LOL! (Ebbie's post)

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Steve...you can't "get tough with" God or lay down ultimatums. (ultimata?) It has no effect. ;-) It would be like trying to intimidate the ocean. Wasn't there a king once who tried to command the surf to stop rolling in? Or here's another example: it would be like trying to have a fistfight with the wind or to stop the rain by repeatedly yelling, "Rain, rain, go away, come again another day!" I actually saw a toddler try that once. Damn funny! She uttered a final cry of frustration and then ran inside after she started getting well soaked.

(Yeah, I know you're just joshing and making a point about Maggie Thatcher. Fine with me. I detested her policies, but I am willing to forego hating her personally.)