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The circular firing squad

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  • MikM Mik

    @doctor-phibes said in The circular firing squad:

    You laugh, but anybody remember Angelique? (I think that was her name) A couple of posters were clearly considering marriage proposals before finding out she was actually a gentlemen in his late middle age.

    You know who I remember? The guy on PW that was always shilling for Perzina pianos. Don't remember his name, but I remember his awkward speech patterns and how Perzinas (nice piano that they are) were every bit as good as Faziolis. "Try! You will SEE!".

    This could be a great walk down memory lane if we quit beating on the absent.

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    @mik said in The circular firing squad:

    @doctor-phibes said in The circular firing squad:

    You laugh, but anybody remember Angelique? (I think that was her name) A couple of posters were clearly considering marriage proposals before finding out she was actually a gentlemen in his late middle age.

    You know who I remember? The guy on PW that was always shilling for Perzina pianos. Don't remember his name, but I remember his awkward speech patterns and how Perzinas (nice piano that they are) were every bit as good as Faziolis. "Try! You will SEE!".

    This could be a great walk down memory lane if we quit beating on the absent.

    Was that Kassman? He went by "master88er" on PW.

    Education is extremely important.

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    • HoraceH Horace

      @mik said in The circular firing squad:

      @doctor-phibes said in The circular firing squad:

      You laugh, but anybody remember Angelique? (I think that was her name) A couple of posters were clearly considering marriage proposals before finding out she was actually a gentlemen in his late middle age.

      You know who I remember? The guy on PW that was always shilling for Perzina pianos. Don't remember his name, but I remember his awkward speech patterns and how Perzinas (nice piano that they are) were every bit as good as Faziolis. "Try! You will SEE!".

      This could be a great walk down memory lane if we quit beating on the absent.

      Was that Kassman? He went by "master88er" on PW.

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      Mik
      wrote on last edited by
      #146

      @horace Might have been. Can't remember. He passed himself off as a retired professor as I recall.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • MikM Mik

        @horace Might have been. Can't remember. He passed himself off as a retired professor as I recall.

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        @mik Wouldn't have been Kassman then.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

          I blame you all for my lack of personability.

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          #148

          @aqua-letifer said in The circular firing squad:

          I blame you all for my lack of personability.

          That, or the time as a baby, you were dropped on your head.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            bachophile
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            #149

            Just reading through this now.

            Yea i was the reason he left.

            But honestly the only thing I have a clear memory of is posting a shitload of barge images.

            And now every time I see a picture, or for that matter, a real barge, I think of that incident.

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            • KlausK Klaus

              @horace said in The circular firing squad:

              @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

              How the hell did a thread about Trump turn into a discussion of a 12 year old thread on this board? Amazing.

              FWIW, I think Dewey rocks. Probably in contrast to many of you, I met him personally. It's amazing how many of you judge him based on a few bits of coarse-grained information, without knowing any of the details.

              lol, "the details are in the personal meeting". You are a target.

              Hu? No idea what you are talking about.

              Meeting somebody personally gives a different and wider perspective on a person than merely chatting on a public internet forum. It gives a better approximation of that person's character.

              Which, by the way, is a reason why I don't understand why a few of us never want to meet or see anyone else from the forum. Makes me wonder whether they pretend to be something different from what they really are.

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              @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

              @horace said in The circular firing squad:

              @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

              How the hell did a thread about Trump turn into a discussion of a 12 year old thread on this board? Amazing.

              FWIW, I think Dewey rocks. Probably in contrast to many of you, I met him personally. It's amazing how many of you judge him based on a few bits of coarse-grained information, without knowing any of the details.

              lol, "the details are in the personal meeting". You are a target.

              Hu? No idea what you are talking about.

              Meeting somebody personally gives a different and wider perspective on a person than merely chatting on a public internet forum. It gives a better approximation of that person's character.

              Which, by the way, is a reason why I don't understand why a few of us never want to meet or see anyone else from the forum. Makes me wonder whether they pretend to be something different from what they really are.

              The salesmen thrive in such interractions. We all have real lives and I trust we report them responsibly.

              Though in times of COVID, real lives are online mostly.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • bachophileB bachophile

                Just reading through this now.

                Yea i was the reason he left.

                But honestly the only thing I have a clear memory of is posting a shitload of barge images.

                And now every time I see a picture, or for that matter, a real barge, I think of that incident.

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                Renauda
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                #151

                @bachophile said in The circular firing squad:

                But honestly the only thing I have a clear memory of is posting a shitload of barge images.

                and you posted some beautiful barges at that. I recall a colourful scow or two as well.

                Elbows up!

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                  taiwan_girl
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                  #152

                  This is a crazy forum thread, and reading the one from the other forum board is crazy as well. LOL I dont remember that one at all. Lots of names that dont post here anymore, which is unfortunate. Always good to a have a variety of opinions and points of view.

                  Regarding Dewey, I agree with those that like him. I have also never met him personally, but we did have some private message exchanges and well as public ones on the forum board. I always have nothing but the high respect for him.

                  Had to look up what the exact definition of apostate is:

                  noun
                  a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.

