Comments on: Sometimes it might not be a bad idea to be a little bit afraid

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 03:21:10 +0000

Well! Strange that I don’t remember ever having heard it in all that time. Maybe it’s a regionalism?

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 04:08:56 +0000

Philip: "Socko" has been around since 1938. This dictionary says it's been around since the 1920s. Almost a hundred years!

By: Philip

Philip — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 02:49:22 +0000

“Socko”? Context makes it clear, but it’s a strange adjective that I’ve never seen before. I won’t accept it until it’s been around for decades and shown its worth. Besides, there are two married chess masters from Poland, Bartosz and Monika Socko, with whom I’m much more likely to associate that set of letters. (I bellieve they’re spouses, anyway.)

By: Steve57

Steve57 — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 01:53:35 +0000

From local news reports here in North Texas, at least some of these people apparently got injured when they stopped concentrating on the coal walk. Which would have been, uhh, when they decided to take selfies of themselves walking on the hot coals.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/dozens-injured-walking-hot-coals-tony-robbins-event/story?id=40101235

“…Jacqueline Luxemberg, a participant, told WFAA-TV that many people took selfies and pictures while storming across the bed of hot coals. She speculated that that may have been why so many suffered burns.”

This lady wasn’t just a participant in the motivational speaking event. She completed the fire walk. From the description she gave WFAA, a local ABC affiliate, it sounds like people walked on the coals in a line; they didn’t get to be the only one on the coals at a time. So if the person ahead of you decides to take selfies they slow up the parade.

I wish I could find the original WFAA report, which actually quoted her.

I’ve heard similar stories from a couple of different sources. All in all, it just makes a really bad idea sound even worse.

By: charles

charles — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 00:29:41 +0000

A long time ago, while in East Asia, I witnessed a shaman claiming that he was going to walk over some hot coals at the very moment of the anniversary of a local god’s birth.

He took his first step and quickly jumped off; he huddled with some of the others in his group.

Then they made an announcement that they had calculated the time wrong. The local god wasn’t born for another 3 hours; so they would have to wait.

Sometimes, even the “gods” and their “priests” get things wrong; it shouldn’t be surprising that a motivational speaker gets it wrong too. Just who the folks who listen to these “truthsayers”?

By: M J R

M J R — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:40:50 +0000

KJV Matt 14 . . .

25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?