Posts by doofdaddy

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If you drink coffee . . .

by compound complex in

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friends

do you prefer regular brew or the fancy offerings?

can you drink it -- the leaded stuff -- any time, night or day?.

no survey here, just curious.

I start the day with a pot of tea, then move into coffee. I live next door to a roasting business (LOL) so fresh coffee in abundance. Local Australian, Columbian, Yemen but the finest I've tried is an original Arabica root stock discovered in Sumatra. The Dutch planted them 300 yrs ago and they were forgotten/lost. So smooth and little bitterness. Also some very nice Robustas, Queen of the Nile and Buttercup Gold from South India.

Oh yeah I have drunk Kopi Luwak numerous times and yes there is a major difference in flavour but not worht the US$50 the Japanese pay per cup!

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New Knives that I've made recently

by sooner7nc in

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doofdaddy

Hey nice work. I had a 10" Bowie made a number of years ago. Gets a lot of work as I live in the bush.

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Have YOU Had a SUPERNATURAL Experience?

by Cold Steel in

regardless of your religious background, how many of you have had any type of a paranormal or supernatural experience, good or bad?.

i've known a number of people who have tried ouija boards.

most had just creepy feelings, but one had a nasty experience.

doofdaddy

Yeah I've had a few. Some I have written about here previous. As to the cause now that is the part that is open to conjecture.

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Would Elders You Knew Have Ordered Stonings If They Could Have?

by Cold Steel in

for those of you who used to be jws, or who are active, if the society was in charge of the earth, how many people do you think you would have seen stoned during your lifetimes?

i realize some elders can be zealous about their work, but if they'd actually had administrative authority to have kh members stoned to death, how many elders did you know who would have been zealous enough to really order them?.

did you know any elders who would have ordered stonings, even if the condemned people had been willing to repent?.

doofdaddy

As I have mentioned in an unrelated thread I attended a congregation years ago where one of the elders was one of Hitler's elite guards during WW2. He was a Nazi through and through taking delight in overlording the people and going out of his way to create situations where he could throw his weight around. In my opinion his behaviour more than bordered on sexual. Too right he would have stoned people if given the chance and he would have done it with a gleam in his eye and a smile on his thin mouth. A war criminal who got away with it....

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Impossibility for the Garden of Eden, the rivers do not match up.

by jam in

genesis identifies four rivers that went out of eden, pishon,.

gihon, tigris and euphrates.

clearly known to us, but the gihon is described as being in.

doofdaddy

Yep quite a country Tibet (well China if you like). Also strange that it is so dry and arid! If it wasn't for the politics I would be there in a flash. Mt Kailash is the traditional home of Shiva a very powerful sacred Hindu spot.

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Impossibility for the Garden of Eden, the rivers do not match up.

by jam in

genesis identifies four rivers that went out of eden, pishon,.

gihon, tigris and euphrates.

clearly known to us, but the gihon is described as being in.

doofdaddy

Also the mighty Mekong river has its source in Tibet. Strange when travelling it to realise that this is snow water when the temperature is tropical. Wikipedia tells us that Mekong id the Thai/Lao name for mother, so it is also called the Ganges when translated into Sanskrit...

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Jan. 1 WT, Their confession for given incorrect dates for the end.

by jam in

have jehovah,s witnesses given incorrect dates for the end?.

jw,s have had wrong expectations about when the end would.

like jesus' first-century disciples, we have "sometimes" (lol).

doofdaddy

The sheer arrogance of this organisation to belive that they have unique communications with god and the sheer arrogance to not admit error(s). Really, to believe that god told "us" special dates and no one else is kinda egocentric to say the least. Humility is not a shining quality in jwland.

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What's Your Favorite Comfort Food?

by minimus in

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friends

this weekend i had the most delicious chicken pie filled with white meat, a few veggies, gravy and the chicken pie had a hard crust, not puff pastry.

yum!

that with a soft wheat roll and butter......

doofdaddy

Chocolate in all its forms...

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India Buys New Fighter Jets from Russia

by fulltimestudent in

the wall street journal reports that india has again made a decision to buy 42 russian sukhoi su-30 mk1 fighter jets that will be assembled in india.

additionally india will buy 71 m--17 v-5 helicopters.

another deal was signed for russia to manufacture the ka and mi brand of helicopters in india .

doofdaddy

Sorry FTS, work intervened. Yes I spend LOT of time in Indonesia so of course am fully aware of their religious beliefs. Just a small point but East Java is also Hindu and has some amazing temples.

You say

"Both South Asia Muslims and Hindus can be volatile people, and maybe from an anglo perspectivethey may seem to go over the top.Nonetheless, believe that if US pressure on the region was removed, things could change quickly."

I would dare to say when that very real conflict was hot, it was more than Anglos who saw it as over the top. As I said in my earlier comment, all consulates were demanding their citizens leave India (I certainly did and so were droves at Delhi airport). As I recall China was helping with negotiations as I'm sure they would not have wanted a nuke war on their border.

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India Buys New Fighter Jets from Russia

by fulltimestudent in

the wall street journal reports that india has again made a decision to buy 42 russian sukhoi su-30 mk1 fighter jets that will be assembled in india.

additionally india will buy 71 m--17 v-5 helicopters.

another deal was signed for russia to manufacture the ka and mi brand of helicopters in india .

doofdaddy

FTS have you been to India? Well I lived there for 6 months and it was the last time (2003 approx) that India and Pakistan nearly came to nuclear war. I was on the India/Pakistan border at one point. I saw the massive military build up, the fighter planes returning and the funerals held for dead Indian soldiers. All consulates were telling their people to get out NOW as nuc war was imminent. I asked people on the street about nuclear war and they were all for it as in their minds India had more nukes than Pakistan so they will blow the country away. Just no idea of mutual destruction. There is deep seated hatred and suspicion on both sides and as a person who saw it with my own eyes I cannot see a peaceful end to this ongoing and very real conflict.