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Goodbye Fred...
by hillary_step in
1. jw
2. friends
or should i say goodbye folks.

my posting days on xjw sites are over.. thanks to everybody for making this place so vibrant, informative and at times invigorating.

an special thanks of course to simon and angharad, of whom too many expected too much and who, despite our differing viewpoints at times, have been trustworthy friends to me.
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My theory about the behavior and obsession of some ex-JWs
by Simon in
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2. friends
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.

i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.

it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
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....then too you'll see the dead arise
by SixofNine in
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2. friends
(pause).

keep your eyes.

(pause).
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Nice little party
by Odrade in
1. jw
2. friends
we had a little party at our house last night, wish we could have had the whole pnw crew in, but alas, not enough room or valium- ha!

for those who did come, thanks for showing, and we really enjoyed your company!

sorry about that one moment when i brought out an awake!
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Fart, Fart
by GinnyTosken in
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2. friends
the buddhists say there are eight winds.

they are gain and loss, praise and ridicule, credit and blame, and suffering and joy.

if you aren't aware of them, they will blow you away like dry leaves in an autumn breeze.
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The Worldwide Webb....
by hillary_step in
1. social
2. entertainment
few serious musicians deny that jimmy webb is one of the most talented and consistent ?pop?

songwriters of the past fifty years.

he penned such classics as glen campbell ("by the time i get to phoenix," "wichita lineman," "galveston," "where's the playground, susie"), richard harris (" macarthur park," "didn't we"), the fifth dimension ("up, up and away," "this is your life"), the brooklyn bridge ("worst that could happen"), art garfunkel ("all i know"), linda ronstadt ("easy for you to say"), joe cocker ("the moon's a harsh mistress") .
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Lands End - John O'Groats In His Birthday Suit
by Celtic in
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2. friends
seven006 look through your fingers if you feel darling so inclined, though seriously mate, you can't get upset with this one, if it's good enough for this guy to appear on the richard & judy show at teatime dressed only in his birthday suit, it has to get through your censoring gaze.. the celt grins.. there was this guy making the news in the uk recently.

today he featured on the richard & judy show, teatime viewing time.

(not even the 1800hrs or 2100hrs thresholds).
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Leonard Cohen.
by Englishman in
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2. friends
i always loved his poetry and music.

"suzanne" and "the butcher" were a real part of my early ex-dub days.. he's now well into his 60's and i've just seen a progamme about him on the biography channel.

he seems at peace with himself now and smiles freely when questioned about his old age.. i enjoyed this poem of his that he wrote quite recently:.
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Shamus, you hoser!
by onacruse in
1. jw
2. friends
when will you canucks learn to speak proper english?.

almost as bad as listening to mancunian, it is!.

eh?.
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LOST IN TRANSLATION
by sandy in
1. social
2. entertainment
did any of you see this movie?

i thought it was a pretty good movie.

i am curious to hear what other people thought of it.