Touché!
Kasia May 7th, 2008
A preacher finished the service one morning by saying, “Next Sunday, I am going to preach on the subject of liars. As a preparation for my sermon, I would like you all to read Mark Chapter 17.”On the following Sunday, the preacher rose to begin. Looking out at the congregation he said, “Last week I asked you all to read Mark Chapter 17. If you have read the chapter, please raise your hand.”
Nearly every hand in the congregation went up. Smiling, the preacher said, “You are the very people I want to talk to today. . .
“… Mark has only 16 chapters.”
Clam here: I just realized I didn’t credit/attribute this. How does one attribute e-mail forwards that have been around for a gazillion years? Are they public domain? Do I say “unknown author”? Ack - I’m having a brain melt!!!
I’m no expert on copyright law (despite my frequent rants about the merits of Fair Use with respect to digital media), but I think this is probably in the public domain.
Generally speaking, what you did- saying it was forwarded to you ( origin unknown), or e-mailed to you (origin unknown), is sufficient.
Kate, your religion is just so full of so much shit . . .
JW, in the Bunker for the nth time in his life
Well that seemed apropos of absolutely nothing…
Care to initiate a more substantive discussion, or are you just going to sit there and snipe?
Sniping is an art form best used by those who have guts.
It was a bad, black mood in me mater’s house when I wrote that. Too much goddamned Hill-Willmeroth estrogen.
Literal sniping, as in picking off people from a significant distance with a high-powered rifle, may be an art form in the strictest sense (it’s a highly refined skill, anyway). But apart from the sheer nerve involved in maintaining a steady hand, I don’t think it’s an especially gutsy tactic.
Verbal sniping, in my experience, is almost never performed by someone with guts. Real guts means you’re willing to face your opponent in an honest debate, win or lose (and we’ve all done both, if we’re really honest with ourselves).
And I hope you’ll forgive me if I’m not overly sympathetic about dealing with an excess of estrogen. You know, since I’m an estrogen factory myself. :-p