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  How many Oxymorons do you know?

  by Rod P in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words.

  "pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".. here's a bunch of oxymorons, which i took from: .

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca.

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  Evil Force,

  OK I'll bite. What the heck is Oxycontin and Oxycodone?

  Rod P.
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  How many Oxymorons do you know?

  by Rod P in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words.

  "pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".. here's a bunch of oxymorons, which i took from: .

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca.

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  Talesin,

  I knew that. But lots of people (aside from you and me) don't, and have a lot of misconceptions and naivette about acting, glamour and fame.

  Simon,

  Yep, those are definitely goodun's

  Mulan,

  That's deep, but I like it. (Makes me think of "second coming"...No, not really.)

  Rod P.
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  EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are a large number of very smart people here.

  a vast array of intelligences has a power and scope quite out of the ordinary.

  ask a question you've always wanted to know (not necessarily religious in nature; just in general) from trivia to personal inquiry......let it out now.

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  Terry,

  Sometimes the problem is "Too MUCH intelligence."

  For some women, that's a turn-on. For others, it's a turn-off.

  Maybe it started out OK, but then later found she couldn't handle it, understand it, or keep up with it. IF SO, did she become battle fatigued, indifferent or maybe brain-dead in that department or subject?

  Rod P.
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  How many Oxymorons do you know?

  by Rod P in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words.

  "pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".. here's a bunch of oxymorons, which i took from: .

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca.

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  Iggy,

  Those were a couple of good ones too.

  I had to laugh a little bit, because of your reference to "infinity" since we just got thru a couple of threads on infinity and paradoxes.

  talesin,

  Ummmh! As an accountant, I have a client this past 8 years or so that is in the film and video business. He employs many actors and actresses. I can tell you for sure that they are "working actors" and the terms are synoymous in their instances. Time is money in that business, and every dollar in a movie production counts and must be accounted for. Goofing off is just not tolerated.

  But yes, I know what you mean. There are cases like that.

  Gumby,

  Wash your mouth out with soap. Yer bein' bad and nasty agin, even if you are right!

  Rod P.
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  Who's Counting "hours"?.... look again!

  by upside/down in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one time while out in service we saw some mormon's working the same territory.. the inevitable put-down comment was made that "they" only put in two years of "missionary" work in, then their church helps them financially to get "set" in the business world (bastards!).

  unlike "us" (the dubs) who slave for the lord our whole life.

  and get nothing (in this life).. so i started to do the math... if you just go strictly by "witness" standards of weights and measurements (counting "time"), here's what i came up with:.

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  u/d,

  Just a little thing about your math. How'd you get 17,520 hours for 2 years?

  This is an outside figure: If a Mormon missionary worked 8 hrs. per day, 6 days per week = 48 hrs/wk

  Now 52 weeks per year times 48 hrs per week 2,496 hours per year. In two years that's 4,992 hours

  (And that's stretching it, because that's pretty intense, and there are other things going on besides knocking on doors and meeting with householders.)

  On the other hand, I agree with your point that if a JW did 10 hrs. field service per month (let's give him the benefit of the doubt), that's 120 hours per year = 240 hours for two years. At that rate, it would take the JW 20.8 years to equal the hours of a Mormon missionary. Let's just say, it would take a very long time.

  Now, the reason I came on to your thread is because I was a JW who later converted to the Mormon Church, and I did both field service when I was a JW and missionary work when I was a Mormon Elder. I can tell you unequivocally that the Mormons are way better organized than the JW's when it comes to preaching and door knocking and Missionary discussions with householders (vs. Bible studies by JW's).

  This is not to say that there aren't some JW's who preach and teach and door knock way better and more effectively than a lot of Mormon Missionaries. But IMHO, I think there are a lot more "effective Mormons" than there are "effective JW's" by far overall. This has to do with training, education, and youth. By youth I mean to say that the typical Mormon Missionary is about 18 years of age, finished his high school, then goes on a 2-year Mission, after which he returns home for a University or College degree, pursues a career and gets married.

  I left both the JW's and the Mormons quite a few years ago, so I may not be totally up-to-date on everything. But I thought the Mormons had a far more dynamic and interesting message to deliver than the JW's., and a message that was more about hope than fear. The JW's kept talking about the end of this wicked system of things, which I think creates a pretty negative picture in the mind of a householder, since they are living in this so-called "wicked system", and I don't think their message scares very many people into aligning themselves with their version of "the truth" Their message is one of fear, death, destruction and judgement, and the big "A".

  I know there are many things taught by the Mormon Church that you guys would consider wrong or kooky or out of harmony with scripture, etc.. Just remember, I lived thru all that for many years, and I left the Church, so I have already discovered and questioned many of these teachings, and concluded I could not endorse it in the end. Much of these discoveries are not known by typical Mormon Church members, and it took me years to discover them, after which I dealt with this whole matter, and left.

  Anyway, the main point here is that I think the Mormons beat the JW's hands down respecting proselyting activities, and I also think their annual statistics prove it. (Not that this is some kind of contest between the two groups, and I do not mean to imply anything along those lines.)

  Rod P.

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  How many Oxymorons do you know?

  by Rod P in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words.

  "pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".. here's a bunch of oxymorons, which i took from: .

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca.

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  Sith,

  O.K. I get it now!

  Please forgive us Oxymorons for bein' so slow on the uptake. I think I'll stick to idioms.

