How big of a religion is it? As far as population, that is.

Sop, DN

EDIT: Never mind, Tender. :p Same post time.

[QUOTE=kombucha mushroom mofo]How big of a religion is it? As far as population, that is.
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See above. It's not really a religion, though.

[QUOTE=Bartender]Well he has about 100 million "followers" (they're not really followers, they just practice the falun gong). Mostly in China.

He lives in America though; had to basically flee for his life sometime in the 90s.[/QUOTE]

You just leave him to me ;) :evil:

Chat was unsuccessful. It needs a Ramsey or something.

Two times ago, we had eleven people in it, and that was a lot of fun. Any time we have five or less, it never really runs that smoothly.

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]Chat was unsuccessful. It needs a Ramsey or something.

Two times ago, we had eleven people in it, and that was a lot of fun. Any time we have five or less, it never really runs that smoothly.[/QUOTE]

That doesn't mean this thread has to suck now :(

Ice-skating. My story from last night. YSI. Music.

/me checks pulse

:-\

I saw [i]Hostage[/i] today with a friend. I'm surprised I didn't see previews for it before, but I didn't like it.

AH, after you called me a douche a couple nights ago, I tried to create an AIM account, and I succeeded, but when I DL the AIM Application, it said there was a missing file. How ghey. :upset:

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]Chat was unsuccessful. It needs a Ramsey or something.

Two times ago, we had eleven people in it, and that was a lot of fun. Any time we have five or less, it never really runs that smoothly.[/QUOTE]

I never know what to do in the chats.

[QUOTE=magicbus]You just leave him to me ;) :evil:[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese government got him first. They've got it into their heads that the falun dafa (those who practice the falun gong) are a dangerous subversive group, so they've been cracking down on them quite harshly :-/

[QUOTE=Bartender]I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese government got him first. They've got it into their heads that the falun dafa (those who practice the falun gong) are a dangerous subversive group, so they've been cracking down on them quite harshly :-/[/QUOTE]

Commies. :rolleyes:

How did you stumble upon this stuff?

So, you said it wasn't really a religion..Is it kind of like Buddhism, in the sense that it is more of a lifestyle than a religion or what?

Kombucha,

Go [url=http://www.oldversion.com/]here[/url] and get this: AOL Instant Messenger 5.2.3292.

Just download that, and you'll be prompted for updates once in awhile, but 5.2.3292 is the one I use because it doesn't have a lot of the bells and whistles, really.

Thank you sir. I just picked the one that you said. 5.2.3292, because they all seem very foreign to me...Meh.

Wierd MSNIM story that just happened:

Me and Tender were talking on msn, and I asked him about why plexiglass is such a 'feared' MXer (You know what I'm talking about AH) and then once I said 'pl exi' my internet got disconnected. :eek: I just chalked it up as an interesting fluke, then I signed back on, we continued our conversation, and I got signed out again when Bartender said his name again.

Wierdness++

For those of you who don't know, Ple[B][I][/I][/B]xiglass is a former mod who got demodded for hacking someone's account. Anyways, he's just very good at using computers, and it was just kind of wierd that my computer started freaking out when I mentioned his name. :evil:

EDIT: DN, I'd do basically the same thing I do in this thread. :lol:

NP: 3-Porcupine Tree

[QUOTE=kombucha mushroom mofo]
So, you said it wasn't really a religion..Is it kind of like Buddhism, in the sense that it is more of a lifestyle than a religion or what?[/QUOTE]

As far as I can tell, it's an elaborated exercise/meditation program. The falun gong itself is a program of five sets movements (ranging from physical to meditation) designed to heighten physical well-being, spirituality, and moral awareness. The physical movements are to rotate the falun, a ball of energy located somewhere in the lower abdomen. Falun gong = the practice (and has come to mean the movement in general), falun dafa = the followers themselves.

I say it's not a religion because it's not intended as one; it says nothing about a deity or the lack of one, no practice throughout life, no concrete beliefs as such. Li himself is not worshipped in any way (though he's shown respect), and maintains that it's just a system for living and for physical and spiritual improvement, so taking part in the falun gong doesn't prevent you being a member of other religions. It's a totally different thing to Buddhism, though.

[QUOTE=kombucha mushroom mofo]EDIT: DN, I'd do basically the same thing I do in this thread. :lol:

NP: 3-Porcupine Tree[/QUOTE]

And what would that be?

I dunno, you tell me. I was reffering to you not knowing what to do in chats.

[QUOTE=kombucha mushroom mofo]I dunno, you tell me. I was reffering to you not knowing what to do in chats.[/QUOTE]

Oh.

Well, with Ramsey going at 1000bpm when it comes to spam, there's no time to do anything I do in here.

Hey Bartender- My msn is totally broke, So...yeah. It won't even let me reopen it now. :confused: At least I have mx still.

/knocks on wood
/realizes computer desk is made of cheap synthetic bullshi[B][I][/I][/B]t
/spews profanity
/stops referring to self in the third person

[color=orange][size=7]FU[B][I][/I][/B]CK[/color][/size]

EDIT TO AH: It still wouldn't let me download AIM. I guess I'll stick to msn. Oh, [I]wait[/I].

I really feel like mutilating Bill GAYtes right now. Him and his inferior computers.

[QUOTE=kombucha mushroom mofo]
For those of you who don't know, Ple[B][I][/I][/B]xiglass is a former mod who got demodded for hacking someone's account. [/QUOTE]

Well that's what he was demodded for, yeah, but he maintains a slightly different story.

And in answer to your last question on MSN - not much :)

[url]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=313846[/url]

It's harder than you'd think :(

I've only come up with one, though I quite like it.

[QUOTE=Bartender][url]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=313846[/url]

It's harder than you'd think :(

I've only come up with one, though I quite like it.[/QUOTE]

People always go about those the wrong way.

Meaning?

[QUOTE=Bartender][url]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=313846[/url]

It's harder than you'd think :(

I've only come up with one, though I quite like it.[/QUOTE]

I thought mine wasn't too bad, I just need more people named Bob.

Bob is useful because you can include Roberts, can't you? Robert Plant, Robert Fripp, Robert Randolph..

[QUOTE=Bartender]Bob is useful because you can include Roberts. Robert Plant, Robert Fripp, Robert Randolph..[/QUOTE]

Wow, I forgot all about that. I'll have an all-star line up now. Add them to Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, and Bob Marley.

[QUOTE=Bartender]Meaning?[/QUOTE]

I thought it was a conventional "build a dream band" thread, so I jumped the gun.

Sup all.

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]I thought it was a conventional "build a dream band" thread, so I jumped the gun.[/QUOTE]

It's actually fairly entertaining.

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]I thought it was a conventional "build a dream band" thread, so I jumped the gun.[/QUOTE]

Oh okay :) It's a bit more inventive than those, and like I say, surprisingly hard. Can you come up with any?

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]I thought it was a conventional "build a dream band" thread, so I jumped the gun.[/QUOTE]

My lineup owned.

Drums: Bill Ward
Saxaphone: Bill Clinton
Vocals: Bill Nye the Science Guy

Bob/Robert is the way to go.

Or John, because then you could have John Entwhistle and John Bonham as your rhythm section, and then John Fogerty/John Cipollina on guitar.