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Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Clive on April 22, 2006, 09:57
Two wonderful ladies have joined together to attempt to wipe out this terrible American phenomenon! Please join them to end Teenage Poverty!

"We just spent several hours observing teenagers hanging out at our local mall. We came to the conclusion many teenagers in America today are living in poverty. Most young men we observed didn't even own a belt; there was not one among the whole group.

But that wasn't the sad part. Many were wearing their daddy's jeans. Some jeans were so big and baggy they hung low on their hips, exposing their underwear. I know some must have been ashamed their daddy was short, because his jeans hardly went below their knees. They weren't even their daddy's good jeans, for most had holes ripped in the knees and a dirty look to them.

It grieved us. In a modern, affluent society like America, there are those who can't afford a decent pair of jeans. I was thinking about asking my church to start a jeans drive for "poor kids at the mall". Then on Christmas Eve, we could go Christmas caroling and distribute jeans to these poor teenagers.

But here is the saddest part...it was the girls they were hanging out with that disturbed us most. Never, in all of our lives, have we seen such poverty-stricken girls. These girls had the opposite problem of the guys. They all had to wear their little sister's clothes. Their jeans were about 5 sizes too small! I don't know how they could get them on, let alone button them up. Their jeans barely went over their hipbones. Most also had on their little sister's top; it hardly covered their midsections. Oh, they were trying to hold their heads up with pride, but it was a sad sight to see these almost grown women wearing children's clothes.

However, it was their underwear that bothered us most. They, like the boys, because of the improper fitting of their clothes, had their underwear exposed. We had never seen anything like it. It looked like their underwear was only held together by a single piece of string.

We know it saddens your heart to receive this report on the condition of our American teenagers. While we go to bed every night with closets full of clothes nearby, there are millions of "mall girls" who barely have enough material to keep it together. We think their "poorness" is why these 2 groups gather at the mall; boys with their short daddy's ripped jeans, and girls wearing their younger sister's clothes. The mall is one place where they can find acceptance. So, the next time you are at the mall doing your shopping, and you pass by some of these poor teenagers, would you say a prayer for them?

And one more thing.....
Will you pray the guys' pants won't fall down, and the girls' strings won't break?"

We thank you all, Two Concerned Grandmothers...
Title: To be serious.
Post by: Mac on April 22, 2006, 16:40
If you research the hard core pornography which is available on the internet you'll get the shock of your life.

Apparently it is considered to be 'catholic'. (cat - ho - lick)

To be serious...

To be or not to be...
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Simon on April 22, 2006, 18:35
It puzzles me how these youths actually manage to make their jeans stay at 'half mast', without actually falling down!  :dunno:
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 22, 2006, 18:37
It puzzles me why they aren't conscripted and marched off the nearest pier into the sea from which they came.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Sandra on April 22, 2006, 18:40
Quote from: "Simon"
It puzzles me how these youths actually manage to make their jeans stay at 'half mast', without actually falling down!  :dunno:


Maybe they have invented an anti gravity machine Simon  :D
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Simon on April 22, 2006, 18:42
Quote from: "Mac"
It puzzles me why they aren't conscripted and marched off the nearest pier into the sea from which they came.

:lol:  They certainly should do that with some of them!
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 10:54
Quote from: "Simon"
They certainly should do that with some of them!


Especially with the guitar twanging, long haired, drug crazed, hippie friends of 'Jesus' Simon.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: davy51 on April 27, 2006, 14:53
Now Now

anyone remember hip huggers ,mini skirts,see through blouses

and we survived  :lol:  :bad:
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 15:01
Not in the Army.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 15:05
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Anyone remember hip huggers, mini skirts, see through blouses, race riots, mafia drugs bosses, prostitution, pornography, numbers games, gambling, extortion, murder, rape, incest, wife beating, drunken brawling, and torture, etc. ...


Check out your dictionary.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Rodders on April 27, 2006, 15:43
Quote from: "Mac"
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Anyone remember hip huggers, mini skirts, see through blouses, race riots, mafia drugs bosses, prostitution, pornography, numbers games, gambling, extortion, murder, rape, incest, wife beating, drunken brawling, and torture, etc. ...


Check out your dictionary.


Strike two:
Mac, watch your behaviour, please.  Visitors are likely to find this kind of post offensive.


  
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 15:46
It's this sort of behaviour which I find disgusting Rod.

It didn't happen in the British Army at home.
Title: See PM
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 15:56
See PM

Have you ever been to America?
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Rodders on April 27, 2006, 15:59
Quote from: "Mac"
It's this sort of behaviour which I find disgusting Rod.

It didn't happen in the British Army at home.



This is not the Army.  You are out of line.  Don't push your luck.



