A Proper Introduction

[Faith No More]

I'm sorry, but don't we already have a token Catholic?

Nah, you're cool. Just don't expect anyone to be overly impressed with your religion.

[Cyberman]

A property welcome from me to a proper introduction from you. Greetings and may Ceiling Cat bless your cheeseburgers and he not want to nom you.

[Anima]

Ahhhh, I graduated HS in the town of Paradise Valley in the mid-90s. Nice place (rough air quality, but I'm in So Cal now).

SoCal is beautiful!!  But EXPENSIVE!!!!!

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Welcome!  I am sure you will find a fellow Arizonian to be your best friend 

Possibly.  Though let's be honest...Not every Arizonian is a paragon of awesomeness.

Thankfully we are 

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have you considered muhammad to be your savior ? JK

hello and welcome

Indeed I have given it consideration to.  In general there is a lot of uniformity between Catholicism and Islam.  A great majority of Catholic prayers were brought back from the middle east by Saint Francis.

Thank for the welcome.  Hopefully I do not out stay it quickly. 

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I'm sorry, but don't we already have a token Catholic?

Nah, you're cool.  Just don't expect anyone to be overly impressed with your religion.

As I am to understand it:

"Religion is like a penis, it's fine to have one and be proud of it, but when you take it out and wave it in people's faces, that's when we have a problem"  

Also:

"If women are bad at parking, it is only because they are constantly being lied to about what 8 inches is."

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A property welcome from me to a proper introduction from you. Greetings and may Ceiling Cat bless your cheeseburgers and he not want to nom you.

So long as Ceiling Cat keeps the Spaghetti monster at bay!!

[Jenny A]

Apologies for heading into a discussion right away.

Hello everyone!

My Name is John.  So information about me:

1.  I am Catholic
2.  I work as a Senior Financial Operations Engineer
3.  I have multiple degrees in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Aeronautical), mathematics (Instructional and Statistical), and law (Contracts, Criminal, Tort, Tax, Patent, and Constitutional).
4.  I have studied philosophy, theology, sociology, psychology, and biology (I do not have degrees in them).
5.  My hobbies are reading (of which I do about 60 hours a week), writing, and exercise.
6.  I am not married and have no children (I intend for that to change, going to need to cut back on the reading).

It is nice to meet everyone.

Once again

I'm confused about multiple law degrees though.  There's a JD, and then there's LLM (but no one but tax lawyers and other specialists get that) so are you talking law school or something like a legal studies major, or law and politics or some such?  Or do you just mean a degree in engineering, a degree in mathematics, and a JD?

[Angrboda]

A belated welcome to you. Nothing wrong with jumping in with both feet.

[ignoramus]

You are welcome here whether you exist or not!
Just imagine us as good people too!

[Whateverist]

Welcome! You in the U.S., or some other exotic locale (or plead the 5th)?

Great to join.

I am in Phoenix, Arizona.  The Phoenicians are back baby!!!

You poor bastard.  No wonder you're obsessed with avoiding hell.  (It couldn't be any hotter than Phoenix, could it?)


Did you know one of our most notorious and popular members shares your geographical misfortune.  I wonder if your political views are as strong and righteous as his?  (I wonder if that would gripe his ass or please him?)

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You are welcome here whether you exist or not!
Just imagine us as good people too!

While you're at it, in the words of Joh Lennon, imagine there's no heaven.  It isn't hard to do.  No hell below us.  Above us only sky.  Imagine all the people living life in peace ..

[robvalue]

Welcome John

[Anima]

Apologies for heading into a discussion right away.

Hello everyone!

My Name is John.  So information about me:

1.  I am Catholic
2.  I work as a Senior Financial Operations Engineer
3.  I have multiple degrees in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Aeronautical), mathematics (Instructional and Statistical), and law (Contracts, Criminal, Tort, Tax, Patent, and Constitutional).
4.  I have studied philosophy, theology, sociology, psychology, and biology (I do not have degrees in them).
5.  My hobbies are reading (of which I do about 60 hours a week), writing, and exercise.
6.  I am not married and have no children (I intend for that to change, going to need to cut back on the reading).

It is nice to meet everyone.

Once again

I'm confused about multiple law degrees though.  There's a JD, and then there's LLM (but no one but tax lawyers and other specialists get that) so are you talking law school or something like a legal studies major, or law and politics or some such?  Or do you just mean a degree in engineering, a degree in mathematics, and a JD?

I have a total of 6 degrees (and will be starting 7 & 8 soon enough). 3 degrees in engineering, 2 degrees in mathematics, 1 degree in Law (I have a JD). I had a very broad focus of specialization in my JD to incorporate all the areas of law listed above. I even added an extra year to my JD to study those areas.

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You are welcome here whether you exist or not!
Just imagine us as good people too!

I will believe in our person and the goodness of those as well. Though unsubstantiated with proof.

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You poor bastard.  No wonder you're obsessed with avoiding hell.  (It couldn't be any hotter than Phoenix, could it?)


Did you know one of our most notorious and popular members shares your geographical misfortune.  I wonder if your political views are as strong and righteous as his?  (I wonder if that would gripe his ass or please him?)

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You are welcome here whether you exist or not!
Just imagine us as good people too!

While you're at it, in the words of Joh Lennon, imagine there's no heaven.  It isn't hard to do.  No hell below us.  Above us only sky.  Imagine all the people living life in peace ..
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Most infamous member huh? I am reminded of a card sent to me by a girlfriend "Just remember, every bitch before me was a mistake and every bitch after me is a downgrade."

100 degrees by Tuesday!! I work for a utility so for the first month or two I get to keep thinking "Bonus!! Bonus!" but eventually it gets to the point where I wish God would stop hugging the world so tightly (as her palin is spoofed as saying. I would say I cannot believe McCain picked that ding bat, but McCain is a moron as well so...stupid is as stupid does.)

I think imagine is a very interesting song. THought I do not think people really think about what he is saying. As the song progresses he continues to remove defining characteristics. By Reducto ad Absurdia his argument becomes imagine we are an amorphous blob devoid of any definition. Now that would be peaceful.

[Secular Elf]

Hi Anima. I am a newbie too, just joined yesterday.

Don't worry about being a Catholic in a mostly None-dominated forum. I imagine most of us won't bite...much. Most Catholics are cool, except for the Conservative ones (John Neuhaus comes to mind) bowing to the altar of Dominionism. One of my good buddies is Catholic, been to his wedding and his dad's funeral, and we had many a discussion about religion and stuff. He was once my Dungeons & Dragons game master.

By the way, did I say that I hate Dominionists?