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  God love the Scots

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  just heard this last night and am sharing .

  god love the scots .

  bono, the self-righteous lead singer of the band u2 was playing a u2 concert in glasgow, when he asked the audience for total quiet.

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  Good call BSOM ! I love Boddingtons! The Guinness has kicked my ass one too many times though.

  Lightweight Yes boddingtons is very yummy.

  ROFL - that's even funnier than the joke lol!!!

  That's what he got for sitting right beside me.
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  God love the Scots

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  2. humour

  just heard this last night and am sharing .

  god love the scots .

  bono, the self-righteous lead singer of the band u2 was playing a u2 concert in glasgow, when he asked the audience for total quiet.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Did doggy get a tongue bath? Guess it depends how good the beer was.

  ewwwwwwwwwwwwww

  besides it was molson ice.

  Had it been Boddingtons or Guinness I MIGHT have considered it
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  God love the Scots

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  2. humour

  just heard this last night and am sharing .

  god love the scots .

  bono, the self-righteous lead singer of the band u2 was playing a u2 concert in glasgow, when he asked the audience for total quiet.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Glad you enjoyed it.

  I had a friend over last night for a beer. When she told me that, I spat it out all over my dog.

  I thought it was................every time you masturbate, an angel cries, or was it dies, or were they kittens?

  dunno, but that sounds funny too.
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  God love the Scots

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. social
  2. humour

  just heard this last night and am sharing .

  god love the scots .

  bono, the self-righteous lead singer of the band u2 was playing a u2 concert in glasgow, when he asked the audience for total quiet.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  just heard this last night and am sharing

  God Love the Scots
  
  Bono, the self-righteous lead singer of the band U2 was playing a U2 concert in Glasgow, when he asked the audience for total quiet. In the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands, once every few seconds. Holding the audience in total silence, he said into the microphone, "Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies."
  
  A voice with a broad Scottish accent, from near the front of the crowd, pierced the silence..."Well, fookin stop doin it then!"
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  Update: So I've been going to some meetings (and other things)

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been absent from this board from some time, as i've been through alot the past few months.

  firstly, my mother passed away after complications from her surgery.

  so i've lost my entire family since 1999. i'm an only child.

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  hm, i've already made one post, i'll make one more and then I'm done for the day....

  Don't be mad at me. I'm in part trying to get over being bitter about my upbringing....and the more I think about it, the more I feel it is something that should be left in my past, to be forgiven and for me not to make the same mistakes.

  Dude it is not our place to be mad at you. This is the story of your life. The only thing I have EVER wanted for JW's was just to be informed and not in the dark so that they can make an informed decision. No religion is perfect, there are no perfect people.

  If this is what you need to do to heal, to move on and to have peace in your life, so be it. I think the only thing I would suggest is this:

  If you start doing the whole field service routine again, remember all that you were not taught and all that these people have a right to know.

  good luck Cmdr
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  JW Fired for Refusing to Sing Happy Birthday

  by Kenneson in

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  2. friends

  in mesquite, texas, sabrina ballantine says she was fired from razzoo's for refusing to sing happy birthday.

  she is a jw, who does not believe in celebrating birthdays and singing this song.. "razzoo's settles lawsuit over religious firing.".

  http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/dn-localbriefs_20bus.art.state.edition1.376bc98.html.

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  jw's should be banned from not only being waiters. but be banned from working in the u.s. anony-mouse. and from any federal benefits. since they hate the gov't so much. hitler was to soft on the jw's if you ask me.

  What the fuck is wrong with you?

  Hitler was too Soft on them?
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  US SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTIONS

  by juni in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and i say thank god that this abhorrent practice is not legal any longer.. i don't feel rowe vs. wade (the right of a women to an abortion) should be banned, but definitely partial birth abortions should be.. am i for willy nilly abortion?

  but if there were ever a situation say a woman's health was in jeapordy i feel she should have the right to a legal ending of her pregnancy.. for those that choose abortion as a means of birth control or some other lame reason, i believe that is wrong.. how do you feel?.

  juni .

