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  OK smarty pants, post something simple that most people don't know.

  by JH in

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  ok, lets see if you guys know the answer to this simple question.. .

  if you have a car with a mechanical speedometer and odometer, not digital, and if you back up, will your mileage on the dial back up?.

  7 miles on the odometer and you back up, for a few hundred feet, will the mileage also back up slowly to 47,108.6 and so on....?.

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  Insomniac

  You can light a match by swiping it across a piece of glass. Try it, it's assuredly true.
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  Are you now BEARDED or BEARDLESS????

  by zagor in

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  just wondering how many are now wearing beard and what's the main reason for it.

  rebellion perhaps?.

  i just love my new goat beard and moustache.

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  Hillbilly, this is so funny- I'd always pictured you with a handlebar stache!
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  Are you now BEARDED or BEARDLESS????

  by zagor in

  1. jw
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  just wondering how many are now wearing beard and what's the main reason for it.

  rebellion perhaps?.

  i just love my new goat beard and moustache.

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  Ahh, freedom is sweet, ain't it? The first time I was kissed by a bearded man, it felt so funny I bust out laughing and made the poor guy feel bad!

  I used to absolutely hate beards on guys. Now, I'm finding that I don't mind them so much. Some guys look better with, some look better without. A nice, well-trimmed beard can make a man look so...manly. My own honey goes from clean-shaven to full beard to goatee; in his case the goatee looks most distinguished and sexy, while the full beard makes him look chubbier and older than he is. Clean shaven, he looks like someone my age, gone prematurely white-haired. So I encourage his goatee-ness.

  Now, how many of you fellas have grown themselves a big, bushy 70's style Ron Jeremy moustache?
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  What is you (or somebodies) best blooper in the KH?

  by DannyBloem in

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  2. scandals

  for example: we had a 'faithfull' brother getting older and confused.

  when something did not really went as he liked it (didn't get the answer etc) he shouted very loudly 'god doom me in the hell!

  one time i had to do the closing prayer on the midweek meeting.

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  At one of my old congs, we used to pick up some woman's private conversations on our mike system. I'm not sure if she was on a cordless phone or a cb radio, or what, but we heard her loud and clear. All through the Watchtower study, her voice was layered over that of the reader's. The cool part of it was, she never talked about anything wholesome- she'd drone on and on about what a #$%^ this guy was, what a slut her son's wife was, who was &*$%ing whom, all in this really slow, deep voice. Occasionally, she'd say "Hang on a minute Sophie, I gotta go pee." We were all told to just ignore her and focus on the study, but all through the congregation you could see people quivering with suppressed laughter. I sometimes wondered if the sound guy could have fixed the "problem" but didn't, because he was usually laughing harder than anyone else.
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  As a sexual abuse survivor myself.....................

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  2. child-abuse

  ...................and mother of a child abused at the hands of a jw, i found the whole michael jackson trial and support by his fans insulting and hurtful!.

  who of us can be sure if he did abuse kids or not?

  how can anyone say he is guilty or innocent (except a victim if there is one)?

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  Bliss, I completely agree with you. My own thoughts on the subject are: whether he was to be found guilty or innocent, and no matter our personal feelings on the matter, all should be respectful of the fact that there were very serious charges against him. There were children who very possibly were hurt badly by him. The debating and protesting his innocence or guilt should have been confined to the courtroom, and involved only those who had something concrete to add to the discussion. That idiotic, hurtful display in the courthouse parking lot should never have been allowed to continue.

  Myself, I think he did it. What sealed it in my mind was the fact that he paid off the family of that kid 12 or so years ago. Come on, people- if you were falsely accused of molesting a child, wouldn't you insist on testifying to prove your own innocence? Paying them off just seemed like an acknowledgement of wrongdoing to me. But of course, my opinion does not hold any weight in this matter.
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  Hi Everyone!

  by Valis in

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  just checking in to say hello.

  have been busy living as it were.

  also a lot of online gaming, camping, drinking beer, motorcycle riding and of course thinking of you all.

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  Valis! So happy to hear all is well with you; you had us worried for a while.

  Have a lovely summer, and check in with us on occasion. This place just ain't the same without your presence.
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  Whose famous autograph do you have in your possession...

  by TresHappy in

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  me...shirley temple black...

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  Both Penn and Teller autographed my ticket stub several years ago. Penn Jillette is amazingly charismatic and sexy when met face-to-face, by the way.

  I also have a book of poetry signed by Gary Lawless. True, he's not "famous" anywhere but midcoast Maine, but a finer human being you'll never meet, and I'm proud to count him as a friend. Although, I don't quite get his poetry.
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  What do you feel when you see groups of Jehovah's Witnesses on the street?

