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  HELP! - NWT Chapters Needed

  by AvailableLight in

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  can someone please post the contents of jeremiah chapters 14-18 from the nwt?.

  thanks!

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  AvailableLight

  Can someone please post the contents of Jeremiah Chapters 14-18 from the NWT?

  Thanks!
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  What kind of music do you listen to?

  by Leander in

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  i'm a music junkie, i like pretty much all types of music.

  but in particular i would have to say jazz is my favorite, but not the watered down kenny g style of jazz.

  i prefer the straight ahead, hard bop type of jazz.. lately i've been really getting into psychedelia rock.

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  AvailableLight

  Rush, Dream Theater, Tool, The Smashing Pumpkins, Conception, Ark, Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, Led Zeppelin, Nine Inch Nails, I Mother Earth, Metallica, Opeth, The Cure, Pat Metheny, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Pantera, Spock's Beard, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Angra, Marillion, The Cult, Pain of Salvation, King's X, Primus, Craig Chaquico, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chopin, Beethoven, Liquid Tension Experiment, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Derek Sherinian, Type O Negative, Guns N' Roses, Radiohead, U2, Yes, Fates Warning, Galactic Cowboys, and many, many more...
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  ICE COLD BEER..bottles,cans or on tap

  by OUTLAW in

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  i`m sitting here in front of the computer with a nice cold bottle of molson canadian beer.i don`t drink canned beer unless i`m camping deep in the forest.its easyer to pack,and cans dont explode(bottles will)if your going up a rough mountain road.i prefer my beer stored in a bottle,i think the taste is a lot crisper.so how do you prefer your favorite beer?bottles,cans or on tap served in a frosty mug..

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  AvailableLight

  On tap as much as possible.

  Mmmmm... I could go for an ice cold Bass on draft right about now.
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  Why Must Porn Actors Curse?

  by AvailableLight in

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  http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why_do_porn_actors.html .

  by maggie lehman .

  like many people, i enjoy pornographic movies.

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  AvailableLight

  LDH - Maybe. But I'd put good money on him flipping back to that channel every time you got up to get a drink or use the bathroom.

  As for the effectiveness of porn, I don't want to get into a debate; you either like or you don't I guess. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't ever put in the mood by porn, but on the other hand it is pretty easy for me to see the humor and ridiculousness of it too.

  Different strokes for, uh... whatever.
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  Why Must Porn Actors Curse?

  by AvailableLight in

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  http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why_do_porn_actors.html .

  by maggie lehman .

  like many people, i enjoy pornographic movies.

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  AvailableLight

  plh - I suppose so. I guess by nature I'm just too intellectual for my own good; I'm always trying to find the shades of pink, the deeper meaning, the subtle innuendo.
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  Why Must Porn Actors Curse?

  by AvailableLight in

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  http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why_do_porn_actors.html .

  by maggie lehman .

  like many people, i enjoy pornographic movies.

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  AvailableLight

  plh - I have to respectfully disagree. If I fail to pay close attention to the carefully crafted dialogue in the non-coital scenes, I often find myself wondering just how the grocery delivery boy knew when and where to show up to get a hot piece of bi-babe hoo-hoo.

  This inevitably ruins the scene for me.
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  Why Must Porn Actors Curse?

  by AvailableLight in

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  http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why_do_porn_actors.html .

  by maggie lehman .

  like many people, i enjoy pornographic movies.

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  AvailableLight

  No problem, glad you liked it. :)

  My favorite sentence is the one that begins:

  If, for example, a woman wants to fellate a gentleman caller, she can simply say...

  To my horror, I can almost hear my grandmother putting it that way.

  Still LMAO!
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  Why Must Porn Actors Curse?

  by AvailableLight in

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  http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why_do_porn_actors.html .

  by maggie lehman .

  like many people, i enjoy pornographic movies.

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  AvailableLight

  http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why_do_porn_actors.html

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  By Maggie Lehman
  Like many people, I enjoy pornographic movies. But I've got a major bone to pick with the actors. It's gotten to the point where you can't watch a porno without being inundated by swearing. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to enjoy a hardcore sex scene, only to have it ruined by the participants screaming, "F– my p–" and, "Oh, yeah, suck my big, hard you-know-what, baby." Is it really necessary to resort to such foul language?

