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my favourite part is where V thought MSG was going to pass out 20,000 hot dogs to the spun out wookie hippies. hehe

Yo EvilGoodluck... I certainly would have asked y'all to drop in for cocoa and sweets here pre or post skating (welcome to park here if needed since we are right by pretoria steps) except that I've had a really bad case of flu this week and Velvet is at work all day. just so you know...it's not cuz i can't whoop Desmond

you are right, families are different so just cuz it didn't affect me or my siblings or friends adversely, doesn't mean it's the same for all. i guess if a kid really takes it to heart and as an adult thinks it has a negative effect on their own actions decades later, then it has had a negative effect on them. i don't know if the spank would be the sole factor in that though. as you've suggested, my dad could put the fear of god in me simply by a tone of voice and a look - an icy stare that meant ohhhh shit i'd better behave! i'm not insisting on the use of spankings by any means. if you can avoid it, that's good. i just felt the need to respond (incredulously) that if i'm not appalled by the azz smack, it doesn't equal being a violent child, wife, and pet beater which some here claim. well, hopefully their kids, spouses and pets will behave around me now at least ...also i'm sure your kid is great and i know lots of good parents and kids, plenty on this board too. my "kids these days/back in my day..." rant in crotchety old voice...hmmm maybe i've been hanging out with someone too long i hear stories all the time from teachers that make me cringe. lots of kids today are dictators and control their teachers and parents, not the other way around! anyway, you are a smart and thoughtful poster and your response makes me consider the other view a lot more than "you're nothing but a wife beater and probably drive drunk too" nonsense. thank you.

:grin: hehehe

meggo you're a monster. poor little banjo.

well some just think there is a huge difference between a rare, disciplinary smack on the bum and beating of a child. but clearly a lot of people think that there is no difference, and everyone's entitled to their opinion. i have no idea how my disciplining would go if i had kids (which i'm not), but i know that i don't equate the discipline i received with abuse/beating. equating the two seems insulting to those who get beaten. (i am offended that people i consider friends are labelling me as a child,wife,and pet beater!) i was spanked a few times when i did something really dangerous that i knew i wasn't supposed to do. it worked for me to scare me into not doing that dangerous thing again, where i'm pretty sure a talking-to did not. it never occurred to me to hold it against my folks.

Woohoo it was very nice to meet you and sarah, hart

myself and pretty much anyone i know got a spank or two as a kid. this did not teach me that the answer to everything is violence, and it didn't make us all fucked up either. another thing it didn't do is make us overbearing, rottenly behaved, pushy and manipulative, like most of the little brats i see nowadays. this behaviour is the result of modern-day parenting, which i won't even get started on! (i have never hit anyone in my life btw)

i got a crockpot cookbook for xmas

any last minute leads appreciated

LOL AD. i love brussels sprouts fried up in tons of butter until they are well browned. yummy! you want to blanch them first.

merry christmas booche!

happy holidays! i woke up to find no cream in the fridge for coffee...but there's eggnog....

Velvet got me a ticket to Salif Keita at the church for an Xmas present! I am stoked!

whoop whoop Happy birthday GM!

wow, nice work on finding those!

it's the best option we have so far thank you how much would they be?

i am still looking for a pair as well!

dunno! i thought it was burdock at first as it had the same look, but i like burdock.

these were a dark brown/red colour and still pretty crunchy

happy birthday!

i need to eat some ocean critters. where is it?

they were definitely roots.