The last Hooters I saw Orn was in Bahrain.  There are better uses for
'spare ribs'.

On 6 Apr, 02:45, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ditto archy...and, for the record, our local Hooters closed down long
> ago...now is but a BBQ Ribs place.
>
> On Apr 5, 4:46 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I wouldn't have many qualms about the Pope being nicked for
> > bureaucratic crimes against humanity Orn.
>
> > On 6 Apr, 00:14, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > A very apt cure Don.  The UK is now too illiterate for burlesque.  The
> > > clapped-out town I live on the edge of and barely visit since the
> > > advent of on-line grocery, has lap dancing and sports topless bars
> > > from time to bankruptcy, the best of the worst now long gone.  This
> > > was Dirty Habits, with topless nuns.  We now have 'gentlemen's clubs',
> > > which I know only on reputation, from taxi drivers reporting taking
> > > whores to them.  All this is probably the outcome of the strategic
> > > plan of our hapless Council's 'smile capital' initiative.  The
> > > election has been called, so no doubt we will be promised more of such
> > > economic miracles as tits to suck on.  Hooters would attract a lot of
> > > horn here, but only from car drivers.
>
> > > On 5 Apr, 05:25, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Just so long as the UK covers my traveling expenses I'm all for it.  
> > > > Ya'll
> > > > do have titty bars over there, yes?  I think you call them 'burlesque' 
> > > > clubs
> > > > or some such fluffery over there.  I say; titties are titties.
>
> > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ylRplLnU84
>
> > > > dj
>
> > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 8:19 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > Victims of institutional abuse get a very raw deal, but so do victims
> > > > > of false complaints.  Evidence is very thin on the ground in many
> > > > > cases, but in some can be made very clear indeed.  Criminal
> > > > > investigations are much more limited than most think and legal systems
> > > > > are fundamentally skewed well away from truth.  More mad people
> > > > > (including investigators and forensic 'experts') are involved than we
> > > > > admit to.  The scale and expense of any real enquiry is daunting.  The
> > > > > UK has spent £30 million on the Bloody Sunday cover-up and only made
> > > > > lawyers richer.  Similar millions will be wasted over Iraq.  We could
> > > > > do this enquiry, but we could also do enquiries into why China is in
> > > > > Tibet, Nato in Afghanistan and why rape is so prevalent in South
> > > > > Africa and the World Cup there etc. etc.
> > > > > In the Baby P case in the UK, we found the bureaucrats did cover-up
> > > > > disgracefully, but it's now emerging that the one we sacked may have
> > > > > been treated very badly treated in a witch-hunt (not helped by
> > > > > pictures that make her look like Cruella de Ville) drummed up by the
> > > > > government minister.  There is a methodology we could follow and
> > > > > people who could do the job, but this would require an openness we
> > > > > always shy away from.  I think we should go ahead and do the business
> > > > > in one specific area as a carte blanche enquiry with no lawyers
> > > > > allowed to get in the way and with full, public disclosure.  The
> > > > > threaten to do this all over the case unless the rest come clean after
> > > > > Don and I do the necessary slaying.  Pigs might fly of course, but
> > > > > there is a more academic way, working with victims and informers in
> > > > > confidence and publishing on an anonymous basis.
>
> > > > > On 29 Mar, 14:13, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > I'm not saying that being celibate or trying to be celibate causes 
> > > > > > or
> > > > > even
> > > > > > helps bring on the abuse.  I'm saying the fact it is a requirement
> > > > > attracts
> > > > > > individuals that know they have deviant tendencies.  These people 
> > > > > > in many
> > > > > > cases have no intention of remaining celibate.  The added secrecy 
> > > > > > of the
> > > > > > Papacy, as Orn suggests, is also an attraction.  Somehow, a balance 
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > transparency and protecting the innocent needs to be found.  
> > > > > > Remember
> > > > > much
> > > > > > damage comes to the accuser as well as the accused.  There will 
> > > > > > always be
> > > > > > supporters for the accused that never believe their priest or family
> > > > > member
> > > > > > or friend could do such a thing and will vilify the whistle blower. 
> > > > > >  It
> > > > > can
> > > > > > be very damaging to be labeled 'the victim.'  Some people live their
> > > > > entire
> > > > > > lives under this cloak of shame.  It's a terrible, horrible 
> > > > > > crime(rape)
> > > > > but
> > > > > > against children I consider it worse then murder in many cases.  I 
> > > > > > could
> > > > > see
> > > > > > a man getting out of prison for killing his cheating wife after 10 
> > > > > > or 15
> > > > > > years and not being a threat to society.  Child predators should 
> > > > > > never
> > > > > again
> > > > > > see the light of day and, imo, should be relieved of their 
> > > > > > consciousness.
