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[malakhi]

The Neverending Story
An ongoing debate on Scripture, Tradition, History and Interpretation.

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[al_c]

Sorry for the accusation.

Don't be. After all, shouldn't we all pray for each other ... especially our spiritual leaders?

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Is this a trick question?

No. I'm just not a sports fan. I guess you guys are not salvation fans:)

Becky

[SoothingDave]

My grandfather told me that there were originally one NL and one AL team in each of X number of cities, each named after the city.

I don't know about that, but I once learned on a PBS special about earthquakes that, what with the San Andreas fault and everything, in a mere 100 million years or so the Dodgers and Giants will again be cross town rivals.

SD

[malakhi]

No more baseball bets. Basiles still owes me a trip to the church service of my choice and hasn't paid up.

Yep, Basilides really did bug out on that one, didn't he? Here I was thinking he'd been hit by a bus or something. But no, he dropped his participation in the threads rather than 'pay up' on the wager. When he popped in here a month or so ago, we both called him on it quickly, and he just as quickly scampered out of here again!

I must admit I'm disappointed in him.

[malakhi]

I was sincerely curious ... not trying to mouth off. I knew it was a lot more than Dallas has.

Oh, I know.

At this rate ... a very, very long time. ;o)

Well it took the Packers 30 years to get from 13 to 14 on the championship total. Jones won't likely be around that long, so there is hope! In any case, your salary cap issues will be resolved over the next few years.

[malakhi]

Well it's kinda hard to do in this medium, but it's something like "pahrts."

Sounds like a Texan pronunciation. Like 'oil' is awl.

[al_c]

I guess you guys are not salvation fans:)

And I thought it was ugly in here on Sunday! Sheesh!!! ;o)

[malakhi]

Hey I head that. I think Wisconsin Packers has a nice ring to it.

The Colorado Broncos? Yech. Call me a traditionalist, but I like the team names with the city better. I remember when the Rockies expansion franchise was announced. I was living in New Mexico at the time, and I specifically remember them calling the team the 'Denver Rockies' (along with the 'Miami Marlins').

[al_c]

Jones won't likely be around that long

We can only hope. He has his sons lined up to take over if/when he ever bugs out.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

This has brought a question to my mind. Are any of you guys still the of the "religion" you were brought up with as a child? At what age did you change? This is interesting.

Becky

[al_c]

Sounds like a Texan pronunciation. Like 'oil' is awl.

Boy, I'm fixin' to open a can o' whoop a** on you! ;o)

Seriously ... if you think Texans are bad, you ought to try to listen to an Okie.

[eastsider]

in a mere 100 million years or so the Dodgers and Giants will again be cross town rivals

In Atlantis, no doubt.

[malakhi]

Historians can debate about it, but the NFL declared Latrobe the birthplace of pro football. It even says as much at the Latrobe stadium. The NFL has spoken.

The birthplace of Rolling Rock; the birthplace of pro football. It does have a certain symmetry to it. Was Rolling Rock a sponsor for the 1895 Latrobe team?

[OLD REGGIE]

Are you cleansed with real fire in purgatory? The official Church position please.

[SoothingDave]

Sounds like a Texan pronunciation. Like 'oil' is awl.

Not exactly. The hallmark of a southern accent is the drawing out and insertion of syllables. In Pittsburgh we drop useless ones. The "th" simply vanishes from names like "South Side."

SD

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I put in a smilely face.

Becky

[SoothingDave]

The birthplace of Rolling Rock; the birthplace of pro football. It does have a certain symmetry to it. Was Rolling Rock a sponsor for the 1895 Latrobe team?

It is also among the towns claiming to have "invented" the banana split. But Latrobe Brewing has only been around since the early 1900s, with the Rolling Rock name being coined in 1913(?). Something like that.

SD

[SoothingDave]

Are you cleansed with real fire in purgatory? The official Church position please.

I don't believe there is an official Church position.

SD

[al_c]

I put in a smilely face.

Oh, I know.

;o)