Yeh yeh, I know its not wednesday

But Idd thought Idd share this...

http://www.thatvideogamesite.com/play.php?id=228

Ever wanted to be on Deal or no Deal?

Well now through the magic of the internet you (yes you) can!

(except without the studio, TV, Noel Edmunds, mental particpants and audience, hiiiilarious comments from the banker, or actual cash prises)
but you get the idea

(ohh and also its in dollers, sorry)

Stop! Or My Wednesday Website Will Shoot!

Hey Hey, its that time again folks!

This week I bring you very vital information about roundabouts which is very useful and informative:

http://www.squidoo.com/roundaboutreview/

And More music related stuff:

http://jakemandell.com/tonedeaf/

Let me know how you did, I cant remember my score but I'll do the test again and let you know sometime.

Enjoy

More nut jobs

The Metro - Monday 27th November

"This image of Jesus has been uncovered in the cement of a factory floor in Wolverhampton. The convincing likeness of the son of God may look like it was intentionally created, but it was actually the result of a flash flood after a torrential downpour."

Don't factory workers have something else to do other than stare at concrete floors? (Don't shipping workers have something to do other than blog about factory workers staring at concrete floors?)

Supervisor Jason Prosser says; "It was immediately obvious it resembled a face - and the similarities with the traditional image of Christ are very striking."

But the big JC isn't just turning up on concrete floors in Wolverhampton, oh no, he's been busy!

Here we see Angus MacDougall (don't worry - he is actually a dog) from LA who "clearly" bears an image of christ.

On Tuesday 2nd November the Metro reported "Angus' personal Jesus was first discovered on the morning of Sunday, July 2, 2006. The family was waking up when Angus began to perform his morning ritual. He stretched forward then leaned back sticking his rump high in the air. At that moment, the morning sunlight hit Angus' rear end and low and behold…

"It's Jesus!" Angus' father exclaimed.

Ever since that sanctified day, the image of Jesus has graced Angus' buttocks. "

Thus of course leaving millions of dog's the world over wondering 'why not my bum Jesus?'

Is this really Jesus? No one ever see's Noel Edmonds on their dog's posterior (or at least they haven't pressed chargess if they did)! What in the world is going on?

Friday's Thursday Thought

I thought I'd pick up on Dan's point about people liking us as a charity but being uncomfortable (at least) with us being Christian.

I think it is really important for us to resist this. The very reason we work as a charity (and why our charity works) is because we are Christian.

I think this is part of society (or just the media?) becoming increasingly secular. But they're not just secular they're often quite anti-religious.

Some people (the media often) would like to promote the view that different religions fight one another. So Christians are against Muslims and vice versa. In fact, I don't see a lot of that to be honest - not in the west anyway. Instead - what we see a lot of is agnostics and atheists being very anti Christian AND Muslim (though mainly anti-christian as being anti-muslim is thought of as more non-PC). What's worse is that they often claim to do this for the purpose of not offending anyone.

Let's think of some examples from the news recently (there have been lots). There was the British Airways employee who was told she can't wear her small cross on her necklace. Well - she could wear it as long as no one could see it. What's that all about? Who was she going to offend? Muslims? I doubt it.

There was the Muslim teacher who was told to take off her veil at school. This was presented (by the evil media again) as being about not being able to teach her class properly. However, turns out she had no objection to taking it off in class, it was in the corridor and staff room where she came into contact with adult men that her beliefs wouldn't allow her take it off. What harm was she doing? No doubt people thought she was a terrorist or something. Do you think it was a christian kicking up the fuss. I doubt it.

There are loads of examples of councils trying to be PC about Christmas. Places rebranding their Christmas Carol services as Winter Festivals (I remember last year an army band refused to play at one for this reason - good on them!). There are councils that have removed nativity scenes from town centres too. If these people are so against Christmas - why don't they put their money where their mouth is, cancel their leave and go to work.

Sorry - this is becoming more like a monday moan!

We need to make our voices heard on these issues. Promoting peace, tolerance and respect but also shouting out that we are Christian and that's not a bad thing!!

David Blaine in Salvation Army Gyroscope Stunt

Yes! You heard right....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6178718.stm

David Blaine - weird 'magician' who believe's he can fly and appears to have some sort of a Messiah complex, has been raising money for the SA.

2 questions here:

Is David Blaine the sort of person who is a good face for a SA fund raising campaign?

Why does the article refer to "the Salvation Army Charity" repeatedly? Is it terrible to think that Blaine would raise money for a DUH DUH DUH (brass stinger)....Church?

Discuss.

Where did the game go?

Oh, by the way - THE GAME.


www.losethegame.com

Word

Wednesday Website, The Awakening

This week I bring to you more musical goodness.

