Unfortunately I got involved with this in the early 1990's, the most compensation I ever received was $2.00 a month for about 4 months......$8.00 whole dollars, wooohooo! I'm going to disneyland!!!!
joe_black
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Melaleuca anyone?
by buffalosrfree ini have recently been the recipient of a 30 plus minute presentation via phone of the melaleuca home based business opportunity.
what i would like to know is there anyone who uses the board that has any experience with them.
they are based out of idaho falls, idaho and before i even contemplate getting involved i intend to do some heavy researching all you comments to this effect would be greatly appreciated.
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Can Somebody Tell Me What This is?....:)
by Legolas inagain that is this thing..... :).
is it supposed to be a face or what?.
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joe_black
anyone wanna see the wifes tata's? (.)(.)
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I'm protected by law, hurray!
by AnonyMouse inmy mom telling me i had no rights infuriated me.
it made me feel like all my attempts at freedom were useless (well, they were...).
but the un made a thingy protecting children that a freind of mine found.
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joe_black
During the past six or so years, here in the USA, under a certain administration, which I won't name, the First Ten Amendments or the "Bill Of Rights" has been slowly eroded down to about Two that are still valid, so I would bet that the UN thingy u just posted has no affect here.
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Culinary Fads
by Stephanus inremember back in the 80s when olive oil was all the rage?
you had to cook or douse everything with it.
then the tv chefs started to notice its shortcomings - that extra virgin wasn't very good for frying (but great for dressings) or for use in mayonnaise.. remember when you could only cook with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated oils, otherwise you'd drop dead?
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joe_black
Around here I hear alot of persons just saying f@#k it! I'm gonna go get me a carl's jr. pastrami burger with the super fries, double everything!
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Your Favorite Poem or Saying
by compound complex indear friends,.
my favorite poem is not in vain by emily dickinson:.
if i can stop one heart from breaking,.
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joe_black
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes.....that way, when you do criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes!....
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Why all the secrecy?
by joe_black inrecently, my fleshly brother, who thinks he's a jw(apologist), handed my somewhat naive wife the tract "the end of false religion is near".....he was being somewhat covert she told me.
he told her don't tell anyone where she got it from, not to tell even me (which she did)...why all the secrecy?
he was acting like he was handing over some secret documents or something, this is nothing new.
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joe_black
Recently, my fleshly brother, who thinks he's a JW(apologist), handed my somewhat naive wife the tract "the end of false religion is near".....He was being somewhat covert she told me. He told her don't tell anyone where she got it from, not to tell even me (which she did)...why all the secrecy? He was acting like he was handing over some secret documents or something, this is nothing new. lol.
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Is there Racial harmony among the JWs?
by Amazing inwhen i joined the jws, racial issues were not really discussed much, other than some mention in the material given to me during my bible study in the "truth" book.
our kingdom hall had only one dark skinned individual, who is portguese, and one of the anointed.
i believe that he is now deceased.
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joe_black
Black, white, yellow, red, green, as long as I don't have to put up with the "fruitbasket people".......you know, the people pictured on all the watchtower and awake magazine covers with a fruitbasket on their head, walking through a meadow with a freakin' mountain lion as a pet! lol
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"When Does it Get better? Getting Past the Deconversion Process".
by scout575 in"thought i'd start a thread about deconversion and invite some senior ex-cs to give their thoughts on the process.
i've noticed that a lot of recent threads are about the problems newbies are having, from doubts, fear of hell, alienation from family members, losing old friends, etc.
some long-time deconvertees especially seem to have had a hard time adjusting to life on the 'outside'.".
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joe_black
What you call "deconversion" I term "debrainwashing"....it takes longer for some than others, everyone comes out thinking the very same thoughts you mentioned in your post. Myself, growing up in the religion, never baptised, but having a very strict JW mother who still is "in" along with three siblings, I still have a very hard time getting away from it all, because it is still "in my face" so to speak, everytime I see them. My suggestion to those that want to leave for good is get away from it completely, even if you have to remove yourself from family members. Forums such as these help to look at the religion in a clear view, not muddled with the WT rhetoric, but please research what you're reading. In other words, if someone on here yells "the tower is burning, the tower is burning!" don't belive it until you see it for yourself.
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BREAKING NEWS: BUILDING ON FIRE IN MANHATTAN
by What-A-Coincidence incheck the news.. they say terrorism isn't related.
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joe_black
Well, in my opinion, he wasn't a very good pitcher, and I guess you could say not a very good pilot either, lol.
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The JW phrase I most despise is...
by exwitless in"need greaters" ugh!!
i hate that phrase and i always have.
we knew a jw couple who applied every year to bethel and giliad until the age cut-off (age 35 or 40?).
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joe_black
Coming from a family where there is still four out of nine in the "religion"....I seem to hear the phrase "we sure need that new system" quite a bit lately. The last time I heard one of my sisters say this, I replied, "yeah I'm due for a new computer myself"...lol.