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  Roll Up the Rim to Win~ Truly a Loving Provision of Jehovah

  by damselfly in

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  random memory of the week while drinking my double single this morning.

  do any of my fellow canucks remember when this contest first came out in canada and hearing this story?

  a single mother pioneer sister with low income was having doubts about being able to continue pioneering due to having vehicle troubles, lots of expensive repairs versus no income to get them fixed.

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  Gregor

  Isn't it interesting how the JW 'little people" learn the art of intrepreting 'signs and portents' on their own after being exposed to the good example of the Society professionals?? How do you like the following convenient reasoning:

  The Watchtower told us about a witness who lived in a bad neighborhood who had stayed home from the meeting one night (implying that they didn't have a good excuse) and was killed by a stray bullet that came through the living room window. "If they had gone to the meeting they would have had JoeHoba's protection"

  Less than a week after this there was a local elder who was killed by a drunk driver who ran a stop sign. In his funeral talk the scripture that talks about "time and unforseen circumstances befall us all" was used to explain how such a bad thing could happen to one of JoeHoba Dodds good people.

  We don't exactly have a coffee cup "roll up the rim" contest out here on the left coast but we do have a promotion going on with a similar idea, only it's for condoms.
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  The worst films you watched

  by greendawn in

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  we often talk about the best films that we have seen but what about the opposite, what were some films that really disappointed you either at the cinema or at home watching them from a dvd (or vhs though that got outdated now)?

  one film i found very boring was the "horse whisperer".

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  Gregor

  Yeah, Meg Ryan. She never did anything for me. Isn't she married to Antonio Bandana?
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  Global Warming - it's happening right now, how will you respond?

  by truthseeker in

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  this is really worrying.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11951694/.

  whatever the causes, whether you think it's global warming or just another cycle, millions of people will be affected and so will the animal kingdom.

  how will you respond if the worst happens, and the sea starts lapping at your front door?

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  Hallelujah

  When you put it that way I kind of get a warm fuzzy feeling about JoeHoba Dodd and all his wonderful creation. Maybe I should go back to the TRUTH.
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  A scammer is amongst us!

  by Virgochik in

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  i don't know if this has happened to anyine else here, but i had a pm this morning from "wilfred.".

  he is claiming to represent a bank in togo and needs my personal information to release twelve million dollars to me.

  this is a version of the nigerian money order scam.

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  Gregor

  Yes, I received the same PM (twice) from Wilfred. I'm very excited. I have never had a chance to make this much money in my whole life!! I called my employers this morning and told them to go to hell. I have sent Wilfred all my personal info., credit card numbers, Social Security number, checking account number, etc. I should soon be getting a certified check for several million dollars !!

  (Of course I'm kidding. But there are lots of people who have fallen for this kind of scam. Hard to believe)
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  Global Warming - it's happening right now, how will you respond?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is really worrying.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11951694/.

  whatever the causes, whether you think it's global warming or just another cycle, millions of people will be affected and so will the animal kingdom.

  how will you respond if the worst happens, and the sea starts lapping at your front door?

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  Gregor

  Hallelujah,

  Be sure and wash your veggies good before you eat 'em. Otherwise, you might start making more fertilizer than you know what to do with!
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  Ever BUILD a Kingdom Hall?

  by Gregor in

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  i was involved in several, starting when i was about 10 or 11 with jobs like sweeping up sawdust or picking up loose nails.

  i loved it.

  once, when i was about 22 we were building the kh south of santa barbara in carpinteria.

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  Gregor

  Nina,

  I think what everyone agreed that what was fair was that brothers who were in the construction field should not have to pay out of pocket for the equipment, gasoline, supplies etc. They were covered for their hard costs. Many of them refused even this reimbursment. Believe me, no one made any money on these projects except for a 'wordly' contractor or supplier. Can you imagine a brother who works in construction five days a week and goes to five meetings a week plus field service and then he gets peer pressured into all his weekends for several weeks? I think this is why the "quick build" projects got popular. Get it over with so you can get back to spending more time in prayer and Bible study so you could be spared at Armageddon and live forever.

  Meanwhile the Watchtower Society took title to a building and land that cost say $100,000.00 and was worth $250,000.00 the day it was finished. They would have only loaned maybe $75,000.00 with the local Congs. kicking in the rest to a building fund. Multiply this by several thousand properties. Not a bad racket.
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  Ever BUILD a Kingdom Hall?

  by Gregor in

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  i was involved in several, starting when i was about 10 or 11 with jobs like sweeping up sawdust or picking up loose nails.

  i loved it.

  once, when i was about 22 we were building the kh south of santa barbara in carpinteria.

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  Gregor

  I was involved in several, starting when I was about 10 or 11 with jobs like sweeping up sawdust or picking up loose nails. I loved it. Once, when I was about 22 we were building the KH south of Santa Barbara in Carpinteria. We were doing the hot tar roof and some volunteer helper sloshed a bucket of scalding tar off the edge of the roof and it splashed on a brother down below. Got his right arm and hand. He was taken to hospital with a very bad burn. Of course, the Society got the real property and he got the medical bills.

  Seemed their were always brothers in the construction trades to supervise and I remember them all as great guys. All in all, building Halls and working in food service at the conventions was the most fun I had with Org. related activity.
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  The worst films you watched

  by greendawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we often talk about the best films that we have seen but what about the opposite, what were some films that really disappointed you either at the cinema or at home watching them from a dvd (or vhs though that got outdated now)?

  one film i found very boring was the "horse whisperer".

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  Gregor

  Dan the Man, we could be boob brothers!

  Yes, I used to go see anything with Elizabeth Shue in it. My first movie star crush was Sophia Loren. Now, it's Scarlett J. Check out "Match Point", good movie.
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  The worst films you watched

  by greendawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we often talk about the best films that we have seen but what about the opposite, what were some films that really disappointed you either at the cinema or at home watching them from a dvd (or vhs though that got outdated now)?

  one film i found very boring was the "horse whisperer".

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  Gregor

  Couple of years back, Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves (as a surgeon!!) We went with another couple. I have blocked out the title with brain scar tissue. I took a long bathroom break and checked out the video games in the lobby.
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  Many thanks to Simon!

  by Elsewhere in

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  if it were not for all of the very hard work that simon does behind the scenes to keep this forum up, much of the other work others are doing could never have happened.. this site serves as an excellent central location for us all to communicate and exchange thoughts and ideas about how to expose the evil ways of the wts.. simon, thank you very much!

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  Gregor

  Gee, what a bunch of ass-kissers!!

  Count me in!