i live in the usa.
is it perfect!
nope.
I live in England, the UK.
Overall, I suppose I'd say I'm happy living here. I'm glad I got free state education when I was a kid - that was pretty decent.
I was ill in 2013 and had to go to hospital for 2 weeks. The NHS was brilliant.
I would seriously consider moving abroad if the opportunity came up, tho. Maybe to Canada, the US, Australia or New Zealand.
have you ever heard the phrase:.
well, since i can't sleep tonight - you're gonna hear my version of what it means.. .
so, just suck it up and deal.. .
Good OP, Terry.
We tend to remember only the best parts of the past, whilst at the same time being neophobic (meaning: fear of change or anything new).
So, for me, 70s and 80s films are better than the crap Hollywood serves us today. I don't know how true that sentiment is but it's definitely my feeling.
I also think Diego Maradona, Eric Cantona and Zinedine Zidane are better soccer players than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the same reason.
i attended several meetings, and i was shocked at how some of the jw's dress.
is it just my area (tennessee), or is it a widespread problem?
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Well, I want to see more sisters in stilettos ... and thongs.
er, yeah.
this is real life but i think it fits just fine in the entertainment section.. so, tracie hunter, a former juvenile court judge in hamilton county, ohio, was found guilty of using her position to help her brother keep his job.
she was sentenced to six months jail time.
Er, yeah. This is real life but I think it fits just fine in the Entertainment section.
So, Tracie Hunter, a former Juvenile Court Judge in Hamilton County, Ohio, was found guilty of using her position to help her brother keep his job. She was sentenced to six months jail time. Then all chaos ensues as one of her supporters goes cray-cray and ex-Judge Hunter goes limp and has to be literally dragged out the court like a ragdoll. I'm glad the person dragging her out is black - imagine if it was a white male doing the dragging.
What makes me laugh is the folks at the back of the court shouting things like 'we want justice!' - that *was* justice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn3juSub3o8
I'm guessing ex-Judge Tracie Hunter is Democrat, right? XD
i’ve been shunned for many years so her passing doesn’t really constitute a loss for me.
her and her husband made it clear many years ago they didn’t want a homo in their family.
request granted.
It's truly terrible and sad the way this cult splits up families.
If you have no emotions or don't want to spend your time emoting, fine.
If you want to cry, fine.
I will face a similar situation when my dad dies (although it's actually nothing to do with the WTS). My dad was in good health the last time I saw him in 2015 aged 67. I don't know what kind of health he's in today, I'm guessing he's still alive.
what's up with the watchtower society still letting those they know to have sexually abused children go out in the field service despite that being crucial to the ruling against them in the conti suit?
they don't let men with beards go out in the field service in america with the justification that "beards are not the custom" and that therefore they "are not considered acceptable for christian ministers," but having sexually abused a child is somehow acceptable for a christian minister?.
last i checked molesting children isn't considered socially acceptable according to the customs of the united states and certainly finding out that child molesters are allowed to be jehovah's witness publishers is a whole lot more alienating to potential converts than them seeing jehovah's witness publishers with beards.
This should be one point the government should concentrate on - JWs must not let convicted child abusers out in the D2D work/cart work.
Paedophiles are dangerous opportunists and the protection of children must always be the top priority.
99% of the people who go to bond films want a straight white english bond with a bit of light sexism and some bond girls thrown in.
they do not want a tranny bond or a gay or lesbian bond.
and they do not want a black woman bond.
why are women in show business not screaming " l am a woman and proud of it " - well, they are.
But their idea of womanhood is different from yours and most other women's. Show business people live in a bubble and they don't represent ordinary people.
Originally, society got rid of the words heroine and actress, so that actor and hero could be used for men and women and the characters the play (fair enough).
Now, there is a drive by the film industry to focus specifically on 'female actors' (er, actresses) playing 'female heroes' (er, heroines).
It's about as crazy as wanting T'challa to be played by a white woman.
99% of the people who go to bond films want a straight white english bond with a bit of light sexism and some bond girls thrown in.
they do not want a tranny bond or a gay or lesbian bond.
and they do not want a black woman bond.
How about this guy as T'challa ...
99% of the people who go to bond films want a straight white english bond with a bit of light sexism and some bond girls thrown in.
they do not want a tranny bond or a gay or lesbian bond.
and they do not want a black woman bond.
^^^ sigh ^^^
I've explained at length about artists and their intellectual property, all to no avail, I fear.
Look, I have an idea: a black woman can play Bond, that's fine ... as long as a white man or woman can play T'challa.
Deal?
99% of the people who go to bond films want a straight white english bond with a bit of light sexism and some bond girls thrown in.
they do not want a tranny bond or a gay or lesbian bond.
and they do not want a black woman bond.
Could this guy play Rocky? - no, I don't think he could.
Rocky was written as a white man (most Italian-Americans being white). There's another scene in Rocky (1976):
Reporter to Apollo - Is it a coincidence that you're fighting a white man on our nation's birthday?
Apollo - Is it a coincidence the challenger is fighting a black man on our nation's birthday?
So, Rocky was written as a white character who is also Italian-American (most Italian-Americans are white).
And Apollo Creed was written as an African-American character who is HW champ. Creed was obviously influenced by real-life champ Muhammad Ali. In fact, if Ali had never existed, it would be difficult for me to accept Apollo Creed as a good, realistic character. Apollo Creed was basically Muhammad Ali but without the Nation of Islam bits.
