Do It For Steve
by Ted Slater on 05/22/2007 at 12:03 PM
It's quite a challenge. A silly one, some might argue, but it remains a challenge nevertheless. And together, shoulder to shoulder, we can -- and should -- take it on.
Let me explain.... No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
In March Steve Watters wrote a blog post that was so intriguing that nearly 250 of you commented on it.
Word is around the office that Steve's post will hold the record as "Most Commented Upon Blog Post" until the ice caps melt. And such a sentiment is tempting the usually very humble Steve to pridefulness.
So out of loving concern for our co-blogger, here's the challenge: Submit a comment or five. On anything. From global warming to Planned Parenthood to relationships to the color of your cat's eyes to your favorite food to a word that strikes you as funny-looking to a word that I may have mispelled to whether or not Boundless should start a group on Facebook. If it makes its way past our moderators, you'll find yourself in perhaps the most notable, and noble, blog thread that Boundless has ever published.
Do it for Steve's sake.
Let me illustrate an appropriate comment tenor below....
1. Ted Slater said the following at 12:06 PM on May 22:
My best experiences making chicken saag have been when I used canned spinach -- running it through a blender, of course. I deviate from "normal" recipes in that I add coconut milk and, late in the cooking process, some whole cherry tomatoes.
2. Ted Slater said the following at 12:07 PM on May 22:
There's nothing quite like a Hammond B-3 running through a sweet Leslie.
3. Ted Slater said the following at 12:19 PM on May 22:
My favorite movie may very well be "Key Largo." Why? Hm. Well, it might be because Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson and Lionel Barrymore are in it. And it was directed by John Huston (The African Queen, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Maltese Falcom). But mostly because of the way it makes me ... feel.
4. NeedACatchyName said the following at 12:29 PM on May 22:
This post has no point whatsoever, other than to increase the post count of this thread...
5. Melissa said the following at 12:33 PM on May 22:
Mandolin, variation, jiving, refrain, blues, gospel, and stroke are all words that have to do with the theme of music. They can be found in the table of contents of "Thomas and Beulah" by Rita Dove. It's one of the last books we'll read for class before finals. Summer!!!
6. Ivy said the following at 12:42 PM on May 22:
My favorite movie of all time is Princess Bride...and you quoted from it! That movie has a lot of memories attached. I watched it for the first time at the church I grew up in, laying on the floor next to the guy I liked (I was six. I just knew we would be married one day, although I also knew I would never kiss him because that was just gross and boys had cooties). I wonder what ever happened to him?
7. Dan H. said the following at 12:47 PM on May 22:
Well, since you asked so nicely. Your post about chicken saag reminded me of a recipe I saw for cochicken... You take a whole roast chicken and one can of Coke, put them both in a blender, puree, and voila! Cochicken!
8. Jamie said the following at 12:48 PM on May 22:
Thank God for graduation and the end of college!
9. Alex said the following at 12:51 PM on May 22:
For any Brits out there, does this thread remind you of BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute?
Today, I discovered that my local park has lots of elderflowers ripe for picking. This has to be the start of a yummy summer!
10. Dan H. said the following at 12:52 PM on May 22:
Hmm. I just had another thought. There is no such thing as an off topic post in this thread. The current topic: Anything!
Let the randomness begin!
11. John said the following at 12:59 PM on May 22:
I find myself eating a lot of the dark chocolate M&Ms these days.
12. Mandi said the following at 1:00 PM on May 22:
Ah, yes but Ted, by doing this for Steve, if you do it successfully enough, Steve will have to return the favor in a couple of months, no? ;-)
13. John said the following at 1:01 PM on May 22:
Although, if you want to put the post count through the roof, just get people started on an inflammatory topic, like "Debbie Maken says you should have been married ten years ago ..." or anything to do with Iraq.
14. P&P said the following at 1:04 PM on May 22:
I don't care how old Elvis Costello is, he still rocks more than most of the young 'uns on tour these days.
15. Elena said the following at 1:04 PM on May 22:
/New Jersey accent
Commas for sale. Get 'em while they're hot!
/end accent
As in "Where's the Motivation, Guys?"
Used appropriately, commas are beautiful things. Overused, they begin to clutter up one's writing. Embrace the comma, folks. Just not too tightly!
