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And she obviously hasn't even read the books.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_us/potter_protest

Ga. judge: Keep Potter books in school

2 hours, 15 minutes ago

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The adventures of boy wizard
Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Laura Mallory, who argued the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft, said she still wants the best-selling books removed and may take her case to federal court.

Good for this judge. I'm glad someone realised it's JUST fiction. :)

Score one, First Amendment.

Too bad that the judges around here are all morons. Lord of the Rings is not allowed in schools throughout the county because a bunch of retarded people who saw the damn movies wanted the 'violent and gory literature' taken from schools. The books are nothing... even when compared to the movie which by many standards... was nothing.

Will this woman please get a life?

Too bad that the judges around here are all morons. Lord of the Rings is not allowed in schools throughout the county because a bunch of retarded people who saw the damn movies wanted the 'violent and gory literature' taken from schools. The books are nothing... even when compared to the movie which by many standards... was nothing.

Did any of those same people complain about The Chronicles of Narnia, I wonder?

Did any of those same people complain about The Chronicles of Narnia, I wonder?

They used to. The Jack Chick "Dark Dungeons" used to have a disclaimer about Narnia in older editions.

They used to. The Jack Chick "Dark Dungeons" used to have a disclaimer about Narnia in older editions.

Wacky, but at least consistent. I've seen people who were opposed to the Harry Potter books because they were about witchcraft, but thought Narnia was just fine, since it was religious allegory. The fact that witchcraft is found in both didn't seem to phase them.

Did any of those same people complain about The Chronicles of Narnia, I wonder?

Yep, they did. Fortunatly one of them actually read the books and went, "Oh, ok! Down with LOTR!"

Did any of those same people complain about The Chronicles of Narnia, I wonder?
Yes, because the disney Aslan had no balls.

http://www.theescapist.com/random011102.htm
An article exploring just how evil Harry Potter and Dungeons & Dragons is.

Yep, they did. Fortunatly one of them actually read the books and went, "Oh, ok! Down with LOTR!"
What do you have against LotR?

Yep, they did. Fortunatly one of them actually read the books and went, "Oh, ok! Down with LOTR!"

Heheh... And to think the character Treebeard in LOTR was loosely based on Tokien's good, slow-talking friend C.S. Lewis :)

Why can't stupidity be more deadly?

(To the one exhibiting it, of course)

Thank god for the right to bring suit at the perception of grievance, and even greater so for the fact that the Judicial system is great at whacking idiots for bothering to bring stupid suits.

Anyone else catch this really blatantly hypcitical last part of the article?


At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."

She says she wants separation of Church and state, yet thinks we need god back in schools....:rolleyes:

I always thought it was narrow minded idiots who believed that all of the Bible is historical fact that turned most kids to the Pagan religion.

Anyone else catch this really blatantly hypcitical last part of the article?



She says she wants separation of Church and state, yet thinks we need god back in schools....:rolleyes:

But but, it can't violate the constitution if God enters into schools at his own will! :p

At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."

Does...not...compute...

I always thought it was narrow minded idiots who believed that all of the Bible is historical fact that turned most kids to the Pagan religion.What Pagan religion?

At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."
Doublethink plusgood.

What Pagan religion?

Any, but mostly witchcraft.

Any, but mostly witchcraft.What?

Now, if we could just get rid of the gang violence, teen sex, and suicide that is Shakespeare, our children could be safe! (Hey, there's witches in MacBeth, too! Oooooo!)

Anyone else catch this really blatantly hypcitical last part of the article?



She says she wants separation of Church and state, yet thinks we need god back in schools....:rolleyes:

A religious nutjob who's a hypocrite, go figure.

What?

I was trying (in a humorous way) to point out that maybe kids aren't turning to Witchcraft not because of "Harry Potter" or D&Ds but of other sources, mainly the people who want to ban stuff like that.

Doublethink plusgood.

A first-post which not only avoids gun-smilies, but refers to 1984. I approve. Welcome to the forum. :):fluffle:

I was trying (in a humorous way) to point out that maybe kids aren't turning to Witchcraft not because of "Harry Potter" or D&Ds but of other sources, mainly the people who want to ban stuff like that.

yes, but, witchcraft isn't a "religion", nor is paganism a singular religion.

yes, but, witchcraft isn't a "religion", nor is paganism a singular religion.

