how exactly is this profanity?

[ashmaronaforever]

an interesting thing happened to me in ebay CANADA last month.

http://imageupload.co.uk/viewer.php?file=c3x6dagjex2dgv7n31tk.jpg

surely you jests! i rekon people only say "JS" because they prefer that over saying the F or S word?

from wikipedia:

"Saying “God!” or “JS!” as an expression of surprise or annoyance is considered by many people to be blasphemy, mostly because one of the Ten Commandments says not to use God's name "in vain" (without substance or without intended relevance).

i find it quite a laugh that anyone would consider blasphemy as profanity, for the matter is blasphemy is even considered as a policy violation on ebay?

besides i only said that word out of SHEER frustration of having to repeat my questions 5 times and over, only to have those blokes there insult me and asks the same questions over and over and stating the obvious instead of trying to assist me in resolving an issue. if you ask me the real cancer there is not profanity but the idiotcy there.

as soon as all my orders arrived i'm going back to my old UK account, i dearly and sorely missed the great customer service there and the warm community.

my biggest mistake was typing" ebay" in google and then clicking on the first link and registering a new account without checking to see if i'm actually in ebay uk or not. all this happened because google pointed me to ebay canada, and what a lovely community they have there!

"but that's canada for you, EH?"

[upthecreekyetagain]

Might not matter one jot but experience shows us that it is the opinion of the moderator that determines whether a post is pulled or not.

[ronnybabes]

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@upthecreekyetagain wrote:
Might not matter one jot but experience shows us that it is the opinion of the moderator that determines whether a post is pulled or not.

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We are in trouble then, aren't we?

[ashmaronaforever]

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@ronnybabes wrote:

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@upthecreekyetagain wrote:
Might not matter one jot but experience shows us that it is the opinion of the moderator that determines whether a post is pulled or not.

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We are in trouble then, aren't we?

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Oh my gosh, i love you and your smiley so much now....

Thank goodness i've got you.

God Bless us all.

[loveabargainido]

well he's not MY lord....I am my own lord

[loveabargainido]

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@rose2008-2008 wrote:

YEP straight down to the firey depths for you then LOL,LOL,LOL, ( only kiddin)

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But will they have a bar ?

Hope so ....eternity and beer would be a wonderful combination......I think I'd be rather bored in the other place

[loveabargainido]

If it's Canada we're talking about   I had to explain to a Canadian mod  that when an Englishman says 

it's as an expression of suprise  and not excess.

We ain't all got dirty minds.

[bankhaunter]

It looks like you will have to do more explaining.

[ronnybabes]

Too right.. ???????

[ashmaronaforever]

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@loveabargainido wrote:

If it's Canada we're talking about   I had to explain to a Canadian mod  that when an Englishman says 

it's as an expression of suprise  and not excess.

We ain't all got dirty minds.

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why  did the mod edit your post?

[loveabargainido]

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@ashmaronaforever wrote:

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@loveabargainido wrote:

If it's Canada we're talking about   I had to explain to a Canadian mod  that when an Englishman says 

it's as an expression of suprise  and not excess.

We ain't all got dirty minds.

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why  did the mod edit your post?

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because I used a simpler variant of this British expression of suprise or astonishment........... " well I'll be blowed"

Mods really need to get out more , although I see a lot have only been in the job for a month or two and are not of these shores

[tommy.irene]

There is no Jesus Christ..American Biblical scholar Joseph Atwill will be appearing before the British public for the first time in London on the 19th of October to present a controversial new discovery: ancient confessions recently uncovered now prove, according to Atwill, that the New Testament was written by first-century Roman aristocrats and that they fabricated the entire story of Jesus Christ. 

Although to many scholars his theory seems outlandish, and is sure to upset some believers, Atwill regards his evidence as conclusive and is confident its acceptance is only a matter of time. "I present my work with some ambivalence, as I do not want to directly cause Christians any harm," he acknowledges, "but this is important for our culture. Alert citizens need to know the truth about our past so we can understand how and why governments create false histories and false gods. They often do it to obtain a social order that is against the best interests of the common people."

Was Jesus based on a real person from history? "The short answer is no," Atwill insists, "in fact he may be the only fictional character in literature whose entire life story can be traced to other sources. Once those sources are all laid bare, there's simply nothing left."

Is this the beginning of the end of Christianity? "Probably not," grants Atwill, "but what my work has done is give permission to many of those ready to leave the religion to make a clean break. We've got the evidence now to show exactly where the story of Jesus came from. Although Christianity can be a comfort to some, it can also be very damaging and repressive, an insidious form of mind control that has led to blind acceptance of serfdom, poverty, and war throughout history. To this day, especially in the United States, it is used to create support for war in the Middle East."

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11201273.htm

[spawnjohnuk]

There is no jesus ??  'Jesus' that's scary 

[ashmaronaforever]

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@tommy.irene wrote:

that the New Testament was written by first-century Roman aristocrats and that they fabricated the entire story of Jesus Christ. 

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well i'll be a monkey's uncle!

actually i do recall something similiar mentioned on the History/Discovery channel, i beleive the narrator said that the story of Jesus  originated from the israelites during the the time of persecution by the romans up to the period of the great diaspora.

[tommy.irene]

A photographer, who was also a confirmed athiest, decided to go into the woods to get photos of the fall foliage. 

It was a beautiful day....fall colors, birds chirping, babbling brook, and a gentle breeze rustling the leaves. 

While snapping shots, the athiest heard a noise behind him, and whirled around to see a huge bear coming through the bushes. He dropped his camera and ran. And kept running....... and looking behind him, he noticed the bear was gaining on him. He was so scared that tears came to his eyes. He ran faster, but the bear was closing in on him. He ran faster yet, and tripped over a root. Rolling over onto his back, the athiest saw the bear rise to his full height and raise a huge paw...... and the athiest cried out, "Oh, God, no!" 

And everything stopped. The birds stopped chirping. The brook stopped babbling. The gentle breeze stopped. And the bear froze with his paw in the air. And the athiest heard a booming voice say, "Young man. For years you doubted my very existance, but now that your life is in peril you call my name to help you. Why should I do so?" 

And the athiest thought for a moment, and said, "Yes, you are right. If you are God, then it would be hypocritical of me to become a Christian at this point in my life. But, do you think that you could at least make the bear a Christian for today?" And the booming voice was quiet for a moment and then said, "Done." 

And everything started again. The birds chirping, brook babbling, and gentle breeze rustling the leaves. And the bear slowly lowered his paw. 

And the bear put his paws together, and bowed his massive head and said, "Dear Lord, please bless this food we are about to eat."

[loveabargainido]

"Young man. For years you doubted my very existance, but now that your life is in peril you call my name to help you. Why should I do so?" 

Haha.....I saw what you did there.