ShirleyW

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  What have been some of the funniest local needs talks that you have heard?

  by DaPriest in

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  i remember once in berlin south germany there was a local needs part for the men only, and how they should use the toilet.

  in all seriousness for ten minutes a retarded nigerian was going on about how men need to sit down when using the toilet.

  no mention of anything else.. it transpired that some little kraut boy from an "interested" family would aim for the side of the toilet and leave a great big puddle for others to clean up.

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  ShirleyW

  Well, the whole talk wasn't about this, but I remember a brother adding to his talk that sisters shouldn't wear red shoes, I think this was after David Bowie's "Let's Dance" came out ("put on your red shoes and dance the blues")

  Also I remember a CO dropping into one of his talks that brothers shouldn't watch football . . . well, ya' just know all the brothers immediately stopped watching football after they heard that don't you! Bet they haven't seen a game since that talk, and that was around the time I was in Junior HIgh School in the 70's.
  
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  Cooking With Cast Iron

  by Simon in

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  i can't even remember what got me interested in pans, probably wanting to try cooking more and watching some cooking videos on youtube, but i kind of started wanting to get a cast-iron skillet specifically so started reading up on them.

  hey, if you're going to spend $50 on something you need to study them and create a comparison spreadsheet ... right?.

  not only did cast-iron look great for cooking but there are some studies that show risks to aluminium / teflon cookware ... not that the wts was "right" about aluminium, but teflon can give off carcinogenic chemicals if overheated (so what if it chips off into your food?).

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  So one of the chefs here can answer this for me, although I prefer to stick with my non-stick skillets

  I notice in the non stick if it gets to hot while frying an egg and I do use oil, I just hold it up away from the heat and it will loosen up, now with cast iron, no matter how hot the pan gets nothing will stick to even a well seasoned cast iron pan? I can seer a steak and it won't stick ? I've been so tempted since they seem to be coming back now, but I don't know
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  Will Donald Trump Be Impeached Before His Term Ends?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i'm thinking his willful failure to be briefed by the cia about russian election tampering and not understanding diplomatic protocall.

  making off handed statements without proper research about the mater.

  he's an outsider when it comes to running the government that will make big mistakes at every turn because he seems clueless when it comes to running a government.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-moore-predicts-trump-impeach-resign_us_58261464e4b0c4b63b0c6dee.

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  ShirleyW

  "Will the orange moron be impeached before his term ends?"

  We can only hope so.
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  Remember this old timers?

  by ScottyRex in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qltpqze_kyi.

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  ShirleyW

  yeah, I remember it, I was just a kid then so no great impact from that song for me
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  Picture of Let

  by Tahoe in

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  my 'still in' family is passing this pic around facebook like proud parents.

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  ShirleyW

  OK Outlaw, you see Elmer Fudd

  but I see The Three Stooges, in those three pics of him.

  nyuk, nyuk, nyuk . . . .
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  Picture of Let

  by Tahoe in

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  my 'still in' family is passing this pic around facebook like proud parents.

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  ShirleyW

  Tahoe - that picture is a joke, right? Reminds me of the Three Stooges, but the brainwashed Dubs are passing it around like a pic of their grandchild? Really ??
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  2 questions about Warwick

  by Gorbatchov in

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  i have two questions about warwick.

  see the picture included.

  1) at the other side of the lake you see other buildings.

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  ShirleyW

  regarding the picture of the new Bethel, the buildings on the left look like a resort hotel and to the right looks like a prison complex, if you're familiar with upstate NY Wallkill and many other towns up there are full of prisons.
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  What Was Your Favorite Kingdom Song?

  by minimus in

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  funny but for whatever reason, i can't stop singing walking in integrity from the old songbook!

  it's in my head and in my opinion it was one of the few songs i really liked..

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  ShirleyW

  Ha! funny but true nowwhat? I remember from the purple/magenta songbook No 19 was written by a Hawaiian brother and you could her the "hula" part in the song, I was a kid then as some of my friends in the Cong were at the time and when we sang that song some of us kids used to do the hula until we got smacked by our mothers !!
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  Does anyone have any fashion sense? Getting Married. Help?

  by RavenPearl in

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  i am a man and i have roughly 10 months to prepare for my wedding (including raising the funds etc... my fiance is caught up in her affairs associated with the wedding.

  now i do have a pretty good sense of fashion when it comes to 'dress to impress' when required.

  however, i'm not familiar with specific clothing lines.

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  ShirleyW

  I'm just wondering how old you are, and

  has your bride to be offered any input as to what you will be wearing since the guys in the wedding will be walking down the aisle with the bridesmaids? Or , are you having no bridal party?
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  The disappearance of the Special Committees

  by Hecce in

  1. watchtower
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  as a part of the wt judicial arrangement, for many years there was a sort of review procedure called special committee; basically if a person was not happy with a decision or a particular situation they were allowed to write a letter to the society raisin their concerns.. the majority of these complaints were answered with a standard letter with the counsel of “leave matters to jehovah”.

  in some instances the matter was serious enough to warrant the need for a special investigation of the case to be done by a special committee.. at one time the travelling overseers were part of this arrangement; eventually they were dropped out of these cases due to the fact of their tremendous input on the decisions and also the implications when a wrong decision was reached.. the reason behind this procedure was that in matters that were really complicated it was not fair to make a decision based in letters and the clearest way was to have “boots on the ground”.

  normally a group of local brothers, appointed for this duty heard the cases and make recommendations to the branch.

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  ShirleyW

  Pete - THanks for the example of a Special Committee, no different than what "the world" does when the JWs points there fingers at the other religions and their shortcomings, no difference at all, matter of fact, I think the JWs are worse since they knock on doors with their pompous attitude thinking they're the only true religion on the planet - SMH