Whatever.

Whatever.No.

Who wants to summon demons by reading Harry Potter aloud?!

Who wants to summon demons by reading Harry Potter aloud?!

Ooooh, oooh! I do!

No.

In this particular context, yes. Whether paganism or witchcraft is or is not a religion is irrelevant to the banning of Harry Potter books from school libraries. It is a topic for a separate thread. Do not hijack this one with a semantic quibble.

Ooooh, oooh! I do!

You've gotta be careful, because the act of doing so opens a portal in your refrigerator, so you'd best empty out the foods you want to keep before you do so.

You've gotta be careful, because the act of doing so opens a portal in your refrigerator, so you'd best empty out the foods you want to keep before you do so.

ZUUUUUUL! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJNf2Wt-3pE)

Bwah ha ha! Harry Potter is STILL on the bookshelves! AVADA KEDAVRA, Laura Mallory! :D

Anyway, I don't think federal courts are going to take this case. We may have some idiots, but I highly doubt any of them are idiotic enough to actually even take the case.

Edit: I just remembered-- Mallory hasn't actually read Harry Potter. She says the books are too long for her to read. How can you ban a book if you don't even read it? :rolleyes:

Another edit: I'll find the link that says she hasn't read it. It's on Mugglenet somewhere....

A first-post which not only avoids gun-smilies, but refers to 1984. I approve. Welcome to the forum. :):fluffle:

Dude... he's November 2005. He's an uber-lurker. :eek:

Dude... he's November 2005. He's an uber-lurker. :eek:

Or a puppet-in-waiting . . . *reminds himself to roll a few of those*

Bwah ha ha! Harry Potter is STILL on the bookshelves! AVADA KEDAVRA, Laura Mallory! :D

Anyway, I don't think federal courts are going to take this case. We may have some idiots, but I highly doubt any of them are idiotic enough to actually even take the case.

Edit: I just remembered-- Mallory hasn't actually read Harry Potter. She says the books are too long for her to read. How can you ban a book if you don't even read it? :rolleyes:

Another edit: I'll find the link that says she hasn't read it. It's on Mugglenet somewhere....

Of course she hasn't read it. If she had she would have been indoctrinated into doing witchcraft and loving Harry Potter!

Edit: I just remembered-- Mallory hasn't actually read Harry Potter. She says the books are too long for her to read. How can you ban a book if you don't even read it?

I think she means the words in the books are too long for her to read...

Dude... he's November 2005. He's an uber-lurker. :eek:

I went over three years without posting much of anything. It happens.

I think she means the words in the books are too long for her to read...

No, she said the books. (I'm tryign to find it on Mugglenet right now).

Of course, the words might confuse her a little bit, but of course she wouldn't know that soem of the words are in Latin/Greek/Hebrew/Old English and not actual spells.

Where does the magic in HP come from?

No, she said the books. (I'm tryign to find it on Mugglenet right now).
I thought it was pretty obvious that I was making a joke...

Where does the magic in HP come from?

The devil. *nods*

I thought it was pretty obvious that I was making a joke...

I thought you were talkign about the "spells". Sorry. :(

It's obvious this woman is actually a witch and wants to get rid of all competition especially that Harry Potter and uber withc Hermione Granger!

I thought you were talkign about the "spells". Sorry. :(

No worries.

The devil. *nods*The biblical one?

Where does the magic in HP come from?

It permeates the very fabric of space and time . . . no, wait. That's the Force . . .

The biblical one?

The disco one.

The disco one.

as a true real life bona fide redundant credentials disco bandit I can confirm this. :cool:

http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/images/e/eb/Discobandit_f.gif

as a true real life bona fide redundant credentials disco bandit I can confirm this. :cool:

http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/images/e/eb/Discobandit_f.gif

Bah, Seal Clubbers are so much better.

as a true real life bona fide redundant credentials disco bandit I can confirm this. :cool:

http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/images/e/eb/Discobandit_f.gif

See, Smunkee agrees. And she knows all kinds of stuffs.

