Posts by Billygoat

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What in the hell is a FURIT?

by seven006 in

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i have made a real effort in not trying to make fun of stereotypical jw idiosyncrasies any more but this just cracked me up.

http://store.yahoo.com/chbook/trofknga.html .

here you have one of the loyal jws trying to offer a few items, make them specific to the jw lifestyle, and also make a few bucks.

Billygoat

Dictionary.com : FURIT, noun, of or pertaining to, appels, oragnes, paers, and alike.

LOL!

Seven,

Good to see you!

BTW, I was just curious, is that you in your moniker?

Andi

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now you've shown me how to post pics

by jaffacake in

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me & the kids in teneriife last year (before i knew anything about jws).

Billygoat

Don't worry...I'm having the same issue on the spouse thread. I'm very technically challenged.

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CRUMPET BROKE HER LEG

by tijkmo in

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just found out...details sketchy...happened last night..will tell you more as i find out...shes home alone

Billygoat

(((((Crumpie))))) Heal quickly!!!!

GAH! I had something like that happen to me several years ago...I poked a big hole in my foot and it took me several months to recover...just about the time I could inch down the stairs I fell and broke the big toe on my other foot! And just as I was preparing to go to Mexico for vacation...Have you ever seen someone snorkel with one fin on? Round and round we go! lol...

LOL! I bet that was a sight.

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Just Got Home From the Hospital

by Undecided in

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all went well with my operation.

very little pain and i can pee now.

i have to take it easy for two weeks or a little longer.

Billygoat

((((Ken))))

Glad to hear you can pee again. Life without peeing means trouble.

Andi

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Love is NOT a Human Need

by logansrun in

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one of the most difficult things for ex-jehovah's witnesses (heretofore referred to as ex-jws) to deal with is the loss of friends and family -- "loved ones.

" rejection hurts, and the pain seems to be very intense for some.

ex-jws seem validated to feel so awful since most humans naturally believe that love is a human need.

Billygoat

I'm still working at getting that naked picture of me up for my avatar.

*tapping foot impatiently*

We're waaaaiiittting....

Andi

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the jws used to always have discussions about whether to have children "in this system of things".. i used to always think it was pathetic to avoid having kids because of the so-called impending armageddon.. however.

despite the fact that i've always wanted kids, right now i'm not so sure.

just look at the things happening in the world.

Billygoat

Mozz and I are waiting just a bit longer to have our little ones. We really feel the need to be financially stable before we do it. That should just be another two or so years away. We'd also like to adopt a child...from China or Latvia perhaps. We'd love to adopt a Japanese child, but our chances of that happening are slim to none. The Japanese culture does not look highly at adoptions, so finding a person willing to put their unwanted child up for adoption is hard. They'd rather keep their "orphans" in goverment funded orphanages and not sign their parental rights away.

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For Elsewhere

by damselfly in

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this should do the trick .

Billygoat

Damsel,

I didn't know you were a nurse! Nice outfit by the way.

Andi

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Holy Crap! Prescription meds are EXPENSIVE!!!

by Elsewhere in

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my dr. had prescribed advair for my asthma.

for a 90 day supply it will cost me $75.

that's not too bad being that it will be $25 per month for me.

Billygoat

I used to work for a pharma company. Trust me, they are highly regulated in terms of how they can "entertain" their doctors in exchange for more drug sales. The company I came from (largest in US, now that they've merged) did NOT give doctors kick-backs while I worked for them. I worked in the oncology unit, so things were slightly different for us, because most doctors had to purchase the drugs themselves, the patient didn't go to the pharmacy. But still...FDA has MANY eyes on the drug companies, making sure they don't kick-back with the doctors in order to gain sales. (Even if the pharma companies don't think they're being watched - they're being watched!!!)

A lot of it comes down to who the best sales rep is and how quickly/strongly he can establish a relationship with what doctor. You get paid in a bonus system nowadays, not commissions like it used to be.

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The Potter's House - new "religious" corporation

by dorayakii in

lol, this church wastes no time in getting into your wallets.

take a peek at the top right hand corner... the "sharing way" pre-paid masercard, by the potter's house, god's one true church, interestwillbedebitedasatithesemimonthlyifyouareasingleparentyouwillbetitheddoublyasyoudonothaveonelessfamilymembertosupporttermsandconditionsapply, lmao.

http://www.thepottershouse.org/.

Billygoat

I've seen the Potter's House down in Southwest Dallas/Arlington area. It's HUGE!!! I think it's down by the Dallas Baptist University. The building looks much like a JW Circuit convention hall. The parking lot is massive. They have buses drive around the parking lot picking up people, so they don't have to walk all the way to the front door.

Can you imagine being at church every Sunday with 28,000 other people?

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ABC Interview with Bryan is now online...

by Bryan in

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all 11 minutes of it.. abc interview.

also, i realize those of you using firefox cannot scroll the webpages.

i know what the problem is, but am looking at other ways to fix it, because i like the way it works on internet explorer.. thanks,.

Billygoat

((((Bryan))))

You know I understand this story all too well. Thank you for encouraging me to stay the course on my search.

Andi