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  Donkey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Donkeys have a reputation for stubbornness, but this is due to some handlers' misinterpretation of their highly-developed sense of self preservation.
The gospels have Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem; this has given rise to a legend that this is the origin of the cross on a donkey's shoulders.
A donkey is also an apparatus, usually made from wood, that somewhat resembles the shape of a donkey, such as a Birching donkey.
abcworld.net /Donkey   (1345 words)

  
 Rantspace: Donkey Kong is Racist!
He has Donkey Kong caged, which is obviously symbolic to a return to slavery for the ape.
Donkey Kong, which once again reinforces the racist notion that African Americans have no family values.
Donkey Kong is about an ape throwing barrels at a carpenter.
www.uvm.edu /~chmartin/dk.html   (1227 words)

  
 Cooke Livestock Miniature Donkeys
We were entered in the Pleasure driving class for ponies 13.2hh and under and the donkey and mule class.
We paraded on the Guards polo ground, which is the most amazing turf, doing a circuit, which took us past the Royal box containing The Queen of England and Prince Phillip.
Circle C Copyright was last of all in the parade and got the biggest cheer of the day when he went past, neatly jumping over the white rope outside the box.
www.miniaturedonkeys.com /Pages/uk.html   (634 words)

  
 Changing Places » Blog Archive » Donkey
The donkeys are put to rest and graze; they are not needed anymore.
The donkeys are the various doctrines that each of us embraces.
Your donkey might be a Zen donkey, mine might be a Tao donkey.
www.woodka.com /2005/11/29/donkey   (451 words)

  
 The Picturesque Pilgrimage of Pythagoras Pod   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
To add some comic insult to injury, he must embark on his journey by parading through the thoroughfares of Manhatten, with both he and burro donning spectacles, and himself a top-hat and frock-coat.
The column, titled "The Picturesque Pilgrimage of Pythagoras Pod", was picked up by more and more papers as he and his reputation made their way cross-country.
If you still persist, why, ride a donkey twenty miles in a pouring rain, then follow your own judgment.
www.dimacc.com /pyepod/intro.html   (491 words)

  
 Operation Save America -
When a king comes to a city riding on a donkey it is an indication that he comes in peace.
If, however, we do not turn to Him in the year of His favor, the donkey will be followed by a white horse.
When words fail, God speaks in “living parables.” Rusty, Curtis, the team, and I will become that “living parable” to a Church and to a nation that believe that God's delay in judgment for the shedding of innocent blood means His approval.
www.operationsaveamerica.org /articles/articles/walk-across-america.htm   (1503 words)

  
 Language of Animals: Folktales about Wife Beating
The donkey, unaccustomed to such labor, suffered greatly under the yoke and the plowman's stick, while the bull enjoyed a day of rest.
The merchant prescribed rest and extra food for the ox, and ordered that the donkey, which was strong and fat, should be yoked to the plow in his place.
Donkey Who Gave Advice, the Ox Who became Sick, and the Rooster Who Was Clever, The.
www.pitt.edu /~dash/type0670.html   (5402 words)

  
 Cooke Livestock Miniature Donkeys
Our breeding program is based on donkeys that have predictable genetics, excellent conformation, athletic ability, good balance and attractive phenotype.
Circle C donkeys are registered with the Canadian Donkey and Mule Association
Circle C Livestock can arrange for donkeys to be flown anywhere in the world.
www.miniaturedonkeys.com /Pages/index.html   (421 words)

  
 Science as Applied Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism)
The media fan the flames of this burgeoning negativity by parading the opulent lifestyles of the insular few before the destitute many and by providing terrorism access to the global stage - access that is denied to the message of hope offered, for example, by applied Kabbalah.
Yet it is becoming clearer that no political solution rooted in mundane duality will ever deal with the cosmic root of these issues that have been brewing for millennia but are only now coming to a head in a shrunken world.
Eliminating the restrictive, negative influence of matter will amount to whitening the donkey of the Mashiach and, thereby, providing the means for him to come into our presence.
www.projectmind.org /exoteric/kabbalah.html   (5568 words)

  
 The answer is no. - Dog, pony and ass marching to Columbus to "Save America"
This time, Benham and a few of his faithful band have been walking since March, from California to Washington, DC, with a donkey and white horse in tow, along with a broken Ten Commandments prop, a miniature casket, and of course, a dog.
Daubenmire, you may remember, was sued by the ACLU in 1999 on behalf of parents who noted his insistence upon leading his players in prayer at games, practices and meetings, and his use of the Bible in class.
We talked to Johnston on the street in Philadelphia, while he held posters of the usual anti-abortion pornographic images against the windows of a convention center where the annual convention of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was in progress.
www.theanswerisno.org /media/freepress-article.html   (1534 words)

