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  are British people boring?

  by Ellie in

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  i've just read a news article that stated that in a recent international survey, britain was voted the best country in the world, but the british people the most boring.. i do wonder what people think of us brits, they seem to have some wild idea that we all drink tea and play cricket, they seem quite unaware of the loutish behaviour that many of us are embaressed about.. what do you think?

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  John Doe

  I say ole bean, ya ought to knock them right on the noggin, the stupid wankers. They're jolly right old fuddies for a good flanking. I know the British aren't boring, why I hear they had 5 jokes on prime tele in the last fort night. Good on you for bringin' this out 'n the bloody open. I'm going to wrinkle me nose right smart and frown at any who say Brits are boring.
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  Different kind of MAN thread: Does money matter?

  by serendipity in

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  i ran across an article today http://biz.yahoo.com/special/money06_article2.htmlwhy are men so afraid of money?.

  men are said to be very simple, linear creatures.

  it's women who are supposed to be the illogical, circular sex.

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  John Doe

  I find myself changing more every day. I've yet to determine what I value, and I'm still rooting things out that were based on values I no longer hold. That tends to make me a handful for any person. I think it's a trait of leaving an organization like the jw's. Actually, this is exactly why I've chose to remain single as long as I have. However, I do retain one trait that I think will outlast the sum of my personality--I don't quit and I am successful at most anything I put my efforts into. Cautious and thoroughly analytical, I really don't think I would make anyone miserable. But you have to consider the source on that statement. ;-)
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  Working with STUPID PEOPLE!

  by jojochan in

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  i have to get this off of my chest....i hate working with stupid people!

  i feel better now.. but seriously...you know what i'm talking about.

  why does it feel like everyone that i work with has a brain the size of a cherry pit?

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  John Doe

  I don't mind working with stupid people. In fact, I enjoy opportunites to help them be less stupid. ;-) But, the combination of haughtiness and stupidity is almost unbearable. Those are the people who make your colon shrivel and inflame the mucus lining your esophagus. Helping them does no good.
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  How old are you?

  by DigitalFokus in

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  i know it says your age next to your name but alot of people did not put in the info.

  so i am curious .

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  John Doe

  AlmostA, is that Hex?
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  Working with STUPID PEOPLE!

  by jojochan in

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  i have to get this off of my chest....i hate working with stupid people!

  i feel better now.. but seriously...you know what i'm talking about.

  why does it feel like everyone that i work with has a brain the size of a cherry pit?

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  John Doe

  I HATE WORKING WITH STUPID PEOPLE! (...)
  all the good ones escaped.

  I didn't say anything. ;-)
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  Different kind of MAN thread: Does money matter?

  by serendipity in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i ran across an article today http://biz.yahoo.com/special/money06_article2.htmlwhy are men so afraid of money?.

  men are said to be very simple, linear creatures.

  it's women who are supposed to be the illogical, circular sex.

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  I'll admit that a woman with money makes me a tad uncomfortable. It has nothing to do with her, but it makes me feel inadequate somehow. I know this is not logical, but it's there nonetheless. A girl I go to school with has been flirting with me for some time, and she seems a nice enough person. However, I recently learned that she comes from a substantially higher socio-economic background than me, and I must admit my perception of her changed. Sad, huh.
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  Different kind of MAN thread: Does money matter?

  by serendipity in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i ran across an article today http://biz.yahoo.com/special/money06_article2.htmlwhy are men so afraid of money?.

  men are said to be very simple, linear creatures.

  it's women who are supposed to be the illogical, circular sex.

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  John Doe

  Do you have money Serendipity? ;-)
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  take patience out of the equation - a rant

  by Calliope in

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  here's my weekly rant.

  and i've concluded i'll probably never meet any of you, and those of you that i secretly know, will never realize who i am, so what is there to lose?

  i've lost already.. i'm so g'damn tired.

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  John Doe

  "Our sense of delight is in a great measure comparative, and arises at once from the sensations which we feel, and those which we remember: thus ease after torment is pleasure for a time, and we are very agreeably recreated when the body, chilled with the weather, is gradually recovering its tepidity; but the joy ceases when we have forgot the cold; we must fall below ease again if we desire to rise above it, and purchase new felicity by voluntary pain."

  Johnson: Rambler #80 (December 22, 1750)

  We can't fully appreciate good times unless they are interspersed with periods of depression. Feelings are recognitions of contrast. If we were to live in stasis all the time, what would be our joy?
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  3-15-06 WT "Keep Clear of False Worship!"

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  the whole article condemns all other religions in no uncertain terms--using such terms as "a drunken prostitute", "prostituted herself by forming alliances with one political power after another.

  " paragraph 9: "that jehovah hates false worship is clearly seen from what happens to babylon the great.

  revelation 17:16 states: 'the ten horns...will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire.

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  The phrase "false worship" has always annoyed me, even as a JW. I mean, are “false worshipers” not really worshipping? That doesn’t make any sense. The only other interpretation would they are worshiping falsehood. Again, that makes no sense. It’s simply and emotionally loaded, yet simultaneously empty phrase. It’s like saying “We’re spreading freedom around the world.” Come on!! How silly can you get? It’s a completely empty phrase. I’ll admit they’re spreading something, but it sure as hell ain’t freedom. ;-)
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  Damage caused by your pets?

  by greendawn in

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  after my dog chewed the internet cable and left me off line for 24 hours, i got inspired to post this topic.

  have your pets caused damage in your house or even beyond?

  my dog also chewed and ruined a couple of shoes and a ten pound note (around $18) that fell to the floor without me realising this.

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  John Doe

  I had a dog named Rocky who loved the cold. In fact, he would pant in 20 degree weather. I've seen him splash around in the running creek with ice on the ground. Dogs grow thicker fur when exposed to the outside, like all animals. Also, they're pretty durned low on the food chain. Fact of life.