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The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 11:28 AM
With all the negativity and bickering and heated exchanges in the other threads, I think we should have a nice positive thread with stories from the internet that promote the best of humanity and give hope for our future.

(http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/high-schoolers-staged-a-massive-sit-in-after-their-vice-prin?bffb)I'll update this to link to the new stuff that gets added in.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 11:29 AM
I'll start with this:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/high-schoolers-staged-a-massive-sit-in-after-their-vice-prin?bffb

The students of Eastside Catholic HIgh School in Sammamish, Washington staged a sit-in proteset Thursday after it was announced that their Vice-Principal was forced to resign after marrying his boyfriend. Other high schools heard about it and staged their own sit-in to show their support.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 11:33 AM
http://www.globalanimal.org/2013/12/17/christmas-miracle-deserted-dog-gets-second-leash-on-life/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xg2G_oINqc

BedellBrave
12-20-2013, 04:52 PM
I'll start with this:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/high-schoolers-staged-a-massive-sit-in-after-their-vice-prin?bffb

The students of Eastside Catholic HIgh School in Sammamish, Washington staged a sit-in proteset Thursday after it was announced that their Vice-Principal was forced to resign after marrying his boyfriend. Other high schools heard about it and staged their own sit-in to show their support.


What was that about voiding a contract? Stupid story.

BedellBrave
12-20-2013, 04:52 PM
http://www.globalanimal.org/2013/12/17/christmas-miracle-deserted-dog-gets-second-leash-on-life/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xg2G_oINqc


Now that's a good one.

yeezus
12-20-2013, 05:07 PM
The mistreatment of dogs bothers me so much. I don't understand why people get dogs if they don't want a dog. Don't get a goddamn dog. All they wanna do is give you love and be taken care of.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 05:17 PM
What was that about voiding a contract? Stupid story.

It's more for the students standing United for a cause. By the time they're your age, *** marriage will likely be legal in most of the country.

BedellBrave
12-20-2013, 05:45 PM
It's more for the students standing United for a cause. By the time they're your age, *** marriage will likely be legal in most of the country.

Stupid kids. They go to a frickin Catholic school.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 06:01 PM
Stupid kids. They go to a frickin Catholic school.

Bedell, this thread is for positive stories. I'm sorry you find this story a waste of time, but there are some on here who don't, so please feel free to post any of your own stories you find positive.

BedellBrave
12-20-2013, 06:26 PM
Bedell, this thread is for positive stories. I'm sorry you find this story a waste of time, but there are some on here who don't, so please feel free to post any of your own stories you find positive.


I don't find it to be a positive story. Sorry.

Okay.

BedellBrave
12-20-2013, 06:29 PM
Positive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk9rv2hUfA)

BedellBrave
12-20-2013, 06:30 PM
WestJet (http://distractify.com/people/westjet-christmas-miracle/)


Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIEIvi2MuEk&feature=player_embedded)

BedellBrave
12-20-2013, 06:47 PM
Make your own positive stor (http://www.samaritanspurse.org/gift-catalog/give/)y

zitothebrave
12-20-2013, 06:59 PM
Not about America but it gives me hope maybe we'll get our act together

http://gizmodo.com/sweden-is-closing-prisons-due-to-lack-of-people-to-put-1462950734

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 07:05 PM
WestJet (http://distractify.com/people/westjet-christmas-miracle/)


Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIEIvi2MuEk&feature=player_embedded)

Great use of advertising dollars for them. I loved the guy who got his socks. LOL

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 07:24 PM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-ends-another-time-low-191134818.html;_ylt=A0oG7ka_37RSHCgA795XNyoA;_ylu= X3oDMTB0M2o0Z2VyBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1NNRT MyMV8x

cajunrevenge
12-20-2013, 07:29 PM
Not about America but it gives me hope maybe we'll get our act together

http://gizmodo.com/sweden-is-closing-prisons-due-to-lack-of-people-to-put-1462950734

I bet if you compared crime by race I bet US whites commit crimes at only a slightly higher rate than whites in Sweden. That's the least racist way I can put it. Its not the skin color really its the thug culture that represents the majority of black people. It infects white people too but at a lower rate.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 07:38 PM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-ends-another-time-low-191134818.html;_ylt=A0oG7ka_37RSHCgA795XNyoA;_ylu= X3oDMTB0M2o0Z2VyBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1NNRT MyMV8x

Do you have to troll? This thread hasn't even gone past 2 pages yet.

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 07:54 PM
Sooner he is gone, the better this country is off. The approval rating shows that people are not happy with him, so when he is gone, people will be happy.

Not trolling. I am serious. Too much calamity in his reign.

Instead of going forward, we are going backwards.

Billary should have been our president and I would have been happy with that choice, since I picked her husband TWICE.

Dalyn
12-20-2013, 08:13 PM
https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/q71/1526599_639814742747838_1047344537_n.jpg

zitothebrave
12-20-2013, 08:21 PM
I bet if you compared crime by race I bet US whites commit crimes at only a slightly higher rate than whites in Sweden. That's the least racist way I can put it. Its not the skin color really its the thug culture that represents the majority of black people. It infects white people too but at a lower rate.

