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  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  by rebel8 in

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  2. entertainment

  anyone here watching this on netflix?.

  it's funny, kind of silly at times, but somewhat relatable.. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellie-kemper-kimmy-schmidt-character-798166.

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  Dagney

  I watched about 6 episodes and got sidetracked. But yes, it ticks some boxes...sigh.

  That whole doomsday thing sounds so nutty now. Ack!
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  The disappointed look on a Jehovah's Witness face - that you're living a good and fulfilling life

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

  another thread got me thinking of this issue.

  i don't think you'll ever come across a set of people with such a skewed and twisted outlook on life.. my memory serves me well when i recall a sort of blood lusting excitement over things like the 9/11 atrocities.

  in fact i remember jw's describing the event as 'sad but exciting.

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  Dagney

  They are so out of touch with life and living. They think their demented way of thinking about life and living puts them in some secret club with special perks...as they have been told.

  I like the quizzical looks...like, "shouldn't you be shooting heroin and dying from AIDS" kind of look.
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  David Bowie

  by smiddy in

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  2. entertainment

  i just heard the news david bowie has died ,so sad .

  rip d,b, .

  smiddy .

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  Dagney

  😞😞😞

  RIP Ziggy Stardust.
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  I'm ready to get my first Powerball ticket -- NOT!

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's up to some 800 zillion dollars now and hasn't suckered me in yet.

  i've been out of watchtower for some 38 years now and i suppose the lottery is one of their nonoze.

  i have nothing morally wrong against it or anyone who enjoys doing it.

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  Dagney

  I bought $10 worth. The first in years. Just for the hell of it.
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  What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

  by nicolaou in

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  2. physical

  here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

  another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

  already people are making cries of "nanny state!

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  Dagney

  Ya know, it's like every day you read "one glass of wine per day will save your life" in one news blurb, then some other "authority" will tell you any alcohol is taxing your system and killing you sip by sip.

  I like others have mentioned here, have alcoholism in my family. There was a time in life where I drank a lot and wondered if I have the genetic predisposition. It turns out I'm a social drinker and don't really drink outside of social occasions.

  I say moderation and whatever works for you. Edited to add: maybe that should read whatever is "best" for your health and best for your situation with family etc.
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  My Bethwl Experience Part 11

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  more about cars and n.y.c.. .

  back then hundreds of cars were stolen, in the city every day!

  the new york post said "the average life span of a corvette (sports car) parked on the street was 24 hours!

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  Dagney

  Thank you for those stories! That was a crazy time in NY.

  I went in August 1982. Now that I think about it lots of crazy things happened. But I do remember walking back from the subway late at night, (the bookstudy was in one of the high rise housing buildings), us two girls and two Bethelite boys. There were groups of near-do-well looking kids we were walking past. One group started to follow us on one of those dark, deserted industrial streets. It was the most afraid I have ever been in my LIFE. They let us be, but I was praying like the dickens which I thought then, of course, big Jah had saved us.

  Do you remember the Friday night dances? Some club in the city the Bethelites went to? And the basement disco?

  Thanks again...great reading!!!
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  Double life

  by Esmeralda001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is there a way i can successfully live a double life?

  don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to get engaged in activities that are condemnable according to the *bible* (not the *wt*) standards.

  i figured that the only way i can get the brothers and sisters to leave me along is by pretending that i am an unemployed drop out.

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  Dagney

  ^^^ what rebel said x10.

  You will be much happier pursuing your own needs and goals and the concern about other's expectations will organically fall to its lesser and unimportant position.
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  How many visitors do we get ?

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone was asking me in the chatroom about the number of hits the site gets.

  here is a brief summary (of what we currently get per week):.

  21,000 visitors.

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  Dagney

  Thank you again and always Simon!
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  Hello, I'm new here too!

  by redpilltwice in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everybody, 1st post here.

  20 years jw, elder for 6 years, regular pioneer for 3 years, have always been following the 2012 candace conti abuse case with much interest, especially since the case suddenly disappeared from www.watchtower.com's news section (thanks brother j. r. brown, office of public information, because it led me to "worldly" websites for more info), leading to more and more dissatisfaction , leading to jwfacts, jwsurvey, ad1914, wtdocuments etc., leading to my awakening about 4 months ago, now fading faster and faster to zero meetings and zero field service...and you know what?

  it feels good!.

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  Dagney

  Welcome redpilltwice! Great to have you here! Look forward to your comments.
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  Umbertoecho here.

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hello people.. i'm tired and a bit sick at the moment but i can't let anyone think that this is going to go away.... i am able to tell you a few things in order to prevent any confusion in the minds of those who are thinking that nothing will come of this arc;that nothing will effect the wtbts in america and other places.. i have been there and given my testimony.

  helen milroy and her assistants were there along with another group of people who are there to lend assistance if you crack up at any time during or after the hearing.

  i did not crack up but can see how this happens.. security is tight and anonymity is sacred to them as they want to protect all who come forward.

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  Dagney

  Thank you for your courage in sharing this most sensitive part of your life. You are a star. Well done.