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  CALLING...All One-liners...we all need a good laugh !

  by Rabbit in

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  with all the seriousness lately...come on... loosen up a little.

  make somebody smile.... things to think about:.

  i'll start it off...last night i played a blank tape at full blast.

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  Steve Egner

  Two nuns decided to ride their bikes into town. A few minutes into the ride, one said, "I never came this way before."

  The other nun replied, "It's the cobblestones."

  Steve
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  scuba diving underground

  by MegaDude in

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  earlier this year on vacation i caught the ferry over from cozumel to the mainland in mexico and dove the cenotes or underground cavern systems which have the clearest water i've ever seen....about 300- foot visibility.

  you climb a ladder 30 feet underground into a cavern with bats flying around, and then slip into the water and dive through the passage ways which take you about another 30 feet underwater.

  the scenery was spectacular.

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  Jerry,

  Nice pics, Steve. How co - co - cold is that water?

  We might have low 50's in the shallows during the summer months. In the winter, or at depth, we'll see low to mid 40's.

  I know I'm diving in the winter when my face goes numb upon entry.

  It might seem daunting, but it really is no big deal once you've become comfortable with your suit and gear. I feel like a "Gumby" in my 7ml, double-layered suit, hood, boots, and gloves while out of water, but I sense no restriction at all once the diving starts.

  Randy and I are going to do a night dive in our underwater park this week or next. It'll be our first night dive there... all the nocturnal critters will be out.

  I noticed you guys were in full suits in the caverns. What kind of temps are you dealing with there? How long were you under? Did you do more than one dive in the Cenotes?

  I'm dying to visit some warmer water soon. I keep remembering Oahu, where we could easily spot the boat, floating on the broken-mirror blue surface, from the sandy bottom at 105 feet. That was cool.

  We should put our heads together, find out who's interested, and meet somewhere warm for a dive trip next year.

  Steve
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  We finally bought a new car

  by Mulan in

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  i posted a couple of weeks ago about our "old car blues".

  well, today we went out and bought a 2003 toyota camry.

  it is gorgeous, with lots of extra goodies including a gps system in case the car gets stolen.

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  Grooooovy....

  Can't wait to see it. Camrys are such nice cars, you are so going to love it!

  I'll take a piccie of it later, hopefully I'll get by before it gets dark.

  edited to add: I can't believe I just posted under Steve. I have worked so hard to avoid doing that!!
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  scuba diving underground

  by MegaDude in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  earlier this year on vacation i caught the ferry over from cozumel to the mainland in mexico and dove the cenotes or underground cavern systems which have the clearest water i've ever seen....about 300- foot visibility.

  you climb a ladder 30 feet underground into a cavern with bats flying around, and then slip into the water and dive through the passage ways which take you about another 30 feet underwater.

  the scenery was spectacular.

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  Jerry,

  Those were some inspiring photos.

  Reading the experiences of the group from Olympia, it sounds like they had a thorough orientation toward caving, with emergency skills, before they entered the caverns. I liked the description of following the line, masks off, eyes closed, while air sharing. Nice preparation.

  I'd love to get into some warmer water soon... My brother in law is bringing his boys over for some neighborhood begging rituals this evening, and we'll be planning our next dive. In our area, we are lucky to have 300 ft. visibility above sea level, and many days measure the diving viz in single digits. Of course, after the dive, with an audience, visibility increases dramatically...

  Are you still a maybe for the Seattle fest? I'm still planning on at least a brief dip into our local underwater park. My favorite charter captain has some online photos you might like, at www.pacadventure.com . There are even a couple pics of Randy and I back in April.

  Ross,

  I read on www.scubaboard.com about a pair of dive fatalities off Scotland. A couple in their thirties surfaced in distress, and were DOA at the hospital. Not much more detail than that... have you heard anything?

  Steve
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  Top five films seen this year...

  by Brummie in

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  1, i robot (though the very last 1 minute scene was stchupid) .

