Let's all join the jihad.

Not exactly, but I was shopping one day and came across some ladies bemoaning the fact that a holiday in Texas, Confederate Hero's Day was that year landing on MLK's birthday and how the "Grand High Wizard" or some other notable KKK beebob was going to be parading or something in town. I left the store (oh, they paid no attention to be because I wasn't black) and told everyone I know about what I had heard. I don't know if the store is still there, but since it was a needlepoint store, when ever I've been in other craft type stores I've warned people away from there.

Well no I haven't, but I do have a Ku Klux Clan story of sorts. Back in the 1960's my mom made Halloween costumes for us from old sheet. They were striped sheet and yes, she made them into KKK costumes. She put large letters on the front that said KKK? . Everybody who saw us laughed. Now I'm pretty sure they would all cringe. I know I would...

There was this one night, I can't remember when, and a group of guys were wearing hoods, and all were black. I thought I was going to encounter a Klu Klux Clan or something, but apparently they were not. They were party-goers, sheesh! LOL.. close brush there.

Uh, not exactly but a friend and I did wander into something we wished we hadn't. I was out with a female friend of mine one night, you know, pre-marriage, pre-kids, time to just have fun. We were bar hopping, having a grand old time, until... We mistakenly wandered into a gay bar. Oh, the looks we got!!! I'm sure you've seen the scenario where someone walks into a loud place with music playing, then all of a sudden ALL the noise stops and you can hear a pin drop? Well, that's EXACTLY how it was! LOL Okay, the music didn't stop playing because it was a juke box but ALL conversation stopped the moment we were noticed. All the heads were turned to us. I'm sure you can imagine the looks on our faces. We slowly backed up toward the door and got out of there as fast as we could. It's a memory I hope I never forget. What a night that was!

Hi thea, sometime ago I did start a discussion about a man whose party didn't fare well in elections demanding a separate state by fasting the Gandhian way. :) I also mentioned students turning violent, destroying public properties. Well, I was told by some wise person in that discussion that we needed better laws! How true! The government bent its knees and is now confused what to do, because there is ample opposition as well to that move. :) I dont know what will be our fate. You might as well find my name in some obituary column if things get worse from here. :) And my assignments have started. :( I cant come as often as I would like to. :)

Hi Thea, I am going to join the group of individuals that happened into a "gay" bar. I was in Key West and I knew the bar was of that persuasion but usually they are the most fun and for reasons you wrote, no one hits on me and I dance my head off as badly as possible and it is incredible fun! But I have to admit there was a bit of a situation that happened that left me completely baffled. Well-armed with the liqueur backbone, I ventured up on this stage that had others dancing wildly. So at first I was welcomed and included but after a few minutes one of the woman/man person grabbed my arm and led me to the steps and pointed for me to get off. Which I did very obligingly having no idea what transgression I had inadvertently done. I stood with my straight male friend (who was having some issues but handling it all very well) and he asked what happen? I truly had no idea and so my friend went up to the woman/man and asked why she/he booted me off the stage and she/he said it was because I was a woman. Oh, well that transgression isn't an easy one to rectify so I stayed off the stage. I guess they let me up there at first because they thought I was a guy dressed as a woman and then they realized that I was a woman dressed as a woman, I had to go. There was a moment of terror when the woman/man grabbed my arm but I wouldn't go as far as to say that person was a terrorist (smile).

the bus terminal in atlanta georgia came close enough for me. i went through in the 80's,and every group with pamplets was in there handing them out. i have to say the hare krishnas seemed a happy people tho.

Well, does walking in on some a few little girls in my apartment comlex durring one their boy hater meetings count? (they were having it on my porch). It was kinda scary.

hehe.. I never been. I don't know where extremists gather as well. who knows who are extremists? when somewhere explores and somebody get killed people realize anti social elements and terrorists are there, finally they get escaped an get blame to somebody else or some religions especially 'Islam' and label it as 'Jihad'! Jihad means striving, Whoever strive to keep morality or to do good for him or society in the right way is called Jihad, it is not holy war or war or killing. So I used to be a participant of Jihad gatherings as I mentioned above. Some people wear a head cover, some don't, some use cap some use turban, some use towel, some ladies cover whole head, some cover only hair. It doesn't matter much. Peace.

I'd have to kill you if I told you so I'll tell you something else instead. In WW2 a man that I met was a British tank driver in the desert. One night, in a sand storm they drove straight through the German lines and a german sentry even pointed them onto the right road! Lucky or what?!

Hmmm... well, no terrorists or political town meetings where people thought I was 'one of them', but I have been in a gay bar. It wasn't really bad at all, I was there with a male friend (who wasn't gay) but this woman walked up to me who WAS... and that wasn't something I enjoyed at all.

Can’t say I know anyone who has ended up in any secret extremist meeting...Nope, I have not had such an experience before, aside from the time I was in a club and wandered into the men’s toilets by mistake and walked through the foyer right to the urinals where all these gentlemen were going about their business! I was eighteen and naïve and that experience was extreme at the time!

i think we need to laugh about these things more as it is the only to fight the fear

LMAO @ "Obama's mountian cave"! Neihter I nor anyone I know has ever run into any of those clandestine meetings, not by accident and not on purpose, but I suppose it would make a funny story if they ever did! Happy New Year, Thea!

Not that I know of. Mention Jihad and it will bring shivers down the spines of peace loving people. A holy war propagated by extremists to earn them one way ticket to heaven. Islam is the most misunderstood religion and jihad had created more confusion and fear to the world population.

I was in a gay bar with some sociologists who were too "hip" for the straight bars (though most were straight). When a gay dude offered to buy me a drink, I had to tell him I was straight. He said that's OK, so I let him buy me a drink, and we had a good conversation.