                  Obviously, Dewey is accepted in the religion he is a preacher in. So, i am not sure that he is apostate. He may be by definition of other people on this forum board because their religion has different requirements , etc. Doesn't make him a bad person however. I believe that Ivanka Trump converted to Jewish. So, is she an apostate against Christian religion? Maybe by definition, but that does not make her a bad person.

                  Anyway, interesting and memories were brought back by this thread.

                  Never really had much interaction with David Burton, but do remember he had some interesting theories. But since I am not a conspiracy person at all, I did not really believe much of it.

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                    Doctor Phibes
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                    #153

                    Jesus and Paul of Tarsus were both apostate, at least according to some.

                    I was only joking

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                      Jesus and Paul of Tarsus were both apostate, at least according to some.

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                      #154

                      @doctor-phibes maybe Paul. Jesus never left the fold. Lived and died one of ours. So there.

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                      • bachophileB bachophile

                        @doctor-phibes maybe Paul. Jesus never left the fold. Lived and died one of ours. So there.

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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                        #155

                        @bachophile said in The circular firing squad:

                        @doctor-phibes maybe Paul. Jesus never left the fold. Lived and died one of ours. So there.

                        Well, that depends on the definition of 'apostate'. In this thread it has been used to define somebody who doesn't follow the rules, not one who has abandoned his faith or religion.

                        I was only joking

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                        • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                          This is a crazy forum thread, and reading the one from the other forum board is crazy as well. LOL I dont remember that one at all. Lots of names that dont post here anymore, which is unfortunate. Always good to a have a variety of opinions and points of view.

                          Regarding Dewey, I agree with those that like him. I have also never met him personally, but we did have some private message exchanges and well as public ones on the forum board. I always have nothing but the high respect for him.

                          Had to look up what the exact definition of apostate is:

                          noun
                          a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.

                          Obviously, Dewey is accepted in the religion he is a preacher in. So, i am not sure that he is apostate. He may be by definition of other people on this forum board because their religion has different requirements , etc. Doesn't make him a bad person however. I believe that Ivanka Trump converted to Jewish. So, is she an apostate against Christian religion? Maybe by definition, but that does not make her a bad person.

                          Anyway, interesting and memories were brought back by this thread.

                          Never really had much interaction with David Burton, but do remember he had some interesting theories. But since I am not a conspiracy person at all, I did not really believe much of it.

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                          Jolly
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #156

                          @taiwan_girl said in The circular firing squad:

                          This is a crazy forum thread, and reading the one from the other forum board is crazy as well. LOL I dont remember that one at all. Lots of names that dont post here anymore, which is unfortunate. Always good to a have a variety of opinions and points of view.

                          Regarding Dewey, I agree with those that like him. I have also never met him personally, but we did have some private message exchanges and well as public ones on the forum board. I always have nothing but the high respect for him.

                          Had to look up what the exact definition of apostate is:

                          noun
                          a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.

                          Obviously, Dewey is accepted in the religion he is a preacher in. So, i am not sure that he is apostate. He may be by definition of other people on this forum board because their religion has different requirements , etc. Doesn't make him a bad person however. I believe that Ivanka Trump converted to Jewish. So, is she an apostate against Christian religion? Maybe by definition, but that does not make her a bad person.

                          Anyway, interesting and memories were brought back by this thread.

                          Never really had much interaction with David Burton, but do remember he had some interesting theories. But since I am not a conspiracy person at all, I did not really believe much of it.

                          The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church. This is what happens when you view the Bible as a book of suggestions and not as Truth. Even then, there are many Presby churches that would never allow Dewey in a pulpit. Pew, yes. Pulpit, no.

                          BTW, apostate also means "abandoning a religious or political belief or principle". I've already cited Timothy, one of the Pastoral Epistles. I invite you to read it and compare Dewey's actions against the standards given us. I think the conclusions are very clear.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            #157

                            @doctor-phibes said in The circular firing squad:

                            @bachophile said in The circular firing squad:

                            @doctor-phibes maybe Paul. Jesus never left the fold. Lived and died one of ours. So there.

                            Well, that depends on the definition of 'apostate'. In this thread it has been used to define somebody who doesn't follow the rules, not one who has abandoned his faith or religion.

                            You don't get to write your own religion. The Bible is the written record that sets out the tenets of Christianity, and it is the Bible that spells out who is and who is not apostate. No offense, but if you are not schooled in the teachings of scripture, you can't understand it, and you'll base your opinion on your own opinions. Sure, Dewey is a nice guy. His church congregation is, I'm sure, a nice group of people. But that has nothing to do with apostasy.

                            "Not one who has abandoned his faith or religion".... no, that's exactly why he IS apostate, as is his entire denomination part of thevapostate church. Both he and his church HAVE abandoned their faith and religion in favor of a version of it that is not biblical. They don't agree, and think they are just fine. For a social club, they are. As Christians, they are not.

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                            • JollyJ Jolly

                              @taiwan_girl said in The circular firing squad:

                              This is a crazy forum thread, and reading the one from the other forum board is crazy as well. LOL I dont remember that one at all. Lots of names that dont post here anymore, which is unfortunate. Always good to a have a variety of opinions and points of view.

