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Rugby World Cup 2011
by dm6 in
1. social
2. physical
21 days to go!.

whos looking forward to it?.

any kiwis here on this board?.
aligot ripounsous

Bonjour Sizemik,
adrenalin will soak the pit, que le meilleur gagne !
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Rugby World Cup 2011
by dm6 in
1. social
2. physical
21 days to go!.

whos looking forward to it?.

any kiwis here on this board?.
aligot ripounsous

The French may, or not, beat the AB tomorrow, it all depends on whether they will be in their A game day, but in no way must these New Zealanders imagine that their Haka will impress in the least Maxime Médard, Morgan Parra, Imanol Harinordoquy, Vincent Clerc, Thierry Dusautoir and their choms.
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Rugby World Cup 2011
by dm6 in
1. social
2. physical
21 days to go!.

whos looking forward to it?.

any kiwis here on this board?.
aligot ripounsous

The French have retrieved their clout again. The good thing with those is that you never know beforehand how they will fare. Allez les Bleus.
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{Sigh}, I could use a hug...
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in
1. jw
2. friends
my first two exams were this week.

things didn't go well.

the classes are tough -- math and science.
aligot ripounsous

Billy, what about forgetting the WTS for good and concentrating instead on maths and science, which are more productive.
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Rugby World Cup 2011
by dm6 in
1. social
2. physical
21 days to go!.

whos looking forward to it?.

any kiwis here on this board?.
aligot ripounsous

The French humilated by the Tongas, and still qualified for the 1/4 after having been beaten by the AB, I'm lost. Just hope that, true to their repute, they will be at their best against the Brits as they've reached the bottom.
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Hello
by snowbird in
1. jw
2. friends
aligot ripounsous

How are you Sylvia, please let us know, maybe some JWNers in Alabama can help you ?
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My Father passed away during the night
by jwfacts in
1. jw
2. experiences
dad was a great man, great, despite the religion.

he was powerful, tall and intelligent, yet humble and kind.

he was an introvert, and a circuit overseer.
aligot ripounsous

Sincere condolences, JW Facts. What I gather from your presentation is that your father and you did love and respect each other. If I understand well, your Dad, somehow, used the JW religion as a frame for the true christian hope and way of life that he was genuinely seeking for his and his family's best interest. He certainly can't be blamed for having been sincere and loyal to his conviction, making room as he did (private school) to provide his child(ren ?) with adequate tools for a balanced life. Jehovah will sort it all out.
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*sigh*
by C.O.B.E.Beef in
1. jw
2. friends
this is my first time participating in a site like this , so please.

forgive me if my approach is clumsy.. my story is not extraordinary and hardly interesting, so thanks.

in advance to this forum for extending the bandwidth for my own.
aligot ripounsous

Welcome, COBE, I went along a comparable path with my chidren. Every time we would do the Bible study together, as they were still chidren, I tried not to be dogmatic and tell them when some teachings had to be taken cautiously. That came to the point where an accompanying elder told me once at the end of one of these studies that if I didn't want to play with the team, I would do better play another game... A bit later on, I decided, as they were reaching their pre-teen years, that if I had freely chosen that religion (I was baptised aged 31), I didn't feel a right to impose it to my born in children. they actually decided not to attend meetings anymore and I told questioning elders that if they were of age to be baptised, they must also have been of age to decide not to. As for me I successfully faded almost 3 years ago and my non dogmatic best half still attends occasionally when she feels for it. Needless to say, we are viewed as a lost family.
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Janitor's explanation of Overlapping Generation merits promise of pay raise
by FatFreek 2005 in
1. social
2. humour
ps.

to copy image for email, right click and follow menu.

cheers, len..
aligot ripounsous

Brilliant, I must keep it for a later use !
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Between Horror and Heaven
by Glander in
1. jw
2. experiences
(or, how i grew up in 1950s california in a dysfunctional family that belonged to an end of the world religious cult.).

ill try to keep it brief, strain out the more tasty morsels from which you can deduce the sense of the broth they come from.. the family unit in those days consisted of dad, mom, me and my younger sister, bizzy bee.

we were not lower middle class, we were poor.
aligot ripounsous

Sounds like an Erskine Caldwell novel, Gregor, except that you went for real through that life. Has this type of experience hardened you or made you a sympathizing person to others' misery ? I'm not judging I would understand either way.