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whos in the U.s. and what state if u dont mind:-???
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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i am
tx dallas
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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most people tend to stay fairly anonymous, so be prepared for few replies.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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It's often possible to pick up which country people hail from by the language they use, and when they generally post (time zones, etc.). People also sometimes put their locations in their profiles.
I haven't counted, but historically the proportions of regular posters have been something like:
1/3 from the UK
1/3 from the US or Canada
1/3 from everywhere else (Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Israel, others)
At the moment I think there are probably more Americans here than British people, but that's because people are always coming and going. Timmy is from the UK, of course.
David
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marc
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Registered: March 2003
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Ohio, on lake Erie.....
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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St.Petersburg, Florida
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving
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Oklahoma City, Ok but about to move to Sarasota, Fl in a handful of days.
It's always the old to lead us to the war
It's always the young to fall
Now look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all
~Phil Ochs "I Aint Marching Anymore"
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ProfZodiac
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Location: United States
Registered: August 2006
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You've been rather prolific since joining up, haven't you?
I live in Boston.
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sawry its just i am very boared and have recently realized what morons my friends are and they are like bickering chickens so i'm lacking social conduct and i'm avery friendly stranger and yes that does sound creepy but i can talk easier here because you all seem so welcoming and intelligent, my friends are literally dumb blondes and my closest friend has only read one series of books and thats all. ay the way i'm sadly in utah, #2 on the list of places i would never go
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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timmy
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Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
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Prolific is fine 
Lonely is not fine.
Utah can be a real challenge for the unstr8.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Now you have me all curious, if Utah is #2 were is #1?
I'm from texas, don't ever want to go back there, live in Ohio but hopefully on my way to New Mexico soon!
People will tell you where they've gone
They'll tell you where to go
But till you get there yourself you never really know
Where some have found their paradise
Other's just come to harm
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JimB
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I'm glad you find us intelligent and worthy of your time. I might suggest that if there is a gulf between you and your "friends" that you search out other friends. That will likely happen as you get older and go your own ways. I found that few of my school friends remained when I went to college, and those that did changed along with me and in the same ways that I did.
You actually have begun that process by joining and participating in this forum. But I understand that you also need friends physically close to you. Be patient and work towards finding friends that fit into your life better.
JimB
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Norway, not far from Oslo, where our king and our parliament is.
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well # 1 would be terribly unhealthy countries that dont have safe water or adiquite food supplies and are consumed in poverty and death
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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While you are in Utah, you might give the book Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey a read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire
It's always the old to lead us to the war
It's always the young to fall
Now look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all
~Phil Ochs "I Aint Marching Anymore"
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Benji
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Location: USA
Registered: August 2007
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I'll bite, Las Vegas, Nevada USA
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Hi kek, Southern Idaho here. Though I was born and raised in Utah. I know there's not a lot of love for gay kids there - it's against doctrine. :-/
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
There are people who want to help you cope with being you.
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Benji
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Registered: August 2007
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GASP!! not the doctrine, doesn't that mean excommunication
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In all honesty, there isn't a whole lot of communication of any kind in Utah. Excommunication would be a step up. Ex-Utahn is even a better step up!
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
There are people who want to help you cope with being you.
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yeah, its really difficult and i cant stand it, mormons act so innocent but they are so judgemental i have no problem sayin this because i am one but during church i want to just stand up and yell "what the hell is wrong with you, all you talk about is how you pesterd someone until you mold thier already ok lives into something you think you made better but just created a harder future for them.
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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saben
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On fire! |
Registered: May 2003
Messages: 1537
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My whole family were converts, except for me and my brother who were kind of born into it. Thankfully my whole family has basically seen the light and left the church. It's so much easier and better being secular, away from those judgemental hypocrites. 18 years of my life was way too long, I don't regret it, it gave me a good ethical foundation, but I'm so glad to be out.
Look at this tree. I cannot make it blossom when it suits me nor make it bear fruit before its time [...] No matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach.
