devices, I also am familiar with shocks of various kinds and voltages, and haven’t been done in by one yet. Standard 130V AC isn’t too dangerous unless you get a good strong connnection going through you; it does sting the hands. I did once inadvertently hit the high voltage circuit of a color TV I was working on while it was running, roughly 18,000 volts; every muscle in my body contracted at once and it hurled me across the room as if I’d been kicked by a horse. But other than ripping out the probe I was still holding on to from the meter, it did no damage. I’ve been lucky.
You may already know this, but I feel it can’t be repeated often enough, for the benefit of others. NEVER work on the innards of a microwave oven unless you understand the danger inside, and what to do about it. There can be a lethal 2000 volt charge waiting, even if the oven hasn’t been used for a while. These things have killed people.
Nah. I’ve pretty much given up trying to fix anything electronic unless it’s quite obvious and easy. Circuits these days are just too d@mn small and delicate for an old fart like me, who grew up with a soldering gun in my hand, and chances are by the time something breaks down, you can buy a better one cheaper than you can fix it. But yes, I don’t advise anyone to work on any live circuits, and components that have a lot of capacitance can retain a whopping charge almost indefinitely, so if you don’t know what you’re doing, don’t assume that unplugging the thing makes it safe to fool with. Nor is it safe to assume that because the voltage is low, it’s not dangerous; there are cases on record of people having been killed by a 12-V car battery.
And as it is his daughter, he is the parent whose guidance is required before allowing his child of under 13 to view it. If he has no problem with it, neither should you. That is what “Parental Guidance for children under 13,” or PG-13 for short, is all about. If the parent says it is okay, it is okay.
That’s not Engrish. That’s a ‘higeene motivatur’.
Anyone care to comment? Is this engrish? Or, ahem, poor taste?
Whatever; it’s a Korean “Hello Kitty” knock-off, and therefore so far beyond the pale it’s rapidly approaching from the far side!
What was that; I got distracted by the true statement on the shirt pate 1, row 2 column 2!
I’ll say! They use a weird version of a q instead of g to spell hug.
Somebody cut the bottom off the g.
Ouch! A neutered g.
Or possibly just a circumcised one?
…or rather, from the fur side…
Hey Dr. H? can I *clonk* her?
Yes, just a little bit.
Did you try the “And then drink it” link? AFAIK It’s from before any of us here were posting, and shows that the Engrish connection could be mediocre way back then and still get 50+ comments.
*waits for inspiration*
I’d not noticed it was a link.
*refrains from making pun about Persian-al hygiene*
*Dreadful Pun Hell fairy faints anyway*
What a shame! I was expecting reply along the lines of “I saw what you didn’t do there….”
I understand that in some brands of religion, thinking about something sinful is deemed every bit as sinful as actually doing the sinning. Usually, I would regard that as utterly unreasonable – however, it is a central tenet of Dreadfulpunism. (Impossible standards being necessary to a religion, of course, otherwise all the people who work in Dreadful Pun Hell would be out of a job. Think of the jacuzzi pump maintenance man, and his three children, all needing orthodontics.)
The widely known Bible quote about Jesus saying that a man who has thought about adultery with a woman has committed adultery in his heart is widely misinterpreted as meaning to lust in one’s heart or head is as bad as actual cheating on one’s spouse. This was not at all the intent of the verse; Jesus was really teaching that none of us should judge another, because we all have the same desires in our hearts or minds, so we should not be so quick to condemn someone who succumbed to temptation.
Go and tell that to the headmaster of my school – he was a lay preacher who took RS classes (or rat sh!t, as we charming young gels were wont to call it), and he took the view that even thinking about thinking about sin was sinful. Hell, even thinking about thinking about thinking about sin was sinful.
He sounds like the sort of bloke who deserves to be *accidentally* flashed occasionally.
And risk exploding brain all over the place? Worse, a crazed monster?
Strangely enough, shortly after my Year 12 (last year of high school Down Here) exams finished, he was shot (not fatally – you’d have to dip silver bullets in holy water to accomplish that). When the news made it to the school, someone asked the Year 12 co-ordinator, “Do they have any suspects?” and without missing a beat she replied, “Well, there are 83 girls in Year 12…” (As it turned out, it was a case of mistaken identity: an aggrieved parent who was cheesed off after a custody hearing mistook him for a Family Court judge. Still, it gives you an idea of how “beloved” he was by his students that we might be considered suspects.)
You’ve been out-holied, JohnB! How does that feel?
I do not equate repressiveness with holiness at all. As I just got done saying on another thread, I believe that in our minds we should be free to think anything and everything we care to. Holiness comes from our actions, how we treat others, how we utilize the talents we have been given, and whether we are trying to do the will of God as we understand him/her/it/them. And I also think an important but very neglected part of holiness is being truly and fully present in each moment, in every one of which, as Thich Nhat Hanh put it, we have an appointment with life.
