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  White Collar Sweatshops....You are Helping to Fund Them!!!

  by teenyuck in

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  interesting article in time magazine..... http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030804-471198,00.html.

  where the good jobs are going.

  some excerpts:jobs that stay put are becoming a lot harder to find these days.

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  Francois

  We hired about a dozen programmers at my last gig from India. Most of them had Ph.D.s and made considerably less than the programmers they replaced, all of whom had B.S. degrees and were Americans. Telling, ain't it? Lucky for me, they don't write worth a flip, most of 'em. Plus I'm about to retire.

  But I'm afraid the kaka is on the wall for some of you. Unfortunately, some companies use the Indian option for help desk purposes, and most of the Indians I've ever run across can't speak English worth a damn, with that sing-song, poorly inflected, improperly emphasized speech and can't be understood. That's a big issue for help desk personnel.
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  ever feel violent rage toward BORG?

  by Ravyn in

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  pork chop and in_between_days seem to think i am the only one on this board who is bitter and feels occasionally violent toward the borg...what do you think?.

  i have been called low life scum because i made a comment (after being provoked) about not caring if all jws died of antrax.

  honestly, there are days i really feel that way.

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  Francois

  You're definitely not alone. The leadership of the Borg is one thing; and if there were a hell, there would be special places for the entire leadership of the WTBTS.

  The followers who know no better are a wash. Their lives are likely better off with some structure.

  It's the JWs who should know better for whom there are other special places in hell. Like my uncle (who is more like a brother, or was). Here's a guy who was a research associate in organic chemistry at Eastman. No mean feat. Plays concert piano. Has been an elder since dirt was invented. You're telling me he doesn't know better? I lived with he and his family while I was going to college. There was great love between us all. Or was. I thought. When I faded, he and his entire brood shunned me. Some love. Some brother. There would be a special place in hell for him too. He doesn't begin to understand the phrase "intellectual integrity." And he damn sure doesn't have any.

  Furious? That poor word doesn't even begin to cover it.
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  Sweet onion is nothing to cry over

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3120047.stm

  tear-free onion on sale .

  some people avoid cooking onions because their eyes stream

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  Francois

  Looks to me like a plain ol' Vidalia onion that's been ripped off by you Brits.

  Get a map of the state of Georgia. Find Savannah on the coast at the South Carolina Line. Look west of Savannah until you find Vidalia. This general area centered on Vidalia is where the original Vidalia onion is grown. And it CAN be eaten like an apple. But the Brits didn't invent it. WE DID.

  I like to core out a bigun, leaving it closed off on one end, and fill it with my favorite condiment like Teriyaki sauce or something. Keeping it upright, wrap it in aluminum (that's ah' lum in num for those of you across the pond) foil and bake it till tender and serve with a nice medium rare tenderloin, and a glass of Mondavi Coastal or even Boomerang for the rich among you.

  Just remember, this is an invention of south Georgia rednecks, not Brits.
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  Google toolbar

  by ballistic in

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  2. friends

  having been off jwd for a couple of days and not knowing how to fix it, i can tell you that the new beta version of the google toolbar includes a pop up killer which stops this site working.

  this site just appears as text with no buttons or formatting.

  i removed the google toolbar (new version) and hey presto - i'm back.

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  Francois

  If msn claims they're the most popular search engine they're fulla shit. Google does more searches than the next nine top search engines put together.
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  Blasphemy

  by ClassAvenger in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was asked how come the bible says that god forgives blasphemy to the father and the son, but not the holy spirit.

  if they all are god, what makes the person of the holy spirit more important regarding blasphemy than the father or the son.

  sorry, i don't know much about the bible, but i'm trying to learn here, alright?

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  Francois

  Here we all are, a teeny tiny itsy bitsy almost invisible subset of the set, and we are about describing the entire (we think) set. Now, if that's not an ant screwing an elephant and expecting a response I don't know what is.

  This is a perfect example of the ten blind men describing the elephant. It is to larf. The mortal, finite mind of man essays upon the immortal, infinite, eternal mind of God. I think I'll have a beer on that one.
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  Grading of Disfellowshipping Offenses

  by RAYZORBLADE in

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  just putting this out to you.. have you encountered, or noticed on occasion how what you were disfellowshipped for, also dictates who will associate with you, post-jw?

  yes, i'm talking about those beloved ex-jws/df'd/da'd/apostates.. by that, i mean, if you were, let's say, disfellowshipped for scriptural/doctrinal issues, perhaps in the ex-jw world, you hold yourself or others of that ilk, in higher esteem?.

  those that were disfellowshipped for smoking, heavy drinking or drug use, perhaps as previously not strong people.. those that were disfellowshipped for sexual misconduct: (file under: other) and similar to the above.. it's interesting.

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  Francois

  Mrs Q, you've got my vote and support. I like your style.
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  What If Jehovah's Witnesses Are Right?

  by shamus in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the "what if" thing comes to mind... no matter how much i strongly believe that they are not, what if armageddon happened tomorrow and they were correct?

  would you have any sorrow for being wrong???.

  i, personally would not.

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  Francois

  Not in any way to belittle you or your question good sir, but the chances of what you propose happening is so remote, I wouldn't waste my time even thinking about it further than writing this response.

  And I feel about it as you do - A thousand years with Jehovah's Witnesses? I'd rather be dead.
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  Ass(Mule) Worshipping Hebrews

  by Ravyn in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ass(mule) worshipping hebrews (highlighting mine).

  "the womens encyclopedia of myths and secrets" by barbara g. walker, 1983, harper-collins publishing: .

  the ass-god pales had an extensive cult throughout the ancient world.

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  Francois

  I've always been an ass man myself. I find that boob men tend to red-neckism for the most part, the thinkers among us however, do like that gluteus maximus.
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  Part 2 of "Apostate Logical Fallacies"

  by logansrun in

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  apostate logical fallacies part 2 of 2

  in my first essay on common fallacies former jehovahs witnesses commit in reference to the society i explained the error of generalizing individual witness behavior to that of the entire society.

  the other errors i notice (to a certain degree i realize they are my opinions) are related to this, yet somewhat different.

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  Francois

  " Just because many Witness teachings are false or harmful does not mean that every Witness teaching is false and harmful."

  Au Contraire. Each and every Witness teaching IS harmful, whether false or not, because YOU and I and EVERY OTHER WITNESS must accept it, believe it and preach it as the truth from God's only channel of communication - or suffer the sure and certain consequences. The teaching must not even be questioned.

  It's good that you think as you do. However you do not think nearly deeply nor thoroughly enough.

  francois
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  How do you handle a disappointed mum?

  by Nic in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been out of it for 9 years now and i still feel guilty.

  my mum majored in emotional blackmail which is why i pioneered when i left school instead of going to college like i was desperate to do.

  i couldn't bear to upset my mum.

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  Francois

  Your mother is in high denial. I don't think she can be coerced to see reality. My mother is also in this high denial and attempting to get her to admit what is obvious to everyone else is like being beat on the skull with a 10 pound sledge hammer.

  The only time it feels good when someone is beating you with a sledge hammer is when it stops. So I made it stop by moving 350 miles away. And my mother even attempts to rationalize THAT.

  You just have to face it. There are some people that can never be won over to reality. Your mother is one of them it seems. Do what's right and sane for you.