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its a cheap meat grinder that will grind meat if its cold enough.if not it doesnt do well.if the fat is even a little warm it doesnt do well.it doesnt do well making cased sausage.its cheap.so cheap i took it back and swore off using it a second time
Well made. Excellent value for someone who wants to grind 3 or 4 lbs per week. I would not want to grind 25 lbs of meat in one session but this grinder has already saved me money. Buy it for small operation!!!
the first time I used this it had so much residual meat stuck in the cylinder that i gave up. I washed it out and put it away. I think thst maybe i can paint it and use it as a piece of art.
My Grandmas hand crank Meat Grinder could grind up anything that you put inside of it but this thing is nothing like that.
The only thing it can grind up is meat that has no fat or tendons on it and if you do put meat in it like this then it gets clogged inside and will not grind up.
If that is not bad enough the meat has to be very carefully loaded in with your finders otherwise it will not start on its own.
To grind up 5 pounds of meat it took me about an hour.
At best this Meat Grinder will grind meat that has been very carefully cut into the right pieces that has no fat or tendons on it so what I think went wrong is during the testing phase of this product they grabbed some steak from off of the store shelf and during the demonstration to WalMart said "Look WalMart pre selected piece of meat goes into the top and red mushy stuff goes out the other end" (SOC)
I am well experienced with processing my own deer and bought this before deer season but when it came time to put this thing to the test I could see it was going to take me a whole week to get a job done that should have only taken me 4 hours.
I went to Dunhams because WalMart had no other meat grinders available to see that Dunhams was selling a hand crank Meat Grinder that looked just like this one but just a different brand name so I was very jittery about going through the same thing twice, I could not get any reviews on it so I just went with an entirely different kind of Meat Grinder called the Chard #8 electric Meat Grinder and have not had a problem since.


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Published: Sunday, October 2, 2005 at 6:01 a.m.
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Henry Carter "Paw Paw Hank" Wiley, 81, a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, departed this life at 2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, among his loved ones in Baton Rouge. He had been a resident of Cut Off since 1947.
A service remembering his life will be held at Falgout Funeral Home in Galliano at 1:30 p.m. today. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. He will be laid to rest alongside his wife in Livingston, Texas.
Born Aug. 7, 1924, in Whitney, Texas, he played basketball at Big Sandy High School in Livingston, Texas, and then attended Sam Houston Teachers State College in Huntsville, Texas, to pursue a degree in physical education.
A decorated veteran of World War II, he served as a corporal in the Second Armored Division of the U.S. Army. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the D-Day invasion at Normandy. He was awarded both a Purple Heart (three clusters) and the Silver Star.
During the war, his sweetheart in Texas, Ruth Reaves, wrote him saying that she would like to marry. They were happily married for 36 years until she died of a prolonged illness in 1982, yet he remained devoted to her until his death.
He proudly retired from Gulf Oil Company in 1985 after serving 38 years as a supervisor of offshore production.
As a resident of Cut Off, he had a tremendous love of his community and its people. He had a positive, gentle spirit and never uttered an unkind word about anyone he knew. All will remember him as a passionate supporter of area athletic events, from Biddy Basketball to South Lafourche High School sports. Not only was he a fan of athletics, he also honored the athletes and coaches by remembering their achievements throughout their lives. He was a founding member of the South Lafourche High School Booster Club and served as club president for two years.
Most of all, he loved his family and was dearly loved by them.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Reaves Wiley; one brother, John Wiley; beloved son, David Wiley; and granddaughter Jennifer Wiley.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Pat Scanlon; one daughter-in-law, Cecelia Wiley; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Marye Wiley, Leon and Cathy Wiley, and Hulen and Mabel Wiley; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins whom he adored.
Affectionately known as "Paw Paw Hank" by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, they are Ross Eymard and his son, Bailey; Joy Saunier, Chantise and Kevin Gros and their three children Alex, Emily and Caroline; Patrick and Jana Scanlon and their two children Patrick and Bailey; Jessica Wiley; Corey Scanlon; and Amy Ruth Scanlon.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the South Lafourche High School Athletic Department will be accepted in his memory.
It was both a blessing and honor to love him and be loved by him.
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DC Universe Online gets The Flash treatment
Loads of concept art for The Flash has popped up over on the official DC Universe Online site.
A few game shots are in there as well.
It's out for PC and PS3 in 2010.
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Engineers Redesign Roads to Save Moose
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Trudy Tynan, Associated Press
At night on a dark country road, all that the headlights catch are the shadowy legs the size of tree trunks rising out of the pavement. Standing six feet at the shoulder, weighing up to 1,000 pounds, with massive antlers more than five feet across, moose tower over automobiles and have no fear of them.
Federal Lawmaker Advises People in Northern Australia to Bludgeon Toxic Toads to Death
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Associated Press
A government lawmaker advised people in northern Australia to bludgeon to death toxic toads that are advancing toward the region's main city, Darwin.
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Persist in Chicken
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Alex Dominguez, Associated Press
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria continued to be found in chickens bought at area supermarkets a year after two large poultry producers stopped using an antibiotic blamed for creating the resistant strains, Johns Hopkins researchers report.
New Tactics for the Environment -- An ENN Commentary
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Paul C. Pritchard, National Park Trust
"The environmental movement is dead,"ť some in Ecotopia declare. Unfortunately, those of us in the communities and on the Eastern Front didn't get the message.
EPA Cancels Proposed Study that Would Have Exposed Children to Pesticides
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - John Heilprin, Associated Press
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday canceled a controversial study using children to measure the effect of pesticides after Democrats said they would block Senate confirmation of the agency's new head.
DuPont Shareholder Seeks Disclosure of Expenses on Chemical Being Studied by EPA
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Associated Press
A DuPont Co. shareholder wants the chemical maker to disclose legal fees and other expenses for a chemical that is used to make the nonstick substance Teflon and is being studied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a possible carcinogen.
The King is Commander, the Enemy Drought, as 'Cloud Attackers' Take to the Skies
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Rungrawee C. Pinyorak, Associated Press
For the past month, aircraft stationed at airfields around Thailand have been flying sorties almost daily, carrying out a mission of national importance -- the war on drought, the country's worst in seven years.
