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As above F**K off Kadampa
Why in in the name Queen Liz and that infant Bush is this sight taking adverts from those Brain washing freaks The New Kadampa cult?
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Show some tact once in a while.
Jason
I am very sorry if you are offended. However these people are extremely dangerous. I know they are under a degree on scrutiny and I feel we also have a responsibily to the minors that use this site.
I have seen first hand the conditions the student of the NKT live in and I must say that considering the wealth of this organisation I find it unacceptable they are treated in this way.
Some of their students seemed to be "unwell" and when I entered into conversation with them I could not help but notice they were obsessed with Dorje Shugden. In fact they worship this deity like a god.
With respect may suggest you take closer look up the NKT.
Jason, again sorry for any offence.
HH
Even if they are "dangerous", you don't need to us profanity to express that. I could care less about NKT, but I do care about the members [or readers] of this forum. Just be aware that this site is for all audiences [including possible minors as you've pointed out]. If you have a point, you may certainly well make it while be respectful. That is my only qulam.
Jason
Again I apologise to you because you are clearly offended. I always enjoy your posts and I am happy to take critism from you. However please look at NKT and maybe way up the threat of this post to minors.
On the one hand you have HH losing it and regretfully offending you in the process and then other hand it is identified this site is carry adverts from organisation you would not let you children near and in my mind reinforced those negative stereotypes that surround eastern religion.
Jason I respect your position but can please assure you I am the least you should offended about.
HH
Lordly, lordly I am beginning to feel as if I'm trapped in a Cohen Brothers movie. You are kidding right..?
and as for the cussing in the thread title, I agree that persons of a certain age shouldn't be exposed to such language, but at least he didn't use the actual word.
I'm sorry if I seemed offended. I was in a hurry as I was leaving, and my post was very terse. I agree that it isn't the worst thing in the world. I myself have used a coarse word here and there on this site, but it is your constant abrasiveness that got my "offended" as you say. Just realize that it is not this site's fault what pops up on the advertisments. It is simply a random process generated by key words. While I do not agree with the NKT, I do not have to waste my time berating them. If asked about them, I will give my honest opinion. If not asked, I will leave them alone. The fire only burns you if you touch it.
Jason
Well Jason you certainly have made your point. I try to take the opinion it takes all sorts to make the world we live in. I am sad you have taken such offence.
As I have said before I have always enjoyed your posts and have never been upset or offended by them. I would like to regretfully offer some practical advice, if you are constantly offended by my presence and indeed have a dislike for my posts, don't bother to read them.
If on the other hand you wish to carry on chatting I would be delighted and I will in the future be mindful of your recent comments.
Best of luck.
HH
But as I mentioned before, it is the right of everyone, equally, to use this forum until such a time as they prove they deserve to have this right removed.
Nobody knows if they're offended by something UNTIL they've read them... How could it be otherwise..?
And as has been pointed out by everyone, the forum is open to anyone without exception.... so just as you don't want a certain faction appearing and spreading their warped, misguided, manipulative message, thereby exposing the vulnerable to a negative influence, so it is the responsibility of those who already use the forum, to ensure the same protection. *
As that reads like a letter form my Brief. May I say again I agree with you with you totally.Is there any other further action you wish me to take?
Your humble Storm Trooper,
HH
I think he did it in the nicest way possible, using asterisks to mark out the whole word, while still conveying the intent. If you really think about it, f*** is the same as "fuck" to everybody, even a very young child. So if you're going to type "f**k" you may as well type "fuck".
Now, on to the ad issue:
The ads are totally random, based on context of the page that contains them. So since this thread contains the word "kadampa" many times, chances are that ads about NKM will start appearing more frequently in this thread. They randomly load each time the page loads, and I have no say in the content of the ads except that google assures me they meet google's standards of advertisers - meaning no pornography, hate sites, etc.
I do, however, have the ability to block advertisers wholesale from the site. In order to do that, I need the URL (the link) from the offending advertiser and then I can add it to the control panel to be blocked. If you see an ad that bothers you, copy the link and PM me so I can have it blocked in the future.
Of course we can continue to chat. I think you are just overreacting to what I've said. As a practicing Buddhist, I try to live my life accordingly [à la 8fld Pth]. On a Buddhist website, I try to speak accordingly. It is out of respect that I do this. Believe me, I can say a few words that would twist your socks into bunch around your ankles, but I have made it a point not to. If you honestly feel that what you say helps to contribute to the education of new Buddhists everywhere, then please feel free to say it as much as you like [if the language is ok with Brian, it's ok with me]. I will still read your posts, and if they have good points I will enjoy them; if they do not then I guess I won't--same as you would do mine. And, if you disagree with something that I've said, you are more than welcome to comment on that as well. It's what makes for an interesting dialogue.
