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beam me up scottie

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34. I agree, do it now!

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #33)

Mon May 8, 2017, 07:06 PM

May 2017

Having it now will comfort her when she needs it the most. Some people have a 'funeral' for themselves when they find out they're dying, it's a way for people to tell their loved one how they feel while there's still time. Funerals are for the grieving, better to have a celebration of her life so she can enjoy it too.

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BBC: Stephen Fry faces blasphemy probe after God comments [View all] beam me up scottie May 2017 OP

Time for The Spanish Inquisition! Lint Head May 2017 #1

Thanks, I love that skit! beam me up scottie May 2017 #2

This is so great! I wish Mel Brookes would make more movies. Lint Head May 2017 #4

Me too! beam me up scottie May 2017 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author SergeStorms May 2017 #16

Cardinal Fang........ SergeStorms May 2017 #17

What the ??? progressoid May 2017 #3

catholic church and taliban/ISIS have some things in common nt msongs May 2017 #5

more than some... dhill926 May 2017 #7

Exactly what I was going to say. n/t trotsky May 2017 #23

Right? beam me up scottie May 2017 #6

I wouldn't worry about this. OnDoutside May 2017 #9

Yeah, like the article stated, it does seem "highly unlikely" that prosecution against Fry progressoid May 2017 #21

I reckon it's some political opponent acting the maggot. OnDoutside May 2017 #22

It looks like many opposition groups are hoping the Frye case Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #8

I wouldn't mind if it turned into a contest. beam me up scottie May 2017 #10

😈😈😈 Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #12

"God" save us from religion. What utter stupidity! n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #11

Time to invoke the wrath of Cthulhu. beam me up scottie May 2017 #13

No, an inquisition is EXACTLY what's needed here. Let his accuser face him... DRoseDARs May 2017 #14

Well said! beam me up scottie May 2017 #15

talibornagain. pansypoo53219 May 2017 #18

Fundamentalists want to control our speech and thought. beam me up scottie May 2017 #19

"The fact that others mock them and their sacred cows absolutely INFURIATES them." trotsky May 2017 #24

Exactly! beam me up scottie May 2017 #25

As someone smarter than me (admittedly a low bar) once said, gtar100 May 2017 #31

Precisely! trotsky May 2017 #35

My prediction is that Ireland will toss it's blasphemy laws Voltaire2 May 2017 #26

I hope you're right. beam me up scottie May 2017 #28

Who is the injured party in a blasphemy case? stopbush May 2017 #27

Ideas don't need protection, people do. beam me up scottie May 2017 #29

My friend's 19 year old grandson just diagnosed with bone cancer.. mountain grammy May 2017 #30

That's terrible. I'm so sorry for your friend and her grandson. beam me up scottie May 2017 #32

His mother is a bit nuts mountain grammy May 2017 #33

I agree, do it now! beam me up scottie May 2017 #34