Posts by MidwichCuckoo

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Do You Pogo??

by Scully in

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when i'm bored, i like to play games on pogo.com - i've been a member there for a lonnngggg time.. i was thinking that it might be a fun thing to do when/if jwd is on the fritz to have some jwders on my pogo friends list and start up a group game.. if you're interested, send me a pm and we'll exchange pogo aliases.

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MidwichCuckoo

Yes - I play Bridge on Pogo every evening. PM me if you want my 'names'

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Gas prices soon to pass $4.00 mark

by free2beme in

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i remember last year, a lot of blame against the republican congress for doing nothing to stop big oil companies from raising prices.

democrats are in office now, and no one seems to be saying anything.

why are the democrats not being the night and shinning armor about gas prices?.

MidwichCuckoo

$4? Gasp - if only it WAS that cheap

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Diane Wilson~~~ex-JW

by purplesofa in

published in psychology today~~~here is a small bit from the article.

http://www.dianewilson.net/disc.htm.

as desperate as i was to be convinced that the society would have no effect on my destiny, at some level i still believed it was god's channel and that my life hinged on obedience to it.

MidwichCuckoo

Just to respond - I've nearly finished reading this book.

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Hi Everyone I'm new here

by debilee in

hello everyone, my name is debi.

dfd for 2 weeks.

i don't know if i'll fit in here but i would like to give it a try.

MidwichCuckoo

Hello debilee - just read your brief profile - you need to change it...hope you will in upcoming weeks.

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Did it ever occur you were defiling your body too?

by NotaNess in

"no smoking".... it defiles your body and goes against scripture.. so as a witness, when pushing this train of thought, did it ever occur to anyone that when ever you dug in to those fried eggs, bacon cheeseburgers, and gallons of icecream, you were doing the same exact thing?.

smoking over a long period of time can kill you.

eating artery congesting foods over a long period of time can kill you.

MidwichCuckoo

I would like to add that I think that picking out smoking (as the WTBTS has) as 'defiling' the body is ridiculous. Just look at the 'Continentals' - heavy smokers BUT combined with their Mediterranean diet, they live longer, and are healthier, than the Brits. Brits and USAnians eat poor food, and lots of it - the WTBTS only pick up on things that cost MONEY.

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Is it stealing to get lit without paying the borg for it?

by SnakesInTheTower in

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i'm a pyromaniac.

i want a fire on this thread and soon .

so i wanted everyone's opinion on something.

MidwichCuckoo

I've bought one of those paper-shredders. Admittedly it's for shredding IMPORTANT documents, but we could shred loads of WTBTS literature and use it for small animal bedding (as long as the animal isn't at risk)

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I know we're not supposed to speculate, but....

by journey-on in

based on a post today about the decrease in incoming donations to the wts and this.

i believe that the new mag arrangement starting next jan is the beginning of the wt becoming a really, really dangerous cult.

from another post, i speculate that the "for jws only" issue of the watchtower is going to be heavy on $$$ issues.

MidwichCuckoo

I'm with Hortensia - hello Hortensia - we're not 'speculating' but 'pre-empting'. Was just thinking (despite my psychiatrist advising me against it), if donations are drying up, who are donating less/nothing? The Internet-savvy 'younger' ones? I'd guess that the ~~begging pleading threatening~~ suggestions for donations will hit home to the elderly who always feel more responsible (and possibly more afraid because of their advancing years)

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Did it ever occur you were defiling your body too?

by NotaNess in

"no smoking".... it defiles your body and goes against scripture.. so as a witness, when pushing this train of thought, did it ever occur to anyone that when ever you dug in to those fried eggs, bacon cheeseburgers, and gallons of icecream, you were doing the same exact thing?.

smoking over a long period of time can kill you.

eating artery congesting foods over a long period of time can kill you.

MidwichCuckoo

Absolutely agree - what can I add? There must be at LEAST one Sister Porker (and no offence meant to anyone overweight, I'm just highlighting the 'fibs' they obviously tell) in each Congregation who has dieted/hardly eaten for 20 years and managed to INCREASE by 3 stone. BUT IT ISN'T because she eats too much...yeah right, show me the 'token' fat people in Belsen.

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