  2, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

  (jim carey, best film he's ever done so far).

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  This year, I've seen:

  Yu-Gi-Oh

  Shark Tales

  Finding Nemo

  Scooby Doo

  and Van Helsing. Guess who picks most of the movies around here?

  Steve
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  Name Silly Reasons JWs Get Disfellowshipped

  by minimus in

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  i know an argument can be made that any reason is unjustifiable but i'm thinking more of the dumbest reasons.

  for example, if 2 "witnesses" saw you buy a lottery ticket, you could be df'd for "greediness"......any others??

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  Congrats, Six!

  it is unchristian for me to insist on my right to purchase expensive 600 thread count pillow cases when "the son of man has no place to lay his head".

  As good a reason as any. When's the party?

  Steve
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  Name Silly Reasons JWs Get Disfellowshipped

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i know an argument can be made that any reason is unjustifiable but i'm thinking more of the dumbest reasons.

  for example, if 2 "witnesses" saw you buy a lottery ticket, you could be df'd for "greediness"......any others??

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  I know a man who was disfellowshipped as the result of his son's prayer. This is how it happened:

  A pair of gals decided they would "encourage" a local inactive sister. They arranged to stop in for lunch, while the dad was away at work. Before dining, the son offered up a prayer, saying, among the usual pleasantries, "...and Jehovah, please help my daddy to quit smoking."

  The rest is history.

  Steve
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  JWs Proselytizing on University Campus!!!

  by outnfree in

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  imagine my horror as i walked out of my french class this morning to see someone setting up a table, covered in lovely royal blue felt, with two tiers of watchtower literature attractively displayed.

  imagine my chagrin when i realized who the "sister" was who was going to sit outdoors and chat up passersby: my former congregation's po's wife!.

  i am not sure what university policy is in general as regards proselytizing on campus (but i intend to find out).

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  I worked a literature table on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, in the late seventies. It was acceptable to campus authorities as long as it was student-sponsored, so the table was active as long as congregation members were still enrolled.

  We were set up in a high traffic area, near the student union, right next to a table for the communist party.

  Both displays attracted a lot of interest, but no converts to the dubs during my tenure.

  Most students would walk away after a brief examination, with more than a few commenting that we weren't "subversive" enough.

  Smart kids, huh?

  Steve
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  Does extreme hardship tend to bring out the best in people?

  by outbutnotdown in

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  i have been going through what can only be described as some extreme hardship lately.

  some of my posts lately explain it.

  my friends are surprised that i am dealing with it as well as i have been because, quite frankly i have never been considered to be a very patient person.

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  Steve Egner

  Hey Brad,

  I have been going through what can only be described as some extreme hardship lately. Some of my posts lately explain it.

  First, I have to apologize, for not being familiar with what particular hardships you are enduring.

  I can only offer, by way of encouragement, that many good things are borne from the discomfort of change.

  For those who feel that they have grown spiritually through their hardships feel free to "toot your own horns'

  Although I do feel that I've grown in many ways, I can't say that the growth resulted from passage through hardship. There've been obstacles and challenges though, and these dictated major life changes.

  Overall, I'm happy with those changes.

  Ok, this topic is about to go off the "active topics" screen and no one has responded yet and I'm getting really pissed off!!!!

  If not helpful, I hope that at the very least this response was better than simply, BTTT.

  Good luck to you, Brad.

  Steve
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #116

  by ozziepost in

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  g'day fellow weekend posters!.

  how's things for you this weekend?

  strange turn of events weatherwise here downunder where last week we were "enjoying" 100 degrees fahrenheit and this weekend is now at a miserable 68!!!

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  Steve Egner

  I viewed the JW's as an American originated religion, charged with taking the message worldwide.

  I often wondered though, why the center of God's interest shifted from Jerusalem to Brooklyn. Especially after I visited Broolklyn.

  Steve