Crime rates typically follow poverty rates. You're more likely to steal and kill with nothing to lose.

Your "thug culture" idea is so wrong it's pretty sad. I won't derail this thread any further and instead now put it back on track

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/kids-return-money-to-church_n_4480819.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 08:24 PM
Sooner he is gone, the better this country is off. The approval rating shows that people are not happy with him, so when he is gone, people will be happy.

Not trolling. I am serious. Too much calamity in his reign.

Instead of going forward, we are going backwards.

Billary should have been our president and I would have been happy with that choice, since I picked her husband TWICE.

You know why this thread was made and what types of stories I'm encouraging.

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 08:25 PM
Crime rates typically follow poverty rates. You're more likely to steal and kill with nothing to lose.

Your "thug culture" idea is so wrong it's pretty sad. I won't derail this thread any further and instead now put it back on track

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/kids-return-money-to-church_n_4480819.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news

:)

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 08:26 PM
You know why this thread was made and the stories im encouraging are feel good stories.

To me and the 59% it is a feel good story.

Sorry if you don't like it, but you are in the minority.

My statement is perfectly valid back by those who actually participated in the poll.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 08:27 PM
When Bedell used to do his sermons at scout I never trolled his threads. Im asking the same from some of you but I guess that's too hard of a task.

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 08:27 PM
You know why this thread was made and what types of stories I'm encouraging.

Well your first story, like Bedel said, is not a feel good story. It was a slap in the face to people like me.

So..........................................


You drop yours, I will drop mine. Anything that promotes g a y s / a b o r t i o n s, infringe on my beliefs.

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 08:35 PM
When Bedell used to do his sermons at scout I never trolled his threads. Im asking the same from some of you but I guess that's too hard of a task.

Because you purposely picked a feel good story to trash conservatives way of thinking. I am not stupid, I see right through it, but as soon as I said something good about our country when we get rid of president you call it trolling.

Who is trolling who?

Bedell is a big boy, if you wanted to troll it, I wouldn't have stop it.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 08:36 PM
Well your first story, like Bedel said, is not a feel good story. It was a slap in the face to people like me.

So..........................................


You drop yours, I will drop mine. Anything that promotes g a y s / a b o r t i o n s, infringe on my beliefs.

Ok. Remind me again where I was shoving it down your throat. You can ignore it and move on to the next comment but I suppose getting "payback" with smartass comments is your better move.

You specifically posted the Obama story to troll. It has nothing to do with theme of this thread. Rooting for failure is not a positive feel good story. This thread was meant to encourage.

The kids peacefully assembled a protest for something they felt was right. They organized it using phones and social media and for kids that young to be organizing like this is a sign of strength no matter if you agree with the reason they are. Teens get such a bad name these days for being lazy and entitled that it's nice to see them standing up against authority without provoking violence.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 08:37 PM
Because you purposely picked a feel good story to trash conservatives way of thinking. I am not stupid, I see right through it, but as soon as I said something good about our country when we get rid of president you call it trolling.

Who is trolling who?

Bedell is a big boy, if you wanted to troll it, I wouldn't have stop it.
You saw right through it right. Kind of like how you thought I was endorsing someone's opinion because I thought an image they posted was funny.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 08:40 PM
Bedell is a big boy. That isn't the point. I didn't troll because there was no reason to and I have more respect for him than that.

You posting that obama article was pure non sense. If reading that gives you a good warm fuzzy feeling in your stomach similar to the dog story then there's something wrong with your moral compass.

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 08:49 PM
No it wasn't, protest a g a y marriage offends me. Period.

When Obama is gone and people not liking him, makes me happy. Period. America would be better off without him in power. That is a positive thing.

There is no trolling. If the sit in was for something other than about g a y marriage, I doubt you would have posted it.

As for your other stories, I think they are legit positive stories especially about dogs, which I do rescue and find homes for. My wife use to work for the human society until we had kids. While dating her. I helped her with the dogs, cleaning their piss, their s hit, even puke. Not fun, but because I love her, I was willing to help.

In saying that, my friend at work wanted to take her two chocolate cockers to the shelter. I talked her out of it because it was a spurn of the moment decision.

DONT YOU DARE SAY anything about me and my love for animals. It is a sensitive subject to me.

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 08:55 PM
You know what, screw it. I tried to come back. Now you call me a troll.

What is next, Kim Jung Un?

I guess you will be happy censoring anything negative about your king Obama. If that is the case, I won't bother posting.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 08:58 PM
Except I didn't say anything bad about your love for animals. I simply said if a story of failure is something that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling and a smile in the same way as the dog story then you need to reevaluate that.

The Chosen One
12-20-2013, 09:00 PM
You know what, screw it. I tried to come back. Now you call me a troll.

What is next, Kim Jung Un?

I guess you will be happy censoring anything negative about your king Obama. If that is the case, I won't bother posting.
This has nothing to do with Washington politics. You damn well know Obama is a controversial subject in anything he does. Why post it? ThE story about the kids has nothing to do with Obama. You don't like it fine.

Posting thr Obama story as a "one up" to the kids story is beyond stupid.

