I'd love to see a picture! Does it have a white picket fence and hanging baskets?
My old hall was cold and damp - urgh.
tabbycat
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My Local Kingdom Hall has been voted prettiest business of the month!
by TresHappy inby the local beautification society!
actually it's a pretty piece of property.
i wonder if they will talk about this worldy honor in a future watchtower!
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Men In The Girlie Department.
by Englishman inhow do other guys feel about going into women's clothes shops?.
i spent ages with her ladyship in the per una section of marks & spencers today.
i was quite happy to bumble about behind her and even managed to achieve some nonchalance while i was waiting for her to try stuff on in the changing rooms.
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I think it's really nice when men take an interest in clothes shopping for their wives/girlfriends. Even if they aren't interested, lots of women find clothes shopping quite stressful and it's good to have moral support/second opinion. It's lovely, in fact, when they are doing their level best not to look deathly bored, unlike the grumps that slump on any available chair with a face like an angst-ridden teenager.
I do, however, feel uncomfortable shopping for 'undergarments' (!) with sleazy blokes checking out what I'm buying, or leering at their g/friend while picking out the sluttiest underwear in the most indiscreet manner. In M&S it's not uncommon to see some perv rubbing the gusset of some silky knickers with a hideous grin on his face. Makes me run for the hills
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It's 98 degrees, put on your suit and go to Yankee Stadium
by IronGland inanyone go to that convention in ny back in the 50's?
remember when they lasted until 8pm?
in the summer?
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tabbycat
Think yourselves lucky - ours were bloody FREEZING and we could see our breath in the air...brrrr
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What songs stand the test of time?
by JV inseeing as i'm dowloading songs so i can blast them at the neighbour kids, i was thinking, what songs stand the test of time?
what songs do you listen to over and over again and never get tired of.
here's my list.. if you tolerate this - manic street preachers.
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tabbycat
Oh my god! I'd totally forgotton that one! That's a contender with the Crazy Frog for most annoying song EVER.
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POLL!!!!!! I need your opinion!!!!!
by JV inok, here's my question du jour, is it ok to let your kids practice their instrument outside so the whole god damn neighrbourhood can hear them???
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JV, sorry to be intolerant, but working hours/shifts etc don't always conform to city byelaws, and loud noise is seriously annoying to me (I write). I wouldn't like it if I was your neighbour. Having said that, I wish my parents had encouraged me to be musical! How about soundproofing?!!!
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Deep meaning of my thread
by gringojj inmany of you have read the post entitled "how fortunate we are!!!!!".
but few if any know the origins behind it.
so i will now explain why the quetzal thread came to be.. .
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tabbycat
The most significant difficulty with the org is the 'all or nothing' mind-set, which means that if you genuinely question and debate you are already in the 'nothing' end of the binary opposition...
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"I cant stand it when for example im shopping and trying to concentrate, someone says "Dont worry it may never happen" I really feel like killing the stupid cheerful idiot.
I need a good response for them, no not f""" off "
Vitty, I completely agree. First of all, those kinds of comments are NOT helpful, and secondly, have you tried punching them and then saying "it just has!"
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GIVE A GOOD WITNESS---------------
by vitty in"give a good witness" today i made an effort to wave to my neighbour, not because i particularly wanted to or like him, but had a feeling i needed to "prove how nice i was or to give a good witness" .
habits die hard, this follows on from the guilt thread.
i still feel that *i put on a front, i cant be myself, in case i do or say something that could bring reproach, what the hell on i dont know i havent been to a meeting for over a year no one here knows i was a witness.
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...and another thing! you're giving a good witness, as you said, to the fact that non-JW's are good people too. I strongly object to the notion (amongst JWs) that they have are the only people who 'do unto others as you would be done to' (or whatever the phrase is). If you were frostier, it would confirm to the JWs that they are right, and suggest to non-JWs that when you leave you become 'hard'.
I should start taking my own comments to heart. I can be a right bitch now!
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GIVE A GOOD WITNESS---------------
by vitty in"give a good witness" today i made an effort to wave to my neighbour, not because i particularly wanted to or like him, but had a feeling i needed to "prove how nice i was or to give a good witness" .
habits die hard, this follows on from the guilt thread.
i still feel that *i put on a front, i cant be myself, in case i do or say something that could bring reproach, what the hell on i dont know i havent been to a meeting for over a year no one here knows i was a witness.
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Hi there, I think the urge to be 'nice' even when you REALLY don't want to isn't a JW thing, it's a personality thing, so you're stuck with it!
I think there are lots of reasons for it: wanting to avoid pointless enemies and confrontations, however minor; being a decent, sensitive and perceptive person; knowing you'll feel bad if you don't acknowledge someone etc.
All in all, I think it's a good sign, as long as you make sure people don't take kindness for weakness when they're being a pain in the ****. It's different when people are being hostile, manipulative or unreasonable. Save your energy for those situations and keep waving to the neigbour!
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Marrying to a non christian
by greendawn inwould you ever get married to a person of a non christian background such as moslem, hindu or jewish?
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tabbycat
I am married to an atheist, which is almost ideal, but sometimes it might be easier (for me) if he was an agnostic, then I wouldn't seem so caraaazy...If I had to choose again, I think I'd be happiest with a non-religious type, but for the right person I would accept any denomination as long as the person didn't veer to the right politically-speaking, or harbour any notions of a conversion for me...