  Rod P.
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  How many Oxymorons do you know?

  by Rod P in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words.

  "pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".. here's a bunch of oxymorons, which i took from: .

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca.

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  Talesin,

  re: clean boy

  Yes, I know. I had to think about that one, and hesitated to include it also.

  As I see it, the reason it is an Oxymoron is because boys are just naturally dirty, being into everything with dirt and grease and stuff, forever coming home filthy. So to use "boy" and "clean" together is actually a contradiction in terms. Hence, Oxymoron. But you can discount that one if you wish.

  Oh, I really liked your "Military Intelligence". That's a keeper.

  Rod P.
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  How many Oxymorons do you know?

  by Rod P in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words.

  "pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".. here's a bunch of oxymorons, which i took from: .

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca.

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  Sith,

  Click on "File" at top left corner of your computer. Then click "save as" and "save in: My Documents". This will send the contents to a file which you can later access, and print out. From there, you ought to be able to cut and past to other files.

  Try it and let me know if it works for you.

  Rod P.
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  How many Oxymorons do you know?

  by Rod P in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words.

  "pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".. here's a bunch of oxymorons, which i took from: .

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca.

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  Rod P

  An Oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words. If you describe a dog as "pretty ugly", you have used the oxymoron "pretty ugly". "Pretty" means the opposite of "ugly".

  Here's a bunch of Oxymorons, which I took from:

  http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca

  absolutely unsure almost exactly alone together authentic replica

  awful good bad health bankrupt millionaire big town

  black heart black light bland spice blank dictionary

  boring entertainment boyish grandpa bright night bright rain

  buried alive calculated risk calm wind civil war

  clean boy clean dirt clogged drain cold fever

  completely destroyed completely unfinished cooked sushi criminal cop

  dark day deafening silence death benefit definite maybe

  devilish angel different pattern distant relative down elevator

  dry ice dry snow dull knife dull needle

  educated guess expected surprise express line false hope

  fast food fast snail fast walk firm pillow

  flying fish freezer burn friendly enemy friendly fire

  future history gentle turbulence giant dwarf good grief

  grateful dead Great Depression grounded airplane half empty

  half full hard cushion high ground huge shortage

  icy hot ignorant professor incredibly dull inside out

  jumbo shrimp large ant long shorts loose knot

  loose tights loud whisper lover's quarrel low-rise

  master slave mean smile missing present near future

  near miss new antique night light night vision

  non-working mother old newborn old news opposite attraction

  organized chaos original reproduction paper towel partially destroyed

  past prediction peasant king peer pressure perfect idiot

  perfectly ridiculous plastic glass pleasantly confused positively negative

  positively wrong presently gone problem solved pretty ugly

  pure dirt quiet noise quiet riot random order

  relative stranger restless sleep round corner sad clown

  sadly funny sad smile same difference serious comic

  silent alarm silent scream silent speech sit up

  slow jet slow jog slow speed small crowd

  small giant soft rock soft thunder spoken thought

  student teacher study break stunted growth stupid genius

  sure bet sure guess sweet sorrow sweet tart

  talking mime talk show tame beast terribly nice

  thunderous silence tiny mountain unknown knowledge usually unusual

  virtual reality warm ice weak muscle wheeled walker

  white night wickedly good wild dog working vacation

  Compound Oxymoron Words:

  bittersweet color-blind dimwit doorstop

  homework lightweight seashore spendthrift

  understand weekday

  Rod P.
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  It is finished, or is it just beginning?

  by IP_SEC in

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  well i am no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.

  i had fully intentioned to disassociate myself from the platform today, but i decided that if i wanted a chance to save my marriage that i'd better tell my wife.

  she immediately went to to one of the elders.

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  Rod P

  Hi Ip_Sec (Matt)!

  I have appreciated your posts this past while. I was profoundly moved by the brave step you just took.I know from experience what it takes to do what you did.

  The battle between doing what other people expect of you, and what you must do for yourself, is a tough one. You have to decide what is the priority here.

  Do you sacrifice what you believe in your heart for the sake of your friends and your family, especially your wife, your life-mate and companion? Is that being selfish? (I know, you struggle with feelings of guilt and self-doubt, and what you are putting your family thru.) Let's say you did that for the rest of your life. You would be torn apart inside, believing one way in your heart, while externally conforming to the rules and practices and teachings of an Organization that you and your loved ones are following. Now then, what would you be offering your loved ones? Would they be getting the real, spontaneous you, or a man walking around trying to live up to others' expectations. "Like a lamb to the slaughter."

  On the other hand, now that you have taken this step, and once everyone gets over the initial shock of it all, perhaps they will come to accept you for the way you are. Maybe even admire and respect you for standing up for yourself. Maybe eventually even consider what you have to say. But this will take a lot of time and a lot of patience. They have lots to adjust to, just as you do.

  You have made the right decision. "To thine own self be true!" The longer you live that and contemplate it, the more you will feel of a surety that this is the only way. Many a time when I struggled with these issues in my life, I concluded that "If I am no good to myself, how can I be any good for anyone else?" And so I lived with the pain, but also came thru the pain stronger than ever, and this was not the last chapter to be written. Opportunities will open up, even though they will come to you in the most surprising and unexpected ways.

  "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. That's why Today is called "The Present".

  Use your Present for good. All the best in the weeks and months ahead, Matt. Keep your chin up, and stand tall. The best is yet to come!

  Regards,

  Rod P.