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Question from someone unfamiliar with "godparents": Do godparents have any legal standing, without a will declaring guardianship? - musubi Jul 16, 09:46 6
- No. you're supposed to guard the religious aspects of the kid's life. - the liioulu with silver chains Jul 16, 18:13
- i hope not :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:51
- No. Which begs the question why religious officiants have any authority to marry people. What's different? -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:49 1
  - You know what? It doesn't really beg that question. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:50
- umm, we were in the will and the life insurance policies, so no idea. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:47
- I don't think so, no. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:47
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- wait, christina ricci is now a firefighter in New Haven? - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:46 4
  - *runs away really, really fast* -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:47 3
    - May I suggest New Haven? To become a firefighter? (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 09:47 2
      - but then I'd be living in New Haven *shudder* -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:48
      - he could legally change his name to Riki Tiki Tavi Ricci -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:48
The latest Weird Al song shows that he's cross-pollinating with Jonathan Coulton. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 09:43 3
- I don't get Jonathan Coulton. He's like a guy I assume is supposed to be famous, but isn't. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:46 1
  - He's a guy who makes geeky songs and plays the guitar. Think ... if ThinkGeek and Fred Penner teamed up. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:47
- I can't see that being a bad thing... -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:43
It's like typling "u" instead of "you"--all the time. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 09:42
How was Leverage last night? -- nm - Jovian Jul 16, 09:42 1
- except for the Twilight-esqe cgi on the first car crash and a hamfisted one-liner, it was good. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 09:47
The Arctic is estimated to contain as much as 25% of the world's undiscovered oil and gas, and global warming is opening up new drilling possibilities - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:41 9
- honestly, climate change will probably end up being good for canada and russia. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:47 1
  - well it will take some ajusting to...like no trees in the polar regions -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:49
- imagine a stupid race all sitting on a branch of a tree - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:45
- Global warming WIN! -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:45
- The countries that will be doing the drilling happen to be among those who will suffer the least cost from climate change. -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 09:45 3
  - Beachfront property on James Bay! -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:50 1
    - Global warming WIN! -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:51
  - there is no place in "southern" denmark that is more than 40 miles from the sea and no place higher than 150 m - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:49
- ironic, yeah. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:42
LAX to NYC for $250 RT -- (link) - Hotkiss Jul 16, 09:38 1
- I'm tempted. -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 09:42
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- I heard of different churches asking for both. - Inigo Jul 16, 09:44
- Sounds like crap, I'm a godfather and I've never been married. -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 09:43
- Interesting. Where we got our children baptised (St Francis of Assisi) the first child's g-parents are my cousin and my wife's sister and for our - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:33 14
  - Although our church I like to think of as Catholic light. 1/3 the guilt of regular Catholicism. ;) -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:39 1
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  - I can't think of a single instance where a child's godparents are married to each other. - loosilu Jul 16, 09:35 10
    - me and the ex were the godparents of both my ex-sister in laws kids. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:39 6
      - i expect you both still are. -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 09:39 5
        
        probably, I miss my neices - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:41 4
        
        Drop by to take them to Chuck E. Cheese's. Let's see how ackward that gets. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:41 3
        
        a) no such place in that town. b) its an hour away c) umm, i really dont want a gun pointed at me (again) -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:43 2
        
        ooh, story time. *sits down and listens attentively* -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:45 1
        
        you may be sitting for a while - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:48
    - mine weren't, but most of the rest of my siblings' are, iinm. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:35 2
      - it seems like a really impractical requirement. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:35 1
        
