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At my parents today I was passing out candy
There is a family that comes by every year where everyone is dressed up as religious figures.
As I was passing out the candy I was handing them out "you like 3 musketeers" "you like butterfinger" "you also like 3 musketeers" then the kid dressed as a priest I said "you like children" (He was the oldest, probably about 16)
He goes "Excuse me, what did you say?" I said don't worry about it, I am Catholic" Well he went and told his parents and his mother started coming up to me and goes "what did you say" I answered "I said you like children" and she then preceded to tell my how sick I am, and how I need to turn off the lights and not pass out candy because I say sick things like that and how I should be talking to kids or letting them up the driveway.
Well both my parents are standing out there and my dad just looks at her (and her husband who decided he wanted to start talking to) and says 'get off my property' and then the guy goes well you invited us up with the light on, you should turn off the light, and then my dad just went "I asked you once, get off my property" and as they were walking away the lady had to remind me how sick I am.
The thing that makes me laugh about this whole thing is the fact that this family is so religious in the Christian Faith, yet they couldn't turn the other cheek and walk away.
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At my parents today I was passing out candy
There is a family that comes by every year where everyone is dressed up as religious figures.
As I was passing out the candy I was handing them out "you like 3 musketeers" "you like butterfinger" "you also like 3 musketeers" then the kid dressed as a priest I said "you like children" (He was the oldest, probably about 16)
I'm Catholic too,but F***e M" if they can't take a joke !!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!
He goes "Excuse me, what did you say?" I said don't worry about it, I am Catholic" Well he went and told his parents and his mother started coming up to me and goes "what did you say" I answered "I said you like children" and she then preceded to tell my how sick I am, and how I need to turn off the lights and not pass out candy because I say sick things like that and how I should be talking to kids or letting them up the driveway.
Well both my parents are standing out there and my dad just looks at her (and her husband who decided he wanted to start talking to) and says 'get off my property' and then the guy goes well you invited us up with the light on, you should turn off the light, and then my dad just went "I asked you once, get off my property" and as they were walking away the lady had to remind me how sick I am.
The thing that makes me laugh about this whole thing is the fact that this family is so religious in the Christian Faith, yet they couldn't turn the other cheek and walk away.
At my parents today I was passing out candy
There is a family that comes by every year where everyone is dressed up as religious figures.
As I was passing out the candy I was handing them out "you like 3 musketeers" "you like butterfinger" "you also like 3 musketeers" then the kid dressed as a priest I said "you like children" (He was the oldest, probably about 16)
He goes "Excuse me, what did you say?" I said don't worry about it, I am Catholic" Well he went and told his parents and his mother started coming up to me and goes "what did you say" I answered "I said you like children" and she then preceded to tell my how sick I am, and how I need to turn off the lights and not pass out candy because I say sick things like that and how I should be talking to kids or letting them up the driveway.
Well both my parents are standing out there and my dad just looks at her (and her husband who decided he wanted to start talking to) and says 'get off my property' and then the guy goes well you invited us up with the light on, you should turn off the light, and then my dad just went "I asked you once, get off my property" and as they were walking away the lady had to remind me how sick I am.
The thing that makes me laugh about this whole thing is the fact that this family is so religious in the Christian Faith, yet they couldn't turn the other cheek and walk away.
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rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1 Sounds like something I'd say, but WTF was Pope doing? dorkusinterruptus
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rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1 Sounds like something I'd say, but WTF was Pope doing? dorkusinterruptus
was just going to ask the same thing....We really need a drinkbeavis icon ? Does Pope imbibe in liquid libations of an alcoholic nature...iS HE A BOOZER ???? rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1
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was just going to ask the same thing....We really need a drinkbeavis icon ? Does Pope imbibe in liquid libations of an alcoholic nature...iS HE A BOOZER ???? rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1
I think maybe his granddaughter got on his account. rflmao1 rflmao1
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This is a sore point with me. I know too many "Christians" who think they are validated by how much time they spend in church or how much time they spend reading the Bible. But, their actions seldom reflect the Christianity they are so fervent about.
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This is a sore point with me. I know too many "Christians" who think they are validated by how much time they spend in church or how much time they spend reading the Bible. But, their actions seldom reflect the Christianity they are so fervent about.
When my brother drove a mustang he got his car stuck in a snow bank leaving mass one Sunday. Only one person decided to stop and help him get his car out of the snow while everyone else passed him up, and the only reason I think they stopped to help was because they lived two houses down. I hardly ever go to that church anymore but instead go to one on the opposite side of town.