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 09:17 PM
This has nothing to do with Washington politics. You damn well know Obama is a controversial subject in anything he does. Why post it? ThE story about the kids has nothing to do with Obama. You don't like it fine.

Posting thr Obama story as a "one up" to the kids story is beyond stupid.

No, like I said, if it had something to do that is not g ay marriage I would be happy for it. Yes it is a good story they are standing up for something there is no DENYING THAT, but they are standing up for something I am against. He broke a rule and rightfully got fired, just like the Dook Dynasty guy or whatever they call that show. They are demonstrating against A&E for doing that, but why post it when people like you bring it down because it does not conform to your beliefs.

You do know that people are offended by anything dealing with g a y marriage. Did you think about why they are sitting in before you posted it, knowing Bedell and I and others have an issue with it?

Just like me posting Obama, yes, I did it because the sooner he is gone, the happier this country is. I should have used the Duke Dynasty thing, but I feel you would have been offended and we will still argue about it.

Why should people like Bedell and I have to sit here and let you all gloat on tramping on our beliefs. I might be spiteful in my retaliation but you will know next time some feel good stories do offend some people on grounds like g a y marriage and a bortion. I do not mind g a y marriage per se, I have family members who are, but i do have a problem if it is associated with religion, keep it government sanctioned, not church sanctioned.


Think about it.

zitothebrave
12-20-2013, 09:46 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/12/longtime-volunteer-on-mentoring-la-youth-was-born-to-do-this/

AerchAngel
12-20-2013, 10:01 PM
Nice.

I hear stories about this growing up. Our elders were special people and we just nonchalantly cast them aside. I always listen to my gramps and grams about how the neighborhood would help mentoring my dad and the kids in the neighborhood.

My cousin just obtain full of albums of pictures dating back to the early 20th century, I think Okie, Dalyn and Bedell have access to my Facebook and see the pics. It is awesome. Things like this brings a tear to my eye. I owe them so much for how they brought me up.

Runnin
12-20-2013, 11:55 PM
Positive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk9rv2hUfA)

Fiction within a fiction. lol

Runnin
12-21-2013, 12:05 AM
Inmates find something positive while digging in the dirt. (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/10/prison-gardens-grow-new-lives-for-inmates/)

Runnin
12-21-2013, 12:15 AM
You know what, screw it. I tried to come back. Now you call me a troll.

What is next, Kim Jung Un?

I guess you will be happy censoring anything negative about your king Obama. If that is the case, I won't bother posting.
You needn't bother and btw he didn't call you a troll. But now that I think about it I'll bet you'd love a slap in the face - what else could keep bringing you back?
http://www.pbh2.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/swagger.gif

BedellBrave
12-21-2013, 12:48 AM
Fiction within a fiction. lol


Whatever.

BedellBrave
12-21-2013, 12:51 AM
Is this going to be a "you post what you think is a positive story" thread? Or are we aiming for an agreed upon definition of "positive"?

And Runnin, Merry Christmas!

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 12:54 AM
You needn't bother and btw he didn't call you a troll. But now that I think about it I'll bet you'd love a slap in the face - what else could keep bringing you back?
http://www.pbh2.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/swagger.gif

he did call me a troll

and yes I can stay away from here until my beliefs are trampled on in a subliminal way, which he purposely did. So I countered and he didn't like it. Like I take my ball home when someone else calls him.

The Chosen One
12-21-2013, 01:25 AM
he did call me a troll

and yes I can stay away from here until my beliefs are trampled on in a subliminal way, which he purposely did. So I countered and he didn't like it. Like I take my ball home when someone else calls him.

LOL ok.

You and maybe Bedell think I posted that kids story to purposely piss you off and incite you and offend you.

I posted it because I'm happy to see kids organize and peacefully demonstrate for something they believe in. Just because you think they're stupid for doing so, that's your own personal belief. I posted it because of what they were doing. Go to my post, did anywhere I bring up anything about the church or catholic school and what they should do? NO. I posted the link and was praising the kids for their actions.

You and Bedell went off and ran with the ball, creating tension for no reason.

Bedell posts a WestJet Christmas flash mob stunt and then a Charlie Brown video. One a publicity stunt by a CANADIAN Airliner, the other just a cartoon. I didn't complain about either one of those things even though they had nothing to do with this thread.

You come in and post a useless article about Obama's approval numbers sinking. How exactly does that fit in with the theme of this thread? Obama has 3 years left in his term, so it has nothing to do with "hope for the future". The next 3 years could be great for our country, we don't know yet because they haven't happened. But since you want to go ahead and say they're going to be ****ty because he's President then go ahead.

It still does not change the fact you did it to troll. It's clear trolling. You damn well know Obama is a controversial subject and a lightening rod for heated debate. Why the hell would you post that in a thread meant to promote optimism?

I'm optimistic that those kids are standing up for something. It happens to be something that you disagree with. But the fact teenagers and millenials get such a bad rep for being lazy, non-assertive, and entitlement, they go and do something together because of something they believe in, there's no telling what things they're capable of in the future.

I don't care how the hell you spin it, I think it's absolutely sad you think Obama failing and his numbers falling gives you a happy feeling and warms your heart.

I'm not an idiot AA, I've been posting on internet forums for 15 years. I know trolling when I see trolling.