  It would be one thing if the potty-mouthed performers were just the men. Everyone knows men, especially creative types like actors, can be a little rough around the edges. But, sadly, most of the cussing comes from the ladies. From the moment the delivery man unzips his fly to the moment he finishes all over her face, every word out of these ladies' mouths is "F– this" and "F– that." Can't I make it through a single triple-penetration scene without hearing things like, "F– my tight C-word with your huge blankety-blank, you big, black you-know-what"?

  The swearing isn't limited to the lovemaking scenes, either. It's everywhere. If a fellow is playing a hard-boiled private eye sent to investigate a strip club, you'd better believe he's gonna drop a few F-bombs while interrogating the club owner. Thankfully, my husband Marv fast-forwards through the plot so we don't have to hear any more vulgarity than is absolutely necessary.

  Whatever happened to subtlety and innuendo? Back in the old days, people in the movies conveyed their lascivious thoughts with a smile, a wink, or a certain look. If you found yourself bent over a breakfast bar in a see-thru nightie, and a rugged, sweaty electrician walked in, it didn't take a stream of four-letter words to encourage him to make love to you from behind. Just the look in your eyes would tell him, "I bet you have a large ding-dong. Put it in me."

  Don't these filmmakers realize that an actor can easily get his or her point across without dirty words? If, for example, a woman wants to fellate a gentleman caller, she can simply say, "I want to suck on your dingle." Or "Can I please lick your winkie?" That's so much preferable.

  If I ever used that sort of coarse language around Marv, he'd be shocked and turned off. He wouldn't respect a gal who didn't have the decency to use proper English when she wanted him to stick his business where the sun doesn't shine. And I can't say I blame him.

  Sometimes, I think these porn actors just weren't brought up right. Believe me, I know how tough it is to raise kids. Kids are exposed to bad language everywhere these days. But you can bet that when my boys ask their girlfriends to spread their hoo-hoos wider, they do it without all the vulgarity. It doesn't come easy or without a lot of soap, but that's the price you pay to raise children you can be proud of.

  Porn actors have a responsibility to their younger fans. There are impressionable young kids watching these videos, and the people up there on that screen need to be aware of that. They need to realize that the things that come out of their mouths have as much of an impact on those kids as the things that go in them.

  Perhaps some of these folks need to go back to acting class and learn to not say the first expletives that enter their heads. Since when did panting or screaming, "Oh, my goodness!" or "My word!" not satisfactorily convey sexual excitement? It was good enough for my generation, and it should be good enough for the people of today.

  Ultimately, it's not the actors who need to be taking responsibility. It's the studios. They're the ones who are truly in a position to do something about this ever-worsening problem. I've been writing letters to leaders of the adult-movie industry for years, asking them to tone it down or release special-edition tapes for viewers who'd like to enjoy the sex without having to put up with all that cussing. It wouldn't be difficult: The vocals for many of these movies are re-recorded later in a studio, anyway.

  So far, my efforts have been for naught. I've written the president of Wicked Pictures five times already, but have gotten no response. Same thing at Vivid Video. Someday, I'll win this battle. But in the meantime, I've decided I'm no longer putting up with it. Next porno I rent, I'm going to turn down the sound and turn up the hi-fi playing a nice bossa-nova record. I'll watch, but I won't listen.
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  Whats your opinion on the best way to step down??

  by Leander in

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  i know a lot of you here were former pioneers, servants and elders.

  how did you go about stepping down?

  did you just not say anything, did you write a letter or call one of the elders?.

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  AvailableLight

  There was a thread about this not too long ago. Here was my idea:

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  Here's an idea for resignation:
  What could they do if during a TMS assignment or service meeting part you took 30 seconds and made the following announcement yourself:

  "I'd like to take a brief moment to inform the congregation that I have decided to discontinue serving as an/a [elder|ministerial servant] due to matters of principle and personal issues. I look forward to continuing to serve God alongside you as friends."

  Make no mention to any of the body that you were planning to make this announcement, so everyone is equally surprised. Then simply cease to attend elder's meetings. When pressed by the other elders for reasons, refuse to give them and kindly mention that the reasons were private and that the elders were no more entitled to them than the members of the congregation. How good would that be?
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  You can check out the rest of the thread here:
  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=26303&site=3&page=1
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  My husband is stepping down tomorrow night . . .

  by Prisila in

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  i'm extatic .

  my husband is stepping down as an elder tomorrow.

  how do you guys think that will go?

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  out4good3-

  True, but who cares? Is that really any different than what happens when the announcement of a deletion or removal is made?