Posts by Angharad

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Another New One

by notperfectyet in

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i have been reading this site for a couple of months.

last night i stayed up all night, (not unusual for me though) and read the posts by ......well you know...the new kid on the block...who created so much fury.

at first i thought she was a fake, and i still do.

Resticted liberties "and justice for all&a...

by Smartgirlpw in

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.. edited by - smartgirlpw on 23 january 2001 16:44:50

Another classic British comedy is Fawlty Towers, about a hotel manager who insults all his guests and has a dragon of a wife, and a porter who can hardly speak any English. John Cleese from Monty Python is the manager.

The Holy Grail is one of my favourite films - We are the knights who say NNNEE

We have a new comidian in the UK, I'm not sure if he has reached America yet, called Ali G - Very funny, but some people may find him offensive.

Edited by - angharad on 23 January 2001 6:33:56

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Software Programers

by Angharad in

1. programmer produces code he believes is bug-free.

2. product is tested.

20 bugs are found.

Angharad

1. Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free.
2. Product is tested. 20 bugs are found.
3. Programmer fixes 10 of the bugs and explains to the testing department that the other 10 aren't really bugs.
4. Testing department finds that five of the fixes didn't work and discovers 15 new bugs.
5. See 3.
6. See 4.
7. See 5.
8. See 6.
9. See 7.
10.See 8.
11.Due to marketing pressure and an extremely pre-mature product announcement based on over-optimistic programming schedule, the product is released.
12. Users find 137 new bugs.
13. Original programmer, having cashed his royalty check, is nowhere to be found.
14. Newly-assembled programming team fixes almost all of the 137 bugs, but introduce 456 new ones.
15. Original programmer sends underpaid testing department a postcard from Fiji. Entire testing department quits.
16. Company is bought in a hostile takeover by competitor using profits from their latest release, which had 783 bugs.
17. New CEO is brought in by board of directors. He hires programmer to redo program from scratch.
18. Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free.
19. See step 2

Edited by - angharad on 22 January 2001 8:55:49

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Computers male/female

by Angharad in

top 10 reasons computers must be male: .

10. they have a lot of data but are still clueless.. 9. a better model is always just around the corner.. 8. they look nice and shiny until you bring them home.. 7. it is always necessary to have a backup.. 6. they'll do whatever you say if you push the right buttons.. 5. the best part of having either one is the games you can play.. 4. in order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.. 3. the lights are on but nobody's home.. 2. big power surges knock them out for the night.. 1. size does matter.

top 10 reasons computers must be female:.

Angharad

Top 10 reasons computers must be male:

10. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.
9. A better model is always just around the corner.
8. They look nice and shiny until you bring them home.
7. It is always necessary to have a backup.
6. They'll do whatever you say if you push the right buttons.
5. The best part of having either one is the games you can play.
4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
3. The lights are on but nobody's home.
2. Big power surges knock them out for the night.
1. Size does matter

Top 10 reasons computers must be female:

10. Picky, picky, picky.
9. They hear what you say, but not what you mean.
8. Beauty is only shell deep.
7. When you ask what's wrong, they say "nothing".
6. Can produce incorrect results with alarming speed.
5. Always turning simple statements into big productions.
4. Smalltalk is important.
3. You do the same thing for years, and suddenly it's wrong.
2. They make you take the garbage out.
1. Miss a period and they go wild

Edited by - angharad on 22 January 2001 8:50:6

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new to the board

by Smartgirlpw in

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edited by - smartgirlpw on 23 january 2001 16:56:28

Angharad

Hi Smartgirl

Welcome to the forum

Also welcome to eyes-opened and anyone else I've missed - sorry

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New To this Forum

by RJB in

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this is my first time on this board.

i have been a jw for over 40 years but currently am very discouraged and not very active.

i served at bethel for 4 years, 1963-67, spent most of my time at the kindom farms, s.lansing, ny.

Angharad

Hi RJB

Nice to have you join us.

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Things said from the platform

by MoodyBlue in

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i recalled something said a while back by an elder during a service meeting a while back.

i beleive it was a local needs part on getting out in service.

basically what he said was this:.

Angharad

When someone in the congregation was reproved and almost immediatly after there would be a "special needs" talk given.

I remember something like that in our hall, we had a special needs talk about homosexuality, and stright after an elder got up and anounced that three servents were being removed.

Only one of them was being removed for this reason, but it implied that they all were involved. There were plently of raised voices in the back room after that meeting.

Edited by - angharad on 16 January 2001 12:37:18

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Living A Lie

by MoodyBlue in

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i am sick of living a lie, yet afraid to change it.

married to a man who refuses to listen, who would rather plug his ears and shout "nooooooo" is taking it's tole.

i am afraid to speak my mind about my doubt, my thoughts, and what i'm learning, as i'm not ready to cross that point of no return.

Angharad

Hi MoodyBlue
I'm sorry that you find yourself in this stuation, I can realate to it in a way, because Simon and myself went through the same problem, only it was me that would not hear anything he was saying.
It was a really horrible time for us, because even though a lot of what Simon was telling me made sense, I also kept thinking what if he is wrong, what will everyone think of us. I give him the usual 'evil apostate trying to deceive you' lines which was what I'd been taught to do. Fingers in ears singing Lalalalala .
But all the time little bits of what he kept telling me were starting to cause me to have my own doubts, it was just that I was to scared to admit it, to myself or to him.
Simon was very persistant and eventually got me to listen and take it seriously, and I started doing my own reaserch.
I'm am not suggesting that you necessarily do this, because everyone is different and you may drive him away - only you know your husband well enough to decide which approach to take. Because even though I thought I believed everything I was never really that strong in the truth.
As ZazuWitts' say go VERY gently and subtly at first.
It is a very hard time, because not only are you totally disillusioned by everything you are learning, you're going through it alone. I know Simon felt very frustrated because he couldn't really talk about things, even to me. It was probably one of the most difficult times for our marriage but I'm glad that he kept trying and that I eventually listened.
Don't give up, it may take a while but it is worth it - we feel closer and happier now than we did in all our time as 'witnesses'.
I hope everything works out for you, keep us updated and let us know if we can help in anyway - feel free to Email me privately if you want.