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  Silly post: funny UK placenames

  by expatbrit in

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  i'm feeling silly, so here's some of my favourite silly uk place names, courtesy of http://www.jump-around.com/tools/place-names/.

  assloss.

  balls cross.

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  fodeja

  Thanks expat, those are funny. All I could think of is the oh so appropriately named Slough, Berks. :-)
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  The Already Tired Argument of Bin Laden's Guilt

  by dubla in

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  there has been several threads since the start of the war on afghanistan (and before it), concerning the issue of bin laden's guilt.

  many have seen the obvious, that he and those who harbor him, are guilty, and that the attacks on afghanistan are completely justified if not the only choice for the u.s. still others claim the ridiculous notion that "evidence" should have been presented to the taliban first, and a "trial" should have been held for bin laden before any actions were taken.

  i realize most readers on this forum could care less, and the fact remains that the few of us who have argued these points are pretty tired of talking in circles.

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  fodeja

  For those interested, in his most recent video release, Bin Laden has taken responsibility for his organization in the WTC attacks. Evidence is no longer needed, he has fessed up.

  If I were a violent and well-known anti-American maniac interested in becoming (or staying) a leadership figure of an extremist movement, I'd take responsibility, too. I'd take responsibility for every criminal act against Americans committed anywhere, unless it's clear that someone else did it.

  I'm absolutely convinced that the guy is in full support of that mass murder; he or some of his comrades may have even trained and supplied the terrorists. I'm just wondering: if he was directly involved and knew everything about it (possibly giving direct orders), why didn't he confess right away, preferably the minute it happened, for increased effect? Why did he wait so long? Doesn't make sense to me.

  If Bin Laden didn't exist, he would have to be invented - he's a face, he's a target, he's a figure to be ridiculed and hated. There's nothing scarier than an invisible, faceless, shapeless enemy lurking "somewhere out there".

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  Dag Hammarskjöld Library

  by Dogpatch in

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  a response to an inquiry about gaining access to u.n. libraries:.

  dear mr. brewer,.

  in answer to your questions:.

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  fodeja

  Is the WTS just going to dig bigger and bigger holes to get buried in?

  My own reaction to all the lame and contradictory explanations for their UNDPI assocation was: LIARS! But now, I think I was wrong - I think these guys just don't have an idea what they were and are doing. So much for being "spirit directed".

  As the old saying goes, never attribute to malice what can sufficiently be explained by incompetence.

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  Watch out!!! Demonized Hungarian spices!!!

  by expatbrit in

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  i knew it!

  those damned hungarians!

  http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=000127

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  fodeja

  I can assure you that having a good Gulyas with plenty of hot Hungarian paprika will definitely result in "pressure". Not usually on the chest, but pressure anyway.

  Lots of people from nearby EU countries go to demon-infested Hungary to have their teeth fixed at discount prices. Which leads me to the question: what do you do when you have a demon in your filling? Punish it with some McDonald's "food"? Drown it in alcohol? Burn it with chili?

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  p.s.: Those guys over at WOL crack me up. They need care, help, and excessive doses of medication.
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  Good News - Alternative Energies

  by Amazing in

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  good news alternative energy .

  while on the subject, we could already start to reduce and eventually eliminate oil, at least to the point where we would only need to use our own resources and may buy oil from mexico and russia.. solar: while seemingly forgotten, this is still a growing industry.

  solar assist panels for homes are still selling.

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  Amazing,

  I imagine there are other I have not mentioned. BUT --- We Can do it!!!

  I'm sure it CAN be done (as but one example, the EU has *significantly* lower per capita CO2 output, yet pretty much the same standard of living), but I'm afraid it'll have to hurt. Nobody's going to switch from oil to alternative energy unless either petroleum gets too expensive or alternative sources get *significantly* cheaper (when?).

  Now, which US politician will have the balls to stick out his neck and propose massive taxation (or possibly import restrictions) on petroleum products? I'm not holding my breath.

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  Steve Bates Article on UN/WTS in Tablet newspaper

  by hawkaw in

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  steve's article has just been released.. i have posted the particulars and links on the big un thread and linked below.. ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=13530&page=22&site=3.

  the tablet is a clergy newspaper that is read by a lot of high up people in both main churches in britian.. congratulations steve.

  his article is front and centre.. .

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  fodeja

  I posted the same link on Beliefnet.com and it got one response from a loyal poster claiming it was an extremely biased article.

  Well, it's not free of opinion, but it's definitely a VERY good article (I didn't like the second Guardian article, which apparently lost a lot of "balance" due to editing).

  One point appears to be a factual error, though:

  But then, last summer, the elders met in Brooklyn and, after an apparent divine revelation – but more precisely following a vote of eight to four – decided that in certain circumstances the transfusion of blood components such as plasma might be acceptable, so long as the recipient genuinely repented afterwards. This was not publicised to congregations and, under questioning, was said to be no change at all.

  Unless I'm completely mistaken, the entire "change" was that taking forbidden blood components would not result in a judicial investigation and likely disfellowshiping, but in more or less automatic disassociation. The outcome, of course, being exactly the same, so that's really not much of a change at all.

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  Michael Jackson still a JW!

  by ShaunaC in

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  last night on one of the entertainment magazines shows they said that michael jackson just gave an interview to tv guide.

  in it he says he is still a jw and still goes door to door in disguise.

  i had heard a rumour recently that he still donated a lot of money to the society but had no clue he still claimed to be one.

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  fodeja

  he says he is still a JW and still goes door to door in disguise.

  "Trick or treat"?

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  Bumper stickers that will get you disfellowshipped

  by Mindchild in

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  just for fun tonight...bumper stickers i would love to see in j.w.

  parking lots:.

  jehovahs witnesses arent the only true religion on earth...we just act like it.

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  fodeja

  Hmmm. I wonder why nobody suggested this one:

  RELIGION IS A SNARE AND A RACKET
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  Bumper stickers that will get you disfellowshipped

  by Mindchild in

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  just for fun tonight...bumper stickers i would love to see in j.w.

  parking lots:.

  jehovahs witnesses arent the only true religion on earth...we just act like it.

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  fodeja

  

  Well, these are better suited as posters (or t-shirts!):
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  Countries you couldn't visit for dying of Laughter

  by Celtic in

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  ummmm what am i up to now?

  its ok, i'm just being mischievious.. so graham norton was on channel four this evening in japan, what a very peculiar race!!.

  which countries do you think that you could not visit for knowing that when you were there, you'd just fool about laughing at the absurdity of the culture and why?

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  fodeja

  Well, I'm not talking about dying from laughter, but I still think that people who measure small distances in fractions of inches and understand 10/12/2001 as 12 October 2001 must be living in a pretty bizarre culture .

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