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  ARE YOU AN INTELLECTUAL? Why not?

  by Terry in

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  i think i heard the word "intellectual" for the first time when i was less than ten years old.. my grandmother said to me that the presidential candidate for the democratic party (adalai stevenson) was an "intellectual".. the way she said the word...the timbre of her voice...the look of admiration on her face...led me to believe this was a good thing indeed!.

  i think i may have asked her what the word meant, but, i don't recall exactly what she told me.

  perhaps enough to confirm that this fellow stevenson was a "thinker" of admirable stature.. fast forward.. by the time my teen years came along there was a kind of dichotomy in society between so-called "eggheads" and common folk.

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  Octarine Prince

  Mensans don't do enough charity work.
  
  (I turned down membership offers from them, and from their rivals, the International High IQ Society)
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  ARE YOU AN INTELLECTUAL? Why not?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think i heard the word "intellectual" for the first time when i was less than ten years old.. my grandmother said to me that the presidential candidate for the democratic party (adalai stevenson) was an "intellectual".. the way she said the word...the timbre of her voice...the look of admiration on her face...led me to believe this was a good thing indeed!.

  i think i may have asked her what the word meant, but, i don't recall exactly what she told me.

  perhaps enough to confirm that this fellow stevenson was a "thinker" of admirable stature.. fast forward.. by the time my teen years came along there was a kind of dichotomy in society between so-called "eggheads" and common folk.

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  Octarine Prince

  It's Wednesday. *smile*
  
  Do you have a shop to work on things in?
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  The DOUBLE-LIFE MASTER now has an APOSTAPHONE!

  by oompa in

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  just can't seem to shake this double-life persona....probably because as a born in dub, i started faking flag salute and pledge of alliegence in third grade....who want to feel like a freak in third grade...geeze.. double-life went into high gear though starting with junior high school and those damn breasts started poppin out!

  how could you not want play with those?

  so for me....school boobs were way easier than kingdom hall boobs....way safer too.

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  Octarine Prince

  Virgin pre-paid is one of the best. It is what I use.
  
  Glad you are set up for the long haul.
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  Dalai Lama's 18 Rules for Living

  by AK - Jeff in

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  dalai lamas 18 rules for livingat the start of the new millennium the dalai lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living.

  since word travels slowly in the digital age these have only just reached me.

  here they are.. take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

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  Octarine Prince

  If anyone is wondering why 21 is not 18, someone split up the Rs some time ago.
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  Get prepared to be FREAKED OUT! Amazing interactive card trick!

  by digderidoo in

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  amazing interactive card trick:-.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbeei0i3kmq.

  i have tried to explain it, but i cant.. magic does exist!!!!.

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  Octarine Prince

  I like this guy, because he is a great example of what magic entertainment is all about.
  
  The trick is very old, but he uses technology, and newer music, to give it a fresh approach.
  
  (Like Criss Angel. Many people in the pro magic community think he is a hack, but I like him because he knows how to entertain.)
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  ARE YOU AN INTELLECTUAL? Why not?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think i heard the word "intellectual" for the first time when i was less than ten years old.. my grandmother said to me that the presidential candidate for the democratic party (adalai stevenson) was an "intellectual".. the way she said the word...the timbre of her voice...the look of admiration on her face...led me to believe this was a good thing indeed!.

  i think i may have asked her what the word meant, but, i don't recall exactly what she told me.

  perhaps enough to confirm that this fellow stevenson was a "thinker" of admirable stature.. fast forward.. by the time my teen years came along there was a kind of dichotomy in society between so-called "eggheads" and common folk.

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  Octarine Prince

  Genius IQ -- check
  
  multiple degrees, some in high-tech -- check
  
  work history in typical nerd professions -- check
  
  captain on sports team in college -- che- hey, wait, I don't fit!
  
  
  As long as you use your intellect to seek truth, and to help others,
  you will be fine.
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  Children Who Leave Always Come Back to the Society

  by ataloa in

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  i heard this in a car group one day.

  a young single mother said she always heard that growing up.

  when she left she was adamant she would never be back, and now here she was.. is this true for the most part?.

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  Octarine Prince

  When you are of the mentality that it is the truth, and that YOU are the one with the damn problem, then it is no surprise that you would find yourself wanting to re-ingratiate yourself with them.
  
  If you find out the truth about the truth, then there can be a different ending to the story.
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  2008= Man who used Spiritism for winning Lottery numbers becomes Witness!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2008 awake july p.11 "bibles view of spiritism" "...says luis who is from puerto rico;"from the time i was a child, my family was involved in spiritism....i thought my ability to foresee the future and read tarot cards was natural.

  i could often pick lottery numbers and help others win money.

  he must be rich...oh only for "others" what a shame!}.

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  Octarine Prince

  *sigh*
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  An ex-JW underground railroad system

  by Layla33 in

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  i have been thinking about this since yesterday or maybe a little bit longer, but cognac's situation situation really struck me and so many others that are in a situation that seems not only like psychological torture, but where someone almost seems imprisoned against their will through the wts society, it seems to happen in marriages, but not always.. i am a big forensics person, so i was watching some mindless program on television about forensics or something like that (could have even been law & order) and they were trying to find a woman who had "disappeared" and what had actually happened was that a group of people who didn't really know each other, had this silent group who would pick someone up from one point to another, get them away from their abusive spouse/situation, and help them find a job and a place to stay.

  it took them at least three weeks to track the person down because each person really didn't know the other, they were just one check off point for another.. and i was thinking, couldn't we create a safe haven for those in those high pressured situations?

  i would be willing to help start it, financially support it, etc i am just in the planning, thought process stage, but i would love to have an aresnal of help from others, who could assist people that are trying to break free, start over, and all of that.. would anyone else be interested?

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  Octarine Prince

  I can advise on this, and assist some.
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  Elder in my old hall is DFed – wow!

  by Alexia in

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  i ran into an old friend spontaneously over the weekend.

  (one of the few jws i actually considered a friend back in the day).

  we were briefly catching up and she mentioned an elder in my old hall is now dfed.

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  Octarine Prince

  He can be an elder in my congregation.