Master Oogway
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my Father claims that if you think about it crishtions they think they can be so moral and non-judgmental but why are there so much problems between them and other religions, the only religion that seems to not get involved is budism and branches of budism who feel no need to get involved and feel no need to express negativity towards others or in exterminating a religion, religion is a mutal choice and should be left to the one who makes it, should you really want to kill someone for their choice of what you believe will be eternal life, maby mormonism started out right and somewhere along the wat drifted into what we have now. maby there is no deity but nothing can explain how everything was created not time or space or matter and i among many others ask... " well...how did god become, and those before him, and those before them" sorry for my deep thoughts but i had to get them out somewhere...if i mentioin these subjects in church they are quickly dismissed and changed or i am accussed of disrupting.
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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Benji
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Location: USA
Registered: August 2007
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Funny how you mentioned that religion is a choice!!
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saben
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Registered: May 2003
Messages: 1537
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My discussions at church were often dismissed, too. It's hard being smart in a church full of dumb people. It's hard when dogma is more important than logic.
I'm an Atheist now, not because I'm gay, but I'm an Atheist because I think it is the most logically, ethically and philosophically sound choice.
I'm still spiritual, I still respect and revere the world around me. I still try and live a good, moral life. But I don't need a god to tell me how to revere life, or how to be a good person. I can make those own decisions myself. It's empowering to be free to "worship" whatever or however I choose. Because life is wonderful and worthy of worship. I like being individual. I don't need to have the same beliefs as everyone else just to feel like a "good person".
Personal spiritual gives choice and freedom, without dogma. And freedom is always a good thing.
Look at this tree. I cannot make it blossom when it suits me nor make it bear fruit before its time [...] No matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach.
Master Oogway
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i feel so messed up i just got home from a walk in the dark with my bird, and i cant stop laughing but its not real its scary like... the kind of laughter you hear in a horror movie wen the killer goes insane, and its scaring me but i cant stop and it gets to the point when tears start coming out and i talk to inanimate objects more than people but im not crazy... i feel sick:-X
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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Yeah I am in the USA in Minnesota. Yes, also in the town where the freeway bridge collapsed a few weeks ago. We had 12 die in that one but last week we got about 18" of rain in places in southern Minn and that I hear resulted in about 20 deaths, but I am not so sure of that figure.
BTW, a friend living in Australia said they had 713mm rain in just a few days last week. It flooded a lot there too. Normal for the month of Aug is about 200mm I guess.
Ken
Ken
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saben
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On fire! |
Registered: May 2003
Messages: 1537
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We all need a release from our emotions sometimes. There's nothing wrong with occasional irrational behaviour. Not everything we do makes sense. It's hard to find a release for emotions when you're trapped in a situation. Do you do any sports, or have any hobbies? I was never good at sport, but I found that being physically active helped keep my head on straight. Even if you're bad at sport if you can do something physically active (maybe even a martial art) it can help keep you happier.
Look at this tree. I cannot make it blossom when it suits me nor make it bear fruit before its time [...] No matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach.
Master Oogway
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i also have a friend in australia she says she gets no snow but alot of rain
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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i do no sport but i often work out by myself and meditate, i take midnight strolls every night and that does make me feel good but when i take my 10" knife out to play and walk with me i feel creepy but i do it for the knife i dont give him enough attention and he likes to play in the dark, and then i feel creepy when i drop in a dark empty parking lot and start to meditate, i dont fear the dark and if im out with friends i scare them all by running into a dark ally laughing, im just creepy i guess:-/
What A Wonderful catariciture of intamacy,
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San José, Santa Clara County, California, about 80 km southeast of San Francisco, nestled between the Diablo Ridge and the Santa Cruz Mountains, a quick bus ride to San José State University (where I am taking advantage of free tuition for California residents over 60 to take a class in solar home design), and an easy walk from Misión Santa Clara (Santa Clara University), the San José Rose Garden, and the Rosicrucian world headquarters and Egyptian Museum.::-)
Peter, http://tinyurl.com/qs5yh
"Tu non altro che il canto avrai del figlio, o materna mia terra..."
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Ah! The US is going metric at last. Sad.
Hugs
N
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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NO cuz we just kicked Pedro out. for using the metric system.
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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I was born in Nebraska and lived there for ninteen years. I have lived in Los Angeles for the past sixty years and love it. 
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Hot dog... someone on the forum that is older than me. ;-D
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
There are people who want to help you cope with being you.
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