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  Who thinks JW is a cult?

  by therealtruthsayer in

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  DING!
  DING!
  DING! DING!

  We have a winner!
  The JWs are, with out a doubt, a cult.

  Country
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  NO RESPECT! - Rodney Dangerfield dies at age of 82

  by Funchback in

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  what a funny man.

  i'll miss him!

  arts & culturecomedian rodney dangerfield dies .

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  The Rodney Dangerfield line that I remember the most (for some reason) went something along the lines of:

  "I don't get no respect. Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on my door the other day. When I opened the door, they looked at me and said, 'Sorry, we're not interested.'"

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  When you read what else are you doing?

  by Panda in

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  ok usually i'll be drinking iced tea when i read... sometime coffee if i read in the am.

  i've tried reading while mr.panda is watching tv but that doesn't always work.

  so what do you do while you read?

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  I usually read on my lunch break. I'd much rather read that be in the breakroom trying to avoid that freak from accounting.

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  I'm in Shoreline WA now

  by darkuncle29 in

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  hi people.

  i finially got myself moved to the seattle side of the mountains.. i'm living in shoreline, just south of 175th st.. i'm still unpacking, and don't have regular internet access.

  i am so glad to be out of eastern washington.. now i'm just trying to figure out where everything is..

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  Hey DU!

  Glad things are going well for you in Washington.
  Be sure to drop by and let us know how you're doing.

  CountryGuy
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  Do you feel you will always be "different" from the "world" ?

  by LyinEyes in

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  2. friends

  all of my life,, except for the last two years i was a jw, and i wonder if i will always feel like i am still so very different from the rest of most everyone i know.

  i guess i still feel like i am on the "outside" looking in, in on the world of the people i was so alienated from for so long.. i celebrate birthdays, all the holidays, i stand for the national anthemn, but still it does not quiet feel second nature to me .

  as i stand watching my son play high school football, my mind is always wandering on the marvel of what i am seeing.

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  I'm right there with you guys. I think there's always going to be a little bit of me that feels different because of the JWs. Will this Christmas be the one where I don't find an excuse to be gone when Wayne put's up the tree? We'll see. When they sing Happy Birthday to my neice, will I be there singing or in the kitchen "getting ice?" Not sure. When I go to vote (at a Methodist Church none the less) will I not keep looking over my shoulder to see if the elders have seen me? Who knows? Eventually, it won't bother me.

  To me, it's a lot like when I came out of the closet. It's something you have to do on your own time. No one can make you feel comfortable with the holidays or birthdays or patriotic stuff. It might take one person months to reach their comfort zone, but another person may take years. Neither one is right or wrong.

  One last thought: everyone, no matter what their upbringing, feels like they are different in one way or another. So, in essence, we're all alike.

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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #111 How big was your bag?

  by ozziepost in

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  how's the weekend going for you?

  mrs ozzie and i have been enjoying doing...........nothing much this afternoon and evening.

  we just needed to recharge our batteries so to speak.

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  5. As big as the si book, songbook, and Bible.

  I didn't really need one that big. But my best friend's parents bought it for me as a graduation gift.

  I still have it. It's in a box in storage. And yes, it's filled with WT stuff. I have my grandmother's copy of the NWT and her songbook, which I am keeping only because they were hers.

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  newbi

  by sometimeleft in

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  hi - i"m new to this though i've been reading it for some time.i"m 57 my wife have been with the wtbts for too long 18 ys (aproximatelly ) have two sons - one was baptized one was not but all are out of it for a couple of yrs now - glad we're out .

  anyways - just wanted to say hi - this site has been good for us especially me - talk to yu guys later

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  Welcome to the board!
  I hope you learn as much here as I have!
  
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  Where were you three years ago today?

  by hemp lover in

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  i was thinking last night that 9/11/01, for this generation, is somewhat akin to 11/22/63 (jfk's assassination) for previous generations.

  i remember listening to the adults' stories when i was a child of where they were and what they were doing when jfk was assassinated.. so where were you on 9/11/01?

  how has that day affected your life?.

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  I had gotten up early to take care of a speeding ticket in municipal court. On my way home from there, the dj's on the radio announced that an airplane had just hit the WTC. These two yahoo's were always pulling stunts and this sounded like something they would do. As they went on, I remember thinking to myself, "These two have gone way too far this time. I'm not listening to them again!" I changed the station and it was on that one. I knew something was wrong... terribly wrong. I walked in the door right after the plane hit the second tower. I immediately called my partner, then my parents. I was working in retail at that time. I was the closing manager and the store was empty by 7:30 that night. We were instructed by the corp. office to close early, and to go home to our families.

  It made me realize how much I love each and everyone of my family. None of us were even close to New York that day, but it didn't matter. I just wanted to hold each of them and keep them all safe.

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  Mulan's Birthday

  by Princess in

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  hey everyone!

  today is mulan's birthday.

  my dad took her to vegas for the week so she won't be able to see this for a few days.

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  Sorry, I'm really, really late...

  Hope your birthday was the best one yet!

  Country
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  Which dog breed do you like?

  by Panda in

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  well , with so many posts about pets i thought i'd ask this question.

  we have 3 great pyrenees dogs.

  the oldest is 11yrs and the youngest is 4yrs old.

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  We have two lab mixes and they are the best dogs.

  Emmett is a labmation (black lab/dalmation) mix. He's very territorial and is sure to let us know if someone or thing is infringing on our territory. But, he's quick to learn who belongs there (i.e. new neighbors).
  Deogie is a yellow lab/rott mix. He's so sweet and gentle. But the poor baby is going blind. Thank goodness we have a big, fenced yard for him. You'd never know by the way he gets around back there.

  Country