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When my brother drove a mustang he got his car stuck in a snow bank leaving mass one Sunday. Only one person decided to stop and help him get his car out of the snow while everyone else passed him up, and the only reason I think they stopped to help was because they lived two houses down. I hardly ever go to that church anymore but instead go to one on the opposite side of town.
Let your actions towards others determine how you are to be judged...Reading the Good Book , going to services do not equate to you being a good man....It is implementation of the principles espoused in religion that determine your value as a person.
Too much talking the talk... Not as much walking the walk.
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Let your actions towards others determine how you are to be judged...Reading the Good Book , going to services do not equate to you being a good man....It is implementation of the principles espoused in religion that determine your value as a person.
Too much talking the talk... Not as much walking the walk.
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I'm a church goer.........I'm a sinner........I have no problem admitting it.............church is like therapy to me, the best I feel is after I walk out of Sunday morning services..........I'd also have a hard time driving by you stuck in a ditch and if I did, I'd feel very guilty which is what these people should have felt when they realized they were criticizing you while their children celebrated a Pagan holiday.
As an equal opportunity offender, I say.....political correctness is the work of the devil!
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.....political correctness is the work of the devil!
Spot on!!!! thumbsup 8) 8)
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This is a sore point with me. I know too many "Christians" who think they are validated by how much time they spend in church or how much time they spend reading the Bible. But, their actions seldom reflect the Christianity they are so fervent about.
Amen.
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LOL I actually hit the quote button once and made a statement that apparently didn't take.
What I wanted to say was: I'm Catholic too. F*** em if they can't take a joke !!!!
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LOL I actually hit the quote button once and made a statement that apparently didn't take.
What I wanted to say was: I'm Catholic too. F*** em if they can't take a joke !!!!
I think that is the 11th Commandment. rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1
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Normally I wouldn't even bother posting to something like this, but this time I'm going to.
It's one thing to post a funny one-liner on a message board amongst friends (like you do so frequently here Jeremy) but why be a smart-ass in real life and do exactly as you state in the title of this thread? IMO you instigated the behavior trying to be funny. That's no way to go through life, being disrespectful to someone and especially children. Why potentially ruin someone's evening just for a good laugh? Eventually you may say the wrong thing to the wrong person and things could escalate into violence.
The thing that makes me laugh about this whole thing is the fact that this family is so religious in the Christian Faith, yet they couldn't turn the other cheek and walk away.
So it's okay to be a smart-ass but when challenged you wonder why they can't just walk away? Why not be accountable for your own actions rather than expecting others to do nothing but take the abuse? Why not just say "in hind sight maybe I shouldn't have said that." You could have turned the other cheek by just zipping your lips, shutting the door, walking inside and telling someone "I was going to tell the priest "you like kids...." ".
I'm about twice your age and have met many esteemed ITS posters. They will tell you I enjoy a good laugh as much as anyone but there is a time and place for everything. IMO that was not the time or place for that comment, mostly because children were involved. If I was your father I was have slapped you upside your head and apologized to the family, but that's just me and the way I was raised.
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I understand what you are saying tonyb.......but has one who has "occasionally" stuck her foot in her mouth, I'm just glad the person I offended didn't want to be confrontational which it looks like these people did.
Sad.......but too many times, instead of people letting an insult roll off or apologizing the "get-in-your-face" attitude takes over.
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I understand what you are saying tonyb.......but has one who has "occasionally" stuck her foot in her mouth, I'm just glad the person I offended didn't want to be confrontational which it looks like these people did.
Sad.......but too many times, instead of people letting an insult roll off or apologizing the "get-in-your-face" attitude takes over.
takes two to tangle.
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... IMO that was not the time or place for that comment, mostly because children were involved.
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Regardless of religious beliefs: If some adult is a prick to my kids or grandkids, I'm going to get in their face too.
At least have balls enough to mouth-off to an adult. The kids were just having fun trick-or-treating... no reason to ruin their night.
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Normally I wouldn't even bother posting to something like this, but this time I'm going to.
It's one thing to post a funny one-liner on a message board amongst friends (like you do so frequently here Jeremy) but why be a smart-ass in real life and do exactly as you state in the title of this thread? IMO you instigated the behavior trying to be funny. That's no way to go through life, being disrespectful to someone and especially children. Why potentially ruin someone's evening just for a good laugh? Eventually you may say the wrong thing to the wrong person and things could escalate into violence.
