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  dhamah

  by Been there in

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  i just wanted to wish you.

  happy birthday.

  and a. merry christmas!.

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  I just wanted to wish you

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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  MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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  Anybody know what this is?

  by funkyderek in

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  the tape measure is only there for comparison.

  any ideas, i can win a bottle of wine if i get the answer in the next two hours or so....

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  The thingy that holds up differant weights on a weight machine?
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  The turkeys ready.....

  by morty in

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  i just hope i am..... you see,i have been sick for days now, and so have been the kids with this damn chest cold...... they have been home from school and i have been laying on the couch for 3 days now....the house looks like a tornadoe went through it, and the butcher just called to confirm my 25lb turkey is ready to be picked up on tuesday for x-mas dinner... i am having 23 here to cook for, and i am not in the mood right now for it...so much work ahead of me right now.... anyways, where do you go for christmas dinner?

  do you cook it, or does someone else do it in your family?.

  i have aways done the christmas dinner at my house, but this year i am not feeling up to it at all...... do you think it would be rude for me to ask everyone in the family to bring something to the dinner?

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  Morty,

  It's not rude to ask people to bring stuff at all. Our family does it all the time. If you feel funny about it just tell everyone what you told us. You've been very under the weather and just don't have your energy to do it all. If you let them know it would help out so much......they will gladly bring what ever. You may need to suggest something so you don't end up with 20 apple pies though. Now the good part will be when they are all sitting down you thank them all so much and say how much fun it has been and that you all should make a tradition of doing this. Off the hook from hear on out. It is alot of work for that many people, not to mention expensive. Everyone will be glad to help, I would and I consider myself to be average. Good luck and get well soon.
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  Saddam is traeppt TODAY

  by happy man in

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  from diffrretn sourses they say saddam is taken today in the town tikrit, sounds as good news fore evrybody.

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  Thanks Happy Man

  I just turned it on......it all over the TVs here. Good news indeed. They say they need to catch another guy too....to stop the attacks on the soldiers. Saddam does'nt look too good.
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  New Ringgold, PA Ex-JW Convention Updates??

  by Yizuman in

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  i've not seen any postings on it since it came and went in october.

  anyone posted about it?

  how about a link please?

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  Yiz,

  Don't see too much of you any more. How are you doing? Are you still working at the gas station? Are you still at the shelter? or have you gotten a place of your own yet? How's life been treating you lately?
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  Who gets the money?

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  after reading sevenofnines post i was wondering........who gets the money?.

  who at the top (gb) gets to live in extravagant homes, be driven in limos, take fantastic vacations and buy what ever they want?

  my stupidity maybe showing but where does the gb live, bethel?

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  Power over what. A few million people. No politics to use the power on. Could they be hiding the money so they can bribe their way out of things "During the Great Tribulation". I thought money wouldn't be worth anything. Are they building a secret Bomb shelter somewhere? Maybe thats how they "KNOW" they will survive the big A. 950 million a year? or is it worth 950 million? That does'nt seem like much really, but it would make a nice Christmas bonus for the employees volunteers.
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  Troll dolls and Smurfs - oh my!

  by Jim_TX in

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  how many here have in their possession troll dolls or smurf dolls?.

  i am not sure about the rest of the world, but here in the states - these were considered 'demonistic' (oooohhhh!

  ), and were pretty much forbidden in the toyboxes of children.. since i have left, i have acquired a few for myself - one sits on the refrigerator - with a magnet - another on a shelf around here ... somewhere (he seems to walk around on his own *grin*).. sooooo... how about you?.

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  CG......I thought he had a dress on with a bow in his hair. Ya just never know around here.
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  Who gets the money?

  by Been there in

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  after reading sevenofnines post i was wondering........who gets the money?.

  who at the top (gb) gets to live in extravagant homes, be driven in limos, take fantastic vacations and buy what ever they want?

  my stupidity maybe showing but where does the gb live, bethel?

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  Thanks everyone for the replies, and thank you Gerard for the articles. Still NO conclusion..................Ugh.....
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  Questions..falling in love with a JW...

  by twizzle in

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  i'd like the answer to the "boy meets worldly girl" question as well.

  i was going to reply to the previous post but realized when i got to the end of my rant that other topics worth considering are mentioned in my message:

  as a "worldly girl" (well, i'm 29) i've spent the last few days reading all i can about "the society" and trying to figure out what the hell has gone on in my life for the past few months.

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  Twizzle, welcome to the board. Please hang around awhile until you atleast have enough strength in you not to be sucked in for emotional reasons. So you can say this is a life I can live with and know all the angles not just the ones they are selling to make a sale. I was raised a JW (got out at 18) I hated every minute in it. The pain you will put your children through is horrible.

  You sound like a caring, understanding and loving person. Could you look your 6 year old that just got hit by a car in the eye and say "I'm sorry honey, you know I love you but I just can't let you have that blood transfusion. I will see you in Paradise." I prayed to God all the time I was growing up that I didn't get hurt bad enough, or sick enough to need one because I knew I would be allowed to die. It really does make a kid doubt their parents love and their own self worth. What if you can't let your 6 year old die, but your husband could and would. Are you going to be prepared for the battle? This is not an option. Read Shunned Fathers story....he has a tale to tell about this subject.

  My other concern is you will have to leave family and friends behind if you want to be a good JW. This is not an option.

  Theirs is not a loving God, and as an organization, they are not a loving people. There are many loving people in the organization, but it is on the organizations terms. They are blind. You will be imprisoned and your personal freedoms striped away one at a time. Be very careful and question ALL things and keep in mind they WILL lie to you.

  I would say mend your broken heart and don't sell your soul to the devil.
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  Snow, Snow, Go away...come again another day...

  by flower in

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  checking in from new england where the snow is still falling steadily.

  its been snowing since friday here and were pretty much buried under about 30 inches already in this particular part of massachusetts.

  just came in from walking to dunkin donuts for coffee after digging out the car.

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  Michelle..........bite your tongue. Okay, maybe just alittle. Twelve inches max. Anything over that is wasted.