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  JW women focused on appearance!

  by Sirona in

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  it really gets on my nerves.. jw women used to be always focused, as their number one thing, on appearance.

  they could be crap at the rest of the jw stuff, but if they turned up at the meeting dressed nice, thin, long hair, looking nice, all was forgiven.

  of course it was because of the misogyny (sp?

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  We had several fashion camps in our KH. The elders' wives all attempted a look of 'understated glamour'. They had all the nice gold jewellery and the expensive outfits, but not enough to appear too flashy. What was interesting was when one of the elders married a former Miss Scotland beauty queen. She was, as you would expect, a very beautiful woman and it was quite funny to see the waves of jealousy throughout the ruling clique.

  The other group was what I would call the ' Marks and Spencer set' - sensible skirts and cardies (floral print long dresses in the Summer) which would not reproach Jehoober's name. Being a generation Xer, my concession to fashion was to sport 'big hair' and the odd dab of blue mascara.

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  I want a new avatar - can you suggest one for me please.

  by nicolaou in

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  i'm getting a bit bored of my avatar and i'm open to suggestions.

  please could you post any pics' you feel would suit or 'represent' me, i'll use the one i like best.. hmmmm, i guess the winner should get some sort of prize .

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  Hey Iggy, I bet only one poster in a thousand would get that 'cow' gag, I liked it in a 'roundabout' kinda way

  I know the answer - - - - MK!

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  Cook at home or eat out?

  by greendawn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  do you know how to cook, even just a few simple recipes, or do you hate the idea of home cooking and prefer to always rely on restaurants and take aways, or just prepare easy snacks like sandwiches and melted cheese on toast?

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  I have to hold my hands up and admit to being a lousy cook. I can get by on the basics, and I have just managed to crack co-ordinating beans on toast. I find it a chore, although I do like making desserts...I try to limit the amount of takeaways I eat as well, I really should make an effort to source some healthy recipe ideas.

  I prefer to eat out but it fairly makes a dent in the old purse.

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  I want a new avatar - can you suggest one for me please.

  by nicolaou in

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  i'm getting a bit bored of my avatar and i'm open to suggestions.

  please could you post any pics' you feel would suit or 'represent' me, i'll use the one i like best.. hmmmm, i guess the winner should get some sort of prize .

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  Keep the original one - it's very aesthetically pleasing! lol

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  UPDATE: My Time Cameth & Wenteth

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on friday i let you guys know that my final jc was happening on sunday.

  thanks so much for all the comments and well wishes.

  i was nervous before i went - and though i've given up the faith i haven't given up my belief in god and his direction.. two of the three elders have seen me grow up - i was born in the truth.

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  I am so pleased for you Loubelle! That took enormous strength and courage on your part, hopefully others in the same situation will be able to be inspired by your example.

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  The facts on crucifixion, stauros, and the "torture stake"

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  finally, i will look at biblical and patristic evidence bearing on the crucifixion of jesus in particular.

  we need to examine the earliest known descriptions of the kind of crucifixion adopted by the romans and the specific terms they used to refer to it.

  apparently the society believes that crux still meant "stake" in the second century a.d., when tacitus composed his annals.

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  I would like to add to the praise - brilliant article which I have also copied and kept for future reference. It ran to 22 pages (almost 20,000 words!) in Word. This could be submitted as a thesis lol!

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  Stickers on magazines

  by Apostanator in

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  2. friends

  whenever i would see a watchtower or awake at the laundromat, i used to just rip them up and throw them away.

  but now i carry labels on me that have been printed off my computer and stick them on the mags.

  i have several types that are printed with such sayings as ( " this is a cult " included with freeminds website ) and ( "jehovah's witnesses cover-up child rape and abuse " included with silent lambs website ) i feel this is more successful as the magazine cannot be picked up without having the sticker in your face.

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  That's a terrific idea - would hopefully make people think more about what being a dub actually involves.

  We also had a little 5 year old in our congo who would tell people that if they didn't take the magazines they would die. Terrible stuff to fill kids minds with.

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  Champions League Football, Liverpool vs AC Milan

  by PaulJ in

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  2. physical

  im a liverpool fan and am currently beside myself with exitement.

  this is by far the biggest game we have played in 20 years and im getting so jittery i fear i may pass out.

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  Wow - what a game!

  I'm still recovering from Sunday when the Gers snatched the league title in dramatic fashion from Celtic up here in Scotland. A great week for the footie fan!

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  Children of the 80's!

  by MelbaToast in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alright, i admit, i was a child of the 80s (or what i can remember) but the real reason for this thread is i have noticed that there is quite a few of people on this site that are close to me in age or just a little bit younger or older.

  i will be 28 in june.

  i think that this period in my life is a deep questioning period, because at younger ages i didnt give a flip about anything jw or ex-jw for that matter.

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  Chortle and the Wheelies?

  Oh yeah! Chorlton and the Wheelies!!!! There was the Welsh witch in it called Fenella and Chorlton would always say..." Ello little old lady" in a broad Northern accent. Fenella was actually quite scary and gave me nightmares!

  I loved Bagpuss - that was cool, and Camberwick Green and Trumpton. Will o the Wisp was also brilliant! They don't make em like that anymore lol!

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  Children of the 80's!

  by MelbaToast in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alright, i admit, i was a child of the 80s (or what i can remember) but the real reason for this thread is i have noticed that there is quite a few of people on this site that are close to me in age or just a little bit younger or older.

  i will be 28 in june.

  i think that this period in my life is a deep questioning period, because at younger ages i didnt give a flip about anything jw or ex-jw for that matter.

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  dual cassette decks with high-speed dubbing

  Oh wow! We had that in our main stereo system at home, I'd forgotten all about that! We also had our bookstudy in an elder's house and he had one of those stereo systems that played both sides of the record without you having to turn it over. I can't find a google pic tho - a company called Amstrad made them.

  I also remember spending hours typing out programmes for my ZX Spectrum 48K computer. There used to be pages and pages of them in computer mags and I could never get them to work. Miss a semi colon somewhere and you were screwed.

  10 PRINT " Freedom Fighter Rocks "

  20 GOTO 10

  YAY!!! I filled the screen!!!!!!

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