tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post5111600336769218933..comments2016-12-17T08:14:53.598+13:00Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03060097218905523899noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-79421183463332194062008-08-19T10:23:00.000+12:002008-08-19T10:23:00.000+12:00Bamboo_Bends, re: "....not to mention that carton of buttermilk Leroy Neff kept in the fridge to flavor his cup of coffee....gag....how he drank that much butterfat in a cup coffee I'll never know......." <BR/><BR/>Hilarious...Where in the world are you getting your "facts"? I am his daughter and he NEVER put buttermilk in his coffee. He uses a bit of milk or half and half if available. The buttermilk he drinks occasionally by itself, mainly as a "digestive aid" I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-18586601390323741782008-03-25T04:10:00.000+13:002008-03-25T04:10:00.000+13:00Hah, bamboo, you sound like one of the ministers of misery my congregation had back in the day. He absolutely couldn't stand buttermilk, and would rail constantly from the pulpit against its evil ways.<BR/><BR/>(He's still with the mothership, oddly enough; I wonder if he's figured out exactly what it is he's talking about, in the 10+ years intervening since the changes? Some of those "transitional" "grace by salvation" sermons were the best two hours of sleep I've ever had.)<BR/><BR/>Mind, that seemed to be a typical tactic of Canadian ministers, or maybe it was just the one congregation: Upon getting a new one, we were always informed, in no uncertain terms of the one food item they could not stand.<BR/><BR/>Likely, this was so unwitting members wouldn't serve it to them when Minister and Wife invited themselves over for dinner!!Weinland Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029452242127198705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-33097563515480245922008-03-24T07:00:00.000+13:002008-03-24T07:00:00.000+13:00<I>tired skeptic said... <BR/><BR/>only revenge was that pot of coffee with grounds in the bottom sitting there for a week when a higher up muckety muck came over and had a cup.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>....not to mention that carton of buttermilk Leroy Neff kept in the fridge to flavor his cup of coffee....gag....how he drank that much butterfat in a cup coffee I'll never know.......Bamboo_bendshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064036099785125749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-18579307388944154172008-03-24T05:13:00.000+13:002008-03-24T05:13:00.000+13:00<I>we can't pay these folks for overtime</I><BR/><BR/>Or straight time either, it seems.<BR/><BR/>The only revenge was that pot of coffee with grounds in the bottom sitting there for a week when a higher up muckety muck came over and had a cup.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I just confused "Gunsmoke" with "WCGsmoke".<BR/><BR/>Mr. Drillum! Mr. Drillum!Tired Skepticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-50318464904174767212008-03-23T23:19:00.000+13:002008-03-23T23:19:00.000+13:00<I>church corporate critic said...<BR/><BR/>Tales, particularly from the folks who worked in the Data Processing department in the WCG at Pasadena, are replete with the horrors of actually having to work into the Sabbath for long job runs on the IBM Mainframe...</I><BR/><BR/>See here pardner, working in "God's Work" is kind of like being a deputy working for the Sheriff.....the department head is always an ordained minister, and he's got a badge from God! A minister works on Saturday and does not sin! But if just any lame fool does work, they're going to the Lake of Fire to be sure!. Those working under the minister are just like Deputy Festus helping Marshall Dillon keep Dodge City safe from the sheep rustling dis-see-dents, therefore they don't sin neither.<BR/><BR/>And since the work is always in one financial crisis or another, we can't pay these folks for overtime you know.Bamboo_bendshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064036099785125749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-54817142907808339042008-03-23T06:20:00.000+13:002008-03-23T06:20:00.000+13:00<I>Overnight some idiot had wiped out a major power pole on the main road, and there's nothing quite as conducive to a quiet day as the complete absence of electricity.</I><BR/><BR/>What an important missed opportunity: We would have thought that one person here would declare:<BR/><BR/><I><B>God cuts off Gavin Rumney's power! The judgment of God has come upon the ungodly who do not believe in our savior Herbert Armstrong, Lord and Master, End Time Apostle and Prophet!</I></B><BR/><BR/>Or words that add up to something like that.<BR/><BR/>I've tried and tried, but some people just never learn from what they could come to know from my postings.Tired Skepticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-30274274141534343582008-03-23T05:29:00.000+13:002008-03-23T05:29:00.000+13:00"Sorry, but I am not interested in watching it, as I tend to gird up the loins of my mind against madness!"<BR/><BR/>You also gird up your mental loins against reality on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-17060923661915323012008-03-23T03:43:00.000+13:002008-03-23T03:43:00.000+13:00<I>If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?</I><BR/><BR/>KScribe, <BR/><BR/>16 hour days, working 7 days a week, with just two days off to come to seminars... I wasn't sure if it was talking about Communism or modern American Corporate Life.