=o)
16. Mandi said the following at 1:16 PM on May 22:
"just get people started on an inflammatory topic, like 'Debbie Maken says you should have been married ten years ago ...'"
LOL -- thx for the laugh, John, I needed tee giggles today! (Perhaps I'd add fertility control to your list too..)
17. BDB said the following at 1:24 PM on May 22:
How come it is sunny at my house and cloudy where I work?
18. BDB said the following at 1:27 PM on May 22:
Ivy wrote:
>>My favorite movie of all time is Princess Bride...and you quoted from it! <<
Ha! I got the book for Christmas. One of about a dozen paperbacks from movies that I recently discovered were actually based on books. Who knew I, Robot was a book? Or K-Pax?
19. xeres said the following at 1:29 PM on May 22:
LOL. The most apparent example of impatience is when people are waiting for their frozen entries in the microwave, only finding themselves taking them out about five secs before time's up. Their thoughts will resemble somewhere like this:
"come on frozen burrito, get on with it. Dumb mircowave, can you go any faster? Grey's Anatomy/The Office will start in any second now. I can't afford to miss a good episode. For heaven's sakes, I can't take it anymore!!"
Then when you take that burrito into your mouth piping hot, you thought you are going to be burned alive. On the other hand, people (particularly men) found themselves taking the entry out too prematurily. Being rule by hunger, they'll eat the unfrozen part first. Then , put back the frozen part in the mircowave. :P
20. Christina R. in Dallas said the following at 1:35 PM on May 22:
Maranatha.
21. Tami said the following at 1:37 PM on May 22:
P&P -- I heard a Muzak version of "Alison" in the grocery store yesterday.
That's my #2 weirdest Muzak-version I've ever heard -- IIRC I think #1 was a Yaz song.
[/dating myself]
22. John said the following at 1:43 PM on May 22:
"How come it is sunny at my house and cloudy where I work?"
Global warming, probably.
If you work in a cubicle you probably won't notice the difference anyway.
23. C said the following at 1:50 PM on May 22:
I think people should post some random facts that they know...
for example:
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
24. Justin said the following at 1:52 PM on May 22:
Why Christian Pop music tries to be just like mainstream pop music, except sound horrible.
25. Erin Marie Prater said the following at 1:52 PM on May 22:
Mispelled is misspelled. Just thought you'd like to know, Ted.
26. Dan Hudlow said the following at 1:58 PM on May 22:
FACT: Sprite is soulless Mountain Dew.
27. ptschett said the following at 1:59 PM on May 22:
I like cheese.
28. Tim H. said the following at 2:01 PM on May 22:
Here's something I've been struggling with lately of relevance to Boundless. I've found myself to have formed particularly high standards of what I look for in a future wife, particularly with regards to modesty, commitment to the church, and industriousness. I believe that these traits are particularly valuable in the character of a godly wife (and husband as well).
Anyway, as I look around at the young ladies at my church and (Christian) college, I don't see young ladies that live up to all my standards.
Now, I know that I'm not going to find a perfect woman! And I know that I'm not a perfect fellow myself. I know too that I have grown in character over the past 3 years, and I expect myself to continue to grow in character. So too, I expect others to continue to grow.
So, I'm struggling to understand how to proceed. Do I recognize that I won't be finding someone perfect and lessen my expectations? Do I wait and get to know young ladies until a truly exceptional one comes along?
I'd appreciate any wisdom that anyone has to offer.
29. Bethany said the following at 2:03 PM on May 22:
Well in the challenge of raising the post-count, and snagging some advice at the same time, here's my story: I'm getting married this Sunday and a large number of my friends will be there, including many who do not know each other. Realizing the mate-finding potential inherent in this situation, I've had a single male friend ask if I would introduce him to some of my female single friends. I have two gal friends that have enough similarities in personality, faith, goals, etc. that I think it would be worthwhile to introduce them to see what (if anything) will happen, but I've never played matchmaker before and I'm sort of leery of getting too involved. Any advice on how I should handle it? Should I let my girl friends know that he's seriously looking or should I just make sure they meet and then back off?
30. Zeph Greenwell said the following at 2:04 PM on May 22:
I wonder how many people are actually reading these comments. Besides Ted of course. I'm sure he's carefully counting every one.
