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Quote from: Weirdoradio on April 07, 2011, 02:20:51 PM
lol @ April 1st date.

Quote from: From Somewhere Out There on April 07, 2011, 01:30:10 PM
Any idea when this announcement may occur? You have been talking about it for several weeks now.

Thx...

This is from Art's alleged Facebook page:

What happens during your sleep paralysis? I've never had an episode but know a lot of people that do, so I'm always curious about that.

I think your astral projection experience sounds fairly typical for what I've read. By that I mean it does sound like an astral projection, not a dream. What did it feel like going back into your body? I've heard it's like a violent slam -- more powerful than the feeling of jerking awake from sleep.

This morning I dreamt I was flying and I knew my body was still on the ground, but I didn't want to see it. Eventually I knew I had to return but I woke up before I reached it.

Quote from: Fort Rock on April 05, 2011, 06:02:38 PMAMERICA EATS IT'S SINGLE OLDER MEN FOR BREAKFAST! Because of the feminist movement, single men of my age cannot find attractive, single women with which to form families with.

Quote from: Do you think it was angels? on April 06, 2011, 10:12:21 PM
Marginalized group?  Really?  Feminism is a marginalized group?  The victim narrative is part of its Genesis myth, no doubt, but it's marginalized?  For real?

Blaming his lack of ability to find a suitable partner on feminism was a fraught statement and it deserved to be called out.


And yeah, feminists are still pretty marginalized. For reals.

Quote from: b_dubb on August 31, 2010, 10:49:55 PM
i grew up about a mile north of the Dayton International Airport. 

Ohio is a seriously weird place. My mom is from there and every time we've gone back to visit, I've had a strange experience.


The first time I was in a room in my grandma's house and someone shook the door handle and I grabbed it really quick to scare the person who was scaring me. No one was there when I swung the door open. When my Aunt lived there as a teenager, she said she woke up in the middle of the night to a blue fireball hovering over her bed.


My other Aunt has an old woman haunting her house. She hangs out on the landing between two flights of stairs.


I was back there this August and my siblings and I were coming back from a country fair when we saw an old graveyard. We pulled in and looked around, took pictures, etc. When we got back in the car and followed the directions on the GPS, it took us in a loop that led straight back to the cemetery. No one touched the GPS.


It also seems like everyone in Ohio is really into the supernatural, which they should be, considering almost everyone I've ever talked to there has some sort of experience or another.

Quote from: Fly By Night on April 06, 2011, 08:01:20 PM
I wish we could find Georgie's ex-wife. I bet she could tell us some stories that would make us laugh/vomit.

I think both of them would.

Then he'll determine it was an angel who created the portal, guided by the Annunaki and Nephilim and it will be fascinating. And ancient aliens.

And I think this is obligatory for the thread:

If anyone has any experiences with astral projection, I would be interested in reading them.

Like everyone, I've had dreams about flying, but I'm not sure what the difference is between those and astral projecting.

Thoughts?

Quote from: Do you think it was angels? on April 06, 2011, 06:17:31 PM
I like Fort Rock and I hate to see anybody feel like they're being picked on (unless they deserve it).

Replace "feminist movement" with any other marginalized group and tell me it wasn't a discriminatory statement.

He deserved all the ire he got.

Quote from: guildnavigator on April 06, 2011, 12:24:28 PM


They are posting facebook messages from Airyn that refer to the Bell family updating their passports.

If there is another AB on the way, maybe they are coming back to the US for the birth. I don't think Art would want to deal with immigration fiasco 2.0.

Quote from: RealCool Daddio on April 06, 2011, 12:21:47 AM
Here's one:

According to my Portland sources...


(Sorry, I just can't help myself sometimes)

Lol. I want to know who these Portland sources are so I can meet them myself. At a well-lit, public venue, of course. Assuming they're all able to obtain four-hour passes.

The memes I find most annoying tend to be words or phrases, but all hashtags are also up there. This isn't meant to call anyone out on this board -- I can't think of anyone here abusing memes, and I've also used some myself that others may find bothersome.

Here's the worst, for me:
FTW (for the win), That's what she said, +1, stabby, does not compute

Ones I don't mind, or are wobblers:
Epic, fail, epic fail, winning!