<BR/><BR/>Or for that matter, Church Corporate life -- if "life" is what you could call it. Tales, particularly from the folks who worked in the Data Processing department in the WCG at Pasadena, are replete with the horrors of actually having to work into the Sabbath for long job runs on the IBM Mainframe, chaotic conditions of remodeling with desks and chairs everywhere but where they should have been, the sacrifices that the DP personnel had to make for "The Work" at lower pay than what they could have gotten elsewhere and often being paid late.<BR/><BR/>Communism doesn't have to be the ONLY nightmare to fear. Do I hear footsteps?Church Corporate Criticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-25380624962743825132008-03-22T23:35:00.000+13:002008-03-22T23:35:00.000+13:00Only Tom would have loins in his head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-80961948676420847572008-03-22T23:17:00.000+13:002008-03-22T23:17:00.000+13:00Kscribe said...<BR/><BR/>>>>Here is a film even Tom could love. It's a HOOT!<<<<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I am not interested in watching it, as I tend to gird up the loins of my mind against madness!<BR/><BR/>BTW, I took one quick glance at your web site and thought that I had visited Dante's Inferno.Tom Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087223683733643082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-45938902697087818682008-03-22T13:08:00.000+13:002008-03-22T13:08:00.000+13:00Here is a film even Tom could love. It's a HOOT!<BR/><A HREF="http://www.herbertwarmstrongvideo.net/hwa_sideshow.html" REL="nofollow">If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?</A>Kscribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034049680872790004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-56108684022988903622008-03-22T12:32:00.000+13:002008-03-22T12:32:00.000+13:00"Interesting to observe the evolution of Dr Dennis Gordon to orthodoxy."<BR/><BR/>Ahhh... the continued power of Orthodoxy over out society is a marvel to behold!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-35848730970346629502008-03-22T11:29:00.000+13:002008-03-22T11:29:00.000+13:00I believe Mike wrote his "The Tree" towards the tail end of my time and I remember feeling naseu, naeu, nawsee...sick.DennisDiehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069884969156562133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-3375260003422602672008-03-22T11:18:00.000+13:002008-03-22T11:18:00.000+13:00>>Jelly Beans represent the New WCG which when planted refuse to grow and then dissolve away.<<<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dennis,<BR/><BR/>That was hilarious! I love your humor my friend!!<BR/><BR/>Kscribe :-)Kscribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034049680872790004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-36534177188688109782008-03-22T11:04:00.000+13:002008-03-22T11:04:00.000+13:00I wonder what Mike Feazell's Easter Sermon is about. Every year they pull out his Christmas Tree sermon..<BR/><BR/>"The Tree <BR/>By Mike Feazell<BR/><BR/>The evergreen tree symbolizes the faithfulness of God,<BR/>remaining forever the same, <BR/>even during the darkness and cold of winter. <BR/><BR/>The lights or candles on the tree symbolize our Savior Jesus Christ,<BR/>whose life was the Light of all people, <BR/>the Light that shines in the darkness <BR/>and which enlightens everyone. <BR/><BR/>Some people put red bows on the tree, <BR/>symbolizing the shed blood of our Savior, <BR/>by which our sins are forgiven. <BR/><BR/>Ornaments symbolize fruit, <BR/>which in turn symbolizes the gracious gifts and provision <BR/>of God for his people..."<BR/><BR/>etc..<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it is as follows.<BR/><BR/>"The Bunny symbolizes soft and fluffy doctrines of the New WCG.<BR/><BR/>The Easter egg represents our skulls which can be cracked open to reveal the yoke this all has been."<BR/><BR/>Peeps represent the surviving brethren. All sugar but no nutritional value.<BR/><BR/>The fake green easter basket grass stuff represents the ministry. It holds up the sweetness and fluffyness and can be used over and over year after year saving money on investing in the real thing. <BR/><BR/>Easter Sun-Rise services represent the closest thing to the true origins of the Holiday known to man. <BR/><BR/>Exchanging the Lamb of God for the Ham of God represents ummm, represents....errr, I have no clue. <BR/><BR/>Jelly Beans represent the New WCG which when planted refuse to grow and then dissolve away.DennisDiehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069884969156562133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-81119339014702376582008-03-22T10:45:00.000+13:002008-03-22T10:45:00.000+13:00Interesting to observe the evolution of Dr Dennis Gordon to orthodoxy.Of course,the study of the evolution of the snail need not necessarily conflict with one's own private and religious beliefs.I believe it is termed "bifocal perspective." <BR/><BR/>And yes, he is an interesting speaker.<BR/><BR/>Gavin, we trust that the gooey egg and flat white caused no distress to your still sensitive digestive system.The eggs with the yoke in the middle are the nicest, in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your Astarte party.