Last one to post in this thread wins

[kevinmiller]

Uh-oh. I think John is superstitious. :roll: :D

[IM4given]

I wonder what will happen when we get to the 1000th page?

[John81]

That's a good point Kevin. While I'm not superstious about 666; or anything else for that matter, a great many folks are.

I've found that a lot of non-born again folks are superstious of 666 and that even more professing Christians are superstious of that number.

I've seen professing Christians put something back or toss it in the trash because they notice a 666 somewhere on a lable or bar code or whatever. I've heard them proclaim they would never have a license plate with 666 on it when they see one, etc.

Some professing Christians believe seeing or finding something with 666 on it is automatic "bad luck!"

What does all this say about how well folks in America understand the Scriptures?

[IM4given]

Am I invisible today? :?

[John81]

:eye: Somebody there?

[IM4given]

:eye:

my keyboard is screwy tonight :(

[John81]

Is there a rabbit nearby?

[ltl]

A better way to find out is to use a frog :frog

[kevinmiller]

That's a good point Kevin. While I'm not superstious about 666; or anything else for that matter, a great many folks are.

I've found that a lot of non-born again folks are superstious of 666 and that even more professing Christians are superstious of that number.

I've seen professing Christians put something back or toss it in the trash because they notice a 666 somewhere on a lable or bar code or whatever. I've heard them proclaim they would never have a license plate with 666 on it when they see one, etc.

Some professing Christians believe seeing or finding something with 666 on it is automatic "bad luck!"

What does all this say about how well folks in America understand the Scriptures?

It's amazing how superstitious even Christians are. I have been guilty of it myself at times...

my keyboard is screwy tonight

Hmm...do you know what that word means? I'm guessing not. :)

[John81]

It more or less means crazy where I come from. What's it mean where you come from?

[kevinmiller]

Well, that is what we understand it to mean. Kind of like people using "suck" to mean something stinks. Using "suck" and "screw" as adjectives or expletives both have sexual meanings. I suggest a dictionary in this situation. :)

[John81]

Generally, the common meaning of the word was around prior to the corruptors turning them into some sexual reference.

I heard part of a Tim McGraw song on a car radio one day where he lamented that he missed the days when:

A coke was a coke
A hoe was a hoe
A screw was a screw
Etc.

[kevinmiller]

Right, that is why it depends on the way in which it is used. I can screw something together. I can buy some screws from Home Depot. However, if I said that you screwed me, it would have a very foul meaning to it. Most of the world, unfortunately, knows this. I find it interesting that most Christians that I meet have no idea as to its meaning.

Just to give you an idea what it means to the world when they hear you say it without getting detailed...I was looking at right-wing stuff one time when I saw a shirt with a graphic on the front that said: "Abstinence is best...unless you're screwing a liberal."

Not something a Christian ought to be known for in my opinion...

[IM4given]

my keyboard is screwy tonight

What I meant when I said that was that everytime I hit the "enter key" it kept pasting something I used "cut and paste" for and things I submitted to one thread ended up on another thread, and a myriad of other technical difficulties too numerous to mention. I got zapped by about 6 different trojan viruses yesterday in the space of 2 or 3 minutes, and had to call in a computer expert to get everything fixed.

Get your mind out of the gutter if you thought I meant anything else by it.

[kevinmiller]

My mind isn't in the gutter. A word has a meaning, simple fact. Would you say sh** to illustrate your disgust for something? Why not? Because it is more offensive? Both words are vulgar, it has nothing to do with where my mind is.