The Chosen One
12-21-2013, 01:27 AM
http://www.examiner.com/article/duck-dynasty-update-social-media-backlash-over-phil-robertson-s-suspension

400,000 likes

WAY TO GO. This is a definitive positive for the Freedom of Speech movement which America foundation was laid.

I'm going to move this to the Duck Dynasty thread. The duck dynasty thread was created specifically for duck dynasty discussion.

The Chosen One
12-21-2013, 01:37 AM
You know it's sad AA.

You accuse me of indirectly telling you to leave the site when all I did was like bdawg's lord of the rings gif because I thought it was funny. Somehow you read in between lines that didn't exist and came up with the conclusion that SAV was telling you to get the f--- out of my place.

I sent you a very very long apology the first time you left when we busted your balls about being in cahoots with Patio, because I felt it was my mess up. I went out of my way to ask you to come back because I felt I f'd that up.

All these years on Scout and here, a majority of the posters call you a d-ck, a deuchebag, a whiny hypocrite.

I've never once ever said that about you, or cared what they said and just ignored it.

You've proven every single one of those things in this thread alone.

Personally, I don't care anymore if you want to make a big scene and leave and never come back. That's your decision. If you want to be a prima donna and announce to everyone you're leaving because you feel you're being singled out, let me know and I will erase your user account so you won't feel tempted to log back in and come back to the constant harassment and singling out that doesn't exist.

Steaksauce takes a bigger beating and chastising on this website than you do, and he doesn't complain or whine about it like you do. And he doesn't result to the namecalling you do when he's bullied on here.

I don't care what names you call me, I'm not going to ban you or suspend your account because that will just encourage you to keep playing the victim and martyr card that I somehow have some type of vendetta against you. Everyone here knows I don't moderate and I let a lot of stuff fly and don't delete posts. This is the only sub-forum on the site that does not have any moderator staff aside from me being the Administrator. In other sub-forums I instruct my moderators to not really moderate anything unless it's common sense to do so. I ask people nicely to stop flirting or chill out and stop going off topic when it gets personal. I only PM and delete if vulgarity starts flying out.

I've never been so annoyed by any poster on this site before, but you are certainly approaching that bell.

Do not think of me as an idiot AA. I've been posting on internet forums since I was 8 years old. I've grown up on the internet so I've seen all variations of trolling. You can deny alllll you want that what you did wasn't trolling, but I know trolling when I see it.

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 02:47 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/trombone-shorty-gives-back-to-new-orleans-youth-music-community/


http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/GTY_trombone_shorty_jtm_131217_16x9_608.jpg

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 02:52 AM
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/YIR13/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/YIR13/images/yir-2013-banner-960.jpeg

goldfly
12-21-2013, 02:56 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/trombone-shorty-gives-back-to-new-orleans-youth-music-community/


http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/GTY_trombone_shorty_jtm_131217_16x9_608.jpg

Shorty Trombone is awesome

went and saw him at Nola Jazzfest

was right before he started getting big

he played a small club show from around 2am till the sun came up and gave everything he had. left there and had bloodys at Igors before bed for a few hours before hitting the fair grounds again.


best music festival in the states

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 02:58 AM
Shorty Trombone is awesome

went and saw him at Nola Jazzfest

was right before he started getting big

he played a small club show from around 2am till the sun came up and gave everything he had. left there and had bloodys at Igors before bed for a few hours before hitting the fair grounds again.


best music festival in the states

Love it! So much fun to be had out there. Life is awesome.

goldfly
12-21-2013, 03:11 AM
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/YIR13/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/YIR13/images/yir-2013-banner-960.jpeg

interesting

nothing about Voyager

goldfly
12-21-2013, 03:12 AM
Love it! So much fun to be had out there. Life is awesome.

no doubt

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 03:17 AM
interesting

nothing about Voyager


Top right.

goldfly
12-21-2013, 03:21 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rF2i_dZR6I

goldfly
12-21-2013, 03:23 AM
Top right.

damn

taking that as a sign to get some shut eye.

don't know how i missed that

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 09:16 AM
You know it's sad AA.

You accuse me of indirectly telling you to leave the site when all I did was like bdawg's lord of the rings gif because I thought it was funny. Somehow you read in between lines that didn't exist and came up with the conclusion that SAV was telling you to get the f--- out of my place.

I sent you a very very long apology the first time you left when we busted your balls about being in cahoots with Patio, because I felt it was my mess up. I went out of my way to ask you to come back because I felt I f'd that up.

All these years on Scout and here, a majority of the posters call you a d-ck, a deuchebag, a whiny hypocrite.

I've never once ever said that about you, or cared what they said and just ignored it.

You've proven every single one of those things in this thread alone.

Personally, I don't care anymore if you want to make a big scene and leave and never come back. That's your decision. If you want to be a prima donna and announce to everyone you're leaving because you feel you're being singled out, let me know and I will erase your user account so you won't feel tempted to log back in and come back to the constant harassment and singling out that doesn't exist.

Steaksauce takes a bigger beating and chastising on this website than you do, and he doesn't complain or whine about it like you do. And he doesn't result to the namecalling you do when he's bullied on here.

