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A guy has a talking dog. He brings it to a talent scout. "This dog can speak English," he claims to the unimpressed agent. "Okay, Sport," the guys says to the dog, "what’s on the top of a house?" "Roof!" the dog replies. "Oh, come on..." the talent agent responds. "All dogs go ‘roof’." "No, wait," the guy says. He asks the dog "what does sandpaper feel like?" "Rough!" the dog answers. The talent agent gives a condescending blank stare. He is losing his patience. "No, hang on," the guy says. "This one will amaze you. " He turns and asks the dog: "Who, in your opinion, was the greatest baseball player of all time?" "Ruth!" goes the dog. And the talent scout, having seen enough, boots them out of his office onto the street. And the dog turns to the guy and says "Maybe I shoulda said DiMaggio?"

The term "discussing on its merits" is a common enough term and you knew exactly what i meant and that is what i said was disingenuous however.....i concede that the term "merits" in the context of a discussion on terrorism was inappropriate, even though there was no intention of using that word in one of its other meanings. merit [mer-it] Spell Syllables Synonyms Examples Word Origin noun1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth. 2. something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; acommendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity. 3. merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit,unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings,etc.: The case will be decided on its merits alone. 4. Often, merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert: to treat people according to their merits. 5. Roman Catholic Church. worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace. 6. Obsolete. something that is deserved, whether good or bad.

that's just not completely true, stuie there have been many muslim teachers and leaders who have defended and supported islamic jihardists over last few decades including some very prominent muslim leaders just where do you think they get their billions to finance their terror?

stuie, if the terrorists say they are followers of islam, then they are. they believe they will be rewarded in heaven as martyrs for allah. they quote passages of holy text to justify their actions. they are even prepared to sacrifice their lives just for their beliefs. just because other more moderate followers of islam have a different view-point doesnt mean they can't be legitimately described as islamic-extremists or islamic-terrorists the term islamic-terrorists doesn't mean all followers of islam, but the extremists do live and worship among the moderates. i wonder if you remember the joyous dancing in the streets of the middle east when 9/11 was perpetrated. were they just extremists and not islamic?

so, how do you determine christian beliefs? from the bible, from the catholics, from the presbyterians, the anglicans, the mormons, the pilgrims, the greek orthodoxes, jim bakker, jim jones etc etc etc? they all have their own interpretations and contradictions similarly for islam, you have the quran, the hadiths, the shiites, the sunnis, the sufis, the hanifa, shafi, hanibal or malik schools, the twelve-imam, zaydis or ismailis sects, etc again contradictions and interpretations there is no all agreed xxxxxxx beliefs. it's not an absolute both islam and christianity cover a wide spectrum of beliefs

so in the world of stuie a christian who commits a christian sin is no longer a christian and cannot be referred to as one so, there are no sinners in the christian population yet catholicism tells us they are all sinners nice logic stuie. i hope you didn't pay too much for the course

they are islamic extremists, stuie. now repeat it 50 times or until you get it. they didn't yell alluha akbar before they shot or exploded their bombs because they "weren't" followers of islam fmd stuie you can be thick sometimes

stuie, go and find a dead bear, will ya

stuie, do you really want to start a dialogue on the sayings (and doings) of the prophet muhammad? cherry picking quotes from the quran to bolster your pov is getting on shaky ground if you don't think these terrorists have any connection to islam then you live in a strange bubble

and pray tell me what a throw-away line like "All religions are capable of producing radical followers" adds to the discussion it's a total non-statement i never stated any confidence in "my knowledge" of this situation and your reference to "merits" is being disingenuous nor did i make any knee-jerk religous generalisations

arguments of equivalency suggest a lazy level of apologia treat each case on it's merits if you want to contribute, moonie

you'll get prickles sitting on that fence, moonie

i wonder if we will ever see a real test wicket in australia again?

i didn't get much done moonie, spent it coiled up in the foetal position

thank the lord i've had serious withdrawal issues still shaking if red doesn't post the countdown quickly i fear a relapse

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he certainly looks more than 183 (6'0") on the field

actually i'll concede that, though i can't remember one personally. i'll put that down to a bad memory for the sake of harmony edit" i think rhino might be an exception (at least in his mind) but....maybe i'm mistaken, or maybe you are

yes, but that is for the confessions thread

i thought sensible posts here were banned

on a good day, r+b

actually earl, more like spray-paint and cheese

actually, old chap, shades of grey (with a little bit of beige)

i was visiting a friend who is pulling up stumps and going to live in a farmhouse in sw frogland he offered me carte blanche on his extensive library