So it's okay to be a smart-ass but when challenged you wonder why they can't just walk away? Why not be accountable for your own actions rather than expecting others to do nothing but take the abuse? Why not just say "in hind sight maybe I shouldn't have said that." You could have turned the other cheek by just zipping your lips, shutting the door, walking inside and telling someone "I was going to tell the priest "you like kids...." ".
I'm about twice your age and have met many esteemed ITS posters. They will tell you I enjoy a good laugh as much as anyone but there is a time and place for everything. IMO that was not the time or place for that comment, mostly because children were involved. If I was your father I was have slapped you upside your head and apologized to the family, but that's just me and the way I was raised.
I disagree with several counts and will explain why.
To me a 16 year old is not a child, at that age many are getting jobs. When I managed people that age, I did my best to treat and talk to them like adults.
Second, if that family is Catholic he shouldn't be dressing up as a priest as he is not a man of the cloth, and if he isn't Catholic they shouldn't be dressing up as Catholics.
Third, its Halloween, if people are going to be dressed up like that, they should expect comments. If it was a 5 year old kid I wouldn't be saying stuff like that. There is also no harm in saying you like children. I didn't say 'hey you touch boys' or 'hey you like little boys'
But hey, on the subject of "if I was your child" that was a pretty messed up comment on your part, because it makes it seem like you believe my parents must have screwed something up, and I am grateful that I have the parents I do and they did a fine job in raising me.
EDIT Also, I don't flaunt my religion, most people know that I am Catholic but I don't try pushing my beliefs on them. I do believe and you are free to disagree with it, that people that portray themselves as religious or all about God should be the first to turn the other cheek. Not go into attack mode.
With all that said, I will admit that if I was paying more attention to the people in the driveway and noticed the parents (I recognize them as more of the religious family than the kids), I wouldn't have made that comment, not because of their parents were there, but because I would have known their son wouldn't like the joke.
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Regardless of religious beliefs: If some adult is a prick to my kids or grandkids, I'm going to get in their face too.
At least have balls enough to mouth-off to an adult. The kids were just having fun trick-or-treating... no reason to ruin their night.
98 out of 100 people dress up as a priest as a joke. There is a difference between being a prick and saying a joke that the vast majority of the people would have taken in stride or that was the joke they were going for this Halloween, being a priest on a holiday about kids.
I also feel that if a comment like that can ruin the night of someone in their mid to late teens, that there are some obvious issues that kid will need to deal with.
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This part as nothing to do with my comment so I didn't post it with the replies, the same lady that was angry at me told a person wearing the mask from V for Vendetta but red that they were going to Hell for wearing the mask of the devil.
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Well I'm sure Jesus will forgive you Jeremy. ;D
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I think the offended family blew it way out of proportion........especially considering they obviously live in a glass house.
Halloween should be for fun and frivolity.
Everyone has a different idea of a sense of humor.........lots of pregnant nun costumes out there.
I don't like all the ghoulish items my next door neighbor adorns their yard with.........trust me, it's borderline satanic and she has two small children.........but I know Jesus still loves them. 8)
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Normally I wouldn't even bother posting to something like this, but this time I'm going to.
It's one thing to post a funny one-liner on a message board amongst friends (like you do so frequently here Jeremy) but why be a smart-ass in real life and do exactly as you state in the title of this thread? IMO you instigated the behavior trying to be funny. That's no way to go through life, being disrespectful to someone and especially children. Why potentially ruin someone's evening just for a good laugh? Eventually you may say the wrong thing to the wrong person and things could escalate into violence.
So it's okay to be a smart-ass but when challenged you wonder why they can't just walk away? Why not be accountable for your own actions rather than expecting others to do nothing but take the abuse? Why not just say "in hind sight maybe I shouldn't have said that." You could have turned the other cheek by just zipping your lips, shutting the door, walking inside and telling someone "I was going to tell the priest "you like kids...." ".
I'm about twice your age and have met many esteemed ITS posters. They will tell you I enjoy a good laugh as much as anyone but there is a time and place for everything. IMO that was not the time or place for that comment, mostly because children were involved. If I was your father I was have slapped you upside your head and apologized to the family, but that's just me and the way I was raised.
I agree with you 100% and as a matter of fact believe it or not I have made
my share of "bad" jokes but usually I immediately realize it was not so funny
and I feel terrible and apologize profusely.
