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  Won $100

  by target in

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  2. friends

  i stopped for gas and decided to pick up a power ball ticket.

  someone ahead of me had asked for 2 tickets but they wanted them separate and the cashier printed them on one sheet so the customer refused to take them.

  the cashier asked me if i wanted that one and i said sure.

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  That does it, I am buying a lottery ticket today! Congratulations!
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  Were you caught, did you confess, or did you run?

  by sass_my_frass in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, fyi: d'f'd a month ago, and glad you're all here.

  i'm just assessing the sum of the madness that happened since my parents guilt-tripped me into confessing what got me disfellowshipped.

  i do very sharply recall that at the moment i decided to do so i had an overwhelming feeling of relief which at the time i thought was me hating the lying about what i'd done and wanting to come clean about that and clear my conscience as a witness, but have since thought might have been me hating the lying about how i feel about the organisation and wanting to come clean about that as a human, ie, whether i'd turned the corner as a witness or i was glad to be getting away from it.

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  I confessed too. I thought it would make me feel closer to Jehovah, because they always tell you you have to tell the elders for spiritual healing to take place.

  After the committee meeting, the only ones who felt better were the elders. I'm sure they enjoyed what they heard there. I remember the PO asked me if I felt better. I said "no". He said, "You will." I certainly do, after I've begun to live my own life outside the organization.

  I felt a brief sense of relief at feeling like I could start clean, like I didn't have to live the lie anymore. It was the lying that hurt. But once you take away the burden of the organization, there's no more lying. True, I'm not disfellowshipped, so technically I still have my family. But my mother still speaks to me as little as possible. I still feel what I've gained is so much better than what I lost.
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  How many of you are still in?

  by IP_SEC in

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  i just thought i'td be neet to get a poll of how many people on this board are still meeting attending, time reporting publishers, who believe the wts is all crap?.

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  Haven't been to a meeting since my mom kicked me out of the house about a month ago. It's been very nice.

  I know this is off topic but what does "bttt" mean?
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  Brain-type test

  by El blanko in

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  http://brainquiz.uk.openmute.org/

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  Chia

  I scored 41 on Empathy and 6 on Systemizing. Ouch.
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  Counsel by school overseer...

  by in a new york bethel minute in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what was your worst point of counsel?

  i think for most men, it was gesturing to an audience while trying to make it look natural.

  i remember writing on my notes to gesture and to speak slowly... what was your hardest point of counsel to work on?.

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  For me, it was speaking from an outline. How could they really tell anyway? I always wrote out my talks and pretty much memorized them. As long as you weren't tied to your notes, no one could tell.
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  Houston couple win 1 million Amazing race. YEAH!

  by Special K in

  1. social
  2. physical

  yes, i was hooked on the realilty show "amazing race".. i just loved watching boston rob and amba compete.

  ..but i didn't want them to win.

  hey, they already won a million on survivor...that is enough!.

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  I liked Uchenna and Joyce too. I especially liked the way they would not leave the cab driver until they had scraped up the last bit of money to pay him. That was very honorable.
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  Took the munchkins to see NELLY last night...

  by upside/down in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yup it's true... i went to a rap/hip hop concert, "nelly".... took my daughter (12) and one of my sons (14)... i must admit that dude is ripped and good lookin.

  i swear i couldn't understand one word they said... after 3 beers it was all good..... now i know where all the cute chicks are... holy hell!

  they all dance like strippers... even the 10 year olds (very gross).... glad to say this didn't hold a candle to motley crue, u2, green day or even maroon5....(last week) and seeing the crue again in august at red rocks!

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  Nelly does have a nice body, I think. He's cute, but just not my type.

  I'm not quite sure how to post photos. Maybe I can insert the link and you can visit?

  http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chiapetto2002/album?.dir=/a8f8&urlhint=actn,ren%3as,1%3af,0

  We'll see if that works. BTW, u/d, it was sweet of you to attend that concert with your kids so you can see what it's all about. It's better than just forbidding them to listen, then they just sneak it. That's what my brother and sisters did when it came to rap music, or anything my mom disapproved of.
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  Took the munchkins to see NELLY last night...

  by upside/down in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yup it's true... i went to a rap/hip hop concert, "nelly".... took my daughter (12) and one of my sons (14)... i must admit that dude is ripped and good lookin.

  i swear i couldn't understand one word they said... after 3 beers it was all good..... now i know where all the cute chicks are... holy hell!

  they all dance like strippers... even the 10 year olds (very gross).... glad to say this didn't hold a candle to motley crue, u2, green day or even maroon5....(last week) and seeing the crue again in august at red rocks!

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  Hip hop is great! Although Nelly really isn't my cup of tea. I much prefer Tupac, The Game, 50 Cent....stuff like that. But anyway!

  Unfortunately, I did not learn how to dance like a stripper. Must be all that good JW training! But someday I will loosen up enough to "drop down and get my eagle on."

  I did go to a club this past weekend and dance. After a few drinks, I was shaking it pretty well...but still not quite like a pro. I have pictures, and maybe if I'm feeling in a good mood, I"ll share!
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  City Confidential - Profiled Jehovahs Witness murdered in Boise, Idaho

  by pratt1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was wondering if any one else saw the city confidential eposide on saturday may 7th, that profiled a dub from boise, idaho that was killed by a russian dancer - her husband.. i didn't see the show from the beginning, but apparently the russian dancer was convicted of murdering the dub, however he still claims his innocence - his theroy is that the jehovah witnesses killed his wife because she married him.

  a voilation of their laws.

  he appeared to have some supporters who also believed in his innocence.. .

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  There also was an episode of "City Confidential" where an entire Witness family was killed...only one child survived. The parents did not exercise good judgment it seems, and went preaching to a carload of atheist teens. They all went off in the car together(now, I hated the ministry as much as anyone but we were told never to actually go off with people like that, I'll admit it) and were murdered by the teens, who stole their car. I believe the husband was Norwegian and the wife was from Honduras or something like that. Did anyone see that one?
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  New Hit for Kenny Chesnee? Mama didnt come

  by Honesty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  cold feet were no problem as country music superstar weds renee zellweger.

  he was barefoot and she wore a carolina herera design.

  david chesney, kenny's father, reportedly attended the nuptials in st. johns, u.s. virgin islands as a preacher performed the 15-minute ceremony in front of a small group of friends and family members.

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  Yeah I didn't know they were dating either. Apparently they met a while ago, but didn't go public until she kissed him and brought him a margarita at a recent concert.

  Yet another marriage headed for a quick bust-up, IMO.