Ted if your reading on this I posted on one of your earlier blogs and I don't know if you ever read it. I forget what it was about now though.
31. Tabitha said the following at 2:05 PM on May 22:
I just put a bicycle together, but I can't ride it becuase I have no air in the tires.
--CO2less in Ohio
32. Motte said the following at 2:07 PM on May 22:
My favorite movie last year was Nacho Libre.
33. BDB said the following at 2:09 PM on May 22:
Bethany:
Assigned seating for the reception. Seat them at the same table, put him between them.
(I've had this work in reverse. I knew the bride, she was in Sea Scouting, I'm an Eagle Scout, so she sat me with all her boy-scout buddies. It was a very outdoorsy conversation!)
34. xeres said the following at 2:10 PM on May 22:
Really, motte? I love Nacho Libre too :o)
35. BDB said the following at 2:12 PM on May 22:
Bethany:
Best to not tell them if you do it!
36. Ted Slater said the following at 2:13 PM on May 22:
Tim H. -- though it's written by a woman for women, you may find this article helpful. Its summary: Look for trajectory.
37. Zeph Greenwell said the following at 2:18 PM on May 22:
To Tim H:
My wife does meet those standards, but you can't have her.
I think you're right that there aren't many women out there that meet the standards of a good Christian wife. I just married the first one I found that did. Remember you only need one! Let everyone else waste their time with disrespectful or overly flirtatious.
38. Mandi said the following at 2:19 PM on May 22:
Tim H -- be on the look-out for God to send you someone very well-suited for you who will break some of the pride(?) or sky-high expectation issues you're having by having something you don't think you want or can handle, unless you deal with them yourself *now*. It's easy to just *say* we know we all have faults, but to really remember our own sinfulness *first* can go a long way to seeing someone whom God sends your way for you to pursue as His perfect choice for you.
Bethany -- (I guess I should be posting separately to help boost Ted's count, but I'm too lazy right now..anyway, CONGRATS on your impending marriage! God bless your new life in Him, and the small church that will be in your house! About your single friends, can you just seat them together? Can you seat them with people who know *other* people (like siblings, etc.) who are also seriously looking/waiting ("every person you meet knows 6 people")? Are there shared tasks they might be able to help out with on your wedding day? I don't know that I'd *tell* anyone anything, so as not to create expectations or awkwardness. Singles who go to weddings presumably already know that there's potential to meet other singles there.
39. Motte said the following at 2:20 PM on May 22:
No kidding, Xeres. My favorite line was, "Ramses. You want to wrestle this horse face?"
40. Bo said the following at 2:21 PM on May 22:
Tim H:
My advice is to just open your heart and mind to possibilities outside of your own standards. My fiance will be the first to tell you that I did not match his expectations of a wife, but he realized that those standards were idols--there was no room for grace or the Lord to work. Once he repented of that, he started to realize that I surpassed his expectations and hopes--he just couldn't see it before.
You'd be surprised at how the Lord will bless you if you'd just get out of the way!
:)
41. Kristen said the following at 2:23 PM on May 22:
My friend let me borrow her raincoat the other day, and when she saw it on me, she exclaimed that she should wear it more often, because it's cute.
What I didn't tell her is that the coat, made of rubbery polyester, makes the strangest sucking noise when it moves. She would be mightily self-conscious in that raincoat, but I feel that's a lesson she's going to have to learn on her own.
42. Christina said the following at 2:25 PM on May 22:
Has anyone ever been to CAMP-of-the-WOODS in Speculator, NY?
43. Holly said the following at 2:33 PM on May 22:
These are, in my humble opinion, three of the most well-crafted, powerful sentences in the entire American canon:
"I may not be much, Mr. Finch, but I'm still sheriff of Maycomb County. And Bob Ewell fell on his knife. Goodnight, sir."
44. John M. said the following at 2:33 PM on May 22:
I truly believe that I should be the king of Portugal.
45. Denise Morris said the following at 2:40 PM on May 22:
Ted is making me post this. He threatened to fire me from the blog if I didn't. I don't want to post. He made me.
46. Paul K said the following at 2:47 PM on May 22:
Long time reader of both boundless websites, first time poster. Just wanted to say thanks to the contributors for the wisdom they have to share. God bless!
47. Gary said the following at 2:53 PM on May 22:
Swiss Chalet is the best restaurant on earth because of the awesome sauce that they provide with all of their chicken dinners...