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  regret, anger frustration?

  how about sadness, sorrow, sympathy, understanding, even yearning!.

  it can be quite confusing at times.

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  All my local dubs are people I know, so there tends to be a bit of anger on my part; by and large, the members of my old cong have done a spectacular job of shunning me thus far.

  When I see witnesses I don't know personally, I generally feel really bad for them. I always want to ask if they'd like to pitch their service bags and play hooky, just once.

  Interesting thing happened at the Dallas Apostafest in February: On Monday morning, I went down to the lobby of our hotel to wait for my shuttle taking me to the airport. The apostababe I'd roomed with had kept me up all night drinking, talking, and crank calling her dad on the phone; as a result, I was half-asleep and three-quarters drunk at 9am. This guy came in and sat down near me, and started reading the Live Forever book. I could tell from the way he kept sneaking glances at me that he was itching to informally witness to me. So I started chatting with him. I never told him that the hotel we were sitting in (The Bradford) was Apostate Central at the moment, nor that I'd just attended an apostafest. Nor that I'm a Goddess worshipping Pagan. I just told him I was familiar with his religion, as I had family members who were witnesses (no lie there.) He and I had a nice chat, and he showed me pictures of his family, including the 16 yr-old daughter who'd dropped out of high school to pioneer. He was so proud of her for that! When I asked him how she would support herself without an education, he happily reported that she was engaged to a fine young brother, so her work would be field service and taking care of the house and children. When I asked him if someone in the cleaning business could make enough money to support a family, he was all "How'd you know he was a janitor?" So I told him I was psychic. *sigh* I felt really bad for the poor deluded guy.
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  The End...of Preston?

  by Preston in

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  2. experiences

  well... (dot, dot, dot) kinda.

  i just started a new job and i won't be able to post as much as i use to too.

  and... (dot, dot, dot) i'm starting a new business soon seling automotive decorations online.

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  Aaaahhhh, Preston lovie. It's funny, while I was working in the store today, the thought popped into my head, "Whassup with Pres?" as I haven't chatted with you in so long, and you're such a sweetie-pie and all. As I've said before, you and your hubby are living proof that all the hotties are married, gay, or both. I for one am going to miss your presence on the board keenly; don't stay away too much, ok? Pop in and say hi when you have some time. However- "Don't you never come in here empty handed again! You got to pay for the pleasure of my company, Amsterdam!"

  I hope your web business goes extremely well. And while I don't have any advice for Bruce's legal problem, it sure sounds as though those people have no case, if they tipped him, and keep coming into the establishment. I hope all is quickly resolved in Bruce's favor- please let us know how it turns out.
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  Honestly, do you think that JW's really like going to 3 or 4day assemblies?

  by JH in

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  honestly, do you think that jw's really like going to 3 or 4 day assemblies, especially when it's out of town, far away, and you have to take a motel room, and all the gas money and food money it takes, as well as having to sit down all day listening to endless talks...and that for 3 or 4 days in a row.. and often, they have to take a day off from work, to attend the friday meeting, so no pay for that day.. i think that the jw's are glad when it's finally over, not before.. .

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  JH- dude, I was there at that Montreal assembly you mentioned on page 1! I was one of the chicks who was overcome by the heat, and it was really cool because they had this hot looking brother with a French accent accompany me down to the "cool-off" room and make sure I didn't die or anything. I hung out there for much of the afternoon, napping and sipping Shasta.

  Later during that same assembly, I took my mom into one of the smaller rooms where non-English speaking people had their mini-assemblies, as I'd discovered that those guys got air-conditioning (unlike the English and French speaking folks in the main part of the coliseum.) When I left to go get our lunches, I told my mom how to say "I don't speak your language" (in that language) in case anyone tried to talk to her. When I got back to our seats, I had her repeat to me what she'd just said to a shocked looking young bro; turns out, she'd used the wrong word and told him she wouldn't have carnal relations with people of his nationality. I laughed my tuckus off!

  I actually used to sort of enjoy the assemblies. I went alone (no family) usually, so I could wander to my seat whenever I felt like it, and I spent most of my time chatting with my friends in the hallways, and checking out the cute dub boys. At one especially fun assembly, I sat next to a fella I liked, and we acted like we were taking notes- however, the "notes" were actually just sexy messages to each other, and periodically we'd trade notebooks and read what the other had written. We were both maybe 16, and full of crazy hormones, so it was a fun way to torment each other.