Andee

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  AlanF, Dannybear, misconceptions and humor

  by seven006 in

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  this is the internet, simply put, none of you know anymore about who the other really is or should judge them by the lack of emotional smiley faces in their sentence structure.. first to danny,.

  we have spoken on the phone and exchanged a few emails and i consider you a good friend.

  you are much like alan in many ways and in others very different.

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  Feeeel Da luv!

  Dave, you are terrific!

  Andee
  (dabbing her eyes with tissues)
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  Wal-Mart Shoppers..we have a pervert on #6

  by Mindchild in

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  attention wal-mart shoppers, we have a pervert at check out 6.. you never want to stand behind me when im in line at a supermarket checkout line.

  today was no exception.

  i had finished my weekly grocery shopping and bought a few items for around the house as well as a new dvd that was on sale.

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  I'm with Expat and Prisca!

  Oh, how I wish I could get carded these days.

  Andee
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  Got the XBox tonight!!!

  by Eyebrow in

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  ...and i gotta say it was well worth the money and the wait!!!.

  i guess we should have used the money to pay bills...but you have to splurge once in a while.

  i play nascar heat and caused about 34 wrecks...very neat game.. and to think if i was a jw still i would have been sitting in the book group instead of taking out dale jarrett and kevin harvick.. what a shame!

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  I just heard about the Xbox tonight. I saw on TV some kids doing a comparision between it, Nintendo, and Playstation2. ALL the kids voted Xbox their favorite.

  BTW How much did it set you back?

  Andee
  Who remembers playing "Pong" (and being really impressed by it)and who also has a Sega Genesis gathering dust in the closet.
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  A Pre-Christmas Tale - NOW WITH PICS!

  by Billygoat in

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  2. experiences

  just make sure to have either red or green tights with you.. tights?

  merry christmas!

  merry christmas!.

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  Andi! Thanks so much for posting your story and then the pictures to go with it. I also loved reading about the older brother willingly giving up his present for his brother. Who says that all teenagers are self-centered?

  I also loved seeing you in the latest "haute couture" elf outfit!

  BTW: Dannybear a curmudgeon??? No way! An ole gas bag is more like it!

  Andee
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  Tooting my own horn

  by WildHorses in

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  ok, since i have to be 39 years old.

  i want to hear lots and lots of happy birthdays.. you can send money too if you want.

  lol a cool million will do.

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  Andee

  To my fellow Fluff Girl!

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  Have a great day, sweet lady!

  Andee
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  Does DF'ing Backfire?

  by metatron in

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  in an organization as obsessed with control as this one is,.

  i have to wonder if the society's leadership ever considers how.

  disfellowshipping can turn against them.. i doubt, when they developed the idea of a person "disassociating.

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  Andee

  Room215 writes,

  I can guarantee that, were they to lose a couple of big-money judgments, how new flashes of light from God's throne would suddenly urge the flock toward greater tolerance and forgiveness, all draped in apprriately solemn rhetoric, likely premised on the parables of the prodigal son, etc. etc.

  Yes, I agree. "The bottom line" is the bottom line. It will always be a matter of money.

  Out of everyone that I know that has been Df'd two were reinstated.
  One, because she wants her very large JW family to talk to her. However, she does not support the doctrines. She does just enough to keep her family off her back. The other, got reinstated after 5 years. His KH got a new batch of elders. One visited this family member and all was forgiven.

  My Mom and Aunt were shunned for over 20 years by JW siblings. Interestingly, those siblings had children that were DF'd. Those children, as far as I know, were NOT shunned. The irony does not escape me.

  As long as the borg is able to control people with the big A, I don't see anything changing in the near future.

  Andee
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  Stuff we wouldn't do offline that we do here

  by joelbear in

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  1. argue with a six year old.. ever had a deep discussion with a six year old (or someone with a three year old's mentality)?

  ever heard two six year old's arguing?.

  typically it turns to name calling and "i know you are but what am i" exchanges fairly rapidly.. would we walk up to a 6 year old or a mentally challenged adult and engage in one of these ridiculous, non-productive and demoralizing exchanges?.

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  Well, I would never argue with a 6 year old HERE.

  However, I have argued with MY then 6 year old daughter many times. And my son, who is 5, already argues with me!

  Actually, I find myself much more restrained here than in real life.

  The words on a page, or computer screen, seem to be more powerful. This is true whether one's intent is to be hostile or complimentary.
  I try to be mindful of this.

  I think that also when one is personally attacked or challenged, there is the awareness that others are "watching" so there is a need to save face. So, egos play apart in it. It doesn't just happen on this discussion board, it's anywhere individuals gather in this little world we call the internet.

  Andee
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  What books have shaped your affected you?

  by Eyebrow in

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  in another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.

  the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.

  what books have had an impact on your life?

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  I'm an Anne Rule fan. She writes true crime novels. Her first novel was A Stranger Beside Me. It was her experience working with Ted Bundy at a suicide hotline.

  The subjects she writes about are very gruesome. I like the way she makes is able to take the situation, the facts, and the individuals involved, and make it a completely engrossing story.

  I'm also a big Jane Austen fan. I love her observations and satire of late 18th century life in country England.

  Andee
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  FELLOWSHIP

  by ricoananas in

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  2. friends

  i've been reading lots of messages in just a few days of logging on to this site and have to say that in the beginning it was bothering me to still be doing the jw thing.

  i dropped out after 25 years, the last 14 as an elder.

  now, however, i'm beginning to realize that the posts have been giving me a feeling of fellowship with many people who have gone/are going through experiences similar to mine, a kind of fellowship that i rarely if ever felt being among other jw's.

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  Hi Rico

  Welcome to the board. I see you have a sense of humor. That's a very good thing here.

  Andee
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  Internet potatoes

  by slipnslidemaster in

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  kind of funny that all us internet potatoes won't post in here with any frequency.. slipnslidemaster:"the average person thinks he isn't.".

  - father larry lorenzoni

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  Andee

  ahhh ahhh ahhh chooooooo!

  Andee
  (sneezing cause of the dust, while attempting to make her way through all the cobwebs down here)