Mar 10th, 2017: Grime’s Graves - Page 3

fargon · 03-28-2017, 11:47 AM

I like the Pacific Northwest, It's Purty. But not as Purty as God's Country.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2017, 11:54 AM

Everyone is comfortable where they live because they know it's strengths and flaws, no surprises. Tourism is about surprises, the more the better, new scenery, weather patterns, local customs, lots of stimulus. That's where the expression, "but it's good to be home" comes from.

glatt · 03-28-2017, 11:59 AM

Somebody should make a map to show where exactly God's Country is.

fargon · 03-28-2017, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Somebody should make a map to show where exactly God's Country is.

Southwestern Wisconsin.

glatt · 03-28-2017, 12:17 PM

And Paul Bunyan is from there too, right?

fargon · 03-28-2017, 12:19 PM

Minnesota.

DanaC · 03-28-2017, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Somebody should make a map to show where exactly God's Country is.

Yorkshire :P

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God’s Own Country, is a phrase that was first used to describe the Wicklow Mountains and has subsequently been used to refer to several places, including Surrey, Australia, United States, New Zealand, Kerala state, Yorkshire,[1] Cornwall, Scotland and Wales. The phrase has been abbreviated to Godzone or less often Godzown.

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In the United Kingdom the phrase is commonly used by people to describe Yorkshire, England's largest county.[25][26][27] This is used interchangeably with God's Own County

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God&#3...ire.2C_England

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2017, 03:01 PM

Wasn't for some civilizations God's Country (or the equivalent) some place to stay the hell away from unless you're a powerful Shaman?

glatt · 03-28-2017, 03:20 PM

Polynesians, I think.

Gravdigr · 03-28-2017, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Somebody should make a map to show where exactly God's Country is.

Go to Bumfucked, Egypt and turn left.

BigV · 03-28-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Somebody should make a map to show where exactly God's Country is.

Not here.

No, really, no thanks.

SPUCK · 03-31-2017, 02:05 AM

Wow big V. That's pretty pathetic with the no-thanks. Total BS too. Sure fine if you want to discuss religion/no-religion but that's NOT what "Satan" stuff stands for.

BigV · 03-31-2017, 10:56 AM

Correct!

The SATAN part is just eye catching (and nose thumbing) marketing, just like GOOD NEWS is for the other clubs whose real agenda is proselytization. Just for humanists instead of christians.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-31-2017, 05:45 PM

The choice of name was deliberate to thumb their nose at the GNC clubs. The downside of the choice is the general public will react to Satan with strong opinions and gut feelings, further dividing the people and moving the divide down the age scale. Once people are turned off by the name they don't want to hear the details. If they had called it Science rather than Satan parents would have listened to the details.

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2017, 06:18 PM

"Science" wouldn't have worked; they wanted to use the "It's OK to have religious groups" loophole in an attempt to close the loophole. They're trying to harness that gut feeling to get the loophole closed, and themselves banned.

They could have used a parody religion, like Discordians or SubGenius, but that would require a lot more backstory in the local news. They could have used a real religion that the Christians might object to, but that would bring collateral damage on the actual members of that religion.

03-28-2017, 11:47 AM	#31
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I like the Pacific Northwest, It's Purty. But not as Purty as God's Country. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

03-28-2017, 11:54 AM	#32
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Everyone is comfortable where they live because they know it's strengths and flaws, no surprises. Tourism is about surprises, the more the better, new scenery, weather patterns, local customs, lots of stimulus. That's where the expression, "but it's good to be home" comes from. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-28-2017, 12:19 PM	#36
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Minnesota. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

03-28-2017, 03:01 PM	#38
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wasn't for some civilizations God's Country (or the equivalent) some place to stay the hell away from unless you're a powerful Shaman? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-31-2017, 10:56 AM	#43
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Correct! The SATAN part is just eye catching (and nose thumbing) marketing, just like GOOD NEWS is for the other clubs whose real agenda is proselytization. Just for humanists instead of christians. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-28-2017, 11:59 AM	#33
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Somebody should make a map to show where exactly God's Country is.

03-28-2017, 12:17 PM	#35
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And Paul Bunyan is from there too, right?

03-28-2017, 03:20 PM	#39
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Polynesians, I think.

03-31-2017, 02:05 AM	#42
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Wow big V. That's pretty pathetic with the no-thanks. Total BS too. Sure fine if you want to discuss religion/no-religion but that's NOT what "Satan" stuff stands for.

03-31-2017, 05:45 PM	#44
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The choice of name was deliberate to thumb their nose at the GNC clubs. The downside of the choice is the general public will react to Satan with strong opinions and gut feelings, further dividing the people and moving the divide down the age scale. Once people are turned off by the name they don't want to hear the details. If they had called it Science rather than Satan parents would have listened to the details. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-31-2017, 06:18 PM	#45
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	"Science" wouldn't have worked; they wanted to use the "It's OK to have religious groups" loophole in an attempt to close the loophole. They're trying to harness that gut feeling to get the loophole closed, and themselves banned. They could have used a parody religion, like Discordians or SubGenius, but that would require a lot more backstory in the local news. They could have used a real religion that the Christians might object to, but that would bring collateral damage on the actual members of that religion. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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