Posts by Stacy Smith

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Iraqi scientists much better than US and UK says Bush/Blair !

by Simon in

of course they havn't said that outright but effectively, that's what they have said.

consider the evidence: .

first, we are told that iraq has womd (yeah, i know ... stop laughing ... you have to bear with this) .

Stacy Smith

You certainly are angry these days Simon.

My take on this? I see no point to this thread anymore than I see a point to Yerus thread that you locked because his views are polar to yours. No one is changing their minds so posting stuff like this only has one purpose.

It's to piss off people you disagree with. Same as with Yeru. Except no one is going to lock your thread.

So maybe my posting limits will be even more reduced because you may take this as a personal insult. It isn't intended to be that at all. I feel I'm being as polite as can be here.

I just don't know why you want to stir the same pot you've punished others for stirring.

Right wing? Left wing? Who cares and Simon, by American standards you certainly aren't conservative. I would suggest an effort for those with opposing views to better get along here.

I recall very few witnesses who would allow an opposing view to be spoken in their presence. If a dub didn't toe the company line they were bad. It was totally black and white. Of course life really isn't black and white and neither is politics.

Simon I urge you to reconsider the way you are behaving right now. Do you have a right to act this way? Of course you do. It's your board. Do you care if more leave your site? Of course you don't. There are dozens who will remain behind.

But it's a pretty good website outside of this political stuff. Should you boot me for "confronting" you in this manner then so be it. I'll live without the site and you'll forget me in the morning. I just think it's a shame how things are going down.

So Simon if this is my final post just know that I bear you no ill will. I'm just curious how someone like Yeru or myself has been given the power to upset you so much.

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I found an old friend

by Aztec in

i'm hoping for a few positive experiences here!.

i found an old friend via the meetup site: http://www.meetup.com.

the person i've found was part of my first congregation.

Stacy Smith

Yes but I met her through this site. I used to hang out with her at the hall and afterwards. She was a good friend that wasn't allowed to associate with me after I quit attending meetings. She is trying to fade.

She is my age and every bit as bright as I am or brighter. Of course being the good little sister she was forced to pioneer and work at a fast food joint here in town. She is gorgeous and should be nearing her diploma instead of working for minimum wage.

She knows she will have to make a break. I am trying to get her into the apartment where I live during school. I also have some connections for decent work. She is getting movitivated and wants to attend junior college. In fact she's signed up for a couple of evening classes this coming semester.

If she manages to make the break she will be my maid of honor. I will purchase her the ticket to Maui for it. She's becoming a good friend again.

The website you listed is one I'm going to check out. I still know almost everyone from my old hall but they don't want to talk to me. I'd love to reconnect with some old highschool friends.

I guess I'm not out of highschool long enough to really be missing very many.

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WHY did you get baptised?

by fairy in

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i was just thinking back to when i got baptised.

and i dont really remember the real reason why.. thinking about it seems to bring up the idea that i only got baptised because of the way everyone treats you when they find out you are getting dunked - and not specifically to serve jehovah.. baptism day comes and you sit there and listen to the talk.

then you go out and get your swimming duds on and line up at the "whatever it is they decide to dunk you in".

Stacy Smith

I doubt few people had as much pressure to get baptised than I did yet refrained from doing it. Everyone thought I should, everyone I knew. I refused with a smile. Every time. I was polite but strong willed.

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Is worldwide peace possible?

by JH in

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john paul ii started the new year by insisting that peace is "possible" and thus a "duty," and he called for a new international order.

http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=46896.

what do you think would be the first steps to take in order to obtain world peace?.

Stacy Smith

You can't ban religion and you can't temper it. Try to change one religion and you'll have dozens of new fanatical splinter groups.

Plus obviously it isn't just religion that's the problem. You will always have power grabs, land grabs, resource grabs.

Another thing is the liberal/conservative slant on peace. One side all to often thinks the other side wants war. The truth is both sides want peace but disagree on how to achieve it. And they always will disagree which disrupts the peace even more.

Can't happen, never will and your loving god has no plans to fix it either does it?

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Is worldwide peace possible?

by JH in

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john paul ii started the new year by insisting that peace is "possible" and thus a "duty," and he called for a new international order.

http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=46896.

what do you think would be the first steps to take in order to obtain world peace?.

Stacy Smith

John Paul is a senile old man. There is never going to be world peace regardless of what the dubs want. Ain't going to happen. The most you can hope for is to control the peace as well as possible.

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I went to a gay bar ...

by acsot in

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for new year's eve!

actually a restaurant in the gay village here in town, with my brother and his partner of 20 years (!

) (they put most heteros to shame).

Stacy Smith

It's fun to watch the stereotyping leave when dubs leave the borg. My lurker friend on this site told me that she just figured as a bisexual I would be hitting on her all the time and try to get her involved with group sex. Silly girl. Doesn't work like that. Another thought she had was that now that I'm engaged she thought I'd still be having sex with women, as though that would be ok. A commitment is a commitment in my mind. I'll be having sex with only Michael from here on out. She found it a little hard to understand but she's learning.

