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1. BY Random Name 12.14.07 AT 8:45 AM

   Human beings do not know when to stop. This is the truth.

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2. BY janie 12.14.07 AT 9:09 AM

   Amen, RN!

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3. BY mommy 12.14.07 AT 9:18 AM

   amen

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4. BY Kara 12.14.07 AT 9:48 AM

   This is random, but oddly enough, I know someone who was taped for this show. In the original 75 questions they asked her, “Would you let your sister babysit your kids?” She answered, “Ten years ago, absolutely not; today, sure.” Then on the questions that were taped they asked her again if she’d let her sister babysit and she said yes. They said she was lying and that was it for her. After I read the article the fact that she was kicked off made sense. If they’re saying polygraphs are more reliable based on past experiences then the “correct” answer would have been no b/c the polygraph wouldn’t be able to read a hypothetical like whether or not she’d let her sister watch her kids sometime in the future.

   And I’m gonna add that I also completely agree with RN here!

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5. BY Peter L 12.14.07 AT 1:41 PM

   The results of the writers’ strike? Or the logical flow of so-called Reality TV? I say the latter. In one way, it proves Newton’s Law concerning things deteriorating if left alone.

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6. BY rdean 12.14.07 AT 1:46 PM

   I saw an “I love Lucy” episode about this once. Ricky and the Mertzes bet Lucy she couldn’t tell the truth for 24 hours. She started telling the truth after they forced her and started to enjoy it so much she became “dreadfully honest”. The funniest line was when she told Ethel, “If Fred wasn’t cheap, you wouldn’t walk around looking so tacky all the time”.

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7. BY Kyle A 12.14.07 AT 2:12 PM

   Being honest does not depend on our telling everything that we know, think, or feel. The discipline of secrecy is necessary for us to live in society with others.

   Amen, Random Name.

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8. BY Xion 12.14.07 AT 9:22 PM

   What I would like to see is a church where people were able to be honest and loved each other any way.

   I brought this up in a class I taught when discussing the woman at the well. Jesus knew everything about her and loved her anyway. Would this work in church? If not, then how much like Christ are we?

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9. BY EYG 12.15.07 AT 6:50 AM

   RDean,
   I love that episode. It’s funny when Lucy decides to relax and enjoy the experience because she finds it liberating.

   Lucille Ball was a master of her craft.

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10. BY Karen O 12.15.07 AT 11:19 AM

    Xion – As I’ve said before, I believe my church is like that.

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11. BY Xion 12.15.07 AT 4:14 PM

    I remember Karen. And one of these days I am going to show up there and surprise you! I work just down the road.

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