1) Make us laugh. Or die trying.
2) Don't be surprised if you find yourself verbally pistol-whipped. It's all in the spirit of fun.
3) We want a helicopter...because hostage takers always ask for one in the movies, right? We don't ride no stinkin' buses. If you don't have a helicopter, make rotor noises by thumping on your chest while you linger, at least.
4) Don't be surprised if a cheese monkey mistakes you for a mate while you make rotor noises. Feed the cheese monkey at your own peril.
5) We're out of cheese. Bring cheese.
6) Papi's rule: Refrain from using the word "pussy" during negotiations, or risk the wrath of a scrawny Texan.
7) Take the feuding and flaming elsewhere. We're kinder, gentler hostage takers.
8) We want lots of bubble wrap. Stand-offs can be a bitch.
9) Run your cat through the shredder before entering. There's nothing like the sound of a screeching cat to break the tension.
10) Tell the SWAT team to keep their distance. But you're welcome to join in if you're new here. Don't be shy!
Well, I wouldn't try to let my highs get too high. If you do, you're likely to let your lows really bring you down. Go ahead and ride the wave..I just hope it doesn't come crashing down on you later.
I keep myself entertained. Whether that amounts to happiness, I don't know.
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Shorti (no login) 12.90.173.221
Good point
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September 19 2002, 8:43 PM
but I can't help myself right now, things are too beautiful.
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A lot of people don't like to see other people happy, and some even get pleasure out of seeing people fail.
There has to be some reason that shows like Jerry Springer are popular. I figure that has to be it.
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Shorti (no login) 12.90.170.112
Saying two different things
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September 20 2002, 5:40 PM
First you tell me not to get too happy. Then you say that too many people don't want to see others happy. Which is it, should I be wary of happiness or consider you trying to take it from me?? EH?
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If you're in love and dependent on that relationship for the majority of you're happiness, I'd be wary. Sure, sometimes you have to take chances, but realistically it can come back and bite you in the ass. In love, slow and steady is better than falling head over heels, I'd think. Some kind of trust should develop before you can feel secure. Maybe you have that.
Who gives a shit about what others think? If they thrive on others problems, it likely means they have issues of their own.
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Re: LOVE
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September 20 2002, 10:38 PM
Well said.
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September 20 2002, 10:42 PM
Also I have found that people who thrive on other people's problems not only have issues of their own, but they feel that by pointing the finger at you, what they do will go unnoticed.
Then there are the people who dislike themselves so much that they try to project thier crap on you.
What a looong strange trip it's been........
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Shorti (no login) 12.90.175.226
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September 21 2002, 2:38 PM
Love is not the only thing making me happy right now, but it sure helps.
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I enjoy seeing certain athletes fail, but that's different.
Speaking of people with problems..did you see the news footage of that mother wailing away on her daughter in a parking lot?
Or the father and son beating up the Kansas City Royals' first base coach?
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Re: LOVE
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September 21 2002, 10:04 PM
I missed the footage on the loving mother, but read about it. A couple of weeks ago at a hot dog stand I seen a guy get a little girl about 2 out of thier suv and turn her upside down and spank her for at least 2 minutes straight. I didn't think he was ever going to stop. I was so upset I was shaking.
You know, I believe kids need discipline, but their is a difference between discipline and ignorance!
I didn't hear about the dad and the coach, but I am not surprised.
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There's nothing wrong with tough love, but a parent has to understand what reasonable force is. What bothers me is when people get all up in arms over any spanking, even when the parent isn't getting carried away.
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September 23 2002, 7:42 PM
You know, I agree with you. When my youngest was a about a year old, we were in an amusement park.
We had forgotten his stroller and had to rent one of those flimsy umbrella strollers. He didn't want to be in the stroller, and was screaming and bucking, trying to worm his way out.
I stopped, unbuckled him, took him out, spanked him 3 smacks on his diapered rear and put him back in. I did this because if he had continued to do as he was doing, he most likely would have hurt himself, and I was not about to let him roam free in an amusement park.
When I did this, some woman started screaming "DON'T BEAT HIM!! Don't beat that baby!!" I hardly think 3 smacks on a diapered butt is a "beating", and I turned around and said "Do you want your ass beat next?"
They need to teach a class, the difference between a normal spanking and child abuse. Some people just don't get it.
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People who are spanked as kids grow up just fine. And the fear of being spanked is a good deterrent. No decent parent is going to infict excessive pain on their children, but there's nothing wrong with several good swats. (Heck, several parents get off on that when their kids aren't around. heh)
On one Malcolm in the Middle episode, the father goes to bed and asks his wife if they were forgetting something. After thinking for a bit, they shrug and turn off the light. The next morning they go downstairs and find Dewey standing in the corner with his face to the wall. Horrified, the father goes to him and says, "I think that's punishment enough, son. I hope you learned your lesson." Damn funny stuff!
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Shorti (no login) 12.90.172.33
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September 24 2002, 10:14 PM
Love does not have to be violent. I know that I think spanking is wrong, but I don't think it's anyone's place but the parents' to decide. The state stepping in for simple discplinary issues is ridiculous. However, how would we stop the deaths each year of children at the hands of violent parents? Not sure.
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September 24 2002, 10:16 PM
I have never seen the show you are talking about, but that is funny.
My mother used to get me with a switch and if that was not punishment enough, she made me go out and get the switch myself. That was just during the summer months, in the winter I just got the belt.
My younger sister decided she was not going to spank her kids. She decided that she could just sit them down and talk to them and make them understand. After her oldest had sent his little brother to the emergency room enough times, her kids started getting a spanking when they needed one.
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September 25 2002, 1:59 PM
The state has to intervene at a point. But I don't know where to draw the line. How much force is too much? The kid in Indiana wasn't bruised or anything. So it's tough.
Maybe parents should take a time out before they discipline their kids so they're not striking in anger.
Switches? Belts? I think hands are enough. I got strapped on the hands in elementary school once. It stung, but the embarrassment of everyone knowing was worse.
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Shorti (no login) 12.90.175.152
hard to draw a line
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September 25 2002, 8:45 PM
I agree, and I am mandated to report ANYTHING I HEAR about ANY CHILD being HIT IN ANY WAY.
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I guess you should be. I just hope they're discreet in any follow ups they do.
I don't know why some people even have kids if they can't even tolerate them. Then again, a lot of kids today are disrespectful and it would be tempting to smack them.
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September 26 2002, 2:26 PM
There's no squeezing them, they are BOTTLES.
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Re: LOVE
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September 26 2002, 7:51 PM
Kids are bottles? What happens when we sqeeze them?
Maybe this is why my kids are so different. I would be willing to bet they were sqeezed much more often than spanked. I had no idea about the squeezing.....it's so hard to be a good parent these days!
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How does the toothpaste come out if you don't squeeze? It's hard enough getting ketchup out of a bottle. Is your toothpaste runny? You're making this up, aren't you?
If you squeeze kids, their zits pop.
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Candy (no login) 209.153.172.22
Re: LOVE
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September 27 2002, 8:13 PM
Toothpaste? I am so confused~~~~~~~~
I could have sworn that was another thread. I must be with lost with Lanza.....where am I....
Oh I have 2 boys....by the time they were zit age I was not allowed within 2 feet of them. Mom's are not allowed to hug teenage boys....that is evil & taboo.
I am sure you know this, you were a teen once....a long long time ago.
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SHorti (no login) 12.90.169.13
OOOPS
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September 27 2002, 8:49 PM
I totally screwed up where to post what.
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