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I don't think anybody has commented yet on to what extent CAs would be OK with being an internet service provider. Could this be considered similar to any other IT job - selling and servicing computers and networking? Wow. That would be a tough one for me personally. If I started such a business, I...

What about the Hornings and Joe Wengers and their baseball leagues? Or is that not a thing anymore? I don't know much about them. My statements were generalisations - the more conservative the group, the less comfortable they are with organised sports. That was huge when I was driving Joe Wengers a...

Professional or amateur sports? No plain Anabaptist would be OK with being a professional athlete. Most conservative Anabaptists wouldn't be OK with amateur sports like playing in college or the Olympics. Most (but not quite as many) conservative Anabaptists wouldn't be ok with organised sports at ...

I'm sure his bishop will have rise for concern over the fact he was three sheets to the wind when he did this.

I saw a report some time back stating that Starlight Mints, Atomic Fireballs and Fruit Disc Hard Candy were American's top three favorite hard candies. I disagree.

Two words: Jolly Ranchers

Our local fire companies do a lot of spaghetti dinners, chicken pot pie, ox roasts, food truck events and such like. Their biggest hurdle is getting help for these things.

Soloist wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:42 am

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:40 am I don't have a problem buying a raffle ticket that benefits a non-profit. But that's me.

I had a coworker that won a million on a scratch off some years back. Want to guess how much he has left?

$200,000 debt to the IRS?

Close. Six figures in the hole.

I don't have a problem buying a raffle ticket that benefits a non-profit. But that's me.

I had a coworker that won a million on a scratch off some years back. Want to guess how much he has left?

Generally speaking really depends on where you come now on the spectrum of conservative versus liberal as to whether or not it’s considered gambling. This would be true for a lot of things. For me, the energy expelled in making a big deal over some things would be better used in some other "he...

Just a friendly question, as I have wondered about the propriety of participating in these things myself: If I (or you) really "expect nothing in return", that is, if there is absolutely no hope of actually receiving the prize, why not just make a donation instead, and refuse the ticket? ...