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  Rocky Horror anyone?

  by mrsjones5 in

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  my dear cousin's atheist college administrator husband is playing the lead in rocky horror.

  in total drag, heels and makeup.

  he even changed his facebook pic of him in full makeup.

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  I always knew you were one of the cool kids Mrs. Jones. Have you been to a show before?

  Although I was a born-in JW, I rebelled after high school for a couple of years. It was during those two years that I discovered the RHPS, and eventually became a cast member. I was exposed to a lot of stuff that I had never experienced as a good JW. So much, in fact, that I think it frightened me and I ended up going back to meeting and getting baptized. Ugh.

  And now for my complete humiliation, a jump-to-the-left-and-a-step-to-the-right back in time 30 years ago...

  

  

  I played Rocky the "monster". I'm the blond guy that Frank N Furter is leaning on in the first photo, and I'm on the far left in the second. Is it possible to be any whiter?!

  After severing my JW ties I reconnected with four of the cast members through Facebook. Of course, we're all middle-aged now and laugh about (and fondly remember) our Rocky Horror days.
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  Powerful questions to DEBUNK the flood of Noah's day

  by Black Man in

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  just like in another thread a saw, the best way to deal with my jws is not debating or arguing, but instead posing questions for them to answer or not answer.

  i want to come up with specific questions relating to the 'global flood' that completely debunk it.

  what say you, jw.net?.

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  These are great. Marking.
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  Question on In Vitro fertilization - quote from 12/15/12 WT

  by sd-7 in

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  12/15/12 wt p. 15:.

  "in a variation that some term 'embryo adoption,' the embryos placed in a wife's womb involve neither her eggs nor her husband's sperm.

  in yet another variation, a married couple's eggs and sperm are fertilized outside the womb by ivf.

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  Knowsnothing, Too funny!
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  Latest WT: Reduction in branch offices is "visible proof" that Christ is "breaking down human barriers"

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as has already been mentioned, the december 15th watchtower (study edition) is now online and available for download on this link.. i couldn't help but smile at the concluding comments of the final study article on page 28 where it had this to say:.

  "the very concept of foreigner has already lost much of its meaning among jehovahs witnesses, who pay little attention to the nationality of those in their midst.

  recently, for example, several of their smaller branch offices were merged to simplify the work of oversight and to improve efficiency in accomplishing the preaching of the good news of the kingdom.

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  Hi Cedars,

  This post prompted me to locate the WTS branch in Taiwan. I've sent you an email with the location.
  
  I found it's only about an hour from where I live, so weather permitting I'm going to drive my scooter there on Sunday...wearing my Sparlock T-shirt, of course!
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  Gay Jehovah's Witnesses. Huffington Post Story today.

  by Balaamsass in

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  2. current

  august 30, 2012 the internet newspaper: news, blogs, video, community.. when a homophobic ex-jehovah's witness fell for a gay cowboy.

  posted: 08/30/2012 1:28 pm.

  thirty years ago, during a bull-riding practice session, i met a handsome steer wrestler from wyoming.

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  Scott Terry, I just pre-ordered your book. Looking forward to getting it next month.
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  School District forbids deaf 3-year-old's name sign because it "looks like a weapon"

  by Steve_C in

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  2. current

  i'm shaking my head at the utter ridiculousness of this.. .

  http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/school-asks-deaf-preschooler-change-sign-language-name-191629255.html .

  three-and-a-half year old hunter spanjer, who is deaf, signs his name by crossing his forefinger and index finger and moving his hand up and down.. to his family, friends and those who know the signing exact english (s.e.e.

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  I'm shaking my head at the utter ridiculousness of this.
  
  http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/school-asks-deaf-preschooler-change-sign-language-name-191629255.html

  Three-and-a-half year old Hunter Spanjer, who is deaf, signs his name by crossing his forefinger and index finger and moving his hand up and down.

  To his family, friends and those who know the Signing Exact English (S.E.E.) language that the Grand Island, Neb., boy uses, that gesture uniquely means "Hunter Spanjer."

  But to Hunter's school district, it might mean something else. The district claims that it violates a rule that forbids anything in the school that looks like a weapon, reports KOLN-TV .

  Watch the video. He's taken the finger-spelling for the letter "H"--as in Hunter--and modified it to make his unique name sign.

  When I was studying sign language, the name sign I chose was an "S" for Stephen--which looks like a fist--which I brought to my nose (because I have a rather prominent nose). If I had been a child at this school, would the administrators have banned my name because it looks like I want to punch someone in the nose?!

  Grand Island Public School: Let the three-year-old boy sign his name, and hire some administrators that have the common sense to know when to pick their battles.
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  New JW.org site is up

  by vinnie-xj in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  check it out:.

  http://www.jw.org/en.

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  The vast number of languages available is cool, at least for a language nerd like me. Guess it's time to brush up on my Frafra and La?hu_Hkaw?.
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  Favorite LAST episode to the ending of series drama or sitcom?

  by dreamgolfer in

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  1) mine, newhart show #2 - when "bob" wakes up and and said he had a dream he was running an inn in new hampshire.

  and it is suzzane pleshette next to him.

  still can't get it outta my little noggin.

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  I vote Newhart also—unexpected and perfectly fitting.

  Also, one of my personal favorites was the last episode of The Wonder Years. Very bittersweet.
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  John beheaded--5000 fed, amusing headers in Old Green Bible

  by nuthouse escapee in

  1. social
  2. humour

  passing time at the snorefests was a bit easier when you could find something to distract yourself.

  the following are some of the headers that i found amusing while killing time as a kid

  john beheaded----5000 fed

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  HA HA, we used to do this also, years ago. Wow, what memories.
  
  The only one I can remember now went something like "Nothing is sacred but a woman with a shorn head." That may not be it exactly, but it was something like that.
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  How do deaf people think?

  by Iamallcool in

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  some of you know that i am deaf.

  http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-people-think/.

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  Steve_C

  Very interesting; thanks for posting that.

  Factoid from the article:

  One of the big differences between ASL and many other sign languages is that ASL primarily uses only hand gestures, whereas most types of sign languages, such as BSL, rely heavily on facial expressions and other physical expressions outside of hand and finger gestures.

  I studied ASL for 2 semesters in college, and we were constantly reminded that our facial expressions communicated as much as our signing. I observed the reality of this from deaf people while communicating with them.
  
  In your opinion, Iamallcool, is the above quote correct about ASL?