Right now my favorite is talesin's. I like the strong women in comic books theme, and I always know that wise words will follow when I see that image.
Purplesofa used to have a great Audrey Hepburn image. The shoes are fun too, but I loved that "Breakfast at Tiffany's" feel.
I also like a lot of the manga style avatars. The artwork appeals to me.
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64Which avatars ''appeal'' to you (credit to jt stumbler)
by MidwichCuckoo inafter reading jt stumbler's topic on avatars, i recognised that certain avatars appeal to me, and i'm sure others feel the same.... .
elsewhere (no idea why, gimme a clue), ezekiel3 (says a lot), euphemism (loved the marx bros) and googlemagoogle (so classical) spring to mind, oh, ip_sec's last avatar (the red pyramid) - want to revert back ip_sec?
oh, and stillajwexelder - after reading your posting on jt stumbler's thread i realise i previously had the wrong impression - lol.
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Life kicks a$$
by Winston Smith :>D inthank jeehover i'm out of that gd cult.. spent the afternoon at uwm signing up for my schedule for architectural school.
34 and a freshman, lol...thank the almighty jeehover i look 25, have all of the hair on my head and no hair anywhere else otherwise i'd look a bit outta place with the rest of the freshman today.. for all you n00bs, get the hell outta that cult and start living your life in the real world.
love yourself, life and people.
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that's Life calling you to your True Potential!
I'm not quite ready to use all those capital letters yet. I still have a lot of scepticism, and I'm afraid of getting into anything corney. Could be that the whole jw experience has done too much damage.
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What does your Avatar say about you?
by jt stumbler inthis question has most likely been asked before but i must've missed it.
any hoo, just wondering.
as for mine, it shows that i am a good for nothing smurf who loves boobies i guess...
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Favorite comic book character, from Terry Moore's "Strangers in Paradise". You would have to read the story to understand. In this particular scene, she is feeling very alone, as I was when I first came here.
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Life kicks a$$
by Winston Smith :>D inthank jeehover i'm out of that gd cult.. spent the afternoon at uwm signing up for my schedule for architectural school.
34 and a freshman, lol...thank the almighty jeehover i look 25, have all of the hair on my head and no hair anywhere else otherwise i'd look a bit outta place with the rest of the freshman today.. for all you n00bs, get the hell outta that cult and start living your life in the real world.
love yourself, life and people.
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Talk about coincidence...I can honestly say that that book is sitting next to me right now. Someone requested it at my library, I thought it sounded interesting and so I requested it too. It came in today. I haven't even opened it yet, but I'm getting goosebumps from this post.
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Why did you get married?
by pratt1 in.
1. because you were in love?.
2. you were afriad you would commit fornication and be disfellowhipped.. 3. you did not want to die before armageddon as a virgin and never experience sex.
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I finally got married for the only good reason, love.
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Life kicks a$$
by Winston Smith :>D inthank jeehover i'm out of that gd cult.. spent the afternoon at uwm signing up for my schedule for architectural school.
34 and a freshman, lol...thank the almighty jeehover i look 25, have all of the hair on my head and no hair anywhere else otherwise i'd look a bit outta place with the rest of the freshman today.. for all you n00bs, get the hell outta that cult and start living your life in the real world.
love yourself, life and people.
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Winston, Thanks for the encouraging post. I have a lot of that hate and bitterness. It's always good to hear from people who get over it.
I'm interested in what you said about coincidence. Care to elaborate? Any good reading to suggest on the subject? I'm interested.
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Smoking
by Es inwhy do we continue to do it even tho we know its bad for us?????
i gave up bout a year ago but still have one occasionally i dont even know if i enjoy it all that much but i still do it.
ive seen three of my family members die as a result of smoking and yet i light another one up!
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Wow, you just touched on a huge subject for me. I hope I'm the only one on the board who will say anything similar to this.
I remember watching a movie where someone says to someone else "Those things will kill you" and the reply is "You want to live forever?"
It just stayed with me. I have suicide issues. I smoke knowing it will kill me because that's the idea. Actually, that constant in my head is what drove me to this board. Therapy and digging in the past led me to believe that the JW upbringing is somewhat responsible for my hopes for an early demise.
Of course, I can't explain to my son that I keep smoking because I actually want to die. Because it makes me feel like I am telling god that I have control. I know that quitting will be difficult, but without any desire to live past 40 or 50 I have found it to be impossible.
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Not an elder anymore?
by ivy ini just found out from my son that my father is not an elder anymore.
he has no idea why.
of course i called home, but no one is there, probably at a meeting.
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So it is likely that he chose this? Could it have been done to him, as a sort of taking away privileges? He's not really the sort to give up power, but maybe he is having doubts. It's been so long, and buried, does that get announced to the congo?
I really want to know what is going on, and I'll have to wait until tomorrow.
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Not an elder anymore?
by ivy ini just found out from my son that my father is not an elder anymore.
he has no idea why.
of course i called home, but no one is there, probably at a meeting.
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I just found out from my son that my father is not an elder anymore. He has no idea why. Of course I called home, but no one is there, probably at a meeting. I'm sort of stunned. What would happen to cause this? Is it a big deal?
of course there is the other question, why do I care? I doubt anyone can help me with that one, but can anyone give me some possible reasons for this step down the ladder? -
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Need Help!!!
by TadSexington ini need help..... rather, my grandmother needs help..... okay... back story first..... i was (past tense emphasized) in the truth from the age of 4 until about 12 or so, when my parents divorced and my mother moved us halfway across country, and we eventually just stopped going to the meeting and practicing.... i'm not even going to get into how going from being a congregational poster boy (giving talks at since the age of 8, and all ways being the one out in service, having all the other parents say, "look at little brother 'sexington,' why cant you be more like him?
) would screw a kid up..... i'm almost 22 and haven't had a birthday party, and i'm still nervous about blood transfusions, and don't get me started about christmas........ i'm babbling on..... long short, most of my dad's side of the family is still the truth (except for him, which is kind of funny now that i think about it, seeing as he was the most gung ho one of us, being the ministerial servant, jockeying for elder status, forcing yours truly to make and deliver talks, and to kill every saturday and national holiday of my youth out in field service.).
jeez venting is nice..... but i'm going to try to stay on subject from here on out.... so, i'm in the midwest, and my dad's family is on the west coast, and about a month ago i get a call from my grandmother.
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Welcome to the board TadSexington! Your post is another example of how messed up a family can get in this religion.
I know that the distance is making you feel like you can't be there for your grandmother. I understand. A long distance friend of mine recently had a break down. I found out that there was a lot I could do to give her support. I emailed, AND snail mailed every single day. I told her funny stories and sent her pictures to make her smile. (For instance I used the computer to put her face on a person sitting in an Italian cafe). The point was that she had a daily reminder that someone was there for her.
In my case I was also able to take one week off to visit her. It let me get a real look at how the situation was; was she maintaining herself, fuctioning? Did I need to find professional help?
I'm sure others here will also have great advice. Again, welcome, and let us know how it goes.