Bah, Seal Clubbers are so much better.

all men live in fear of my moxie.

I was a Seal clubber a few ascensions ago, it wasn't all that fun.

The disco one.

Muahaha! (http://waxy.org/random/images/weblog/gay_satan.jpg)

Heheh... And to think the character Treebeard in LOTR was loosely based on Tokien's good, slow-talking friend C.S. Lewis :)

I heard somewhere that although Tolkein was friends with Lewis, he thought that the Chronicles of Narnia sucked.

It's obvious this woman is actually a witch and wants to get rid of all competition especially that Harry Potter and uber withc Hermione Granger!

Bah, I read your post way to fast. I thought you meant that Mallory was a witch in love with Harry Potter and wanted to get rid of Hermione Granger...

which confused me, since Harry and Hermione aren't going out or anything, and that MAllory hates HP...

I heard somewhere that although Tolkein was friends with Lewis, he thought that the Chronicles of Narnia sucked.

he thought it too transparent, Tolkien was better at metaphors.

all men live in fear of my moxie.

I was a Seal clubber a few ascensions ago, it wasn't all that fun.

I'm going for LTS Synergy, and now I've got something like 4 or 5 Stainless Steel Shillelaghs stocked up, with Double-fisted Skullsmashing.

Granted, I'm doing a Helmet Turtle ascension right now, building up the rest of the skillset I need for LTS so I can start doing HCOs.

Disco Bandits and Accordion Thieves suck.

Doublethink plusgood.

I think you have one of the better first posts on this forum.

I heard somewhere that although Tolkein was friends with Lewis, he thought that the Chronicles of Narnia sucked.They were both members of a group called the 'inklings'. And the name is Tolkien.

Bah, I read your post way to fast. I thought you meant that Mallory was a witch in love with Harry Potter and wanted to get rid of Hermione Granger...

which confused me, since Harry and Hermione aren't going out or anything, and that MAllory hates HP...

It could be the final twist! A massive fight over Harry Potter between the women only for Harry to come out gay and elope with Ron.

Will this woman please get a life? This must have been the 4th time she's done it already!!!

It could be the final twist! A massive fight over Harry Potter between the women only for Harry to come out gay and elope with Ron.


Not Ron! :eek: Ron and Hermione are going to elope!

No-- here's how it's goign to go!

Laura Mallory will ambush Hermione in the "final battle", supposedy over Harry. Harry and Ron will come to Hermione's defense. Harry will figure out that Mallory is under the Imperious Curse and is actually a lesbian. Ron will "avada kedavra" Mallory, Harry will use her head to slay Voldemort, and Ron and Hermione will elope and live happily ever after. While Harry marries Ginny a year afterward. Ginny Weasley, I mean, not my Ginny Croswell. Though that would be awesome... but JKR might not appreciate that and it won't really fit into "Persephone Skye" anyway...

Sorry, but this one kinda left my brain vapor-locked:At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."~edit: Already pointed out on page 2, but still, not unlike a rusty railroad spike to the frontal lobe.

i was going to point out the obvious hypocrisy in what this woman says, but it has been done before. *runs off and listens to "a town called hypocrisy" by the Lost Prophets*

And you wonder why Washington Post named her "Idiot of the Year" in 2006.

She's going to go to the supreme court with this... I just know it... She'll lose there... What next The president? the UN?

I heard somewhere that although Tolkein was friends with Lewis, he thought that the Chronicles of Narnia sucked.

That's what I've read as well. Apparently, he didn't like the blatant allegory. He also didn't like the fact that Narnia wasn't a very consistent world - Lewis wrote quickly and didn't worry about internal consistency in the books. Tolkien, on the other hand, was obsessed with making sure that Middle Earth was consistent - that it was an entirely fleshed out world and that no details in one book contradicted those of another.

Not Ron! :eek: Ron and Hermione are going to elope!

No-- here's how it's goign to go!

Laura Mallory will ambush Hermione in the "final battle", supposedy over Harry. Harry and Ron will come to Hermione's defense. Harry will figure out that Mallory is under the Imperious Curse and is actually a lesbian. Ron will "avada kedavra" Mallory, Harry will use her head to slay Voldemort, and Ron and Hermione will elope and live happily ever after. While Harry marries Ginny a year afterward. Ginny Weasley, I mean, not my Ginny Croswell. Though that would be awesome... but JKR might not appreciate that and it won't really fit into "Persephone Skye" anyway...

