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By: Goofyy

Since when is a child, created in the image of G_d, a 'thing'? Here's the loophole folks: Your kids aren't 'things'. Just a thought from a goy. Shallom, anyway.

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By: LittleMissCranky

I think most reasonable individuals are capable of making a distinction between traditions like getting together at certain days in the winter season, singing certain songs, wearing attractive hats,...

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By: Bugbread

0xFCAF:"Would their faith be improved if they took the time they waiting for the elevator/tying their keys to their belt/not carrying things, and instead spent it on talking to their children or family...

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By: Sir BoBoMonkey Pooflinger Esquire III

Sometimes when a nut isn't tight, and it happens to be rusted in place, trying to tighten it up just ends up snapping the bolt off, leaving it useless. Fundamentally, for me, this, as well as many...

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By: kozad

I live within a few blocks of Eruv territory and think it's pretty strange. I think it's nice to have a day of rest. I wouldn't even mind if the government told us: stop working for a day...it would be...

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By: Mayor Curley

Also, they're always cooking with the blood of Gentile babies. How fucking long is it going to take to rid the world of that kind of slanderous bullshit? All this made up shit about jewish ritual...

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By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim, that was a great story. I'd love to hear more about your xenophobia of teh jews tia. This one time, I heard that they had sex through a hole in a sheet. Also, they're always cooking...

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By: rob paxon

TheOnlyCoolTim, that was a great story. I'd love to hear more about your xenophobia of teh jews tia. posted by naxosaxur This is what qualifies for xenophobia these days?

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By: breath

Like they should be rolling a d20 and checking the manual to see if they made their saving throw. Ha ha, cool analogy. I bet it's exactly the same sort of thinking that leads to both types of...

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By: naxosaxur

TheOnlyCoolTim, that was a great story. I'd love to hear more about your xenophobia of teh jews tia.

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By: naxosaxur

>>Since we've moved on to "random information related to jews that contains the word loophole", let me augment your insightful comment with this: please note that Ben, the jewish guy studying...

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By: TheOnlyCoolTim

Every time I read about the intense Jewish law I think of some hugely complicated board game or RPG. Like they should be rolling a d20 and checking the manual to see if they made their saving throw....

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By: Gamblor

0xFCAF, I see where you're coming from, and I wish more people were able to act that way. Reasonable individuals should be able to draw the line between quaint customs and self-inflicted harmful...

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By: lineman

Please let me explain in layman's terms. An eruv is not a loophole at all. There are very few areas where there is a Biblical proscription to carry on Shabbos. Carrying in other areas is only forbidden...

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By: rob paxon

Good point, 0xFCAF , but of course then you'd be ignoring the inconsistent rulings made by centuries of Rabbis. Well, fully ignoring rather than just conveniently ignoring. It makes me think what our...

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By: 0xFCAF

I think most reasonable individuals are capable of making a distinction between traditions like getting together at certain days in the winter season, singing certain songs, wearing attractive hats,...

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By: rob paxon

P.S. "Zeus". Apologies to any followers of Greek Mythology. Ancient Greeks suffered at the hands of Persians after all and I should take more care to not offend them.

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By: rob paxon

Has anyone yet come up with a loophole to the Golden Rule that allows me to have anal intercourse without having to worry about letting the woman stick something up MY ass? TIA, I'm really worried...

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By: Astro Zombie

When you've followed the rules of the Shabbos for your entire life, you've pretty much got the rules down.

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By: Bugbread

I dunno, that makes sense to me. I presume that the rule is that people can't work, not that machines can't work. Regarding Astro Zombie's comment that some jews don't follow these teachings to get...

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