First a Video:
http://www.zappinternet.com/?video=fodCyoDmiV

And then a challenge
http://www.music-map.com/

Now then challenge is to get from one band/artist to another by following links,
for example: U2 to Athlete you could go:
U2-coldplay-travis-athlete.
Obviously going from on band to another is easy in the same genre, so try these:

Type the first artist in the box then try and get to the other...
Radiohead - Rancid
Black Eyed Peas - Blur
Sum 41 - Shania Twain
All Saints - All American Rejects
Moby - MC Hammer
Gorrilaz - Green Day
etc...

If you want to add more for other so try please do (they dont have to start with the same letter, I just thought it read better)

Also let me know how you do with these.

Enjoy.

Links

Are finally here!

left hand side, go there now!

Also, If you want me to include your myspace, blog etc... just send me the link (email, msn, carrier pigeon etc...) and i'll post it when i get a chance

And if you have any ideas for more links to other places (no filth) then let me know

ta

Name

Anyone got a name for this thing?
Can we please decide, I want to design some graphics for it.

Ta.

really bored so....do u have a right to sing the blues?

Do you have the right to sing the Blues?
Answer “Yes” if:
a. your first name is a southern state—like Georgia
b. you’re blind
c. you shot a man in Memphis.
d. you can’t be satisfied.
e. you're older than dirt
Answer “No” if:
a. you once were blind but now can see.
b. you’re deaf
c. the man in Memphis lived.
d. you have a trust fund or an IRA.
e. you have all your teeth


anyone answer yes? :P

Jesus!

Is in my train ticket!













...or perhaps not, but have you seen my collection?















I have a couple more, but this keeps it nice and square.

I know you think im a geek, but i don't care, because you dont have as many train tickets as I do.


I am king of tickets!!

Thursday Thought (Yeah I know- but Friday Fawt doesn't really work does it?)

Have you ever been asked when did you get saved?

I've never liked the question. I always felt a bit jealous (and irritated maybe) of people who confidently rattle of a date (usually when they were 7) of when they got saved and how wonderful it was.

You see - I've no idea when I got saved. I'm pretty sure I said all the right things when I was 7 and became a junior soldier and I probably knelt at a mercy seat too. But I can't remember - come on it was 22 years ago! I can barely remember what I did yesterday.

I'm pretty sure that I didn't understand what was going on. I was probably just following the crowd.

Now don't get me wrong - I'm all for getting children saved. I'm all for encouraging them to have a real relationship with Jesus. But we understand things better as we grow up.

Was I saved at one moment on one day in my past that I don't remember? I don't think so. The church growth people (don't ask who they are) talk about salvation by crisis or salvation by process. Think of crisis as being the opposite of process not as something bad. Or in other words, does it happen at one moment or does it happen gradually.

I'm sure it can be both. For the person who's led a non-christian life and then comes to know Jesus and meets him all of a sudden one day (maybe during a response time at church), asks him for forgiveness, makes the decision to follow him and is changed by the holy spirit there and then - it is a crisis (a wonderful, joyous crisis). But for many of us who were brought up in the church, who didnt lead particularly bad lives in the first place and who grew in our understanding of God very gradually, I believe it can be a process.

I think a lot of people doubt whether they are saved or not because they can't stand up and testify about a moment when God changed them from bad to good.

I used to be jealous of people who had a really bad past. I think I've seen people (in other churches - you don't know them!) who may have even gone through a "sinful" period almost on purpose so that God can save them and they can have a great testimony - and in many ways their church prasied them for that (There was a group in the early church who believed that you should be really sinful so you can receive more of God's forgiveness!! Cant remember their name at the moment).

But now I think differently. I'm glad God planned for me to be brought up in a Christian family. I'm grateful that my parents were faithful in that; they took me to church and they showed me that Jesus is a really great guy. I'm glad I didn't do lots of horrible things in my past. I think God is really pleased that he didn't have to forgive me for loads of really bad things. I think God still thinks thats a great testimony.

I've got into the habit of praying each morning. I don't mean an hour sat quietly with my bible (though I'd like to be disciplined enough one day to do that). Mostly I pray in the shower (dont think too much about that - I said DON'T!). I ask God to forgive all the stupid little selfish things I did the day before, for him to make my motives and my mind pure and to help me do a better job today.

So next time someone asks me when I got saved - I'm going to tell them i was saved years ago, I was saved yesterday, I was saved again this morning and I know that God will keep on saving me.

Monday Moan

Ok - so it's neither Monday, nor am I moaning...but I forgot to moan on Monday and now I get sent this link by my sister.

www.myspace.com/isthisjesus

Check it out.

So this is really a Thursday morning question (if you have a Thursday thought Will and I'm weeing on your tent, well, sorry, but we can discuss two things can't we?).

Firstly this campaign (see I told you to check it out, if you don't you're not going to understand any of this) is inspired by people who see Jesus in their washing machine/pizza box/dirty baking tray/carpet. I like to think there is a word for these people.

Crazy.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the whole God moves in mysterious ways thing, and I'm not saying that God can't apear a Jesus in a stain on the bottom of my coffee cup. What I am saying is why would He?

