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Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 3:47 pm
(September 26, 2011 at 3:44 pm)Rhythm Wrote: LOL, don't anguish over the things Sae says to you. I'll make a big "F U Sae" and you can use that as an avatar. Angel

I gotta admit, that made me smile. Smile

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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 3:49 pm
(September 26, 2011 at 3:42 pm)Stucky Wrote: Okay, no one answered. Two of you said I need an avatar. Why? What does a cartoon drawing have to do with discussion?

It doesn't have anything to do with the discussion. They are being facetious. At any rate, preaching is basically telling people what you believe or what you think they should believe, more specifically. Here, that is borderline okay, as long as it is backed up by some sort of discussion that doesn't stem solely from faith or the bible. You'll be okay if you just keep asking questions when someone says you are toeing the line. Eventually, you'll get the idea of what is acceptable.
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 3:49 pm
(September 26, 2011 at 3:42 pm)Stucky Wrote: Okay, no one answered. Two of you said I need an avatar. Why? What does a cartoon drawing have to do with discussion?

It has nothing to do with discussion per se, but it does show that there is a certain depth to your character and that you have, at least, a small desire to be a part of what is a vibrant community rather than this 'me against the rest of them' attitude that you seem to have.

Also, a refusal to have an avatar demonstrates a rather stuffy and arrogant attitude towards what is basically a friendly little club.

It's a bit like going to Hawaii and refusing to wear flowers around your neck when asked to by the attractive native girls. You don't have to of course but people will think you very boring and one dimensional.
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 3:51 pm
(September 26, 2011 at 3:49 pm)Darwinian Wrote:
(September 26, 2011 at 3:42 pm)Stucky Wrote: Okay, no one answered. Two of you said I need an avatar. Why? What does a cartoon drawing have to do with discussion?

It has nothing to do with discussion per se, but it does show that there is a certain depth to your character and that you have, at least, a small desire to be a part of what is a vibrant community rather than this 'me against the rest of them' attitude that you seem to have.

Also, a refusal to have an avatar demonstrates a rather stuffy and arrogant attitude towards what is basically a friendly little club.

It's a bit like going to Hawaii and refusing to wear flowers around your neck when asked to by the attractive native girls. You don't have to of course but people will think you very boring and one dimensional.

But, but...I AM boring and one dimensional, just ask my wife.

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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 3:53 pm
(September 26, 2011 at 3:51 pm)Stucky Wrote: But, but...I AM boring and one dimensional, just ask my wife.

Aha, I like the cut of your jib young man Big Grin
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm (This post was last modified: September 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm by Stucky.)
Okay, I tried to install avatars but, even though they are smaller than 150X150 the computer says they are too big. I did use them on a Christian forum. Maybe the computer is atheist too?
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 4:08 pm
It probably is. Technology has a well known bias towards atheism.
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm
(September 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm)Stucky Wrote: Okay, I tried to install avatars but, even though they are smaller than 150X150 the computer says they are too big. I did use them on a Christian forum. Maybe the computer is atheist too?

Make the file smaller.
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 4:53 pm
(September 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm)Shell B Wrote:
(September 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm)Stucky Wrote: Okay, I tried to install avatars but, even though they are smaller than 150X150 the computer says they are too big. I did use them on a Christian forum. Maybe the computer is atheist too?

Make the file smaller.

Does this problem per chance have anything to do with the fact that I've been having some trouble seeing other random pics around the site?

curious?
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RE: Okay, am I preaching now or just talking?
September 26, 2011 at 5:25 pm (This post was last modified: September 26, 2011 at 5:30 pm by Violet.)
(September 26, 2011 at 3:33 pm)Stucky Wrote: What do cartoons (avatars) have to do with respect?

While cartoons have nothing to do with respect... faces (avatars) do.

[Image: dog-from-hell.jpg]

This is an example of a face. A face can be any image used to identify oneself visually.

[Image: Ozark%20Banana%20Split%20Lollipop.jpg]

This too is a face.

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What you have right now makes you as much a person as a mannequin.

[Image: NoFace1.jpg]

So right now: you are unrespectable as a person. If you want any respect from me: you need a face. Even if your face is not a face at all, or if it is deliberately

[Image: vanonymous.jpg]

It is an improvement over not being a person, wouldn't you say? Smile
(September 26, 2011 at 3:44 pm)Rhythm Wrote: LOL, don't anguish over the things Sae says to you. I'll make a big "F U Sae" and you can use that as an avatar. Angel

Though always be aware that she is right, whatever it was she said to you Smile
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Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
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