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  DUTCH FILM ON JWs - HEAVY & BIG

  by skeeter1 in

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  2. friends

  from danny hazzard,

  this is big.

  it appears to be a professional movie (not a you tube job).

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  Mincan

  This whole thing has me pissing and shitting myself laughing.

  Edit: God the impulsiveness gets bad this far into Ritalin rebound
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  ten pounds in ten weeks, weeks three and four

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. physical

  here's the new thread - we can update this thread for a couple of weeks, then i'll start another one.

  it's so nice to hear what other folks are doing, and the folks who aren't dieting or exercising as a part of this group, your input is very helpful.

  i appreciate kensei and mincan for instance for their advice.

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  Mincan

  Atkins...ugh...

  Perhaps the most popular wrong way to do it.

  I'm extremely sorry I have to say that.

  Edit: When your finished, you'll probably become pre-diabetic, have damaged kidneys, and never look at eggs or most kinds of meat again and become a willing Fruitarian or somesuch.
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  What Bible do you use?

  by OMG! Now What? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in my new search for truth, i'm back to my old routine of getting my 7+ different bibles out and comparing them all.

  which one have you chosen, if at all, and why?

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  Mincan

  I use the one best suiting for long time service as kindling starter. I also like the ones that I can stand on to reach things high up in the cupboards...

  Seriously, what the hell would I use a bible for? I use it about as much as I use Erik the Red Sagas, The Simerillian, The Egyptian Book of The Dead, The Selected Writings of Socrates, 1001 Arabian Nights and my Deluxe Edition of The Ilyiad and The Odyssey. Actually I used it more, so I'll probably come back to the others more often in future.
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  What inspired your avatar and your screen name?

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tell me the story behind the picture.... why is mr flipper mr flipper?

  how much do you look like zappa, jk666?

  and gopher - are you really a little old man?

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  Mincan

  Metaphysics, awesome, philosophies of the mind....

  Are you a dualist, materialist, other? jk jk

  Hey I wanna believe in reincarnation, how do I start?
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  What inspired your avatar and your screen name?

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tell me the story behind the picture.... why is mr flipper mr flipper?

  how much do you look like zappa, jk666?

  and gopher - are you really a little old man?

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  Mincan

  Rush's 2112.

  Damn straight, my favourite album of Rush, the 2112 Suite is awesome, im going to play it now. memario and BB heard it on our drive down to Ohio.
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  Your epitaph...what would you like it to be?

  by onacruse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  imagine that you are staring down from some ethereal plane of post-death...not the funeral, mind you, but perhaps years or decades after your physical decease.. what would you feel pleased to see written on your gravestone?.

  me:.

  he thought he'd figured it out,.

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  Mincan

  When I die, I don't think there will be epitaphs, at least not for people like me.

  I really don't care what happens to my corpse, as long as it isn't treated in the arrogant ignorant manner that most are, that is: Locked off from the earth that sustained it, a post-death finger to the environment, filled with chemicals that will make it not only useless, but harmful for those creatures that will try to use it, etc.

  If I'm really lucky, a tree of some sort or other will use it for nutrients. I know, cliché
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  In the US, why are many prices doubling, tripling? What is going On?

  by Fisherman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  gold, produce, foods, things comming out of china, turkey,... prices keep going up, up, up, umbelievably?.

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  does anyone have facts?.

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  Mincan

  Ah...YES.

  One... I remember that period all too well... Carter's real legacy is remembered by those who lived here in the States and lived through it. The following cut-and-paste is EXACTLY as I remember it:

  "When Carter took office in 1977, he received a moderately growing economy in which inflation was 5.4 percent and interest rates were around 8 percent. When he left office, the Soviets were entrenched in Afghanistan, Iranian students had been holding US State Department personnel and US Marines hostage for 444 days, the American military had been gutted by the administration's post-Vietnam cutbacks, American prestige was in tatters abroad and inflation was in the double digits and interest rates were so high it was impossible for Americans to finance large purchases like homes and cars.Carter's administration is without a doubt the worst in modern American history, yet Carter himself blamed his failures on a "national malaise". This "malaise" kept his Democratic party out of power for 12 years; even today it wrestles to free itself from Carter's legacy."

  So, Americans do believe that the President is the be all and end all of the democratic republic institution?