States Ask Court to Force EPA Action on Greenhouse Gases
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - John Heilprin, Associated Press
A coalition of 12 states and several cities asked a federal appeals court Friday to make the Environmental Protection Agency reconsider its decision not to regulate heat-trapping greenhouse gases as air pollutants.
New Tactics for the Environment
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Paul C. Pritchard, National Park Trust
(By Paul C. Pritchard) "The environmental movement is dead,"ť some in Ecotopia declare. Unfortunately, some of us didn't get the message.
NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
April 11, 2005 12:00 AM - Justin Glanville, Associated Press
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Sam Dower Jr. had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Gonzaga downed Brigham Young, 75-64, in the West Coast Tournament championship game Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Gonzaga (28-6) won its fourth WCC tournament title in five years.
Tyler Haws, the WCC player of the year, led BYU (23-11) with 24 points.
North Dakota State 60, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne 57: Taylor Braun made a key layup while being fouled with 12 seconds left and added the free throw and the Bison (25-6) held off the Mastodons (24-10) in the final in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Tray Vonn had 19 points to lead the Bison (25-6).
North Dakota State last earned a berth to the NCAA tournament in 2009 during its first year of Division I postseason eligibility.
Mount St. Mary's 88, Robert Morris 71: Rashad Whack scored 20 points as the Mountaineers (16-16) coasted past the Colonials (21-13) in the title game in Moon Township, Pa.
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Julian Wade "Bud" Staggs
Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 8:05 a.m.
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CAMPOBELLO, SC-- Julian Wade "Bud" Staggs, 77, of Campobello, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Landrum Hospice House. He was husband of Carolyn Holden Staggs, his loving wife of 54 years.
He is also survived by two sons, Scott H. Staggs and wife Sharon, and Gregg C. Staggs and wife Debra; five grandchildren, Kiley, Clint, Brandon (Marina), Morgan (Lee) and Lane; three great-grandchildren, Caleb, Luke and Levi.
He was the first Eagle Scout in Landrum and served 6 years in the military.
He was a member of First Baptist Church of Gowensville and was the first employee of Landrum Mills retiring after 43 years.
The family will receive friends from 3:30-4:30pm Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Gownesville. A memorial service will follow at the church conducted by Dr. Chad Rickenbaker and Dr. Don McIntyre.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Gowensville, 5650 Hwy. 14 N., Landrum, SC 29356 or to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, NC 28722.
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My 5-year-old DS is extremely picky about what he eats. Do you guys have any child friendly ideas? Or any good cookbooks?
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I suggest looking around at your favorite bookstore for cook books geared towards children. I have several here that I use both at home and at work. In my job knowing what kids will eat is a must. I am business manager for a preschool and have worked in preschool since 1994 - so this is a HUGE area of interest for me.
I have found, surprisingly, that when I have introduced new foods to my children with a positive attidue and the promise that if they "just try it this ONE time" they won't have to eat it again if they don't like it. I also add in a stipulation that there will be no other meal cooked at all - not even PBJ sandwiches - if they don't eat anything. With all new foods I also put at least one thing on the table that I *KNOW* they like.
With this approach my picky eater has broadened her horizons and now eats foods she never ate before and would never have even considered eating! She actually ate a sweet potato and some salad! :shock: Imagine my surprise when she ASKED me to make a salad for dinner one night and ate more of that than she did of the BBQ chicken she had originally requested for dinner.
Now, as for recipes.... I don't know what dietary restrictions you may have or any personal tastes you may have either, so really I don't feel capable of suggesting anything. However, browsing the cookbook section at the bookstore has been my best resource.
I collect cookbooks and recipes so I have literally thousands of recipes that no one in my family ate and thousands that at least one of us liked, but only maybe a few hundred that ALL of us liked. Browsing the cookbooks - here and at stores - I can find recipes that include foods we already know we like while incorporating ingredients we may not usually eat in a way that is new and exciting. Introducing new foods has been an adventure at our house, but it's really livened up dinner time and my kids are learning more about the world "out there" in the process.
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Hey guys! In February 2010, I applied for several jobs by e-mailing or uploading my portfolio to some companies' web sites. My portfolio was a very amateur one and even though the focus of each image is a piece of work done by me, some of the images contained art done by other people/company. Like I made a car and put it into a Crysis level. Now I noticed that I did not put a disclaimer to give credit to owners properly. The worst part is I sent the portfolio to Crytek too. Obviously, I did not get a job with that portfolio. BUT the companies still have my portfolio. I guess they added me to their ignore list already but I'm afraid of getting sued or anything like that. I cannot handle that :/
What do you think about the situation? Should I contact the companies, apologize and ask them to delete my portfolio from their archives(Crytek keeps it online)?
They won't care to be honest. It isn't like the work is damaging to them.
I agree, I really doubt they'll do anything at all.
And if it were a problem, the first thing they'd do is just ask you to remove it.
I wouldnt worry about it.
Just wait at least 6 months before applying to those companies again.
Thanks guys, I feel easier. I don't know what I was thinking while doing that stuff. Actually, I was given 3 months of rest by my psychiatrist, maybe I was just acting dumb due to the medication. Life's strange, thanks again and goodbye.
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Jim Cramer ponders if Exxon's problems indicate the bottom for oil, and how Facebook isn't expensive. Yet.
Lots of earnings (nice work, tech) and a Fed meeting make for a busy week. In the portfolio, we've taken out our Target.
The successful round of tech IPOs continues with Talend climbing more than 40% on its first day of trading. NBC and Facebook work on a deal for Olympics coverage.
The Point72 chief buys a slice of ownership in a computer-driven startup fund and puts $250 million under management with them.
On Alphabet executives told you why the quarter came together.
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Facebook (FB) could owe the IRS $3 billion to $5 billion in taxes from transferring assets to an Irish subsidiary in 2010.
Facebook could get hit with a massive tax bill from the IRS that would have a material impact on the company.
Apple deserves an extra round of applause as it absolutely embarrassed several high-profile analysts.
Facebook's recent earnings release and continued growth put its forward price-to-earnings ratio at a sound level.
Amazon and Alphabet both killed it on earnings, but only one of them told us how.
The key will be if the intraday buyers step up again.
