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  Can I cover a kingdom song?

  by Solace1998 in

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  under copyright law, any song can be legally covered, as long as the proper fee is paid.

  so that means i could release versions of kingdom songs?

  that would be kind of funny.

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  Why would you do so? Nothing comes to mind that I really would care to hear again.
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  The real you. . .

  by John Doe in

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  tell us more.

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  have to admit he has a point.

  Yep, I admit it...he had a point. But the time he lived in was probably suckier than ours. Another 100 years and we are all probably going to say, "Damn, remember when JD quoted Descartes to us"?.
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  Do not go gentle into that good night

  by Hortensia in

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  i looked this up because i was remembering it wrong.

  i thought it was "do not go gentle into that dark night" and "rage against the dying of the moon" for some reason.

  that was a little confusing because the moon has a rebirth and i was wondering what the author's point was.

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  Shouldn't poetry be timely though?

  If the meaning is so obscure that we are lost before we even begin to consider it, what's the point?
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  Paradise on earth?

  by bbinkss in

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  this thread has probably been 'done' a million times before but as i am fairly new to the forum i would like to ask (quite seriously)......... if you still beleive in god do you also still believe in paradise on earth?.

  my friend has realised that it's not the truth.....not sure whether her belief in the above will change though.. thenks bbinkss.

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  amicus

  Paradise on Earth

  Logic tells me no,

  emotion says yes.
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  Do not go gentle into that good night

  by Hortensia in

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  i looked this up because i was remembering it wrong.

  i thought it was "do not go gentle into that dark night" and "rage against the dying of the moon" for some reason.

  that was a little confusing because the moon has a rebirth and i was wondering what the author's point was.

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  I think maybe one reason I dislike being read to

  Yeah, but there is a groove that can be achieved by just listening. It takes focus, and good subject matter...but most of that is new to us x's.
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  The real me

  by Junction-Guy in

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  for those of you that don't know me in person and think im a hateful grump, well that is not the real me.. .

  the real me is a friendly,sociable person.

  the real me likes to talk with people and laugh.. .

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  amicus

  Well Amicus, you could be right about that. We could all be the proverbial springs wound too tight by JWism, just waiting to pop off and bounce off some walls

  We both know most of us don't fall into this category, but some do.
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  The real you. . .

  by John Doe in

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  tell us more.

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  Rene Descartes--"cogito ergo sum."

  Pfft, Descartes was an elitist. A rebel elitist, but an elitist just the same. The catchier phrases are Latin phrases and he knew it. The Irish were probably laughing thier asses off at his misuse of Latin.
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  Do not go gentle into that good night

  by Hortensia in

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  i looked this up because i was remembering it wrong.

  i thought it was "do not go gentle into that dark night" and "rage against the dying of the moon" for some reason.

  that was a little confusing because the moon has a rebirth and i was wondering what the author's point was.

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  when read by a skilled reader

  Me, me can I read?

  Actually, that was the one, perhaps the only thing I loved about my witness days. I like to read out loud, and I very often was the "designated" reader. Far more fun than sitting there pretending to be interested while bored to tears.
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  Do not go gentle into that good night

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i looked this up because i was remembering it wrong.

  i thought it was "do not go gentle into that dark night" and "rage against the dying of the moon" for some reason.

  that was a little confusing because the moon has a rebirth and i was wondering what the author's point was.

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  I think a tribal life, very intimate connection with and dependence upon everyone else in the tribe, might be very comforting. However, when you are used to self-determination I don't think you can go back. It's isolated but compelling.

  I think the two are compatible, in fact compulsory in a well ordered society. Today we deal with extremes that benefit a few. We have difficulty envisioning something functional.
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  The real me

  by Junction-Guy in

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  for those of you that don't know me in person and think im a hateful grump, well that is not the real me.. .

  the real me is a friendly,sociable person.

  the real me likes to talk with people and laugh.. .

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  amicus

  Overall this is a very tame bunch.

  Well, we are a bunch of ex-JW's after all! How wild are we gonna get? About the worst insult on this board is to tell someone they are still thinking like a JW.

  Baby, you have no idea! The wildest are often those who have recently gained freedom. We do have our bouncers here, so your point is valid. Distract those bouncers though for a time...and we would see some interesting extremes.