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  it all changed in an instant

  by chickpea in

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  smith magazine publishes "six word memoirs".

  the title of their new collection is .

  "it all changed in an instant" .

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  chickpea

  smith magazine publishes "six word memoirs"

  the title of their new collection is
  "it all changed in an instant"
  
  my 16 YO son's six word memoir is on pg 36:
  No longer youngest daughter. Youngest son.
  
  
  
  
  
  my six words: still a pain in my ass
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  JW responses on Facebook rules from CO

  by purplesofa in

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  2. friends

  i know there has been threads on jw's using facebook, i thought i would post some responses from jw community i got in an email.. .

  this was presented for discussion.. .

  a co in our area (rochester) said that there would be no one being.

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  chickpea

  what pistoff said!

  people who still feel the need
  to congregate as worshippers
  will respond to attraction much
  more readily than EXTRACTION
  which is the M.O. of the b0rg....
  
  get out of her my people!!!

  i have made searches amongst
  the chaff of FB and whaddya know?
  JWs abound and some of their "friends"
  are demonstrably "worldlies"....
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  Volunteering

  by Quillsky in

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  2. friends

  now that you, as a former jw, have a few evenings and some weekend time freed up, and "charity" is no longer a dirty word, ........ do you do any kind of volunteer work?.

  i'm seriously thinking about it..

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  chickpea

  i serve on a board for a local chapter
  of a national advocacy organization,
  unpaid and always up for the work!
  
  i DEFINITELY am getting in my 10 hours
  and then some... networking, researching,
  writing and speaking for the cause...

  it is exciting, it is maddening, and
  i love every minute of it
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  Take a picture, it'll last longer

  by mrsjones5 in

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  2. friends

  today both of my youngest boys' classrooms were to have their valentine's party.

  i had to rush this morning to walmart and pick up valentines for my youngest son.

  then i had quickly to put my boy's name on 24 valentines which i did when my boy was eating breakfast in the school cafeteria.

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  chickpea

  i hope your boy has a REALLY long name
  so you had to sit there a REALLY long time!!!

  cheers!
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  New BOE letter Jan 2010

  by JWFreak in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  paragraphs 6-8 of this letter contain further direction on the use of min-.

  in congregations that have very few elders, capable ministerial servants who have dem-.

  or more members of the service committee are ministerial servants, the circuit overseer will dis-.

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  chickpea

  my nasty apostate head went the same direction
  as OM.... who the hell is watching out for the boys??
  pederasts are hardly a last century phenomenon

  anyone thinking for a moment there are not closeted
  gay men in the b0rg at every level is delusional....

  and having a "back up bro" still begs the question of
  threesomes, so i dont know where the GB gets off
  *(NOT a pun) thinking the only hanky panky is M/F...

  just sayin'
  they are leaving a lot of bases uncovered...
  i def could see burqas becoming sanctioned
  garb for JCs or any other activity involving
  what is considered by the majority of
  the world to be normal social intercourse **(also not a pun)

  *(ok, maybe a little one)
  **(yes, it is)
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  bloomin onions

  by nelly136 in

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  was watching the american apprentice the other night and saw them dishing up these.. they looked amazing.. do they taste as good as they look?.

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  chickpea

  the annual "fest" here has a booth
  that is open every year serving
  their version of an "onion blossom"....

  usually have 3 people eating off of one,
  because they are battered and deep fried
  and when they cool off they are too greasy
  even with the yummy horseradish sauce....

  one of the only reasons i still go to the "fuss"
  is to get an onion blossom ( and a funnel cake)!!!
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  2010 Convention Theme

  by garlic81 in

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  2. friends

  the theme for the 2010 district convention of jehovah's witnesses is "remain close to jehovah".

  this can be verified by looking at the printed edition of the march 1, 2010 watchtower..

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  chickpea

  same crap, different convention

  
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  Elder uses Congregation Bible Study as an opportunity to ban the movie Avatar

  by easyreader1970 in

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  2. friends

  last night, during the congregation bible study, the conductor (overseer?

