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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:22 PM
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Saw a real fundagelical idiot on the road yesterday.
He was driving a large black "compensation truck" (you know what I'm saying). The tailgate of the truck had the chrome Jesus fish. Not too surprising, and totally innocuous in and of itself.

But the asshat also had two bumper stickers on the tailgate. The stickers looked like they were privately produced, likely by a right-wing church.

One said, "The Bible makes the best people - Thomas Jefferson."

The other said, "If the earth is your mother, I WALK on your mother".

This is an individual who can NEVER be reasoned with, because he is already and forever convinced of his own moral superiority, based on his hard-core religious beliefs.

I made sure to flip him off as I drove past him.

Asshat.
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:25 PM
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1. These people have brains cast in cement. There is no getting to them. Hopefully they
will become extinct.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:26 PM
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3. Unfortunately they tend to reproduce. A LOT.
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:50 PM
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33. Sad, and quite true. n/t
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:26 PM
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2. google gave me a strange result
when I attempted to track down that Jefferson quote

http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,192742,192794
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:28 PM
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7. How is that strange?
I can't post on two forums under two different screen names?
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:26 PM
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4. I drove behind his cousin a few minutes ago
"Government Schools are why you and your kids are so dumb"
"Sorry Yet?"..with the lovely Obama symbol
oh,and his handicapped plates.Age approx 70.

Guess what-he is a beneficiary of that evil socialist government.
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:26 PM
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5. I bet he doesn't have a clue that Jefferson had his own version of the Bible..
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:27 PM
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6. Of course he doesn't.
Or that Jefferson was a Deist.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 07:16 PM
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39. I'm very curious about that quote...
Did Jefferson actually say this, or is it yet another "cherry tree" tale? If it is a genuine quote, when did he say or write it, and what were the circumstances surrounding this declaration?
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 08:44 PM
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40. The quote is bogus..
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 01:48 AM
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44. Thanks!
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:29 PM
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8. You lowered yourself to his level by flipping him off
Nice job.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:31 PM
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10. Like I care about him?
I also don't care about your opinion.

In fact, *you* condemning me convinces me I did the right thing.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:32 PM
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12. I see nothing wrong in giving that asshole the bird
Although those types tend to be psychopaths, so hope that he's not armed

take care
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:36 PM
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18. I didn't say there was anything wrong with it
In fact I strongly support the right of people to express themselves in ways that illuminate their character.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:35 PM
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15. You obviously DID care about him, otherwise you would have ignored him
The opposite of love is indifference, not hatred.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:36 PM
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17. You know, that's true.
Which is why you are now on my ignore list.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:38 PM
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20. Thank you for caring enough to say it out loud
Your character is fully revealed.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:31 PM
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11. oh please...
That argument holds no water, never did and never will

It makes about as much sense as Gandhi telling the Jews to sacrifice themselves to stop Hitler...and yes, he did say that...
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:37 PM
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19. Godwin's Law Foul
:rofl:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:40 PM
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24. You do not understand Godwin
Just saying "Nazi" in a post does not invoke Godwin. IN fact Godwin spoke of probability, not win or loss.

It bemuses me every time someone mentions the Nazis, about 20 DUers jump on them bleating "Godwin! Godwin! Oh my Godwin!"
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:42 PM
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27. The guy in the truck was no Hitler
Edited on Tue May-17-11 03:44 PM by slackmaster
And arbusto_baboso is no Gandhi.

It always gives me a good laugh when someone proudly posts about engaging in some kind of socially inappropriate public behavior.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:43 PM
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29. I never said they were - just making a comparison
I am not Serge Gainsbourg but many have compared me to such

:evilgrin:
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 07:02 PM
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38. Bullshit. These people only understand crudity.
Reasoned, well-thought arguments not only go over their heads but actually set them off.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:29 PM
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9. Sounds like a Psychopath
But hey - that's just me

I consider Empathy a pro, not a con
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:36 PM
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16. Apparently, one need not have empathy if they're already "saved".
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:38 PM
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21. And like I said, take care
Last post I want to see is "DUer arbusto_baboso died last night. He was killed by a Christian Minister with Liberal Hunting Permit sticker on his car"
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:39 PM
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23. Meh. Far better men than that have tried to kill me.
I'm still around. Most of them aren't.

But your concern is noted and appreciated.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:41 PM
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26. That's good. I have only once felt a bullet whiz by my ear
I am sorry to admit I needed a change of underwear soon after
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:43 PM
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28. Don't be sorry about that.
It is the response of a sane individual.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:44 PM
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30. It's funny - you think you know your sphincter
And then, whammo!
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Mojeoux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:33 PM
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13. Jefferson said that????????
I have a feeling it's WAY out of context or just apocryphal.



Jefferson was a "Deist," they believed in a higher loving power, but deplored the murderous Yaway of the old testaments.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:35 PM
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14. Yeah, I'm sure it's out of context. The trouble is....
Googling that quote only gets other religious-based websites, for the most part.
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SCantiGOP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:40 PM
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25. actual Jefferson quote
was that he expected the virgin birth to one day be seen as silly as any fairy tale.
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atreides1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:45 PM
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31. I don't think so
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:48 PM
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32. THANK YOU!
Good to know it was totally made up. It didn't tally with the Jefferson that I know from my reading.
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Mojeoux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 06:24 PM
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35. Years ago a right-wing friend tried to tell me that Jefferson
was a devout Christian. He said the proof was in some guy's obscure graduate paper that was dissed by his professor. My friend didn't even know the guy, but he was sure.
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hifiguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:39 PM
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22. A "brain" denser than metallized hydrogen
lives in the skull of that troglodyte. Maybe DEVO was right and Darwin was wrong:

They tell us that
We lost our tails
Evolving up
From little snails
I say it's all
Just wind in sails
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O

We're pinheads now
We are not whole
We're pinheads all
Jocko homo
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O
Are we not pins?
We are Devo!

Monkey men all
In business suits
Teachers and critics
All dance the poot
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O
Are we not pins?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O

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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 06:12 PM
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34. WOW!
You sure showed him.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 06:58 PM
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37. Yes, and I'm sure you're the very picture of restraint.
Edited on Tue May-17-11 06:58 PM by arbusto_baboso
Whatever, dude.
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 06:26 PM
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36. The Age of the American Cretin !
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 08:46 PM
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41. That is a distorted Jefferson quote...
taken completely out of context. Jefferson was not a biblical literalist and the Jefferson bible will attest to that.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 09:38 PM
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42. I saw an "I Miss W" sticker yesterday.
I really wanted to shout out Bill Maher's new rule:

"NO!!! The only guy who missed you is the Iraqi guy who threw the shoe!"

But he was turning the other way. Damn.
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Travelman Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 11:22 AM
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43. That's just brilliant.
"This is an individual who can NEVER be reasoned with, because he is already and forever convinced of his own moral superiority, based on his hard-core religious beliefs.

I made sure to flip him off as I drove past him."



Well, one could certainly cut the irony with a chainsaw.
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 01:51 AM
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45. A "compensation truck"? OMG!!!
That is FUNNY!!!!! Mind if I steal it?

arbusto_baboso :yourock:
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