        but I can see where they'd be coming from in imposing it - znufrii Jul 16, 09:37
  - 'got' sounds stupid. 'Had' is more like it. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:34
- I'd believe it -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:32
- but be honest, would you really renounce satan? -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:31 7
  - Miroslav's doesn't deserve to be denounced. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 09:33 2
    - He shoots, he scores!!! - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:37 1
      - I'm just surprised I spelled Miroslav correctly. - musubi Jul 16, 09:38
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  - and, more importantly, all his works? -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:32 2
    - That's tough. He's partly responsible for naked being hot. When looking at an attractive woman, it's tough to renounce that. -- nm - Inigo Jul 16, 09:40 1
      - thats a strange viewpoint, i always blaime Darwin for that -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:50
- Sounds like bullshit to me -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 09:31
- From my (very limited) experience, I've found that things can vary widely from priest to priest and diocese to diocese. -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 09:31 3
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    - advocating how? "OK, everybody who's not married, raise your hand. OK, good. Now, look at the person next to you. - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:33
  - this is true. It comes out a lot for my friends/relatives who are p lanning weddings. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:31
- i don't know much about religion so i should be an expert on this -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:30 1
  - This might the funniest Dane post, ever. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 09:32
- I've heard of it, sure. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 16, 09:30
- That seems....suspect. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:29
- I call shenanigans. -- nm - Jim Jul 16, 09:29 1
  - Elves! -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:32
- I never heard that in my life. I have a godchild and am single. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:29
Dirty talk for blind people -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:28
If *I* was a post-ironic intellectually self-involved hipster wannabe, I'd have already found the right house for me. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:28
Spawn, bad news about the NASA Apollo 11 tapes. - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:27 1
- Here's a brief article that dumbs it down. -- (link) - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:31
sweet merciful crap, everybody, i'm so stressed today. i'm having to intervene in a case of child neglect today. - prayformojo Jul 16, 09:27 9
- sorry to hear that, but on a lighter note "sweet merciful crap" is my all time favorite Simpsons quote -- nm - Guy Jul 16, 09:41
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  - ... with a baseball bat. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 16, 09:43
- Wow. That's a bummer. - musubi Jul 16, 09:37
- So sorry, man. -- nm - kelly Jul 16, 09:34
- I'm really sorry. Am guessing this is someone you know? It's horrible to have to turn someone in. - loosilu Jul 16, 09:28 2
  - and in most cases it's pretty much a lose-lose situation for the kid(s). -- nm - Don Homer Jul 16, 09:29 1
    - *nods* -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:29
- yikes! (A coworker?) -- nm - Don Homer Jul 16, 09:28
znu's going to become a gardener now -- (link) - ty97 Jul 16, 09:25 [Image]
Crap! I just found out Voodoo Doghnuts has a maple bar with bacon and I was just there yesterday - Redmond on a phone Jul 16, 09:24 3
- *kicks himself for forgetting to get one of these when he was in Portland* -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:34
- dude... i posted that when you posted you were eating Cap'N Crunch. pay attention! -- nm - Guy Jul 16, 09:25 1
  - and seriously, how the hell do you live here and not know that? - Guy Jul 16, 09:27
Regardless of which side of the debate you're on, if this doesn't indiciate a futher shift away from traditional mainstream media, - znufrii Jul 16, 09:23
Denmark plans forces for Arctic -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 09:21 2
- Suddenly it's like "Hey, Greenland, how are you? Can I buy you a drink?" But try to take Canadian territory, and I swear, we will rain hell on YOU! -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 09:38
- Vikings in Long Boats? - Walt_Disney Jul 16, 09:30
"I'm sorry baby, I can't. I have oral allergy syndrome." -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:18 1
- Right? You gotta be careful typing that into Google etc. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:23
Beware of the latest mashup on mashuptown - The Monkies v Iron Maiden -- (link) - LMS Jul 16, 09:14 1
- I have to remember to listen to this later when I'm at home. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 16, 09:21
Of all the wuss afflictions to have I think my having oral allergy syndrome is right at the top of Mt Wussmore. I can't eat - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:14 17
- woah. woah. i have the exact. same. thing. like, word for word. - TFox Jul 16, 09:15 12
  - Google 'Oral Allergy Syndrome' and you will find lots of links. A coworker linked me to a newsitem at CNN recently. I am happy to know I am not alone - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:17 3
    - my mom is convinced it is going to send me into shock someday, so if this explains it better, i'll be ecstatic. - TFox Jul 16, 09:18 2
      - Happy to help. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:21
      - it could happen. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:19
  - (mine sets off with almonds and other like nuts as well. it is the fucking worst.) -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 09:16 7
    - i get mild chest pains after eating certain foods like nuts and banana - Guy Jul 16, 09:24 1
      - that could be a histamine reaciton. When I eat eggplant I get bad abdominal pains. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:25
    - almonds are related to peaches/cherries/plums, and so on. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:18 4
      - And I have no problem with nuts. Love em. Love trail mixes etc. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:20 3
        