I don't care what names you call me, I'm not going to ban you or suspend your account because that will just encourage you to keep playing the victim and martyr card that I somehow have some type of vendetta against you. Everyone here knows I don't moderate and I let a lot of stuff fly and don't delete posts. This is the only sub-forum on the site that does not have any moderator staff aside from me being the Administrator. In other sub-forums I instruct my moderators to not really moderate anything unless it's common sense to do so. I ask people nicely to stop flirting or chill out and stop going off topic when it gets personal. I only PM and delete if vulgarity starts flying out.

I've never been so annoyed by any poster on this site before, but you are certainly approaching that bell.

Do not think of me as an idiot AA. I've been posting on internet forums since I was 8 years old. I've grown up on the internet so I've seen all variations of trolling. You can deny alllll you want that what you did wasn't trolling, but I know trolling when I see it.

Whatever, dude. All you said is bunch of garbage. You can believe whatever you want. Your posting history that involves anything Obama related or anything g ay or ab ortion related, you will take a stab at us. What I found out that you are a hypocrite and decry with "trolling". I retaliated, simply enough and saw immediately saying anything good for our country when our president is gone is a good thing and you didn't like it. I stand by my post, but you don't respect it because it is a shot at him. You defer to it as trolling. Well bashing (even though I respect the students for doing it but not at the expense of something I believe was right) an anti-*** person can be trolling because you mocked me and those who believe the clergy was right.

Your board so whatever you say is gospel I guess. I just come to a conclusion that if I counter you in your squashing our voice or say anything bad about our administration I am a troll.

The Chosen One
12-21-2013, 09:32 AM
Whatever, dude. All you said is bunch of garbage. You can believe whatever you want. Your posting history that involves anything Obama related or anything g ay or ab ortion related, you will take a stab at us. What I found out that you are a hypocrite and decry with "trolling". I retaliated, simply enough and saw immediately saying anything good for our country when our president is gone is a good thing and you didn't like it. I stand by my post, but you don't respect it because it is a shot at him. You defer to it as trolling. Well bashing (even though I respect the students for doing it but not at the expense of something I believe was right) an anti-*** person can be trolling because you mocked me and those who believe the clergy was right.

Your board so whatever you say is gospel I guess. I just come to a conclusion that if I counter you in your squashing our voice or say anything bad about our administration I am a troll.

It has nothing to do with my personal beliefs on Obama. It's the simple fact you should be smart enough to know Obama is a lightening rod for heated discussion, and the fact you'd even mention and bring him into this thread was stupid and trolling.

Once again, where did I share an opinion on the clergy, school or administration? Go back to my comment which wasn't even a comment. It was just a summarization of what happened in the article. I didn't give an opinion or state what I felt the clergy should do and if they were wrong. I reiterated plenty that the reason I posted it was because of the activism on behalf of the kids. It wasn't to piss off you and Bedell or to instigate. You two however felt the need to take it that way, and then you yourself go on posting a stupid article on Obama to +1 me in the two can play at that game garbage.

My personal beliefs on Obama have nothing to do with the fact your article posting was unnecessary and completely irrelevant to the point of this thread.

And there you go again thinking I think whatever I say is gospel. I don't censor anybody here, nor do I force my beliefs upon people. This is a message board, and I debate and sometimes it gets heated but that doesn't make me a dictator as you're perceiving.

And once again, I think any sane person on this board would agree that the fact you take pride in Obama's failure and in a way hope he continues to fail for the next 3 years is not positive at all. I don't care if Bush or Romney were President and you did that. It is completely unnecessary and stupid. Poll number articles come out on a weekly basis, it's not every week you see teenage activism like that.

Whatever floats your boat I suppose. Keep playing the victim card.

zitothebrave
12-21-2013, 09:40 AM
Damn SAV is dropping bombs like an adult. I would have just egged AA on cause I'm a real troll.

Which leads me to my rant. Why does the word troll get thrown around so often? Some of us work hard at trolling. So much so that people don't realize when it's happening to them.

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 09:41 AM
The students were protesting a fire of a g ay person, WHO BROKED A RULE, do you not think it will elicit a response by me or Bedell?

Like you said in Dook Dynasty, if you do something stupid, you paid the price, the clergy did something stupid and he got fired.

I am fine with the students protesting, but they are protesting the wrong thing. I do not see that as a positive for America.

Again, why is one person is off topic, but anti-g ay bashing is? That article poked fun at the core of our beliefs.

Sorry I can't believe you. If it was for another cause that is not ga y, I don't think you would have posted and that is what you are not understanding. Since it was to protect a g ay person, you thought it was subject worthy. It's not, sorry it's not good for America when someone breaks the law/code and not suffer penalty and cheered.

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 09:45 AM
to be honest, to keep the flow, you should have left my failing Obama is a good thing for America because it leads to a change for the better thing alone and we wouldn't be discussing it.

So.........................

Like Bedell said, what is positive for anyone without upsetting anyone.

Should have let it be, SAV. Some people agree with me, some don't just like your posted article, some agree with the students like I do, but not what they are protesting.

50PoundHead
12-21-2013, 10:28 AM
to be honest, to keep the flow, you should have left my failing Obama is a good thing for America because it leads to a change for the better thing alone and we wouldn't be discussing it.