You win the thread.

It could be the final twist! A massive fight over Harry Potter between the women only for Harry to come out gay and elope with Ron.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmLMaYpD_Gc

Mallory --- Malfoy

Anyone else see the similarity? :D

I mean, I could well understand that one of the Malfoy family wanted people not being able to read up about Harry Potter... XD

*now goes to read the actual article under discussion*

Remember the good old days when people would try to ban literature?

Actually, I don't hate Harry Potter as much as I used to having seen the four movies over the past four days and having... uh... errr....


...enjoyed them.

You win the thread.

Yay! :D

Mallory --- Malfoy

Anyone else see the similarity? :D

I mean, I could well understand that one of the Malfoy family wanted people not being able to read up about Harry Potter... XD

*now goes to read the actual article under discussion*

:eek: It's a conspiracy!

Genocide may be justified to preserve society from the likes of her.

Too bad that the judges around here are all morons. Lord of the Rings is not allowed in schools throughout the county because a bunch of retarded people who saw the damn movies wanted the 'violent and gory literature' taken from schools. The books are nothing... even when compared to the movie which by many standards... was nothing.
Amazing how different things are from one place to another.

My boy was 9 when his teacher decided she was too lazy to teach class that day and the kids could all just sit about watching PGR13 Lord of the Rings. I wasnt impressed. In the first place I dont send my child to school to watch videos all day - he could do that home (if I were inclined to let him). Secondly I think it's up to individual parents to decide if they want their child watching a movie that is rated above thier age and recommended to only be watched by children of 9 (if at all) with parental guidence. How the hell am I to give guidence on a movie I've never seen anyway?


Disco Bandits and Accordion Thieves suck.
You lack moxy, all braun and no style and banditry sir. Although I admit to sucking down 5 prussian cathouses on my way to the forums, (was a funny thing).

I dislike the books, but these people are a bit nutty.

And she obviously hasn't even read the books.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_us/potter_protest

Ga. judge: Keep Potter books in school

2 hours, 15 minutes ago

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The adventures of boy wizard
Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Laura Mallory, who argued the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft, said she still wants the best-selling books removed and may take her case to federal court.

I do not believe this case has any merit in federal court and I applaud the courts for ruling against her.

As I Christian, I find these books wonderful and I dismiss this mother's claim of indoctrination. She should be ashamed of herself.

ZUUUUUUL! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJNf2Wt-3pE)

"The next time someone asks if you are God, you say yes." Winston to Ray after Ray said no to Zuul's question :D

You lack moxy, all braun and no style and banditry sir. Although I admit to sucking down 5 prussian cathouses on my way to the forums, (was a funny thing).

Hehehe Prussian Cathouses.

Bashy is the man!

Will this woman please get a life?

Are you crazy!? She has to crusade against Black Sabbath next week!

Are you crazy!? She has to crusade against Black Sabbath next week!

No, she's just doing this so she can sneak a peek on the Final Twist without being caught except by JK Rowling. Which you can see about 2 pages back.

No, she's just doing this so she can sneak a peek on the Final Twist without being caught except by JK Rowling. Which you can see about 2 pages back.

Damn. My sarcastic, clever, well-thought-out response failed.

I applaud her. My favorite books are about real life incidents involving real life idiots. If it wasn't for people like her, what would I read besides video game instruction manuals, internet sites involving video games, video game magazines, video game dialogue, news magazines, and newspapers? Nothing but sites devoted to engrish. Do you want that? Hoyteca has spoken.

Next time on another thread: Jack Thompson talks about how Tetris trains unborn babies how to use sniper rifles and kill every kid in every school with a toothpick in 3.14 seconds. Maybe we should find out the woman's birthday and make it "idiot day". Then we find out Mr. Thompson's birthday and call it "Loud Asshole idiot day".

Yes, because the disney Aslan had no balls.
“It was just a matter of going through every scene with a fine tooth comb, painstakingly removing all the little bits of magic that might of accidentally got transferred from the book to the screen.