Got it.
You always seem to!
Thich Nhat Hanh? That’s a lot of Hs!
*ow* Hi peoples. I just got back from the dentist. *ow* I have 13 tiny cavities that need to be filled. That’s not to bad *ow*, considering I haven’t been there for a little over 5 years…
That’ll teach you. Go every 6 months for a check. In case you haven’t heard, tooth and gum problems can cause trouble in other parts of the body. A good dentist/hygienist should be able to catch them early.
I take good care of my mouth! And I said tiny!
Oh, OK. Do you trust your dentist not to do unnecessary work? My dentist told me that really tiny cavities can sometimes heal by themselves.
Never went to this dentist before. Anyways, we don’t have to pay for it, so it doesn’t really matter.
Does matter, a good dentist will not do unnecessary work. And a check-up after five years isn’t taking good care of your teeth.
I think one of the best signs of a good, honest dentist is when s/he says,”Hmm, there’s a spot there; I’ll just keep an eye on that one for a while”, (assuming you get regular checkups) instead of fixing it when it may not need fixing.
Another thing, Shadow. Fillings don’t last forever. They can wear, leak, or come out, then the cavities gradually get bigger. Take it from one who knows, the best thing is to avoid getting them in the first place!
Mmhmmm…
You said your appointment was on Monday. ?
Bulsh!tted again!!!
I have another appointment today. Ugh.
I hope it goes well!
Meowth, that’s right!
No, you’re left!
… That came out of left field…
It came out of my right pocket…
And I thought you were just glad to see him.
I’m never glad to see Meowth. We always fight.
I wish we wouldn’t though.
Cat fight!
Seriously, though, I always keep my claws sheathed, so it is more of a sparring match.
*bop!*
*beep!*
Generally, if you were to ask a cat what the natural number of cats per household is, a cat would answer “One”. They don’t always do well at sharing personal space the way dogs can.
In my experience they rarely do “serious fight” with cats that they share humans with, only with ones that intrude on their “outside space”.
where do i sign up for that t-shirt?
Try your nearest Cat House.
Don’t go inviting everyone to my house without asking me first!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
HOUSE PARTY AT MEOWTH’S HOUSE!!!!
I just realized how trollish that was…..srsly…
You just realized that now?
It took about three seconds…
At least there were no FIRSTS!
Can I have seconds?
If you like it sloppy.
Well Meowth,
Let’s see if you can throw parties as good as mine. I am invited, I assume, right?
There is no party! Only Zuul!
Hi, kitty! Glad you’re back! *reaches for can of salmon, reconsiders and gets smoked trout instead*
Tell your trout to stop smoking…
Meh.
It needs a ‘$2/=’ at the bottom though.
Will I have to step on the c0ck to get the water first?
Win!!
I am sure my husband would enjoy that.
Oh yes, so much Win!
or else fish
You mean salmon?
I completely agree, no one like to go down on an unwashed one
No one? Napoleon, in a letter to Josephine shortly before his return to Paris, specifically asked her not to bathe.
If he was a brave man in battle, he was a brave man in bed.
And he was often very successful in battle…
Aha!! that’s where the my cat washing towel got to! Ohhh mr tiddles!
*Insert Mrs Slocombe joke here*
Actually, I have to bathe our cat every few weeks in order to keep the husband’s allergy to her down to a dull roar. Thankfully all she does is make a bit of noise during the procedure – with all those claws and teeth it could be so much worse if she really decided DO NOT WANT.
Golly thats love!!! Your hubby staying with an allergy to a cat.. OR the cat not mutilating you during or after her bath. I just have to contend with a cat with a love for the hubby.
Well, the cat was his cat originally – he developed the allergies after he’d had her for about five years. It wasn’t until he moved in with me that she decided I’d become head of her human staff.
It’s good to have a clean kitty. And the other kind, too.
@ Mrs. Slocombe win!
This is a public service announcement.
Or possibly a pubic service announcement.
Well, there are other forms of pubic service…
Some people merely pay lip service, but that’s better than no service at all.
Why is that? Cat got their tongue?
I agree that rubbing one’s lips and tongue against shaved skin is much less pleasant than the same skin with a soft mat of hair. My wife apparently feels the same way, since she has insisted that I not shave the area around my mouth for 23 years.
John, I have to ask this now, and I really hope you won’t be offended: how many bearded women have you snogged?
Not a one, at least yet. But I have certainly placed my face against shaved areas (I don’t think I need identify them!), and I definitely prefer the feel of soft fur to sandpaper scratchiness, and I understand why my wife makes the same choice vis-a-vis my mouth area.
That’s an understatement. This spam stinks to high heaven.
Reminds me of a verse from 2 Live Crew’s cover of “Doo Wah Diddy”.
Warning to anyone who actually likes music: don’t check this out. They couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket.