Ones that haven't jumped the shark, but may do so very soon:
I don't think _______ means what you think it means

Any more you can think of?

This is a remarkable board, with a great group of people. I've really enjoyed it. Happy Anniversary

She's on the 24/7 stream right now. Entertaining stuff. I would love to hear George stuttering his way through an interview with her.

Quote from: Fort Rock on April 05, 2011, 06:02:38 PM
TO MARC KNIGHT:

AMERICA EATS IT'S SINGLE OLDER MEN FOR BREAKFAST! Because of the feminist movement, single men of my age cannot find attractive, single women with which to form families with. Many guys simply have not had the opportunities to find such for themselves! There is a witch hunt culturally here on this issue. You want Fort Rock from the heart with a personal experience, this is it! America is a country that culturally betrays single older men, especially those that want fatherhood. Personally I have serious concerns about Art's pending return to the air! I don't want Philippino Letter Blackmailers to return to Art's life. I'm quitting my job as a Substitute Teacher to move overseas like Art did, to find my wife, and passion as a family man! I hope with your reaction to me you do not support those of the Letter Blackmailers?

How dare the feminist movement deny you your God given right to deposit your seed in the nearest available uterus-in-heels that you deem fit! Your kind - white, heterosexual men - have been oppressed far too long under the Feminazi regime! It's time you rise up under the heel of the jackboot and start living your dream of partnership and fatherhood that is your birthright, even if you choose to realize said dream about 20-30 years too late to do so with a like-minded partner of appropriate age! Now that those entitled, selfish, inconsiderate feminists, who only become more desireable and powerful with age, have driven you out of your own country, you must go forth and prosper into a country in which the young, poverty-stricken beauties will welcome you with open arms! Never fear that what's going on is a survival mechanism of impoverished young beauties! They will flock to you for your wit, intellect, good looks, and charm! Not a desperate need to escape abject poverty! Seriously! Good luck with that!

But why does everything need to be sexy? I think they would sell their product well on it's own merits since the price is supposed to be reasonable for what it is.

Their commercials are so corny and so not sexy, without a hint if irony about it. It's just T & A for the sake of T & A... and not only 13 year old horndogs want their product, i.e. Axe body spray.

Paunchy quasi-Porn/Page Purveyor CEO Parsons has Penchant for Poaching "Problem" Pachdyderms

Video

His movie might've been a disaster, but apparently his Crystal Head Vodka is very highly rated.

Quote from: The General on April 05, 2011, 11:57:45 AM
Here it is with the talking intro....


"Departure" / "Ride My See-Saw" - The Moody Blues

Thank you.

Quote from: YNOT on April 05, 2011, 11:44:23 AM
That's the Moody Blues Ride My SeeSaw.. from Search for The Lost Chord album...


The Moody Blues. Ride My See Saw

Damn, you are good! Thank you.

There's this song that's played on heavy rotation on the 24/7 stream. It starts off with a guy talking and the only lyrics I can make out are "flyyyyy" and maybe "take my place". I know it's vague; I'll try to listen harder the next time I hear it. Can anyone take a stab?

Quote from: Michael V. on April 05, 2011, 12:54:08 AM
absolutely the cutest little girl i've ever seen.  this is nabila (my wife) when she was quite tiny.

What a darling! That makes ME want to have a little girl! Btw, biracial kids are the cutest. You two would have beautiful children.

Quote from: Mops on April 04, 2011, 02:24:30 AMThe former president of his fan club (the one who used to prowl the internet warning critics to "keep it clean") evidently turned on him after the financial advice she got from one of the program's "experts" backfired.

Do you have any more information about that? Like a link?

Quote from: The General on April 03, 2011, 10:47:07 PM
Ah, here it is.  From page 193 back in August of last year.

If he truly has Alzheimer's, and is aware of it, he is probably still in denial. 

I hadn't heard of that before. It must've been quite an experience.

I used to work in assisted living, and death was a routine occurrence. It was so common for the residents who were on hospice, and who had a long dying process, to see their deceased relatives at the foot of their bed, or gathered in their room. If they were fearful of death before, seeing their dead family members really calmed them.