48. PW said the following at 3:01 PM on May 22:
Re: Camp of the Woods
No, but one of my friends works there quiet frequently.
49. Luke said the following at 3:09 PM on May 22:
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
50. Aranel Alasse said the following at 3:09 PM on May 22:
Yippee!! For once, a topic where I don't have to stay on topic!
But... I bet I still can, if I try!
"From global warming..."
Let God warm or cool this planet as he pleases. We'll adapt. (There's all of Antarctica to populate, after all! We're not going to run out of room, if all the ice in the world melts and raises the oceans.) Ultimately, God is sovereign, and if he doesn't want the planet to be warmed, he won't let it happen. So what happens will happen, and if it happens, God allowed it. (Ok, that was some rather flippant theology, but whatever.)
"...to Planned Parenthood..."
Ummm... I can't say that I agree with everything they do. (Abortion, for example!) But I suppose some of the things they do must be good. (Like screening for various types of cancers and STD's.) But really, I know next to nothing about them, so I shouldn't comment on that.
"...to relationships..."
I've recently realized that I need more friends. I mean, real, deep friendships. The kind where the person doesn't feel uncomfortable and want to run away if you're crying. Or the kind where someone will tell you if you're doing something wrong (gently!), and don't realize it.
"...to the color of your cat's eyes..."
They're light brown. But the other day, he was outside, and they kind of looked a little green-ish! :) Yay. I always wished he had green eyes. But, alas, they're brown.
"...to your favorite food..."
Half Pepperoni, half Taco pizza.
"...to a word that strikes you as funny-looking..."
"Sovereign." When I typed it above, I thought it should have been "soverign", because that's how I say it. But I guess the "reign" part of the word makes sense. It just looks funny, though, because of the "sove" part. But aside from that, my profession causes me to use specific words over and over again. After a while, you really start to second-guess yourself on whether you've spelled them right!
"...to a word that I may have mispelled..."
"Mispelled", of course! But I highly suspect you did that on purpose. ;) So... your first misspelled word at The Line was "non-commital". It should be "non-committal". :) (Yay for Firefox 2.0!! Spell-checking included! Also, Yay for Vim 7.0!! Spell-checking included!)
"...to whether or not Boundless should start a group on Facebook."
Nah. A group there wouldn't do me any good, because I don't have an account there.
And now for something still on topic, but not enumerated in Ted's list: This thread might surpass Steve's thread, in number of comments... But will it surpass Steve's thread in amount of content (via all of the long posts)? I hope this comment will help it do so! :)
But for something off topic: I'd still really, really, really like to see The Line move to a threaded commenting system. Like at Slashdot. It makes reading the comments much less painful. :)
51. Tim H. said the following at 3:12 PM on May 22:
Thanks to everyone for their advice.
Bo - Perhaps I'm misinterpreting what you're saying, but we certainly have to have standards when looking for someone. Certainly grace is important (I know I will certainly need much from her!), but I'm cautious to write off biblical standards as "idols". Do you know what I mean? See, we have to have some "minimum " standards, so what I'm wondering is how high those minimums should be.
Ted - Thanks! I read that before, but I'm definitely going to read it again. Though, I'm not sure how to discern trajectory on some things. For example, I personally think most young ladies I know do not dress modestly enough. So, should that immediately cause me to write a young lady off (as it typically does) or should I continue to consider her other attributes and realize that she's still learning and growing in character (i.e. sanctification)?
52. Becky F. said the following at 3:24 PM on May 22:
I'm trying to find something funny to say like other people have.
53. Becky F. said the following at 3:27 PM on May 22:
I have 32 days of work left!
54. Becky F. said the following at 3:34 PM on May 22:
I love dill pickles. :)
55. Anna said the following at 3:58 PM on May 22:
I'm going to Peru in July. It's my first time overseas ever, and I'm really excited but reallllly nervous!
56. Jethro said the following at 3:58 PM on May 22:
Purple monkey dishwasher.
5 points to anyone who knows where that's from.
57. Aranel Alasse said the following at 4:00 PM on May 22:
Nutella is awesome.
