Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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C. H. Spurgeon's Evening Reading (March 23rd)
"Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am." — John 17:24
O death! why dost thou touch the tree beneath whose spreading branches weariness hath rest? Why dost thou snatch away the excellent of the earth, in whom is all our delight? If thou must use thine axe, use it upon the trees which yield no fruit; thou mightest be thanked then. But why wilt thou fell the goodly cedars of Lebanon? O stay thine axe, and spare the righteous. But no, it must not be; death smites the goodliest of our friends; the most generous, the most prayerful, the most holy, the most devoted must die. And why? It is through Jesus' prevailing prayer-"Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am." It is that which bears them on eagle's wings to heaven. Every time a believer mounts from this earth to paradise, it is an answer to Christ's prayer. A good old divine remarks, "Many times Jesus and His people pull against one another in prayer. You bend your knee in prayer and say 'Father, I will that Thy saints be with me where I am'; Christ says, 'Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am.'" Thus the disciple is at cross-purposes with his Lord. The soul cannot be in both places: the beloved one cannot be with Christ and with you too. Now, which pleader shall win the day? If you had your choice; if the King should step from His throne, and say, "Here are two supplicants praying in opposition to one another, which shall be answered?" Oh! I am sure, though it were agony, you would start from your feet, and say, "Jesus, not my will, but Thine be done." You would give up your prayer for your loved one's life, if you could realize the thoughts that Christ is praying in the opposite direction-"Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am." Lord, Thou shalt have them. By faith we let them go.
Jeremiah 23:29
Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
Albert Einstein
Sunday Poem...William Butler Yeats - The Wild Swans at Coole
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43288/the-wild-swans-at-coole
A Riff on Yeats for St. Paddy’s Day
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/03/a-riff-on-yeats-for-st-paddys-day.html
Ivanka Trump Demonstrating Her Jiu-Jitsu Skills Has the Internet Going Crazy
https://rumble.com/v6r3cko-ivanka-trump-demonstrating-her-jiu-jitsu-skills-has-the-internet-going-craz.html
Remembering an inspiring story about Sir Michael Caine
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/03/remembering_an_inspiring_story_about_sir_michael_caine.html
Worst Of Babylon Bee
Biden Announces Return To Politics With Bid For President Of Shady Oaks Retirement Community
https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-announces-return-to-politics-with-bid-for-president-of-shady-oaks-retirement-community
‘Snow White’ Beaten At Box Office By Middle School Recorder Recital
https://babylonbee.com/news/snow-white-beaten-at-box-office-by-empty-theater-undergoing-renovation
Google Maps Offering New ‘Shortcut But You Will Fear For Your Life’ Option
https://babylonbee.com/news/google-maps-offering-new-shortcut-but-you-will-fear-for-your-life-option
9 Things To Look For To Make Sure A Chinese Restaurant Is Legit
https://babylonbee.com/news/9-things-to-look-for-to-make-sure-a-chinese-food-restaurant-is-legit
Local Mother Asks If She Can Be Stranded Alone In Space For A Few Weeks
https://babylonbee.com/news/local-mother-asks-if-she-can-be-stranded-alone-in-space-for-a-few-weeks
Another one for b_b:
All EV's have the same problem:
Whether or not you turn the key, (press a button?), you have to worry about lightning shooting out of the batteries!
🥁
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdVTCDdEwI
Wow, 19 hours and very few comments here, less than ten.
Did something happen?
Yes.. many long time users got tired of being banned over silliness, so they left the platform. Pushed out if you might say.
I was talking to my mom about this the other day. It used to take me over an hour just to get through general chat. That was back in January 2024. Now it takes me 10 minutes. The number of posts and interactions here have dropped significantly over the last year. It’s very sad 😢
I think the idea is to direct traffic to the X account that cats runs now. Thus doing away with this platform. It’s pretty obvious.
That being sad, there’s still a lot of great posts here and a lot of great people here. It’s just sad to see it shrink, and shrink, and shrink.
A documentary on Stephen Collins airs on Investigative Discovery tonight.
It is scheduled for 9 PM ET tonight.
Tesla stock up nearly 10% today.
Unless hundreds or thousands of people are sent to prison for funneling billions to NGO's to invade America it's all a waste of time. The party of crime just spent 50 thousand dollars per illegal alien just to get their illegal votes. In my mind this issue is way bigger than Epstein.