>
> > > > > > dj
>
> > > > > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:01 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > Removing celibacy requirements is not going to do anything.  The 
> > > > > > > acts
> > > > > > > with which these individuals are charged are some that take place
> > > > > > > within non-clergy, laity, and general population circles.  Married
> > > > > > > people are often times accused of sexual impropriety with 
> > > > > > > children and
> > > > > > > many take liberties with their own.  I think what lies at the 
> > > > > > > core of
> > > > > > > this pardon policy is the understanding within the church, not 
> > > > > > > only
> > > > > > > the RC, that all is forgiven upon "repentance".   Even in the 
> > > > > > > judicial
> > > > > > > system there are policies that allow for pardon, parole and 
> > > > > > > probation
> > > > > > > based on the repentant perpetrator, fact is that one can commit 
> > > > > > > murder
> > > > > > > and be released later on to live a normal life while the victim 
> > > > > > > lay
> > > > > > > cold in the grave.
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 28, 10:36 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > If the Blackstone ratio referred to the death penalty I 
> > > > > > > > wouldn't have
> > > > > > > used
> > > > > > > > it.  I didn't even say I supported it, I just quoted it to add
> > > > > balance
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > to support my main man Fran.  Heck, I think our court system is 
> > > > > > > > far
> > > > > too
> > > > > > > > lenient.  Don't put words in my mouth, I don't like it.
>
> > > > > > > > heh.
>
> > > > > > > > dj
>
> > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:22 AM, ornamentalmind
> > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > “…"It is better to allow 10 guilty men go free then to
> > > > > > > > > convict 1 innocent man."  …” – dj
>
> > > > > > > > > I’m glad that you do not support the death penalty at least!
>
> > > > > > > > > As an aside, just a hypothetical here, but *if* I were one of 
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > accused…and in fact *rightly* accused, I feel quite sure that 
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > next ‘election’ (you know, where people check the smoke 
> > > > > > > > > color?)…I’d
> > > > > > > > > vote for a fellow molester…sort of for safety’s sake…..just 
> > > > > > > > > sayin’
>
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 28, 7:48 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Is that the follically-challenged loud mouth from the 80's? 
> > > > > > > > > >  I
> > > > > didn't
> > > > > > > > > even
> > > > > > > > > > know she was still around.  I have more respect for people 
> > > > > > > > > > like
> > > > > Bono.
> > > > > > >  He
> > > > > > > > > > picks a crusade and stays on target without name calling or
> > > > > agitprop.
> > > > > > >  He
> > > > > > > > > > appeals to the masses to get the aid to the people that 
> > > > > > > > > > need it
> > > > > while
> > > > > > > > > giving
> > > > > > > > > > props when due even to those he disagrees with politically. 
> > > > > > > > > >  Plus
> > > > > > > he's in
> > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > good band which is more then I can say for the hairless 
> > > > > > > > > > wonder.
>
> > > > > > > > > > But to get on topic.  I have long thought that the practice 
> > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > requiring
> > > > > > > > > > celibacy ATTRACTS sexual deviants.  Simply by removing this
> > > > > > > ridiculous
> > > > > > > > > > requirement, I think, would vastly improve the situation.
> > > > >  However,
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > topic seems to be more about the cover up then the actual 
> > > > > > > > > > abuse
> > > > > so...
> > > > > > >  My
> > > > > > > > > > supposition is that the Pope was trying to prevent innocent
> > > > > priests
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > > getting falsely accused and to protect those that had 
> > > > > > > > > > already
> > > > > been
> > > > > > > > > falsely
> > > > > > > > > > accused from being ruined.  Like most good people, he has
> > > > > difficulty
> > > > > > > > > > believing this could happen in his own house to the degree 
> > > > > > > > > > it has
> > > > > > > been
> > > > > > > > > > happening.  Rather then Chris' biased view that the abuse is
> > > > > > > rampantly
> > > > > > > > > > under-reported I believe the dude in the funny hat thought 
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > opposite.
>
> > > > > > > > > > Also, for those of you calling for the gallows, let me 
> > > > > > > > > > remind you
> > > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > old judicial saw, "It is better to allow 10 guilty men go 
> > > > > > > > > > free
> > > > > then
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > convict 1 innocent man."  Or does this apply when we are 
> > > > > > > > > > speaking
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > our
> > > > > > > > > > children?  The problem is with child rape it doesn't matter 
> > > > > > > > > > if
> > > > > you're
> > > > > > > > > guilty
> > > > > > > > > > or not, if you are accused and it becomes public...well 
> > > > > > > > > > basically
> > > > > > > your
> > > > > > > > > life
> > > > > > > > > > is over.  Changed forever.  The subject is too painful and 
> > > > > > > > > > tragic
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > these
> > > > > > > > > > kinds of things are impossible to forgive.  I believe this
> > > > > weighed on
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > Papist Politburo and influenced the cover up.  It doesn't 
> > > > > > > > > > make it
> > > > > ok
> > > > > > > but,
> > > > > > > > > > playing devil's advocate here, I can at least understand.
>
> > > > > > > > > > dj
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:13 PM, ornamentalmind <
> > > > > > > > > [email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > Interestingly enough, today I heard Shanae O’Connor say 
> > > > > > > > > > > on the
>
> ...
>
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