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What ever happened to sticking car horns and soaping windows? idunno
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Toilet papering and poo on fire in a bag? idunno
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I think I missed two key details when telling this story, one was after the first time my father told them to get off the property was he also added 'what more do you want, he already apologized to him' and the other point was the younger kids were all fine and ready to get to the next house, and it was only the older son (about 16) and the parents that had a problem.
I may have made it sound like that all the kids were there and heard and paid attention but that was not the case.
After having a day to think about it, I don't think I would have made that comment had I noticed who the family was, but I still see no reason to change my personality and try to be more politically correct because I feel that I have brightened more days with my comments over the years and trying to have fun than ruined. If 5% of the population gets mad about it that is fine.
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I think I missed two key details when telling this story, one was after the first time my father told them to get off the property was he also added 'what more do you want, he already apologized to him' and the other point was the younger kids were all fine and ready to get to the next house, and it was only the older son (about 16) and the parents that had a problem.
I may have made it sound like that all the kids were there and heard and paid attention but that was not the case.
After having a day to think about it, I don't think I would have made that comment had I noticed who the family was, but I still see no reason to change my personality and try to be more politically correct because I feel that I have brightened more days with my comments over the years and trying to have fun than ruined. If 5% of the population gets mad about it that is fine.
Its over and done with, just move on. I would like you to know that just if
you just come out and say hey I made a mistake or my bad or whatever
no one will think badly of you. Not preaching to you just sharing from my
own experience.
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"Looks like I ruined Halloween"
Okay, but why? I just don't get the point. It was just kids having fun and getting free candy. I loved trick-or-treating as a kid, and never had a religious or political agenda. I wanted to have fun.
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"Looks like I ruined Halloween"
Okay, but why? I just don't get the point. It was just kids having fun and getting free candy. I loved trick-or-treating as a kid, and never had a religious or political agenda. I wanted to have fun.
And.. nearly all kids his age dressed like a priest would be doing so as a joke
Not really sure where you get there was a religious or political agenda to what I said.
If you don't like the wording of the thread that is fine.
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Not really sure where you get there was a religious or political agenda to what I said.
Re-read your original post.
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Re-read your original post.
I was referring to when I said that to the kid, not the post I made as a result. Which were you referring to ?
Yes, I do believe people that are want to think of themselves as the best Christians do end up being the ones that are the quickest to judge and never will turn the other cheek.
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There is a family that comes by every year where everyone is dressed up as religious figures
Your words, not mine. That's where my "religious" reference came from.
People don't have to turn another cheek if you haven't slapped one.
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People don't have to turn another cheek if you haven't slapped one.
I'm going to keep this post in my memory, and when you say you don't understand why people care or get mad about something in the future you meant nothing by, I will bring it up.
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Maybe you can have a tattoo of it in case you have a hard-drive crash.
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A very special song just for Jeremy and J.S. redrose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgCAteSu-IU
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rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1
Shut up and load the trailer, Boy!
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Elvis is the sexiest man that ever walked this planet. and his voice is to die for. No one before or after can replace him. bowdown crap now I am on utube listening to Elvis. I'll be up all nite and I have to go to Northfield and quality tomorrow AM thumbsdown
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I watched this skipping in and out on the barn lap top and just now again smoother at home.........Elvis makes me cry.........Elvis rules. heartluv heartluv
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-v38lbPNZs
This is Elvis to my Grams and I in the late 70's.
Yes.....this thread is officially highjacked.
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Maybe you can have a tattoo of it in case you have a hard-drive crash.
I almost spit my beer out when I read this thumbsup
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This is Ma's Elvis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDjvF7ZJQS4&feature=related
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DCD / Jeremy
I was leary about posting on this subject as well , I have to agree with Tony there is a time and place for everything. Unfortunately Priests are getting a bad rap now due to all the bad publicity. I have to be honest, sometimes I say things that I probably should have thought about before I blurted them out. I guess you live and learn as you can't get that moment in time back.
Good luck
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-v38lbPNZs
This is Elvis to my Grams and I in the late 70's.
Yes.....this thread is officially highjacked.
Nothing wrong with that. Elvis is more entertaining anyway.
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Nothing wrong with that. Elvis is more entertaining anyway.
Damn. I am now watching u-tube Elvis
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They and try and drive a wedge between us and The King and all they did was YouTube us into a stronger bond. heartluv
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They and try and drive a wedge between us and The King and all they did was YouTube us into a stronger bond. heartluv
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