Cramer is buying what Tanger is selling and thinks Facebook is absolutely fabulous.
Was GDP sluggish or buoyant in Q2? And still no word on stimulus from the Bank of Japan and prime minister Abe.
The economy needs consumers to buy, buy, buy but so far consumers have been all over the map, Cramer says.
BlackBerry's new phone may allow authorities back-door access. Uber and Didi officially get permission to operate in China.
We are very comfortable raising our price target.
Another busy day on the earnings calendar kept trading erratic again on Thursday, though the S&P 500 and Nasdaq managed to clinch slight gains by the end of the session.
Short-seller Andrew Left says Facebook stock will go lower, though analysts remain bullish on the social media company.
Facebook continued to reap the rewards of its strong quarterly results today.
That sound you hear is jaws dropping because of Facebook's earnings.
Stocks are mixed on Thursday as an earnings miss from Ford clouds a number of better-than-expected quarters from other major companies.
Even killer results from Facebook haven't been able to generate better momentum, and that's a problem.
The short-seller says Facebook stock will go lower, while analysts remain bullish on the social media company.
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Breaking: Tony Snow stepping down on Sept. 14.
CNN reports that White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino will be taking his place.
UPDATE:President Bush will formally announce Snow's departure at the White House press briefing at 12:45 PM. AP reports that Snow, who is battling cancer, is leaving "because he needs to make more money."
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As Poverty in City Grows, So Does Gap Between Rich and Poor
Up almost a full percentage point from last year.
U.S. census figures released Thursday show that poverty has risen in New York City for the third straight year, up to 20.9 percent in 2011 from an estimated 18.4 percent in 2008, according to WNYC. The situation may actually be more dire because the federal government's definition of poverty ($11,500 annually individually and $23,021 for a family of four) doesn't account for the high cost of living in New York. Not everyone is suffering, though: The numbers reveal that while the median income for the lowest fifth was $8,844 (down $463 from 2010), it rose $1,919 to $223,285 for the highest fifth, according to the Times. The gap is even greater in Manhattan, where the wealthiest fifth, earning $391,022 annually (individuals), made 40 times more than the lowest fifth's reported $9,681 annual income (compared with 38 times more the year before). It will be challenging even for Mayor Bloomberg to put a positive spin on these figures.


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The UK's main political party leaders could be much less popular among the nation's small businesses than they'd like. According to a survey carried out by Crunch Accounting, based on responses from 500 freelancers and micro businesses, 27% "would not hire any of the political party leaders if they applied for a position".
More than a fifth (22%) would hire David Cameron, while only 13% would give a job to Ed Miliband. The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon came third (12%), ahead of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg (11%).
Nigel Farage has said he'll stand down as UKIP leader if he loses the South Thanet election, but he's unlikely to try to find a job with a UK SME if he does. That's probably just as well, with only 9% of those polled saying they would give him a job. Far fewer (4%) would employ Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, fewer still (2%) Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood.
The survey also asked respondents which party best understands the needs of small firms and the self-employed. Almost a third (32%) said the Conservatives, with Labour attracting a 25% share (Liberal Democrats 10%; UKIP 8%; Greens 4%; SNP 2%; Plaid Cymru 1%).
The UK's main political parties have been at pains to highlight their pro small-business credentials. The Daily Telegraph, of course, recently published a letter reported to be signed by 5,000 "business owners" warning that "a Labour government would be 'far too risky' for the economy". The stunt was organised by the Tories and their small business ambassador Karren Brady, and in truth many signatories were not business owners.
UKIP also claims to be the party of small businesses. In April, its deputy chairman Suzanne Evans commented: "The Conservatives are in the pockets of the multinational corporations and Labour has become the anti-business party. We have a fully funded £1.2bn plan to provide 20% rates relief on premises with a rateable value up to £50,000. That will potentially cover 90% of business premises."
Sadly, none of the UK's main political leaders has ever worked for a small business or been self-employed. After leaving Brasenose College, Oxford, Eton-educated David Cameron joined the Conservative Research Department and became a special adviser. After a seven-year stint as Carlton Communications director of corporate affairs, he became an MP in 2001.
Like Cameron, Ed Miliband studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford (Corpus Christi College). After graduating, he worked in TV as a political researcher before becoming a Labour Party researcher, soon rising to chair HM Treasury's Council of Economic Advisers. He became an MP in 2005. Nick Clegg studied social anthropology at Cambridge and before becoming an MP in 2005 he was a lobbyist, then FT journalist and then MEP. Nicola Sturgeon studied law at Glasgow University and worked as a solicitor at Drumchapel Law Centre. She was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
Grammar schoolboy Nigel Farage didn't go to university, but nonetheless enjoyed a successful career in the City as a commodities trader before becoming an MEP in 1999. Natalie Bennett was formerly editor of Guardian Weekly and wrote for The Independent and The Times, while Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood was a probation officer before becoming a political assistant and lecturer in social policy at Cardiff University.
If you still haven't decided which party you'll vote for tomorrow, Real Business Rescue (the "Company Recovery & Closure Experts") has created a clever online questionnaire, so you can find out which party best represents your opinions on key issues. Why not take the test?
Blog written by freelance editor, copywriter and Start Up Donut editor Mark Williams.
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The election messages continue to dance around reality. I did arithmetic at primary school, but did the politicians?
Here's my maths. The government spends £400 for every £300 it receives, spending half our national income. If the country earned £800 per annum, the government spends £400, of which £100 is borrowed. Total government debt would be £500, rising by £100 per annum. This is less than six years away from going down the pan like Greece.
If we protect health, the government would have to cut a third of all spending to balance the books. That is an unimaginable level of cuts implying public sector pay falling by a third, which in turn would depress GDP severely making things even more difficult.
If GDP grows, it will be better. But we live in an uncertain world, with huge financial risks still lurking all around. Still all of the talk is about additional spending and what will be protected.
We have a financial crisis worse than anything seen in our lifetimes. Why are the politicians playing dumb and not getting totally real with the electorate. Maybe we still don't want to hear?
Chris Barling, SellerDeck
I'm not naturally a cynical type of chap, however politics seems to bring a side out of me that I don't really like.
