"The Grinch (the real one, not the new one)"
I own that one, too. I forgot to put in on my fave tv list, oh my! I have the teddy Grinch, the ornaments, and I plan to buy the book.
The book is much better than the tv show:)
Cicatrix
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Your favorite holiday movie(s)?
by gaiagirl intelevision listings and movie theatres are filled with lots of seasonal films now, and many dvds are also available for films from earlier years.
i confess to having a difficult time selecting just one.
among my favorites would have to be christmas vacation, with chevy chase.
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Your favorite holiday movie(s)?
by gaiagirl intelevision listings and movie theatres are filled with lots of seasonal films now, and many dvds are also available for films from earlier years.
i confess to having a difficult time selecting just one.
among my favorites would have to be christmas vacation, with chevy chase.
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"Hey, has anyone seen Elf with Will Ferrel? I love him and want to see the movie, but I heard from some people that it's stupid."
I've seen it. I liked it, but I kinda like simplistic humor, so I'm probably not the one to ask. Bob Newhart was Will Ferrel's adopted elf father. I enjoyed seeing him again. I miss the Newhart show. "This is my brother Larry, this is my other brother, Larry."
Will Ferrel played the role of the "innocent" very well.For me, it was refreshing to see something not so jaded for once.
My teen boys liked it, too, though.
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Another Question to ask everyone!
by whyamihere inok, i have a question that popped in my head!.
what is one song you listen to and you love but are to embarrassed to admit it!.
mine is by abba ....fernando!.
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"Mine is by ABBA ....Fernando!"
I used to adore ABBA. I wore my cassette tape out:) That song reminds me of a book I read about a Spanish bull who refused to fight whose name was Fernando. There's absolutely no connection, but everytime I hear that song, I think of Fernando sitting in his field smelling his flower, lol.
I also LOVE Raffi songs.I used to listen to them constantly when my kids were little, and I never tired of them. I'm in my late thirties, and I love "Baby Beluga." I went to a church retreat last summer, and we go together one afternoon to sing. There was an old hippy (not an insult-that's what he refers to himself as;) ) accompanying us on the guitar. We were taking turns picking songs out of the songbook, and I requested Baby Beluga, lol. He looked at me kinda puzzled for a moment, and everyone else in the group chuckled, but had a great time belting it out-even old hippy.
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Your favorite holiday movie(s)?
by gaiagirl intelevision listings and movie theatres are filled with lots of seasonal films now, and many dvds are also available for films from earlier years.
i confess to having a difficult time selecting just one.
among my favorites would have to be christmas vacation, with chevy chase.
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Cicatrix
I saw "The Polar Express" with my son, and it's my new favorite
I also love
"A Christmas Carol" (with George C Scott)
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (with Jim Carrey}
"Miracle on 34th Street"
"It's a Wonderful Life"
It's not really Christmas until I get to watch these:)
I love the Christmas tv shows, too. Especially the classics. "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" is my favorite, followed by "Little Drummer Boy" and "A Charlie Brown Christmas".
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New here, would like to say hello.
by puff candy ini just registered right now.
i would like to introduce myself.
i am a 30 year old female and not a jw but my mother is so thats how i came by this site.
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Welcome Puff Candy!
If you go into "search" (it's in the blue letters at the top of the board), you can find lots of information in the archives by just typing in a key word.Your instincts are correct regarding your mother. She belongs to a legalistic, high control religion. For more information on high control religions, check out the search mentioned above. Also, read the books the folks here suggest. Most find them to be very helpful.
A great book that I've been reading that compares a legalistic system to a grace-based system of Christianity is "The Grace Awakening" by Charles R. Swindoll. I highly recomend it if you are looking for something to help you understand legalism from a Christian perspective.
Regards,
Cicatrix
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How many of the Jacksons are Disfellowshipped or Disassociated?
by booker-t indoes anybody know the current status of the jackson family.
is michael jackson disfellowshipped or disassociated?
what about latoya jackson?
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Am I the only one who knows who Firpo Carr is? Nope. He's the guy that wrote the book defending the divine name as being Jehovah. I used to have that book. In fact, his intro in which he explained how he attended seminary without the elder's express permission got me to thinking:) As to why he is touring and lecturing, I haven't a clue.
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Your favorite quote about religion/God?
by formerout ini was going to add this to a comment to a post of mine in rune's topic "why?
" (if anybody was paying attention to it) but i figured i would start my own thread on it.. i have always liked quotes, especially very profound life lessons revealed in a short quip.. one of my favorites is by michel de montaigne: .
"man is surely stark mad.
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"Shake off all the fears and servile prejudices under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." --Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1787. ME 6:258 Papers 12:15
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Being a JW Woman - Was It Really That Bad?
by eljefe ini have seen quite a few posts from many ex-jw women about how unhappy they were about male domination in congregation.
was it really that bad?
when i was still a jw, no one ever told me anything to that effect.
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In a word, Yes! If you are really interested in knowing what it's like for women in the org, do a search and read up. It's a very painful, often convered topic. "I always got pissed off when they talked about Leviticus and how " a womens cycle" made her unclean for 7 days before and 7 days after her period. Ok that leaves about a week a month that women would be considered "clean" And that, of course, would be her most fertile week, lol.
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PLEASANTVILLE: what it means to Betty
by betty boop ini was watching pleasantville (tobey maguire, reese witherspoon) on tv last night.
as i watched i started thinking that although the movie isnt about religion, the way the characters and storyline evolved, reminded me of how it felt like to be in the "truth" and then to be in reality.. the movie is how two teens get stuck in a 50's tv show similar to the perfection of "leave it to beaver" everything is perfect in this town, but everyones in black and white becuase they are not in reality.
when the kids arrive they start to the show the people in the town art, books, love, sex and everything starts to turn into color.
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Hi Betty,
"Pleasantville" was one of the first movies that got me thinking. Then there was "Truman Show," "The Matrix," and "The Scarlet Letter." And for some reason "The Island of Doctor Mareux,(sp)" or something like that.
I also read the book "The Scarlet Letter," and "1984." I've heard "Animal Farm" is along the same lines, but didn't read that one.
"Pleasantville" and "The Scarlet Letter" hit me really hard. Especially "Pleasantville," as art is my passion.
I sent my DA letter in a scarlet envelope:) -
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