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  How FAST can you type?

  by JH in

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  take the test and see .

  i remember in high school, i was able to type at 40 words per minute after counting my errors, and they way they counted it, if i remember well, was your total words minus the errors you made to give an approximate speed.. here is the test.

  it's only a fun quiz so don't be mad if i type faster than you .

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  46 wpm. 100% accurary.

  Not bad for a 46 year old BLOKE!

  Mind you, I couldn't work out how to cut copy and paste my result (doesn't seem to work on Thunderbird), so I might be lying!

  p.s. I'm not!
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  Anyone else get baptised at BOWES ROAD North London?

  by nicolaou in

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  are you my bowes rd buddy?.

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  Forgot to mention that seeing that photo has given me the creeps!

  All those years going there and wishing that I was anywhere else!
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  Anyone else get baptised at BOWES ROAD North London?

  by nicolaou in

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  are you my bowes rd buddy?.

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  Didn't get baptised at Bowes Road - that pleasure of mine was at Twickenham back in the late seventies.

  Was always going to Bowes Road though as it was our circuit assembly venue for as long as I can remember.

  Once I was an 'attendant' at the very back door of the building - I was told that if anyone wanted to come in and use that door I was to ask for identification. Anyway some snobby woman (sorry, 'spiritual sister'), just came in the door and started walking up the stairs. I said excuse me sister but I've been told to ask for your id. She said 'I am the DO's wife and I don't need to show you any id'. With that she snootily carried on walking up the stairs. Christian love at work I thought to myself at the time.

  SAB
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  Barbara Anderson's Paedophilia CD: The Watchtowers Chocolate Cake Defence

  by Duncan in

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  i received my copy of barbara andersons cd paedophilia in an american religion a month or two ago, and i have been reading through it since.. what follows, although i have called this a review, is in no sense a scholarly consideration of the legal merits of the cases described, a task for which i am wholly unqualified.

  these are, rather, my subjective reflections on the material presented, the impressions i gathered while reading the legal filings, my untrained, common-man appraisal of the cases laid out in those documents.

  ill also admit to being swayed by tone of voice adopted, and to using my own common-sense yardstick in determining the reasonableness of the statements made, the responses given and the arguments put forward.

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  Thank you Duncan for your summary of the Watchtowers case.

  I realise that they have to defend themselves, but the way that they did it, i.e. by any legal trick available would, I think shock your average JW.

  Maybe something like this the rank and file may well read if it were in the mainstream papers, as they could not say it was apostate material and it may just open their eyes to how scheming the Society is.

  Btw, I haven't received my Babara Anderson CD yet, but thanks to you I might not need it!

  Regards,

  SAB
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  Name Things You Wanted To Do As A JW But Couldn't--- That You Do Now

  by minimus in

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  when you were a witness, there must've been things that you really wanted to but couldn't because you were not able to.

  give us some examples, please..

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  Be happy!
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  +++ VIGIL - TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER +++

  by Sad emo in

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  please join us in sending your prayers, good thoughts, reiki, healing vibes, lighting a candle or just taking a moment to think of all those named and unnamed who are fighting cancer or in any other need.

  also their loved ones and caregivers.. hugs, peace and healing to you all!.

  dansk (ian) - has been fighting mantle cell lymphoma for three years.

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  Thanks SadEmo for this thread.

  Even if we don't say it, or even if we don't always post on it, we really appreciate you taking the time, love and effort to do this week in and week out.

  After TrevorGate it must have been much harder, but this site is a better site without him/them.

  Regards,

  SAB and Bubble
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  New to this Site

  by prodigal_son in

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  i have been a disfellowshiped joho (what i call jehovah's witnesses now) for 7 years and i still find it hard every single day!

  i have just recently reunited with 2 of my 4 sisters who have taken a stand just like myself!

  i encourage anyone who is struggling with the decisoin to leave or not to leave, but beleive me and the countless others, it was the best decision of my life!!!

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  Great to have you post on this site.

  Many of us have 'lost' our parents, siblings and 'friends' due to being d'fed, but I have to agree that leaving the JoHo's is really liberating.

  All the best and welcome,

  SAB
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  APOSTASCOTLAND

  by Dansk in

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  would someone seriously consider arranging for an apostafest up in scotland next year?

  i know i'm asking this early but i feel it would be good to put the feelers out now.. obviously, it would have to be a location easy to get to - so that means stornoway is out!

  sorry, ross & xena.

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  Bubble and I would be interested but it does depend on the dates.

  Scotland is a nice country but I really hope 'The Scotsman' had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he suggested that Glasgow was the centre of the universe!!!!!!!!!!!
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  My Email Exchange with Trevor Spencer....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  i sent the following email to trevor following the revelation of trevorgate a few days back.. trevor [or whatever your real name is] - this is not hate mail.

  and it won't be long.

  i have like 5 minutes before i leave for work.

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  It explains a bit - that Trevor is a very mixed up individual that needs help with his mental problems.

  Who knows whether what he has said about being at Hillsborough is true? Maybe it is and if it is he does have some sympathy from me, but that doesn't excuse his actions on this site.

  He has emotionally hurt many people, some of which are still overcoming problems since leaving the JW's.

  Maybe the best for all of us is if we just totally ignore everything regarding Trevor on this forum and move on - I'm sure he is still looking at this site and getting some strange satisfaction out of reading all of our comments.

  Peace to all,

  SAB
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  Hello everybody

  by JulieM in

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  hi everybody, my name is julie, and this is my first post.. i'm a third generation jw, or at least i was until a two weeks ago, when i was announced as no longer a jw.

  i'm really happy about that, ecstatic in fact, although i'd been a jw all my life, and i'm 37 now.

  i could have disassociated like my friends, but i couldn't be bothered to play their chikdish game, so i let them do it for me.

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  Great story and very well put - I expect lot's of us had feelings similar to yours.

  Welcome here and you will get loads of help and support from the eclectic mix of personalities.

  SAB