While trying to decide who to vote for, I find myself muttering phrases such as
"Well, they'll never actually do that, will they?" This really isn't like me at all.
Apparently this time we are to be "helped" in our decision by the TV debate. As far as I'm concerned, this X-factor style circus only makes it more likely we'll end up with a pretty boy/girl with lots of style and little substance.
What I'd like to do is vote for the party whose policies are best aligned with my life and that of my family. I couldn't give a hedgehog whether the leader smiles or can remember someone's name, but I do want to know if they know what they're talking about.
I have a business to run – much like the rest of you. If I spend the required time trawling through all the information that would allow me to decide which party will make my business run better, then somebody else will no doubt be spending that time making their business run better than mine.
So I have to guess, basically. My guess is that Brown is an economist, whilst Cameron and Clegg are basically pop stars in suits. I think that Brown will probably ultimately be seen to have dealt well with the financial upheaval of the past 18 months, and that on that basis he should be retained. That's enough thinking for me. Back to work.
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Updated: July 21, 2011, 3:25 PM ETBy Bob Harig | ESPN.com
BETHESDA, Md. -- Being destined for greatness can be a heavy burden. Ask any player lugging around that best-player-without-a-major baggage how that weight tends to drag him down as time marches on.
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The header artwork for a webcomic I had going for awhile called "Dimension Dust."
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Drawn with pencil & brush pen. Colored digitally in Photoshop.
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You do a webcomic?! I have to check it out! This header is really fun, her pose is cool!
Wow, very cool, nice work.
Another webcomic? Aaand what about Brisland Frost?
"Wolves" is on hold for awhile. Takes me too long to color. And "Brislan Frost" isn't a comic - it's a novel. And who the hell knows when I'll finish that up. heh... So many projects, so little time. It's the curse of being a creative dork.
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This is a really nice piece Grant, awesome job!
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New webcomic? I'm sure that this will be great, but what's become of Wolves of Odin?
"Wolves" is on hold for awhile. I wanted to do "Wolves" in full color, and I just don't have the free time for that right now (it takes me a long time to color). So in the meantime, I'll be doing something a little different (Dimension Dust) in black & white!
Grant that is SWEEEET. Great character design and use of color. And of course the girl looks very cute. Awesome piece.
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Sublime colouring techniques!!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful work Grant!
Grant that's awesome... it looks like it has a pulp feel yet it's so modern. Great job!
Gorgeous !
I love your work as you know... I wish I could get all these web comics in one hardbound book !
I love your work as you know... I wish I could get all these web comics in one hardbound book !
Beautiful piece bud and top drawer execution.. She is a great addition to your already formidable lineup
She looks Amazing!!!
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I wish I received letters like that. I want my soul prayed for!
I think the actual irresponsibility lies with advocating for a superstitious bronze age myth that fuels our species' wars and teaches us that if you don't believe it, then an invisible sky monster will smite you.
Why are you guys getting God's mail? You'd think a parishoner would know His* address.
* Please don't anyone read anything political into that. "His" is the proper eclesiastic term, to the best of my knowledge.
Wow. Deeeeeep, man.
What did you expect?
Tiffany, I don't see how believing in God is irresponsible. What fuels the wars is idiot assholes who thinks that building a fence across the boarder will fix our immigration "problems". Christianity that stays true to Christ' teachings promotes love, not war. That is all.
Christianity promotes whatever the given political or church leader wants it to. War or peace, Christianity provides for all.
When you believe that condoms are sinful, that actually kills people. When you believe that stem cell research is sinful, this actually results in death and disease that otherwise would not have happened. When you believe that the invisible sky monster promised you a pi4ece of land in the middle east, this actually promotes war. When you believe that god hates fags, this actually influences the likelihood of giving them civil rights.
So yes, religion is irresponsible.
The think thats stupid about the letter is that the entire article just set out to present a sunday mass at many churches to the reader. researched my ass
religion is just a part of humanity. get over it Tiffany. It shouldnt exist just like a lot of things, but it does because we are human.
Tiffany @ 8
Those were some lovely shortcuts in logic you used there.
These are ways that religion actually effects our species, Fromohio.
Religion is/has been a part of humanity, true. It in no way follows that it always will be, or always should be.
Owning certain other people as property was a part of humanity for all time until quite recently (for the most part).
"Hey, sorry guys. Maybe slavery shouldn't exist, but it does. Get over it. We're only human after all."
Lot's of nouns have done bad things. I could do your "argument" with government. Governments have gone to war and had genocides. Governments are all irresponsible.
Your argument has no substance.
"Tiffany @ 8
Those were some lovely shortcuts in logic you used there."
at least there is some logic to it, as opposed to say, umm let's see, some overriding emotional component in human psychology/physiology that seems to have a need to invent or believe in some sort of sky fairy or other cosmology to fill in the gaps, as it were
This is what religion is CURRENTLY pushing, fromohio. It's 2007 and the pope still says birth control is sinful. It's 2007, and the Christianist\Republicans are trying to stop stem cell research. It's 2007 and the "left behind" assholes are hoping for a war in the Middle East, so that Armageddon comes.
But ultimately it comes down to what is true and what is not. The hypothesis of a god is not something that is backed up by any evidence whatsoever. People who believe in truth and evidence shouldn't believe in god.
You seem to think I'm arguing for religion because I argued against using logical fallacy. She was knocking down a straw man.
Perhaps religion shouldn't be lumped into one category. There's crazy extremest motherfuckers, and than there's regular average people of a personal faith. The average people of personal faith tend to be the majority that simply live day to day and respect others. The crazy extremist motherfuckers just get more airtime. I'll be the first to say there's a lot of Christian assholes out there, but there's a lot of Atheist assholes out there too.
And don't get me started on those Wiccans
I mostly agree with you, Wes. But the zeitgeist of the moderate religionists says that we should "respect their beliefs". And that gives the extremists more power. These beliefs don't deserve respect unless they produce evidence showing why we should respect them.
Wow. For prayers they aren't that bad.
You seem to think I'm arguing for religion because I argued against using logical fallacy. She was knocking down a straw man."
yeah right, a "logical fallacy"(straw man to boot((a two-fer)), the results of pointing out actual human costs and consequences of faith based(emotionally driven)are somehow fallacious, and logically at that...Oy vey that is rich.
what you are saying is logic is true only if it purports and comforms to your own belief structure, evidence eh a trifle...