You can make some really cool artwork by blending the colors of dry-erase markers together. I like to make pine trees. Draw a vertical black line, that gets wider at the base (for the tree trunk), then, starting at the bottom, draw some green lines to make the branches. The green marker runs into the black line, and starts influencing the color of the green--thus producing shading! Lots of fun!
Ted, this is really quite the sacrifice you're making on Steve's behalf. Aren't you the one who has to read through all the comments we submit?
FYI to all: The really bright "star" (that most of my friends have been mistaking for a plane), that is in the west these days, just after the sun sets, is actually the planet Venus.
58. Kristen said the following at 4:05 PM on May 22:
Does anyone else like to read the dictionary for fun?
59. BDB said the following at 4:08 PM on May 22:
Becky F. wrote:
>>I love dill pickles. :)<<
Kosher or spicy?
60. Kristen said the following at 4:10 PM on May 22:
I love my Boundless t-shirt! I've gotten many compliments, though, sadly, wearing the shirt hasn't resulted in a husband... But it's a great shirt!
61. NeedACatchyName said the following at 4:12 PM on May 22:
You know, I like how there's already been a couple of people take advantage of the open nature of this thread and posed a question or dilemma that they've needed help with. Perhaps the usefulness of this thread for answering those types of questions reflects the need for a Boundless forum where the discussion can be more open-ended than a blog where you try and keep the comments on-topic (hint, hint Ted...).
62. Motte said the following at 4:18 PM on May 22:
Jethro: It's from The Simpsons.
Kristen: Which Boundless T did you buy?
63. Mike Theemling said the following at 4:26 PM on May 22:
I love monkeys. Here's why.
The pet store was selling them for five cents a piece. I thought that odd since they were normally a couple thousand a piece. I decided not to look a gift horse (or monkey) in the mouth. I bought 200.
I took my 200 monkeys home. I have a big car. I let one of them drive. His name was Sigmund. He was a bit ... slow. In fact, none of them were really bright. They kept punching themselves. I laughed. Then they punched me. I stopped laughing.
I herded them into my room. They didn't adapt very well to their new environment. They would screech, hurl themselves off of the couch at high speeds and slam into the wall. Although humorous at first, the spectacle lost its novelty halfway into its third hour.
Two hours later I found out why all the monkeys were so inexpensive: they all died. No apparent reason. They all just sorta' dropped dead. Kinda' like when you buy a goldfish and it dies five hours later. Darn cheap monkeys.
I didn't know what to do. There were 200 dead monkeys lying all over my room, on the bed, in the dresser, hanging from my bookcase. It looked like I had 200 throw rugs.
I tried to flush one down the toilet. It didn't work. It got stuck. Then I had one dead, wet monkey and 199 dead, dry monkeys.
I tried pretending that they were just stuffed animals. That worked for a while, that is until they began to decompose. It started to smell really bad.
I had to go to the bathroom but there was a dead monkey in the toilet and I didn't want to call the plumber. I was embarrassed.
I tried to slow down the decomposition by freezing them. Unfortunately, there was only enough room for two monkeys at a time so I had to change them every 30 seconds. I also had to eat all the food in the freezer so it didn't all go bad.
I tried burning them. Little did I know my bed was flammable. I had to extinguish the fire.
Then I had one dead, wet monkey in my toilet, two dead, frozen monkeys in my freezer, and 197 dead, charred monkeys in a pile on my bed and the odor wasn't improving.
I became agitated at my inability to dispose of my monkeys and to use the bathroom so I severely beat one of my monkeys. I felt better.
I tried throwing them away but the garbage man said that the city was not allowed to dispose of charred primates. I told him that I had a wet one. He couldn't take that one either. I didn't bother asking about the frozen ones.
I finally arrived at a solution. I gave them out as Christmas gifts. My friends didn't know quite what to say. They pretended that they like them, but I could tell they were lying. Ingrates.
I love monkeys.
64. Kelly said the following at 4:28 PM on May 22:
Bethany -
Tell your guy friend to ask one of the girls to dance. Or after your honeymoon invite these single people over to your house, use your new china and those brand new kitchen appliances you just registered for and cook them dinner. That is, if you are all in the same city.
BDB -
I always enjoy "hearing" what you have to say.
Boundless -
When do we get to meet these other bloggers?
Ted -
Does this mean Candace won't post anything?