So.........................

Like Bedell said, what is positive for anyone without upsetting anyone.

Should have let it be, SAV. Some people agree with me, some don't just like your posted article, some agree with the students like I do, but not what they are protesting.

I disagree. I don't think anyone could hate on this!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/dog-finds-a-tiny-kitten-risks-everything-to-save-her

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 10:38 AM
I disagree. I don't think anyone could hate on this!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/dog-finds-a-tiny-kitten-risks-everything-to-save-her

Who said hate on what they did?

I am disappointed in why they are doing it. If it was for another cause I would give them a double dose of cool.

For instance, a teacher gets fired for alleged assault of a student and turned out it was bogus and they didn't reinstate for probable cause because of past friction. If they sit on that, I would be proud of that.

Sitting in for a teacher for breaking the rules is borderline anarchy. If we do not teach our kids today about the consequences of breaking the rules, then we shouldn't give them rules.

BedellBrave
12-21-2013, 10:39 AM
LOL ok.

You and maybe Bedell think I posted that kids story to purposely piss you off and incite you and offend you.

I posted it because I'm happy to see kids organize and peacefully demonstrate for something they believe in. Just because you think they're stupid for doing so, that's your own personal belief. I posted it because of what they were doing. Go to my post, did anywhere I bring up anything about the church or catholic school and what they should do? NO. I posted the link and was praising the kids for their actions.

You and Bedell went off and ran with the ball, creating tension for no reason.

Bedell posts a WestJet Christmas flash mob stunt and then a Charlie Brown video. One a publicity stunt by a CANADIAN Airliner, the other just a cartoon. I didn't complain about either one of those things even though they had nothing to do with this thread.

You come in and post a useless article about Obama's approval numbers sinking. How exactly does that fit in with the theme of this thread? Obama has 3 years left in his term, so it has nothing to do with "hope for the future". The next 3 years could be great for our country, we don't know yet because they haven't happened. But since you want to go ahead and say they're going to be ****ty because he's President then go ahead.

It still does not change the fact you did it to troll. It's clear trolling. You damn well know Obama is a controversial subject and a lightening rod for heated debate. Why the hell would you post that in a thread meant to promote optimism?

I'm optimistic that those kids are standing up for something. It happens to be something that you disagree with. But the fact teenagers and millenials get such a bad rep for being lazy, non-assertive, and entitlement, they go and do something together because of something they believe in, there's no telling what things they're capable of in the future.

I don't care how the hell you spin it, I think it's absolutely sad you think Obama failing and his numbers falling gives you a happy feeling and warms your heart.

I'm not an idiot AA, I've been posting on internet forums for 15 years. I know trolling when I see trolling.


Here's a suggestion my younger friend. Take it for what it is worth. Either say,

"Yeah, I was trolling y'all with that first story. Carry on."

Or,

"I seriously wasn't intending to troll. I'm sorry, I wasn't making the connections between a RC school firing a guy over his breaking his contract with them per his SSM, and his students supporting him and A&E indefinitely suspending Robertson for his religious views-speech about homosexuality and his fans supporting him. I should have but I just didn't. I definitely see how that was controversial."

I'm fine with either of those responses. :-)

But again, what's your intent with this thread going forth? Post anything we think is a positive story (which is why I posted "just a cartoon" about what I believe is the most positive story of all stories - I guess I could have just posted the text of Luke 2 instead) or what is "positive" according to some general consensus? Cause if it is the latter, then forget about it. There ain't such a consensus, evidenced by you saying that neither of those stories I posted had anything to do with this thread.

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 10:45 AM
Thanks Bedell.

I am not good at posting like you are. That positive thingy offended me greatly, not about the kids, which I admired their courage, but the message they sent weren't on what really happened.

BedellBrave
12-21-2013, 10:46 AM
I disagree. I don't think anyone could hate on this!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/dog-finds-a-tiny-kitten-risks-everything-to-save-her


Crap, one more cat in the world.












JK (I have 2). Cool story.

50PoundHead
12-21-2013, 12:19 PM
Who said hate on what they did?

I am disappointed in why they are doing it. If it was for another cause I would give them a double dose of cool.

For instance, a teacher gets fired for alleged assault of a student and turned out it was bogus and they didn't reinstate for probable cause because of past friction. If they sit on that, I would be proud of that.

Sitting in for a teacher for breaking the rules is borderline anarchy. If we do not teach our kids today about the consequences of breaking the rules, then we shouldn't give them rules.

My lighthearted comment was aimed at Bedell's line that almost every post will not illicit the same reaction (which is true); what some find positive, others will find negative. I just tried to find an innocuous story that was so innocuous that it would not offend anyone. Except, come to think of it, if that's a feral cat, it's a problem!

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 12:32 PM
My lighthearted comment was aimed at Bedell's line that almost every post will not illicit the same reaction (which is true); what some find positive, others will find negative. I just tried to find an innocuous story that was so innocuous that it would not offend anyone. Except, come to think of it, if that's a feral cat, it's a problem!

Ah, I see.

