tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post1238943579300150690..comments2024-03-27T12:58:00.592-07:00Comments on Snowbrush: Mass murder jokes, anyone?Snowbrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-85981591044344861142012-12-22T22:52:00.779-08:002012-12-22T22:52:00.779-08:00"Quakers are QUIET people. You know that, Sno..."Quakers are QUIET people. You know that, Snowy, as well as I do."<br /><br />Yeah, they drive me nuts. Do you know how long it takes to get anything done by consensus? You've got to have a lot more patience than I do to be a Quaker, yet I do admire them for their dedication to move everyone along together as opposed to the majority leaving the minority in its dust. I wonder, though, what if the issue at hand is something that some people consider urgent (like gay rights) that might NEVER be resolved by consensus.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-88313393287132774102012-12-22T22:46:26.280-08:002012-12-22T22:46:26.280-08:00"Joe, on the other hand, says he doesn't ..."Joe, on the other hand, says he doesn't think that - as an athiest - I should BE at the altar. His statement felt like an insult..."<br /><br />I would feel insulted too, not because he intended to insult me (which he clearly didn't), but because the fact that he holds such a view would lead me to view him as being tribalistic at the core even though he talks about the love of Christ for all people. You compare his attitude to segregated water fountains; I imagine his view of Christianity as that of an exclusive club that has an inner chamber and an antechamber with you being told that you have to stay in the antechamber while he and the other people who share the Methodist definition of God AS THE ONLY VALID DEFINITION are hanging out together in the inner chamber. On the one hand, all Christians say they love all people and want to reach out to them with the hand of friendship, while on the other, most Christians tell everyone who doesn't subscribe to their partisan interpretation of Jesus that they are unworthy to sit at the "Lord's table." <br /><br />"It seems to me that you are picking at a scab. Or, to offer a different mind/picture: You stuck your finger in the flame once and realized it burned you. Now that you're older, you're sticking your finger repeatedly into the flame to see if you can find a new meaning to it."<br /><br />You came up with two darn good metaphors here, but there's more to it than that. I've been meaning to list all the reasons for going to this church that I can think of because there are some that I didn't know about when I made my list a few months ago. Simply by going, I an learning more about WHY I am going. You are concerned about the impact that this church has on me, whereas I am beginning to be just as concerned about my impact on it. When people are as open to me as these people have been, I feel honor-bound to reward their implied vulnerability. It's not just about belief anymore; it's about making relationships work for everyone involved. Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-86385309125379911452012-12-22T14:55:08.058-08:002012-12-22T14:55:08.058-08:00You printed the jokes, when will you print the pun...You printed the jokes, when will you print the punchlines? (Sorry. I couldn't help myself)<br /><br />I find it strange that the leader of the country - while calling for the removal of guns - is surrounded by them, as well as his children. <br /><br />(But in that case, they are called "protection".)lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-81885727321953902812012-12-21T10:02:19.916-08:002012-12-21T10:02:19.916-08:00I share your cynicism about media and politics. Bu...I share your cynicism about media and politics. But about the jokes? I agree with Peggy.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-62781977480679765022012-12-21T09:22:33.896-08:002012-12-21T09:22:33.896-08:00seeing as there is a clear edge of anger in many o...seeing as there is a clear edge of anger in many of your "jokes" I think they were certainly appropriate. I can't even tell a joke, much less write one. Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-87310515385026248322012-12-21T05:06:53.648-08:002012-12-21T05:06:53.648-08:00none for me, thanks.none for me, thanks.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-83847611174168604572012-12-21T03:37:19.752-08:002012-12-21T03:37:19.752-08:00Peggy was right. Not because your jokes were poor...Peggy was right. Not because your jokes were poor (which, to me, they were) but one (the Knock Knock one) was poorly researched!<br />Quakers are QUIET people. You know that, Snowy, as well as I do.<br />Therefore, the weapon used by this woman would have been equipped with a SILENCER. <br />You must try harder - and don't give up your day job. ;-}PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-44928196581439053742012-12-20T20:18:11.865-08:002012-12-20T20:18:11.865-08:00For you five, I should say that I just added a par...For you five, I should say that I just added a paragraph to the end of this post. <br /><br />I usually work for days on a post, but when I write something current events related, I don't feel that I have time to give it my best, and this causes me considerable stress and unhappiness. I was just thinking that, if my struggle to make the world even a tiny bit better (by encouraging depth of thought and feeling in my small readership) affects me this deeply, how much harder must it be for someone like Obama whose actions not only can but will make a tremendous difference, whether for good or for evil. This thought enabled me to feel at least a little compassion for him. Four years ago next month, he entered the presidency with an air of optimism and self-confidence. Now, he looks, to me, like it's all he can do to survive the crushing weight of the burdens that are upon him.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-32859902206436769212012-12-20T18:49:46.541-08:002012-12-20T18:49:46.541-08:00Knock Knock....my favKnock Knock....my favThe Bipolar Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449793830455116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-20811419456160527222012-12-20T18:37:54.869-08:002012-12-20T18:37:54.869-08:00Wow--you really know how to live on the edge. I ad...Wow--you really know how to live on the edge. I admire your courage for trying to squeeze humor out of such dicey material.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-81054922446226680052012-12-20T17:35:32.196-08:002012-12-20T17:35:32.196-08:00Not funny. Not really jokes. More like fables. ...Not funny. Not really jokes. More like fables. They were very good fables.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-75425497536951861542012-12-20T16:29:58.181-08:002012-12-20T16:29:58.181-08:00I'm with All Consuming. It is my black sense ...I'm with All Consuming. It is my black sense of humour which keeps me sane(ish). I try not to laugh at individuals (politicians mostly excepted) but anything else... Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-84505107203860633692012-12-20T15:26:21.864-08:002012-12-20T15:26:21.864-08:00“Should I put them on my blog?” “NO!” she answered...“Should I put them on my blog?” “NO!” she answered." - I bet. But I'm impressed that you did. I laughed at some of them too. It's interesting to think about how long after a tragedy of any kind a joke on the subject can be deemed funny or if it can be funny at all. Should you feel guilty about laughing? Any laugh is one I'm grateful for here. “When I get mad, I turn from tears to humor. “ - When I get tears of any kind at all I turn to humour. It's my default and the only reason I am truly here in retrospect. <br />All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.com