People who spend their formative years huddled in the library searching for loopholes in the physical-education requirements for junior-high graduation should not design playgrounds.
--Howard Johnson
(no, not that Howard Johnson!)
GLTirebiter
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Please share a quote that you enjoy...
by nvrgnbk innothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose--.
a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.. mary shelley.
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Halloween at Ziddy's House!!!
by ziddina in(not sure if this is the right category, but....).
halloween at my house!!!.
13 ghosts floating in the breeze... over my mini-cemetary.... .
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GLTirebiter
But DANG!!! How am I going to get your video onto the board?
It's probably best to post it on youTube or similar, then link to it.
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Secret Santa 2010 participation
by nugget inwe have agreed to get the ball rolling so that we can get secret santa up and running this year.. if you wish to participate it is very simple.. if you live in the us please can you pm tec with your name address and site name e.g.
nugget.. if you live in canada and the rest of the world pm nugget with the same information.. the closing date for applications is 30th november 2010. this will allow the draw to take place on 1st december 2010 and secret santas to be notified.
if you do not want to send international post please can you also let me know (nugget) so that i can ensure you receive a recipient based in your country or as close as possible.. gifts should not cost more than $15, 10. if you do have an international parcel it can cost almost as much to post heavy items so bear this in mind when shopping.
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GLTirebiter
Zid and others, there's another thread for Christmas cards
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Here in the UK - a £3 fee charged for going to JW assembly hall
by James_Slash ini cannot speak for other countries, but it has become evident of late that more and more talks are being done by presiding overseers at kh's (especially in the west midlands) and they are making it quite clear that they are expecting 3 from every publisher (per day) who visit the dudley assembly hall, west midlands to contribute towards the upkeep of it.. the quote from the po's who have done this talk have said that "it is expected that each publisher will put 3 into the box on each day".. what do you think of that then?
as the world hits an economic breakdown the jw's seem to maximising their income from struggling families.. dudley assembly hall holds about 600-700 people.
i'm sure people are capable of doing the maths.. so much for voluntary contributions !!
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GLTirebiter
Hey, it's not a collection plate--that's a cover charge! What's next, a two-drink minimum?
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...Happy Birthday "Aguest/Shelby!"..
by OUTLAW in.
happy birthday shelby!...
........................... ...outlaw.
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GLTirebiter
Happy birthday, Shelby, no matter it's for your first birth or your rebirth!
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New here
by ariker ini just wanted to stop in and say hello.
i've been out of the borg for a long time.
always looking forward to new topics and ideas.
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GLTirebiter
Welcome (back), Ariker!
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Halloween at Ziddy's House!!!
by ziddina in(not sure if this is the right category, but....).
halloween at my house!!!.
13 ghosts floating in the breeze... over my mini-cemetary.... .
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GLTirebiter
It looks awesome, Zids!
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Are You For Or Against The Death Penalty?
by minimus ini clearly am for it if it's proven without a doubt that a person murdered another in cold blood.
recently, in connecticut, a man was convicted of killing 2 young girls and their mother.
the animal raped them and almost killed the defenseless husband/father who could do nothing while these atrocities were being carried out in his own home!.
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GLTirebiter
I can support in principle, for those cases that truly deserve it. But in practice that is too much power to entrust to government, any government.
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." -- Lord Acton
The history of the past century is a sad witness to the truth of that statement.
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I met a good looking religious chick at Froots this morning
by asilentone inshe asked me if i am christian.
i told her that i was raised as a jw, but i do not go to the kingdom hall.
she says that she watch charles stanley and franklin graham on tv.
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GLTirebiter
Franklin Graham: the prodigal son of Billy Graham. He repented, came back, and carries on his father's ministry.
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Can you pass this exam?
by St George of England ini read a post today about poor spelling on this site and it reminded me of an exam i was sent recently:.
what it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895.... .
this is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in salina , kansas , usa it was taken from the original document on file at the smokey valley genealogical society and library in salina , and reprinted by the salina journal.
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GLTirebiter
the claim this test is real is highly questionable
Just using the word "metre" in a 19th century US classroom (arithmetic question #7) is suspicious, more so because they didn't use the American spelling of "meter". For better versimiltude of 19th century America, they should have said "board feet" instead!