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 02:29 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/moments-that-restored-our-faith-in-humanity-this-y

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2012/12/14/18/enhanced-buzz-16357-1355528522-0.jpg

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 02:32 PM
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20766776,00.html

http://img2-3.timeinc.net/people/i/2013/news/131230/jessie-600.jpg

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 02:33 PM
AWESOME!!!!

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 02:49 PM
http://www.dailygood.org/story/533/mark-twain-s-top-9-tips-for-living-a-good-life-henrik-edberg/

http://www.positivityblog.com/_images/080516_marktwain.jpg

zitothebrave
12-21-2013, 02:53 PM
Imma gonna buzzfeed this beotch

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr06/21/14/enhanced-buzz-5005-1385062171-4.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr01/21/14/enhanced-buzz-30691-1385062172-19.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr07/21/15/enhanced-buzz-12334-1385065983-21.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr01/21/14/enhanced-buzz-30765-1385062141-17.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr07/21/14/enhanced-buzz-4876-1385062169-10.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr07/21/14/enhanced-buzz-4182-1385062168-7.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr05/21/14/enhanced-buzz-31659-1385062141-17.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr07/21/14/enhanced-buzz-4845-1385062145-3.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr05/21/14/enhanced-buzz-32568-1385062166-23.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr06/21/14/enhanced-buzz-6143-1385062171-0.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr01/21/14/enhanced-buzz-31332-1385062548-6.jpg

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 02:56 PM
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/12/18/new_yorks_hero_guide_dog_assured_a_loving_home.htm l

http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2013/12/18/new_yorks_hero_guide_dog_assured_a_loving_home/hero_dog.jpg.size.xxlarge.letterbox.jpg

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 03:21 PM
https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/q71/1507723_10151829517787286_1794008429_n.jpg

goldfly
12-21-2013, 03:25 PM
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2012/12/14/17/enhanced-buzz-23346-1355522599-0.jpg

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2012/12/14/17/enhanced-buzz-18275-1355522633-1.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HUQ3UhPD7Qg/UhVDZ8QBH-I/AAAAAAAAF_g/9omfaAkjgMc/s1600/Muslims+protecting+Christians.jpg

BedellBrave
12-21-2013, 03:41 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/moments-that-restored-our-faith-in-humanity-this-y

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2012/12/14/18/enhanced-buzz-16357-1355528522-0.jpg


Excellent!

The Chosen One
12-21-2013, 03:50 PM
This thread is a perfect opportunity for dalyn to get easy thanks to catch up.

BedellBrave
12-21-2013, 04:08 PM
You guys keep up with that?

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 04:15 PM
You guys keep up with that?

He does. :Alone:

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 04:17 PM
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/12/18/new_yorks_hero_guide_dog_assured_a_loving_home.htm l

http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2013/12/18/new_yorks_hero_guide_dog_assured_a_loving_home/hero_dog.jpg.size.xxlarge.letterbox.jpg

The wife mentioned that one. Did she post this on Facebook Dal?

BedellBrave
12-21-2013, 04:17 PM
Welcome Home (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZvwpqnha9o)

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 04:20 PM
Gold Fly, first and second is not true.

THe last two is awesome and probably the best in this thread.

Dalyn
12-21-2013, 04:20 PM
The wife mentioned that one. Did she post this on Facebook Dal?

She might've. I noticed it in my feed quite a few times.

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 04:37 PM
As you probably noticed, I don't get on there much. She pretty much control our pages. Did any of the old pictures of my family appear? If not, I will have her make them available because I have no idea how she does them.

AerchAngel
12-21-2013, 04:43 PM
She might've. I noticed it in my feed quite a few times.

She has a few women's group she is part of. I would ignore those posts. Lost of drama with her friends, LOL. Not targeting her, they just like talking to her and she tends to give good advice.

My right hand person at work was going to give her dogs to the shelter because she thought she couldn't take care of them when she kicked her husband out of the house. I told her my wife had 3 dogs, alone and did a good job. They all lived to be 14, 15 and 15, if she could do it, you can. THe wife said she took it off Facebook and I got an email thanking me for not letting her do something stupid. I basically said, you are doing this because of what happened and you are not thinking and they are just not items you can get rid of. They are your kids per se and deserve the awesome care you gave them the last three years.

Runnin
12-21-2013, 09:57 PM
She has a few women's group she is part of.
I'll bet that poor woman needs all the support she can get. You can tell her that everyone at chopcountry is praying for her.

AerchAngel
12-22-2013, 12:17 AM
I'll bet that poor woman needs all the support she can get. You can tell her that everyone at chopcountry is praying for her.

Who my wife?

If you think I am conservative, she is wayyyyyy right to the point we argue about my liberalism, meaning I am for the poor who can't feed themselves, clothed themselves or have a roof over their head, well not the free loafers, I don't give a rats ass about them, but actually people who are not able to work. I want help for them. That is my liberal vote for Clinton side of me.

Edit: if I were a Democrat, she would never marry me. She is RED to the core. I am purple and she knows it, but stomachs it.

goldfly
12-22-2013, 04:23 AM
Gold Fly, first and second is not true.