I didn't say that at all. I'm saying that pointing out shitty things that certain religions do and arguing that all religion is bad is creating a straw man. I would say the same thing if someone pointed to schools and soup kitchens and concluded all religion is good.
I'm not religious, and I would have no problem with this statement. "Religion is unprovable, therefore should not be considered in decisions made by a secular society" or "religion has done no net good for the world". But I won't cheerlead for blatant logical fallacies (I got both of them in again) just because they happen to arrive at the same conclusion I have.
Too be fair fromohio, Tiffany's statements that you found so objectionable weren't being used to build an argument but rather to provide examples of how being religious could be considered irresponsible.
Does that mean that she thinks all religious people are irresponsible? Not necessarily, though she could probably make an argument to that point if given a chance.
You seem to think you can make that argument given your statement, "But I won't cheerlead for blatant logical fallacies just because they happen to arrive at the same conclusion I have."
Why don't you do that now? It shouldn't be a problem given your obvious surplus of logic.
Jay Christianity isn't about that. From what I have learned from going to church is what we should respect and love our neighbors. And OMG I go to a Catholic church. Ah, Oh no.
Thank you Wes by the way. The Christianity that gets out to the press is the fundamentalist freak shows, not the average day to day Christian. They aren't as interesting. Someone who spends there day going to school, working, volunteering, etc and going or not going to church isn't as interesting as those who parade around saying war is good, gays are bad, you are evil if you get an abortion, stem cell research comes from Satan. That sort of thing gets ratings.
I'm sorry Tiffany for whatever Christianity/Religion has done to you to hate it so. For whatever dumbass Priest/Pastors did it to you. You still shouldn't take it out on the rest of us. Not all Christians think that "God hate fags personally I think that God loves everyone, even those who don't love God back. I don't think God discriminates. God put Gay people on the planet. I don't think condoms are evil, neither do most Christians, at least the ones I met. Where do you come up with, "hoping for a war in the Middle East, so that Armageddon comes Bush is a war monger and an asshole. I think war is the dumbest thing ever. Its not religion that pushed those things, its the religios leaders. Anytime ou put somebody in charge, things are going to get fucked up. Its human nature and religion has a hierarchical structure. Its not perfect. Im a very religious person and I dont believe that the bible is 100% correct. People wrote it own. It has been translated many times. Who knows if the writers put down there input. And OMG I'm a Christian, better yet Catholic and I choose to be Catholic. Don't lump people in to groups, it causes hate. If you are in SE Portlad, OR, on a sunday, check out Ascencion Catholic Church. Then tell me about what Chistians believe.
Bellevue Ave, I don't see why religion shouldn't exist. If people really studied into it, than they wouldn't be so bigoted about it. They would see the love that Jesus wants us to have for all humanity.
I agree with fromohio at 23, for part of it.
I read with great interest the whole piece, it was a good spoof to say the least. Very well written and insightful. As an atheist its hard for me to understand how people can take these legends seriously.
I thought for the most part the piece was respectful, eventhough, it read like a hit piece in places.
However, I would like to see you try to do the same with the Jewish faith. Send all your reporters Jews and gentiles to Temple and we will see what happens. I mean, being an objective paper, why wouldnt you spoof Judaism with the same vegence that you spoof Christianity and Muslims.
I mean, Christianity after all is just a Jewish sect or began as one.
And please dont say that Eli's piece constituted equal coverage.
As an Atheist I want to see all religions spoofed. It seems hipocritical that one religion gets treated with kid gloves with glowing cover stories about it while others get spoofed.
I mean dont they all deserve the same? As long as you spoof them respectfully. And yes we all understand the difference between the cultural and religious. And we understand the historical repressions and persecussions, but it is still religious beleifs and you guys even have a new Jesus column and the Muslims get no love from your paper.
from Maria @ 25:
"They would see the love that Jesus wants us to have for all humanity."
yo. hey maria leave me out of it...jeesh you people, invoking my name, making claims for me. the baby jesus wants some boob, maybe a nap, some teletubbies or wheels on the bus shit, is that so wrong???
let it be people...
baby jesus out!!!
I objected her listing all the shitty things that religion has done and concluding religion is irresponsible (I found her first statement about bronze age mythology and sky monsters quite funny and appropriately dismissive). It's the same kind of rhetoric that has been used to demonize other communities that have had the misfortune of having their most notable representatives being assholes.
As for your snarky challenge for me logically prove religion is irresposible, I don't really know what to make of it. I think religion's elevated status in most people's minds allows it to give cover to some bigoted and close minded people, which isn't cool, but I've never shyied away from telling someone that I disagree with any element of their belief system whether it comes from religious conviction or not.
That said, I've generally found the religious people I encounter fairly tolerable as the vast majority seem to just pick and choose the parts they want to follow anyway. I live in a tolerant area, so the religious people have picked the tolerant parts. I don't really have a problem with the abstract concept of God, as long as the people making up his moral compass are respectful of the rights of everyone.
"May we not let cynical, unresearched articles about the religious be an excuse for thinking we are unwelcome and keep us outside looking in."
Ah, yes, like the gentleman on the bus earlier today talking about how God loves everyone except those filthy Jews.
"You're either on God's side, or you're against him!"
Not a good Christian? He's not an example of what you're talking about? I think he'd beg to disagree...
I read the entire aticle and I thought it was a well put together article. I think that they went in it with an open mind.
And to babyjesus: All my comments about Jesus refer to the adult Jesus, when he was around 30ish. You can go take a nap now. :)
"And don't get me started on those Wiccans"
I've always found it interesting that one of the things Christians and atheists seem to share is contempt for Wiccans. Personally I find them one of the least judgmental, least pushy religions. Whatever their beliefs, at least they don't expect me to share them.
It's far more a comment on human nature being universal than anything. Tiffany on Christians is like the guy ChrisB heard talking about Jews.
Organisations create boundaries and borders, and then seek to define who is in and out. Far more fun than addressing the issues. Human nature is to be tribal, to find handy excuses for beating one another up.
