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Here's a Thought - Praying on demand

Media BS comes in many forms.  The ones providing the BS to the media, or the media interpreting a situation and creating their own or someone wanting to take to the air and blow.  Some steam that is.


All can lead to an era of constant stench that only an intuitive mind can decipher.  One such is the incidence of the following statement that gets published when a personal or mass disaster strikes - Our thoughts and prayers are with "Insert Name Here" family and friends during this difficult time."


Now one question comes to my simple mind which is - when someone makes this statement about a bereaved family or person how long is their thoughts and prayers allocated to the said person or persons?  What is the statute of limitation on these?


Reason being  if another incident follows the one where the thoughts and prayers are allocated, can the thoughter send more thoughts to the thoughtee?  Where does he or she or they get such thoughts and prayers?  Do they have to buy them in advance?  Are they sold in bulk?   What is the high water mark for how many such thoughts and prayers one can send?  Can they ever get them back and recycle them?


Does time change flavor over time?  Does it go from being difficult to easy at which point the thoughts and prayers are returned to sender?  I am glad the USPS is not involved.



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