<BR/><BR/><BR/>SeamusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-21602804193404813842008-03-22T09:58:00.000+13:002008-03-22T09:58:00.000+13:00As long as they are free range bunnies, I guess I don't mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-13911242977457447582008-03-22T09:49:00.000+13:002008-03-22T09:49:00.000+13:00""how does that bunny get to lay so many chocolate eggs?""<BR/><BR/><BR/>Natural selection of rabbits in an isolated area who experienced high rates of particular mutations after eating cocao beans. We have the transitional chocolates to prove it. <BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-53137500431373792562008-03-22T08:36:00.000+13:002008-03-22T08:36:00.000+13:00"how does that bunny get to lay so many chocolate eggs?"<BR/><BR/>Actually it is a mystery. No one has ever actually seen an Easter Bunny in the process of laying a chocolate egg. <BR/><BR/>Actually it's like the Trinity. There is the Bunny, the egg and the unseen force that lays the egg. But the egg is the bunny as is the force the egg and the bunny combined. These three are one. The Bunny, the egg and the force. <BR/><BR/>It's amazing and I'm so inspired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-53408172999840202772008-03-22T08:26:00.000+13:002008-03-22T08:26:00.000+13:00We exchanged a few pleasantries with Dennis and his lovely wife a couple of years back when we realised we were sitting in a cafe in Rotorua completely surrounded by Worldwiders (or should that be ex-Worldwiders?) enjoying their FOT, which, as far as I know, they still hold each year. Perhaps that says something about the generally fond memories I believe kiwis have of their FOTs, that they want to keep it going.<BR/><BR/>Now to important matters: can an evolutionary marine biologist with his foot firmly planted on the Easter Bunny's tail answer the eternal mystery of the ages: how does that bunny get to lay so many chocolate eggs?kiwinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-48515537209820604182008-03-22T05:28:00.000+13:002008-03-22T05:28:00.000+13:00"Now you know what it must be like in Baghdad - minus the bombs and carnage, of course!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tom only approves of wholesale human slaughter when it is carried out by God. Otherwise, it's evil.<BR/><BR/>People killing people: Bad<BR/><BR/>God killing people: Sad, unfortunate, but Good<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-2016168536476269132008-03-22T05:16:00.000+13:002008-03-22T05:16:00.000+13:00L_______________<BR/>U____________G__<BR/>SEAMUS___B___A__<BR/>S________Y___V__<BR/>E________KSCRIBE<BR/>N________E___N__<BR/>HERBERT__R______<BR/>E_____O__B______<BR/>I_____MAHON_____<BR/>DIEHL____B______<BR/>E_______________<BR/><BR/><BR/>Bill Lussenheide, Menifee, CA USALussenheidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07497063495672247362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-17335029295724310772008-03-22T04:54:00.000+13:002008-03-22T04:54:00.000+13:00If I am not mistaken, this is the same Dennis Gordon I talked with at college in the late 70's about his being an absolute expert in the evolution of a particular mollusk. I thought that was fascinating and he loved it. Since I was even by then embracing evolution over a literal view of the Genesis story, it was really refreshing to talk with him about the topic of evolution in general. <BR/><BR/>No one seems to have ever given him a difficult time over it. I suspect he is so knowledgeable about it that no one dared.DennisDiehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069884969156562133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-88309319196101172202008-03-22T00:35:00.000+13:002008-03-22T00:35:00.000+13:00Tom noted:<BR/><BR/>"I hope your area of the civilised world soon returns to normal, and that NZ wins the final cricket test match, and shut up Geoff Boycott! His endless gloating is most annoying!!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tom read that last sentence very carefully and think abou it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-9607369287216173712008-03-21T22:15:00.000+13:002008-03-21T22:15:00.000+13:00Gavin said:<BR/><BR/>>>>Overnight some idiot had wiped out a major power pole on the main road, and there's nothing quite as conducive to a quiet day as the complete absence of electricity.<<<<BR/><BR/>What a fragile civilisation man has built for himself, switch off the electricity and we are suddenly back in the dark ages! Now you know what it must be like in Baghdad - minus the bombs and carnage, of course!<BR/><BR/>As for Dennis Gordon, now labelling himself an "evolutionary biologist," the bible describes him as another dog returning to its own vomit. Anyone with such a disgusting habit, must be avoided like the plague.<BR/><BR/>Still, I am pleased to hear that you are recovering from "the runs," and was sufficiently able to compose a very funny and interesting post.<BR/><BR/>On a personal note, my two sons argue over the solutions to the Times daily crosswords. Also, my eldest son introduced me to Sudoku, and I have now graduated to completing the Grand Masters puzzles, but then you would have been surprised if I had opted for the easy puzzles! "Armstrongites" always strive for excellence, my detractors will be annoyed to learn!!<BR/><BR/>Still, Sudoku is a doddle compared to Draughts or Checkers, as it is called in the USA.<BR/><BR/>I hope your area of the civilised world soon returns to normal, and that NZ wins the final cricket test match, and shut up Geoff Boycott! His endless gloating is most annoying!!Tom Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087223683733643082noreply@blogger.com