Posts by Joe Grundy

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Yahweh was a Cannanite god Ashtoreth his wife...before the Jews!! Unreal!

by Witness 007 in

this i did not know till recently.

buts a whole new meaning to "let us make man in our image.." no wonder all the kings of israel turned to other gods..

Joe Grundy

That as well, of course, but 'Stavros/Stavra' is a common greek name - due, no doubt, to the influence of the GO church.

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Yahweh was a Cannanite god Ashtoreth his wife...before the Jews!! Unreal!

by Witness 007 in

this i did not know till recently.

buts a whole new meaning to "let us make man in our image.." no wonder all the kings of israel turned to other gods..

Joe Grundy

(post continued) 'Stavros' = meaning 'cross' would be a hindrance.

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Yahweh was a Cannanite god Ashtoreth his wife...before the Jews!! Unreal!

by Witness 007 in

this i did not know till recently.

buts a whole new meaning to "let us make man in our image.." no wonder all the kings of israel turned to other gods..

Well, speaking as a non-controversionalist here, I just watched a few of the BBC Youtube episodes as linked to above. Thought-provoking, for sure, and they have prompted me to go off and not only research the credentials of the presenter but review her material and sources. This is what we do as sentient and enquiring people, I think. Entirely different to what members of cults or high control organisations do, which is to 'lock down' at the forst sign of enemy invasion.

Just as an aside, I first joined this board a long time ago to seek more info about my JW neighbour. His name was 'Stavros'. The lady presenter of the youtube series incorporates 'stavra'. I often wondered about my JW neighbour, as he climbed the greasy pole of 'privileges' whether the name '

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Completely and Utterly Pissed Off

by Joe Grundy in

i had a surprise visit this afternoon from my recently-divorced filipina wife.

her relationship with new boyfriend is not going so well.

i made her a coffee, was non-committal.

Joe Grundy

I posted this elsewhere, but it's worth putting it here too for the avoidance of doubt.

Thanks for the response.

I should make it clear that while I am a little bit stupid some of the time, or even quite a lot stupid quite a lot of the time, I am not stupid enough any of the time to get involved with my ex-wife again, however compelling her charms may be.

She's practising (I think) what seems to me to be a common trait in SEA ladies in finding and keeping open, options. Sorry for the generalisation, I can only comment from my experience.

What prompted my post was the Cyprus Mail story and just how badly SEA workers (and others) are treated in what is an EU country. I won't go on about it here (I have, and continue to do so, elsewhere).

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Completely and Utterly Pissed Off

by Joe Grundy in

i had a surprise visit this afternoon from my recently-divorced filipina wife.

her relationship with new boyfriend is not going so well.

i made her a coffee, was non-committal.

Joe Grundy

I had a surprise visit this afternoon from my recently-divorced Filipina wife. Her relationship with new boyfriend is not going so well. I made her a coffee, was non-committal. She held out the hook and her not inconsiderable charms, and is no doubt trying to keep all possible options open.

But all general negative opinions about Filipinas were put away when I read this news story: http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/killed-drunk-driver-she-swept-pavement/20121223

A 28 year old Filipina was killed by a drunk driver as she swept the pavement at 0640 am. Never mind, the authorities hope to sort it out so that the killer can spend Xmas with his family.

I lived in CY 2005-2010. I had a Filipina girlfriend as well as a later Filipina fiancee who became my wife. IME, Cypriots saw Filipinas as slaves/concubines. Misogynistic, xenophobic bastards.

I have e-mailed the Phils Consul in CY, who is a switched-on US educated woman to see if there is a fund to repatriate/support this lady. I don't hold my breath for a reply.

Cyprus is going down the pan as the most bankrupt of the eurozone countries. Right now, I think it serves it right.

Sorry for the rant.