Most of the "founders" of the paths mentioned simply called them "The Way" - Christian, Buddhist, Muslim etc got applied to them later. They all have a great deal in common, including the fact that those "Ways" that endured over time include calmness, struggling with self first, and thoughtfulness at their heart.
To keep them going, we needed small institutions, which rapidly took over. C.F. America. At her heart was liberty, but government has taken over.
Life is held in tension between the idea and the implementation of the idea. Liberty became government and ultimately the Patriot Act.
I appreciated the article. Our leaders group is looking over it at the next meeting, because it could well become a study in "we need to sort this place out NOW". Thank you.
Thank you, miriam - I think you hit the nail on the head.
Dear God,
Please forgive Derek for saying the word "crap" in a prayer to you.
For the record, I'm with Tiffany. I think all organized religion is bullshit used to control people with fear & guilt about some big, father-figure in the sky that's going to fucking spank you if you do something wrong.
However, something really pisses me off about religious people who tell me to "really study" the religion before I make assumptions. Well, they're assuming I haven't. Reading your holy book is not "really studying" a religion. The bible isn't complete for one thing, something like 42 (or was it 62?) books were removed from the bible at the Council of Nicaea because they didn't jive how the bishops wanted Christ to be.
You also need to study the actual history of the region at the time (Josephus), Jewish custom at the time (Jesus was Jewish you know? Actually part of a strict Jewish sect called Nasoreans. So was John the Baptist. This is where Jesus of Nazareth likely comes from, because Nazareth didn't even exist at the time of Jesus.)
You also need to read the works of theology scholars, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi Library, translations of the Enuma Elish (the Sumerian creation epic that is almost word for word the book of Genesis, and way older.) After you read all these things you may feel differently about your "God" but at least you'll be closer to "actually studying" your religion.
Christianity was "made-up" by Paul, the guy who found conversion on the road to Damascus. Jesus was in fact a real man, however his name wasn't Jesus, and he wasn't the actual son of a god. His real name was Yehoshua ben Joseph. "Jesus Christ" was made up by the Romans. According to the descriptions of the man filed in Rome after his arrest he was a black man with a rather pronounced hunch-back. He may or may not have been married, but probably wasn't. The temple Jews would have considered it scandalous for a Jewish Holy Man to remain un-married. But the Nasoreans considered all sex absolutely filthy. They claimed they humped for procreation ONLY, and after they had done so there was a long, long amount of ritual and physical cleansing that had to be done before they could walk freely among their own community again. Oh, and Yehoshua would be PISSED at the cluster-fuck that has become the religion in his name.
*curtsies and steps down off the soap box*
slavery and religion are not the same thing so any comparisons are done purely for emotional reaction.
religion is a choice and has positive aspects to it. slavery is neither.
and what im saying is tiffany's outrage and anger have no traction among anyone who doesnt already agree with her.
Dear religious people,
Is there any chance you could get your imaginary friends to fight their own battles against each other and not use their impressionable, fallable proxies down here on Earth? It gets awfully messy and a lot of innocent people get hurt or worse. That doesn't seem like that much to ask.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
P.S. When you talk to your imaginary friends, could you ask them to be a little less ambiguous about their requirements and pitch in and help once in a while in a tangible, verifiable way.
Lots of animosity here...am I the only one who just thought it was a pleasant and amusing article? Live and let live, fellow sloggers...
Im not very spiritual or religious but I also don't think much of people who are angry and hostile towards religion.
And Tiffany is both angry and hostile and isn't convincing anyone who is religious that there might be a better way.
more bees with honey than vinegar.
Everytime I hear something like this I just am happy I am an atheist. Religion is truly a waste of time and money. Money that is best used to give to the poor in our communities or to save up for our retirement since we pretty much will not have social security when we do retire at the age of 85 years old.
@ 35 & 37
Well put.
@ 36
"tiffany's outrage and anger have no traction among anyone who doesnt already agree with her"
Isn't that true of any argument? Arguing, in my experience, usually results in both sides being more firmly entrenched in the camp they were already a part of. There must be other reasons we participate, no? (Or the Slog would be history.)
Just Me - Thats the beauty of religion though; you can get the benefits of it without actually tithing. sure it looks bad, but hey, you arent made of money. the social and business connections are valuable.
there is an old jewish joke about an athiest jew that goes to temple and someone calls him out on it. he reasons that after everyone is done talking to god, he will talk to them, and it please god regardless because he is at temple.
to see the words we put on paper and be proud of ourselves? kinda like a monkey that sees his reflection in the mirror?
Oh I'm definitely hostile, Bellevue. I wouldn't say angry though.
How has your hostility actually helped the world?
How has religion actually helped the world?
Hey Miriam, you can compare me to the babbling guy on the bus all you want, but that does not negate the fact that the points I brought up are what your co-religionists are actually doing in our world today. This wishy-washy idea that religious people are somehow being oppressed and put-upon by the atheist minority is so laughable considering how many states they have managed to get their BS discriminatory values actually codified into law in this country.
Olive, you dodge my question with your own. poor form all around.
religion has helped the world by being so awful at times people aspired to find a better, more rational way.
Your question is a non-sequitur, Bellevue. It has nothing to do with the subject. It's like me asking how the fact that you live on Bellevue Avenue has helped the world.
@47 - Have to come to the defense of Miriam here: Tiffany, you clearly did not read Miriam's comment carefully - hence you wrote "This wishy-washy idea that religious people are somehow being oppressed and put-upon by the atheist minority is so laughable" when Miriam said nothing of the kind. This is they type of "discussion" Fromohio was criticizing, and that religious people have become infamous for: you have already decided your opinion, you have stopped listening, and you proceed to repeat it over and over again. What is more, you are taking all people who are in any way religious, and saying that they are the same in some way; this is what they call "prejudice" when talking about race or gender.
To me this is perfect evidence that atheists can be just as orthodox and narrow minded as religious people, suggesting that we are talking about qualities of human nature - ignorance, denial, dysfunctional institutions, people's drive for power, refusal to "know thyself" as Socrates advised - that manifest in religion as in other institutions such as government, the playground, and the Slog.
This is a bit nuanced - you probably don't like that (another broad human quality). Want to know one good thing that has come out of religion: "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" Yes, most Christians don't follow that, but neither do most Atheists.