Tue, Mar 22, 2011

A new study of deathbed experiences has found a surprising number of similarities, writes FIONOLA MEREDITH


GIVEN THAT many of us shy away from talking about death and dying, it is not surprising that we know so little about what happens in the last hours of a person’s life. But an unusual new study, funded by the Irish Hospice Foundation, aims to break through the taboo of the deathbed.


The study â€" Capturing the invisible: exploring Deathbed Experiences in Irish Palliative Care, by researchers Una MacConville and Regina McQuillan â€" examines the strange visions that often accompany the dying process, asking members of the Irish Association of Palliative Care to report their experiences. The results are startling.


In one frequently reported scenario, the dying person spoke of seeing deceased relatives or religious figures, or of experiencing a radiant white light in the room. Perhaps because they defy explanation, these deathbed phenomena are rarely discussed by healthcare professionals, despite being a familiar occurrence.


Yet rather than avoiding the topic, MacConville says education about such experiences could raise awareness of the phenomena and help palliative care professionals to normalise them for patients and families as a common and even comforting part of dying.


After all, as MacConville points out, there is nothing new in these visions: accounts of deathbed experiences (DBE) are common throughout history and across cultures. William Shakespeare makes reference to them, and the earliest medical encyclopaedias recognise such phenomena as indications that death is close. In most cases, they have a positive effect, bringing peace, comfort, calmness and joy to the patient.


One nurse who responded to the study said, “I have often heard patients refer to seeing someone in their room or at the end of their bed, often relatives, and also it is not a distressing event for them. Family are usually shocked by hearing it and want to know the significance of it.”


Another odd but quite frequently reported occurrence â€" 31 per cent of respondents mentioned it in this study â€" is when a dying person unexpectedly emerges from a coma, suddenly becoming sufficiently alert to communicate with family and friends.


A respondent reported that, “In one incident the patient, who had been in a coma, opened his eyes and smiled at his three daughters and wife. Profound calmness and peace filled the room. It was special to be part of that experience. In another incident the patient said he saw a light, a bright light; he died shortly afterwards.”


Less dramatically, the dying person may also experience vivid dreams that have particular significance for them, sometimes helping them resolve unfinished business in their lives. Others report a sudden and unexplained smell of roses, or claim to see angels appearing in their room.


However you explain them, most of these experiences sound benign, even reassuring. But MacConville says that deathbed phenomena sometimes can be frightening encounters for the dying person and their relatives: “Family members may become distressed because they realise that death is imminent, and the dying person may be disturbed by the visions because they don’t understand them.”


One respondent told MacConville and McQuillan that relatives often become “upset and emotional if patient talks to them as they realise time is very short”.


Neither is a deathbed experience any kind of guarantor of a peaceful death. In the study, only 24 per cent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that patients experiencing DBE have a peaceful death as a result. Some 59 per cent were neutral and 17 per cent disagreed.


MacConville says deathbed experiences are rarely talked about precisely because it’s not clear what these visions are. One common sense explanation may be that the visions are drug- or fever-induced hallucinations. But 68 per cent of respondents agreed, or strongly agreed, that DBE have different qualities from such hallucinations.


MacConville says there appears to be a difference in the quality of the visions: they appear with greater clarity, and they are experienced as meaningful, with significant associations, rather than random, as they would be in drug-induced cases.


An earlier study also indicated that patients experiencing deathbed phenomena are usually calm and composed. In contrast, drug- or fever-induced hallucinations can be disturbing and frightening, with other symptoms of drug-induced toxicity and high temperature present as well.


Reflecting on the deathbed phenomena, one anonymous palliative care nurse admitted that such visions “do not often have a rational explanation”. Nonetheless, “I don’t believe people’s experiences can be discounted or disputed. It is individual, intense and real for many patients and families.”


Being able to put a name to these experiences, and to talk about them openly, is one important step towards overcoming the fear and confusion that surrounds the last hours before death.


Una MacConville is interested in hearing from healthcare professionals and members of the public about such experiences as this research is continuing. E-mail her at U.macconville@bath.ac.uk or call 086-8175530.


© 2011 The Irish Times


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2011/0322/1224292769193_pf.html

Quote from: Fort Rock on April 02, 2011, 10:54:26 PMDo you remember myself talking about the Trojan Horse issue related to Streamlink?

I don't think a Trojan Horse means what you think it means.

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