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Are you a lady or a real woman?

by happyout in

subject: are you a real woman?

ladies - if you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix-me-up.

real woman - if you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad.

Pilots for Peace?

by maybesbabies in

israel reels at pilots' refusal to go on missions

thu sep 25,10:27 am et

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We can only hope!! It's too bad the suicide bombers don't have the same aversion to killing innocents as these pilots!!!

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Christmass Tis A Grand Time, goodies booze gifts ...

by Singing Man in

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well for me i want to find the true resuscitater for my nocturnal activitys.

i have told santa,and i think he will grant me a nice christmass this year if i set out some 12 year old whisky for him.

i also want to fall in love again i think that would be a nice christmass presnt too.

maybesbabies

For Christmas, I want a job!!!! Hope Santa gives you everything you want, Singing Man!!!!!

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If You Could Write Articles For The Watchtower What Would The Titles Be?

by minimus in

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if you had the power to print millions of watchtowers & awakes and you could see to it that the articles that you wrote got to all the readers, give a sampling of what the articles highlighting "spiritual food" would say.

maybesbabies

"Chocolate: The new spiritual food."

"Do you feel like Jehovah has abandoned you? Drink beer, it helps!"

"What to say to unbelievers: Right on!!"

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Pilots for Peace?

by maybesbabies in

israel reels at pilots' refusal to go on missions

thu sep 25,10:27 am et

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Israel Reels at Pilots' Refusal to Go on Missions

Thu Sep 25,10:27 AM ET

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By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel reeled Thursday from the shock refusal of a group of air force pilots to carry out missions against Palestinian militants in which civilians could be killed.

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"The pilots' mutiny" was how Israel's largest newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, described their action as commentators speculated whether other soldiers might follow suit in opposing the way the military confronts a Palestinian uprising.

But much of the emotive debate touched off by a letter released by 27 veteran airmen -- only nine of whom are still called to active duty as reservists -- largely veered away from the moral aspect of the deaths of innocents.

It focused instead on the embarrassing blow dealt to an air force Israel regards as one of its proudest achievements and whether members of what Israelis call a people's army can, in matters of conscience, take a stand against official policy.

"We, who were taught to love Israel and contribute to the Zionist enterprise ( news - web sites), refuse to take part in attacks on civilian population centers," the pilots wrote in a letter to air force chief Dan Halutz.

It was the highest-profile act of defiance by members of the armed forces since the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, when a tank brigade commander resigned rather than invade Beirut after saying he saw children through his field glasses.

Military sources said no decision had been taken as yet on punishing those pilots on active status.

NORMS HAVE CHANGED

Both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been hardened by violence that has included dozens of suicide bombings in Israeli cities and air attacks on militants in which Palestinian civilians have died.

Israel has a small active group of conscientious objectors, but their campaign has been overshadowed by the daily bloodshed.

"The norm we were taught was that we do not go to places where we known civilians are present," said Lieutenant-Colonel Zeev Rotem, a retired navigator who did not sign the letter.

"That norm has changed. Today (we) attack targets where there are civilians -- women and children -- knowing there's a good chance they will die," he told Israel Radio. Israel drew international condemnation last year when 16 civilians died after an F-16 warplane dropped a one-ton bomb on a residential neighborhood in Gaza City to kill Salah Shehade, a top commander in the militant Islamic group Hamas.

Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Israeli decision-makers always take possible civilian casualties into account.

"For example, we carry out the operation after 8 a.m., because children will not be there, or use a much lighter bomb that does not guarantee the mission will be successful but does ensure innocents will not be hurt," Shalom told Israel Radio.

Israel failed to kill several Hamas leaders in recent attacks after using less powerful bombs in order to reduce the risk of hitting civilians.

Shalom said the pilots appeared to have an alternative political agenda, referring to their accusation that occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ( news - web sites) had "corrupted Israeli society."

Accusing the maverick pilots of self-indulgence, Ezer Weizman, Israel's former president and ex-air force commander, told Army Radio: "I would ground them immediately. It's like...cancer -- it will spread if it isn't cut out."

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my 1st JWD...

by Brummie in

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..anniversary.. i made my first post 1 year ago today.

i joined up during a busy year at college and consequently my homework hit the fan and i spent time here instead of studying, i was going through a bad time after confronting a few ghosts and i found strength right here on this board.

by december i thought i should stop posting and get my head back in the study books (i had 8 to read), so said bye in a nice way.

maybesbabies

Congrats Brummie! Your were one of the first people to welcome me to this board as well!!!! For that, I'll always be yo' bitch!!!

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Memory - How it works

by Lady Lee in

many survivors have difficulty understanding the nature of memory, why we forget and what causes us to remember.

we often doubt what we remember or others doubt what we say.

we think we must be crazy to even have certain thoughtss.

maybesbabies

Thanks Big Tex, for your support. It means a lot to me! And thanks Xan, for just being my sister and being here for me. I remember that doll, mom used to just hold it and sing and cry, and we never quite knew what was going on. Then, we never knew why she treated you so bad when you came back, because it seemed that all she wanted in the world was to have you back! When you left again, I think she was pressured by my father to just never talk about you, and he went a long way to make sure the rest of us kids thought you were some kind of evil person. I'm so glad I got to know you again as an adult, and know that it was all lies!!!! I think that's part of the reason mom didn't stand up for us when we were being molested, because it was almost like all her children were dead to her now, thanks to dad. They were so wrapped up in their own misery together, it was like we didn't even exist!!! I love you, Xan, thanks for everything!!! ((((Xan))))

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What're Yall Doin' for Turkey Day?

by Frannie Banannie in

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hmmmm?

football game?

sports of any kind?

maybesbabies

Football, football, football, and thanks to Lady Lee, possibly turkey.

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Memory - How it works

by Lady Lee in

many survivors have difficulty understanding the nature of memory, why we forget and what causes us to remember.

we often doubt what we remember or others doubt what we say.

we think we must be crazy to even have certain thoughtss.

maybesbabies

Yes, I think I am still stuck in "frightened-little-Tamar" mode. Sometimes I just get paralyzed by fear, and have to ask myself, "why are you afraid?". I feel ruled by fear sometimes, even though I know it's irrational. Of course, no one knows this about me (except Xandria), everyone in my life thinks I "have it together". That adds to the fear for me sometimes, because I feel like, if people really knew what went on in my head, they'd think I was a total nut! Thanks for you last post, made me cry with hope.

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Man Snared with Snakes Strapped to Legs

by Xandria in

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sydney (reuters) - a swedish man has been charged after australian customs officers found eight dangerous snakes, including four dead king cobras, strapped to his leg after he arrived on a flight from thailand, officials said on wednesday.

australian customs spokesman chris schofield said the four king cobras were found dead in containers strapped to the man's calves when he was searched after arriving in sydney on monday.

likely to be hatchlings or babies, they had probably died in transit, he said.

maybesbabies

Is that a cobra in your pants, or are you just happy to see me? You would think that guy would have been in mortal fear for his "li'l Jim".