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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School March 24th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Enco, read about adverse possession. It is English in origin and dates back to 1600 or so. It really is contrary to our sensibilities. Or is it further back from the 14th century during the plague years? That would make for a good story. I can’t remember and i aint looking it up. But it is like legal theft.
In usa states have statutes that…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School March 24th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 3 hours, 58 minutes ago
Reg,
Continuing, “squatter’s rights” may have made sense at a time when there were actual unclaimed parcels of land on the North American Continent unoccupied even by Indigenous tribes. It might even make sense in a hypothetical Post-Apocalyptic scenario where much of Humankind is wiped out. But with already-claimed, labor-mixed, built-upon…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School March 24th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 4 hours, 15 minutes ago
Reg,
The squatters of Beverly Hills.
It doesn’t sound like there are any good people in this story at all.
Nevertheless, the concept of “squatter’s rights” under new laws has been used against hard-working good homeowners and it can easily happen to anyone who has been a victim of Identity Theft who gets their name copied from public…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School March 17th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
I was wrong. Admitting that makes me strong.
“Shoo-fly pie began as a crust-less molasses cake called centennial cake in 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. There is no evidence of it being made before the American Civil War.”
Unseen you are given the responsibility of a…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School March 17th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 4 hours, 29 minutes ago
Those ingredients in Shoe fly pie make me think it is a war time recipe. Where is the beef?
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School March 17th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
Here is Grandma Shumway’s world famous recipe.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15853/my-grandmas-shoo-fly-pie/
And here is that song you never knew but longed to hear.
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunday School March 17th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 6 hours, 13 minutes ago
@ Jake
I checked and there’s no such thing as a “shoe fly,” but if there was, I think I’d decline to have a slice.
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Unseen started the topic Forget porpoises and crows. Prairie dogs may be smarter. in the forum Science 8 hours, 11 minutes ago
If having a sophisticated language is your measure.
It turns these little ground squirrels have an actual language built on nouns and adjectives (verbs are implied). They may not turn out to be the most intelligent nonhuman animal on Earth as science further examines other candidates, but right now these little guys seem to be the smartest animal…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School March 17th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 8 hours, 40 minutes ago
I remember that key lime pie from Publix.
My oh my that key lime pie twice as yummy as shoe fly pie.
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Unseen replied to the topic Libertarianism is a cult in the forum Politics 10 hours, 37 minutes ago
Bernie Sanders vs. a corporate libertarian.
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