Posts by XU

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The God Delusion

by XU in

let's not turn this into an argument thread over religion vs. atheism, ok?

i just bought the book and it's really refreshing to read his thoughts.

i need a dictionary though because his vocab range is broader than mine.

The God Delusion

by XU in

let's not turn this into an argument thread over religion vs. atheism, ok?

i just bought the book and it's really refreshing to read his thoughts.

i need a dictionary though because his vocab range is broader than mine.

Let's not turn this into an argument thread over religion vs. atheism, OK? I just bought the book and it's really refreshing to read his thoughts. I need a dictionary though because his vocab range is broader than mine. Has anyone else read it or any of his other books? The search option doesn't work does it? Because this has probably been talked about. That new 07 WT makes me sick. There is a chapter in the book about childhood and religion. There wasn't any mention of JWs. We should hook him up with some info. Anyways, has anyone else read this book and just wanted to cry because there are people sticking up for science and what man has come up with to explain this world? I love it.

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DOES MONEY BUY HAPPINESS?

by Mary in

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i think most of us were probably trained to believe that money can't buy happiness, but is that really true?

i know i'd be a hell of a lot happier with more money....what about you?

of course, there are the big examples we all know of---people who had lots of money, fame, but they weren't happy.

XU

Well, maybe the rich people were so busy buying bling and houses and hummers that they never get around to buying happiness. They are too distracted with other purchases. Just being sarcastic.

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It's not even December, and it's snowing in Seattle

by Mulan in

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we seldom get snow in this part of the country until january or february.. but, it is snowing today and the forecasters say we will have it like this for a few days too.

also odd for here.

usually it will snow and the next day, it rains and it's all gone again.. so pretty!!!

XU

it snowed in Olympia last night. The rain is eating it up as usual, but it was pretty cool to wake up to that.

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Scotish joke

by mouthy in

a guy walks into a glasgow library and says to the prim librarian:.

"excuse me miss, de ye hiv any books on suicide?".

to which she stops doing her tasks,.

XU

Hey, what's the difference between Mick Jagger and a ____? Mick Jagger says, "Hey you! Get off of my cloud!" And a ____ says, "Hey, McCloud! Get off of my ewe!"

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Does anyone remember?

by Pahpa in

i'm an oldtimer.

but does anyone else remember the "demon scare" back in the 60s or 70s?

the watchtower came out with articles about demon possession.

XU

I was a kid in the late 70s and 80s. There were demon stories everywhere all the time. My parents were studying with this couple around xmas time and they had decorations on the window that kept falling down. They'd put them back up, then they'd fall off again. Soon, it was so obvious what Jehovah was trying to tell them! Those demons weren't strong enough to keep those decorations stuck to the single pane, fogged up and condensing surface. I remember that lame excited feeling we would all get - grown-ups! no less when sharing these superstitious stories. One of my friend's dad (a witness -but creepy) had this card with a picture of Jesus with his eyes closed, and when you stuck it in the bible in a certain verse, in the morning his eyes would be open. Well, a few hours into that sleepover, I had called my parents crying to come get me because I didn't want to sleep around some demon card.

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OK girls, tell me what I did wrong.

by Abandoned in

here's the situation.

there's this girl at work who i've been kidding around with for a couple months.

we laugh and joke and i thought we were pretty good friends.

XU

Abandoned, Go to the library and get this book on tape called, "He's Just Not That Into You."(The first one) It's written for girls I guess, but it's really written for anyone (you and me) that will spend a lot of our valuable cool person time wrapped up in fantasy what-if land making up all the excuses in the world for why some douche is not running into our arms. It's typical of people with issues, we have them. That doesn't mean we aren't perfectly dateable. She's a timebomb and you want to fix her and help her because you sense in her the craziness that you have pulled yourself through. However, she won't appreciate it and you want someone who takes the initiative to figure her crap out, just like you have. The book reminds you that no matter what is going on in someone's life, if they like you and are worth your time, you will know it by their actions. You will feel special and happy and lucky. If you chase the wingnuts, you will waste your time and make yourself feel bad when it ends in failure. If you like her because you want to help her, don't get it twisted. Help her as a friend and date someone else. Get the book on tape. You'll laugh and learn.

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The truth about the donation arrangement

by Wolfgirl in

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i never knew this...just found it today.

made me giggle.. payment of sales tax on literatureon 17 january1990 the u.s. supreme court made a ruling that sales tax must be paid on religious literature.

the following month, a letter from the watchtower society went out to all congregations stating that there would no longer be a set price for literature but that they would be given to the public on a donation basis.

XU

I remember the switch. I think I was 14 at the time. It seemed weird that they were switching and I seem to remember some people were disgruntled, but like every other 'open discussion' and open voting, it was accepted. The part that disturbed me later was how they tried to make us feel guilty for the society making less money. I thought why not go back to charging money? I didn't know how skeezy they were yet. But I remember hearing from the stage for us to try and put a price (if we could) on the value of 'life's water free' of Jehovah's pure and delicious spiritual feast, blah blah blah. It's like those Visa commercials and the literature was supposed to be priceless (or a lot of money anyways). My mom has given the society 250$ every month for the last 30 years at least and probably at least 100$ a month since the early 60s. But I had to pay them back for my AAS degree. Dumb-ass es.

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2006 THANKSGIVING MENU AT BETHEL

by Scorpion in

2006 thanksgiving menu at bethel .

new world diner .

welcome to new world food and "spirits".

XU

Whoa. That was so sweet! Did you come up with all that? I love it! My brother went to Bethel to waste his youth and they trained him to be a waiter - so valuable.

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Is a Dead Bunny Funny?

by OUTLAW in

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just had a buddy up to the ranch.this is his story:.....a friend of mine saw his dog with a dead animal in his mouth covered in dirt..it was a dead bunny..not any dead bunny..this was the nieghbours family pet bunny..my friend was shocked and didn`t know what to do.he knew the nieghbours would get very upset that his dog had killed their pet bunny..the nieghbours weren`t home right now,so he came up with a plan..he cleaned the dirt off of the dead bunny and put it back in it`s pen and hurried home..a little while later,the nieghbours came home..a few days later my friend and his nieghbour had a chat..the nieghbour was angry and upset..the nieghbour said:"last week our family pet bunny died.the kids were upset and cried.so me and the mrs thought we`d have a funeral for the bunny with the kids and give it a nice burial..well,a few days ago,some sick bastard dug the bunny out of the grave and put it in it`s pen."..lol!

!...outlaw

XU

Dude, that is sick. When I was helping a friend clean her house, we found a dead bunny on her laminate in the living room. It didn't stink until you got real close. It was so weird because there was like a halo of fuzz 1/2 inch all around the body, like when a mushroom starts to break stuff down.