I was kind of hoping for "none of the above." The sleaziest of all is Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, what a creep.
Hortensia
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Larry Birkhead it is!
by startingover inhttp://www.kcra.com/news/11603494/detail.html?treets=sac&tml=sac_natlbreak&ts=t&tmi=sac_natlbreak_1_02490304102007
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Were you a "Born-In", or were you "Converted"?
by Warlock ini was converted in the early 1980's.. warlock .
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Hortensia
so interesting to see how many of you were 3rd or 4th generation JWs. I was a 3rd generation JW. My grandfather wasn't IBSA, I think he was International Colporteur or something like that, in Wyoming in the 1920s or 1930s. My mother ran away to marry a sailor, an alcoholic unfortunately, but then went back and was baptized around 1956. I didn't leave because of doctrinal issues; left because I was seriously depressed and, as my brother-in-law put it, got tired of holding the higher moral ground. It was such a relief to just quit!! And then later, when I wasn't depressed any more, I took a look at the org. and could see what a load of s**t it is.
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Worst flatulence experience? Here is mine... Can you top it?
by What-A-Coincidence ini had been having bad gas for a few days...when i mean bad, i mean clear the room bad and call in hazmat, it was so bad my dog left the room crying.. anyway, i was at the mall and i had to let one go and a man passed by and he said, "dam, they must be repairing the sewage pipes.
" i said, yeah, huh.
i was having a bad day but i just had to laugh.
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Great photo! that must have been first class! The train we were on really only had a hole in the floor, and four walls, plus a window so you could watch the scenery while you tried not to fall in the poop. This was in the same year as the Tien An Men massacre - was that 1988 or 1989? Before my second trip I advised everyone going on the trip to practice squatting so they could manage those toilets.
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At a loss...HELP
by esw1966 ini have left jw for 2 years now.
i have been divorced now for 2 years.
i have 3 children; 14, 12, 9 - all girls.
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well, if you keep hurling yourself at a brick wall you'll just get bloody and bruised. Maybe some distance and some counseling would help. Maybe just keep in touch, keep it nice and loving, tell them you'd like to see them but you understand if they can't make it, that you love them no matter how things change, etc. you can keep the connection until something gets better. I don't really have a clue, except I think counseling is a good idea, an outsider with some knowledge of human nature can be really really helpful. I'm sorry you are in such a tough situation - you're a dad so you can't cut yourself off from your children even if they cut themselves off from you. They may regret that some day and then your loving attitude would make it easier for them to reconcile.
I've read posts by different folks on this forum who have taken that stance - no matter how you feel right now, I still love you and I'm available if you want to reconnect. I find that admirable, I think it has a chance of working.
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Worst flatulence experience? Here is mine... Can you top it?
by What-A-Coincidence ini had been having bad gas for a few days...when i mean bad, i mean clear the room bad and call in hazmat, it was so bad my dog left the room crying.. anyway, i was at the mall and i had to let one go and a man passed by and he said, "dam, they must be repairing the sewage pipes.
" i said, yeah, huh.
i was having a bad day but i just had to laugh.
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just today I was thinking, 'someone needs to start a potty thread' or maybe a worst bathroom story thread. Thanks guys!!! by the way, Beano actually works. My husband bought me some after I ate some hummus from Trader Joe's once - ever since then I take it when I eat something like that, as anything with veggies or beans or garlic can do me in.
now, about those bathrooms - the first time I went to China we took a train from Beijing to Xian, a 24 hour train ride if I remember right. We were all appalled when we found out that the bathroom was a small compartment with a hole in the floor and nothing to hang on to! Try going potty in a small room rattling down a train track without falling into the hole or the stuff surrounding the hole from people who missed because the train swerved. My friend who travels all over southeast Asia every year has quite a few potty stories - we can laugh our heads off talking about it.
yes, I admit it, very low class, but somehow funnier than a lot of other subjects.
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Dr. Phil is on...child molesting
by horrible life inthis guy says he didn't know that mutual masterbation with his grandchild was wrong.
wife is sitting there holding his hand.
he lost his faith lately, and the devil took over.
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it's one reason why pedophiles get away with it - people around them conspire to hide the problem or minimize or deny it or blame the victim. The parents should get a restraining order, permanently, to prevent the grandparents having access to the child.
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How'd you pick your Avatar and/or Username? (Share a little bio?)
by Open mind ineven though you might think it's painfully obvious, explain why you chose your avatar and/or username.
it could help us faceless "netizens" get to know each other a little better.
open mind.
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Brunnhilde, I can relate...
I use Hortensia or Ermintrude or some such name online because I'm a big German gal who does massage therapy and the stereotype of the big German massage therapist is really funny, at least to me. Of course, I have an inappropriate sense of humor, or so I've been told. As for my avatar, I really like Maxine cartoons, can relate to her point of view.
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Isn't the light supposed to be getting brighter?
by sir82 inask any jw about the flip-flops in doctrine, and within a few moments, you'll be hearing about proverbs 4:18, the one about the "path getting brighter".
i.e., "our understanding has increased, so we had to make an adjustment.".
i was just thinking about the last major changes in jw doctrine over the past dozen years or so...does this sound like light getting "brighter"?.
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Huh? Do they really preach those things now? I haven't paid attention to JW doctrine in years so I'm not up on it, so I'm amazed at how transparently full of bs it is now. Wow! You're kidding aren't you?
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My Master's turnoff -- disgusting. What's yours?
by Fatfreek inyesterday, i witnessed something disgusting, a personal turnoff i hadn't seen for a long time -- this on national tv and during the masters golf tournament.
here, the best player in the world (you know who he is) takes a finger with his right hand and closes off his right nostril, then blows his left nostril toward the ground.
no handkerchief, no kleenex -- nothing.
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my husband used to call that the "fisherman's handkerchief." Very very gross and disgusting. However, I saw something worse once at a fast food restaurant. The guy at the grill slaped some burgers on the grill, reached into the front of his pants and scratched around for a while, then pulled his hand out and grabbed some buns and slapped them on the grill. I left and have never returned, in fact I don't do burger joints any more.
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I remember a family that made friends with my family and shared family events with us - dinners, Sunday drives, beach picnics, etc., which was wonderful to us children considering the horrible family life we had. And I remember a nice woman who liked to give surprise gifts to people, she was fun because you never knew what she might do to surprise you. But mostly, no, they aren't a present-giving bunch.