Final note: I do not belong to any organized religion.
Tiffany's hostility has helped by lending moral support to other people who find religious belief an impediment to peace and understanding.
It's a slow process. God knows religion is tenacious, but I think there's hope that this particular religious wave is passing. Does anyone still worship Zeus?
jude +1
i will add that i share tiffany's frustration (as many here do) with much of what religion has done and is doing.
unfortunately, you cannot ask a liberal and tolerant unitarian to be responsible for catholic policy, let alone muslim actions.
my opinion: a lack of education seems to be worse than religion. i'll take an educated athest or theist over an uneducated atheist or theist any day.
I would prefer that people be taught to think for themselves. Unfortunately, I believe that most people are congenitally incapable of it.
Religion was created to establish social order. You'll notice that small-scale "primitive" societies have no indigenous organized religions. The more complex the civilization, the more you need an overruling belief system to keep citizens from bonking each other over the heads at random.
However, since religion was created to keep dimwitted sheep under control, it can also be used to get the dimwitted sheep to commit unspeakable acts against the Other. I think that the net effect is probably in religion's favor. Despite the occasional atrocity, religion has done more to keep people on the straight and narrow than not.
Yes I made up my mind about religion quite a while ago. I suspect that most people have. You would have to be a pure agnostic to not lean one way or the other on the subject. And I don't know where you got the idea that I said "all people who are in any way religious, and saying that they are the same in some way". Could you point out where I said or even implied that? In fact, in comment 20 I implied the opposite of that.
What this thread shows me is that some people here are elevating religion above other endeavors such that criticism cannot be made that same way you can with other subjects. Seriously, exchange "Democrat" or "Republican" with "Christian" and you will see how prickly people are getting about me bashing on religion. It's a belief system people, an arguably wrong belief system that deserves to be bashed.
tiffany, its totally relevant for one reason. your message may be sound but the way you present it isnt. just like many religions
Be more specific, Bellevue!
christianity may be sound in principle but the actions of supposed christians often times isnt. the way they go around talking about morality and then do the opposite or have completely wacky ideas about jesus hating homos is the antithesis of the teachings of jesus. many christians have a funny way of showing that they are christian.
your disdain for religion is sound in principle but the way you approach it with language, analogy and dichotomy makes you look like a tool with an axe to grind. you are very reasonable but you have a funny way of showing how reasonable you are with your rhetoric.
Tiffany, every time you say "this is what Religion is doing" (no point in referring to specific posts) you are basically stating that all religion is the same and has one unified impact/goal. I don't know what you actually think, but this is what you communicate over and over again in this thread.
And just to be clear, I was not being "prickly" about you bashing religion, I was disagreeing with your perspective - there is nothing wrong with that.
That IS what religion is REALLY doing though, Jude. How does it follow that I am making a statement about ALL religious people? I could state that Republicans are anti-choice, even though there are some pro-choice Republicans out there.
Wow, Tiffany, I'm enjoying your spewing! You make most of the hard-core Evangelists I know seem like well-thought-out paragons of sense and perspective!
Care to actually refute any of my points, Pericles?
i'm not going to argue that religion is good on whole or not. people should be allowed to live how they see fit as long as they are not violating the laws we've agreed upon. when they violate, they should be stopped and punished.
once you start wanting every one to live the "right" way -- like you -- then you start to scare me, and are treading on dangerous ground. (and i'm not talking about murder and the speed limit...)
i do believe that there are enough decent religoius people out there to make it a valid lifestyle choice. you can hate the intolerant ones all you want and that's fine with me. but hating all of them comes off to me like prejudiced bordering on hate speech.
I don't know if that was directed at me, but I have made it abundantly clear that I am not arguing that all of them are bad. I argued that religion itself is bad. There is a huge difference between the two. And I would challenge you to show me an example of any prominent atheist that argues that all religious people are bad. To characterize the argument against religion like that is disingenuous.
Care to actually refute any of my points, Pericles?
I don't see that you have any points, Tiffany, just, as I said, spewing. But here are some genuine questions I have in response to statements you've made. Your statements are in italics, my questions follow.
So yes, religion is irresponsible
Does Buddhism believe in the charges above? Do Taoists? Do all Catholics? Do all Wiccans?
Are those accepted as religions to you, or not?
People who believe in truth and evidence shouldn't believe in god.
Because if they do believe in god ... ? ...
These beliefs don't deserve respect unless they produce evidence showing why we should respect them.
Could you please present us with evidence as to why we should respect your beliefs.
That IS what religion is REALLY doing though, Jude.
Is all "religion" Christian?
I said before, several times now actually, that I never made accusations that ALL religionists are the same. People keep bringing this up in the thread, but if I have made that argument then PLEASE POINT OUT TO ME WHAT POST IT WAS. This does not negate the fact of what the religious texts actually say and what the religious leaders actually push for. Go ahead and bring up Buddhism or Taoism if you want, but these are exceptions to the rule in America and the rest of the world today.
As for your proof argument, they have had two thousand years to accumulate not just proof, Pericles, but mere evidence (speaking of christianity there). So far they bring no evidence to the table. Without some evidence, the logical position on existence of god would be that it does not exist. And as far as me presenting evidence for my beliefs. I believe in science. Science is all about evidence and it is debated and adjusted all the time based upon experiment and evidence. You don't have to believe me, because if you study evidence and science you will come to the same conclusions that I have by yourself.
tiffany -- i was not referring to you when i used the term "you". much like in your first couple of posts you were not referring to me! and i'm not into arguing!
i guess when i hear someone say religion is bad, i think they are implying the religious are then bad. like, if murder is bad, then a murderer is bad. so i did think you were saying that if religion is bad, then those who believe or are members of a religion are bad.
even rereading your first two posts, you really interchange your attack of specific beliefs by people and the concept of religion. it really is a little confusing. and it did leave me with the strong impression that you are judging the religion based on some of the followers actions, and the judging the members of the religion because they are associated with the concept of religion. it sure wouldn't be the first time i misinterpreted a slog post! but i don't think i'm the only one who was left with that impression.
you even said, "but that does not negate the fact that the points I brought up are what your co-religionists are actually doing in our world today". "co" religionists? while i think i pretty much agree with you, this where you start to throw me.
how can "you" judge or hold one person who is religious responsible for the actions of another religious person? this judging would seem to be legal but maybe not the best.