Jason
Good point.
I had a friend of mine (from Australia) who brought his visiting wife to dinner one night. After a little bit we were bantering and she made some comment that I retored with, "Well, I'd just have to kick your fanny" or something like that.
Fanny is a very childish way of saying "butt" in the US.
But not in Oz - down under, it means something totally different - and I could see why she was shocked.
We eventually had a good laugh over the subject of colloquialisms.
-bf
You are ****** ***** but I luv you.
Which is why in the UK we have bum bags and NOT fanny packs !!!
What ever happened to that Thatcher women...?
You're right of course about the bum bags no longer being around. I'd just been listening to some old-school electro/hip-hop and was having a bit of a nostalgic moment!
"Six minutes, six minutes, six minutes Doug E Fresh you're on!" Ah, they don't make 'em like that any more !
Christ my knee has body popped out of place.
I believe those Street Sounds collections are worth some hard cash now.
Indeed they are. However, I managed to pick up a copy of "Electro - The Best Of Street Sounds" for a fiver in Brighton. It's like being 15 all over again - only I couldn't break dance when I was 15 let alone 35! I do have a mate at work that was part of the Peckham Posse though. He has fond memories of "battles" with the Croydon Crew!!
Now there's an idea. Instead of having wars, the world leaders should turn up at a town center with a roll of lino and throw down some shapes in a B-Boy stylee! Whoever can windmill the best wins!
You had to have the right gear too. In my neck of the woods the look was a Deer Stawker hat, gold was big, Lacoste, Fila, Farah and Lois chunky flare cords with V's over those Nike Wimbledons( With the fat soles )..........I must not forget the wedge hair cut either.
What has changed in my life since then. Nevermind all this soul searching, all I cared about was girls, money and girls. Simple pleasures.When you think about it this Buddhist thing is a bit of a lark isn't..?:winkc:
Yep, it was all Kappa and Lacoste in the 'hood (Epsom) when I was growing up. I had confused dress sense at that age as I had no idea what kind of music I was into so picked bits of all the styles going around. Some people may have gotten away with it but on a chubby 15 year old it just looked a bit arse!
I then got skinny in my late teens, discovered Goth and used to wander around Kingston dressed in black pretending to be miserable when really I was quite cheerful!
He was swell the way he was.
WHAT did you say to him?
I deleted my post. Meant no harm.
HH
At which point he said "Mew" !
Mew/Mu geddit? I'll get my coat......
There are signs to look for such as:
A sudden disinterest in mousing
An addiction to cat Nip
Licking he privates in public.
Also we must remember not to mention he has forefitting his nine lives.
HH
I can poop in a box in the living room and women will still want to take me home.
I can reach places with my tongue that I never dreamed of before!
Hiyo!
-bf
Knitwitch.
Don't go there.
he WILL get it for you.
Somehow, he will.
I know Buddhafoot.
He's that kinda guy.
He'll do it just to spite us, then get you to knit one for everyone.
BTW, my Siamese is deeply offended by the speciesim of the pictures. She belongs to the CPA, the Cats' Protection Army, the paramilitary wing of the RSPCA.
Oo' are zees pretendaires to ma zhrone?
Bah!, zees aire not kittees - zees aire swines! buffoons!
-b ef
Thank you!
Those cat pics are taken from a Japanese site owned by a chap that advertises himself out as a tailor for cats. No honestly, he really does! He makes all manor of oddities and then get's his poor cats to model them!
If you'd try to get our cat into any of those outfits you'd end up in casualty !!
And on that note, I shall leave you with my favourite :
Hey!
That picture looks like some of Fede's avatars!
Doesn't it look like something out of Breakfast at Tiffany's?
-bf
Hope you read this. Can you give me a link to that site? I've been laughing for over 45 minutes. I need more. Gotta have another fix. Please? I'm going to do this to my cats. Well, maybe I'll do it to just one of them. The calm one. I don't want to have to get another of those nasty shots.
What's the website? All I have to go on is "cat clothes Japan". Came up with 675,788,456,677 sites. Gotta narrow it down.
Thanking you in advance,
Brigid
I have those photos on my iPod. Whenever I have a bad day at work I have a look at them and it reminds me that no matter how bad work is, at least I'm not a cat being made to wear clothes !!
Adrian.
...Cat's Breakfast at Tiffany's.
...sorry ...please delete this post.
LOL!
Thank you soooooo much. I won't do it to my cats. Promise.
I really love this site. It's brought me great joy!!
Love,
Brigid
Adrian
Hear hear! Me too. :rockon: