Is Dave dead?

and if so, what do we do now?

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It's Sunday.

Dave is usually not here on Sundays. Something to do with his other job I’d guess.

Poor grammar is poor communication.
Poor communication causes misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding causes fighting.
Fighting causes war.
War causes death.
Therefore, your poor grammar may just kill us all.

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by T Darkstar on Dec 7, 2008 9:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

He mentioned that he blogs six days a week.

I think it was in the open thread a month back where he just talked about life with a bunch of us at three am.

Prolly doesn’t blog on Sundays is my guess.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Dec 7, 2008 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I remember that was awesome!

random but awesome!

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 7, 2008 9:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It was pretty much the best.

I had to be up that morning… serious cost benefit analysis. I decided to stay up. I mean, how many times has Dave just had an open thread to hang out?

Probably my favorite thread on blazersedge.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Dec 7, 2008 11:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Dave is not Dead, Ben would have broken the news already

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 7, 2008 9:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ben is probably the one responsible

and is trying to bury Dave outside the Tualatin PF as we speak.

by Bust a Bucket on Dec 7, 2008 10:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

oh jeez lol of all the places…. you know bayless would park his car… start sniffing around…. “i smell death”….

Draft Kyle Singler.

by Ben. on Dec 7, 2008 10:52 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs

hahahahaha

so good.

"I saw him in the face"

by RoodiePhirnandizz on Dec 7, 2008 11:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

lol

that smell would probably make Jerryd hungry… that kid has a sick sense for the smell of blood.

I want the Discovery Channel to put J-Bay in a tank with a shark and see who survives.

by Bust a Bucket on Dec 7, 2008 11:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bayless is OBVIOUSLY a vampire

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 8, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL sadly quick would beat me to the scoop….

Draft Kyle Singler.

by Ben. on Dec 7, 2008 10:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah right. Dave's wife would call you first.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 8, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No blogging on the sabath you heathens

I hate bears

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 7, 2008 10:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Actually, Saturday is the Sabbath.

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by T Darkstar on Dec 8, 2008 4:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You must be dispensationalist or something

A lot of Scottish Presbyterians say Sunday is the Christian Sabbath.

Do you like asparagus?

by jscot on Dec 8, 2008 6:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Aha

You used the word ‘Christian’ in there. Other people use the word Sabbath, too.

Of course, I’m a non-believer in any of that, so I’m just feathering my nest for Hell.

by DonkeyShins on Dec 8, 2008 8:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ouch. Being called a dispensationalist hurts.

I know Scottish Presbyterians call the Sunday the Sabbath, and a whole lot of Americans Christians do as well. But this really stems from the Third Commandment (Fourth for you who count them differently) which says “Remember the Sabbath Day by keeping it holy.” The reasoning is that if we worship on Sundays, and the Ten Commandments tell us to remember the Sabbath, then the Sabbath must be Sunday, therefore we are keeping it. All arguments in favor of saying Sunday is the Sabbath originate here. Which, speaking theologically, is a bad place to start.

However, when Jesus and his disciples celebrated the Sabbath, it was always on Saturday. The change came about from the Christian’s habit of meeting on the first day of the week. The Bible never called this the Sabbath, because to them, it never was. First day of the week? Sure. The Lord’s Day? Sure. A day to worship on? Sure. The Sabbath, not so much. Calling Sunday the Sabbath could be an insult to the adherents of Judaism, since they still consider Saturday the Sabbath. And I have yet to be shown any convincing evidence that they are mistaken in that belief. Other beliefs are a matter of discussion, but that’s the way it goes with religion.

Dispensationalist. You wound me, Jscot. You wound me.

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by T Darkstar on Dec 8, 2008 8:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Why do Christians take so many things in the bible litteraly except the "remember the sabath" part?

It doesn’t say you got to do anything, just remember it. It seems like it would be pretty easy to just give a pop quiz once a week and ask, “What day is the sabbath?”

by tominhawaii on Dec 8, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs

Want a cliche answer?

