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  Did anyone get the old "counterfeit money" illustration?

  by themonster123 in

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  a couple of my old witness girlfriends came over last night (note-i only recently left the org.

  like 2 months ago, so people are still trying to get me to come back and "reason" with me)...and they used that stupid "counterfeit money" illustration.

  i swear, every time i tell people i don't think it's the truth, they put that old illustration on me!

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  Spectre

  I've never heard that particular one, but it really shows that they haven't taken a critical thinking class.
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  great guitarist....guitar solos...and performances

  by purplesofa in

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  i am collecting guitar musicians.......their music.

  i am collecting great perfomances.....rare ones of musicians that would not otherwise be together......

  i wold love your input.........and would share music with those interested.

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  Spectre

  Even before I knew his name, I always thought this was a great piece of work:

  http://youtube.com/watch?v=e7gDPxdLMCc
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  My Pet

  by Woodsman in

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  big red.

  she's 8 feet now and growing.

  yesterday she asked if it was really so i couldn't eat of the tree in the middle of the garden..

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  Spectre

  Looks great!

  I have 4 snakes myself. 3 ball pythons and a white-lipped python. I've had others, several false water cobras, other obscure pythons. I almost bought a yellow anaconda once but I got over any desire to own one of the larger snakes.
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  men are hateful

  by Crumpet in

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  i hate men.

  they are evil.

  disagree?.

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  Spectre

  Wha...wha...what?!?!?!
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  The fastest scripture looker upper

  by SacrificialLoon in

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  2. friends

  a comment by rubadub in the thread about learning new things at the meetings made me remember something, and gave me a chuckle.. i would always see how fast i could look up the scriptures during the talks, and race to beat most everyone else.

  of course everyone else didn't realize i was racing them, but i'd always feel a smug (and perhaps a bit self-righteous) satisfaction at having the scripture looked up and ready to follow along while from the sights and sounds around me most everyone else was still looking it up.

  being able to look up jehovah's word with such speed would surely earn me spiritual brownie points.

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  Spectre

  I didn't race anyone, but I did look them up as fast as possible out of boredom.
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  Did Fred Franz?

  by sspo in

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  at the service meeting this week it was mentioned that fred franz was very educated and spoke 6,7 languages.

  and was able to give 1.5 hrs talks without an outline and quote all the scriptures from memory.. i heard that about him for the last 30 years.. is it true or just a mith?

  anyone know more about it?.

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  Spectre

  I heard the same and that he memorized the bible because of his failing eyesight.
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  Nearly Middle Aged Woman Asks: Should I watch the Sopranos?

  by Crumpet in

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  okay last night the sopranos got voted the best drama ever to be shown on tv.

  i have never watched a single episode, but before i commit myself to starting from season 1 and working my way through to season 6 or whatever it is up to can anyone here tell me what is good about it.

  what are its strengths?.

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  Spectre

  Go for it!

  This reminds me that I need to go get season 2 of Deadwood.
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  Birthday pay for JWs

  by uuus2b1 in

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  where i work... an employee's birthday is a paid holiday.

  as a witness and an elder, i always had a tough time explaining why jws didn't celebrate birthdays but could accept the day off and be paid for it .

  "a matter of conscience" was usually the explanation.

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  Spectre

  Of course you know that you can take the money as long as it goes in the donation box, right?
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  Nite pics

  by purplesofa in

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  playing with the camera.

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  Spectre

  They remind me of the time I took mushrooms.
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  Why must observers attend the Kingdom Halls for the Memorial?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jesus had only 12 members attend and partake the last meal and memorial.there were no observers in the room.each disciple was given bread to eat and wine to drink.there is no mention of other people in the room who couldn't eat or drink the last meal.this was only for those who would partake of this meal.. why does the wts feel that observers need to be at this yearly event?

  why can't the elders who(supposedly) have any 144,000 in their congregations,have a memorial with only these members?

  if jesus wanted observers he would of had some at his last meal and requested that they be present from then on..

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  I've always wondered why there's the big push for memorial attendance myself. It's just about the most boring meeting of the year. If before or after the meeting you're talking with someone and laughing, you must not appreciate the solemnness of the occasion. Does any newcomer ever attend and say, "oh yeah, this is where I want to be"?

  The memorial was the last meeting I attended some 5 or 6 years ago, and afterwards vowing never to return. The ritual of it all kind of freaked me out since at that time I hadn't been to a meeting in years.