Hey, I didn’t say that it was a good song….just that the picture reminded me of it.
OK, but next time wouldyou please post the Public Service Warning? (It’s a good song, but that’s the worst version I’ve ever heard!)
Well, they were a rap group, after all. They’re not expected to know how to sing well.
Inspired lyrics!!
That’s strange. I would have expected a woman to think they were sexist.
*cough* I was speaking from a perspective of artistic appreciation.
Sorry, I couldn’t see which hat you were wearing.
Dim light on this website. You were right, they sucked bigtime!
Aah Cleanliness *sigh*
Of all the postings to this site, this one is the furthest thing from Engrish. It’s Engrish in no way, shape or form. Total fail.
np stands for nitpicking I presume?
I tried to a few days ago, she got mad though.
I’m not sure I wanna give Hello Kitty a bath.
I’m really hoping that the name/link doesn’t go where I think it goes…
(I’m not even thinking of clicking on it!)
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*click*
It does!
At least they’re honest about it. Just goes to show the kinds of high-profile organisations who make money from p0rn. Even the Catholic church, indirectly.
You….*GASP!* clicked on it?!
I’m not easily shocked. After watching a recent TV doco on the influence of p0rn in society, I thought that was where the link might lead. Actually, I don’t even think that link is the best place to start.
I’m not ashamed to admit, despite my being an ordained minister, that I do indulge in a little p0rn watching on the net. That and coffee are basically my only remaining vices. But I am very careful about when and where I do that, am rather picky about the quality (and type) of stuff that I look at, and I greatly resent being lured into p0rn sites under false pretenses when I am looking for something else entirely. And I will not pay for anything, period, not because I’m cheap but because I don’t feel I ought to financially support that industry. (And, I might note, there’s enough free stuff around that there’s really no need.) For so many years, conventional religions have equated “morality” with “sexuality”; I strongly disagree. There is much more sinfulness (and virtue) to be found in how we treat people we deal with on a daily basis; what we do for others, and what we fail to do for others; and how we utilize the talents we have been given and the skills we have learned, than in what we do in bed. And no, because of my experience as a psychologist, I am almost impossible to shock.
Here, hold this wire for a moment, please!
As a lifelong tinkerer with electronic devices, I also am familiar with shocks of various kinds and voltages, and haven’t been done in by one yet. Standard 130V AC isn’t too dangerous unless you get a good strong connnection going through you; it does sting the hands. I did once inadvertently hit the high voltage circuit of a color TV I was working on while it was running, roughly 18,000 volts; every muscle in my body contracted at once and it hurled me across the room as if I’d been kicked by a horse. But other than ripping out the probe I was still holding on to from the meter, it did no damage. I’ve been lucky.
You may already know this, but I feel it can’t be repeated often enough, for the benefit of others. NEVER work on the innards of a microwave oven unless you understand the danger inside, and what to do about it. There can be a lethal 2000 volt charge waiting, even if the oven hasn’t been used for a while. These things have killed people.
Let’s send in JohnB, he’s impossible to shock. He’s like one of the Marvel guys.
Nah. I’ve pretty much given up trying to fix anything electronic unless it’s quite obvious and easy. Circuits these days are just too d@mn small and delicate for an old fart like me, who grew up with a soldering gun in my hand, and chances are by the time something breaks down, you can buy a better one cheaper than you can fix it. But yes, I don’t advise anyone to work on any live circuits, and components that have a lot of capacitance can retain a whopping charge almost indefinitely, so if you don’t know what you’re doing, don’t assume that unplugging the thing makes it safe to fool with. Nor is it safe to assume that because the voltage is low, it’s not dangerous; there are cases on record of people having been killed by a 12-V car battery.
That’s why god invented electricians.
i shoved a scisor in a wall jack once when i was in 2nd grade.. i regreted it
I wonder how many grandmas are going to get this or give this for christmas? god bless their innocence.
My 10-y/o daughter happened to see this on my screen, and her laugh suggested she definitely did not interpret this in an innocent fashion.
Bad JohnB! BAD!!! *Squirts water bottle* Don’t you know this site is age-inappropriate?!
Yes, but she approached while I had my hands full with something else. But if we’re going to start enforcing age limits here, you’ll have to leave!
It would be only PG-13 probably. And yes I could still visit.
And as it is his daughter, he is the parent whose guidance is required before allowing his child of under 13 to view it. If he has no problem with it, neither should you. That is what “Parental Guidance for children under 13,” or PG-13 for short, is all about. If the parent says it is okay, it is okay.
Does HE say that it is OK? (And yes, you are totally right!)
I think he said it is okay. Ask him yourself if you are curious.
o.O I don’t have one (either meaning) >.>
ill wash “it” for you!
GIGGITY GIGGITY GIGGITY GIGGTY!
Ya, I don’t think that’s “Engrish”, I think that is a deliberate double entendre,!