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whereas the Republicans like their sex in discreet places, like the men's restroom at the Minneapolis airport?

doh! Ol' dbu probably forgot about that one already. Maybe this link can help his memory before he starts pointing or doing whatever with his finger.

Exactly. They're everywhere. Out int he sticks 30 minutes of Rochester or any other big town, there are backwaters where the fashions of the past have come to infect teenagers.

Bingo. And I suspect even the middle-aged people don't know that they're in such a place.

....and they love full-size conversion vans, but because they travel a lot, but because they can't squeeze into anything else.

"JoeSpareBedroom" ...

Yeah - when we lived in New Hampshire for 11 years, we'd see fashion/pop culture trends from 5 years ago at least. Then when cable finally had MTV and other out-of-the-sticks channels, they got better with the fashion, but suddenly you'd hear rap blasting out of pickup trucks.

It wasn't pretty.

Natalie

"Jeff Strickland" ...

*whistling innocently*

Natalie

Like most parents, I was often exasperated by my son's "Don't you tell ME what to do" routine. But, he had a similar attitude toward commercialism and pop culture: "Don't tell ME what I'm supposed to like". He never adopted any of it, preferring instead to pick & choose what he liked. The 3000+ songs on his iPod are a great illustration of this attitude. The music spans 40 years, and includes almost no rap except for The Roots, which he chose because he felt that the musicians had instrumental skills that were worthwhile.

Contrast: Around here, I see kids with confederate flag decals on their car windows, wearing backward Caterpillar hats, with their stereos blaring rap or heavy metal. It's black rap. How does that fit the confederate flag thing? What sort of identity crises do these kids have? :-)

"JoeSpareBedroom"...

Sounds like your boy is mature beyond his years. My mom told me many years ago that if you isolate yourself from certain types of music, art, etc., you'll miss out on some things you may have really enjoyed. My iPod has every genre of music you can think of, even country (nearly 9,000 songs/pieces). Too bad more people don't realize how much richer their lives could be, if they open their minds.

My daughter tried to rebel, but only against us. She was (and pretty much still is) a Goth. She denies it, but the bridesmaids at her upcoming wedding are wearing black dresses. Her gown has a large black band around the waist.

*rolling eyes*

Natalie

Things could always be worse. She could be an evangelist.

"JoeSpareBedroom" ...

*fwap*

Natalie

Hey...religion's not all bad, but you never know what kind of lunatic pastor your kid could be listening to:

"In the name of Jesus, I cast out the demon of handwriting analysis!" shouted Fortenberry.

Handwriting analysis? I jammed the bag over my mouth and started coughing, then went into a very real convulsion of disbelief as I listened to this astounding list, half-laughing and half-retching.

"In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, I cast out the demon of the intellect!" Fortenberry continued. "In the name of Jesus, I cast out the demon of anal fissures!"

Cough, cough!

The minutes raced by. Wayne Williams was now fully prostrate, held up only by a trio of coaches, each of whom took part of his writhing body and propped it up. Another bald man in the front of the chapel was now freaking out in Linda Blair fashion, roaring and making horrific demon noises.

"Rum-balakasha-oom!" shouted Fortenberry in tongues, waving a hand in front of Linda Blair Man. "Cooom-balakasha-froom! In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast out the demon of philosophy!"

There is a difference between denominations. Please do not lump all Christians into the "evangelist" mold you constantly hold up as an example.

Pretend I'm agreeing with you, if it'll keep you quiet.

Looks like you're in trouble...

If you believe that nonsense, you're already being punished for being gullible.

It's not MY business what God chooses to do on Judgement Day. I just have to make sure I follow the 11 Commandments.

I think Peter Rabbit's mom actually gave him chamomile tea after his big adventure in Mr. McGregor's garden.

Your sarcasm is not lost on me. It's a good thing for you forgiveness is an attribute of Christians also.