                              Regarding Dewey, I agree with those that like him. I have also never met him personally, but we did have some private message exchanges and well as public ones on the forum board. I always have nothing but the high respect for him.

                              Had to look up what the exact definition of apostate is:

                              noun
                              a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.

                              Obviously, Dewey is accepted in the religion he is a preacher in. So, i am not sure that he is apostate. He may be by definition of other people on this forum board because their religion has different requirements , etc. Doesn't make him a bad person however. I believe that Ivanka Trump converted to Jewish. So, is she an apostate against Christian religion? Maybe by definition, but that does not make her a bad person.

                              Anyway, interesting and memories were brought back by this thread.

                              Never really had much interaction with David Burton, but do remember he had some interesting theories. But since I am not a conspiracy person at all, I did not really believe much of it.

                              The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church. This is what happens when you view the Bible as a book of suggestions and not as Truth. Even then, there are many Presby churches that would never allow Dewey in a pulpit. Pew, yes. Pulpit, no.

                              BTW, apostate also means "abandoning a religious or political belief or principle". I've already cited Timothy, one of the Pastoral Epistles. I invite you to read it and compare Dewey's actions against the standards given us. I think the conclusions are very clear.

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                              @jolly said in The circular firing squad:

                              The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church.

                              Have their numbers gone down more than those of other denominations?

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                              • KlausK Klaus

                                @jolly said in The circular firing squad:

                                The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church.

                                Have their numbers gone down more than those of other denominations?

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                                Larry
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                                #159

                                @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

                                @jolly said in The circular firing squad:

                                The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church.

                                Have their numbers gone down more than those of other denominations?

                                That's not the kind of death he's talking about.

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                                  Klaus
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                                  What kind of death is he talking about?

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                                  • LarryL Larry

                                    @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

                                    @jolly said in The circular firing squad:

                                    The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church.

                                    Have their numbers gone down more than those of other denominations?

                                    That's not the kind of death he's talking about.

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                                    @larry said in The circular firing squad:

                                    @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

                                    @jolly said in The circular firing squad:

                                    The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church.

                                    Have their numbers gone down more than those of other denominations?

                                    That's not the kind of death he's talking about.

                                    By the way, Larry, I’m completely ok with you interjecting my talking with Jolly and clarifying his comment.

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                                      @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

                                      What kind of death is he talking about?

                                      Spiritual death. Actually, apostate churches should actually show an increase in physical numbers, since it's far easier to "fit in" than a church that sticks to scripture.

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                                      • KlausK Klaus

                                        @larry said in The circular firing squad:

                                        @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

                                        @jolly said in The circular firing squad:

                                        The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church.

                                        Have their numbers gone down more than those of other denominations?

                                        That's not the kind of death he's talking about.

                                        By the way, Larry, I’m completely ok with you interjecting my talking with Jolly and clarifying his comment.

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                                        @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

                                        @larry said in The circular firing squad:

                                        @klaus said in The circular firing squad:

                                        @jolly said in The circular firing squad:

                                        The Presbyterians have gone down a rabbit hole in the U.S., which is why they are a dying church.

                                        Have their numbers gone down more than those of other denominations?

                                        That's not the kind of death he's talking about.

                                        By the way, Larry, I’m completely ok with you interjecting my talking with Jolly and clarifying his comment.

                                        Point taken.

                                        Want a cookie?

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                                        • LarryL Larry

                                          @doctor-phibes said in The circular firing squad:

                                          @bachophile said in The circular firing squad:

                                          @doctor-phibes maybe Paul. Jesus never left the fold. Lived and died one of ours. So there.

                                          Well, that depends on the definition of 'apostate'. In this thread it has been used to define somebody who doesn't follow the rules, not one who has abandoned his faith or religion.

                                          You don't get to write your own religion. The Bible is the written record that sets out the tenets of Christianity, and it is the Bible that spells out who is and who is not apostate. No offense, but if you are not schooled in the teachings of scripture, you can't understand it, and you'll base your opinion on your own opinions. Sure, Dewey is a nice guy. His church congregation is, I'm sure, a nice group of people. But that has nothing to do with apostasy.

                                          "Not one who has abandoned his faith or religion".... no, that's exactly why he IS apostate, as is his entire denomination part of thevapostate church. Both he and his church HAVE abandoned their faith and religion in favor of a version of it that is not biblical. They don't agree, and think they are just fine. For a social club, they are. As Christians, they are not.

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                                          @larry said in The circular firing squad:

                                          No offense, but if you are not schooled in the teachings of scripture, you can't understand it, and you'll base your opinion on your own opinions.

                                          I base all my opinions on my own opinions.

                                          As an aside, Pope Benedict XVI said that all churches other than the RC Church were not true churches, and I'd be willing to be he's a lot more schooled in the teachings of scripture than anybody here. Doesn't mean he's right, though, however schooled he is.

                                          Live and let live is my motto. As long as people aren't trying to interfere with what I do, they can pretty much do what they like in church as far as I'm concerned, and using words like 'apostate' doesn't really achieve much. There's a long history of religious folks killing each other over this kind of stuff, which generally is something best avoided.

                                          I was only joking

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