"15th Birthday Wishes to Red Hot Pawn"

Originally posted by josephw
[b]"I said no such thing. You misrepresented me."

Then what do you mean by "behind licking"? Did you mean it in a good way, like it's a good thing to do?

No you didn't! You meant it in a derogatory way. In a way that's meant to belittle and malign the character of the one you said it about, and you did it without provocation.[/b]

You said
"Why do you feel the need to make it a character flaw to say something polite to someone for doing a good thing? '

I have said no such thing.

Originally posted by josephw
Then what do you mean by "behind licking"? Did you mean it in a good way, like it's a good thing to do?

No you didn't! You meant it in a derogatory way. In a way that's meant to belittle and malign the character of the one you said it about, and you did it without provocation.

Is that a bit like cowardly using a biblical scripture to call someone and enemy of God?

Originally posted by FMF
If you don't mind me asking, do you celebrate the birthdays of your children?

(Ecclesiastes 7:1) A good name is better than good oil, and the day of death is better than the day of birth.
There is no reason to celebrate the day of one's birth.
We have nothing to do with our birth, i.e. we cannot conceive ourselves.
We do have a lot to do with our state (especially our spiritual estate) when we die.
Still we can't celebrate our death ahead of time, can we?
We do celebrate anniversaries btw.

Originally posted by divegeester
What I would genuinely like to understand and am asking you for third time, but you are avoiding answering for some reason is this...is the celebration of birthdays not considered in the same way blood transfusions are; I.e. a matter of personal conscience?

Just to satisfy your morbid curiosity (if it is curioisty), we follow the Bible's guidance on both of these events.

Originally posted by roigam
We do celebrate anniversaries btw.

Anniversaries of what?

Originally posted by roigam
(Ecclesiastes 7:1) A good name is better than good oil, and the day of death is better than the day of birth.
There is no reason to celebrate the day of one's birth.
We have nothing to do with our birth, i.e. we cannot conceive ourselves.
We do have a lot to do with our state (especially our spiritual estate) when we die.
Still we can't celebrate our death ahead of time, can we?
We do celebrate anniversaries btw.

How do you get being forbidden to celebrate birthdays from... "A good name is better than good oil, and the day of death is better than the day of birth."? Is there some verse elsewhere in the Bible that actually gives you guidance about not celebrating the anniversary of someone's birth?

Originally posted by roigam
Just to satisfy your morbid curiosity (if it is curioisty), we follow the Bible's guidance on both of these events.

You and Robbie carrobie are the masters of the cop-out. Why won't either of you answer the question?

...is the celebration of birthdays not considered in the same way blood transfusions are; I.e. a matter of personal conscience?

Originally posted by FMF
Anniversaries of what?

Roigam is probably the the only Jehovah's witness I've ever met, who while posting nice Biblical verses, actually says virtually nothing about what Jehovah's Witness or he believes on a topic. It's all a bit bland.

Originally posted by josephw
Is that how you see it? Since when is it "behind licking" to pay a compliment or acknowledge one's achievement?

Why do you feel the need to make it a character flaw to say something polite to someone for doing a good thing?

Thanks for lending a note of civility to "15th Birthday Wishes to Red Hot Pawn".

Originally posted by wolfgang59
1. Yes

2. When it's to the owner of an internet chess site.

3. I don't. Why do you find the need to put words into people's mouths?

Flawed logic.

Originally posted by josephw
Publicly speaking, I don't care how anyone "interprets" what my motive is for commending an individual's achievement.

If one wants to call it "a$$ licking" that's their prerogative. I could care less.

What I do care about is the lack of virtue on the part of the one that has such a pessimistic view of life that they should judge an individual as motivated by the need to kiss ass simply because that one would congratulate another for a good work.

Yes: "a good work." without which we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Originally posted by divegeester
Then perhaps they should be in a PM rather than on public forum.😉

You haven't the faintest clue as to the communications which have occurred regarding
"15th Birthday Wishes to Red Hot Pawn".

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
You haven't the faintest clue as to the communications which have occurred regarding
"15th Birthday Wishes to Red Hot Pawn".

Have you been secretly messaging "Russ"? 🙄

“If you forget your manners, you can always borrow mine. I won't be using them.”
―Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
On Sunday, February 21, 2016, Red Hot Pawn will celebrate its fifteenth birthday:

"Date difference from Feb 21, 2001 to Feb 21, 2016
This is equal to 15 years. This does not include the end date, so it's accurate if you're measuring your age in days, or the total days between the start and end date. But if you want the duration of an even ...[text shortened]... com/dates/
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Happy Birthday to Russ from Red Hot Pawn

"There is no ice cream, no cake, no presents to be had
just a silent birthday wish for my Dad
Happy Birthday to my Father
there are no candles, no flowers not on this day nor this hour
just a teary-eyed birthday wish for my Father
Happy Birthday to my Dad
there are no noise makers, or streamers
just a room with one dreamer, one unhappy lad
with a tear in my eye and a song in my heart a simple birthday wish for my dad."

"Happy Birthday Dad" (Poem by Jim Milks)