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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 08:52 PM Original message |
I gagged a bit on the saying of The Pledge this weekend. It was odd. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Haven't said the Pledge in years. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. So misguided. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah, I make the baby Jeebus cry. |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. I stand - but won't recite either one - b/c as you say, it is a lie. |
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HarveyDarkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'll stand up, but I don't say anything |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. Recommended. nt |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Pledge allegiance to a flag? No, not me. Haven't said it for years |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Well done - You've given me one more set of reasons not to recite the pledge. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
39. The last line really puts a cherry on top, don't it? |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
43. This atheist says: "Nothing wrong with the 10 commandments." |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. Every time I say the Pledge, I deliberately omit "under God". |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I remember back in the days when we were supposed to be terrified of Mao. |
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MatthewStLouis (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. I proudly say the pledge; I'll be damned if some fake patriotic b*stard thinks he can say it louder! |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. That's a pretty healthy attitude. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Congrats on 100 posts! |
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MatthewStLouis (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Thanks for the congrats! I love the thinking that goes on here at du... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
41. I agree. I'm not going to not be patriotic just because some douche has shoplifted my country. |
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tinkerbell41 (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. Odd that's when it happened to me. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. I am with you all the way. knr. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't say it and haven't since I refused to in the 3rd grade. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Third grade? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. A friend couldn't say it due to her religion and the other kids picked on her. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You are a good egg Solly Mack. I always thought so. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Thank you, tekisui. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Ditto that. |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Felt the same way. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I think that was the last school I attended that did say the pledge every morning. |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. I pledge allegience to ........ |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. Congratulations my friend good to see you awake. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. kr |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. "i couldn't say that out loud because it's a lie" (you're not odd, the nazi's are) |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 06:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I have been accutely aware of the horrible politics of this state |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
27. i don't really say the pledge unless my kid asks me to help her remember it. |
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Stargazer99 (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. I stopped standing or saying the pledge when |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 06:35 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. $750 will barely keep you alive when you're well |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
29. Even in First Grade, I knew I was an Atheist. |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
32. It's nice - if you don't think about the words. It's totally weird the moment you do, though. |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
33. Takes all kinds, |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 07:13 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. We at DU accept all kinds. |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. Yes. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
36. I never say it anymore |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Hm. |
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ChoppinBroccoli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
40. Totally Agree |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Man, I like this quote: |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
44. Don't say it because I do NOT "pledge allegiance to the flag." Our allegiance is owed to each other. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Good point, and that was where I was going with this thread: |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Yes. Their notion of loyalty is "obedience." How 'bout a pledge to work for the common good instead? |
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