Posts by sparrowdown

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Pillowgate: a heterosexual male's review

by neat blue dog in

my first impressions watching it, coming from a heterosexual male, was that it was just plain ridiculous (big surprise, i know), but i just want to share some thoughts as to why.. regarding the hypothetical scenario of two guys asking each other if they've ever woken up with an erection and other stuff like that: no, that would not arouse me.

i'm talking with a male, which i'm not sexually attracted to, and assuming he's a friend, it's just a casual conversation that i'm mature enough to handle.

the only way this is flirting (and then only maybe) is if one of us is gay.

sparrowdown

That sounds like the plot of a very strange sci-fi thriller NBD.

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Anyone watching Star Trek Discovery?

by Coded Logic in

so i've been watching the show and really enjoying it.

great to see a trek tv series finally get a reasonable budget.

beautiful costumes, sets, cinematography, action pieces, etc.. really my only complaints are how cg all the ships look and there's a fair bit of stiff dialog from time to time.. what do you guys think of the show?.

sparrowdown

Oh ok I'm not allowed an opinion apparently. Even when asked to share it.

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Pillowgate - John Cedars

by CitizenofEarth in

is this true?

is this really true?!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

sparrowdown

Even using "confessions" as market research I'm assuming the writers discuss the subject during the rough draft phase and then it goes through a brainstorming process and it has to be approved.

That just seems bizarre to me considering how prudish they claim to be.

And as I said in my earlier comment most people wouldn't even think of this stuff until this talk put's it in their head.

The power of suggestion and all.

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Anyone watching Star Trek Discovery?

by Coded Logic in

so i've been watching the show and really enjoying it.

great to see a trek tv series finally get a reasonable budget.

beautiful costumes, sets, cinematography, action pieces, etc.. really my only complaints are how cg all the ships look and there's a fair bit of stiff dialog from time to time.. what do you guys think of the show?.

sparrowdown

Prefer any of the others over this one.

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Pillowgate: a heterosexual male's review

by neat blue dog in

my first impressions watching it, coming from a heterosexual male, was that it was just plain ridiculous (big surprise, i know), but i just want to share some thoughts as to why.. regarding the hypothetical scenario of two guys asking each other if they've ever woken up with an erection and other stuff like that: no, that would not arouse me.

i'm talking with a male, which i'm not sexually attracted to, and assuming he's a friend, it's just a casual conversation that i'm mature enough to handle.

the only way this is flirting (and then only maybe) is if one of us is gay.

sparrowdown

Whatever happened to the "not even be mentioned among you" principle.

It ran like a suggestions list for getting off with that extensive run down of complicate scenarios carefully described blow by blow (pun intended). See my latest comments on the pillowgate thread.

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Pillowgate - John Cedars

by CitizenofEarth in

is this true?

is this really true?!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

sparrowdown

What seemed bizarre to me especially with the Bro Breaux talk for horny young gentlemen was the amount of different scenarios put forth. One after the other of ridiculous what-ifs describing scenes worthy of a lame porn forum.

I mean did the writers of the talk sit around in a writers room and think-tank the subject?

How in the name of whatever is "holy" did they come up with them?

Pure imagination? Records of JCs? Notes from confessions to elders?

Let that sink in for a moment.

Most normal people would'nt even think of this stuff until Bro Breaux plants it in their mind posing sexy hypothetical after sexy hypothetical. Are they actually trying to make them paranoid? OR horny?

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When Will Jehovah`s Witnesses Appoint A Woman As A Governing Body Member.? It`s Long Overdue !

by smiddy3 in

jw
friends

jehovah himself gives the saying "the women telling the good news are a large army" psalms 68 : 11 coupled with the fact that a good portion of women partake of the emblems and wine at the annual memorial celebration.. identifying themselves as part of the 144000 that are taken from the earth to rule with christ jesus in the heavens.. isn`t it about time they were recognized for their contributions and given the fact that gods word the bible clearly states that 144,000 of anointed are to be taken from the earth which many women are a large part of.?.

revelation ch.14 :4 could be argued that they are not lesbians { "these are the ones who do not defile themselves with women ,in fact they are virgins, etc,etc.}.

i wonder just how many men who claim to be of the anointed have not defiled themselves with women and are virgins.?.

sparrowdown

To be honest it is the unreasoning blind devotion of too many women that have kept this cult going. If the "large army" stopped expecting men to tell them what to do and started asking serious questions, putting their children and grandchildren first and walking away this cult would be in real trouble.

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Wow , it’s all so very clear -

by CovertsadJW in

the late great christopher hitchens states that religion is poison and i believe that with my soul.

we are “ born sick and commanded to be well.” under threat of death- both of my parents were abused both physically and emotionally, my wife was what it sounds like verbally abused - the strange part is they don’t see that they are attached to a very abusive religion.

thoughts ?

sparrowdown

Chronically emotionally abused people will not see the abuse and identify with the abuser and defend them. JWs are lulled into a false sense of security because WT uses words of "love" while being cold, demanding and controlling. The mind has trouble processing that kind of contradiction and will shut down.

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How do you deal with "toppers"? [one upmanship]

by compound complex in

jw
friends

when in conversion, you sometimes get carried away and the talk becomes all about you.. then, you remember you're in a conversation, say you're sorry, and allow the other person to talk.

she goes on about what's happening in her life, you listen and ask some questions.

she tells you more and then shifts the dialogue back to you.

sparrowdown

It's funny you mention the elderly CoCo it reminds me of a quote from nineteen eighty-four when "Winston" is trying to have a conversation with an old man and becomes frustrated with the man's inability to provide any useful info.

" The old man's memory was nothing but a rubbish heap of details. One could question him all day without getting any real information."

"Winston" goes on to note of the people in general:

"They remember a million useless things, a quarrel with a workmate, a hunt for lost bicycle pump, the expression on a long-dead sisters face, the swirls of dust on a windy morning seventy years ago: but all relevant facts were outside the range of their vision. They were like the ant, which can see small objects but not large ones." End quote.

I call it "big picture" blindness.

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Snake In My Fridge

by finallysomepride in

i just now went to get meat from my fridge to cook, took the meat out & shut the door as i shut the door i thought i saw a piece of rope in the six pack i had just opened & had removed 2 cans, already drunk 1.. open the door again & there i saw what i thought was a piece of rope, but i look a bit closer ...... shit it's a friggin snake, bugger i had only just taken two cans out wtf.. .

sparrowdown

Aw he was probly hot the poor little guy.