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  Do you have blue eyes? We could be related!

  by Bumble Bee in

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  i thought this was an interesting article.

  here's what made those brown eyes blue .

  scientists find that blue-eyed individuals have a single, common ancestorby jeanna brynerlivescienceupdated 2:01 p.m.

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  Jean M. Auel wrote a better version of this article and called it 'Clan of the Cave Bear'.
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  Hello Everyone

  by multifarious in

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  wow!

  i didn't know there was a place like this!

  i just moved out from my parent's house.

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  Howdy MultiF and welcome.

  There are many stories of others who have made an exit from the book publishing company on this site. The egress is available to all.

  Borg is a play on words. Organization = Borganization referencing the wtbs as equal to the Borg from Star Trek. "You will be assimilated"

  Eagle
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  Share photo's of your pets....

  by babygirl75 in

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  these are my babies...both are pomeranians.

  the black pom is chester.

  the cream pom is skeeter.. .

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  Toby stands vigilant at the door, looking for manly cats named 'Pickles'.
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  Frank Zappa - What were your Favorite songs or Albums from Him ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  believe it or not - i was just introduced to frank zappa music by my wife - and another poster here jk 666, this last few months !

  when i was a witness years ago my self righteous ex-wife ( a witness ) always tried to control my rock n' roll spirit within me - to no avail .

  it finally burst forth all over the place as years went by .

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  Thank you JK that was the one I was thinking about. I managed to forget Steve Vai's outfit too, thank Dog.
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  Frank Zappa - What were your Favorite songs or Albums from Him ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
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  believe it or not - i was just introduced to frank zappa music by my wife - and another poster here jk 666, this last few months !

  when i was a witness years ago my self righteous ex-wife ( a witness ) always tried to control my rock n' roll spirit within me - to no avail .

  it finally burst forth all over the place as years went by .

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  I'm trying to get the synapses firing, but the nyquil is preventing it from happening.

  There was another thread, posted not to long ago, IIRC, in which Zappa was jamming with another very well known guitar player. Zappa literally dusted the floor with the other guy, which I totally did not expect. I really enjoyed watching that thread, but I can't for the life of me remember who it was with Zappa. For some reason Satriani (sp?) comes to mind, but as my dad always said, "Don't get me to lyin'"
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  The Satellite That is About to Crash on Us

  by lonelysheep in

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  2. current

  the local news just reported that it is now only supposedly 100 miles above earth, yet will supposedly not happen until the end of february.

  oh, and they supposedly do not know where it will happen.

  that tells me it's 25 miles above earth, barrelling down and will be in nj tonight.

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  I had to google this to get the ingredients. I wonder if they'll make up a drink for the current falling satellite.

  Skylab Fallout Ingredients

  1/2 oz Absolut® vodka
  1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 Rum
  1/2 oz Gold tequila
  1/2 oz gin
  1/2 oz Everclear® alcohol
  1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
  1/2 oz Apple -juice.html'>PineApple juice

  Skylab Fallout Direction

  Put plenty of ice in glass pour rum and everclear first refill with ice - put your tequila, gin, vodka and your blue curacao in. Put your pinapple juice in and shake serve with a lemon slice and cherry.
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  How much does a house cost in your area - Is it affordable???

  by Witness 007 in

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  where i live in australia nice newer 3 bedroom brick houses go for $220,000 up.

  i think this is reasonable.

  (aust.

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  You could pick up a really nice 3 br brick home in Okc for less than $200k. I just did a reverse mortgage for a couple that lives about 45 minutes outside of Okc on Saturday. They put their house, large barn and 5 acres up for the loan and it was right at $200k. In the midst of out conversation they told me that the wife still has 33 acres of improved land (gas, water and electric) available to sell at $2k an acre.

  In 2003 we bought a 1800 sq ft 3 br home (not a very large yard) in a suburb of Denver for $240k. In talking to friends from the old neighborhood we were told that the street we lived on is foreclosure central. Sad.
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  Surely the WT wouldn't LIE about motel/hotel accommodations?!?

  by RisingEagle in

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  i was eating lunch with 3/4 of my active jw family earlier today and they were bemoaning the idea that they were going to have to leave the central oklahoma area very early tomorrow morning to find a room so they could attend an assembly on the otherside of the state.

  they had tried calling the 'approved' hotels and motels in the town where the assembly is being held and they were all booked.

  so that left them looking at the rest of the approved list and having to travel as much as 50 miles away to get a room.

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  I just spoke to a family member on the phone, they are resting comfortably at one of the motels I found. I tried to work in the question if anybody had bugged them about using a non-approved motel, but they wouldn't take the bait. I guess the day-long indoctrination is keeping them toeing the jw line.

  Perhaps when they get back from the assembly I can push the topic by asking them if they enjoyed their stay and aren't they glad I found them accommodations that didn't cause them a possible 50 mile drive. It should be interesting.
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  Flag on my car

  by freedomfighter in

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  today 26th jan is australia day.

  this has been my first "holiday" that i have celebrated.

  strapped an aussie flag to the aerial of my car, drove proudly.

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  That's really great, enjoy the holiday. I always wondered how the book publishing company ignored the scriptures about being a citizen at Titus 3:1 and Romans 13:1.

  Have a g'day!
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  Surely the WT wouldn't LIE about motel/hotel accommodations?!?

  by RisingEagle in

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  i was eating lunch with 3/4 of my active jw family earlier today and they were bemoaning the idea that they were going to have to leave the central oklahoma area very early tomorrow morning to find a room so they could attend an assembly on the otherside of the state.

  they had tried calling the 'approved' hotels and motels in the town where the assembly is being held and they were all booked.

  so that left them looking at the rest of the approved list and having to travel as much as 50 miles away to get a room.

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  Hillbilly Once upon a time the WT practically owned all the large assembly halls in the central okc area almost anytime they wanted them. The Myriad now Cox center, Civic Center, Okc fairgrounds buildings, Lloyd Noble and even ECU in Ada all but tripped over themselves trying to get the witlings to book there. As I understand it each of those places now want the witnoids to use their security, food services and parking attendants if they want to use the facilities, which means extra expenses. I guess it's just easier to get the slaves to the watchtower to drive halfway to Arkansas to stay cheap.

  I'm actually driving by your neck o' the woods tomorrow to go to Perkins and then on to Prague to complete some loan paperwork. I'll wave as I go by Guthrie, next time I'm in the area I'll pm you and we can meet up.