Every day is now the Sabbath, each day remembering Jesus’ resurrection.

Every night the team scores 100 points is sort of a mini-Hispanic night.........all the fans get free Chalupas. --Bust a Bucket

by prezofdeath on Dec 8, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, I'm Seventh-Day Adventist so I do take it literally...

In the meantime I’m all for women on their monthly cycle having to leave our cities and stay in special unclean camps.

At least leporsy isn’t such a problem anymore…

The practical reason for the early church keeping Sunday has to do with when Jesus was raised from the dead. It was a day of celebration. Mind y’all that’s not the theological reason though.

by staylost on Dec 8, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Does that make Jesus a zombie?

zombie
noun
1. a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force [syn: zombi]

I feel like Sophia, I was half tempted to bring up the Westboro Baptist Church.

by tominhawaii on Dec 9, 2008 3:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

special unclean camps?

Yeah, and Japanese internment really worked nicely in WWII.

by Bust a Bucket on Dec 9, 2008 8:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The question comes down to what is the Sabbath.

The Hebrew word שבת is the word for rest (it is also the word for seven). The Sabbath was to be a day of mandatory rest for God’s People. To simplify the argument (probably moreso than should be done) in order to keep the eyes of everyone glazing over, Jesus is our rest. Therefore Jesus is the Sabbath. It is no longer a day, but a person.

I hate simply proof-texting like that. The argument is much deeper. But what do you do in such a small space?

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by T Darkstar on Dec 8, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is it likely that the word came from the practice of keeping the seventh day as Sabbath?

The main reason I dislike any argument over whether one day or another (or Jesus) is Sabbath is because I, like nearly everyone else, tend to be too emotionally involved with my selected day. This causes me to rationalize why I picked that day resulting in “proof text” fights that end with very unbelievable interperatations of verses.

Instead of a reasonable debate everyone simply rationalizes their practice and calls the other wrong. The fact that the the Bible leaves much ambiguous doesn’t help this situation (However, one of my favorite rationalizations holds that the Ten Commandments pretty much spell it out).

by staylost on Dec 8, 2008 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's the beauty of adiaphora

Adiaphoron (plural: adiaphora from the Greek αδιάφορα “indifferent things”) was a concept used in Stoic philosophy to indicate things which were outside of moral law – that is, actions which are neither morally mandated nor morally forbidden.

There really isn’t a clear New-Testament mandate….9 of the 10 commandments that Moses got from God are specifically re-iterated, but the Sabbath one is kinda’ left up for grabs.

In the New Testament, Jesus appears to be concerned more with the heart than mere actions (i.e. lust is the same as adultery and hate is the same as murder). Jesus looks at the heart.

Thus, the Sabbath is an issue of the heart. Are we stopping once in a while to reflect on what God has done and who He is? Or are we so busy that we neglect to thank Him for who He is?

I don’t think we’re going to die and God’s gonna’ say WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! SABBATH IS X-DAY, NOT Y-DAY….

Not that I want to speak for God, by any means. That’s just my interpretation. :-)

Every night the team scores 100 points is sort of a mini-Hispanic night.........all the fans get free Chalupas. --Bust a Bucket

by prezofdeath on Dec 8, 2008 11:48 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

rec

Do you like asparagus?

by jscot on Dec 9, 2008 12:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What about the greatest commandement in Matthew 22:36-40?

I hate bears

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 9, 2008 1:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You've got to love PrezofDeath breaking out the Greek.

I think you hit the Ten Commandments right on the head. They are all a matter of the heart. Which makes verses like Genesis 6:5, Psalm 14:2-3 and Romans 6:23 very important. But this is also what makes Christianity different from every other world religion. It is not about how moral you can be, but that despite our continued and constant immorality, God paid the price for that immorality Himself.

