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  Favourite Horror/Comedy

  by the_classicist in

  1. social
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  mine is "shaun of the dead.

  " such a funny movie ("its on random!").

  besides being funny it also has genuine horror elements that you wouldn't expect plus an evisceration.

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  What's yours. Mine is "Shaun of the Dead." Such a funny movie ("Its on random!"). Besides being funny it also has genuine horror elements that you wouldn't expect plus an evisceration.
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  Conversation Starters with JW Friends

  by cab1000 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am always looking for "nice" things to say to my witness family.

  things that would at least make them try to think outside of their box.

  here are my some of my favorites.. right now my top favorite is "tell me truly, honestly, the god of this universe, almighty in power, lord and master of all, all knowing, eternal, god of gods, (yes, hammer that point), has picked the jehovah's witnesses, out of all people, and out of all religions, worldwide, to represent him and his wishes, even though, the jehovah's witnesses have been wrong in the past, now, right now, if any person on this earth, any person on this earth, does not pay attention to the jehovah's witnesses, he or she will forever be destroyed at armeggedon?

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  "You know, the noun "Jehovah" does not once appear in the New Testament in either the Hellenistic Greek or the Aramaic versions of Matthew."

  I like that one.
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  Another FS related thread.

  by the_classicist in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was 12 and trying to get baptized i did (only five hours a month!

  not getting a jw baptism was one of the best things that ever happened to me.

  so, did y'all ever get bothered by the "elders" for not spending enough time in field service?

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  When I was 12 and trying to get baptized I did (only five hours a month! ). Not getting a JW baptism was one of the best things that ever happened to me.

  So, did y'all ever get bothered by the "elders" for not spending enough time in field service?
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  Are you allergic to something?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some people have to almost live in a bubble, because they are allergic to so many products.. probably there is a difference between being allergic, and just plain sensitive to certain products.

  in any case, are there things you just have to stay away from?

  i can't stand cinnamon it totally burns me up.

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  I'm allergic to lots of stuff, but with no serious consequences. The worst I get is one WICKED case of hay fever during spring and summer. I had to get perscription Claritin. It worked, but it just made me want to go to sleep all the time.
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  filthy kingdom halls

  by what_Truth? in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don't know if this is wt policy, but our hall had a policy of assigning bookstudy groups to clean the hall.

  the few times my family actually showed up (along with anyone else) that the hall was always in a disgusting state, especially the bathroom.

  the woman's washroom had the most revolting smell you could ever imagine.

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  I've generally found that the Kingdom Hall was extremely neat. And there was always lots of cleaning supplies, and if there weren't, an elder would go out and buy some grudgingly.
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  My email to CBS Morning News about the JW PSA

  by BONEZZ in

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  2. friends

  when i first saw the jw psa i fired an email off to cbs.

  this was my second email to them.

  i haven't been up early enough lately to see if they ignored this one too but i'll check it out next week.

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  Emails don't do anything, they can easily be deleted. The only way to get something "done" is by send a letter -- at least this is my experience.
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  Yippieeeeeeeeee!

  by hillbilly in

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  hill is getting a tax refund!

  parties at my place......... what can we do with $150 bucks us?.

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  Yippieeeeeeee! I don't have to pay income tax :). Now if only we could get rid of GST!....
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  Bad Nitrous Trip . . .

  by carefully faded in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just had the strangest experience at the dentist.

  i went to have a cavity filled and the dentist gave me nitrous - as usual.

  i have taken nitrous at the dentist many times with really good results.

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  American dentists still use n2o? Most doctors in Canada will only give you a local, or if you really need it (like I did when I got my wisdom teeth, plus and extra tooth, removed) they will bring in an anaesthesiologist (sp?) to do an IV w/ all the beep beep monitors.
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  GENEOLOGY OF JESUS

  by Mary in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was doing some research for one of my courses and i discovered that the geneology of jesus, outlined in matthew chapter 1 and luke chapter 3, are different.

  does anyone know why?

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  I believe the particular greek verb used can also mean not only the "begotting" relationship between father and son, but also between grandfather and grandson, and so on.
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  Long time apostate, first time poster.

  by mtbatoon in

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  just found this site today and as well as being amused, concerned and shocked at some of the stuff i?ve found here, reading the bios and posts of other ex jw?s has in a way made me feel a little bit less alone in the world.

  don?t get me wrong, i?m not an emotionally scared loner, it?s like i?ve finally found someone else to stand outside morning assemble with.

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  the_classicist

  Welcome... though I think we should all consider the WT org. itself an "apostasy".