What's on your mind today?

[jcm]

I think this video makes more sense with the sound effects, prepare to laugh:

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81/

  enjoy

[Tom62]

Thanks for the video, I just could not stop laughing.

[Mister Joy]

I'm now the proud owner of a four-legged ball of fluff called Marley, who is currently chewing on my chair leg. He's going through the teething stages of puppyhood at the moment. Basically, a friend of mine acquired him to impress a girl before realising that he wasn't fit to look after him & he lives with his parents who hate dogs. So I said I'd have him because, as you all already know, I'm both dog-crazy and too rich for my own good. He's got a fantastic temperament, astonishing intelligence and excellent behaviour. The one thing that worries me is the size of him. He's two and a half months old and he's already catching up with my labs, so I think he's going to be pretty huge as far as Alsatians go. Mind you, I can't complain... pedigree German Shepherds are generally quite expensive and I got this one for free (ignoring the price of food, vaccinations etc.) I've got some photographs of him but I've lost my digital camera somewhere. I'll upload one when I find it.

[jcm]

Thanks for the video, I just could not stop laughing.

awesome. l've watched it about 10 times. what is wrong with this guy?

[crocofish]

I think this video makes more sense with the sound effects, prepare to laugh:

The preacher is Howard Tilton, and there are several versions of that video out there.  The first one I saw back around 1990 (pre-DVD, pre web video).  The first time I saw it, I laughed so hard I was hurting.

Tilton lived a couple miles away from me, and I heard that he lost that house in a divorce.  I have not heard much about him recently.

[Evolved]

I have to say - I liked the movie. It was the quintessential mindless blockbuster. Completely unrealistic action sequences, bad Russian accents, hazy filtered camera effects, cheesy punch sounds, man-eating Amazonian ants... and Aliens. C'mon, how can you top that?? Now Indy's fighting the Commies instead of the Nazis. But you're right, mostly a waste of time. You know what's worse than the movie, though? All those crappy 'documentaries' about the crystal skulls on the Science Fiction channel. I was beating my head into a wall watching one of those a couple of weeks ago. It literally drove me to drinking. But for that I'm always looking for an excuse...

I haven't seen the "documentaries" that you're talking about...they would drive me nuts, too.

I'm not the biggest movie buff, but Indiana Jones and aliens just don't mix.  And c'mon - a flying saucer?  The hotshots Spielberg and Lucas couldn't do better than that?

[MommaSquid]

I'm now the proud owner of a four-legged ball of fluff called Marley, who is currently chewing on my chair leg.... I've got some photographs of him but I've lost my digital camera somewhere. I'll upload one when I find it.

Congrats on the new bundle of joy!  Can't wait to see some cute pics.

[Steve Reason]

I lost my uncle last night to a heart attack. I'm pretty messed up right now. I loved him a lot despite what I though of his Christianity. Losing him and dealing with the religious buffoonery surrounding it is tough. I walked out of the waiting room when his preacher started a group prayer, but I didn't say anything. I know his religion had a part in this. He dedicated himself to his church and spent many a long night there which I'm sure weakened and stressed him.

And I have no doubt he thought he was doing the lord's work and that his own health wasn't important. Now a man is dead before his time, and his daughter and I are left to grieve over his death.

I fucking hate religion.  

[Asmodean]

Today I'm sorting through failed aspirations and dreams I put on hold in order to find out what I want to do with my life... That and composing emo-ish poetry.  

[jcm]

I lost my uncle last night to a heart attack. I'm pretty messed up right now. I loved him a lot despite what I though of his Christianity. Losing him and dealing with the religious buffoonery surrounding it is tough. I walked out of the waiting room when his preacher started a group prayer, but I didn't say anything. I know his religion had a part in this. He dedicated himself to his church and spent many a long night there which I'm sure weakened and stressed him.

And I have no doubt he thought he was doing the lord's work and that his own health wasn't important. Now a man is dead before his time, and his daughter and I are left to grieve over his death.

I fucking hate religion.  

I am really really sorry. I know all about the religious jargon...the suffering is over, he is in a better place. Sorry it doesn't make it better. I don't think life is all that bad that you need to go to a better place. I have yet to lose someone I was really close to, so I can't and don't want to know that kind of pain.

[MommaSquid]

I lost my uncle last night to a heart attack. I'm pretty messed up right now. I loved him a lot despite what I though of his Christianity. Losing him and dealing with the religious buffoonery surrounding it is tough...

SteveReason, I'm sorry for your loss.  The catch phrases (in a better place, etc.) make the believers feel better and the rational people feel worse, and I'm sorry that's adding to your pain.  You are strong enough to handle this event without resorting to fairy tale comfort and lies, so just remember the man you loved and let the circus around you continue unnoticed.  Take care.

[Kylyssa]

Steve Reason, I'm sorry you are in pain.  I'm sorry religious nonsense is adding to your suffering and grief.

[afreethinker30]

I lost my uncle last night to a heart attack. I'm pretty messed up right now. I loved him a lot despite what I though of his Christianity. Losing him and dealing with the religious buffoonery surrounding it is tough. I walked out of the waiting room when his preacher started a group prayer, but I didn't say anything. I know his religion had a part in this. He dedicated himself to his church and spent many a long night there which I'm sure weakened and stressed him.

And I have no doubt he thought he was doing the lord's work and that his own health wasn't important. Now a man is dead before his time, and his daughter and I are left to grieve over his death.

I fucking hate religion.  

I am sorry for your loss.I know it's hard dealing with death,I believe it is harder for Non-Religious people.It does get easier with time.I think the thing that helped me the most after my mom passed was talking to family about all the fun things that we shared with her.You think when someone you love dies that the world will just stop moving.That somehow all of the people in the world will see that a good person is gone.Even though it doesn't, atleast you were lucky enough to have been apart of his life.You will feel better but just give yourself time to greive.If you ever need to talk just let me know.I would be more then happy to listen and be a shoulder.

[afreethinker30]

I think this video makes more sense with the sound effects, prepare to laugh:

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81/

 :hail:

[Steve Reason]

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I'm doing pretty good. I still have to figure out what my next step is, but I'll make it. The funeral was a real cluster fuck what with all the singing and preaching bullshit. Man was it hard not to say something. I only kept my mouth shut and endured it out of respect for my uncle. And there was a good Baptist pitch-in afterwards.