Thanks to those who were so supportive.
Tiffany, where did I say I was a Christian? The leaders group I referred to is a human rights group I'm involved with. Not a church. A group based on an idea, where the structure has overwhelmed the intent.
OK. Just noted a comment I want to clarify.
I don't think I claimed religious people were being oppressed. I think it's reasonable to read my comment as "religious groups become oppressive from time to time".
Can I also point out that I am not from North America. In the place where I'm from, the churches runs schools that are open to all, that teach science, evolution and critical thinking, and are forbidden from teaching doctrine. Those schools are part-run by the government and open to government inspection.
They also run drug and alcohol rehab centres that unlike the US ones I am familiar with, do not proselytise. They run shelters for the homeless, and get involved in social care projects in the areas of the city that all other bodies have abandoned. They provide safe houses for the prostitutes. And this is just one small church close to where I live. The other one nearby has a drop-in in the crypt for those with mental health problems, and provides secular-validated&trained psychotherapy and counselling services. They also run a clinic for street homeless to access medical care. For many years they gave a gay and lesbian health-outreach project houseroom when no one else would.
A prayer for Mr. Eisel
May his pompous, holier-than-thou ass get a clue someday, and in the meantime, go fuck himself.
+1 to gomez... (despite what you thought my opinion might have been!)
Re: #65. The problem with demanding evidence, Tiffany, is that we tend to be selective about which type of evidence we accept based on our own biases. A man can simply not believe in global warming because he hates Al Gore, for example.
That said, I'm interested to hear what sort of evidence you'd accept in order to validate the Judeo-Christian belief system and the people that harbor it.
Ah, and let's not be so quick to brand faith as illogical because it's a byproduct of humanity's security blanket. As a scientist myself, I also have to take the "Method" with a grain of salt, for it has the same author as you claim faith to have: humanity.
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My reading experience mirrored our naive heroine Catherine's: I too wanted gothic horrors and was disappointed by the reality. Instead it's mostly a gentle comedy about teenagers getting crushes.
This was the last of the Austen books for me and it was certainly the most cynical. If I knew more about Gothic novels, such as The Mysteries of Udolpho, I might have got more out of it but still the social commentary and caricatures of English society were wickedly comic.
With a delightfully, over-imaginative protagonist who is not marked specially in personality, looks nor familial fortunes, the lightly frothy novel is a fun romp of misunderstandings and mild but superbly-annoying avaricious villains. The character-driven plot gives way to the usual satire of class and society, with competing minor stories - making it quite suitable for a TV series adaptation, I imagine - over the conventional arc of protagonist-finds-love.
My favourite aspect of the novel are the characters, the best being Mrs Morland who is also the best at parenting via books, the aforementioned protagonist Catherine whose warmth, ordinariness and fondness for imagining her life as in a gothic-novel endears her to me much easier than other Austen-women, the dreamy Henry who respects women, is well-read and not snobbish about it either, makes up excellent gothic horror stories on the spot, has a fun, meta sort of humour, the maverick flirt Frederick, the gold-digging but wife-morning General, even the ridiculously insufferable and cartoonishly-shallow Thorpes. Recommended as a nice relaxing read, a rest stop from heavy tomes with serious issues.
If you are reading NORTHANGER ABBEY for the first time: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK'S INTRODUCTION.
That was quite a let down. Since I am not very familiar with Jane Austen's work, I was looking forward to the gentle plot twists. Apparently scholars feel differently about this... So every introduction essay in a book is an immediate skip for me... Can we put them at the back then?
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This was the first book that Austen wrote. She sold it; it was never published; so she bought it back when her other books became successful. Possibly she intended a rewrite. Her brother had it published after her death.
The story concerns the teen-aged Catherine Moreland who has little experience of the world, but much experience with gothic romance novels. Austen manages to make Catherine comic in her awkwardness and excessive imagination, but lovable in her direct honesty. This book has all the satire and social commentary of Austen's later books, but other than Catherine, I felt the characters lacked depth. Although Catherine's brother has a failed love affair with one of her new friends, Austen only deals with the effect this has on Catherine's relationship with Isabella. Little is said about the brother. Nothing at all is known about Eleanor's relationship to her Viscount. That marriage is only mentioned because it allows Catherine and Henry to marry. I missed the more complex interplay of multiple characters and plot line that occur in Austen's later books, but I enjoyed Catherine's runaway imagination.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0141439793, Paperback)Though Northanger Abbey is one of Jane Austen's earliest novels, it was not published until after her death--well after she'd established her reputation with works such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. Of all her novels, this one is the most explicitly literary in that it is primarily concerned with books and with readers. In it, Austen skewers the novelistic excesses of her day made popular in such 18th-century Gothic potboilers as Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho. Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers all figure into Northanger Abbey, but with a decidedly satirical twist. Consider Austen's introduction of her heroine: we are told on the very first page that "no one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine." The author goes on to explain that Miss Morland's father is a clergyman with "a considerable independence, besides two good livings--and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters." Furthermore, her mother does not die giving birth to her, and Catherine herself, far from engaging in "the more heroic enjoyments of infancy, nursing a dormouse, feeding a canary-bird, or watering a rose-bush" vastly prefers playing cricket with her brothers to any girlish pastimes.
Catherine grows up to be a passably pretty girl and is invited to spend a few weeks in Bath with a family friend. While there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, who invite her to visit their family estate, Northanger Abbey. Once there, Austen amuses herself and us as Catherine, a great reader of Gothic romances, allows her imagination to run wild, finding dreadful portents in the most wonderfully prosaic events. But Austen is after something more than mere parody; she uses her rapier wit to mock not only the essential silliness of "horrid" novels, but to expose the even more horrid workings of polite society, for nothing Catherine imagines could possibly rival the hypocrisy she experiences at the hands of her supposed friends. In many respects Northanger Abbey is the most lighthearted of Jane Austen's novels, yet at its core is a serious, unsentimental commentary on love and marriage, 19th-century British style. --Alix Wilber
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