About ten years ago, that would have took... fucking ages, but now with computers it’s really very easy to create a load of incredibly dull creatures who are so realistically crap, the audience genuinely believes they’re watching some very early tests for Lord Of The Rings.

The final thing was to find someone to do the voice of Aslan, the digital dog. Of course, Aslan was based on Jesus The Christ, so that was a potentially dangerous magical area which we dealt with by hiring Liam *yawn* Neeson. I knew he’d be great because Liam *yawn* Neeson tends to get rid of all the magic in everything he touches, and sure enough, as soon as he started speaking, the very last magical dingleberries were wiped clean of Narnia‘s arsehole.”

“It was just a matter of going through every scene with a fine tooth comb, painstakingly removing all the little bits of magic that might of accidentally got transferred from the book to the screen.

About ten years ago, that would have took... fucking ages, but now with computers it’s really very easy to create a load of incredibly dull creatures who are so realistically crap, the audience genuinely believes they’re watching some very early tests for Lord Of The Rings.

The final thing was to find someone to do the voice of Aslan, the digital dog. Of course, Aslan was based on Jesus The Christ, so that was a potentially dangerous magical area which we dealt with by hiring Liam *yawn* Neeson. I knew he’d be great because Liam *yawn* Neeson tends to get rid of all the magic in everything he touches, and sure enough, as soon as he started speaking, the very last magical dingleberries were wiped clean of Narnia‘s arsehole.”
What? :confused:

What? :confused:
It was a quote from Narnia's Lead Magic Minimiser, Ken Korda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Korda).

It was a quote from Narnia's Lead Magic Minimiser, Ken Korda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Korda).And you consider balls magic?

And you consider balls magic?
If they’re magic balls.

Which Aslan’s certainly were.

As were Jesus’. I believe St. Paul talks about Jesus’ balls in his letter to the Corinthians.

If they’re magic balls.

Which Aslan’s certainly were.He had none in the movie.

As were Jesus’. I believe St. Paul talks about Jesus’ balls in his letter to the Corinthians.Who's Paul?

He had none in the movie.
Even in that steamy scene with the White Witch?

Who’s Paul?
One member of Super Team Jesus.



I’ll let you in on a little secret: I may be talking bullshit.

Who's Paul?

More into burning than reading I see?

More into burning than reading I see?Ok, I know who Paul is. It's the dude who justified his redefining of Jesus' teachings by an alleged fall from horseback.
And burning of certain things is indeed a good thing.

More into burning than reading I see?
Obviously, the sig should read:

I Have No Knowledge Of A Biblical God

can she be charged for wasting court time? or is that protected by freedom of speech laws?

Obviously, the sig should read:

I Have No Knowledge Of A Biblical GodAs if Paul's scribbling really changed anything abut the theology of the biblical god. The entire New testament is only a funny but unnecessary appendix to the Old Testament. The worshiped deity is still the fabricated Jew-ish god. So no new territory there.

As if Paul’s scribbling really changed anything abut the theology of the biblical god. The entire New testament is only a funny but unnecessary appendix to the Old Testament. The worshiped deity is still the fabricated Jew-ish god. So no new territory there.
Actually, as an atheist, I view Paul’s letters in the NT as the closest approximation to the early Christian ‘church’ there is. They were written far earlier than any of the Gospels.

Moreover, the God of the NT is a very different chap to the grumpy bastard of the OT.

Moreover, the God of the NT is a very different chap to the grumpy bastard of the OT. It's still the same god.

It’s still the same god.
I thought there wasn’t any biblical God?

I mean, it’s in such a large font, it must be true.

I thought there wasn’t any biblical God?

I mean, it’s in such a large font, it must be true.According to the bible itself, it is the same god. And that's what we are talking about.
And the fact that this god is a fabrication is not influenced by font sizes.

According to the bible itself, it is the same god. And that’s what we are talking about.
Well I was talking about Alan’s balls, but some people have no taste.

Anyhoo, if you don’t believe in a biblical God, why dogmatically follow what the Bible says?

Why not point out the obvious; that the OT and NT gods are very different?

I can see her point. Harry Potter books are just dripping with sexual tension. Jesus, there's broomsticks, wands...

