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  How do deaf people think?

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  some of you know that i am deaf.

  http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-people-think/.

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  Llama..I didn't know you were deaf. I sometimes do captioning for deaf people...I am

  a court reporter. I think it's wonderful...some of us go into schools and provide CART

  services...
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  Latest "Questions From Readers" - who wrote in with this question?!

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i kid you not.

  the latest watchtower study edition has the following question under consideration in the "questions from readers" article on page 20:.

  do jesus words found at matthew 19:10-12 suggest that those who choose to remain single have received the gift of singleness in a mysterious way?.

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  No one..I think they made it up themselves, just like all of the "examples."
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  The title of this forum should be changed to Judas' Witnesses.net to accurately reflect it's makeup.

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been browsing here for some time now and i've read the erroneous arguments supporting 587, the petty feelings over the un, blah blah blah.

  this is a community of disgruntled people telling each other what they want to hear.

  you've all essentially created your own truth, tickling your own ears.

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  Somebody drank their Hatorade!
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  What Are The Funniest Sitcoms That You Have Enjoyed?

  by minimus in

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  i was watching the beverly hillbillies the other night and i have to say, the writing and the acting was terrific!.

  another classic is all in the family.

  loved that show!.

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  Only Fools and Horses is my alltime favourite...

  If anyone can post the scene where Del Boy falls through the bar..

  I laugh every time I see that!

  Also loved Harry Enfield and Chums...
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  I MAY VERY WELL MEET RINGO STARR!

  by Band on the Run in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  newflash in the ongoing addiction and mania that started at age twelve when the national broadcast news showed pictures of these english boys with very, very long hair.

  i stopped by a local grocery store b/c i was not certain that a challis scarf was wool or rayon b/c the fabric content is in arabic.

  thank allah for arabic numerals.

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  Hey Band..

  That's brilliant...I met George Harrison and few years back when I lived in the UK. His house was

  burglarized and I was the court reporter covering the trial. The guy got convicted. It was a bit

  of a media circus....
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  New YouTube video - Anthony Morris warns us against the horrors of higher education

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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

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  It's obvious Mr. Moron (I like that :) hasn't had the privelege of higher education. He doesn't even

  know what he's talking about. What he's talking about is Gremlins 1 and 2; where tiny creatures

  that inhabit college campuses only infiltrate your child's brain and turn them into naughty free-thinking

  individuals who can decide for themselves what direction their life should take.

  Who taught this bloke how to talk anyway? I think he's creepy. Makes my skin crawl. I can't put

  my finger on it, but there's something off with that man.

  Notice, too, how he says "support your wife/children." Nothing about women working either. I bet

  he sits in his room at Bethel watching reruns of Leave it to Beaver while making notes for his talks.

  Just sayin... :)
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  How to Find a Job and Keep it?? Seriously?

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you haven't checked out the official site lately, this article is a belly buster.

  ironic how a bunch.

  of stodgy, high-school educated only men who live and eat for free on the backs of others.

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  If you haven't checked out the official site lately, this article is a belly buster. Ironic how a bunch

  of stodgy, high-school educated only men who live and eat for FREE on the backs of others

  feel justified in giving advice on how to find and keep a job.

  The articles on why don't boys and girls like me is pretty entertaining as well. The society is so

  out of touch with the real world it's mind boggling....
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  The Art of Writing

  by Quendi in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  gore vidal's death tuesday in los angeles got me to thinking about writers.

  i am a writer myself and i know there are many other writers on this forum.

  i wanted to open a discussion on writing in the twenty-first century and get other thoughts, opinions and experiences on this.

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  I am a writer as well...I have notebooks filled with poems and diaries from the 80s. I sometimes

  go back and read them. I've kept most of them. When word processing came around, I was

  thrilled. I had an old typewriter that I used but the thought of just pushing delete or backspace

  was brilliant. However, I do believe the "art" of writing is lost on the young. My son, who is

  20, can barely write a letter. He's a whiz with computers, etc...but writing forget it!

  Quendi....pm me about your novel. I am working on one as well and I would be interested to

  hear about yours. Mine is a crime novel..quite appropriate, since I've been a court stenographer

  for 20 years.
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  Do you think this message would tempt me back to the loving arms of the cong?

  by HappyOutsideTheBox in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a 25 year old relative of mine was being stalked last week by an older woman.

  the police were involved and the perpetrator arrested.. as it was the convention and his uber zealous, hypocritical mother- aka my sister, was going to be absent from home i called to see how he was doing.

  in the course of the conversation i referred to 50 shades of grey' (the stalker had fantasised about him being mr grey).

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  Send her a copy of 50 Shades....that should do it .
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  "Amish - Out of Order"...Have you watched this show???

  by freshstart in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it comes on the national geographic channel and it's about young people who choose to leave the amish faith/way of life, the backlash from their families, and their adjustment to the "outside" world.

  it's fascinating for me to watch.

  some of the experiences are unique to amish, but so much of it is similar to what people feel when they decide they no longer want to be witnesses.

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  I have lived right in the heart of the Amish community now for almost 12 years. In fact, I am surrounded by

  farms where I am -- and outlets! I also work in the judicial system, and I can say for a fact that child abuse

  in their community is a severe problem. I've had several in my courtroom over the years. Almost all of them plead guilty.

  What is shocking to me is the amount of support the Amish community give the abuser. Usually, there's about

  30 people from the church on one side and the poor victim(s) usually only have a counselor with them.

  They ask for mercy...but to me the victim will be punished more since they will have to live with it forever.

  The last one I had was just this June. Father abusing his daughters for years. Finally one spoke up to

  protect the younger sister. What struck me as really sad is the mother, instead of sticking with her daughters,

  pled for mercy for her husband.

  The JW religion is not far off the Amish as far as their practices and the amount of hypocrisy that goes on.

  The standards are much too high and that leads to people scrambling trying to "cover" their image.