To all who are still single (like me) -
When getting impatient while waiting for a spouse, remember ultimately it's about His timing. That's something He's repeated to me more than once and I think it applies to everyone. Rest in that!
65. San Soo said the following at 4:33 PM on May 22:
Chicken is the tuna of the land.
66. Jethro said the following at 4:33 PM on May 22:
Motte,
Correct you are. The 5 points are worth nothing, but they are all yours.
67. Dawn said the following at 4:40 PM on May 22:
When I was in college in Canada, occasionally my best friend and I, on a romp about town, would scream random phrases out of my car window, just to let off some steam. Our favorites? "Tailored Suit" and "Mustard Gas". Incredibly effective, that screaming.
68. JenR said the following at 4:42 PM on May 22:
My Honda-baby just got new shoes!
And I now know why I had such problems with this past Winter-That-Would-Never-End.
Apparently bald tires have very little traction on ice. Hum.
Now to catch up on all those posts I've missed these past couple of months...
69. Ame said the following at 4:44 PM on May 22:
Do you and Ashleigh share a tube of toothpaste? Or do you each have your own?
What is the very worst marriage advice you've been given?
What is the very best marriage advice you've been given?
70. JenR said the following at 4:45 PM on May 22:
btw, I LOVE saag (chicken, lamb, whatever). And most Indian cuisine, come to think of it.
Mmm... garlic naan... mango lassi... feelin' a curry craving comin' on...
71. xeres said the following at 4:48 PM on May 22:
Can anyone figure out which band sang "Aja" and "Ricky, don't lose that number?"
5 points ;)
72. Lisa said the following at 4:55 PM on May 22:
Kristen: I, too, have a Boundless shirt, and I'm still single. Maybe Motte can tell us which are the more marriageable designs?
On a related note, Bill Gaither points me to Jesus.
73. Danbers said the following at 4:58 PM on May 22:
12 Things:
1. I am dating (yes, DATING!) a wonderful gal.
2. Skittles are great.
3. In my world, Llamas can beat up black bears and painted Buntings.
4. My current favorite movie is "Secondhand Lions".
5. Dating, he said.
6. I don't read the dictionary for fun, but once in a while I will pull out my calculus textbook and do a few problems.
7. See item #1 if you have any concerns about item #6.
8. My job is really REALLY cool!
9. My co-workers are REALLY cool!
10. God has been doing some unorthodox things in my life lately.
11. Super Hornet
12. See item #1 thorugh #9 and item #11 if you have any concerns about item #10.
74. ptschett said the following at 5:08 PM on May 22:
In the spirit of relevant questions:
When is it reasonable to move or switch churches in order to find a mate?
I couldn't be happier with my job designing construction equipment, and I'm as close to my family and friends as I could possibly expect to be (150 miles away), but I'm 90 miles from any decent sized population center (Fargo ND) and the local churches my beliefs fit into (Baptist, Evangelical Free, etc) tend to be under 50 in attendance and over that in age.... so, in the 3 years since I came here I haven't met even one woman I could pursue.
Does it make more sense to start attending the larger churches in the area with which I disagree on some doctrines, drive 50-90 miles to find a larger church where I would be happy, try online matchmaking, or find somewhere else to be? (Or maybe some combination?)
75. Sirena said the following at 5:12 PM on May 22:
So how many of us are at work, sneaking a peak at Boundless during slow times? I work at a bank, and some days are very slow. I have to watch myself though, because I'll just crack up laughing over someone's post without thinking...gotta watch that! :P What a breath of fresh air, in a worldy workplace (bar next door, tattoo parlor across the street), to feel like I'm evesdropping on conversations of Godly men and women!
76. Ted Slater said the following at 5:12 PM on May 22:
I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in and stops my mind from wandering where it will go ... in case you were wondering what I've been up to the last hour or so.
77. Tabitha said the following at 5:14 PM on May 22:
Kristen, I DO read the dictionary for fun. Although I also go to a school where all we read is dead white guys (DWG's for short). So maybe there's some correlation here.
78. Tabitha said the following at 5:18 PM on May 22:
Also, there's already a student group on Facebook (http://stjohnscollege.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2225414609) -- what would this sponsored group look like? How would it be different?
79. Tomi said the following at 5:22 PM on May 22:
Nutella=amazing. I think Moses was confused...God actually meant the land of milk and nutella.
