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  Fat people suing McDonalds

  by Adam in

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  aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

  fat people are suing mcdonalds because they ate fast food and, guess what?

  they got fat!

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  freeman

  IMHO this is the natural progression one should expect starting with the suing of the tobacco companies.

  BIG TOBACCO Lawyer: Did you read the warnings clearly printed on the pack of cigarettes?

  Poor hapless victim: Yes, but it should have been made more clear, and besides all the scientific data was not in until just recently.

  BIG TOBACCO Lawyer: Did you ever hear of the term coffin nails applied to cigarettes?

  Poor hapless victim: Sure, but what does that have to do with anything? I have cancer now? You cant expect me to take self-responsibility for my own actions now can you?

  BIG TOBACCO Lawyer: The term has been around longer then you have been alive, let alone been the VICTIM of the big bad evil tobacco companies as you allege.

  Judge to jury: How do you find? We find the big bad evil tobacco company guilty and we award the poor innocent victim $10,000,000.00

  Judge: Next case on the docket, Chubby kid vs McDonald Inc.

  Poor hapless victim: They forced me to eat their hamburgers and it made me fat.

  McDonalds Lawyer: Forced you, you were held down and Ronald McDonald stuffed them down your throat?

  Poor hapless victim: Well no, but they had real tricky advertisement and a really catchy jingle and all. And besides they tasted real good so I was forced to eat and eat, more and more. Im a victim of their additive fast-food, they got me hooked, and then they made me fat.

  Judge: Ive heard enough; members of the jury have you reached a verdict?

  Jury: You bet we have, we find Ronald McDonald guilty as hell and we award the poor little porky kid $20,000,000.00.

  Judge: The plaintiff was only seeking $10,000,000.00, why are you awarding the hapless chubby victim so much more?

  Jury: We figured we would just SUPERSIZE-IT!

  Freeman
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  Jobs you couldn't have

  by JH in

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  having a tight control over us, the watchtower teachings told us what jobs we could or couldn't have.

  did you lose a great job opportunity because of their control over you?

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  Yes I twice lost excellent job opportunities at a time when I really could have used the money. But when it was going to happen yet a third time, something inside of me just screamed, NO NOT AGAIN!

  I accepted the job and never regretted that decision.

  But just to illustrate how deep the programming of my mind went, even after my act of rebellion against the elders, I still didnt join the company 401k for a number of years. I believed I would never have the chance to grow old and retire. What a jerk I was! It was a very expensive lesson to say the least.

  Freeman
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  al-Qaida demands America convert to Islam

  by Reborn2002 in

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  i found the article interesting and something which may trigger discussion.. why do i get the uneasy feeling something reminscent of 9/11 looms on the horizon?.

  it is inevitable that al-qaida will again attack the united states.

  it is also inevitable that eventually they will be successful in causing death on a massive scale (as this is their intent) much like they did when the world trade center and the pentagon was attacked.

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  freeman

  I for one see no problem with converting to Islam. I believe this religion is as valid as the Christian / Judaic model so popular here in the west. But like all other religions I have encountered thus far, Islam falls when exposed to higher criticism. Also Mohameds luster diminishes considerably when certain aspects of his historical life are exposed.

  So I guess if none of that is important to anyone and you can live with that, go for it.

  Then again, there is the suggestion by Francois and Bhagavad above. That could work too.

  Freeman

  Edited by - freeman on 17 November 2002 6:2:43
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  The Advantages of Breast Milk

  by Prisca in

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  apologies if this has already been posted, but i thought it was funny.

  "the advantages of breast milk".

  a not necessarily well-prepared student sat in his life science classroom, staring at a question on the final exam paper.

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  freeman

  There are no advantages to breast milk when drinking it fragrantly violates Gods law against eating blood! Breast milk and for that matter even cows milk contains millions of white cells and white cells are on the list of prohibited major blood fractions.

  Drink ye not thy milk, thus sayith the Lord!

  Freeman
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  km 12/02: Don't send eMails to the GB !!!

  by GermanXJW in

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  the german kingdom ministry for december 2002 contains an announcement not to send emails to the headquarters or to the gb.. do foreign editions contain this announcement as well?

