Thank you, Avi.
I thought it was pretty nifty myself
L_A_Big_Dawg
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France's WW-II Ceremony Acompanied by Protests vs. USA
by Gerard ini was wondering what the french had to say on d-day celebrations in their own country.
they will have a week of celebrations, but:
en tant que representant des etats-unis, c'est george bush qui recueillera l'hommage aux "combattants de la liberte" de la seconde guerre mondiale.
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France's WW-II Ceremony Acompanied by Protests vs. USA
by Gerard ini was wondering what the french had to say on d-day celebrations in their own country.
they will have a week of celebrations, but:
en tant que representant des etats-unis, c'est george bush qui recueillera l'hommage aux "combattants de la liberte" de la seconde guerre mondiale.
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L_A_Big_Dawg
Simon said:
In fact, the US did not enter the war until Germany attacked IT.
What fact is that, Simon? Or is this another attempt at rewriting history.
The last time I remember it being told to me, it was the Japanese that attacked Pearl Harbor. Because of that President Frankilin Roosevelt declared war on Japan. Italy and Nazi Germany then declared war on the U.S.
Me thinks you need to do some rereading of history books.
Secondly, Winston Churchill was pleading with Roosevelt to enter the war. Roosevelt was unwilling to do so because this second "European war" had no popular support here. Did our cousins hold up well to the Nazi onslaught? Absolutely, but I believe that if the Japanese had not bombed Pearl Harbor, the U.S. would have remained "neutral", and eventually Great Britan would have fallen.
Thirdly, while the U.S. did fight alongside the allies, it was American commanders and soldiers that helped turn the tide of Nazi aggression. Were there great commanders among the non-American allies? Again, absolutely. But the fact remains, that it was the industrial might of the U.S. stopped and ultimately defeated the Nazis.
Lastly, of those that were injured or died on the beaches of Normandy (of which my grandfather was of the former) there graves should not be desecrated, and the French government should sack up publicly, for all to hear, that they won't stand for the desecration of these men's ulitimate sacrifice for the French people. I don't think that will happen anytime since America-hating is second only to anti-Semitism in popularity there and in Europe as a whole.
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Questions regarding the Cross/Torture stake
by truthseeker1 inthis was brought up by my journey and they requested information regarding it.
this is a quote from the page below regarding how the wt takes other's words out of context to fit their own agenda.
quote..........misquote:.
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L_A_Big_Dawg
The thing that I always had a problem with was the little statement in the Gospels that above Jesus' head was placed the sign Pilate wrote.
Being that Jehovah is a "god" of order, then my reasoning follows that if, and that is a big if, Jehovah wanted to let us know that Jesus was killed on an upright stake then he should have told the Gospel writers to write, "over his hands."
I know this is probably an oversimplification of a large issue, but that is how I looked at this issue.
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Answers to elders who ask " Do you consider yourself one of JWs"
by blondie inor similar questions by the elders?
were you asked something similar and how did you answer?.
blondie.
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L_A_Big_Dawg
When I was finally asked this (by an elder that happened to walk into the shop that I worked at) I had been out of the Borg for 12 months, and had become a Christian. I simply stated, "According to the Bible, no where are followers of Jesus Christ to be witnesses of Jehovah. Rather, they are to be witnesses of Jesus." I then told him that if he wished to discuss it further to call me and make an appointment, as I was currently on work time and could not discuss it then.
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HELP! How do you answer the Elders without incriminating yourself?
by stichione ini?m due soon for a shepherding call from my congregation elders for a variety of reasons: being irregular in service, s poradically attending meetings, and o h yes, writing in a letter to the society asking for clarifications on the blood ban.
i?m sure that one question that they will be asking me is: d
o you believe that jehovah is using the organization as his only approved channel of communication?
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L_A_Big_Dawg
My response to my P.O. dad and then to a couple of elders on a "shepherding visit" was this. "In good consience, I cannot answer that question with a definitive yes or no."
They asked me to elaborate, and I said that I was currently studying and praying about this question. I also said that this is a question tha will affect me for eternity so I really need to make a sober decision about this topic.
It got me off the hook for about 6 months, but eventually I had to choose. I chose to leave.
That's the best that I can offer. My prayers are with you.
