Posts by ChuckD

What that guy was doing is known as "huffing," which is done with spray cans and is more a matter of inhaling than drinking (not that one approach is much less harmful than the other.) The high comes from the chemicals used to keep the paint in suspension, and the propellent in the spray can.

What I remember most from the event was the paint all over his face and mouth, and his (at first) denying that he was doing it. It was like a child caught with chocolate all over his face, denying that he had been into the fudge ... but much worse.

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JW's and Alien Life

by 67mustang in

i would like to know if anybody feels there is life on other planets.

jw's typically say no, but that seems arogant, the universe is ridiculously huge.

maybe god created tons of life and we are the only ones that turned, we were therefore cut off and became limited to our 10% brain power while they continued to advance.

ChuckD

We are NOT using 10% of our brain. That is a myth with no facts to support it at all.

http://www.theness.com/articles/brain-nejs0201.html

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Where are you ?

by sunshineToo in

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in which part of the planet are you?

i'm in the sf bay area, ca, u.s.a. i have been there for 17 years.. how about you?

ChuckD

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Jehovah use Anti-matter 2 get rid of dead bodies?

by ISP in

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hey i wasn't making this up!.

*** kj 377 20 land of magog no more to threaten mankind ***.

the unburied dead, those slain by jehovah, will be so enormously many that even the carrion birds and scavenging wild beasts could never take care of their consumption.

ChuckD

Jehovah and his assistant prepare to clean things up.

Edited by - ChuckD on 20 July 2002 17:37:31

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How about some embarrassing 80's pics?

by LyinEyes in

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let's post some of our 80's pic, or even further back if you want to.

it would really be fun to see some of you in your finest witness attire, bookbag and all.

baptism pics would be a blast to see.. wild turkey had this idea ,but he already started two threads.

ChuckD

I can't seem to get the "Insert picture from file" feature to work properly.

Edited by - ChuckD on 20 July 2002 16:48:36

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Anyone ever rub elbows with a Celebrity?

by RubyTuesday in

when i was in the sixth grade in roswell n.m. i met this girl whos father had recently died.my father had also passed away recently.we were both very shy and haveing the lose of our fathers in common we stuck together that year.we never did anything outside of school however, not sure why,she never invited me over and now i think it was because of her horrible home life.but we ate lunch together everyday and chated in a class we shared.i never saw her again until..... when i was in my 20's my cousins wife told me that my friend demetria guynes was....... drum roll..plz.

demi moore.

please share simular stories.

ChuckD

I once had dinner with Bobby Hedges (Epstein on Welcome Back Kotter). I also dined with George Miller, who directed all of the Mad Max movies as well as Lorenzo's Oil and The Witches of Eastwick.

I have met Bill Mahr and Olympia Dukkas (sp), and have had cocktails a number of times with George Benson who was a regular at a place I also frequented in Englewood, New Jersey.

I also used John Travolta's towels. Long story there.

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The perfect next step for the WBTS

by ChuckD in

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let's see .... the post office doesn't want to participate in this program, so perhaps there is some other group of people who happen to go from one door to another who would enjoy spying on others.

wait... i have an idea!

washington (ap) - the postal service has decided not to take part in a government program touted as a tip service for authorities concerned with terrorism, but which is being assailed as a scheme to cast ordinary americans as "peeping toms.

ChuckD

Let's see .... the post office doesn't want to participate in this program, so perhaps there is some other group of people who happen to go from one door to another who would enjoy spying on others.

Wait... I have an idea!

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service has decided not to take part in a government program touted as a tip service for authorities concerned with terrorism, but which is being assailed as a scheme to cast ordinary Americans as "peeping Toms."

"The Postal Service had been approached by homeland security regarding Operation TIPS; however, it was decided that the Postal Service and its letter carriers would not be participating in the program at this time," the agency said in a statement issued Wednesday.

The project is promoted by the Justice Department as a means for workers whose jobs bring them in contact with neighborhoods, highways and businesses to report suspicious activities.

But it has drawn the wrath of the American Civil Liberties Union, which charged it would result in Americans spying on one another.

Attorney General John Ashcroft's spokeswoman said that the program, still in the development stage, would set up people to spy upon one another in their homes and communities.

Barbara Comstock said the agency had no intention for people - such as utility workers - to enter or have access to the homes of individuals. The idea is to organize information from people whose jobs take them through neighborhoods, along the coasts and highways and on public transit, she said.

Said Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge: "The last thing we want is Americans spying on Americans. That's just not what the president is all about, and not what the TIPS program is all about."

The ACLU said the concept was worrisome, nonetheless.

"The administration apparently wants to implement a program that will turn local cable or gas or electrical technicians into government-sanctioned Peeping Toms," said Rachel King, an ACLU legislative counsel.

The ACLU said it was concerned that these volunteers would, in effect, be searching people's homes without warrants, that resources would be wasted on a flood of useless tips and that the program would encourage vigilantism and racial profiling.

It would provide a central reporting point for reports of unusual but non-emergency situations. Among those involved in the voluntary program could be truckers, mail carriers, train conductors, ship captains, utility employees and others.

On Tuesday the Postal Service said it had held preliminary discussions with homeland security officials on the project but had not make a final decision.

That decision came Wednesday with the announcement the agency would opt out, at least for now. Officials did not elaborate on the decision.

"It is important to note, however, that the Postal Service has established processes for our postal employees nationwide to report suspicious activity to the Postal Inspection Service and to local authorities," the agency pointed out.

Ridge told radio reporters that people in certain occupations are ideal observers. "They might pick up a break in the certain rhythm or pattern of a community. They may pick up in the course of their daily business something that's very unusual."

He noted that the program is voluntary.

"There's a big difference being vigilant and being a vigilante. We just want people to use their common sense," Ridge said. "It is not a government intrusion. The president just wants people to be alert and aware. ... We're not asking for people to spy on people."

Operation TIPS is a part of the Citizen Corps, an initiative announced by President Bush in his State of the Union address.

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Freudian Slip ?

by ChuckD in

look at this well-reasoned comment from a jw apologist on the bbc's website;.

i personally condone such evil acts involving any form of immorality.

to even suggest that jehovah's witnesses would cover up such behaviour as child molestation should be treated as slander.

ChuckD

I noticed that a few of the comments spoke of the show in the future tense, as though they had these responses loaded and ready to go well before actually seeing the program at all. I also noticed one long winded comment from someone who had "friends who are Jehovah's Witnesses" but was not a witness his or herself (sure, I believe you). Yes, the world is chock-a-block full of people who are very impressesd indeed by the witnesses, just read any of the society's publications for plenty of examples.

Isn't it interesting that the fact that the witnesses ducked every opportunity to speak on camera and defend themselves against these charges was completely lost on those who wrote in so far?

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