80. Ted Slater said the following at 5:28 PM on May 22:
Ame -- Ashleigh and I generally use our own toothpaste, but sometimes I use hers. I'm going to confess something odd here about toothpaste. Instead of squeezing it onto the toothbrush and THEN putting it in my mouth, I just squeeze some right into my mouth, and then brush. That way I don't risk having it flop off into the sink before it makes its way into my mouth. Ashleigh knows I do this with my own tube, but doesn't know that I retain this procedure when I borrow her toothpaste.
Worst marriage advice. Hm. Maybe "don't go to sleep angry." Of course, it's important to reconcile as much as you can before you drift off to sleep, but if you follow this advice "to a T," then you might not revisit the source of the conflict the next day in order to more thoroughly resolve that conflict. Know what I mean? Instead of just patching things up in a night, leaving a festering wound under the bandaid, sometimes it takes a day or two to really uncover what's going on, confess the sin, and move on.
Best marriage advice? Hm. Maybe something adapted from something I read in a book by Joshua Harris: Gratefulness squelches discontentment.
81. Danbers said the following at 5:28 PM on May 22:
xerxes,
That was Steely Dan.
82. Ted Slater said the following at 5:30 PM on May 22:
Tabitha and Kristen -- dictionary, no. But AP Stylebook -- ah, yes!
83. Tabitha said the following at 5:33 PM on May 22:
What about the thesaurus? Usually I find it even more interesting.
Oh, and Nutella! Nothing beats it.
84. Tami said the following at 5:34 PM on May 22:
I used to read the dictionary for fun.
I also used to mark each word I looked up.
The most memorable word I learned during that era was "peripatetic."
85. Ted Slater said the following at 5:35 PM on May 22:
Nutella? How about Vegemite? Just don't spread too much of it on your bagel or toast. It's best, especially for "beginners," to just lay down a light layer.
86. Tim H. said the following at 5:37 PM on May 22:
Thanks Ted. That post definitely cracked me up.
87. xeres said the following at 5:41 PM on May 22:
you got it danbers :). They are a great band :), if you are into 70s music.
88. Tabitha said the following at 5:45 PM on May 22:
Tami, how about:
Promulgation
Flagellant
I've been reading too much Aquinas, I think. Peripatetic was one of my favorite words too.
89. BDB said the following at 6:06 PM on May 22:
Kelly wrote:
>>Tell your guy friend to ask one of the girls to dance.<<
You might want to make sure they both like to dance, first.
Or make sure they both don't dance, that would probably work equally well.
When my two best friends got married (separate weddings), neither had alcohol or dancing. It wasn't until years later, at another wedding, that I noticed the difference.
Maybe it's because they were both so organized. At one wedding, the bride and all the bridesmaids were engineers. At one point that pastor was saying something about "Gold being the purest metal known to man, and that signifies the purity of their marriage."
Problem was, Maid of Honor was a chemical engineer. She had to stifle a laugh. As she told me later, "I can't believe he said that - it's an alloy in a ring!"
90. Ame said the following at 6:13 PM on May 22:
Ted - I confess - you're the first I've ever heard to just squirt the toothpaste in their mouth! I think buying two tubes of toothpaste is so much easier than trying to share one tube ... it's pointless to share a tube of toothpaste.
Don't go to bed angry ... I agree with you ... somethings need time ... Now, I wouldn't suggest going to bed spitting nails! But coming to a common place where you can pick it up gracefully at a very near - later time - is wise. This always worked best for me b/c I process info by putting it in a holding tank, thinking about it for awhile, then processing. My ex was able to process as he received info. I needed that extra time.
"Gratefulness squelches discontentment." Absolutely LOVE it! Absolutely TRUE!!! It's also great preventative medicine for marriage - or any relationship, too.
91. BDB said the following at 6:13 PM on May 22:
Oops, sorry, forgot about the English majors.
An "alloy" is when two or more kinds of metal are mixed together, so it's not "pure." Pure gold is too soft for most applications.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carat_%28purity%29
That counts as two posts.
92. BDB said the following at 6:19 PM on May 22:
>>What about the thesaurus? Usually I find it even more interesting.<<
Oh, for the engineers, a "thesaurus" was a small dinosaur that used flowery language to talk its way out of life-threatening situations...
