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  What Did You Actually Do At Meetings?

  by minimus in

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  were you a note taker?

  did you truly listen??

  were you a daydreamer?

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  bigwilly

  After about age 15 I'd read Song of Solomon, looked like you were paying attention and fed the horn beast
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  What Did You Actually Do At Meetings?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  were you a note taker?

  did you truly listen??

  were you a daydreamer?

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  bigwilly

  I think the clippers were the verboten part, so you're probably okay

  So, were you a nail spitter, flicker or dropper? (not that I've done anything of the sort myself)
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  Can men discuss feminism critically?

  by Paralipomenon in

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  i am currently studying some of the issues of the feminist movement.

  one of my first observations is that men are really not welcome in the discussion.

  all the reference books and topics i have looked at so far are written by women.

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  bigwilly

  Apparently I'm one of the few feminists with male equipment.

  I've found that one can have very straight forward discussions once one has established a repor. In my case, feminists and I see eye-to-eye on a majority of the topics we discuss, because of this I'm free to raise questions or state my opinion most of the time.
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  What Did You Actually Do At Meetings?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you a note taker?

  did you truly listen??

  were you a daydreamer?

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  3. 
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  bigwilly

  *gasp*

  You dared to clip your nails during meeting?
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  What Did You Actually Do At Meetings?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you a note taker?

  did you truly listen??

  were you a daydreamer?

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  bigwilly

  Daydreamer, the only reason I reached out for "privileges" was for the distraction. Plus you can daydream less obviously in the sound booth
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  666's 666th

  by JK666 in

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  i just thought that i should commemorate my 666th post, as it is my number.

  even the u.s government agrees, they gave me three sixes in a row on my social security number!.

  i have all of these posts now, but have never told my story.

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  I'm working on it myself, congrats man!
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  Inattentive elders...anyone else experience this?

  by B_Deserter in

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  everyone always talks about the elders and people in the congregation coming around to see why you aren't at meetings...but i've never experienced this.

  i've been away from the meetings for months, and not one single elder has called me.

  my friends occasionally call me but never bring up my lackluster attendance.

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  bigwilly

  Tristram, don't forget that they also have a good number of people that come to them with everything. I know in my old congo there were people that consulted the elders on every little decision they faced. I can only imagine how old that would get.
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  should prostitution be legalized?

  by John Doe in

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  think of all the unprotected prostitutes in the world.

  if their profession were legalized, they might have access to retirement plans, medical insurance, regular health exams that would protect not only the girl but the client also.

  courts and society have traditionally held the body as something sacred that should not be sold, but are people not selling their bodies when they make pornos or pose for pictures or make movies or any such things?

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  bigwilly

  Ok, Dork, sigh, again, most women, is a gross overgeneralization. Some women, perhaps, not MOST. If I said most men don't have a clue how to really please a woman in bed, they think they know, but they have no freaking idea, would that not be a gross generalization?

  I'd need to see your statistical support, preferable with video documentation
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  Inattentive elders...anyone else experience this?

  by B_Deserter in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  everyone always talks about the elders and people in the congregation coming around to see why you aren't at meetings...but i've never experienced this.

  i've been away from the meetings for months, and not one single elder has called me.

  my friends occasionally call me but never bring up my lackluster attendance.

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  bigwilly

  Not so much elders as I was ignored by an entire congo. When I moved to Oregon I attended my grandparent's congo for a month then moved to a new city. Even though I was still a good dub (or at least pretending to be one) they literally ignored me. It wasn't until I stopped attending that one of the elders felt the need to make my aquaintance. But, it made for an easier fade
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  WERE YOU EVER A SUBJECT OF K. HALL GOSSIP???

  by chuckyy in

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  whilst a jw, one thing that was evident to me was the constant gossip and backbiting.....being nice to someones face and then talking about them behind there backs.were you ever a "victim" of this sort of behaviour???

  is it as common as i suspect from cong.

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  Yep, small minds and a small town made for alot of gossip. Anything I did was broadcast for a 60 mile radius in every direction. Also, per the rumor mill I was engaged several times which I thought was odd as I hadn't even dated at that point