        I am not a botantist but what we call "nuts" are mostly not "nuts", apparently. I think you can be allergic to some and not all. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:21 2
        
        that's how I am. almonds, walnuts, and pecans are fine. peanuts, brazilnuts, and hazelnuts are not. other nuts are a mystery. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:23 1
        
        I'm ok with red/orange/yellow peppers, but not green peppers. I think the ripening changes the chemical that bothers me. -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:27
- huh. apricots? cherries? -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:15 3
  - I can't say abotu apricots but I recently did have cherries, no problem. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:15 2
    - the stone fruits are all related, that's why I asked. It's totally common to be allergic to some things and not allergic to their cousins, though. - loosilu Jul 16, 09:17 1
      - It really sucks because I try to eat well and I love summer fruits so yesterday I cut up a peach for my son and could not resist. One bite and minutes - HdnAgnda Jul 16, 09:19
people can obviously hate what they want to hate, but why they would hate an expression full of happiness, fun, and joy like "jamming" is beyond me. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 09:13 30
- I think the people that are hating it are not doing it enough/right. -- nm - Spawn Jul 16, 09:16 17
  - i don't get it. would people like a more serious, solemn, funeral-evoking word for love-making? - TFox Jul 16, 09:17 16
    - my opinion, if you care - Andie Jul 16, 09:19 15
      - It is very boy's-locker-room, but, well, I am a boy -- nm - con_carne Jul 16, 09:41
      - i think of it more in the musical context. as in 'lets dance, but with our private parts' -- nm - Guy Jul 16, 09:29
      - to me it sounds like something you do when you're 16 and don't know any better. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:25 5
        
        I think this is a close approximation of how I feel about it. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 09:27
        
        ...and are humping your pillow. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 16, 09:26
        
        but I don't really care. there aren't many words that bother me. aside from orientate and irregardless. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:26 2
        
        But what's your stance on burglarize? -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 09:27 1
        
        I prefer burgle. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:30
      - I prefer "jostling". I think that's a word that doesn't get enough play. - Jim Jul 16, 09:22 1
        
        oh, that i like. -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 09:22
      - ok, that's fair enough. i mean, it isn't the association i intend, but that's neither here nor there. associations are what they are. - TFox Jul 16, 09:21 1
        
        I am trying to see it all in a "live and let live" way. I probably can't avoid using words that annoy someone, and vice versa, so why get worked up/ -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:25
      - I will jam your funbags! -- nm - TFox si Jul 16, 09:20 2
        
        You forgot "..... vagistrudel!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:36
        
        lmao. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:34
- Word - though honestly, I've never been annoyed by any single phrase on ST. - Roger More Jul 16, 09:15 5
  - I must try harder. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:36
  - i get a little tired of certain things that get played to death, but, it's so minor. -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 09:16 2
    - Indeed. Don't get me wrong, I may go on with the hyperbole of neckpunching over stuff - musubi Jul 16, 09:28
    - Without a doubt...there's a long list of things that have gone on too long... - Jim Jul 16, 09:17
  - "Dignan" - Spawn Jul 16, 09:16
- Word. -- nm - Jim Jul 16, 09:14
- It's like hating puppies. -- nm - Shaun Jul 16, 09:14 1
  - or sweater puppies! -- nm - Max Jul 16, 09:16
- I just figure I shouldn't give people a laundry list of things that annoy me. :) -- nm - loosilu Jul 16, 09:14 2
  - Hi toots! -- nm - Satan, with baseball bat Jul 16, 09:15 1
    - you are cracking my ass up today. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:38
German man tries to repair air mattress, ends up blowing up his apartment. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 16, 09:13
Yes I would. (Oh, wait, you meant your coworker. :)) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 09:11
China issues caution for Chinese citizens in Algeria, amid fears of retaliation for Uighur riots. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 16, 09:10
up. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:10
theirs -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 09:09
hearse -- nm - Max Jul 16, 09:09
yours -- nm - mara Jul 16, 09:09
yours -- nm - Beaker Jul 16, 09:09
ours -- nm - ty97 Jul 16, 09:09
his -- nm - Spawn Jul 16, 09:08
mine -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:08 1
- *digs* -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 09:10

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