Good memory, speed reader, so able to skim mags and give answers without prestudying. Gave impromptu talks when asked (sister talks of course, fake little demos). Best annotated bible around, cross-referenced in great detail. No one knew I did that sort of stuff out of tremendous mind-blowing boredom. When I left the wtbts someone actually asked for my bible. It was fun to say I had donated my books to a thrift store. Should have just trashed them.
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What was your mild superpower?
by sparrowdown ini am in awe of the level of intelligence, wit and funnybones that alot of you posess.. which made me wonder, did you have a mild superpower while you were in?
for instance was it giving talks, commenting, research?
maybe it was pissing people off (a much underated skill).
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hello
by fakefading inhello my fellow "apostates".
just wanted to say hi.
i'm still in the borg but mentally out.
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Hortensia
Welcome, and thanks for such an interesting thread!
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You know you have been out long when............
by donny inyou 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 inyou 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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Hortensia
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 ini 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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Hortensia
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 inhttp://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
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 inhttp://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
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 inhttp://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
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 inhttps://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
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 insince 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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Hortensia
Yeah, I was accused of that too -- too smart for my own good (whatever that means)