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by Szdfan
Fri May 17, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?
Replies: 17
Views: 442

Re: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?

Josh wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 8:59 am I wasn't going to bring up race since it's not relevant to the discussion, but since that door is opened, here are some of the relevant statistics.
I think you opened that door when you used euphemisms like "key demographic."
by Szdfan
Fri May 17, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?
Replies: 17
Views: 442

Re: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?

Who are the "key demographics" with 80% out of wedlock births?
by Szdfan
Thu May 16, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Another Barge/Bridge Collision
Replies: 29
Views: 579

Re: Another Barge/Bridge Collision

Since we are talking about language and miscommunication with a maritime theme...this is one of my favorite commercials --

by Szdfan
Thu May 16, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Another Barge/Bridge Collision
Replies: 29
Views: 579

Re: Another Barge/Bridge Collision

Let’s go with the definition! After all, if we can make up definitions on the fly, we can have a little fun. In the Navy, we call “floors” the “deck” So by the conventional logic that Max has on things carrying cargo, a ferry is actually a barge. Ergo the bridge which carries “cargo” is also a barg...
by Szdfan
Thu May 16, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Another Barge/Bridge Collision
Replies: 29
Views: 579

Re: Another Barge/Bridge Collision

Is it not true? Which part? I remember driving the old 7 mile bridge to Key West in 1970-71. It was very narrow and when a large truck was oncoming, it was also a white knuckler. We did not need carnival rides in that era. We had narrow bridges. The ship that hit the Key Bridge in Baltimore wasn't ...
by Szdfan
Thu May 16, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Another Barge/Bridge Collision
Replies: 29
Views: 579

Re: Another Barge/Bridge Collision

The Baltimore bridge carried a great deal more traffic and was a part of a major harbor area. The Texas bridge not so. Yet it seems odd that both bridges were struck with barges. Yes, that would seem odd - if it was true. Is it not true? Which part? I remember driving the old 7 mile bridge to Key W...
by Szdfan
Tue May 14, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Mennonite Girl ,3, swept over waterfalls,2 years ago,parents now charged
Replies: 82
Views: 1953

Re: Mennonite Girl ,3, swept over waterfalls,2 years ago,parents now charged

Signtist wrote: Tue May 14, 2024 11:55 am I was just reminded why I try to not spend time here.
That's probably wise. For some reason, faith doesn't seem to have much of an impact on how people treat each other online.
by Szdfan
Tue May 14, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Mennonite Girl ,3, swept over waterfalls,2 years ago,parents now charged
Replies: 82
Views: 1953

Re: Mennonite Girl ,3, swept over waterfalls,2 years ago,parents now charged

If the family is ex-Mennonite, though, there's no need to add "Mennonite" to the title. Right. Because we can't allow a person to possibly get one detail wrong. But then we go ahead and use hyperbolic language like "salacious." There was nothing sexual about the title. I need mo...
by Szdfan
Tue May 14, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Poll: Who will win 2024 Presidency?
Replies: 130
Views: 5125

Re: Poll: Who will win 2024 Presidency?

That's because many people (correctly) perceive these trials as being biased, unfair, and basically political show trials. Americans don't like that. Have you been paying any attention to the current trial? Most any other person, after violating their conditions of release in other criminal trials,...
by Szdfan
Sun May 12, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Were they Christians? John 15:13
Replies: 13
Views: 465

Re: Were they Christians? John 15:13

You don’t have to be a Christian to be a good person. People who aren’t Christians can do good, sacrificial things.