What Ails Us

[sometimeman]

Now this here's what ails us! It's the reason we put up with Lie mar and all. Just like we don't want to send that young dope hauler to Jail.
Why! He's Tommy's boy.

Now in this little story that follows, you can see them crazies pulling their young'uns teeth an't got no sense.

How-some-ever Now that news paper feller "ribs" he could see Lie mar was a lier and a thief but we couldn't, cause we're just like them crazies pulling their young'uns teeth!
Why! we love Lie mar and all. He's one of us! And, we just can't see it where he's a liar, cause we got that there "cognizant dissonance".

June 19, 2007 - The Nuer and the Dinka tribes of southern Sudan share an unusual custom. Both of these cattle-herding societies remove several of their kids' permanent front teeth as soon as they sprout: two on the top and four to six on the bottom. It's a very painful procedure, done with a fish hook, and it leaves all tribe members with a distinctive slack-jawed look and speech impediments.
This practice probably started long ago, when tetanus was rampant in central Africa. Tetanus causes "lockjaw," but the tooth removal would have allowed children afflicted by this infectious disease to drink liquids even when their jaw muscles clamped shut. Although there has been no tetanus or lockjaw in the southern Sudan for ages, both the Nuer and the Dinka continue the custom of extracting the front teeth. Indeed, they believe the sunken jaw and lower lip are beautiful. People with front teeth, they say, look like jackals.Social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson describe this odd custom in their new book, "Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)," as an example of the psychological process known as cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the extreme emotional discomfort we feel when two important beliefs, attitudes or perceptions collide. Humans cannot tolerate dissonance for long, so they ease the tension by making a change in belief or attitude—and justifying the change. In the case of the Nuer and Dinka, they "choose" to believe that the toothless look is aesthetically pleasing in order to justify the infliction of such trauma on their children.
Wray Herbert - Newsweek June 19, 2007

[sometimeman]

Why? Suppose we could get, Social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson to come and talk to us you know and all and help us see it just an't normal to publicly state our love for Lying Lie mar Paris

Why they might even get Lie mar to admit he is a liar and a thief, then he could really be saved cause I just know his preacher an't never explained to him just what "repent" means cause Lie mar just keeps on doing it!

[queenbee]

I can tell you what ails us, one troublemaker that isn't satisfied unless they are stirring things up.

This board get's a bad rap because of the freedom of speech that is tolerated here. Yes, it get's rough over in the Lamar topic, but if people just stay out of that particular topic then all would be well.

I have been asked why I post the same thing in both forums and the reason is that on the other forum everyone knows everyone. Over here you can have a different "name" and post opinions regarding the topics without worrying about "offending a friend" or "not going along with what they think". Over here you can be anonymous.

I have tried to post some reasonable topics here to dicuss. But it seems that I am being defeated at every turn.

What's a bee to do?

[sometimeman]

Miss Bee--

This here cognizant thing, it's real! It is exactly what ails us! Miss Bee- I don't believe Liemar is honest no more than than there's a flowing well on top of Brasstown Bald!

Miss Bee--It's always been that away. Even in the time of Christ, there were people who just couldn't see truth! Just read this here:

"Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them : But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. KJMatt.13: 14-16


I'm just praying and hoping that folks can understand

[sometimeman]

Now ya’ll listen, cause I’m fixing to go to the house and it’ll be a while before I get back.

This here thing about Liemar and cognizant dissonance why, it just goes way back.

Now we done got the internet web and the truth gets out just like it did when Wycliffe did the English translation of the scriptures and Guttenberg made the printing press.

Back in England, this translation caused lots of trouble. There were two fellers; a Mr. Ridley and a Mr. Lattermer. Now these two fellers are my hero’s They got a marker on the pavement right there at Cambridge University in England. Something like the stars get there on the side walk in Hollywood.

You see they got a hold on the truth in the scriptures and then Lying Liemar’s ancestors got a hold on the English government and told Ridley and Lattermer to “shut up”.

Now neither one of them would shut up; so, they took them, tied them to stakes, built a fire and burned them to death! Now, they are markers right there in that spot.

Something’s are worth dieing for. Lie mar an’t one of them. Lie mar an’t worth the powder it’d take to kill him. But, now the “truth” why, it’s worth everything.
And the truth is Lie mar Paris Lies and I want everybody in Union County, All the way to the county lines, I want them to know one thing, Lie mar lies.

If ya’ll an’t believing this just google it and read about it

[shortcircuit]

Well Bee, in all fairness the title of this forum is "everything" so I guess that means that we can discuss any subject we want in here.

[queenbee]

SC I apologize, but I believed we have a slight misunderstanding.

I was responding to what ails me, not the Lamar topic, even though it does seem to wander into every subject. If visitors or guests or members seemed bothered by it then they could go to other topics on this board and not be involved.

The consensus seems to be that we are all lunatics or violent or whatever, which we are not.

It also ails me that one person can have so many aliases and create havoc among us. I am trying to be a better person and re-evaluating my values and spirituality. I am trying to be a peacemaker.

Still friends?

[shortcircuit]

queenbee said:

Still friends?

Of course bee! Nobody said we all have to agree on everything. Think how boring the world would be if that were true. I think there are a few lunatics on here but we seem to all get along pretty good. I agree with you on the alias thing, it doesn't make alot of sense to me.

[summerose]

The hot and sticky weather we were having sure did ail me! Am glad to feel the cooler temps!

[shortcircuit]

I agree with ya Rose, the cooler weather feels good but I dread seeing summer end. I hate cold weather with a passion, I understand why alot of the Floridians go back home for the winter.

[queenbee]

Seems that session cookies were waht was ailing me, but I hope it's corrected now.

Under third party cookies I have to check the box next to always allow session cookies. Just figured that one out and here I am.

Strange thing is, isn't wasn't checked before. Computer gremlins or a disgruntled gaytor fan is all I can figure.

[summerose]

What ails me: my neighbors dogs barking all night long! GRRR!!!

[shortcircuit]

That would have to be aggravating, you might try throwing a few firecrackers in their general direction when they start barking, that might scare them enough to shut them up. If that doesn't work try a nice and friendly letter to the neighbor and explain to them that you can't sleep because of their dogs. They could not realize that it is keeping you from sleeping.

[summerose]

I have said something to them, but it didn't do any good. As for throwing firecrackers, I would never do that, someone could get hurt if they happened to be standing outside.

[sometimeman]

Miss Rose-- You need some tech help.
You need a noise gun. A very high pitched, extremely loud noise, ear piercing, that can be directed in the direction of the barking might be effective and blast 'em when they bark.