Fossils date from the late Triassic.
93. Blair said the following at 6:46 PM on May 22:
For some reason I am craving red meat. I think I may have to go to In n Out.
and
I do not read the dictionary for fun but give me an atlas and I will be busy for hours.
94. P&P said the following at 7:01 PM on May 22:
"Alison" in a muzak version? Blasphemy in the highest form.
95. BDB said the following at 7:08 PM on May 22:
>>Fossils date from the late Triassic.<<
Sorry, forgot where I was.
Fossils COURT from the late Triassic.
96. Leah said the following at 7:08 PM on May 22:
So, basically, this is just to clock up more comments than steve and to burst his bubble? Don't know if I really like that... I realise it's all in fun, but it's still being done to disappoint someone else... *shrug* Meh, guess I don't really care ;P That being said, I'm happy enough to post a comment but I'm not going to go out of my way to post 5 or anything :P
1. Don't like Nutella. I don't like nuts, or any chocolate with nuts/nuttiness in it.
2. Depending on your definition, I've been dating/courting an awesome guy named Andre for 2 years and 2 weeks. (no, not the Andre who's been posting on here recently).
3. I read the dictionary for fun when it's part of playing "Balderdash" (aka "The dictionary game). (If no-one knows this game, post a reply and I'll explain it to you, it's a great game.)
4. How is a tattoo parlour anymore worldly than a grocery store? I see nothing wrong with tattoos, it's like getting your ears pierced... I think massive huge tattoos which markedly change your appearance are questionable but I see nothing wrong with small ones.
5. When is it reasonable to switch churches to find a mate? When my dad was a teenager, him and a friend went "youth-group-hopping" to check out girls; they didn't change churches but circulated between a few different high school aged youth groups... Dad found Mum and hung round at that youth group, his friend moved on and found someone at another youth group ;P ... but we all go to the same church now anyway :P
As for switching churches, I think I'd only encourage that only if your church was really getting in the way of your search for a mate.
6. I didn't used to like Skittles but I don't mind them now. Especially the purple ones.
7. I love listening to my dad's "when I was a kid" stories- mainly because he did so many stupid/dangerous things that we find hilarious (a lot of which would be illegal these days- think firecrackers.) (Firecrackers are illegal for most people to have in Australia unless you're a licensed pyromaniac... I mean, pyrotechnician ;P).
8. I actually think Christian pop music isn't that bad... sure there are definitely copy-cats out there, maybe there are more in America and less over here, but the majority of artists I come along I like. I don't think we should be saying "why is Christian music copying mainstream music"... that's ridiculous... it's like saying "why is mainstream music copying mainstream music"... stop splitting them into Christian/mainstream, music is music, people!
9. "Candace" is actually CANDICE
10. Bethany- don't let the girls know he's looking... that can be awkward... just introduce them. After all, have you never introduced a friend to another friend before? Simple. Just "forget" your male friend is "looking" and introduce them as friends.. he can do the rest of the work :P
11. BDB- I knew I,Robot was a book :P
12. My favourite movies are Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean 1, The Interpreter, V for Vendetta, Finding Nemo.
13. My favourite TV shows are Scrubs, NCIS and Spicks 'n' Specks (an Aussie music game show).
14. My favourite books are the Harry Potter series and anything by Lori Wick, especially "The Princess" and "Every Storm". (Christian romance writer... she's a legend :D).
Yeeeeahh... that's long enough now :P
97. Kellie said the following at 7:12 PM on May 22:
What exactly is the point of this?
98. Beth L. said the following at 7:13 PM on May 22:
First off, Ted, as much as I have enjoyed the randomness of the comments, I think you are cheating in your quest to have the most comments.
Why??? Because you asked for them! So comparing the totals on this post to the totals on Steve's post would be comparing apples & oranges...
Secondly, I so read the dictionary for fun sometimes.
99. BDB said the following at 7:17 PM on May 22:
>>I think I may have to go to In n Out.<<
Why do they need to put Thousand Island on everything, anyway?
100. Blair said the following at 7:32 PM on May 22:
My front yard looks horrible. I was thinking about getting astro turf instead of planting real grass. The wheather is so hot in the summer it always kills off the grass and the astro turf you can get these days looks so real. Imagine only having to occasionally rake and hose off your lawn.