At Last! Unitarian Jihad!

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Alba
Date: 05 May 05 - 08:25 PM

Jumpin Jihadafrats Daddy Bebop of the Heavenly Toke, we shall endure and triumph but only by organization and solidarity..
So get yourself a handle and let's get this Jihad jumpin..radically:>)
Yours in Sisterhood
Jude aka Sister Nail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 08:29 PM

The thing tells me I am Brother Honorable Garotte of Debate. Jude (uh, Nail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism), I'm gonna have to learn to spell my name.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Alba
Date: 05 May 05 - 08:33 PM

Sounds about right there Brusie..oops sorry Brother Honorable Garotte of Debate..lol
I have to learn to say mine quickly 3 times in a row....and spell it..lol
Yours Jihadingly
Sister Nail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Alba
Date: 05 May 05 - 08:34 PM

Looks like I should start by spelling Brucie correctly eh?!!

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Azizi
Date: 05 May 05 - 08:48 PM

I'm in!

I'm Sister Katana of Moderation.

[Hey! My name even looks Afro-centric! Not that any of that will matter in the new order we're bringing into being, but.. umm.. you know]

****

And BTW, here's how you pronounce my name: kah-TAH-nah..

Yeah, it has a nice ring to it..

I like it! Not that that matters in the new order we're bringing into being...but umm..you know...

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 08:57 PM

OK. Let's get the Revolution going.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Alba
Date: 05 May 05 - 09:04 PM

Okay Jihadoky then..if it's ok with you Brother Honorable Garotte of Debate, and Sister Katana of Moderation.
A meeting is what is needed to outline our Goals...maybe..that is if everyone would like that...I'm not saying we SHOULD have a meeting just suggesting it...a meeting would be...nice?
Perhaps we can come up with a Song/Mantra/Hymm then again maybe we can't. either way it's ok.. if nobody wants one..but it too might be...nice..not everyone has to sing it of course?
Jihadingly yours
Sister Nail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 09:06 PM

Check with John and Paul.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 05 May 05 - 09:24 PM

Uhhhh..... What's a katana?

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 09:27 PM

It is this.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Bill D
Date: 05 May 05 - 10:57 PM

I'll see your Katana, and raise you one Yatagan

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:02 PM

See your Yatanga and raise you a claymore.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: BK Lick
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:25 PM

Brother Hand Grenade of Patience, you twit —

I merely observed in passing that Jon Carroll's column was quoted word for word without attribution and provided a useful link which nourished this thread.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:32 PM

Maxwell Smart and the Cone of Silence (with a twist).

I'm all screwed up here. Who is Brother Hand Grenade of Patience?

Signed,

Brother Takatoke of the Ethereal Pipe

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: dianavan
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:34 PM

Let it be.

Sister Crossbow of Cultural Harmony

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:37 PM

OK, Sister Crosssbow of Cultural Harmony.

PLAY BALL!

Signed,

Brother Ballpeen of the Hammered Mind

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:50 PM

OK, I gotta be frank (I may as WELL be frank because I don't remember my name anyway). This revolt within the Unitarian Jihad (which itself is pretty revolting) is never gonna get off the ground if we don't know who we are. I think we should use numbers, like in that James Bond movie with SMERSH. I mean, calling out, "Hey, Brother/Sister Smiling Face with the Grinning Chestnut-Coloured Cat on the Velveteen Leash" ain't gonna help if he/she doesn't know who he/she IS. Might think you're calling for someone else whose name is close-sounding to the ear but is really "George". This could truly confuse all of us.

Signed,

Brother Wotthafok Izgo Ingon.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Azizi
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:50 PM

Ah, Has some brother been trying to use my name in vain?

Brother Honorable Garotte of Debate has it right. It is Katana and not Yatanga.

Yatanga is my twin.

[Rhyming names for twins has long been a custom where I'm from your know, though all customs are subject to change in the new order].

And speaking of order..

Is order what the world needs now?

Wisdom?

Understanding?

Love?

What say all assembled here? What does the world need now?

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:52 PM

I feel a song coming on.

Subject: ADDPOP: What the World Needs Now (Bacharach/David)
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:55 PM

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW<
(Hal David/Burt Bacharach)

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone

Lord we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides
Enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers
Enough to cross. enough to last
'Till the end of time

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone

Lord we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields
Enough to grow
There are sun beams and moon beams
Enough to shine
Oh listen Lord if you want to know

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now...

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Azizi
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:57 PM

Brother Wotthafok Izgo Ingon aka Brother Honorable Garotte of Debate aka Brucie:

I'm not sure if ANY thing we decide wouldn't confuse SOME one.

What say the assembled body about that number instead of name idea?

If we are moving to numbers instead of names- I'm number 008. Because I vibe that number.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:58 PM

And this . . . .

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 05 - 11:59 PM

Like, I wanna be 003.5 and have a license to chill.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 05 - 12:01 AM

003.5 (undercover)

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 05 - 12:11 AM

I typed in G W Bush and this is what came out:

Brother/Sister Inspired Blunderbuss of Acceptance

It's a sign.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Azizi
Date: 06 May 05 - 12:15 AM

Can we disallow some persons membership based on past and present conduct?

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 05 - 12:16 AM

There IS no WE.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Azizi
Date: 06 May 05 - 12:32 AM

Oh Oh!! That is truly sad news!!

I thought we were forming a WE.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 05 - 12:32 AM

I typed in 5000 Crabs and got

Brother/Sister Icepick of Contemplation

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: jacqui.c
Date: 06 May 05 - 06:47 AM

I wanna be #69.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: OtherDave
Date: 06 May 05 - 06:24 PM

I'm glad UncleDave posted the manifesto (and I was clear both that he claimed no authorship and included the email for the author).

I've enjoyed the playfulness of the names.

But at least for myself, I'm going to think more about how to put the spirit of the Unitarian Jihad to work in the place where it'll do me the most good: in my own life.

I am going to work harder at reading or listening to opinions I don't disagree with, trying to see the point the other person's making.

I'm going to try and train myself to see my own rising temper as a sign I need to slow down. If Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch can manage to collaborate on legislation, there's some middle ground available.

More difficult for me, I'll try to use genuine humor, rather than sarcasm, as a way of lowering the temperature of disagreement by a degree or two.

I read a review in this morning's Washington Post about Kingdom of Heaven, the new movie about Muslims retaking Jerusalem. The reviewer made a point about the dichotomy between "zealots and cosmopolitans."

At first I was sure I knew who he meant -- as in, which side was the zealots, and which the cosmopolitans.

But, no -- the point was that both sides had zealots, people sure that their beliefs were true not only for them but for everyone. And each side has cosmopolitans, meaning in this case people able to tolerate differences even as important as the right way to live.

One principle for me in this jihad, and one I offer in case it's helpful to you: it's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble; it's the things you know that aren't true.

Speramus meliora,
OtherDave
Bro. Lochaber Axe of Geniality

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: jacqui.c
Date: 06 May 05 - 10:35 PM

I'll drink to that. If more people tried to live up to those principles it would make a difference to the whole world.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: Amos
Date: 07 May 05 - 10:06 AM

My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother/Sister Plasma Rifle of Desirable Rationality. What's yours?

This is a hoot. I am in.


A

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 07 May 05 - 01:39 PM

Of course Muslims are unitarians also, doctrinally speaking.

Subject: RE: At Last! Unitarian Jihad!
From: JennyO
Date: 10 May 05 - 09:58 AM

Heh heh - just call me

Sister Switchblade of Forgiveness