  
 Garnet Donkey » 2006 » April   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Hastert gets caught hopping back in his SUV after parading around in a hydrogen car.
I should be continuing work on my Fascist Europe paper right now, but I thought I would procrastinate a little and mention a few nuggets of PA polling that have appeared within the past few days.
Garnet Donkey 2.0 theme by Colin Holtz-Eakin, based on Gila 1.1.
www.garnetdonkey.com /index.php/2006/04   (383 words)

  
 Tales: Rodettes with Aaron
It would be a strange thing to see a loaded donkey sit down and was probably a sign or poor donkeymanship.
That guy said that donkey was just that way.
He took a draw on his cigarette, silent and poker faced, no doubt enjoying the effect the tale was having on his visitor.
www.manos-de-oaxaca.com /jr_aaron.htm   (2505 words)

  
  Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat and Alignments by Yogananda - The Gold Scales
The latest research has established that some of the verses can be traced back to the scientist Omar, who condensed in them his feelings and his skepticism and parading love in such a way that they appeal to many still.
The big, braying donkey's cosmology can be full of haughty nonsense.
THE EVER-NEW donkey joy of evading problems and entering Lizz acres, coming under the fatal sway, maybe as donkey-work harem, guard against that.
oaks.nvg.org /rubaiyat3.html   (10904 words)

  
 The Santa Fé Expedition: Kendall Account
Our papers and effects had been tied in a handkerchief and removed, and we were waiting the next movement of our captors with some little impatience, when Salezar suddenly ordered twelve of his men, all armed with old muskets or carbines, to march up in front of us.
The movement appeared strange, more particularly when we noticed that the men, now paraded directly before us and within three yards, were pale, and fairly trembling as with fright; but still we could not suspect the horrible design of their leader.
Without even being able to divine their intentions, we were marched directly by our late companion, conducted through two or three streets, and finally paraded in front of a small and gloomy hovel having a single window.
www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/santakendall.htm   (7361 words)

  
 Crop Over
It is also known for the Decorated Cart Parade which is a parade of colourfully costumed persons, and decorated vehicles such as donkey carts, cars, trucks and bicycles.
Sunday night is the Barbados Cohobblopot, (a potpourri of cultural talent) a spectacular event of the Kings and Queens of the costumed bands, who parade before a panel of judges.
This event is one of the biggest and most exciting of the season including performances by some of the hottest musical bands and calypsonians.
www.funbarbados.com /ourisland/culture/cropover.html   (889 words)

  
 Super Mario Advance - GameCritics.com
Even though it was adapted from a completely different game, Super Mario Bros. 2 shares many elements with the rest of the Mario series, such as precision jumping challenges, dodging parading bad guys, and collecting treasures and power-ups while adventuring through exotic worlds.
Super Mario Bros. 2s greatest departure from the Mario family is its unique approach to interacting with the lineup of enemies.
Super Mario Bros. 2 may be enjoyable, but it lacks that magic that makes the other Mario adventures more than just jumping from platform to platform and landing on enemies.
www.gamecritics.com /review/marioadvance/main.php   (1708 words)

  
 April 16,
I once participated in a fashion show where the men of the church all dressed up in women’s clothing and paraded through the sanctuary.
Jesus illustrated it by riding a donkey that day on his way to Jerusalem.
Riding on that donkey was a self-fulfilling prophecy which was symbolic of Jesus’ commitment and faith.
www.bright.net /~coth/alesson.htm   (1305 words)

  
 Hot Coals » Blog Archive » Intifada in Gujar Khan, Pakistan
The most comical but also quite symbolic aspect of the event was the parading of a donkey with the words “WAPDA Chairman” written in Urdu on it.
Some people complained that this was an insult to the donkey.
It is also important to note that the people’s disciplined and principled action, quite militant (but non-violent) at times, won the allegiance of many of the spectators and working people nearby, as well as, surprisingly, some of the police.
hotcoals.org /?p=98   (1399 words)

  
 Kamat's Potpourri: AnthoBLOGy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
So they have named a donkey as America.
These must be the same people who abuse donkeys.
Beating and condemning them, parading the criminals on them, and disturbing their love making....
www.kamat.com /vikas/blog.php?BlogID=39   (160 words)

  
 US warned of 'burning hell' as Iran marks Islamic revolution
But regime loyalists were out in force, parading effigies of US President George W Bush and his new Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
One Bush effigy carried the sign "mentally handicapped", while a life-sized Rice doll carried the text "I've been left up on the shelf" - a reference to her status as an unmarried woman.
Also paraded was a white donkey with the Stars and Stripes painted on its side, as people wandered around chanting "Death to America" and enjoying the occasional snowball fight.
www.infowars.com /articles/world/iran_us_warned_burn_in_hell.htm   (738 words)

