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Nice jeans. But should you really wear them to the opera?
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | 3/9/05 | Kim Campell

Posted on 03/09/2005 9:47:25 AM PST by qam1

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To: Chena

darn it, I meant "mentally and physically". Gosh, my mind is working well right now and I'm not even overheated. Scarey. lol


581 posted on 03/10/2005 12:23:21 PM PST by Chena
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To: Chena

AGGGHH!! I meant my mind is NOT working well right now. Oh heck, give it up Chena. ROFL


582 posted on 03/10/2005 12:24:07 PM PST by Chena
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To: Chena
BRAVO! I slept on it as well, and I'm certainly in a better mood. Your post was so well written that I'm just sure now that anyone who reads it will be able to grasp what you're saying, and the beauty in the message. And I, for one, couldn't agree more. Wow, very very good. Your church is doing God's work and He is obviously working through you and your congregation. I applaud you all.

Kind words, thank you. I hope that everyone, especially Tamar gets it. I think I was unnesccesirily harsh last night when I didn't mean to be. Her comments about my entire church being disrespectful weren't meant to be mean I don't think. I just don't think she understood why we don't dress up.

I even got to thinking that even the Catholics with all of their high ritual, have run missions similar to our church throughout a lot of history.

583 posted on 03/10/2005 12:25:44 PM PST by Melas
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To: Melas

Sometimes it's very difficult to not react harshly when being personally insulted. I've been there done that. We ask forgiveness and then move on.

Implying that someone's church is not worthy of God's love, or that their parishoners are not respecting God because of their dress code....well, any person who loves God, and loves their church, would have had their hackles up. And yes, I believe you're correct about Catholic missions. Many denominations have similar missions. What better way to do God's work.


584 posted on 03/10/2005 12:41:44 PM PST by Chena
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To: Tax-chick

I love jeans. I also love a woman in nice snug jeans and a nice top.


585 posted on 03/10/2005 1:48:53 PM PST by RockinRight (Electing Hillary president would be akin to giving a drunken teenage boy keys to the Porsche)
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To: Melas

My goodness! It sounds like sleep did a world of good for all of us! Apologies are everywhere! This is a much happier place to be today! ;-)


586 posted on 03/10/2005 2:12:26 PM PST by samiam1972 (Live simply so that others may simply live!)
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To: gingerky

They were WONDERFUL parents/people;unlike you,dear. :-)


587 posted on 03/10/2005 2:38:40 PM PST by nopardons
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To: qam1
"I still get bothered when I see people wearing jeans to the theater, ballet, opera, etc.," she says in an e-mail.

How odd to be bothered by jeans. One of the great things about living in the West is that jeans are acceptable almost anywhere. We dress casually out here. You rarely see people with that pinched wish-I-could-rip-off-these-clothes grimace on their face. It's about comfort, not impressing people with clothes. Men are even beginning to get rid of their ties in favor of bolos. Now there's a great look on a man in this woman's opinion -- jeans and a bolo!

588 posted on 03/10/2005 2:38:43 PM PST by Glenmerle
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To: Modernman
You bet I'm a DINOSAUR and proud of it!

Let the barbarians wear inappropriate clothes,behave like clods,talk filth,and accept anything and everything,but,BUT,those here,who imagine that they are Conservatives and "care" about the degradation of our culture and civilization,yet accept this,had best shut up. They are the ones who are the enablers of the very things they claim to NOT want.

As for me and mine,we'll continue to so the RIGHT thing.

589 posted on 03/10/2005 2:50:57 PM PST by nopardons
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To: LexBaird

That is NOT why men began to wear neckties. And tied correctly,a necktie adds some color and personality to a man.


590 posted on 03/10/2005 2:53:12 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Tamar1973

It doesn't matter which day you devote to publicly worship GOD;it's that you DO worship HIM and show HIM and yourself respect,by wearing something other than play/work clothes.


591 posted on 03/10/2005 2:56:28 PM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons

Hi, nopardons :) It's a lovely day here and I hope yours is lovely as well. I felt bad last night that you were so upset. I wanted to lighten things up with a bit of humor last night, but after your last post I realized you weren't in the mood for any humor. I don't mind, of course, I just felt bad for you and hope you'll forgive me if I said anything to offend you.


592 posted on 03/10/2005 2:58:57 PM PST by Chena
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To: Tamar1973
When my parents were in high school,boys wore suits and ties,or at least dress pants,a dress shirt,a tie and a sweater. Girls wore dresses or skirts and blouses.

When I was in high school girls wore blouses/sweaters and skirts/jumpers or dresses.

In neither era,were dungarees allowed to be worn in ANY school...from grammar through college and girls were NOT allowed to wear pants.

My daughter NEVER was allowed to wear jeans to school. She went to schools that had dress codes.

The worse one is dressed,the worse one behaves. The more formally one is dressed,the more formally one behaves.

And yes, back in the '50s,the worst problems most schools (though there were exceptions,where kids did carry knives and guns to school!)faced with students,was gum chewing and talking in class.

593 posted on 03/10/2005 3:03:50 PM PST by nopardons
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To: streetpreacher
I wasn't the one who said that sticking to the topic would have much shortened this thread. I was replying to the person who said that!

You aren't "funny",you've added nothing of value to this thread,but yes, some people,like YOU, appear to thoroughly enjoy being irritated and irritating.

594 posted on 03/10/2005 3:06:44 PM PST by nopardons
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To: 54-46 Was My Number

BRAVO!


595 posted on 03/10/2005 3:08:23 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Chena
Thank you for that and I accept your apology;gladly.

I'm happy for you,that you are having a lovely day. It is bitter cold here and we're supposed to get more snow. So,though I had a lovely day with my husband,the weather is not making me "happy".

596 posted on 03/10/2005 3:14:47 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Modernman

No, people don't wear jeans to funerals in Texas.


597 posted on 03/10/2005 3:25:45 PM PST by stands2reason (Mark Steyn on GWB: "This is a president who wants to leave his mark on more than a cocktail dress.")
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To: Melas
Even do-rags?????

They are a BIG don't!

598 posted on 03/10/2005 3:28:06 PM PST by Tamar1973 (The path to conservative brilliance starts at Free Republic!)
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To: nopardons
The worse one is dressed,the worse one behaves. The more formally one is dressed,the more formally one behaves.

I would agree with that 100%.

599 posted on 03/10/2005 3:30:10 PM PST by Tamar1973 (The path to conservative brilliance starts at Free Republic!)
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To: nopardons

I accept yours as well. :) Sorry to hear about the cold and snow though. We have snow in the forecast for later this weekend, but hopefully it won't amount to much. Supposed to drop to -5 again at night, but at least the day temps should stay in the 30's.


600 posted on 03/10/2005 3:30:33 PM PST by Chena
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