can you personally think of any pros of being a jws?
anything that you have experienced that was and still is beneficial to you now from when u were a jw?.
Oh, and another thing:
No Room for George said:
While I no longer agree with all of the WT's doctrines, their literature is simple enough to assist someone in grasping a basic and working knowledge of what's in the Bible.
Even after 16 years out, I can still find a scripture in next to no time; comes in very handy in my daily work ...
...as a fortune teller.
GentlyFeral
can you personally think of any pros of being a jws?
anything that you have experienced that was and still is beneficial to you now from when u were a jw?.
Well, until the guilt-tripping set in,
GentlyFeral
at one time most of us here identified as jws who follow the wbts gb/fds who claim to follow the bible etc.
some of us are journeying to a new identity, others may feel they already have a new identity.. although we likely have gone in many different directions, we share a common past which only ex-members can really understand and explain.
please could we each respectfully share and celebrate our unique perspectives of where we have come from, and where we each are now at on this journey?.
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And above all --
GentlyFeral
http://global.christianpost.com/news/pat-robertson-asks-if-mac-and-cheese-is-a-black-thing-raises-storm-of-comments-62941/.
pat gives his blessings to divorce your mate if they become sick.
"just make sure they are cared for, go ahead and date another man or women.".
JRK,
Macaroni & Cheese is not a black thing.
Macaroni & Cheese is a poor person thing.
Dehydrated macaroni and orange powder in a little cardboard box is a poor person thing.
A rich casserole of milk, cheese and pasta (possibly with eggs), baked and served with a holiday meal, is an African-American thing.
brother smart: the serious brother who thinks that he is an intellectual and believes he is "smart"sister armageddon: the sister who says "armageddon!!!
" after any little thing in the newschase: the little boy who is always running around and crawling under the seats no matter what the parents sayjohnny: the little boy who keeps on leaving his snot on the sides of the bathroom stallbrother squeaky: the one in charge of cleaning who tells everyone what to do, but just stands there and conversessister coquette: the congregation slut... or as close to a slut as she can get... flirting with every brother... oh yeah and she was raised in the "truth"brother borrow: the brother who owes everyone money... and still asks to borrow from othersgreg: the boy or girl whose parents are so restrictive that the kid can't watch anything higher than g-rated moviesstormy: the teenage boy or girl who you could bet does stuff behind the scenes, so to speaki'm just speaking from past memories.
not in all of this anymore.
Mrs. Peck,
how about sister allergy
I had a good friend who was a Sister Allergy, and so were several of her children. She told me once how perfume at the Kingdom Hall put her into such bad convulsions that she ripped the shoulder seams on a good silk blouse and ended up in the hospital, only to have other sisters gossip that she was "doing it for the attention."
Hers was a pretty good congregation, though: they implemented a no-scents policy at meetings and started a book study for severe environmental allergy sufferers - there were about 4 or 5 families in the congregation who attended.
gently feral
i ask because they're suspiciously similar.
i wonder if they can be found in southwest alabama?.
syl.
RosePetal,
I have often watched American shows and people are eating a meal they pass round a plate of what they call biscuits, they eat them with the meal and look like scones. Can anyone tell me what they are, and what they are made of, are they like yorshire puddings or very different ?
They are much more like scones than like Yorkshire puddings. They're leavened with baking powder, but are typically made with no sugar; they don't depend on the "surprise" effect of hot fat to rise. Also, you'll never see raisins in a baking powder biscuit (you can get scones in the US that often have all kinds of dried fruit in them. Lovely, but I don't know how British they are.) Just google a recipe for "baking powder biscuits" and you'll see what it's all about.
Also, in the US we have "strawberry shortcake," which starts with a large scone an oversized baking powder biscuit that is made with sugar. You split it open horizontally and pile it with sliced strawberries, sugar, and whipped cream. Then the top goes back on, and you can pile on more strawberries and cream if you like.
Oh, and snowbird explains:
Biscuits are made from self-rising or plain flour, shortening, buttermilk.
I defer to her expertise, but you can make tasty ones with sweet ("regular") milk.
St George of England, I must correct your statement:
These are essentially Yorkshire Pudding mixture fried in a little oil in a frying pan, tossed over half way through cooking.
That's a crépe. Or possibly a Swedish pancake. In the US, pancakes have baking powder in them. They're thicker than crépes and absorb butter and syrup delightfully.
gently feral
i ask because they're suspiciously similar.
i wonder if they can be found in southwest alabama?.
syl.
lozhazleft:
In Yorkshire they make large plate sized ones and then they put the Roast Beef, Vegetable and Gravy inside the pudding...very nice...I cant imagine having them with sweet things lol Loz x
If you make them with beef dripping in the traditional British way, no, you wouldn't like them with jam, probably. The only difference between popovers and Yorkshire pudding is the substitution of butter for beef dripping. And we all know how nicely butter and breadstuffs go with jam :)
gently feral
i ask because they're suspiciously similar.
i wonder if they can be found in southwest alabama?.
syl.
The ingredients and techniques for both foods are identical. Just open a cookbook and compare recipes.
Yorkshire pudding is a gigantic popover that is made in the pan you just roasted beef in; the fat used is the hot beef drippings.
Popovers are made in muffin tins. The fat is butter and they are often served with jam.
A Dutch baby is a gigantic popover made in a baking pan (I generally use a "lasagne pan" - 13 x 9 inches with sides about 2 in. high. It's a common size in the US).
gently feral
i saw the thread about being tired of one's job...and it got me thinking.
while there are things about my job that i'm not particularly fond of (like the paperwork) i have to say i really have nothing to complain about... here are a few reasons why...some of the fun stuff.... as part of my job i attend csi meetings (construction specifications institute) we have monthly dinner meetings, usually at maggiano's in boston.
last month we had a special event and toured the new shalin liu center for chamber music in rockport, ma it was designed by one of the firms i call on.... sits on the water...fabulous site.
I love my job, too. People call me from all over the country, tell me their troubles, we peek into the future and figure out how to do some Coincidence Management™...
Oh, hell, I'll just say it: I'm a tarot reader and rootworker, and not only is business picking up, but the results are better than they've ever been, too. More details here ...
And here.
gently feral
what's a really good movie you'd recommend that most people probably haven't seen?.
my personal recommendation: synecdoche, new york.
it's one of those movies that words fail utterly to capture--which really is the hallmark of a good movie, i suppose.
watson,
Raise the Red Lantern is another favorite. Have you seen Farewell, My Concubine?
gently feral