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  freeman

  I just sent the GB this e-mail:

  "I talked to God today. Why can't I talk to you?"

  Reply from GB: When you talk to us you ARE talking to God.

  Freeman
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  BILL BOWEN IS ALIVE AND WELL

  by SLOAN in

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  hate to disappoint some of you but my brother~in~law is just fine.. just wanted to clear that issue up.. also a word of caution to any caring and generous souls who may be tempted to send any donations to an e-mail that you might have recieved from someone claiming to be silentlambs.

  it is not sl so please use caution and consider yourselves warned!!!!!!!!.

  thank you for your attention on this matter.

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  freeman

  I got e-mail from him not long ago so I knew it was likely a bunch of crap. A pretty sick joke if you ask me; but then maybe it was not meant as a joke.

  Bill sure has made some enemies, and likely he was expecting such reprisals, however these are the acts of a coward and that is as far as they will go.

  Bill has taken on he Tower in a manner that sends chills up and down my spine and envy to my bones when I think about the great mission he is on. It also sends chills to the boys in Tower HQ, and their loyal defenders.

  How wonderful it is to see someone stand up and do the right thing no matter how much it personally cost him, and how much these chicken-shits must hate him for it.

  We are all so very glad you are OK Bill.

  Freeman
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  What Is The Hardest Thing About Leaving The Truth?

  by minimus in

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  if you've left or are considering leaving the "truth", what is the most difficult thing that you must deal with?

  is it losing family or friends?

  is it feeling isolated?

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  The hardest thing? I think maybe giving up the dream of eternal life. And it is indeed just a dream since I do know that all biological organisms die, humans included. Sometimes I want the delusion back, but there is no returning.

  Pondering the fact that there are likely more days behind me then there are ahead of me is not fun.

  And the most disturbing of all is the knowledge that my own children will also face death.

  Thanks for the depression.

  Freeman
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  How likely is a fatal accident in an airplane?

  by cyberguy in

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  i'm trying to reconcile the society's stats in the

  awake, dec. 8th, page 8!

  they claim that there's a 1 in 5,100 probability of being killed in a plane crash!

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  freeman

  For the last 11 years it has been my responsibility to maintain the air traffic control system in a large metropolitan area, and I assure you that figure cannot be correct!

  Assuming you are reporting the assertion of AWAKE correctly, why would anyone in his or her right mind ever want to fly? By that figure, a racecar driver or the guy they shoot out of a canon would have less of a chance of fatality.

  Freeman

  Edited by - freeman on 11 November 2002 19:32:13
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  How likely is a fatal accident in an airplane?

  by cyberguy in

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  i'm trying to reconcile the society's stats in the

  awake, dec. 8th, page 8!

  they claim that there's a 1 in 5,100 probability of being killed in a plane crash!

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  freeman

  For the last 11 years it has been my responsibility to maintain the air traffic control system in a large metropolitan area, and I assure you that figure cannot be correct!

  Assuming you are reporting the assertion of AWAKE correctly, why would anyone in his or her right mind ever want to fly? By that figure, a racecar driver or the guy they shoot out of a canon would have less of a chance of fatality.

  Freeman
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  Help-Convincing JW's to doubt their anti x-mas

  by Cappuccino OC in

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  i've been busy attending graduate school, recovering from surgery and my child's strep throat; but i managed to survive.

  i need help explaining to my mama (jw-but not attending meetings) that it's okay to celebrate x-mas.

  how do i start with the explanation?

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  freeman

  Cappu,

  There was a Tower article some time back that was posted on this board and pertaining to things of pagan origin and what the proper Christian viewpoint should be.

  I think the subject was wall decorations, pagan wallpaper patterns of all things if I remember correctly. Anyway, the point of the article was to the effect that is was not important what the origin of said decorations were but rather how it is perceived in the local community. The jist was that it didnt matter if it was somehow linked to false worship long ago, but rather what it means now to the local community. One poster used this argument to quite effectively debunk the anti-Xmass sentiments put forward by the Tower, this may work for you.

  Sorry I dont remember the poster or the exact subject line but I would use the boards search function and try looking under Christmas or Xmass etc.

  Good Luck

  Freeman

  Edited by - freeman on 10 November 2002 10:7:40