A couple of Michaels buddies thought it was really hot to date a bisexual because I'd be bringing all my girlfriends into bed with us. Again we aren't all the same in that area anymore that all straights are the same. Some do, some don't. Actually Mike's mom even asked me if I were going to be doing that. She's a nice lady and I assured her I wouldn't share him with anyone. He's too special.

There are gay/lesbian parties that both sexes attend. They can really be a blast and many straight people attend them too. Queer as Folks isn't reality. Some gays and lesbians are way oversexed and will sleep around with nearly anyone but, the same can be said for straights.

The two gay men I'm close friends with have lived together for 12 years now and have been in a commited relationship from day one. They also make the most homophobic of people feel very comfortable, just nice guys. Both are very masculine and you honestly need highly tuned gaydar to detect them

Using the word "they" isn't offensive. At least not to me. They are a group and if gays referred to straights as "they" it wouldn't insult a straight.

I'm gone for the day everyone and will return this evening maybe. I have a brandnew road bike that Michael bought me for Christmas. It is an easy racer recumbent and as fast as you can imagine. My legs and lungs are a little out of shape from the vacation but I hope to get 100 miles in today. I can't wait. Seeya later.

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Other peoples happiness.......

by obiwan in

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it's so sad sometimes to see people question anothers happiness.

there have been posts made about good things happening to our fellow posters here.

posters questioning good fortune and happiness.

Stacy Smith

OBI:

Everyone feels the mistakes they've made in life are going to apply to everyone else. Some people don't like seeing other people happy. Some people are pests. Some people are well intentioned.

I have seen people here post things and when they don't get the response they want they end up on the floor crying over it. I am not one of those. About the biggest negative effect anyone has on me here is to get under my skin for a couple of minutes. Usually about the length of time it takes me to respond. After I respond quickly I wonder why I even bothered.

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I went to a gay bar ...

by acsot in

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friends

for new year's eve!

actually a restaurant in the gay village here in town, with my brother and his partner of 20 years (!

) (they put most heteros to shame).

Stacy Smith

Would you have gone to a lesbian bar??? That's a test for a straight woman.

I took my finace to a halloween bash in San Francisco at the Moscone. He's a nice looking man and he was very very nervous about how they would treat him, especially since I had him dress up as a drag queen.

He was also fairly homophobic before he went. Sure he got his butt pinched a few times at the party but he expected much worse and it was halloween . Since then he has met a couple of gay men that are friends of mine. He asked one today if he thought he'd be able to fly out to maui for our wedding. Things change once you actually meet gay people instead of reading about them don't they?

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Maui Was Wonderful

by Stacy Smith in

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i want to go back right now.

what a beautiful place and such friendly people.

i enjoyed the relaxed pace there, a lot, maybe too much.. but i'm back to my reality and classes start on monday.

Stacy Smith

avishai thanks for your generous offer but I think flying you to Maui might push the budget We will be married at the exact location that I accepted Michaels proposal. It's a lovely beach and I am sure it still will be when we tie the knot.

I have received more positive than negative here. It's been rainy and gray since I got home and I really am grumpy. But I did get a great foot massage not too long ago.

XW I also appreciate your positive comments. Don't worry I normally take very little posted on the internet seriously. This isn't a dig on just this forum but on forums in general. People dish out unwanted and un-asked for advise easily don't they? Nothing here hurt me, it just got under my skin.

I am heading for San Jose in the morning where I will spend my last two nights before returning to school having great engaged sex. That's almost like having sex without sinning. Imagine that. Before too long I'll be having legal non sinning sex even. Well except for some disgusting sexual things we'll manage to sneak in when god isn't watching.

As a side note I've known Michael for over two years even though we've only dated a few months. If we had not hooked up I'm certain I would not have married until I reached an age and gained the proper status where almost everyone here would have approved. As it is that didn't happen. Most people I know who know us feel that waiting years longer wouldn't change anything for the positive, my parents and his parents included.

So I'm not justifying a thing. I just wanted to make a couple of statements. I'll do what I'll do. I consider myself very fortunate to be marrying this man. I also consider him very fortunate to be marrying me. I think we are both great catches.

Have fun kids

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Maui Was Wonderful

by Stacy Smith in

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i want to go back right now.

what a beautiful place and such friendly people.

i enjoyed the relaxed pace there, a lot, maybe too much.. but i'm back to my reality and classes start on monday.

Stacy Smith

Why do I bother with this crap? All I wanted to do was post some happy news. Instead I get this stuff. Well some of you have screwed up your lives and fully know exactly what you did to do that. Congratulations. Some of you have screwed it up repeatedly. Congratulations on that. It still doesn't make you an expert.

AHMEN!!!
Congrats to you and yours !!!!

Thanks obi, I think I'm grumpy this afternoon.