tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post113147735536765723..comments2023-11-03T09:23:03.895-04:00Comments on Hard To Want: The Ceiling Didn't CrumbleScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131572349797005472005-11-09T16:39:00.000-05:002005-11-09T16:39:00.000-05:00Sadie - My god parents were my mothers best friend...Sadie - My god parents were my mothers best friends at the time, but I don't even remember their names.<BR/><BR/>Moni - You caught my sarcasm? And I thought I was being clever.<BR/><BR/>Eve - Love that comment! Our family is very closed, at least the family tree before me. We are making our own new rules.<BR/><BR/>Notta - Me too. I had a feeling it wouldn't have been too hard, but I liked rubbing it in all the same.<BR/><BR/>Mrs T - I'm still thinking too. It's a big decision.<BR/><BR/>Zombie - Hows that for a blast from the past?! I had to look it up to see if I remembered the name right.<BR/><BR/>Tee - I like to debate too, but sometimes I lose my head. You have a sweet disposition to even see someone else's viewpoint so nicely.<BR/><BR/>Toast - You and everyone else in the world outside of ours. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Schprock - Yeah, very discreet. So my question is, why do they make it a requirement that the god-parents be Catholic (or at least one) when they must know we are all cheating? That's my whole problem with religion: it makes us pretend.<BR/><BR/>Chloe - Thanks Chloe. That woman rubbed me wrong.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131570328057664342005-11-09T16:05:00.000-05:002005-11-09T16:05:00.000-05:00That's right be-atch, we do spare the rod. Scott,...<STRONG>That's right be-atch, we do spare the rod.</STRONG> <BR/><BR/>Scott, that line is perfection.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478079861724476336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131557163100410022005-11-09T12:26:00.000-05:002005-11-09T12:26:00.000-05:00One of our daughters has a Jewish godparent. We ha...One of our daughters has a Jewish godparent. We had her baptized at the Saint Dontaskus Dontellus Church. Very discreet.mr. schprockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16216294034597931274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131546413077251152005-11-09T09:26:00.000-05:002005-11-09T09:26:00.000-05:00I was never christened, so offically i am religion...I was never christened, so offically i am religion-less.<BR/><BR/>Apparently I am a post-modern existentialist.<BR/><BR/>Not my words...Ultra Toast Mosha Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450892955592722188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131545440211931202005-11-09T09:10:00.000-05:002005-11-09T09:10:00.000-05:00Scott - I totally get what you're saying. That is ...Scott - I totally get what you're saying. That is unfair that because Mencia is Mexican he can make jokes without being called racist but if a white person got up there and told the same jokes all hell would break loose. I'll agree with you there for sure.<BR/><BR/>...Wow, I love sharing ideas and opinions with intelligent people. LOL. I think we just did better than the 2 candidates for governor in Virginia. We've been bombared with commercials for a state election we can't even vote in (just because our signal is in the viewing area), and they were NASTY. Thank God it's over.Tee/Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213584316807112321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131521925232921492005-11-09T02:38:00.000-05:002005-11-09T02:38:00.000-05:00Sister Mary Elephant. Lol! I haven't heard that na...<I>Sister Mary Elephant. </I><BR/><BR/>Lol! I haven't heard that name since 1982.The Zombieslayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739873812900433755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131501369856036252005-11-08T20:56:00.000-05:002005-11-08T20:56:00.000-05:00Sounds like it went great. :-) Tell your dear da...Sounds like it went great. :-) Tell your dear dad not to hang his head in shame - I have been to church how many times and I can't recite The Lord's Prayer?Notta Wallflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834849368518301856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131500215984382032005-11-08T20:36:00.000-05:002005-11-08T20:36:00.000-05:00When my maternal Irish Catholic grandfather marrie...When my maternal Irish Catholic grandfather married my Protestant grandmother in a civil ceremony conducted by a Justice of the Peace in 1918 he was disowned. He never stepped foot in a church again except for weddings and funerals. So I found your description of your father and church quite amusing.<BR/>My family consists of White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Reorganized Latter Day Saint, Presbyterian, Jewish, Budhist, Muslim, Wiccan, Male, female, Republican, Democrat, Liberal, Conservative, Homosexual and Heterosexual. We don't tolerate discrimination of any sort and yet, we still tell ethnic jokes within our own family and laugh. I think that's the difference - the humor can't be mean/malicious, but we have to remember to laugh. None of us like the use of racial slurs by either people of different races or within the same group, i.e. the "N" word used by Blacks. We can't understand why anyone would tolerate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131487944809794512005-11-08T17:12:00.000-05:002005-11-08T17:12:00.000-05:00Oh that sounds so sweet dad, son, grandchild/godpa...Oh that sounds so sweet dad, son, grandchild/godparent, all coming together in a life event. Awwwe, that was a beautiful and humorous story. <BR/><BR/>I detected a slight sarcasm in your pledge to be a better influence. :P hehe You can do it!Monihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875354074271255315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131485985617066142005-11-08T16:39:00.000-05:002005-11-08T16:39:00.000-05:00How funny. My husband and I were just talking abou...How funny. My husband and I were just talking about God parents the other day. My family did not do the whole god parent thing. Dan's family is big on god parents.<BR/>So we have god parents for all the kids but I really don't see the big significance of it. The kids get an extra gift at Christmas and their birthday--big whoop. Some god parents are more involved than others. I'm a god parent to my niece but to be perfectly honest, I'm really just her Aunt.Sadie Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362158642491145353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131485557497321202005-11-08T16:32:00.000-05:002005-11-08T16:32:00.000-05:00I watched the Mencia show right after I read about...I watched the Mencia show right after I read about it on your blog, and I happened to see the one where he walks up to a white guy and flips him off--twice--because he was white. In jest of course, and I recognize that he is joking, but I don't think it's remotely funny. <BR/><BR/>If I had a show where I did a skit about how Mexican men were pissing me off because, as a contractor, I can't compete with the crew of illegals because I pay a fair wage to legal workers, then flipped off a Mexican man in my audience, suddenly I would be front page news and flayed on the public flogging post. When society allows me to make the same kind of joke back at them, then I'll get a good chuckle from Mencia. <BR/><BR/>And by the way, I say all that without an ounce of malice where you are concerned. I understand why people would find the humor amusing. I'm just getting tired of the double standard that is forced upon me because I'm white. The implication is that I have every advantage so shut up and take it. That's just my opinion, as Dennis Miller says, but I could be wrong.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1131484657590180692005-11-08T16:17:00.000-05:002005-11-08T16:17:00.000-05:00LOL - Scott, I won't tsk you as the church lady di...LOL - Scott, I won't tsk you as the church lady did even though you're being naughty ;) ... I understand the mix of feelings of wanting your child on the right path but not being so sure if you can do it yourself. We just have to do our best. <BR/><BR/>I loved the part where they made the joke over the phone. Too funny :)<BR/><BR/>Over in my blog where I was talking about discrimination and you mentioned reverse discrimination - I guess you're right. I just found it interesting that my instinct was to go for the box with someone the same race as me... As for Carlos Mencia, I totally respect your decision not to watch it. I can see why it turns a lot of people off. I just think that if everyone could lighten up like Carlos and his fans, the world would be a happier place. People are too defensive about race. We should be proud of our differences, admiring of others differences, and able to laugh about it all, too.Tee/Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213584316807112321noreply@blogger.com