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  WELCOME Mr. Blue!!!

  by RichieRich in

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  everyone say hi to our newest member, mr. blue!

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  desbah

  Hello Mr. Blue

  your name sounds like it came from the reservoir dog movie.
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  Name things that you discovered that you wouldn't do without anymore

  by JH in

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  now i only drive automatic transmission cars....because there is so much traffic and too many stop signs.

  it becomes annoying.

  i used to love driving manual transmissions, but no more.. the internet is one other thing that i wouldn't be able to do without.. how about you?.

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  desbah

  hummm....well going to Las Vegas staying up late and going to a show.

  gambling nothing feels good than winning a hand of blackjack... yup I usually tip the dealer when I win big.

  also playing poker online...good way to practice

  and never take for granted your manuel truck...because it might get stolen by some punks.
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  Belief-O-Meter Know Your Faith...

  by EvilForce in

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  this is a fun little site where you spend 15 or 20 minutes answering 20 questions and it will give you the rankings of the 27 most popular religions in america by % basis on how much you agree with them.

  go to: http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html my results listed below: .

  1. unitarian universalism (100%) .

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  desbah

  1. Hinduism (100%) who knew that native american beliefs are alot like Hinduism

  2. Unitarian Universalism (85%)

  3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)

  4. Liberal Quakers (69%)

  5. Orthodox Quakers (61%)

  6. Neo-Pagan (58%)

  7.Seventh Day Adventist (58%)

  8. Mahayana Buddhism (53%)

  9. New Age (50%)

  10. Taoism (49%)

  11. Eastern Orthodox (46%)

  12. Mainline to Conservative Christain/Protestant (46%)

  13. Roman Catholic (46%)

  14. Scientology (42%)

  15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)

  16. New Thought (38%)

  17. Secular Humanism (32%)

  18. Theravada Buddhism (32%)

  19. Jainism (29%)

  20. Nontheist (28%)

  21. Sikhism (21%)

  22. Baha'i Faith (10%)

  23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (10%)

  24. Jehovah Witness (10%)

  25. Reform Judaism (10%)

  26. Islam (6%)

  27. Orthodox Judaism (6%)

  Praised the Lord....raised a dub and finally leaving the borg...i can say my brainwashing is over....Ahem
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  A newbie's impression on this board, pros and cons

  by smelly onions in

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  cons.

  i don't know who is scarier, the jw's or some people on this board.

  man, r u guys bitter?

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  desbah

  LOL @ dis smelly onion person....there's always a toll lurking around on every board.

  whatever you do in life it always comes back to you.

  put out good vibes...comes back to you

  put out bad vibes...comes back to you

  i didn't want to post this to you but you started a bad thread
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  4th of July

  by desbah in

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  i'm just wondering.....since some of you are now no longer apart of wt will you celebrate with a usa flag displayed outside your house.....

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  desbah

  i'm just wondering.....since some of you are now no longer apart of WT will you celebrate with a USA flag displayed outside your house....
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  Native American Artifacts

  by IP_SEC in

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  my great grand father was one half cherokee, he taught me about making flint tools and a lot about the land.. his son, my grand father taught me how to find flint tools lol.. the area i'm from is literally littered, with these tools laying right on the ground.

  some may have been lost in the hunt, others discarded as a broken implement.

  have you ever found artifacts?

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  desbah

  "archaelogical clearance"

  if they find any artifacts on your land permit or homesite application the tribe will not let you build on that area...you have to find somewhere else to build....if it's a major archaelogical find they will bring in the experts to do a dig and your permit will be denied to build any type of structure. the tribe will not disturb these areas but they do make note of them and inform the resource department.

  i understand your wanting to hold on to something that belongs in the past...but sometimes like that guy posted before you, his dad had a hold lot of native american artifacts and he's saying it got sold underprice. it's not about the money....its about the respect. and i think if you pass your collection on to your family members they have to understand that's its about respect for what it represents.
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  Native American Artifacts

  by IP_SEC in

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  my great grand father was one half cherokee, he taught me about making flint tools and a lot about the land.. his son, my grand father taught me how to find flint tools lol.. the area i'm from is literally littered, with these tools laying right on the ground.

  some may have been lost in the hunt, others discarded as a broken implement.

  have you ever found artifacts?

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  desbah

  i feel like this is a huge culture difference, so you see, i really don't feel the need to collect artifacts like arrowheads because i know my culture and my respect for balance and harmony in nature...if you feel the need to possess such items to fulfill your lives so be it.

  peace be with you,

  desbah
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  Native American Artifacts

  by IP_SEC in

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  my great grand father was one half cherokee, he taught me about making flint tools and a lot about the land.. his son, my grand father taught me how to find flint tools lol.. the area i'm from is literally littered, with these tools laying right on the ground.

  some may have been lost in the hunt, others discarded as a broken implement.

  have you ever found artifacts?

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  desbah

  Even what we call "indian mounds" in this part of the country are nothing more than native american trash piles. Not cerimonial or burial sites.

  i realized you might consider them "trash piles"...my point is that most ppl start off looking for arrowheads and progress to graverobbing just to possess native american artifacts and that's a real problem out here.

  thats why our tribe will not let anyone obtain a permit, lease or build until the land has a archaeological clearance.

  i have experience living close to the land by hauling precious water and attending to livestock. and when i do go to one of the scared mountains to make my offering to mother earth, i leave my offerings on the ground or on a tree.

  so u see some of these artifacts you and your buddies find are offering to mother earth, to bless the earth, the sky above and its creatures below...thats why its never used again.

  your hertitage is really about who you are and knowing your grandfather's clan is a start for you to finding out who you are and where you came from.

  peace be with you,

  desbah
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  Native American Artifacts

  by IP_SEC in

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  my great grand father was one half cherokee, he taught me about making flint tools and a lot about the land.. his son, my grand father taught me how to find flint tools lol.. the area i'm from is literally littered, with these tools laying right on the ground.

  some may have been lost in the hunt, others discarded as a broken implement.

  have you ever found artifacts?

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  desbah

  Well please forgive me if my possession of those artifacts has offended you.

  I would think that people looking for arrowheads would be a sort of homage to the Native American culture.

  I have always had a fascination with Indians because of their skills as hunters.

  i think your possessions of arrowheads are part of your personality, it gives me a direction of who you are.

  for me what i find disturbing is when ppl go out of their way to searching and destroy from a holy site. this is a taboo for most native american cultures.

  i was taught to you keep yourself and your young children away from artifacts and ruins and holy sites. you can tell them its there but not to disturb it out of respect.

  well you can always learn to make arrowheards and sell them to the tourist....it's a good thing!
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  Native American Artifacts

  by IP_SEC in

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  my great grand father was one half cherokee, he taught me about making flint tools and a lot about the land.. his son, my grand father taught me how to find flint tools lol.. the area i'm from is literally littered, with these tools laying right on the ground.

  some may have been lost in the hunt, others discarded as a broken implement.

  have you ever found artifacts?

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  desbah

  hey i'm full blooded dine'...and we are taught not to mess around with artifacts, it's part of our culture to respect what was in the past and leave it alone.