Why Calvin Is Cool; An Infomercial for Calvinism

The Internet Monk ^ | Michael Spencer

[Gamecock]

PCA, or so I've read.

[Gamecock]

The Neeners were the opposition in the Great Calvinist War of 2002-2004.

More accurately known as the Arminian Insurrection.

[Revelation 911]

"but if it is really one of his rules to ban "crap," I have to argue that rule is ill-advised."

Im gonna side with the mod here, jude - BUT - will challenge you to substitute a "stinky dog", "road apple", "dingus", "doofus", or "dill weed"

my personal fav is "nut-hook" when someone is making no sense

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article here - warning - very very colorful......http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A753527

regarding the word in question

There are two possible origins for the word. The word has links to the Middle English for chaff, and the Middle Dutch 'to tear off' which is more suitable than ever in these days of velvet-soft toilet tissue. A second possible origin is the Victorian plumber named Thomas Crapper who gave the world the syphonic flush: British Standard 7357 (1990) still requires that 'Cisterns shall be supplied with an efficient flushing apparatus of the valveless syphonic type which prevents the waste of water.' Crapper left his name not only on toilet cisterns, but also on manhole covers across southern England. And thus a crapper is a toilet, and not the person who uses it.

Crap is obsolete slang for money, which is presumably the origin of the Craps game. So an American might 'throw a crap', that is they might throw a seven while trying to make a point. These American usages leaves Brits either sniggering or confused or both.

Crap is a noun rather than a verb, and Brits will 'have a crap', except when they are afraid, then they are 'crapping it'.

Confusingly 'crapulence' (from the Latin for being drunk) is sickness caused by heavy drinking. However it often also involves toilets.

[Revelation 911]

The Neeners were the opposition in the Great Calvinist War of 2002-2004.

If you want to lend importance to it by calling it a "war"......

I saw it as a bunch of middle aged geezers (excepting you of course) in a huffing and puffing session

no one won (except of course if we call bannings a measure of defeat)

In which case neeners would hear the wails of "Im not quite dead yet"

[Bainbridge]

This is precisely the kind of response I expected. You ignored my point entirely.

There are some on this website who cannot see the forest for the trees.

[blue-duncan]

"I could provide you a list of them, but they deny having a membership roll.

I could tell you what they believe, but they contradict themselves.

Basically though, they are a confederation of FReepers whose sole purpose in life is to wrongly contradict everything anyone from the GRPL posts"

You got two out of three, not bad!

[Corin Stormhands]

You got two out of three, not bad!

Which two? I lost my decoder ring...

[nobdysfool]

In which case neeners would hear the wails of "Im not quite dead yet"

Well, I'm not...I'm feeling better now....it was only a flesh wound....

[Jerry_M]

Good article. Thanks.

[Gamecock]

Thanks

Great tagline.

[Gamecock]

You need a decoder ring. The two true ones vary day by day.

[blue-duncan]

"Which two? I lost my decoder ring..."

Take your pick. We are flexible enough to accommodate any of them. I just wanted to leave room for a different opinion as our customs allow.

[Revelation 911]

Well, I'm not...I'm feeling better now....it was only a flesh wound....

LOL

[P-Marlowe]

Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be broken. Hezekiah 2:4

[blue-duncan]

"Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be broken. Hezekiah 2:4"

It's one of those "wind blows where it listeth" things. I think Obadiah said that to Elijah. Wait, the Rocky Road ice cream is starting to take effect, Elijah might have been the first neener. Think about it. He was falsly accused of running out at the most unopportune time when he just changed his mind. That wind bloweth thing. I would propose that Elijah be our patron saint, however, since we don't have a ping list we don't know what constitutes a quorum, so, oh, never mind.

[P-Marlowe]

I would propose that Elijah be our patron saint, however, since we don't have a ping list we don't know what constitutes a quorum, so, oh, never mind.

I always thought that the Patron Saint of the Knights of the Eternal Time Table was Joseph of Arimathea.

ARTHUR:

There! Look!

LAUNCELOT:

What does it say?

GALAHAD:

What language is that?

ARTHUR:

Brother Maynard! You are a scholar.

MAYNARD:

It's Aramaic!

GALAHAD:

Of course! Joseph of Arimathea!

LAUNCELOT:

'Course!

ARTHUR:

What does it say?

MAYNARD:

It reads, 'Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Arimathea. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the Holy Grail in the Castle of aaaaaagggh'.

ARTHUR:

What?

MAYNARD:

'...The Castle of aaaaaagggh'.

BEDEVERE:

What is that?

MAYNARD:

He must have died while carving it.

LAUNCELOT:

Oh, come on!

MAYNARD:

Well, that's what it says.

ARTHUR:

Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve 'aaaaaggh'. He'd just say it!

MAYNARD:

Well, that's what's carved in the rock!

GALAHAD:

Perhaps he was dictating.

ARTHUR:

Oh, shut up. Well, does it say anything else?

MAYNARD:

No. Just 'aaaaaagggh'.

[blue-duncan]

I don't see why we can't have an Old Testament patron saint and a New Testament patron saint. Joseph of aaaaaagggh could be like a sous patron saint, for small petitions and quick needs, nothing large or complex like evaporating armies or raining hail on enemies or causing sundials to go back or suns to stand still.

[Revelation 911]

Joseph of aaaaaagggh could be like a sous patron saint, for small petitions and quick needs,

as in small shrubberies ?

nothing too tall mind you, not quite a hedge, but smaller

[xzins]

Hi, Jerry.

Good to hear from you again.

[rdb3]

PetroniusMaximus, you're a tough legalist, aren't you?

This is a ch__ch. What's missing?