  
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: sam on April 27, 2006, 16:13
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It didn't happen in the British Army at home.


so you are saying it did occur when you wheren't at home? i.e. away in foreign countries. Anyway as rod said this isn't the army... we are nice community of people interested in having some fun, so lets please keep it nice (not that a bit of discussion isn't good but there is a line).
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 16:26
Quote from: "Mac"
It's this sort of behaviour which I find disgusting Rod.


See new PM.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 16:27
I don't know what these two ladies intend to do about it all.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 16:35
Quote from: "sam"
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It didn't happen in the British Army at home.


so you are saying it did occur when you wheren't at home? i.e. away in foreign countries. Anyway as rod said this isn't the army... we are nice community of people interested in having some fun, so lets please keep it nice (not that a bit of discussion isn't good but there is a line).


How many are we, compared to the global population?
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: davy51 on April 27, 2006, 16:37
Quote from: "Mac"
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Anyone remember hip huggers, mini skirts, see through blouses, race riots, mafia drugs bosses, prostitution, pornography, numbers games, gambling, extortion, murder, rape, incest, wife beating, drunken brawling, and torture, etc. ...


Check out your dictionary.







all countrys have tese problems

and most and i did say most armys in the world have suffered all these things internally

as a vet i can attest to this fact


no nation or any very large groups are imune from what you listed

I wish it wern't so but thats the way things are

all youngsters rebel and have since the beginning of time

its called stretching your wings

for now its drooping pants and short tops

in the 20's it was flappers in the 30s in the 50's rock and roll and all along parents world



the next generation will have something new


but the world will survive it
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: sam on April 27, 2006, 16:42
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but the world will survive it


damn straight it will.. and probably be better for it! (in most cases).
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 17:00
Even if they add another 80 billion people?
Title: Y
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 17:07
Quote from: "davy51"
All countries have these problems.


Why?

Do you really know?

How would it be if none of these problems existed?

Why should they exist at all?

How would America be with 100,000 people per state?
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: sam on April 27, 2006, 17:21
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How would America be with 100,000 people per state?


boring.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: sam on April 27, 2006, 17:21
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Even if they add another 80 billion people?


yes. we will be all dead due to our use of fuel before then.. we can easily handle that many in terms of housing and food... the Earth is big!
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 17:25
No, the Earth is a finite size.
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on April 27, 2006, 17:27
Of a representative 100,000 how many do you know personally and how many are members of - your - family?

Living in Britain do you know the names of all 60 million people?

Does the President of America know the names of all 800 million people?
Title: Re: Y
Post by: davy51 on April 27, 2006, 21:22
Quote from: "Mac"
Quote from: "davy51"
All countries have these problems.


Why?

Do you really know?

How would it be if none of these problems existed?

Why should they exist at all?

How would America be with 100,000 people per state?








From talking to people all over the world and having friends.


these problems will exist to the end of time any time you have the human race involved you will have vices

with 100,000 per state this country would collapse

it takes more than that to keep a large city working

you are looking back to the 16 and 17oo's

very few people and very little comerce going on

many died uselessly and many were mistreated very badly by some that wanted a dictatorship and kept their own private armys

happily this was put to an end
Title: Re: Y
Post by: Mac on April 29, 2006, 07:53
Quote from: "davy51"
Quote from: "Mac"
Quote from: "davy51"
All countries have these problems.


Why?

Do you really know?

How would it be if none of these problems existed?

Why should they exist at all?

How would America be with 100,000 people per state?


From talking to people all over the world and having friends.

These problems will exist to the end of time any time you have the human race involved you will have vices.

With 100,000 per state this country would collapse.

WHY?

It takes more than that to keep a large city working.

Why does anyone need large cities? There weren't any in America 300 years ago.

You are looking back to the 16 and 1700's, very few people and very little commerce going on.

Many died uselessly and many were mistreated very badly by some that wanted a dictatorship and kept their own private armys.

Happily this was put to an end.


What if Singapore was the only populated land mass on the entire planet?
Title: ?
Post by: Mac on April 29, 2006, 18:51
Quote from: "sam"
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Even if they add another 80 billion people?


Yes, we will be all dead due to our use of fuel before then. We can easily handle that many in terms of housing and food. The Earth is big!


We can easily handle being dead?

We will house and feed the dead then?

Right...
Title: Teen Poverty In America
Post by: Mac on May 04, 2006, 15:57
Quote from: "Mac"
I don't know what these two ladies intend to do about it all.


Maybe one will giveth and the other will taketh away.

End result ... nothing.
Title: One person at a time?
Post by: Mac on May 05, 2006, 11:40
You cannot organise a society one person at a time. It needs an Army, a body of men, to be able to do anything properly.

http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2006/05-may/e0504a.htm