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22. Sorry guys. Not all of us are religious. NT

Reply to Iggo (Reply #21)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 01:57 AM

Feb 2012

All I could have told you about it, is that red dots look prettier than having ugly black ink smeared across your forehead. Especially when it is done right before you go on live National Television.

When I first saw her, I thought she had been hit and had bruise on her face.

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Did anyone watch "Hardball with Chris Matthews" today? [View all] aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 OP

Ash Wednesday....nt StopTheNeoCons Feb 2012 #1

It's ash Wednesday MiniMe Feb 2012 #2

It's a Roman Catholic thing. earthside Feb 2012 #3

ASH Wednesday! elleng Feb 2012 #4

It's not just Catholic, many mainline Protestant churches practice it too. NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #5

True enough ... earthside Feb 2012 #11

Wrong! Bohunk68 Feb 2012 #25

So is Mardi Gras. Ever think of that. demosincebirth Feb 2012 #15

A form of ritual face painting.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #6

Uh, no. whathehell Feb 2012 #20

Thank you to everyone! aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #7

I'm pretty sure that was some sort of shunt... mach5555 Feb 2012 #8

It really looked like she had been shot in the head! Awful! CTyankee Feb 2012 #9

Sick Rick Santorscum had one earlier today Nancy Waterman Feb 2012 #10

I screamed at the TV when I saw her BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #12

Hers was disturbing. It sent a message to me that this stuff with the Church is pretty CTyankee Feb 2012 #14

Agreed. It was distracting. I thought it required a brief explanation from her or Matthews. nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #18

Matthews did mention it and the reason, then follwed up with- MerryBlooms Feb 2012 #30

I am sorry if that is the case. I must have missed it. nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #31

"Remember, thou art dust and unto Raven Feb 2012 #13

True. demosincebirth Feb 2012 #16

Really strange mark, not like a smudge Scottdt21 Feb 2012 #17

lol grantcart Feb 2012 #19

wow... Iggo Feb 2012 #21

Sorry guys. Not all of us are religious. NT aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #22

Sometimes I forget... Iggo Feb 2012 #23

Agreed! aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #33

I was wondering about that too ecstatic Feb 2012 #24

I have a dumb question to ask that I am hoping can be answered here. bonchesva Feb 2012 #26

Where do you people live? Iggo Feb 2012 #27

Sorry. It was fairly new to me. nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #32

If I remember my religion classes correctly, Christians wore sack cloth and ashes Cleita Feb 2012 #28

The first time I saw an ash spot on someone's forehead, I was in my late 40's. mainer Feb 2012 #28