THe last two is awesome and probably the best in this thread.

not surprising but i disagree

if God hated them

God wouldn't have made them G.ay

AerchAngel
12-22-2013, 10:01 AM
not surprising but i disagree

if God hated them

God wouldn't have made them G.ay


You do have a point about creation, but He doesn't hate anyone.

Imperfections is part of the world. We are people of free will. Maybe they can strive to overcome their nature as some animals do. It is about evolution. Normally those who are not like the norm are culled in any animal kingdom, fortunately humans do not in this present age. If you are g ay, I don't think anything is wrong with, but forcing people to accept and your approval is something you can't do and never will.

Yes the law of the land can protect you, but from what, your acceptance by those who will still harbor those feelings regardless. Just let it go, be yourself, no one is going to deny you a job or be with your mate, just quit trying to force religion to accept you, it is not going to happen.

I am not the one to judge you when you pass on.

zitothebrave
12-22-2013, 11:31 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/22/us/dying-girl-christmas-carol-wish/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

goldfly
12-22-2013, 05:06 PM
You do have a point about creation, but He doesn't hate anyone.

Imperfections is part of the world. We are people of free will. Maybe they can strive to overcome their nature as some animals do. It is about evolution. Normally those who are not like the norm are culled in any animal kingdom, fortunately humans do not in this present age. If you are g ay, I don't think anything is wrong with, but forcing people to accept and your approval is something you can't do and never will.

Yes the law of the land can protect you, but from what, your acceptance by those who will still harbor those feelings regardless. Just let it go, be yourself, no one is going to deny you a job or be with your mate, just quit trying to force religion to accept you, it is not going to happen.

I am not the one to judge you when you pass on.


homosexuality is prevalent through out the animal kingdom

i don't think anyone is really forcing people to accept someone that is homosexual

but i would say when that religion is lobbying gov't to force their religious views as law, it is a different ball game

thankfully just like civil rights, the people that hate on homosexuals and wish they were 2nd class citizens and not equal to you and i, will lose

just sad that it will take awhile for all of us to be viewed as equal under the law

AerchAngel
12-22-2013, 06:06 PM
homosexuality is prevalent through out the animal kingdom

i don't think anyone is really forcing people to accept someone that is homosexual

but i would say when that religion is lobbying gov't to force their religious views as law, it is a different ball game

LMAO this administration? Keep dreaming, it is the opposite. I am for ga y marriage just don't force people to accept it. Government doesn't force any religion on anyone, never have and never will.


thankfully just like civil rights, the people that hate on homosexuals and wish they were 2nd class citizens and not equal to you and i, will lose

They have it but they want to be accepted as NORMALS, well if your dick doesn't go into a vagina to produce an offspring, that is not normal according to biology, try again.

just sad that it will take awhile for all of us to be viewed as equal under the law

We are equal in everything that is more important than lifestyle. Like in anything you aren't accepted you aren't accepted, that goes for any American going overseas to any Muslim country, you are treated as a second class citizen if you do not accept their views.

zitothebrave
12-24-2013, 02:48 PM
http://www.viralnova.com/simon-beck-snow-art/

goldfly
12-26-2013, 04:03 AM
We are equal in everything that is more important than lifestyle. Like in anything you aren't accepted you aren't accepted, that goes for any American going overseas to any Muslim country, you are treated as a second class citizen if you do not accept their views.

why the **** are you quoting inside my quote?

not sure what "this administration..." has to do with my comment at all

"don't force people to accept it", no one is

nothing has any force any over humans that they don't choose to have forced over them except scientific laws etc

they are normal humans.

and this:

"We are equal in everything that is more important than lifestyle. Like in anything you aren't accepted you aren't accepted, that goes for any American going overseas to any Muslim country, you are treated as a second class citizen if you do not accept their views."

i have no idea what it means overall

i really don't see what the hell the views of people in other countries have to do with the topic at hand at all


but i will give your props for doing your best to derail a topic that was supposed to be positive stories that could bring everyone together and you then trying to play the victim card.

AerchAngel
12-26-2013, 10:13 AM
why the **** are you quoting inside my quote?

not sure what "this administration..." has to do with my comment at all

"don't force people to accept it", no one is

nothing has any force any over humans that they don't choose to have forced over them except scientific laws etc

they are normal humans.

and this:

"We are equal in everything that is more important than lifestyle. Like in anything you aren't accepted you aren't accepted, that goes for any American going overseas to any Muslim country, you are treated as a second class citizen if you do not accept their views."

i have no idea what it means overall

i really don't see what the hell the views of people in other countries have to do with the topic at hand at all


but i will give your props for doing your best to derail a topic that was supposed to be positive stories that could bring everyone together and you then trying to play the victim card.

I don't see anything positive to me and those like me being offended and there were others not happy with it. I am just blunt in expressing my views. Like you said stories to bring EVERYONE together and that was not one of them to those who believes differently.

Plus the matter is dropped as far as I am concerned. :elefant:

Happy Holidays to you.

Dalyn
12-31-2013, 11:50 AM
http://distractify.com/news/x-astounding-moments-of-peace-during-protest/

http://zeqps2k4t563atbs730zvzq12aw.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/4.11.jpg

Dalyn
01-07-2014, 11:39 AM
http://www.wimp.com/arepeople/