Hmmm. . . I wish I knew what my last name means . . . maybe it means, "child of moronic jehobos."
Madame Quixote
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Do you know what your last name means and where it comes from . . .?
by Justahuman24 ini have always been interested in what last names mean and where they come from and if someone famous in the past is related to us because of the same last name.
my last name comes from greek but my family is not greek.
it dates back to the year 700ce and it was around the time in europe when people were starting to get last names - i'm talking about the general people not monarchs.
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What is your take on birthdays?
by honest inhi i am still yet to introduce myself, but i will soon i promise!!
i am a very open minded jw and currently have not been happy with their techings on alot of subjects.
one issue i have is birthdays, i do not agree with their techings on this subject, i never have.
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Madame Quixote
Birthdays are time to have fun, enjoy yourself and your loved one, and to celebrate what's good about life.
Jehovah's Witnesses teach none of the above; they have enormous difficulty seeing what's good about life.
Someone said that they're just another "made up holiday."
Well, all holidays are just made up. So are dumb rules about not celebrating them.
I don't think one should be oppressed by either the holidays or by dumb rules made up by a dumb cult.
Just celebrate if it pleases you. It's not that bohemian. Enjoy!
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What Have YOU Learned Since Leaving???
by minimus inanything you'd like to share with us??
i learned that i truly was in a cult.
i originally hated that thought.
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Madame Quixote
. . . that the kingdom halls are good places to shit a dog.
I've also learned how to use a variety of fonts and colours.
Y'all learned a lot of way cooler stuff.
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I applied to a university yesterday.
by kwintestal inafter a few years of humming and hawing, i decided i would.
it was more of what i would take that held me back then if i should go.. i'm only 28, so i'm not too far behind.
we'll see how working full time and going to school will go.
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Madame Quixote
Good for you! good luck and best wishes! You won't regret expanding your horizons this way.
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It can always be worse. Be thankful.
by Sparkplug inbut really, i went to the store today and was spending my last few bucks till friday buying eggs and taters.
i found a freaking slim slice of meat at a reasonable price and some frozen veggies.. so i check out and think...hah, i made it with 10 dollars left.
good job.
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Madame Quixote
I always feel sad for people like that on the street. Sometimes I give them money, even though I know they might use it for booze instead of food; but, I never know. I don't have to walk in their shoes (or bare feet).
I just think about what if it were me or my daughter or someone I loved who went crazy one day and just got lost in the world. I know I feel lost in the world sometimes myself, but at least I have a place to live, a job (even if it does suck sometimes) and a few bucks here and there.
I feel sorry for myself plenty, too, Sparkplug. I was just bitching tonight that my last 5 bucks is going into the empty gas tank (again) and wondering if I'll ever have any money to buy myself something for a change (other than the bare necessities). Well, at least I usually have that much!
I see a lot of street people in this town; there's a lot of wealth here, but there's plenty of poverty, too. It's hard to see how there can be such extremes.
You do what you can, and when you can't do anything, you just have to wait til you can help somebody next time. It helps keep things in perspective to remember there are people we can help, even if it's just a buck or two once in a while . . .
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PAINTED CATS...Unbelievable!!!
by SWALKER ini can't believe these cats would let anyone paint them!
they supposedly use non-toxic paint.... http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/479094/jokeid/111715.
here is one picture:.
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Madame Quixote
very cute; now we know why a dog is man's best friend.
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My Valentine Wish For You...
by tall penguin inmay this day bring you joy and peace.
may you treasure the moments you have with those you love.
may you be comforted by the memories of past loves, regretting nothing.
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Madame Quixote
Thanks Penguin. That's a very sweet post. I was thinking this morning how sweet it would be to feel truly, deeply cherished and felt very sad. Someday, someday . . .
happy valentine's day to you and to all!
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JWs: Saying One Thing But Doing Another
by minimus injws say to do research in society publications and the bible but when you do research and see something that doesn't make sense that is being taught, and you question it----you are told not to research and leave things in jehovah's hands so that he can help you to understand things according to his will.
if you research or even read an older publication printed by "the slave", and you express that there is a different thought or viewpoint or even a "flip-flop" in understanding, you will be counseled to keep such observations to yourself.. have you seen examples of jws telling you to do one thing but in reality doing just the opposite?.
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Madame Quixote
My younger sister who is still a jw imploringly told me a few years back that if only I would open my mind and research it, I would be sure to come to the same conclusions she did - that it was the truth.
It was really hard not to roll my eyes at her, thinking about the depth of her "research," which I know full well involved reading Watchtower literature and parroting everything it says. Been there, done that.
I wish there was a word for the exact opposite of research. Whatever that word is, that's exactly what she did. Saying one thing, doing another. Plagiarism is almost the word, but not quite right . . . hmmm . . . now where's that thesaurus?
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JWs: Saying One Thing But Doing Another
by minimus injws say to do research in society publications and the bible but when you do research and see something that doesn't make sense that is being taught, and you question it----you are told not to research and leave things in jehovah's hands so that he can help you to understand things according to his will.
if you research or even read an older publication printed by "the slave", and you express that there is a different thought or viewpoint or even a "flip-flop" in understanding, you will be counseled to keep such observations to yourself.. have you seen examples of jws telling you to do one thing but in reality doing just the opposite?.
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Madame Quixote
Sorry if I seemed flippant to your question earlier, minimus; I was in a hurry to get off to work, after once again procrastinating at this board half the day.
Anyhoo, you asked,"Have you seen examples of JWs telling you to do one thing but in reality doing just the opposite?"
I mistakenly replied, ". . . everyone at this board" because I did not read the question carefully. I did not mean to insult "everyone at this board."
What I meant is that most everyone here is or was questioning the Society, something it condemns and that is how many of us simply decided it wasn't the truth - by doing the initially hypocritical/disallowed thing - questioning.
I did not realize your question referred to the hypocrisy of the Watchtower policies. Some very good points are made here, btw, esp. re. the blood fractions issue. That is such a crazy crock of u know what.
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Who would you have loved to have as neighbour in the new system?
by JH insince so many people will resurrect, jw and non jw's who would you have liked to have as neighbour for eternity?
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Madame Quixote
A beast with 666 tatooed on its forehead and the hot little dame riding on his back. They would make great entertainers, I suspect. Isn't the dame a drinker? Those are my kind of neighbors.
