You don't know where my finger had been moments before pulling a quarter out of my pocket to pay.

I love those little kids - always stop and endorse. Who doesn't love lemonade?

Thank you GF, I accept your apology.

Negativity wasnt solely yours either.

Peace to all.

Right callit..... Nonetheless, apologies to Will for my equally less than polite comment. ;~)

"Joze....., this blog about "a great topic" would have disappeared quickly without the posts you're complaining about."-Gazettefan

Disappeared as it should GF, as it should.

GF
haha, I see GF is now reduced to mouse status. Defeated
Stuck on starving kids who you or your government will never help, policies create starving kids. Highest US Poverty EVER!

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one". Mother Teresa

How about knocking it off with the negative waves!

Try to be a lot more Positve...you'll live longer.

kaysbrew, we both know you don't help those dying kids. And neither does your god, or they wouldn't be dying.

Besides, you have a problem with those kids because they don't have faith, remember?

GF
If that's all you have left in the tank then yea, we're done.
I'd like to see you prove that bold statement as you spew in abundance - that I'll give you.

As a matter of fact I just bought 2 (one for me and hubby) dixie cups of Lemonade from a beautiful little blonde girl while we where out rummaging Saturday.
Nothing you'd ever understand. Just more liberal judging.

Why do you allow the children to starve? God gave you a heart, I presume. God gave you a soul, questionable. Maybe without a conscience, you don’t feel the compassion. Let’s pray God gives you more of that.

ben....., relax. It'll end soon.

kaysbrew, I give more than you. You'll never catch up. You belong to the stingy ilk.

And my comments are not political. As a matter of fact, the proof is: sometimes I'm called a Republican.

Have you supported the capitalist system by buying some lemonade from a kid. I doubt it, if you and your imaginary god don't care about the ones dying everyday.

Please stop.
Please?

GF
Is it untrue because you are a liberal and only believe the lies your political leaders feed you or you just are too blind to see what is in front of you? Why do you allow the children to starve? God gave you a heart, I presume. God gave you a soul, questionable. Maybe without a conscience, you don’t feel the compassion. Let’s pray God gives you more of that.

woody
you take so you fail.
It is better to give then receive.

kaysbrew...it sounds like you give to be good instead of giving BECAUSE you ARE good. Fail...

Joze....., this blog about "a great topic" would have disappeared quickly without the posts you're complaining about.

kaysbrew, what you said in your last two posts is untrue.

And if those kids are dying because only humans are supposed to help humans, why does your god help you?

Do you buy lemonade from the kids on the street?

Take your politics and theology elsewhere. Christ! Why does the Gazette simply not delete every post off topic like Madison media seems capable of?
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Steve, GREAT TOPIC! I hit soooo many beverage stands around the fairgrounds this past week I started feeling kind of ill. I think it was the one stand's Sprite and Ice Cream combo that did me in, lol. There was all sorts of fare, cookies, cupcakes and trinkets. Gives me hope for the human race.

kaysbrew, what you said in your last two posts is untrue.

And if those kids are dying because only humans are supposed to help humans, why does your god help you?

kaysbrew
Jul 24, 2012 at 5:58 a.m.
gazettefan
He was followed because he spoke for mankind and for mankind to help mankind. That was the threat to the Government who collected taxes and oppressed the people.

GF Now that I've enlighted you for the last week, We've come back full circle to people - Love thy neighbor and help your fellow man GF.

Don't allow your government to rule you and take want you have earned. Give freely from your heart and trust God is always watching.
Amen. John 3:16

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/article...

GF - another fact for you -Conservatives give more to charities then liberals despite making less money. Must be that God thing again.
We just care more. We don't want the government to take it and pick winners and losers.

GF - I'm taking about YOU letting kids starve, and your lack of caring and humanity. Jesus preaching once again and focus for real this time. Mankind to help mankind. I gave to my church yesterday which is involved in many chariable sources. What did YOU do?
You liberals never get that it's people helping people not your government. Open your heart GF.

Again, kaysbrew, are those kids starving to death because they don't have faith?

kaysbrew, how many times do I have to tell you that it's an imaginary creature in your head. When I say that it's mean and doesn't care about those children, I'm talking about you.

If you believe in god, why aren't you stopping those children from starving to death? because you're a Republican?

Lots of comments from a stupid little blog about kids and lemonaid stands.

And again GF - if you don't believe in God why do you allow the children to starve?

GF - you are really stretching now. I asked you how can you blame God for starving children or any bad thing when you claim he doesn't exist. Let's see what we have from you so far - he doesn't exist but he's mean, he's a communist, he's an ET - why can't you focus on one arguement?
Mine is simple, even for you.

kaysbrew, did you mean to say that those children starve to death because they don't have faith? Wow, nice god you got there. In your head.

Again, kaysbrew, the subject of an imaginary all-powerful god who allows thousands of children to die everyday throws you for a loop. You can't focus. You are experiencing cognitive dissonance. That is, you know I'm right but you are too selfish to let your odd belief go. Your mind is in turmoil.

GF - why do I have to explain to you that the point of the question is to show you that faith is not a holy cow or Obama. Why do you allow the children to starve?

Do those children have faith?
Believe in me and you will not go hungry.

Hungry can mean many things. My quess is that your hunger is attention.

kaysbrew, why do I have to explain to you that the point of the question is to show you that your god doesn't exist? Your reply only reveals that you feel that you are more important than all those children. You have this imaginary creature in your head that watches out for you but not for those children. Your imaginary creature has the power to do anything it wants, but it helps you and not those children. This shows great insensitivity on your part. If it was real, that horror wouldn't be happening those children, right?

If you had the power to always prevent your son from being hurt, he would never be hurt, right?

GF - keep your questions to one site please

Oh, great question – I was hoping you’d finally get around to “why does my God allow horrible things to happen”? First of all - why would you even ask that?
If God and Jesus don’t exist in your world, how can you blame the bad things…mmmmmmm

If you have a son walking next to you on the sidewalk and he falls down and breaks his leg. Did you allow that to happen? Doesn’t your son know that you didn’t, but will be there to pick him up and carry him?

Thank God, I believe I will be carried if ever I need to be.

Well, kaysbrew, I don't think these questions will cheer you up:

Why does Jesus love you so much but not the thousands of children who die each day from malnutrition and dirty water?

Why does he let them not only die, but die a slow, horrible death?

I did on Sunday. And it didn't go to the Government. As you liberals like to just spend other people's money. Sorry, can't have that - and I still can right off that on my tax returns. Oh the liberals are spinning now.

kaysbrew, please don't pray for me, it only shows up as a rash.

Now, in accordance with Jesus and the early christians, give some of your money and property away.

I love you too GF - I prayed for you Sunday. What do you do? Look through the telescope?

kaysbrew, thanks for pasting my comment. I like it. Now, what economic system did Jesus preach? And which one did the early christians live by? Answer: It's the one that requires that the kids give the lemonade away for free. Right?

Read your bible.

forwardthinking, Canada is a fake country. Leave it promptly. Avoid the poutine. Especially when sold by kids on the street.

Thanks, Gazettefan. I am currently on vacation in Canada (hiding from the IRS, of course), and busy stashing all those pennies earned during the 60s in off-shore accounts -- my nephew's piggy bank ;-)

gazettefan
Jul 30, 2012 at 2:48 p.m.
I said that god was an ET, meaning that he is something imaginary from outer space like the other ETs.

GF - phone home! Go get some Lemonade.

forwardthinking, very well said, and I agree.

However, my friends at the Internal Revenue Service (nicknamed Brutus, Choker, and the Prince of Darkness) continue to insist that you give them a call in the matter of multiple failures to file returns in 1960s. Good luck.

@gazettefan: I'm sure you are being sarcastic. I am an American who knows that paying taxes is a cost of doing business, and that taxes help provide the environment to succeed. I could not have built my businesses without the help from the government (e.g. government-built infrastructure such as highways, ports, trade agreements, etc.). Our President has stated this recently, and the right wing fringe has taken the comment completely out of context. There you go, baegucb ;-)

forwardthinking, several important people at the Internal Revenue Service have asked me to tell you that you should give them a call.

I'm waiting for someone to jump in and explain "you didn't build that yourself", and the various counter arguments ;)

I lived on East State Street in the 60s. One of my first businesses was a kool-aid stand. I sold cups for 2 cents a glass at the GM plant shift change. I paid my mom for the supplies and still made a dollar or so in an hour! That was big money back in those days. Later during my early childhood, I had a lawn mowing and snow shoveling business. While in high school, I established an auto detailing business. I earned $35 per car, which was also good money, considering minimum wage was less than $2/hr. These business endeavors taught me valuable lessons. I'm in my 50s now, and have been a small business owner (actually four businesses) for 14 years. I will never work for someone else again! Children should be encouraged to start a business. Please support them!

I remember a "Lemonade stand" game on the computer at Jefferson. Not like the computers now but some game in the library.
Still at it Steve? lol

On the garden tour mid July some set up some stands and snacks on Parker Dr. Neat!

Unfortunately I'm not seeing any which is due in part to jerks that call the cops on the kids for lack of permit. Let kids be kids.

OK, ben..., I take that back.

And look at the photo closely. He's the world's tallest man.

STEVE:
Are you really a modern day Howdy Doody?

Only if you're Clara Bell.

Are you really a modern day Howdy Doody?

jax...., that's what I do.

Imjust......, that's true. But does that mean at any given time it's okay to expose yourself to germs? We both know that's not true. According to you we should never wash our hands.

Germs build the immunity system, so think of that glass of lemonade as medicine against future illness.
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/info/pr/hmm/00-01...

Germ a phobe.
Germ a phobe.
I think that you are on to something.

Whenever I see a lemonade stand (or Kool-aid, whatever), I stop and buy one. There is nothing that says you have to drink what you buy. You can still be supportive and not worry about the germs. :)

GF, say it with me slowly....germaphobe.

Doctors say that 10 to 15% of children my be carriers for meningitis.

http://www.newson6.com/story/16937344/so...

You should dread the thought. Bacteria don't allow kids special dispensation.

Came across a wonderful young man in my neighborhood. He was selling 16 oz glasses of Peach Mango Koolaid to raise money to buy his sister a Sweet 16 birthday present. Only .50/glass. We were happy to stop by his table twice that day.

The only people that think that these are cute are the parents of the kids.

Don't let any government inspectors know that they're out there. The USDA, the Department of Health, Dept of Commerce... Do they have licenses to conduct business? John Stossel did a special on this and he had a spot where a kid's lemonade stand was actually shut down in New York because of licensing issues. What a world we live in!!

Yes, and pay no mind to the fact that the most recent dark place the kids' fingers have been is their nostrils.

OMG, did you just say alladin's castle?