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Stephen Jones
Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| You have unique genetics... |
True of all of us who don't have identical twins. |
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Deicide

Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 1005 Location: Caput Imperii Americani
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Stephen Jones wrote: |
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| You have unique genetics... |
True of all of us who don't have identical twins. |
Everyone has missed my point in this thread except VS... |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Deicide,
Missing the point in threads is what we DO around here. And we love our work.
Regards,
John |
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veiledsentiments

Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Deicide wrote: |
| Stephen Jones wrote: |
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| You have unique genetics... |
True of all of us who don't have identical twins. |
Everyone has missed my point in this thread except VS... |
But then I am really the only one that matters eh? In this I am unique... (too?)
VS |
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Cleopatra

Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 3657 Location: Tuamago Archipelago
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| you have no interest in human companionship nor interest in propagating your DNA |
It's perfectly possible to find opportunities for both (if one wishes) outside of marriage. |
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scot47

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| Having entered into Matrimonial Bliss twice, I am pleased that I am now a free human again. |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed

Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 3500 Location: Shhh...don't talk to me...I'm playin' dead...
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Dear JS,
I do not know really whether you enjoy being single, or, just the experience of having been married once is enough- but either way, you don't seem to have done poorly, at all. Congratulations. I and my wife had our 25th ann.(silver, they call it) on the 2nd Nov and we didn't have too many regrets. We do fight and the upsides and downsides are all there but at the end of the day I wouldn't call it a bad deal at all. It takes a lot of patience to stay together,wallah! The major problem is with the kids and relatives, , , , , , ,and so on.
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Tell like it is, brother! Husbands and wives are like cats an' dogs. But, at the end of the day, if they were meant for each other, they stick together like glue. The missus and I have a throw-down on the average of a fortnight to a month, but we're only letting the tension of our lives out.
We love and respect each other and are thick-skinned enuf to realize it.
Like an ol' Irish-American Boston cop counseled me long ago when I wuz a newly-wed in my mid-30's, "Getting mad is good...it's only when you don't get mad is when you should worry because that's when you stop caring"...
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littleoldlady

Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 286 Location: knitting heaven
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| Well NCTBA - I beg to differ. Getting mad can also be about maintaining control and instilling fear. Also, getting the silent treatment can be the worst thing in the world because you are so afraid of what is brewing. |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Just NEVER go to bed mad with each other. ALWAYS make up ASAP. And, if you're smart, you'll know that saying "I'm sorry" costs not a thing but is priceless.
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John |
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veiledsentiments

Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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But... But... I thought "love is never having to say you're sorry." Were the book and movie of the same name lying? What a let down!!
Or does that only refer to death bed scenes...
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed

Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 3500 Location: Shhh...don't talk to me...I'm playin' dead...
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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lol- It's all about your relationship. My wife, being Asian, we agree with equality.
John, disengagement can always be beneficial. Sleeping away from each other...maybe five times in nearly 20 years has kept us together as we give each other time to consider each others' perspective.
VS, a couple of lil' naked kids? Please stop dating us as 95% of people watching this board have NO idea what yer talking about...
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Deicide

Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 1005 Location: Caput Imperii Americani
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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"To tread the troubling path most dark,
Upon this journey doth each embark,
A swarthy wood, with wiles unknown,
Through blackened bramble hath sun ne�er shone,
Stumbling steps howbeit true,
Hollow husk of heart doth rue,
On welkin�s way did long I ponder,
Fool, forsaken, forever yonder,
Whence and whither I come and go,
Glibly, freely, to and fro,
Devilish doing hath me deceived,
False freedom�s fear be not believed,
Naught but yonder�s yearning slave,
Lovelorn, longing did I crave,
This wicked world in no wise kind,
Callous cruelty did I find,
In din�s deception did I seek,
Across the bounds both great and meek,
Never finding what was sought,
Despair and doom so often thought,
But ever eyeless hath been my sight,
For in thy love found I light,
With welcome words thou hast me shown,
Warm fire�s hearth that call I home,
Through reason�s right am I reborn,
This love I bore was never lorn.
Words are wisps, they falter, fail
Feelings far beyond the pale,
For all is but shadow, shallow, moonlit cast,
My love for thee so very vast,
Thus to thee, heart now mend,
Feeble, faulty, words I send,
Now very nigh to being whole,
Tendest thou to my soul,
For thine is my love, its fires ne�er fade,
For thee alone was this poem made."
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veiledsentiments

Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Gee... I didn't know you cared...
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InterRick
Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Posts: 86
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:57 am Post subject: |
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Dwear Deicide,
Much as I hate to nitpick (Yeah, right) "unique" cannot be modified. And, of course, everyone's DNA (one's genetic "material") is unique (if it's not, CSI is in BIG trouble.)
Regards,
John |
Dear John,
I also hate to nitpick, but the DNA of monozygotic twins is not unique.
What would CSI do if there were ever an identical twin perpetrator?
My best,
Rick |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:14 am Post subject: |
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Dear Interrick,
Lock them both up. Let God sort it out.
Regards,
John
P.S. They've (of course) already used the identical twin ploy on CSI: Las Vegas.
Identical twins have identical nuclear DNA (which is what most people hear about as DNA) but NOT exactly identical mitochondrial DNA.
So the term "identical" twins is really not accurate, which is why scientists use the term monozygotic (which means arising from one egg). |
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