And let's face it these images that people see are often tentative at best. Most are coincidence I'm sure of it. Plus - I once saw a cloud that looked just like Batman - was he trying to reveal his true nature to me also?

But other than that is this campaign going to acheive anything (go back and check the link - why don't you listen to me?) in the real world? Are people goign to talk about Christianity, or are they going to, like me, use it as an opportunity to mock the crazy Christians who see Jesus (or Mary - not Elliot [Snr or Jnr]) in their Kung Po prawns and fried rice?

Discuss.

Wednesday Website Strikes Again

Ohh yes! Its that time again, strap you're self in so you don't fall over with sheer excitement.

http://www.octanecreative.com/Parodyville/worst_album_covers/index.html

and...

http://tvlinks.voodeedoo.org/

Now this link above complies with the no filth rule, if you don't click on any filth. Not to suggest that there is any filth here, but just incase there is you can't blame me when you get in trouble, ok?

So basically if you're not allowed to watch South Park then don't, got it?

Good

Enjoy

The Return of Wednesday Website

Sorry its late, but if it wasn't for steph we woudnt have one at all, well done steph.

Today I bring you a nice little video about two men, a bowl of water, some sponge, a guitar, a diving board and kazoos.

I can imagine you're at home now thinking:

'Al, surly you can't be serious, bringing all of these joyous things all in one video! Surly you can't be serious?'

Well I am...

http://www.unf-unf.de/gum.html

enjoy

Wednesday Waah

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Name that blog

Jehosaphat was only really a temporary name. What do we want to call the blog? Here's a few of our original suggestions that I can remember.

Squirrel
Armadillo
Badger (not sure what with the small animal theme here)
Dot Perkes
The blog with no name (shoot me now)
and a late addition from Al - Will Power (erm ok then)

Other suggestions or favourites anyone?

Monday Moan

Today’s Monday moan is about something that if you read a paper, or watch the news on TV you will have heard plenty about. The so called “Nanny State” which is a result of the so called “Blame Culture”.

This weekend I went back to Bridgwater for the weekend, to see the Bridgwater Carnival. It is the biggest illuminated Carnival in the world, and it’s worth checking out some pics on t’interweb to see just a sample of what it’s really like.

After the procession there is a tradition which we locals call squibbing. Wikipedia describes squibbing thus:

“A squib locally is a firework which is held aloft by a person known as a "squibber" on the end of a long wooden handle called a "cosh". One hundred squibbers stand in line in Bridgwater town centre making an unusual but impressive sight for visitors who crowd the High Street
Originally the squibs were made specially for Bridgwater Carnival and were known as the Bridgwater Squib, which culminated with a large bang as each squib extinguishes. With modern Health and Safety concerns, it has become difficult to purchase squibs with a bang, and in light of rising insurance costs the present day squib's used have no bang

Lines of flammable liquid are also run along the ground by the squibbers and lit to add more to the spectacle. Visitors often think the whole sight looks a little dangerous, but the event is well organised and nobody has been hurt to date”

If you want to see a video of this year’s squibbing click here - http://www.carnival.dsl.pipex.com/squibbing.htm

200 squibbers lined the High Street of Bridgwater and held aloft some pretty impressive fireworks. I stood half way down the street, and either way I looked I could not see the end of the sparks.

Squibbing is an amazing phenomenon. It smells like nothing else on earth, it’s an experience you can’t explain, and a symbol of local pride. It’s something (in addition to the actual carnival) that gives Bridgwater it’s identity.

This year warning signs were up saying that you watch squibbing at your own risk. Squibbing has been carried out for nearly 400 years – no one has ever been hurt in this time. So why do we need signs?

Because some clever eejit will turnaround and complain at the slightest problem and sue the pants off of the council unless they are warned.

This happens with everything now-a-days. We’re constantly being told what we can and can’t do. Having our lives restricted by unnecessary rules because unless those rules are in place somebody is always going to make a claim. How long before squibbing dissappears, and with it a whole load of other traditions, pastimes, and events?

We live in a society where people are always looking for someone to blame. They’d rather some one else was at fault than themselves, and they want to exploit every opportunity for their personal gain.

So my challenge to you, resulting from my moan – is be responsible and accountable for your own actions, be prepared to take blame for your own faults and don’t go looking for what’s in everything for you. If there are sparks flying around you should know that you might get a little burnt, but if you’re that bothered don’t stick around to watch it. If the floor is wet walk around the damp patch. If your ladder isn’t safe don’t climb it. (to use the wonderful advert examples).

Wednesday Website 2, The Sequel

Sorry its late, I don't really have an excuse.
But its hear nevertheless (is that one word? people say it like it is)

ever get bored in work/college/school/uni/home/toilet? then this is effectively free music, so play a merry tune to speed the day along.
http://blogmusik.net/

Ohh and just so we wern't without a funny this week:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/danni_bananni/antigravitykitty.gif