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  Wrestled a sidewinder all morning, nearly killed me.

  by Xanthippe in

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  2. friends

  no not a snake a sidewinding roller blind for my bathroom.. i don't mind decorating and i like gardening but this roller blind nearly finished me off.. had to move the brackets three times!.

  thought i was going to have to get a man in .

  how long it stays up is anyone's guess.. are you any good at diy?.

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  Bipolar Landlady kicks me out!

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  fun times.. a year and a month have passed since i moved in to the house where my cousin deb and her husband bobby live.. i had a small but comfortable room, tv, etc.. a nice cozy family situation, you might say....right?.

  i pay $600 a month to defray expenses.. hunky dory.. sure.

  until the first few eruptions!.

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  Quentin (from JW-net) is dying

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  quentin robburts has been on jw-net off and on for over 6 years and he is one of my oldest and most loyal friends.. his wife called me awhile ago and gave me the news.. quentin was rushed to the hospital's emergency room with acute renal failure and congestive heart failure.. .

  this does not surprise me for the following reason.

  his pain doctor put him on oxycontin last thursday.

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  One Silly Little Comma = WT Idiocy

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one would think that the god of gods, the creator of everything who wanted to give we puny little humans a handbook for salvation(tm), would make sure that handbook remained authentic.. one who thinks that way would be wrong.. since punctuation is critical to convey exact meanings, i find it strange that the god of gods would pick a written language for his handbook that has no punctuation!

  oh, wait!

  he also picked another language for that book that had no written vowels!

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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  It's a longshot, but does anyone know what this old tool/part is?

  by ataloa in

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  2. entertainment

  i've googled this a couple of weeks; but still have no idea.

  found this when i tore an old building down.

  anyone have an idea?

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  Some of you aren't going to like this news, but here goes...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  rick simons, candace conti's attorney, will be interviewed on the six screens of the watchtower conference phone line this evening.

  there's a good chance that candace will join in, but that's not set in stone.

  the host of the program, rick, told me to tell everybody that he is learning how to calm down and to do better on these conference calls.

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  Sparlock: The Sociology of the former Jehovah’s Witness community

  by Las Malvinas son Argentinas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thewatchtower bible and tract society has unwittingly unleashed quite a viral sensation within the ranks of its former members.

  to summarise what has happened so far:- become jehovahs friend dvd is released.

  it is an animated feature aimed at children with modern computerised graphics.- the antagonist of the relatively brief cartoon is a self-described warrior wizard by the name of sparlock which was obtained by caleb, the young subject of this material.- the unnamed mother in this dvd guilt-trips young caleb into disposing of his sparlock toy.- the video goes viral within the ex-jw community, with youtube videos being posted of the video.

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  What all does it mean to "get out of her"? Do you need to formally disassociate?

  by ataloa in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this has been nagging at me a little bit; i left 10 years ago, but am not df'd as far as i know.

  i recognize the fact that this organization has no authority over me so would not bother with a letter just for them to clean up their records.. but to obey the bible command, is it enough to no longer be a part of it, or is it important to show god where you stand with a formal act of withdrawal from the organization?

  what are your thoughts?.

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  I don't believe there is a heaven...

  by Snoozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't believe there is a heaven that so many religions teach, do you?

  it all sounds like a fairy tale made up to make dying easier or as a threat to make someone have a conscience... i got into a discussion about it with my jw converted to catholic daughter and she just couldn't believe anyone could feel like i do.

  i am glad she threw away the jw teachings and glad she believes in something so wonderful but i for one just can't.

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