tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post3693567021333199666..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: Arkansas outlaws toddler marriagesjams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-6704916274710336422008-04-08T23:12:00.000+01:002008-04-08T23:12:00.000+01:00That he threw his hands up was quite admirable. mo...That he threw his hands up was quite admirable. most politicians would try and bullshit their way out of itjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-89893876219940371452008-04-08T22:24:00.000+01:002008-04-08T22:24:00.000+01:00Ha! Just shows how careful one should be when pro...Ha! Just shows how careful one should be when proof-reading. Yes, good to see a politician not trying to spin his way out of it.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-19423939434265646672008-04-08T22:20:00.000+01:002008-04-08T22:20:00.000+01:00LOL you would be a couple of years off your Silver...LOL you would be a couple of years off your Silver Anniversary EWBL!<BR/><BR/>Ha I would like to se what the music stores make of Sunbum's prank. It myust be fun to see!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-81802336341227140442008-04-08T12:59:00.000+01:002008-04-08T12:59:00.000+01:00You left a comment about "Dueling Tubas" that had ...You left a comment about "Dueling Tubas" that had my oldest daughter in fits of laughter. She can proudly play Dueling Banjos on the piano and she likes to go to stores and record it on their keyboards that they have for sale and then hit play on all of them at the same time to re-create a synthesized hillbilly Jamboree.<BR/><BR/>I'm one proud mama.elasticwaistbandladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-23683736851031275572008-04-08T12:58:00.000+01:002008-04-08T12:58:00.000+01:00I got my first marriage proposal when I was 10. It...I got my first marriage proposal when I was 10. It was a note all folded up with a plastic ring from Chuck E. Cheese Pizza inside and it said:<BR/>Will you marry Big M? Pleeeasssseee? Check One<BR/>Yes____<BR/>No____<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness we didn't live in Arkansas.elasticwaistbandladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-39815585768365829962008-04-07T10:43:00.000+01:002008-04-07T10:43:00.000+01:00I'll have to look that one up Beakerkin!There are ...I'll have to look that one up Beakerkin!<BR/><BR/>There are plenty of crass laws here too Bryn, so the South is not alone in that!<BR/><BR/>Ah Steve, not so much a mixed as a mangled metaphor! Seriously, it was a story that gave me an excuse for the title. I can only imagine that the cock-up played right into a stereotype view of the state.<BR/><BR/>As for arranged marriages, they don't bother me - where the family acts simply as matchmaker and does not try to coerce.jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-42811951905234641612008-04-07T08:46:00.000+01:002008-04-07T08:46:00.000+01:00Rep. Bond should be charged with mixing metaphors....Rep. Bond should be charged with mixing metaphors. "[T]hrow me a rope and bail me out here"? Give me a break!<BR/><BR/>This is a cultural decision. In some cultures (India comes to mind), children of families whose parents are closely associated may be betrothed from young childhood. Good or bad practice? I invite you to argue the matter with one of my elderly Indian friends, whose son recently married a lovely woman chosen by... his parents and hers. It's not how we would do things, but in some cases that's not the only consideration, or indeed any consideration at all.<BR/><BR/>As for Arkansas... please, please don't judge Americans based on what Arkansans would or would not do. :)Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-76302994902117485602008-04-07T02:23:00.000+01:002008-04-07T02:23:00.000+01:00For a very long time in the South the age of conse...For a very long time in the South the age of consent has been lower for women than men, so it is "traditional" and must never be questioned. There are a lot of laws in the US that are pure silliness, but you can't get rid of them because they are "traditional".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-374428703761999142008-04-07T00:10:00.000+01:002008-04-07T00:10:00.000+01:00Jams google woman marries Dolphin it is true. The ...Jams google woman marries Dolphin it is true. The Dolphin died so you can make up whatever joke suits your tastebeakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-9314168531973253852008-04-06T23:42:00.000+01:002008-04-06T23:42:00.000+01:00I'm very glad times have changed CrushedI'm very glad times have changed Crushedjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-80004340106195822332008-04-06T22:30:00.000+01:002008-04-06T22:30:00.000+01:00Prior to 1885, a boy could marry in England at 14,...Prior to 1885, a boy could marry in England at 14, and a girl at 12.Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-20266546340939066542008-04-06T21:40:00.000+01:002008-04-06T21:40:00.000+01:00I agree Nunya. I couldn't imagine tying the knot a...I agree Nunya. I couldn't imagine tying the knot at that age<BR/><BR/>At any age LB!<BR/><BR/>Marrying a dolphin Beakerkin? I've not heard of that one!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-79921164371232419762008-04-06T20:32:00.000+01:002008-04-06T20:32:00.000+01:00The dolphin died so I will not have to deal with t...The dolphin died so I will not have to deal with that case.....beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-81862928679695050792008-04-06T20:28:00.000+01:002008-04-06T20:28:00.000+01:00JamsAs an immigration officer I have seen 12 and 1...Jams<BR/><BR/>As an immigration officer I have seen <BR/>12 and 14. In the USA consent ages are governed where the marriage is contracted.<BR/><BR/>I heard you retired when the woman from the UK married a Dolphin in Israel. Can you imagine trying to sort out that mess?beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-73498839928829885852008-04-06T18:33:00.000+01:002008-04-06T18:33:00.000+01:00The age is probably different because girls are mo...The age is probably different because girls are more mature than boys. LOL.The Lone BeaderĀ®https://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-21243967128902574242008-04-06T13:21:00.000+01:002008-04-06T13:21:00.000+01:00Even 16 and 17 is too young to be getting married,...Even 16 and 17 is too young to be getting married, sad.Nunyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627939958188041617noreply@blogger.com