why not just make a parade for farting? we dont need to be old farts like you to just enjoy the love of farts!
lol Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Re: Manners and Courtesies (was Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh) > Hatton- > > you hit on one of my pet peeves, the lack of common > courtesy and manners in much of today's society. > > Yes, I'm old fashioned. > > I hold the door for anyone behind me. > I say "thank you" if someone does it for me. > I don't talk on my cell phone at a restaurant table. > I don't talk out loud in a movie theater. > I make room to let people change lanes (if they signal). > > Let's start a new group: > > NAAOFWM - National Assn. for Advancement of Old Farts > With Manners - and hold a parade > :-) > > -Ben > > > > That's one of the reasons I'm not for sending my daughter to a private > > school or doing homeschooling. I know that children need social > > interaction in order to be socially functional, however there are things > > that happen in public schools that I really don't agree with. > > > > Veering from the topic of homosexuality, I'll bring up the subject of > > manners and courtesies. Let me ask these questions of the guys on this > > list... a little informal survey: > > > > - When you are leaving someplace and there are people behind you, > > regardless of gender, do you hold the door for them? > > > > - If you see someone holding a door that you are going through and there > > are more people behind you, do you offer to "catch it" for them? > > > > - (For those with families) Do you eat a meal at a dinner table? Is it > > propper to wear a hat or cap (non-religous) during the meal? > > > > - When addressing someone, are the words "sir" and "ma'am" used? > > > > I'll stop there... there are tons of examples of respects, courtesites > > and manners that are considered "old school" that I personally don't > > think should disappear. > > > > Hatton > > > > Bill Wheatley wrote: > > > > > but that is a good reason homeschooling is rebounding as well as it is. > > > You could always do that and then your children would see "Your" version of > > > the world and politics, sex, etc everything. > > > > > > Then when they take a step out into a real world we can hope it doesnt hit > > > them as hard as a bus when they see lifes not all its cracked upto be. > > > > > > Bill Wheatley > > > Senior Database Developer > > > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > > > EDIETS.COM > > > 954.360.9022 X159 > > > ICQ 417645 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:47 AM > > > Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > > > > > > > > >>Don't ever equate close-mindedness with the place of the parents when it > > >>comes to education. > > >> > > >>Also, don't assume that because I don't want a public school to go into > > >>the details of the medical and mental reasons for homosexuality that I > > >>am close-minded. > > >> > > >> From a personal perspective it is my choice when and how my child is > > >>educated about sensetive and contreversial subjects. This need not be > > >>restricted to sexual orientation, but can be extended to religons other > > >> than the one my family practices, marriage and divorce, money skills, > > >>manners, respect and courtesies, etc. > > >> > > >>Hatton > > >> > > >>Bill Wheatley wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>>To quote one of those quotes from the other days email > > >>> > > >>>Saying you don't approve of homosexuality is like saying you don't > > >>> > > > approve > > > > > >>>of rain. > > >>> > > >>>Its like saying you don't want schools to teach kids about rain and > > >>>close-minded people can be as close-minded as they want > > >>>I just find it incredibly funny how people can be sometimes. > > >>> > > >>>Bill Wheatley > > >>>Senior Database Developer > > >>>Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > > >>>EDIETS.COM > > >>>954.360.9022 X159 > > >>>ICQ 417645 > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:55 AM > > >>>Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>The Civil Rights movement was originally designed to try and break down > > >>>>the barriers that kept blacks out of board rooms and country clubs. I > > >>>>am in complete agreement with the concept of making sure that the color > > >>>>of a person's skin, their religous or sexual preferences... even nasty > > >>>>habits all be ignored when it comes to jobs, benifits and freedoms. > > >>>> > > >>>>However, I also agree wholeheartedly that I should not be forced to have > > >>>>my daughter taught that "sometimes men just love men and women just love > > >>>>women" when she gets to elementary school. > > >>>> > > >>>>Hatton > > >>>> > > >>>>Larry Lyons wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>Given that the consensus now is that homosexuality is biologically > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>based, I > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>>take it that you consider it ok to discriminate against people based on > > >>>>>factors that they cannot control. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Isn't that what the civil rights stuff in the late 50's and early 60's > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>was > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>>all about? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>-- > > >>>>>Larry C. Lyons > > >>>>>ColdFusion/Web Developer > > >>>>>Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > >>>>>EBStor.com > > >>>>>8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > >>>>>Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > >>>>>tel: (703) 393-7930 > > >>>>>fax: (703) 393-2659 > > >>>>>Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > >>>>>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>>>Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > >>>>>-- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>>>>From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >>>>>>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 5:00 PM > > >>>>>>To: CF-Community > > >>>>>>Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Here is my take on Homosexuality. What you do in the privacy of your > > >>>>>>own home is your business. I support equal rights for gay > > >>>>>>people, they > > >>>>>>are people, they don't however, deserve special rights. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>>>>From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >>>>>>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:59 PM > > >>>>>>To: CF-Community > > >>>>>>Subject: Super Duper Contraversial post....heheh > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 > > >>>>>>admonishments > > >>>>>>to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love > > >>>>>>heterosexuals. > > >>>>>>It's just that they need more supervision. ~Lynn Lavner > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to > > >>>>>>work: "Hello. > > >>>>>>Can't work today, still queer." ~Robin Tyler > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you don't have > > >>>>>>to > > >>>>>>tell your mother. ~Charles Pierce, 1980 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess > > >>>>>>which one the > > >>>>>>Southern Baptist Convention is protesting? ~The Value of Families > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich were shaking hands congratulating > > >>>>>>themselves on the introduction of an antigay bill in Congress. If it > > >>>>>>passes, > > >>>>>>they won't be able to shake hands, because it will then be > > >>>>>>illegal for > > >>>>>>a > > >>>>>>prick to touch an asshole. ~Judy Carter > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>'You could move.' ~Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby," in > > >>>>>>response to a > > >>>>>>reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across > > >>>>>>the street > > >>>>>>and > > >>>>>>wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the > > >>>>>>neighborhood. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that > > >>>>>>the > > >>>>>>next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare > > >>>>>>homosexuality > > >>>>>>instead of running off to Canada. ~Lorne Bloch > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they > > >>>>>>are > > >>>>>>just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a > > >>>>>>faggot?" > > >>>>>>~ Jon Stewart > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out > > >>>>>>there > > >>>>>>praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share. ~Rita Mae Brown > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture or death > > >>>>>>say > > >>>>>>they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as > > >>>>>>soldiers; > > >>>>>>we should be used as weapons. ~Letter to the Editor, The Advocate > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to > > >>>>>>be > > >>>>>>able to shoot straight. ~Barry Goldwater > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men > > >>>>>>holding guns than holding hands? ~Ernest Gaines > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it > > >>>>>>were > > >>>>>>broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror. > > >>>>>>~W. Somerset Maugham > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Drag is when a man wears everything a lesbian won't. ~Author > > >>>>>>Unknown > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>If male homosexuals are called "gay," then female > > >>>>>>homosexuals should be > > >>>>>>called "ecstatic." ~Shelly Roberts > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because she > > >>>>>>thought > > >>>>>>I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about it. > > >>>>>>~Amanda > > >>>>>>Bearse > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Some women can't say the word lesbian...even when their mouth is full > > >>>>>>of > > >>>>>>one. ~Kate Clinton > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>No matter how far in or out of the closet you are, you still have a > > >>>>>>next > > >>>>>>step. ~Author Unknown > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of > > >>>>>>homosexuality. > > >>>>>>It's like disapproving of rain. ~Francis Maude > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. ~Rita Mae > > >>>>>>Brown > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
