MsMcDucket

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  Check out Billygoat!! She is a such a Diva here!

  by Sparkplug in

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  i had a chance to take a photo shoot of billygoat.

  i had to show this off to you....because she is very shy about showing it.

  maybe shy is the wrong word, but it is the best one i could think of.

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  She doesn't look like a Billy Goat! Far from it. Nice picture.
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  FORGET MY PARANOIA! I'M IN THE SHOW!!!!!!

  by stillAwitness in

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  well, i been signed to a modeling agency since april of 05. besides your boring "stand here and look pretty" kind of jobs i still have wasn't finding any real work.

  but saturday i went to a go-see for some local designer who was looking for models to be in her next runway show.

  of course, i have absolutely no expierence in doing runway and i swear i have two left feet

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  Looks like you're going to be following in Naomi Campbell's footsteps, literally! You know her mother was/is a Jehovah's Witness. When you become a super model, don't forget about us!
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  im hurt, desperate, confused and considering this religion - advice?

  by very_confused in

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  like the subject title says, i'm hurt, desperate and confused and don't know what to do anymore.

  i'm so desperate to have something to live for that i'm considering converting to something like the jehovah's witnesses.

  i know this might seem a bit extreme but please hear me out.

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  You are in no condition to be making life-altering decisions. I'll repeat the excellent advice already given

  Ditto. I'm with Jgnat. This is not the time to make any decision. I'll tell you this, if you think you're depressed now and you barely have any energy, you should, most definitely, not join the witnesses. They will only make you feel worse. You will never be able to do enough. Maybe, you should just visit different churches (if you have the energy). Get a good book on psychology (feeling good through the power of health changes type book).

  Keep going to the doctor until you get your meds adjusted right. Sometimes, your meds have to be "tweaked".

  I'm trying to figure out what to say, but I'm having a hard time finding words. Just don't make any BIG decisions now!

  ((((hugs))))
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  Religious con men

  by MsMcDucket in

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  i'll put as much as i can here.

  i'll post the link for those who have the desire to read more.. http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/nov_2000/rel_games.htmideal confidence game.

  for a confidence game to be ideal, it is essential that the victim not realize that he has been swindled.

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  Simon did I post this in the wrong place? If I did, can you move it to the right place. The same thing for "Psychiatric case".

  Thanks
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  The cat in the hat on aging

  by MsMcDucket in

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  i just can't seem to get these things to come out larger.

  i guess that clicking on the pic will make it enlarge.

  well i hope so in order for you all to be able to read it.. i don't know who wrote this, but it's cute.

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  PS: You have nice cheeks

  Thank you! I'm suprised that you could see them in that picture.
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  Religious con men

  by MsMcDucket in

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  i'll put as much as i can here.

  i'll post the link for those who have the desire to read more.. http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/nov_2000/rel_games.htmideal confidence game.

  for a confidence game to be ideal, it is essential that the victim not realize that he has been swindled.

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  I'll put as much as I can here. I'll post the link for those who have the desire to read more.

  http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/nov_2000/rel_games.htm

  Ideal confidence game

  For a confidence game to be ideal, it is essential that the victim not realize that he has been swindled. This can be accomplished by delaying the expected payoff until the mark can no longer return and complain. The promise of a posthumous payoff is nearly ideal since no deceased person has been known to come back and protest about anything. But suppose the victim wants help with an urgent problem. The con men can keep the details of the payoff vague and tell the mark in advance that he must have patience and hope the payoff will occur.

  How can the mark be persuaded to wait for a posthumous reward? A number of convincers can be used. First, the expected payoff, such as everlasting life in Heaven or Paradise, can be huge since there is no risk of later complaints. Second, an inerrant Sacred Book can guarantee the payoff. Third, many people can play the game simultaneously. People tend to join the group; they want to share in the expected great bargain. The more they pay now, the more they anticipate a later wonderful reward.

  Obviously, an institution has a big advantage over individual con men when it comes to having a sacred book and a congregation of members who fervently believe in this book.

  An ideal con game would have the following attributes:

  1. The confidence game, in return for payments (contributions) now, promises a huge payoff (reward) later.
     Disbelievers who do not support the confidence game will not receive this reward and instead may be punished later.
  2. Details which might expose the confidence game are avoided or not mentioned.
  3. The victims advertise the con game to attract other marks.
     The victims freely provide testimonials to the value of the game.
  4. The mark can rationalize that the activity, although highly tilted in his favor, is basically honest, since other people have an equal opportunity to join the game and win.
  5. The mark is not bothered by a sense of guilt since, to the best of his knowledge, his own participation does not harm anyone.
  6. The victims cooperate in their own fleecing and support the game again and again.
  7. The victims never realize that they have been swindled and therefore lodge no complaints.
     If an occasional victim does realize that his money and resources are lost with no likely return, he can rationalize by believing he contributed to a worthy cause.
  8. The underlying confidence game blends in with other activities. It is hidden by various personal and social benefits.
  9. The remainder of society thinks that the activity is entirely legitimate and respectable.
     The victim can acquire self-esteem, a feeling of importance, by believing he has joined an admired group. The community may give him more recognition.
  10. The people who run the confidence games are not only well-paid for their efforts, but are respected in the community. Their control of the group of participants gives them power and influence in the society.
  11. The confidence games can be valuable to the rich and powerful people in the society by helping maintain the status quo and their privileges. The political and religious leaders do not object to the confidence games and may even promote them.

  Some religious institutions have developed confidence games which, while eliminating some disadvantages of the individual confidence games, possess many advantages of an ideal confidence game.

  A confidence game with the foregoing attributes could be employed continuously and successfully for centuries. It might remain popular until educated people gradually realized that the promised huge rewards were only part of a confidence game.
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  Psychiatric case (what do you think)?

  by MsMcDucket in

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  does this sound like somebody are organization that you know of?

  http://www.med.uiuc.edu/m2/psychiatry/2005_pages/answers/answers/psychotic.htm

  i couldn't copy the whole thing, so you'll have to go to the link to see what i'm talking about.

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  Does this sound like somebody are organization that you know of?

  http://www.med.uiuc.edu/m2/psychiatry/2005_Pages/Answers/answers/psychotic.htm

  I couldn't copy the whole thing, so you'll have to go to the link to see what I'm talking about. Edited to add: I really had to put this part on here.

  2. The patients delusions are grandiose and religious as he believes that he has the power to detroy 1/3 of the population and his mission appears to be inspired by God.
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  How do you choose......

  by EC in

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  i was born and raised a jw.... right now i know i am still going through the deprogramming, but in the pit of my stomach i so want to believe in something.

  i don't know if it is because i always have had a regular "schedule" with god, but to leave and not believe anymore to me is very lonely.

  where do you start?

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  Well if you can start believing that the governing body are men who are psychotics with delusions of grandeur, you're on your way!
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  Check out my new avatar...It's me!

  by Dimples in

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  hey guys,.

  now you can see why i call myself dimples.

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  Nice picture. You're very pretty. I LOVE your rings!
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  From JW to pornostar

  by DannyBloem in

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  just watching a show now, kind of a reality show where a woman explains that she was a jw, and now is most known porno star here.. she was married also this week i think, and has her own show now.

  funny.. can not post pictres here, they are all not really suitable.

  but google for "kim holland".

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  I looket at her website. Great body, not so great face...but who cares about the face anyway...

  I looked at the picture posted on here. I don't think she's very attractive either (that's just me), but you know how you men are...just put a bag over her head and carry on! Someone (well lot's of people) must think that she is attractive because she's making money. I guess that's what counts.