  Sad...
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  Can raising a child JW contribute to later psychiatric disorders?

  by journey-on in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i read about the high incidents of mental illness and psychiatric disorders among jehovah's witnesses and it .

  started me thinking about why this is and how so.

  then i made this list and realized how much a child's psyche.

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  Mincan

  I've been diagnosed with ADHD-Combined, Obessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Tourettes at age 6. I was medicated with Ritalin until the age of about 12.

  During my lovely in-patient experience this September where I once again met with a psychiatrist, I was confirmed these were living and strong, but also given some new labels: Major Depressive Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and last but not least Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

  I know my make-up, genetics, and tendancies. Depression runs rampant in my family, all the females and starting with me (since I'm not afraid to admit it) a male in my family are on anti-depressants, some are on pain killers, some on opioid pain killers. Most have substance abuse disorders, all of my uncles and great uncles are alcoholics, closet alcoholics, or weekend alcoholics. Many were smokers and have since quit, save one. All have problems with obesity, I will never let that happen to me. Only some of the young ones haven't become obese.

  All have serious denial problems. Many have only hidden their problems. I believe that if they didn't have a serious problem are the only ones that haven't compartmentalised and disassociated. They are all very close so they all have an extreme need to know everyone elses business. This is completely opposite of me, because I try to work through my problems and am fiercely personal (couldn't tell by this post though...). I'm in a psychoeducation group right "Stress, Assertiveness, and Relaxation" at the perfect time, I got a family wedding coming up this weekend and everyone is going to be interrogating me... "What have you been up to the last half year" Oh nothing, a few suicide attempts, hospital stays, medication terror, frustration, suicidal ideation, persistant daily non-reasonal anxiety... nothing big... "When are you going to get a job?!" Oh I don't know, when I think I can handle one without quitting in the second week from low self-esteem (now that I recognise my problems in the work place that has led me to this place) self-loating and suicidal ideation. I need to heal sufficiently and also treat the things that cause me to get more depressed and anxious at the work place before I attempt again. Good news, though, I do feel I am ready now, and have made the mental change from "I can't work" to "I want to work" now I will wait for something acceptable to come around. (Try finding a job in Niagara Falls in the winter...)

  Anyway, my prognosis is good because of my intellectual abilities (really not trying to toot my horn, but I realise what is me, what is chemical, what is neurological, and what is unchangable, and what in my borderline is not real and I need to fight those thoughts rather than give in to them), my low ambient stress levels (only need to deal with existential angst and temporary external stressors like this weekend). I may have to step it up a notch though, Social Assistance sees my progress and wants me off...I Completely agree! :) Getting better....
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  I'm scared everyday...

  by 4mylove in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm scared everyday that i will lose my husband to this cult.. i'm scared everyday that i will offend my dear friend because of my bitterness with this cult.. i'm scared everyday that my husband will choose to go back to studying and become active again.. i'm scared everyday that my life will crumble after working so hard to build the wonderful relationship that i have.. i'm scared everyday that his family will eventually say that they cannot associate with him anymore unless he goes back.. i'm scared everyday he'll choose.

  i'm scared everyday that i'll never have a family of my own because of this stupid cult.

  i won't bring innocent lives into this shit.. i'm scared everyday that i'll give up.. i'm scared evertday that he'll be gone.. i'm scared they will convince him.

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  Mincan

  Just be yourself and let your love shine... those that see it and are attracted to it are worthy of you. Those that reject it are not really your people.
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  What inspired your avatar and your screen name?

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tell me the story behind the picture.... why is mr flipper mr flipper?

  how much do you look like zappa, jk666?

  and gopher - are you really a little old man?

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  Mincan

  Mincan was a character in a short story I wrote at about the age of 12ish. It was science fiction and historical fiction and romance.

  Anyway, when I first started having access to the internet around that age 12 and 13, I used it as a username because it was so unique I was always gauranteed no one would have it. It's easy as hell to remember, but it seems a lot of people either make the the mistake of spelling it Mincam or Minican or some other non-sense. For the record, it's pronounced Mink (like the animal) -in. Minkin. Spelled Mincan. The characters name was actually Mincan Two, and the story was titled "The Desalite Named Mincan Two". The two in his name was because he was the second sentient android taken into the house of Mincan on his home planet. His adopted family's name was Mincan.

  Anyway...

  My first avatar here was a Praying Mantis, because they are one of my favourite creatures, other than African penguins.

  Now it's "just" me because certain people think I should be more showy-offy about myself and find some lovin'.

  That is all.