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  You know you have been out long when............

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you know you have been out of the organization for some time when no members of the present governing body were "ruling" during your sojurn.

  i have tried to keep up with who is a member and learn a bit about each one.. of the current crop, i find anthony morris iii to be the most grating and irritating to listen to.

  who do you find the most annoying?

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  Hortensia

  You haven't been out long enough if you still care who the "governing body" are.
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  What's the greatest movie no-one's ever heard of?

  by rory-ks in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  you know, that film you really love, but when you mention it everyone's, like, "eh?".

  i'll get the ball rolling.

  for me: ulee's gold..

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  Lars and the Real Girl is very funny. I read The Milagro Beanfield War but didn't know there was a movie. If you liked Lars, you'll like a couple of similar movies Troll Hunter and Rare Exports, both with that very funny subtle Scandinavian sense of humor. And there's a Canadian one I seldom hear about which was a very funny comment on modern society, called The Decline of the American Empire.
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  My DA from the WBT$ 'membership'.

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i posted this on the private board 2 years ago but now don't care who sees this as i'm no longer in hiding from the wbt$ cult members.. these are transcripts of the 2 letters i recieved leading up to my being da'd (not df'd), for apostacy(tm).

  dear punk.

  i am aware that you have requested that there be no contact from the congregation, but there is an outstanding matter that needs to be resolved, and we would like to have your co-operation in resolving it.. .

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  How very frustrating it must have been for them -- you didn't want to play their game! Very funny.
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  the stunning symbiosis between fiber arts and mathematics

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://app1.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-between-math-and-knitting-slide-show1/.

  also very interesting is a ted talk by an australian scientist who crochets and started an international project knitting coral reefs..

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  Great Teacher -- how nice to see your name on here! An old JWS friend. Math is interesting, isn't it? Even though I have lost most of it over the years, I have always enjoyed reading about it.

  Rebel8 - thanks for the compliment. I"m one of those who have a hard time with people saying nice things about me.
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  the stunning symbiosis between fiber arts and mathematics

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://app1.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-between-math-and-knitting-slide-show1/.

  also very interesting is a ted talk by an australian scientist who crochets and started an international project knitting coral reefs..

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  I don't know that I'm so smart -- but I do like knitting because it's like math -- I like figuring out the patterns, I like the calculations. I'm also the originator of the dullest threads in the world!
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  the stunning symbiosis between fiber arts and mathematics

  by Hortensia in

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  2. current

  http://app1.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-between-math-and-knitting-slide-show1/.

  also very interesting is a ted talk by an australian scientist who crochets and started an international project knitting coral reefs..

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  Hortensia

  http://app1.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-between-math-and-knitting-slide-show1/

  also very interesting is a TED talk by an Australian scientist who crochets and started an international project knitting coral reefs.
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  For COCO

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://www.facebook.com/weirdtalesmagazine/photos/a.10151989917255934.1073741825.215132280933/10152359412315934/?type=1.

  i hope this link works!.

  and u.s. publishers outsource editing to india, in spite of this sort of thing:.

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  Hortensia

  https://www.facebook.com/weirdtalesmagazine/photos/a.10151989917255934.1073741825.215132280933/10152359412315934/?type=1

  I hope this link works!

  And U.S. publishers outsource editing to India, in spite of this sort of thing:

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26325994
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  The reports of my apostasy have been greatly exaggerated

  by sparrowdown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since finding the meetings too morally repugnant to attend (coupla months now) i have.

  been reaquainting myself with the joys of sat morn's at home.. imagine my disappointment to find the group study overseer and his wife pulling up out front.

  the thought bubble over my head read "oh poo, poo and double poo!!".

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  Yeah, I was accused of that too -- too smart for my own good (whatever that means)
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  Family Lost- Dealing with the "Inevitable"

  by BLWashington in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so... recently lost my favorite aunt, mother of my favorite cousin- she was a "witness" when she died.

  inactive, but still a witness.

  who lived with my witness mother and stepdad.

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  Hortensia

  I felt sorry for my mother when she died, but not especially sad. Because of our upbringing I felt detached from my family. I have stronger bonds with my sisters than I had with my mother -- the fault of the wtbts among other things.
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  Do Facebook "Friends" That Constantly Brag, Irritate You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are a few people who are fb friends that constantly brag about themselves, their looks, their accomplishments, their bodies, their job---etc.. one particular person is too close to ignore but it's never ending.

  i am thisclose to telling her, to please stop it.. any thoughts?.

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  I hate facebook. I am close to canceling my account with them.