  
 The Walk Across America
Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel…They chose new gods; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel…Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges attire, And who walk along the road.
Matthew Henry’s Commentary states that those who rode on white donkeys, which were more rare and valued than other colored donkeys, were those of nobility and importance.
We are here today as a young lady carrying a small white coffin which represents the 47 million children we have slaughtered by abortion.
www.operationsaveamerica.org /walk/live/index.html   (3134 words)

  
 About China
In the ancient time, a bridal sedan chair (or a decorated donkey due to poverty or bad traffic) would be used to serve the bride.
There will be a child carrying a bridal box among the people, reflecting the bridegroom's expectation to have a child in the near future.
When the parading troop arrives at the bridegroom's, firecrackers will be set off to hail the bride's arrival.
english.cri.cn /1702/2005-4-25/121@231265.htm   (1330 words)

  
 Par Did You Mean par?
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www.did-you-mean.com /Par.html   (294 words)

  
 Slouching Donkey, Lying Elephant: Reagan Jr. Slams Bush
Sad that he has to use the occasion of his Father's passing as a soapbox.
I also wanted to note that in an interview in our Parade insert in the Sun.
The saddest part of the situation is that the Democrats are exploiting him by parading him around at the convention.
ayashi.net /blog/archives/2004/01/reagan_jr_slams_bush.shtml   (1184 words)

  
 A Homily for Palm Sunday
He rides upon the colt of an ass, a donkey, just as Mary, his mother, rode a donkey into Bethlehem.
The Revelation of St. John the Divine describes a contrasting image of an archetypal figure on a white horse.
If he does not shine, he is darkness.” This is the sham, the cover up, that we are either parading a false light or hiding our light beneath a bushel.
www.gnosis.org /ecclesia/homily_PalmSunday.htm   (1498 words)

  
 All Things Southern
He kept ducks in his dorm and hid his miniature donkey behind the frat house.
When the unhappy administration discovered the donkey, the ever charming Jack convinced them to adopt the donkey as the college mascot.
Soon he would marry the cute cheerleader assigned to assist him in parading the donkey along the sidelines during football games.
www.bayou.com /~tomtom/V4Issue28.html   (2830 words)

  
 cantonrep.com - Judge: Mixing humiliation, humor works better than jail
Painesville Municipal Judge Michael A. Cicconetti talks to a defendent in court as her lawyer looks on last week.
Cicconetti has gained a lot of notoriety over the years by giving defendants some unusual sentences, like sharing a sty with a pig or leading a donkey through town.
Using a blend of humor and humiliation, the Painesville Municipal Court judge has sentenced defendants facing low-level crimes to fates like sharing a sty with a pig and parading a donkey through town.
www.cantonrep.com /printable.php?ID=235732   (672 words)

  
 AsianWeek.com: Feature: An Unwavering Democrat in the Heart of Republican Territory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Even serious health problems, including a current battle with cancer for which she is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, won’t keep her away from the Democratic National Convention; she hasn’t missed one since 1972.
Miyashita has been voted in as a California delegate in the past but this time, she has been appointed as a “super-delegate.” And, on the eve of this year’s donkey fest, Miyashita said she will be receiving a special award, her voice full of jubilant expectation.
Her husband, one of her greatest supporters, decidedly still prefers to remain in the background.
www.asianweek.com /2000_08_10/feature1_marymiyashita.html   (1174 words)

  
 India Talking Hindustan network discussion forums
Police took 150 Dalit Panthers workers into custody as they tried to take out a procession to her residence.
They paraded a woman, portraying Kushboo, on a donkey.
Parading someone on a donkey is a popular form of humiliation in rural Tamil Nadu.
www.hindustan.net /discus/messages/53/19190.html?1133480881   (2132 words)

  
 "rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Shrek"
Basically a loner who doesn't want anything to do with the outside world, Shrek is content with his daily mud baths, parading in his swamp and gobbling rats.
The first to seek refuge under the reluctant Shrek is the hyperactive chatterbox Donkey (Eddie Murphy).
Shrek and the yapping Donkey rescue the giddy-headed and enchanted Fiona in no time.
www.rediff.com /movies/2001/jun/06shrek.htm   (430 words)

  
 Carl Rochelle: Watching, hearing the protests outside the high court - December 11, 2000
One of the things that I did see on the Bush side earlier in the day was that somebody had brought a mule in.
(A donkey is the Democrats' symbol.) The person was actually parading this mule around through the crowd.
One other thing that I've seen, which I didn't see at the last protest, was a group with police whistles.
archives.cnn.com /2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/11/rochelle.debrief   (721 words)

  
 TDP directs partymen not to indulge in personal attacks
The reaction comes in the wake of TDP workers writing the name of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on a buffalo and Congressmen retaliating by scribbling Mr Naidu's name on a donkey and parading it.
When animal lovers protested the use of animals, the High Court directed both the parties not to indulge in protests involving animals.
The TDP workers then made up a partyman as Dr Reddy and paraded him, hitting him with broomsticks.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20061021/485575.html   (307 words)

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