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Wanted to step in and specifically apologize to FHN, Juni and others with whom I argued.

  My position right now is not as cut and dry anymore, to say the least and after researching the topic further in the last few days, I felt that I needed to come and apologize for the jumping gun.
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  my profile

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live in mi and was raised a jw.

  i left officially in 05, but my thinking had evolved before then.. if you're at this board, you're probably asking questions, or have asked questions and realized that the answers are not what you had thought they were.. if you're looking at this profile, you probably read one of my posts.. i suppose there is only one thing i would want anyone to know:.

  it won't replace the years you believe you lost to the organization.. live your life that you have now and enjoy it.. often this means making a new life.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  You guys aren't making this easy, lol.

  Crumpet, and you know you have a right to say as you please. That was one of those things that as JW's we don't have the right to do.

  I just think that sometimes we are all moving in different directions and sometimes we get to a point where what once was not as much of an issue becomes a bigger issue. I hope that in time I can find even more peace so that I can find an inner balance that doesn't need to be guided by either or. I.e. either I'm posting or not. Right now, I don't have that. And that is all me baby. I know that. I miss you Crumpy. You are such a sweety.

  Poppers, thank you. I haven't even thought of it as me growing or not growing. Just changing, morphing. I appreciate your words a great deal!!

  Emo, hey there girlie. Yeah, you get it. I think that at times I am waaaaaaaayyyyyyy too sensitive and I readily acknowledge this. I see a poster here get knocked around a bit and my heart breaks for them. Some of the posters here have taught me ALOT about how to treat people and I am forever indebted to them. I have been a brat at times and have been called on it. Either here or privately.

  I do wish that we could all express opinions without it turning into a flame throwing contest. But life isn't like that. And as I said I can be really too sensitive at times.

  Ok....I am off to walk.

  If I miss comments, I just want people to know, I check in. I check to see how my friends are doing. I worry about you guys.

  take care
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  my profile

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live in mi and was raised a jw.

  i left officially in 05, but my thinking had evolved before then.. if you're at this board, you're probably asking questions, or have asked questions and realized that the answers are not what you had thought they were.. if you're looking at this profile, you probably read one of my posts.. i suppose there is only one thing i would want anyone to know:.

  it won't replace the years you believe you lost to the organization.. live your life that you have now and enjoy it.. often this means making a new life.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Hey there, IO.

  I am Not looking down my nose at people who need to vent. I won't even qualify that with a but. Yes people need to vent.

  And since you might not know me very well, I have had my share of shit happen as a result of the religion. That was the primary reason I put this on a profile and not a topic starter. There is a time for everything and moving on is one of them. For some it is nearly impossible because of circumstances.

  This was written from a new and different perspective and aimed at people who can relate and are looking for a new road. It is Not aimed at all the JWD members here. This place Does provide a place to heal, yet there comes a time where we are treading water and not moving forward even though we could or should. And it is not my place to say who is ready and who is not, it is a personal decision. Therefore it was not aimed at everyone or anyone in particular.
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  my profile

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live in mi and was raised a jw.

  i left officially in 05, but my thinking had evolved before then.. if you're at this board, you're probably asking questions, or have asked questions and realized that the answers are not what you had thought they were.. if you're looking at this profile, you probably read one of my posts.. i suppose there is only one thing i would want anyone to know:.

  it won't replace the years you believe you lost to the organization.. live your life that you have now and enjoy it.. often this means making a new life.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Thank you Juni.

  It's been VERY hard not posting here. I check every single Tuesday to see how the vigil is doing and keep you all in my thoughts. I'll lurk A Little, because I know that this where I'll find out how Ian is doing, this is where I'll find out how Out and Sassy are doing. I can't find that out. But once I start posting, my life becomes absorbed with JWism stuff. And I can so easily fall into it all. And for me, that's just really not healthy.