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  My Memorial Tonight

  by jookbeard in

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  i sat in the car with some trepidation and minor nerves and walked the 200 yards to the k/h on this damp dreary night.

  i was a bit early and was greeted pleasantly by a hall attendant who shook my hand an asked my name, as i walked inside to my surprise i recognized 3 of the brethren, one was a guy who was a reasonably good pal who dated a friend of mine all those years back, he exchanged glances and he blanked me, the others were a middle aged couple who were sat a few rows in front of me but no eye contact was made, i proceeded to sit down and another 2 sisters greeted me, so in the space of about 10 mins a grand total of 4 people have made the big effort to say hi.

  the opening song commenced and the sister next to me kindly offered me her songbook.

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  JB - The point is that the JWs could have seen this as someone taking the mickey out of something that is special to them - and of course crapola to us. There is the potential for embarrassment and being seen as a troublemaker - probably 'difficulty' wasn't the appropriate word. You can't predict what kind of reaction you would get.

  We had someone do this in my old congo. They took the bread and wine and dissappeared sharpish. I thought at the time if they were brave enough to do that, why didn't they hang around to explain their actions? I might have have learned something a bit sooner!

  I still think that these actions are not to be encouraged as it can reflect badly on the xjw community.

  Thanks for stating your reasons, I appreciate your viewpoint, but as always with these debates I guess we all view things differently.
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  My Memorial Tonight

  by jookbeard in

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  i sat in the car with some trepidation and minor nerves and walked the 200 yards to the k/h on this damp dreary night.

  i was a bit early and was greeted pleasantly by a hall attendant who shook my hand an asked my name, as i walked inside to my surprise i recognized 3 of the brethren, one was a guy who was a reasonably good pal who dated a friend of mine all those years back, he exchanged glances and he blanked me, the others were a middle aged couple who were sat a few rows in front of me but no eye contact was made, i proceeded to sit down and another 2 sisters greeted me, so in the space of about 10 mins a grand total of 4 people have made the big effort to say hi.

  the opening song commenced and the sister next to me kindly offered me her songbook.

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  JB - I don't doubt fo a minute that you behaved impeccably but I just don't get it. I still maintain that you left yourself open to a potentially difficult situation. What was your main objective?

  Your protest is lost on these people, but if you feel that it helped you in some way, then great. Personally, a cheque for a million quid wouldn't tempt me.
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  My Memorial Tonight

  by jookbeard in

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  i sat in the car with some trepidation and minor nerves and walked the 200 yards to the k/h on this damp dreary night.

  i was a bit early and was greeted pleasantly by a hall attendant who shook my hand an asked my name, as i walked inside to my surprise i recognized 3 of the brethren, one was a guy who was a reasonably good pal who dated a friend of mine all those years back, he exchanged glances and he blanked me, the others were a middle aged couple who were sat a few rows in front of me but no eye contact was made, i proceeded to sit down and another 2 sisters greeted me, so in the space of about 10 mins a grand total of 4 people have made the big effort to say hi.

  the opening song commenced and the sister next to me kindly offered me her songbook.

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  I'm with Aude and JWoods comments on a previous thread.

  Sorry folks - I just don't get it and what you would hope to achieve. All this does is reinforce the negative image of x-jws and comes across as a 'look at me!' attention seeking type of exercise. This can backfire and only serve to strengthen the jw resolve, whilst leaving yourself open to potential embarrassment. I watched the Brenda (forgotten her surname) clip and it made me cringe. There are other, more productive ways to get the message across without showing such intentional disrespect.

  The great thing about being free from the organisation is never having to participate in this kind of ritual ever again. That's what should be celebrated.
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  Worlds Strongest Beer - Sink the Bismark 41% Scottish of Course

  by cantleave in

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  Have to agree with the AFS statement. We have enough people over here who can't handle their drink without encouraging them to experiment with even more lethal offerings.
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  uni is not all its cracked up to be me dears, sorry

  by highdose in

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  i've noticed on this forum the big regret of alot of people seems to be that they didn't go to collage or university.. speaking as someone whose done the whole shebang, i can tell you that while yes i learnt alot at collage, uni taught me very little at all.

  in fact anything i learnt i taught myself by spending hours apon hours in the uni libary, which i could have done by just getting a day pass.. my degree has not helped me in my career, i already knew how to do what i do before going to uni.

  i run my own business now but i am sure that if i ever went for an employee postion my years of experiance would count far more than the bit of paper i have proving i have a degree.. getting a degree is pretty much down to knowing how to work the academic system.

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  Hi All - as someone who works in this field, I can't stay silent!

  Obviously I can only speak for myself and my colleagues, but we never demean students' work by regarding it as a box ticking exercise. We recognise the effort that goes into the work presented and reward accordingly. HD - I understand you're angry but to be honest your comments are pretty insulting and a huge generalisation.

  Unfortunately too many students in higher education want the required knowledge to be given to them on a plate. They can often regard it as an instrumental process, i.e. just learn what you need for an exam. This isn't real education. As other posters have said, education and development is not just about being able to recall facts but can also include significant personal enhancement.

  These areas can include, working in a team, managing your own work, achieving deadlines, making presentations to class - there are many more I could mention. These soft skills are vital to employers and can make the student much more marketable.

  I was discouraged from getting an education as a teenager and this was the last straw for me. Education delivery is changing more to a work and study model. We have a lot of people currently employed who are undertaking courses part time, as for many, giving up employment is not an option. I see this as a positive development as it means that education is more open and flexible than the one shot system which operated previously.

  There were bits of my courses that I didn't like as a student, but I had to keep reminding myself of the long term goal. This kept me on the straight and narrow, allowing me to get to the finish line. If the lecturers were sub standard then I saw it as my responsibility to ensure that I understood the subject. I know that is not an excuse for poor lecturing, but in higher education getting rid of under performing staff can be difficult. All too often students will blame staff for their own underperformance instead of addressing the real reasons.

  It boils down to this - the job market is getting tougher all the time, employers are holding all the cards. If you have an opportunity to get your foot in the door via a piece of paper then that's what you have to do.
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  You might like this.

  by Pubsinger in

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  i saw this a little while back and nearly crashed my car lol.

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  hope this works!.

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  Freedom Fighter

  I like it! Good spot!
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  The logistics of dealing with over 6 billion unburied corpses

  by jambon1 in

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  does this ever cross the mind of your average jw?.

  can you even begin to imagine what that would look like or even smell like?.

  what about the effect of these scenes on the mind of children, even adults?.

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  Freedom Fighter

  Jehovah will sort it! ....Just like all those other inconvenient practicalities!
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  I have startedd a cheap property and land blog.

  by badboy in

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  http://cheappropertyandland.blogspot.com.

  some property is being sold for 1, so it seems..

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  Usually properties that are sold cheap need a helluva lot of money spent on them - so it's not really a bargain.
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  I have startedd a cheap property and land blog.

  by badboy in

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  http://cheappropertyandland.blogspot.com.

  some property is being sold for 1, so it seems..

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  They probably only need walls and a roof!
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  My Step-Son Called at 2 AM and Threaten Physical Harm

  by Yizuman in

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  last night he called at 2 am, woke my wife up, she answered the phone.

  he was drunk, yelling and threatening to break into our house and physically harm me because i had his sorry ass thrown out for punching my stomach and destroyed our property while drunk on that day on july 8th.. she hit the flasher button (strobe light attached to a remote thingy that is activated by a remote button) and woke me up.

  i go to her room and find her crying.

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  Freedom Fighter

  Hey Yiz - sounds rough. You posted before that you had obtained a restraining order against your step son. Surely you can get some police protection in view of this?