Seriously? I doubt that the Chinese will try a pre-emptive strike. They're on their way up and have a lot at stake. The U.S. has better targeting systems, and more resiliency. Millions of lives lost on either side, no matter which way it goes ... but I think the U.S. would take home the cup on this one.
I'm just glad I don't live in a major city if the missiles start flying tonight. Of course. Mrs. O & the O-lets are visiting one of the largest metro areas of the U.S. right now. Maybe I could be single again ...
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46China ready to use N-weapons against US if US defends Taiwan from attack
by Elsewhere inyeah, right!
if they blow us up, who the hell will they sell their cheap shit to?
america is their #1 export country.
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Question about SG-1
by Elsewhere in.
daniel jackson is back.
i thought he was killed (possibly assended) on the replicator ship at the end of the last season.. did i miss something?.
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Yup. You missed something.
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15 Ways to Avoid a Southern A$$ Whoopin'
by RichieRich in.
issued by the southern tourism bureau to
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Richie, was it anything like this?
Those of us in the Midwest realize that sometimes misunderstandings can develop when Easterners and Californians travel through our wonderful states. So, from now on, when entering our states, they will be handed the following:
Midwest Information Guide:
1. That farm boy standing next to the grain bin did more work before breakfast than you do all week at the gym.....so think twice before making fun of his bib-overalls and greasy John Deere hat.
2. It's called a "gravel road". No matter how slow you drive, you are going to get dust on your Navigator. Drive it, or get out of the way.
3. We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years old. Yeah, we saw "Bambi." We got over it.
4. Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will get you whipped....by our women.
5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orivs Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a flathead catfish breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for those little trout you fish for........bait.
6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making their final approach, we will shoot at it. You might hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
8. That's right. Whiskey is only two bucks. We can buy a fifth for what you paid in the airport for one drink.
9. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu at the truck stop. Order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey.
10. You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice.
11. So you have a sixty-thousand dollar car you drive on the weekends. We're real impressed. We have a quarter of a million dollar combine that we use two weeks a year.
12. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
13. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks.....because they want to. So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.
14. Yeah, we eat catfish. Carp, too.......and turtle. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
15. They are pigs. That's what they smell like. Get over it.
16. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday. You can get breakfast at the church.
17. So every person in every pickup truck waves. It's called being friendly. Understand the concept?
18. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazard. It spooks the fish.
19. That Highway Patrol Officer that just pulled you over for driving like an idiot....! his name is "Sir"....no matter how old or young he is.
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Why JW are overweight and unhealthy
by 5thGeneration inwe were told at our convention that "some" brothers and sisters exercise up to an hour or 2 a day.
"some" even join gyms.
then we were told that this would be "self-serving" and a real waste of valuable time better spent on theocratic things.. ouch!.
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"You are either a liar, or a health care professional"
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Would you go to a funeral at the Kingdom Hall?
by Dustin inso my brother and i have been having talks about what will happen when our dad passes away eventually.
most of his brothers and sisters have died in their 50's or early 60's.
i flat out refuse to attend any part of the service that would be done at the kingdom hall.
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Dan-O
My siblings & I contacted the elders when our father passed away 15 years ago & asked that a service be held at the hall ... not for us, mind you ... but because we knew that our father's beliefs were important to him. We all attended the services out of our respect for him. Hell, even our mother went, and that was 18 years after their divorce.
IMHO, a funeral service is about the deceased and about your feelings/respect for him and his friends/family. It's not so much about the hokey religious overtones. I managed to tune out the drone of the promised new system and focus my thoughts on the good memories I had of the person who taught me a lot about how to be a man. -
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Why are honest questions considered apostasy?
by Rayvin inthis is why as i was growing up (raised in "the truth") i never asked questions.
i never understood the birthday issue among other holidays.
i never asked because i was scared i would be looked at as an apostate or as someone being worn down by the wicked association.
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"Some questions are designed to entrap and these are not genuine. "
You mean ones like "So, when DID you stop beating your wife and kids, Brother Closetdrinker?" -
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Why JW are overweight and unhealthy
by 5thGeneration inwe were told at our convention that "some" brothers and sisters exercise up to an hour or 2 a day.
"some" even join gyms.
then we were told that this would be "self-serving" and a real waste of valuable time better spent on theocratic things.. ouch!.
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"To state that someone can lose 100 lbs in a year by simply eating less is utterly stupid."
I'm puzzled as to why I'm even sticking my nose into this one, but I really do agree with the statement above.
I know people who have lost 60 or 80 or (in the case of a former co-worker) 130 pounds in a year or less. The gal who went from 260 to 130 did it IN PART by changing her eating habits but more so by roller blading and bicycling and running. She got off her ass and made a positive change in her life. I gotta tell you, she was looking darn good after losing the extra pounds. And more importantly, she had accomplished a goal that she set for herself, and that sense of accomplishment and self-confidence carried over into other areas of her life. -
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Why are honest questions considered apostasy?
by Rayvin inthis is why as i was growing up (raised in "the truth") i never asked questions.
i never understood the birthday issue among other holidays.
i never asked because i was scared i would be looked at as an apostate or as someone being worn down by the wicked association.
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"Thats right.. they do encourage people just studing to ask questions."
Oh, but God help 'em if those folks are not satisfied with the standard dub answers ... pretty soon, the subject gets changed ... "we'll just come back to this later, OK?" -
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Why are honest questions considered apostasy?
by Rayvin inthis is why as i was growing up (raised in "the truth") i never asked questions.
i never understood the birthday issue among other holidays.
i never asked because i was scared i would be looked at as an apostate or as someone being worn down by the wicked association.
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"I do not believe there is anyone or any group of people on this planet that can answer logically every possible question - e,g the origin of the universe life etc."
Agreed ... stuff like "Well, if God was NOT here always, who created Him?" or "If the universe is not infinite, what lies outside of it?" There are some questions that just can't yet be answered by religion, philosophy, or science.
On the other hand, getting slapped down for asking questions ... especially by an organization that ENCOURAGES people to question their religious beliefs (if they currently attend some other church) ... is ludicrous. -
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Inappropriate "shepherding" calls.
by avishai inhow many have recieved calls by the elders that were under the guise of "shepherding", but somehow inappropriate, i.e, you were a woman alone with only one elder showing up, or you felt physically intimidated by both.
or say they show up at like, 10:30 at night for a shepherding call.
and you say "hey, i appreciate the visit but please call first!
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When I moved to Tampa in 1982, I decided to attend some meetings even though my heart wasn't really into it. I figured it would be a way to tell whether my distate for dubdom was because I was being forced to attend ... and maybe if I attended of my own free will it might be better. So I went for a couple of months. And then I stopped.
A month or two after I stopped, I was home sick with the flu and there was a knock at the door. Two elders had stopped in to see why I hadn't been to the kingdumb hall for a while. We chatted for a bit, and then they left.
It wasn't so much an 'inappropriate' call, I suppose ... unless you consider a 2-on-1 situation inappropriate. I don't know if they thought they could embarrass or intimidate me. If so, they failed. I never heard from them again.