I can see her point. Harry Potter books are just dripping with sexual tension. Jesus, there’s broomsticks, wands...
And in the films, young Emma Watson who, at the ripe old age of 17 has already featured in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World, and has had her bust enhanced in the most recent Harry Potter poster.

it’s a mad, mad world.

This story has had a lot more play locally. And that doesn't make it any less stupid. Truly all that is required is for this woman to tell her kids, "No, you can't read the Harry Potter books".

This story has had a lot more play locally. And that doesn't make it any less stupid. Truly all that is required is for this woman to tell her kids, "No, you can't read the Harry Potter books".

Or, even better, get over herself and recognize that there isn't anything wrong with them. This woman probably does more damage to her children every day than reading a story ever would...

From a utilitarian perspective, this is a totally frivolous case. From a personal moral perspective, answers may vary. Even from my moral perspective, though, I think this woman is wasting her time. Might as well ban LotR and Chronicles of Narnia, then, because they can get dark and sometimes scary, too.

They should add a couple of shots of a banana slapping itself in the face during the battle of Helm's Deep--just to lighten the mood. :D

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_us/potter_protest

At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."

Oh the humanity!

No, wait... What's that other word?

'Stupidity." Oh the stupidity. And Hypocrisy.

There are three ohs. Oh the humanity, stupidity, and hypocrisy. That's it. Just those three.

You know, large quantities of reading helps our language skills. Clearly we need to force this woman to read the books!

I maybe need a whole new case from the ground up.

As for logical skills, well... I suppose the books can't help there.

At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."
^As has been pointed out quite a few times before.

Further opinion:
County school board members have said the books are good tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination.
^ Go school board

Victoria Sweeny, an attorney representing county school officials, said the judge has to respect their authority to leave the books on library shelves.

"I'm not here to defend Harry Potter," Sweeny said. "I'm here to defend the Gwinnett County Board of Education's right to make lawful decisions."
^Go attorney

Makes one wonder about a number of sci-fi or fantasy books. Are sci-fi books with aliens in them teaching "our children" to become Raelians? :P

And in the films, young Emma Watson who, at the ripe old age of 17 has already featured in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World, and has had her bust enhanced in the most recent Harry Potter poster.

it’s a mad, mad world.

Actually

The frame of Ms. Watson was taken, I have heard, from the IMAX image... and IMAX is in a different proportion which appears to stretch the image width-wise on a normal screen.

IMAX screens are curved, remember.

More discussion on it (I'll have to see where the original explanation came from....)
http://www.posterwire.com/archives/2007/05/01/emma-watson-in-3d/

Whatever.

See, at least some people, when they haven't a freakin' clue about a subject (like me and the topic of Christianity for example) KNOW IT, ADMIT IT, and shut the fuck up about it.

Doublethink plusgood.

A first-post which not only avoids gun-smilies, but refers to 1984. I approve. Welcome to the forum. :):fluffle:

Just watch...all his/her future posts will also be in Newspeak. :p

See, at least some people, when they haven't a freakin' clue about a subject (like me and the topic of Christianity for example) KNOW IT, ADMIT IT, and shut the fuck up about it.

For your information Barbie, Wicca is listed under Neo-Paganism, which is a revival movements of old pagan traditions like Druidism, Celtic, and others. If you don't believe me, then check out these links, which list Wicca under the Neo-Pagan umbrella.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopaganism
http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_faq.htm

Oh and by the by, I got the condoms, I'm still waiting on you and the birth control pills though.

And she obviously hasn't even read the books.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_us/potter_protest

Ga. judge: Keep Potter books in school

2 hours, 15 minutes ago

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The adventures of boy wizard
Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Laura Mallory, who argued the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft, said she still wants the best-selling books removed and may take her case to federal court.

Good for the judge! If this idiot doesn't want her kids reading the books, then that's her problem (and since she's hell bent on censoring it, you can bet they will do their damnedest to get it and read it. There's nothing that sells like the forbidden).

as a true real life bona fide redundant credentials disco bandit I can confirm this. :cool:

http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/images/e/eb/Discobandit_f.gif

Cool! A fellow Disco Bandit! :D