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by T Darkstar on Dec 9, 2008 7:15 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

yup

Every night the team scores 100 points is sort of a mini-Hispanic night.........all the fans get free Chalupas. --Bust a Bucket

by prezofdeath on Dec 9, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Just a clear OT mandate?

But overall I agree, I do not think God is waiting to kill us for picking the wrong day…

by staylost on Dec 9, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Santa will.

by tominhawaii on Dec 9, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Matthew 15:9 - Their worship of me is empty, because they teach human rules as doctrines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIaORknS1Dk

I hate bears

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 8, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Dispensationalist argument

You’re claiming that the church isn’t Israel, so Israel’s sabbath still applies. Dispensationalist. Nyah, nyah, nyah!

Do you like asparagus?

by jscot on Dec 8, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Are you putting words in my mouth?

Or was I misunderstood? I think I will pull a Big Baby Davis now. (sniff)

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by T Darkstar on Dec 8, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

ME? PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH?

Would I do THAT? What a terrible thing to say about me. (sniff)

Do you like asparagus?

by jscot on Dec 9, 2008 12:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Thou shalt not bloggeth on the sabbath.

Go Jesus!

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by Arby on Dec 7, 2008 10:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Jesus FTW

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by SpyderRyder on Dec 7, 2008 10:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Jesus for the win?

Yah…I can just see if he had been thinking that way.

“Alright, I’ve got the game plan down. First smite the evil hypocrites, then the ring ceremony, then party!!! Oh yeah, it’s Jesus for the…ouch! Hey! What are you doing? Hey that’s my…OWWWW! Why in the world are…MAN, THAT HURTS! OK, now that’s just not funny! Get me down from here this instant guys. Guys? Joke’s over, OK? I get it, I’ve been punked. Where’s the camera. Get Ashton Kutcher out here. Seriously, I have an endorsement shoot in half an hour. Will somebody get my agent on the phone please? I am SO not re-signing here.”

In any case, I wasn’t dead. I just have lots of stuff to do on Sunday which precludes me from watching a 10 a.m. game until about 8 p.m. Thus the recap was late. Since we don’t play anymore ridiculously early games in Toronto this season, it was a unique situation.

—Dave

by Dave on Dec 7, 2008 11:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice.

That reminds me of this article.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol

NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"

by rockingharder on Dec 7, 2008 11:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Counterpoint.

Go Santa!

(maybe not so obscure reference)

by DonkeyShins on Dec 8, 2008 8:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Church Lady: Hello, I’m the Church Lady, and this is “Church Chat”. Well, you know, the holiday season has arrived. And, with it, a little letter from Toledo, Ohio. Let’s read that, shall we?

[ reading ] “Dear Church Lady: I am shocked at the number of people who bring their children to total strangers in Santa suits, and allow them to hold their young ones firmly on their pelvic regions, offer them candy and whisper, ’Don’t be afraid to tell me what you really want!’ What causes this mass hysteria?” Signed, Elaine.

Well, Elaine, let’s examine thew word “Santa”, shall we? [ holds up board with “SANTA” spelled across it in removable letters ] Santa. Let’s see, what have we got here? We’ve got an S and an A, an N, a T, and another A. Hmm.. [ rearranges the letters ] Who could be causing all those laps to bounce up and down curiously? Who would help grown men peel the focus from the baby Jesus on his birthday? Who could it be, I just don’t know. Could it be.. [ echo ] Satan!! [ the letters now spell “SATAN” ]

Link

by tominhawaii on Dec 8, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

lol @ this thread

hahaha best title ever

Everything in moderation, including moderation

by prezofdeath on Dec 7, 2008 11:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

another quotation...

Is God dead?

WE WANT T-SHIRTS!!!

by nateinaloha on Dec 8, 2008 12:48 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

The walrus was Dave

If you read BlazersEdge backwards, the clue is right there!!!

by DonkeyShins on Dec 8, 2008 8:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

ereht thgir?

Is that the clue?

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by inroywetrust on Dec 8, 2008 8:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs