Thunder Bunny LexiconDictionary 1st ed

[matt_hatter]

Dear readers:
We have had numerous complaints about the mess that currently exists on Factnet. In an attempt to remedy this situation, the Thunder Bunny Lexicon Dictionary, 1st ed. is being established on this thread to help readers understand that we are not talking in tongues. Please add words as they come to mind. I will start. Let's get this one out of the way:

crude term for a body waste:
worm cast
sound of startrek door closing
horsebiscuits

Thunder Bunny Bus Line---the mode of transportation used to transport bunnies from thread to thread. (sse below)

Blue Bird, 1962--the bus belonging to the maranatha geezers. No air conditioning, big bench seat across the back. Uly, the smart angel, usual driver. Tik, backup. Miss Kitty, hostess. Ex En'rs welcome.

Double Dutch Bus---the bus belonging to the Ex EN coffee drinkers. Funky, cool, all creature comforts, cappacino machine, huge sound system with powerpoint. Driver: unsure. NOT WAD. Please.
Ex Maranathites, welcome.

Please add more, be sweet.

[speakword2004]

clackermonkey: EN spindoctor or information engineer;as in "Mr X is a clever clackermonkey".

[matt_hatter]

RR---Rolling Rock Beer

SC--Southern Comfort

Miltie's Treehouse---Place of refuge in Tennessee, complete with whiskey still

clacker
azz
donkey
all synonyms for the part of the body where the good Lord split you.

[jesusisawesome]

Old Geezers - term of endearment and affection for ex-MCMer's that are 46 years or older.

[speakword2004]

Second Hand Lions: Ex EN, MCM members over 18 years of age

Forerunner: official news magazine of Maranatha Campus Ministries /MCM

Roadrunner: desert bird

MCM: Former Church of the Forerunner

Sharps: people who can wear white speedos in public

[maranatha1984]

JIA:46 years or older.

84: somehow I suspect when a certain, "ahem" ,female "former" reaches 46 years old that the term Old Geezer will apply to 47 year olds, and then the following year to 48 year olds... so on and so forth etc etc etc http://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/proud.gif

[matt_hatter]

MLTS---Miltie's Leisure Time Social. Located in a secret venue in th hollers of Tenn. "This is going to be the GREATEST MLTS ever" is the opening sermon. That's it, one sentence.

[jesusisawesome]

84, this term ONLY applies to the male of the species. Sorry, but women are exempt from this special term of endearment.

[mcmstaff78]

JIA: 84, this term ONLY applies to the male of the species. Sorry, but women are exempt from this special term of endearment.

Me: Which begs the question, what *would* be the appropriate "special term of endearment" for the old...er...seasoned female ex-MCMers? http://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/wink.gif

[maranatha1984]

mcm:seasoned

84: Uh the term is SALT of the Earthhttp://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/rofl.gif

[wiseasaserpentgentleasadove]

frapp-frozen starbucks coffee (bka frappacino)

frapper-the type of worship leader we have here on the trail...mix between rapper and ....I can't think of the other one.

[mcmstaff78]

84: Uh the term is SALT of the Earth

Me: Would they be "old earth"? http://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/biggrin.gif

[jesusisawesome]

I like that better than old geezer http://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/happy.gif We really are like fine wine, becoming better with time . . . aged to perfection. Still working on the right term . . . http://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/biggrin.gif

[maranatha1984]

84: The corresponding REAL MCM Dictionary Entries- only available to those who served, excuse me, were served, as leaders

Fry jockey- the best job most MCMers could get given their 50-60 hours of unpaid slave labor to MCM

Harem- the six or seven attractive single women who would clean the pastor(s) houses, do the house work for the pastor's wife, homeschool the pastor's children, cook meals for the pastor's family, babysit the pastor's children, accompany the pastors on vaction so they could watch the pastors childen while the pastoral team "prayed and sought God"

[jesusisawesome]

Harem . . . ouch, if the shoe fits . . . that cinderella shoe fit me well at one time. Luckily, I've outgrown it!

[matt_hatter]

Names for John R Jones

Thunder Bunny
Wiesassbunny
Old Soul(male) don't get your shorts in a knot J2
JRJ
Head Wabbit
Greybeard
Harvey

John, we need to hear from you, the definition that started this must be posted.

[miltietoast]

Luckily, I've outgrown it! Hopefully ciderella you have only outgrown the shoe size. As you all know I am well on my way to a 4-4 Which brings me to some definitions
three-three--what a ballerina wears when they have outgrown a tu-tu

Frapp---noun meaning fancy coffee
verb is the sound of some one trying to pass gas out a closed bus window that they thought was open(as in okay who frapped?)

[john_r_jones]

When I married into this sorority house they called flatulating "shooting a bunny" as in "Oh I shot a bunny!" Well the ole man came along and his bunnies thundered.

Secondly, I told some one the other day on line that I was called something similar to J2's "Old Soul" please make that distinction-similar. Add an "A" where appropriate.

Thanks,
I'm going back to my nap now.

[matt_hatter]

Ok go take your nap, I happened to be referring to the one you sent me by email this AM, "the essence of this stinking theology"

[john_r_jones]

Sorry,
Matt this morning was a long time ago, what did I say about stinking theology?
Tiredassedbunny

P.S. your post today about work and the parking lot epiphany was earth moving. Maybe rent the lot out to some others?

[matt_hatter]

Maybe rent the lot out to some others?

I can think of a group of folks near Music Row who could benefit from a day with me. Life is very bumpy in my business.

OK: Kreme de la Krap: the essence of stinking theology. There I said it. LOL

Matt

[john_r_jones]

Thanks Matt,
I wasn't trying to dodge the issue I forgot, yesterday and the day before were looooong days. As to the kreme stuff, hard evidence why it's bad policy to make twenty something year-olds elders as a rule. I use the scroll button liberally in the case of some it's like blood pressure medication. It rhymes ya know "scroll the....."

Wiseassedbunny

[miltietoast]

mattie!

[matt_hatter]

Don't Mattie me, it was the Thundrous One's definition. My index fnger had become quite strong using the scroller button on my mousie. clickclickclickclickclick

Miltie, "the biscuit" is having a hard time getting registered, have you talked to her about it? I pointed her uly's way. Anyone, help here? Why is there a hold up in our friend's factnet registraiton? Help, please.
Matt

[sameo]

Wiseassdbunny:"As to the kreme stuff, hard evidence why it's bad policy to make twenty something year-olds elders as a rule. I use the scroll button liberally in the case of some it's like blood pressure medication. It rhymes ya know "scroll the....."

Ah, Wiseassbunny, if I may so humbly call you that....that makes MY day! sooo true. As we all know. I see myself just like this 100 yrs. ago, too. So glad dem' days are over,

sameo

[matt_hatter]

One of the conundrum's of life: An elder in their 20's.....What were we thinkin'?

Matt "older, wiser (debatable point)" Hatter

[miltietoast]

"the biscuit" is having a hard time getting registered Love the name biscuit. I thought you were on that protein diet? Biscuit won't share her personal info on signup(just lie)
I like buttered biscuit better

[miltietoast]

Wiseassdbunny:"As to the kreme stuff, hard evidence why it's bad policy to make twenty something year-olds elders as a rule.
groan...

[sameo]

IT's true "biscuit"-just make up the cast.(Word for shat, miltie taught me that)

[matt_hatter]

I like buttered biscuit better

I'll bet she is a buttered biscuit now, Miltie. hehe

[mcmstaff78]

Matt: One of the conundrum's of life: An elder in their 20's.....What were we thinkin'?

Me: Oo wee, don't you know we was *hot* stuff!! http://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/lol.gif

Obviously this was one of the big problems with MCM, and many other ad hoc ministries. Couple this with a lack of theological education (and I'm not talking about indoctrination and "training" in the group's individual theology) and you've got a recipe for delusion, deception and self-agrandisement.

Now, I'm not talking necessarily about having to have a degree, but being ignorant of Church history and historical theology is a big minus. You think "well, this is a *new* move of God, what do I need to know this other stuff for?" Because the history of the Church is also the history of heresy, of cults, of off-beat, whacked out ideas that had to be correct. Take, for instance, what are termed the Great, or Ecumenical Councils (btw, "ecumenical" for the time simply meant what we would mean by "universal"; it comes from the Greek, "oikoumenikos", the inhabited world). People think they created doctrine, but what they were doing was defining what the Church already believed and was being challenged by heresy. The First Ecumenical Council (Nicea, 325 AD) was called to combat the heresy of Arianism, i.e. the teaching that Christ was *not* co-eternal with the Father, but a created being. The Apostles and early Church taught Christ as co-eternal, had experienced Him as such, but the Council was called to formally put down the heresy.

Now, when you have even a basic grounding in Church and theological history, when someone comes up with something kooky (like the Oneness folks at the beginning of the 20th Century), you can say "oh, yeah, that's just this old heresy regurgitated (oneness is simply sebellianism rehashed, the idea that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are different modes or aspects of one God, also known as modalism).

But when you don't have any foundational background, someone comes along with this kooky stuff, claiming a "new revelation", and you go "man, that makes sense", especially if they can string some proof texts together. Listen, you don't think you can make the scriptures "teach" anything you like? Check out what Greg Boyd and the like do in limiting the foreknowledge of God and exalting the free will of man. What about it guys? Did the Red Book do some funky things or what? You take somebody through a "fill in the blank" study and you can teach just about whatever you like.

There's the old chestnut, "And [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself." (Mt. 27:5) "Then said Jesus...'Go, and do thou likewise.'" (Luke 10:37)

Put youthful naivete together with ignorance and lack of life experience and you've created a recipe for disaster!

[mdillon]

mattie there are other geezers that are having trouble signing up also--not sure if it's technical or if they have the spy planes out. They have a limit on how many they can discredit at one time, so you know, there might be a waiting list


md

[jesusisawesome]

78: Put youthful naivete together with ignorance and lack of life experience and you've created a recipe for disaster!

JIA: Add zeal into the above mixture, and it's like having dozens of 2-year olds running around carrying butcher knives!!!

Miltie: Hopefully ciderella you have only outgrown the shoe size.

JIA: I'm not into any 3-3's or 4-4's yet! http://www.factnet.org/discus/clipart/biggrin.gif

[miltietoast]

ouch

[coppertree]

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Hi 78 -Well said and concise. thank you! Your post 67- your history was clarifying to say the least.}

[john_r_jones]

MCM78,
I remember filling out those books to be compliant and then pretty much forgetting them and seeking to have my own bible study. The concept of drilling the bible study books into their brains has unfortunately been perfected in EN. Your info and interpretation of scripture is great I hope it takes root somewhere in the folks your conversing with.
John

[mcmstaff78]

Youse guys are making me blush, but thanks. I wish I had my own advice 20 years ago when I got involved in WoF. But then, I had enough grounding that I should have known better. But when pride, ego and greed get a hold of you, and disguise themselves as simply "wanting to build the kingdom", then you're in trouble.

I know there are some folks leading the WoF and these other groups that are just playing the people, like Marjoe did. But the ones my heart breaks for are the one's like Krems who sincerely believe this garbage and really have no idea that so much of what is being taught is old, regurgitated heresy. They're in for a rude awakening. My prayer is that their eyes are opened through teaching from places like here rather than the school of hard knocks. Unfortunately, human nature being what it is, I'm no confident that will happen. But maybe some seeds will be planted that will germinate at the right time according to God's will.

[jesusisawesome]

78 thanks for sharing. The computer is bumping me off so someone else can come on, so bye to everyone for now . . .