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American Idol final: Diana or Fantasia
by Mulan ini thought both girls sang amazingly last night.
both had one song that wasn't so great, so the contest was a draw for me.
since simon so obviously favors fantasia i voted 3 times for diana.
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L_A_Big_Dawg
I have only heard both of these ladies on a local FM morning show. I would say Fantasia. However, at a taping of the Ryan Seacrest show at the end of April, I heard one of the ladies that was voted off (can't remember her name) and I thought of the three I mention here, she was by far the most talented.
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L_A_Big_Dawg
In no particular order, but I would say my top ten:
Lawrence of Arabia
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
The Godfather 2
12 Angry Men
Dial M for Murder
The Lion King
The Cowboys
My Fair Lady
Star Wars (Episode 4)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Corporate Styles
by L_A_Big_Dawg ingot this from a friend and thought i would share it: .
corporate styles: .
liberal .
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L_A_Big_Dawg
Got this from a friend and thought i would share it:
Corporate Styles:
LIBERAL
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. Instead of giving your neighbor one of your cows, you write a letter to your Congressman, demanding that he pass legislation for more government programs to help your neighbor get a cow.
You hold a concert to raise awareness for cow-lessness. Barbara Streisand sings for the cow-less, who can't attend attend because ticket prices are so expensive only people that own three or four cows can afford to attend.
You wear a ribbon that signifies you care about cow-less people even though you really haven't done anything to help them out.
CONSERVATIVE
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So?
SOCIALIST
You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.
COMMUNIST
You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and now you have a herd of cows.
DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, and then pours the milk down the drain.
AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the second one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are suprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have down-sized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up.
FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good.
JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school.
GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blonde, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately, they also demand 13 weeks of vacation a year.
ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. While ambing around, you see a beautiful woman. You break for lunch. Life is good.
RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You have some vodka. You count them and learn you have four cows. You have some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have eight cows. The Russian Mafia show up and steals however many cows you really have.
TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afganistan, which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts. Then you kill them and claim a U.S. bomb blew them up while they were in the hospital.
IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send tapes of their mooing.
POLISH CORPRATION
You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.
CALIFORNIAN CORPORATION
You have a cow and a bull. The bull is depressed. It has spent all its life living a lie. It goes away for two weeks. It comes back after recieving a taxpayer-paid sex change operation.
You now have two cows. One makes milk; the other doesn;t. You try to sell the transgenered cow. Its lawyer sues you for discrimination. You lose in court. You sell the milk generating cow to pay the damages, You now have one rich, transgener, non-milk producing cow.
You change your business to beef. PETA pickets your farm. Jesse Jackson makes a speech in your driveway. Cruz Bustamonte call sfor higherfarm taxes to help "Working cows." Hillary Clinton calls for nationalization of one-seventh of your farm "for the children." Gray Davis signs a law giving your farm to Mexico. The L.A. Times quotes five anonymous cows claiming that you groped their teats.
You declare bankruptcy and shut down all operations. The cow starves to death. The L.A. Times analysis shows your business failure is George W. Bush's fault.
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Being a Teenager in the Eighties.....growing up
by ScoobySnax inbreakfast television, pop socks, fingerless illuminous green/pink gloves, wham, duran duran, tears for fears, depeche mode, betamax v vhs video-recorders, legwarmers, eastenders, white socks, new 20p coin, ford escorts, leg-warmers, furry dices, rubix cubes, zx spectrum, commodore 64, pac man, atari games system, space invaders, lava lamps, fibre optic lamps, swing-ball in the garden, twister, etc etc.
the 80's i loved it.
my past.. whats your memories?.
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The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers, The Catch (49ers beat Cowboys), Miracle on Ice, MTV, Def Leppard, OP clothes, black and white checkered Vans slip ons, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Caddyshack, Stripes, Indiana Jones, The Terminator.
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How will gas prices affect the Watchtower Society?
by truthseeker inezekiel3 posted an interesting tidbit about max larson stopping the printing... .
president of the wtbts max larson formally stops the press at jehovah's witnesses' printery in brooklin, ny.
pictured below is press #4. with the sale of the furman street building and shipping methods changed to road freight, jws seems posed to evacuate their brooklin headquaters.
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It is a sign that evil industrialist are really part of the Wild Beast's attempt to stifle the desemination of the troof to the poor and ignorant R&F.