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Baby girl Zoe was delivered by C-section just after 10 this morning. Mom and daughter are doing well, currently resting. Bandcamp and hangovers can wait.

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Quick question. Gideon. And Scientology. What the diffence between. The both
Gideons are just Evangelical Christians without delusions of grandeur last I checked. Scientology is an entirely different religion, invented by Electronic Arts executives.
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Quick question. Gideon. And Scientology. What the diffence between. The both
Scientology is based on the work of science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, and is made up of mostly rich, gullible morons. If you read the doctrines regarding what they believe, you would understand why, you would have to be brain dead to believe that shit that came from the same guy that wrote Battlefield: Earth. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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They invented air freshener and Armor-All. They're behind the manufacture and placement of sneezeguards and Wet Floor signs, the planting of highway medians, and the laws governing public access to fire exits. Their women wrap individual soaps and are responsible for folding triangles into the leading edges of the toilet paper rolls in most rich people's homes. They don't belong to one particular sect or denomination, and indeed are outwardly indistinguishable from normal humans; you've passed them on the street. They've been in your house, maybe even in your bed. There's a good chance they're on this forum. But we'll never really know. They're bound by a solemn oath to avoid any possibility of discovery. The only thing you can be sure of is this: if you meet a man claiming to be a Gideon, he's lying through his teeth.
They have more control than you might think. The Gideons have roots in the Illuminati, the Knights Templar, and Masonry. When the Freemasons became enslaved Masons, there came a schism in the ranks, and upon their eventual release, the Masons occupied the mainstream spot with their figurehead being the Duke of Kent, whilst the newly formed Gideons took a more subversive approach to world domination. Subliminal messages through hotel bibles, tampon commercials, Ikea furniture, and Vienna sausages. Notable members include Wanda Sykes, Prince, Cesar Milan, and of course, the Prophet Muhammad. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah. They make jovious. Witness look. Like. Girl Scouts
I feel bad for Jehovah's Witnesses. The passage in the bible about the 144,000 that will enter heaven as a limit, which by their estimation was reached over a hundred years ago. What this means is that they believe that heaven is full, so they can't get in no matter what they do, which is kind of depressing. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Scientology is based on the work of science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard' date=' and is made up of mostly rich, gullible morons. If you read the doctrines regarding what they believe, you would understand why, you would have to be brain dead to believe that shit that came from the same guy that wrote Battlefield: Earth.[/quote'] Aren't they the folks who insist on 'faith healing' as a doctrinal paradigm? I've also heard it's Jehovah's Witnesses doctrine that surgery is immoral. Still, both of these are one hell of a lot more coherent than 'Christan Science'. Oddly, the Christian Science Monitor is vastly more credible than their actual Scriptures - but I have to wonder why they report any news at all, since they believe everything in this world is an illusion willfully created by human minds, so none of it means anything.
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I feel bad for Jehovah's Witnesses. The passage in the bible about the 144,000 that will enter heaven as a limit, which by their estimation was reached over a hundred years ago. What this means is that they believe that heaven is full, so they can't get in no matter what they do, which is kind of depressing. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Yeah true The awkward. Thing. About they don't celebrate. Birthdays. Which is odd
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Well' date=' to be honest I don't find it that odd. Sure, birthdays are fun to celebrate, but how many people actually remember the true meaning behind them nowadays?[/quote'] I actually know some people who don't celebrate their birthday. And they aren't Jehovahs.. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
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Hey all, hope you weren't too worried about me, guess I should give you all the rundown. Ok officially been out of hospital 9 days. Still having dizzy spells (they will apparently take another two or three weeks to settle completely). In the end I needed two surgeries as the initial operation was unsuccessful (doctors didn't lift the cheekbone high enough). There is the prospect of a third surgery if it doesn't appear the bone is healing correctly but I'll worry about that in three weeks time. Total recovery time is four to six months and I'm on a soft "no chew" diet for at least another month yet. I've also had to withdraw from this semmester of uni (a great shame as my grades were phenomenal before the accident). The little sight I have has been affected by the operation and more specifically the swelling on the left side of my face. Basically my left eyesight is blurry as shit making reading far more difficult. Ironically my left eye is normally my good eye so it seems the universe has a sick sense of humour. So to summarise my life sucks right now except for one detail. My footy team is currently the best in the competition having lost just one game in their first eight.

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Hey all, hope you weren't too worried about me, guess I should give you all the rundown. Ok officially been out of hospital 9 days. Still having dizzy spells (they will apparently take another two or three weeks to settle completely). In the end I needed two surgeries as the initial operation was unsuccessful (doctors didn't lift the cheekbone high enough). There is the prospect of a third surgery if it doesn't appear the bone is healing correctly but I'll worry about that in three weeks time. Total recovery time is four to six months and I'm on a soft "no chew" diet for at least another month yet. I've also had to withdraw from this semmester of uni (a great shame as my grades were phenomenal before the accident). The little sight I have has been affected by the operation and more specifically the swelling on the left side of my face. Basically my left eyesight is blurry as shit making reading far more difficult. Ironically my left eye is normally my good eye so it seems the universe has a sick sense of humour. So to summarise my life sucks right now except for one detail. My footy team is currently the best in the competition having lost just one game in their first eight.
We were worried! I'm glad you managed to write a post so that we know you are ok! I'm sorry to hear your surgery didn't go well and I hope you won't need another one... Don't worry about school, the important thing is that you get better.
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