  ) used this as a platform to say that the movie avatar is of satan and no christians should see it.. .

  he said that he googled the (original) meaning of the word avatar and it was of hindu religious origin.

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  chickpea

  just another "the sky is falling!!!!!!!!" predictable
  big-fish-in-a-little-pond overreaching overreaction
  to NOTHING

  oh nos! satan made ANOTHER moo vee!!!

  

  it would be funny if it weren't so sad
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  How many of you have tried "Vegemite"????? Whatdoya think?

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  a black aussie spread that is made from yeast and has a very strange yet nice flavour.

  hard to discribe....alittle salty and bitter.....tried it?.

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  chickpea

  i wrote this for a local open mic comedy event:

  i cannot speak with authority on marmite
  but i know it is akin to vegemite, which i
  believe, to genuine marmite advocates,
  is a curse word, an insult, and if duels were still allowed,an offhanded comparison is legitimate grounds for challenge!for the totally clueless, firstly I beg your pardon
  for intruding thusly into your psyche…..
  but for those unacquainted with the notion of such a product, Vegemite is brewer's yeast concoction blended with ingredients
  like celery, onion, salt, and a few secret ingredients to make
  a paste that is sold in tubes and jars

  my virgin vegemite experience was in the shaky isles...
  the lovely neighbour east of australia, the pacific branch
  of anglo expansion that wasn’t established by a cast-off
  criminal overflow, and don’t you forget it…..
  aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud… new zealand,

  in auckland, at a CBD hotel restaurant, somewhat posh, but very public...

  at the brunch buffet, i noted the little individual serving packets of the
  substance, OSHA yellow with a red shield and white letters declaring
  VEGEMITE, which to a yankee tourist held all manner of intrigue...

  peeling off the protective cover, I observed a dark brown shiny paste
  
  being uninitiated in the subtle art of yeast by-product consumption
  i proceeded as one would with peanut butter or jam, and that is to
  slather half the serving on a piece of buttered toast..

  i was soon to discover that it could have been spread
  on an asphalt shingle as far as i was concerned

  in for a penny, in for a pound, why on earth would I nibble a corner
  when a mouthful would impart the true experience much more readily…….

  for one brief moment there was a smoky, salty taste

  that rapidly built in intensity as it became apparent that

  NO way on god’s green earth was THAT stuff going to

  go down my throat, not for love or money

  now i understand that vegemite is LESS INTENSE than marmite....
  sort of like plutonium has a different radioactivity than uranium
  but i doubt there would have been much difference in the outcome

  every survival mechanism was in overdrive
  trying to evacuate the substance and its
  influence from the system in a desperate
  attempt to overcome the insult and achieve
  a homeostasis in order to preserve life.......

  the grim reality was… I would either have to spit it out

  in full view of the now staring patrons, confirming for
  all time the notion of the ugly american or I would
  have to swallow and hope not to have projectile issues
  that might have me ejected from the country as a persona non grata….

  rarely will you hear me admit….
  i swallowed

  the result:
  eyes tearing
  nose dripping
  hyper-salivation

  every orifice that had the potential
  to release fluids obliged
  
  choking
  coughing
  gagging

  after the fact, the public humiliation, the baptism by fire
  i learned from a local the technique of "scraping" the paste
  on buttered bread or crackers.... imparting a film of the substance,

  a smear as it were, that is more like a seasoning than a actual food substance….

  some will claim the flavour to be similar to that of beef bullion….

  i am yet to test the theory as the mere thought of unwrapping
  a cube of bullion and popping it in my mouth like a cough drop
  triggers flashbacks and dry heaves…. so I chose to remain uninformed

  while I would never claim to be a fan of the stuff, I have had occasion

  to properly consume it and survived with taste buds and dignity in tact
  
  the truest thing I can say about the stuff….

  it is definitely NOT peanut butter
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  knock it off.... ALL of you

  by chickpea in

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  chickpea

  I thank you that I was able to make it to 2010 without killing my eldest grandchild.

  Terrible child/woman

  seriously, i think god says you can
  take "such ones" to the city gates
  and stone them to death... seriously