Believing in anything is really just a catalyst for positive thinking which sets the wheels in motion. Whether it is a crystal or a christ, the belief can effect change not necessarily attributed to the nature of the belief as much as the state of mind.
On Dec 28, 6:13 am, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, because you have to be stoned to believe that crap > > On Dec 25, 9:57 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is there something significant about a thread that started with > > meeting Christ evolving into a discussion on alcohol consumption? :-) > > Cheers! > > > Francis > > > On 25 Dez., 22:39, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't get any better for months off the stuff, so it's nice to have > > > a few Jenko-style from time to time. I'm on flat Vimto tonight, > > > writing up a boring business course. Might finish in time for a > > > boxing day blitz and raise a real glass in the metaphorical direction > > > of you guys. > > > > On 25 Dec, 21:20, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The piano has been drinking... > > > > > ...not me. > > > > > Happy holidays, mates. I like to pull a few back from time to time. > > > > There's really no rhyme or reason to it. Sometimes it may be three four > > > > nights in a row, sometimes it may be weeks in between. I don't worry I > > > > might have a problem if I'm drinking more frequently than some other > > > > time...everything moves in cycles. > > > > > At least, for me... > > > > > [ Attached Message ]From:Slip Disc <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds Eye\"" > > > > <[email protected]>Date:Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:00:47 -0800 > > > > (PST)Local:Thurs 25 Dec 2008 18:00Subject:[Mind's Eye] Re: Has anyone > > > > else met Christ? > > > > > I guess I'm lucky in the sense that I can still down a good bottle of > > > > wine, sometimes one a day for a few days if I'm free to do whatever I > > > > want. I don't really have any problem (typical response I know) but > > > > of course the alcohol content will vary from 12 to 14 % which makes a > > > > difference on the degree of inebriation. I mainly focus on having > > > > plenty of good food to go along with the spirits. I find cheese to be > > > > a great help so I usually put in a small pizza for consumption once I > > > > feel the effects are getting stronger than me. Sometimes I'll fix up a > > > > tray of nacho chips with refried beans, gobs of monterey jack cheese > > > > and slices of jalapeno pepper. umm good. Then there is my all time > > > > get drunk food, fettuccine alfredo with extra gratings of romano > > > > cheese or a hot dish of fresh cheese ravioli if I feel up to boiling > > > > water. Getting hungry mates? Basically the food gets me through well, > > > > so I wake up feeling fine in the mornings and I stick to pasta, bread > > > > and cheese meals. > > > > > I feel worrying about your health is bad for your health. We're all > > > > going to go someday, somehow so why worry. > > > > > I don't have a drinking problem. I drink, get drunk, fall down, No > > > > Problem! When I worked overtime I insisted on "Time and a Fifth". > > > > Actually the only problem I have with alcohol is that it sometimes > > > > causes an influx in the time-space continuum, whereby small (and > > > > sometimes large) gaps of time seem to literally disappear. > > > > > I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. > > > > -- > > > > Tom Waits > > > > Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has > > > > taken out of me. > > > > > --Winston Churchill > > > > "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the > > > > morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." > > > > -- > > > > Frank Sinatra > > > > You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. > > > > > --Dean Martin > > > > Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is > > > > beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but > > > > the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. > > > > > --Dave Barry > > > > You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It > > > > helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear > > > > weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. > > > > > --Frank Zappa > > > > Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. > > > > Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery > > > > and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they > > > > might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say > > > > to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams > > > > come true than be selfish and worry about my liver." > > > > -- > > > > Jack Handy > > > > > Happy Holidays!!! > > > > Just laugh it off friends. > > > > > Slip {;-) > > > > > A drunk was walking through the woods when he found a skull. The first > > > > thing He did was call the police. But then He got curious about it. He > > > > picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why this > > > > person had deer horns. > > > > > On Dec 25, 9:26 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > My mate Gulchan never drinks a drop - he can appear to be as zonked as > > > > > the rest of us (symbolic interactionism?), then shake his head and > > > > > become the best dedicated driver of all time. Religion has its uses! > > > > > I feel like going out for one now - my local is open Xmas day, but > > > > > what kind of other saddoes will be in the pub? Sue has never really > > > > > regained the taste for booze since her chemo 6 years back. I was > > > > > drinking pretty heavily 10 years back, but have felt much less need to > > > > > since being diagnosed diabetic - now it's less drink itself than > > > > > wanting company - pathetic really as the company "turns me to drink". > > > > > Getting rid of many of the bad things jobwise, partnerwise (still > > > > > regret I couldn't do more be it was too dangerous to stay) and some > > > > > kind of control of the diabetes have made me less inclined to want to > > > > > be blotted out. Pubs themsleves have made things easier - they are > > > > > nearly all crap. Chocolate is frankly harder to dispense with! I got > > > > > round to "mostly Friday" drinking a long time ago, but even this is > > > > > beyond me really. I put weight on when I give up completely. Chaz > > > > > will have to forgive me for laughing my socks off at the thought of "a > > > > > puzzling little red wine"! I suspect we have all had a few bottles of > > > > > that long before disease got to us! > > > > > > On 25 Dec, 12:36, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I haven't had a drop for 3 months as I have been robbed of my taste > > > > > > buds and find the taste of fine red wine rather puzzling. The same > > > > > > goes for chocolate too. > > > > > > > On Dec 24, 11:21 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > You filthy heretic Chaz! To a man who has run out of booze at 45 > > > > > > > minutes to Xmas, waiting for the man that can turn water into > > > > > > > wine, > > > > > > > that amounts to telling kids santa has claws and only wears red to > > > > > > > hide the blood stains. > > > > > > > > On 24 Dec, 18:49, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I met Christ. He turned out to be a confidence trickster. > > > > > > > > > On Dec 21, 10:00 pm, "Aaron Eel (Ehrin)" > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Have you been Born Again, I mean? If Christ hadn't come > > > > > > > > > looking for me > > > > > > > > > and reveled Himself to me, I probably would have gone through > > > > > > > > > my life > > > > > > > > > as an atheist. It would have all been too difficult to > > > > > > > > > believe.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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