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  Aussies, Shiraz, and Neophyte Drinkers

  by jgnat in

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  this post is in honor of ozziepost, one of our long-standing australian posters.

  i am probably posting this in the perfectly wrong time of day, so if one of our australian friends could bump this thread when you are all waking up, i'd appreciate it.. ozziepost is well known for his love offfair with shiraz, an australian wine.. you may not know this about me, but i am a neophyte drinker.

  i like to be in charge (is anyone surprised), and acohol unacceptably takes away my sense of self-control.

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  Hi Jgnat,
  I like my wines sweet too: Zinfandel, Spatelse & Auselse Reisling, Gewurtzraminer, Asti Spumante, Muscat/Moscato.
  
  There are a few sweet red wines: Porto (very strong), and sangria. There are sweet sparkling red wines, but I forget the names.
  
  Don't worry about the wine snobs, drink what tastes good to you.
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  What kind of work would you like to do?

  by averyniceguy in

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  what kind of work would you like to do?

  just do not consider how much they pay.

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  Something that would enrich people's lives rather than enriching greedy corporate executives.
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  What do you collect?

  by winnie in

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  sorry, i'm sooo bored at the moment...so i thought it was a good idea to post something that would take up 5 minutes!.

  i have a collection of books.

  robin cook, patricia cornwell, john grisham, dean koontz, richard laymon and stephen king are among my favourites.

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  dust bunnies. ;-)
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  What is your favorite Mythical creature ?

  by 5go in

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  mine is the japanese kitsune.

  the fox spirits humbler of haughty samurai and foiler of crooked bussiness men.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kitsune.

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  Mermaids
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  couldn't find a man in the org.....too educated

  by lostyettobefound in

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  i wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience.

  i am one of the fortunate ones whose father was an elder ...note was....but defied all odds and sent me to university.

  by the way i must just point out that i am in africa and i am an african.

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  Hi lost & welcome!
  
  You were fortunate your father took a stand!
  
  When I was a teenager, I started getting told the JW boys were intimidated by my intelligence. My father took me aside and asked me if I was showing off in conversation and warned me about making the boys feel dumb. He said, "You don't have to act dumb, but you don't have to tell all you know either."
  
  I went on to college anyway, despite knowing I'd be limiting my chances at marriage to a JW. And I was still single when I left 20 years later.
  I'm still single now, but at least I have some choices.
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  does the ability to pray come naturally??

  by lostyettobefound in

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  hey guys as you can see i am still new and still keen to hear other peoples points of view on my issues.

  anyway i always wondered because i have friends who are pentecostals who seem to have this amazing ability to pray and they feel like they are talking to god.

  i never ever felt like i was communicating with someone when i prayed it always seemed futile and it always seemed like a repetition of someone elses prayer.

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  As I started my journey out of the JW religion, my prayers became more earnest, real and meaningful.
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  Positive Thinking vs Positive Knowing

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  i got an interesting email that i wanted to share that deals with beliefs.

  in this case it deals with financial success but it also applies to doctrinal beliefs.

  example: witnesses are positive thinkers but not positive knowers (is that a word?

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  I don't know that I consider JWs positive thinkers. After all, they think they're right. ;-)
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  Things YOU eat, that other people think is weird.

  by misanthropic in

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  this mornings events have got me thinking about things.

  i love peanut butter, not the sweet kind but i like the old fashioned peanut butter, usually laura scudder's with no sugar or preservatives - it just tastes better imo.

  i put it on everything including pancakes which are really good with peanut butter and maple syrup.

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  Seaweed soup & Miracle Whip/tomato sandwiches-white bread only
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  Hi - I'm new here too

  by dazednotconfused in

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  30 of my 40 some years on this mortal coil have been spent as a witness.

  once i was old enough to realize the meetings were not a place to play and run around i understood the gravity of my situation.

  "just love jehovah and do his will" i was told.

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  Welcome DNC! If you want to chat, there are usually people from this board here in the evenings: http://gabbly.com/www.jehovahs-witness.com
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  Help! My fade about to be blown by my wife's obituary

  by lighthouse19something in

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  my wife of 27 years is about to pass away, she's requested do not revive or resuscitate, and she is no longer conscious.

  her sister wants to put which church she's been attending in her obituary, i don't want to make things difficult for my jw mother, (she knows about our fade) by other jws.

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  (( lighthouse )) This must be tough for you, without all the JW worries to add to it. I agree with Aude, can't you leave out the church reference? Or, do you have to print an obituary?