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  sheep dogs

  by John Doe in

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  this letter was written by charles grennel and his comrades who are veterans of the global war on terror.

  grennel is an army reservist who spent two years in iraq and was a principal in putting together the first iraq elections, january of 2005..

  it was written to jill edwards, a student at the university of washington who did not want to honor medal of honor winner usmc colonel greg boyington.

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  Thanks for posting this John Doe.

  As a 3rd Gen Dubbie I haven't really taken the time to develop much of an opinion re: the military, nationalism, politics, etc. It's a whole new world for me and in many respects I feel like a teenager.

  I will say this. One of the hardest things a young male dub has to do is stand at a door and listen to a veteran or a mom who lost sons to war vent their spleens. I never blamed them one bit and I always felt like a big pile of crap when it was over. Even as a loyal dubbie, I would always say that I had deep respect for someone who had the courage to lay down their life for what they believed. And then I still felt like crap.

  War sucks. But so did Hitler, Stalin,...etc...

  Still working on this one.

  Open Mind

  p.s. A little suggestion. Your post was very long. If you had stated what you were looking for in response at the start, you might have gotten more replies. It's not too late. What are YOUtrying to say?
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  What is driving change at WTS? What is the GB? Has it failed the flock?

  by yaddayadda in

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  i have been wondering a lot about this lately.

  what drives changes to policy and interpretations?

  what processes are in place, if any?

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  LOL @ Ninja.

  Pin the pitchfork on the new light. I like it.

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  Are JW's generally better than average people?

  by JH in

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  i for one, would blindly trust just about anyone on this forum, just the fact of knowing that you already were a jw.. does this mean that jw's in general are better people or are we a very close bunch of people?.

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  Of course we are. Just ask us.

  I can even prove it with some of my "Bible Based Litter-ature".

  Now, hold still while I try to focus on those beady little rat eyes and try do a Borg "mind meld" on you.

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  Fe2O3Girl's Race For Life run

  by Scully in

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  i'm so very pleased to announce that our very own fe2o3girl has signed up to participate in the 5 km race for life in aid of cancer research uk.

  http://www.raceforlife.org/allaboutus/ .

  the run takes place on july 1 at arley hall near warrington.

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  YOU GO Fe2O3Girl!!!

  My loyal-dub wife and I are participating in a similar event in the near future. I think it's great to support a truly "worthy" cause and at the same time expose the family to some "worldly" people who are being good. Good people who will, nonetheless, need a good slaughtering at the Big A. Local elders can take their "counsel" and go wank themselves since these kind of events are usually not a "race" so they can't say it's got that worldly "competitive spirit".

  OK, done ranting.

  YOU GO Fe2O3Girl!!!

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  Name Things Witnesses Make Big Deals Over

  by minimus in

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  have you ever seen a witness get absolutely giddy over placing a measly tract with a neighbor and get up on the platform and tell the "experience" of how the neighbor actually said that he'd read it!

  big deal!!!.

  in our hall, they loved to applaud over the dumbest things!

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  When you start/stop your Field Service time. Of course there are articles spelling it out right down to the gnat.

  But then there always seems to be a "Time Nazi" who not only makes sure they follow "da rulez" to the letter, but also insists on knowing when everyone else in the group is starting & stopping their time.

  I've often been tempted to say something like, "Hey Frauline, since most of the publishers just fabricate most of our so-called "REPORTS" anyway, what difference does it make?"

  BTW, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, I actually did count my time by "the book".

  Open Mind (Ok, not so "Open" when it comes to Time Nazis)
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  what song do you want played at your funeral?

  by ninja in

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  what funny song do you want played at your funeral?......what about ..."burn baby burn....disco inferno"...or...."living in a box"...more please

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  Another One Bites the Dust
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  District Conventions

  by EAGLES in

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  i hadnt been to a d.c. in about 10 years is it really true that congragations have to sit together now????

  whats up with that is it so that the elders can see who's there and who isnt.

  that would blow my scam from way back when i would maybe make one half of one day and tell people i made all 4 days.

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  Remember the stampede for the "free plants" around the stage?

  We were never allowed as kids, nor have I ever had a desire as an adult, to join in that "THEOCRATIC MOSH PIT".

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  This is really funny!!

  by Bumble Bee in

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  i laughed so hard reading these!!

  now tell me, if you're a dog owner, how many of these things you've done to your dog!?

  lol.

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  Left out key info.

  I used #1 on my son at the K Hall. A very loud (but, therefore not too smelly) eruption was immediately followed by me leaning over and whispering something into my daydreaming son's ear. He took the fall and was never the wiser until we got home and I 'fessed up.

  Mea Culpa. Perhaps a few minutes in Hades are in my future.

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  This is really funny!!

  by Bumble Bee in

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  i laughed so hard reading these!!

  now tell me, if you're a dog owner, how many of these things you've done to your dog!?

  lol.

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  I've never had a dog so I used my poor son, at the K Hall, instead.

  BAD DAD! BAD DAD!

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  lurker for seven years

  by snowbird in

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  i am new here so please bear with me.

  i have been a lurker for the past seven years.

  i am waiting until.

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  WELCOME TO THE DEN OF VIPERS!!

  You're doomed now. Tee hee. I think I took my first sip of 'postate poizin about 7 years ago too. But I didn't really start lurking here in earnest until 2006.

  Were your fingers trembling when you made your first post? I know mine were.

  Silly old fingers.

  Open Mind