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  Do you take Ritalin?

  by purplesofa in

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  i am sure i have add, and am trying to decide if i want to take ritalin.. i am interested in your experiance in taking it, how it effected your life.

  your thinking abilities, etc.. thanks.

  purps.

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  OtisBarker

  P-rs...bd dr...er...drg, g-g-gd.

  Prshcribd drgsh, gud.

  Pershcribed drugs, goood.

  Prescribed drugs, good.

  Pills for everyone, very good.

  It feels good to feels "good."

  Vote democrat.

  Otish
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  Sherriff Joe Arpaio

  by Lady Lee in

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  i got the following from my daughter - jail time -- the way it should be.

  maricopa county sherriff.

  to those of you not familiar with joe arpaio, he is the maricopacounty sheriff (arizona) and he keeps getting elected over and over again.. these are some of the reasons why:.

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  OtisBarker

  "uneducted," funny!

  Jail, bad. boo

  Freedom, good.

  Inmate rights, good.

  Free the prisoners, good.

  Believing everything you read on the net, very good.

  It feels good to feels bad.

  Vote democrat.

  Otis
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  went to convention this weekend

  by Ex-smoker in

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  sat away from my folks with sis on the top row.

  listened to my mp3 player all of fri and half of sunday.

  slept for the second half of sunday.

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  OtisBarker

  Watchtower convention, bad.

  Pleasing folks, good.

  Disrespecting convention organizers, good.

  Having to sit still like an adult, bad.

  Rebelling like a little child, good.

  It feels good to feels bad.

  Vote democrat.

  Otis
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  Evolutionists Creator "Deity" Under Scrutiny

  by hooberus in

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  because of the complexity of the creaton, everyone believes in a "creator".

  creationists believe that this creator is the god of the bible.

  like so many in this book, this argument is new.

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  OtisBarker

  Evolution, good.

  Creation, bad.

  No god, good.

  Presence of god, bad.

  It feels good to feels bad.

  Vote democrat.

  Otis
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  Well, It Didn't Take Long for Obama to Play the Race Card...

  by owenfieldreams in

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  http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20080421/politics-usa-politics-obama-race-dc/.

  wow...who didn't see this coming?

  lol....and keep in mind, this is coming from a guy that claims to be different and a uniter.

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  OtisBarker

  Black, good.

  White, bad.

  Obama, good.

  McCain, bad.

  It feels good to feels bad.

  Vote democrat.

  Otis
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  Sherriff Joe Arpaio

  by Lady Lee in

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  i got the following from my daughter - jail time -- the way it should be.

  maricopa county sherriff.

  to those of you not familiar with joe arpaio, he is the maricopacounty sheriff (arizona) and he keeps getting elected over and over again.. these are some of the reasons why:.

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  OtisBarker

  Joe Arpaio, bad.

  Law-breakers with rights, good.

  Understanding the consequences in Maricopa County, good.

  Enforcing consequences in Maricopa County, bad.

  Sheriff who does nothing, good.

  Law-breakers who get 3 squares/day, good.

  Sheriff who makes criminals PAY for crime, bad.

  It feels good to feel bad.

  Vote democrat.

  Otis
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  Death,Destruction,Gloom, Oh my!

  by jetery in

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  isnt a religion suppose to uplift u and encourage u?

  when i was a jw(d'fed now) i remember sitting thru the meetings listening about death and destruction and how people were going to die who were not jw.

  i was more depressed being one of jw than i was when i was a catholic.

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  Hell, bad.

  Armaggedon, bad.

  Everything bad, good!

  It feels good to feels bad!

  Otis
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  UBM: Bringing CoC Home

  by TheListener in

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  i don't post as much as i used to.

  i certainly don't start many threads anymore.. but, i thought it would be nice to get some feedback.

  both from those that know my situation well and those that don't.i am a ubm.

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  OtisBarker

  Gary Buss, good.

  Otis
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  Circuit Overseer Pensions and the Implications

  by AlanF in

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  i just learned that the watchtower society has instituted a pension plan of sorts for circuit overseers.

  this is a big change.. previous to this new plan, the various kinds of "traveling overseers" were pretty much on their own when they retired from the traveling work.

  in a few cases, such men were invited to live out their lives in bethel, but in most cases they simply went back to being normal rank and file members who had to fend for themselves financially.. i can only speculate that the reason for this change was that the society has been having difficulty getting elders to become circuit overseers.

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  OtisBarker

  I have consulted a friend in the circuit work and this is news to him.

  OB
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  Circuit Overseer Celebrities?

  by Delboy222 in

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  i am a active jw, but one question i would like to know is why do these 'men' get treated as superstar celebrities when they attend the congregation?.

  for as long as i can remember, there seems to be a 'buzz of excitement' when it is announced that he and his wife are due to visit.

  what is so special about them?.

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  OtisBarker

  I can't tell you how pleased I am to see that JWs, or former JWs, really do have an excellent sense of humor. Gads...if we can't laugh about the superficiality of the servant arrangement, what can we laugh about? I was immediately drawn to this thread for reasons I won't go into now...but I haven't stopped laughing since I began reading the first post. I thought this thread would make a nice first post on the site.

  It's amazing how names from the past re-surface every now and then. It really is a small world. The society's reps change much over the years. I believe the "professional" life-expectancy of a CO is less than 10 years. And without any retirement funding...what is one to do? LOL...most are probably now enjoying something akin to Florida sunshine, selling timeshares, sharing a few special moments with a close-knit circle of friends with sapphire & tonics in hand, and auxiliary-pioneering when opportunity presents (...and when the checks come in). Not much different from y'all.

  A close friend who remains "in the work" stopped by recently and I grilled him on the CO school in Patterson. I wondered if what was discussed was disseminated down to the local KM schools, but he was a little less than forthcoming. My impression was that this gilead-like affair was a precursor to the nonsense the elders are now being handed courtesy of the GB (or whomever is 'in charge' now), but Bro CO was just not going to be pressed.

  I just wanted to take advantage of an opportunity to chime-in in an area that brings back many fond memories. As is typical of farmers from Iowa, sons of military men, plumbers, long-term pioneers, Bethelites, carpenters, former priests, etc, etc,...the COs have a perspective on "special treatment" as well...and it's usually pretty amusing. I am enjoying hearing your perspectives. Tell me more!

  God Bless,
  OB