jesus turns water into wine

Originally posted by @suzianne
And I suppose this is not your standard "same old same old off-topic diatribe", right?

Jacob-Verville said: "Perhaps some other people here could comment on their experiences [of alcoholism]." People who might be inclined to comment would do well to note how Jacob-Verville likes his Mark Levin-type generic smear-all straw men.

Originally posted by @jacob-verville
I am not sure how accurate that is. I think that alcoholism is merely under-diagnosed.

For instance, I remember Korea 10+ years ago. Alcoholism was even more rampant and there was almost no talk of alcohol abuse. OF course, the concept of a drunk existed, but the concept of a functioning alcoholic didn't exist, and much crime was connected to the ...[text shortened]... holism.

But I don't know. Perhaps some other people here could comment on their experiences.

people who drink and enjoy themselves get labelled @alcoholic@ . no one would know excep the imbiber

Originally posted by @suzianne
I would guess that it was probably left there by the last person who was looking around after the salesman gave it to them. They probably took it with no comment (being polite) and then just left it there. Better than tossing it in a bin on the way out.

Yes possibly. But could also be a deliberate (and rather sneaky) attempt by the salesman to get people to take a Bible home with them.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Yes possibly. But could also be a deliberate (and rather sneaky) attempt by the salesman to get people to take a Bible home with them.

Don't get me wrong, even I would be offended by some salesman shoving a Bible at me (unless he was, in fact, selling Bibles) because I would be all like "What translation is this?" or "No, I have plenty of Bibles, give this to someone who has none."

Originally posted by @suzianne
Don't get me wrong, even I would be offended by some salesman shoving a Bible at me (unless he was, in fact, selling Bibles) because I would be all like "What translation is this?" or "No, I have plenty of Bibles, give this to someone who has none."

I could just about handle a Bible in my refrigerator, but absolutely draw the line at a copy of War and Peace in my pressure cooker.

Originally posted by @karoly-aczel
people who drink and enjoy themselves get labelled @alcoholic@ . no one would know excep the imbiber

btw my inverted commas come out as @