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RE: Social Functions
August 21, 2011 at 2:56 pm
(August 21, 2011 at 5:50 am)Godnose Wrote: What about spiritual solace? I don't mean, like, ghosts and stuff.

What about it? You have to be "spiritual" to need something like that.

(August 21, 2011 at 5:50 am)Godnose Wrote: I mean things like how to cope with the fact that one is extremely small compared with all the big stuff out there, sorrow, how can I deal with the fact that one's daughter in law is a monster?, that it seems impossible to find friendship in the teeming city, that kinda stuff? How can I cope with my emotional issues? (all these hypothetical btw - mostly)

I already mentioned that -- therapy. Some people also find "spiritual" solace in nature.

(August 21, 2011 at 5:50 am)Godnose Wrote: These kinda things are no good if you have to write a cheque at the end.

Well, that takes the church out of the equation as well. Instead of giving them a one time check, you have to give them a portion of your pay, though.
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Social Functions - by Godnose - August 20, 2011 at 1:58 pm
RE: Social Functions - by frankiej - August 20, 2011 at 2:02 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Darwinian - August 20, 2011 at 2:19 pm
RE: Social Functions - by frankiej - August 20, 2011 at 2:21 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Skeptic - August 20, 2011 at 2:24 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 20, 2011 at 8:53 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Cinjin - August 20, 2011 at 10:53 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 9:11 am
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 10:23 am
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 10:33 am
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 10:38 am
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 10:58 am
RE: Social Functions - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2011 at 9:05 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 20, 2011 at 9:19 pm
RE: Social Functions - by theVOID - August 21, 2011 at 3:12 am
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 4:40 am
RE: Social Functions - by Rhage - August 20, 2011 at 10:29 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Shell B - August 21, 2011 at 12:46 am
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 5:50 am
RE: Social Functions - by Shell B - August 21, 2011 at 2:56 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 10:40 am
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 11:02 am
RE: Social Functions - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2011 at 11:19 am
RE: Social Functions - by Cinjin - August 21, 2011 at 11:25 am
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 12:18 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Cinjin - August 21, 2011 at 12:37 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 2:34 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Cinjin - August 21, 2011 at 3:11 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 3:47 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 4:02 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 4:16 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 5:01 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 6:19 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 22, 2011 at 6:17 am
RE: Social Functions - by Shell B - August 21, 2011 at 6:29 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Skeptic - August 21, 2011 at 12:54 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Tiberius - August 21, 2011 at 12:55 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 2:17 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Tiberius - August 21, 2011 at 4:54 pm
RE: Social Functions - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2011 at 11:30 am
RE: Social Functions - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2011 at 12:48 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Ace Otana - August 21, 2011 at 12:51 pm
RE: Social Functions - by downbeatplumb - August 21, 2011 at 2:21 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 2:56 pm
RE: Social Functions - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2011 at 2:47 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 3:03 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Shell B - August 21, 2011 at 3:10 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 21, 2011 at 4:35 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Skeptic - August 21, 2011 at 4:55 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Shell B - August 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 22, 2011 at 7:11 am
RE: Social Functions - by Shell B - August 22, 2011 at 2:09 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 22, 2011 at 2:45 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Shell B - August 22, 2011 at 2:51 pm
RE: Social Functions - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2011 at 4:42 pm
RE: Social Functions - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Tiberius - August 22, 2011 at 6:47 am
RE: Social Functions - by Welsh cake - August 22, 2011 at 4:23 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 22, 2011 at 8:12 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Epimethean - August 22, 2011 at 9:04 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 22, 2011 at 9:44 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Epimethean - August 22, 2011 at 11:46 pm
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 23, 2011 at 5:01 am
RE: Social Functions - by frankiej - August 23, 2011 at 8:04 am
RE: Social Functions - by Godnose - August 23, 2011 at 8:12 am
RE: Social Functions - by Epimethean - August 23, 2011 at 7:44 am

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