Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young along with Bruce Springsteen covering Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpxZwbPcA38
argh, crap, I give up -- i can't get the video to embed all nicey nicey like, sorry !
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Moving 1000 miles in 28 days need suggestions
by TotallyADD inas many know my wife and i will be moving and starting a new business this summer.
in many ways it will bring freedom to us for no one knows us where we are moving.
being a born-in i would like to ask all of you what are some great ways we can meet new people and make friendships outside the jw cult?
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Get settled in your new place then, begin exploring your area; mine for it's rich culture and natural wonders -- just get involved in living (free!) and soon enough, you will befriend like-minded individuals doing the same things you are. I agree with Clarity, I wouldn't lead with 'we just left the Borg' .... it's a lot to handle when your just meeting someone. All the very best to you and yours on your new journey !!
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If you had the choice to name yourself, what names would you choose for first name and last name?
by Iamallcool inbe creative.
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I actually did change my name when I left the Borg, first and last -- never felt like my life was my own (a born-in) growing up, spent most days just trying to survive it all --- when I finally broke free at the ripe 'ol age of 27 going by my old name, it just didn't feel right for me. I filed the paper work in court and voila, new name to go with my 'new life'.
Now, realism aside -- If I had to pick another new name hmmmm, how about: Fanny Showin
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Hello everyone
by jean-luc picard inim new to your site so ill present myself.
its been 15 years since i escaped the borg.
i was in a unhappy marriage.
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Welcome JLP ! I understand your pain and frustration, I've been out 14 years and some days it just smarts, really bad. Speaking with a professional counselor can be very helpful and I too agree with jgnat, find one your comfortable with ! In the interim, take comfort in the fact that here, you are amongst friends who really and truly know that pain that you've endured and empathize. Welcome, welcome ! ~ f et l
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Hard to NOT have the last word - let them hang themselves
by Mad Sweeney ini recently had a jw "friend" (the last non-relative one that has any contact with me at all - and it is only electronic) post a typically cultish statement as a comment on my fb page.
there is no good way to respond without going all logical apostate on him.
i know the dubism is idiotic enough on its own to discredit itself and him, but i am still fighting the urge to respond and clearly show how ridiculous the statement was.
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Mad Sweeney, thankfully I don't have any Dub 'friends' on FB but I do have a couple of Dub pages that I frequently check (they have public profiles, obviously) and, ..... I can't really explain why I do it. I read the absolute drivel posted about the troof and sometimes I laugh, sometimes I get angry, most times, I just shake my head and think 'so sad'.
There was this one pioneer back in my old congregation in RI who was insuffferable, so pious and so in-your-face about what you should be doing and how that contrasts sharply with what you actually are doing and all of this under the guise of being a 'loving, supportive, encouraging sister' -- ugh, made me want to vomit at the time and still does today. Following are some of her recent FB statuses....so annoying.
Oh my word! I already have 233 RV's for the month and I still have a couple days left....YEEKS!!!! February 25 at 7:13pm
Crazy wild day.......shades of Boise! First Karen study (new) a "lay" woman from the B'Ville Methodist Church shows up, very friendly but wanted to know who I was ....(total taboo to ask me what I am doing in someone eles's home) Next house met another "lay" person from another church trying to stop my new Chin lady from studying...he was nasty... February 4 at 9:33pm
Double duty today, attended both meetings since there were a total of 8 studies (with children) that attended.....then went on a study....I'm "togar" (Kayah for "finished") January 30 at 3:26p
I've got it worse than you do, noone is posting on my FB page, I actively check some old Dub pages, why do I look at their FB pages ?!?!? I haven't fully figured that one out yet....
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Hello, my name is:
by fortis et liber ini have lurked here literally for years and, finally, i got up the nerve to say hello 'officially' so, hello!.
i left the borg in '97, i'm the youngest in my family of all dubs.
i was pretty much born-in as i believe i was around 2yrs old when my parents began their transition from independent thinkers to borgs.
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Thank you all so very much for making me feel so very welcomed and cared for, it is greatly appreciated !!
CoonDawg: I am so sorry your Grandma did that to you, it sure is a rotten, nasty thing.
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Hello, my name is:
by fortis et liber ini have lurked here literally for years and, finally, i got up the nerve to say hello 'officially' so, hello!.
i left the borg in '97, i'm the youngest in my family of all dubs.
i was pretty much born-in as i believe i was around 2yrs old when my parents began their transition from independent thinkers to borgs.
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DesirousOfChange: Just a couple of months ago I finished graduate school and my grandmother (non-Dub) told me that my Mom's (Dub) only comment regarding my completion of school/degree was, "What a waste!" I maintained composure while on the phone with my gram but lost it (bawled) when I hung up with her.
Mr. Falcon: I grew up listening to my parents talk about how "foolish" and "stupid" those where that left the 'truth' and it just made me sick to my stomach, even then. As I grew older I was paralyzed by the thought of having my parents, brothers and 'friends' view me the same way and this thought alone kept me enslaved to the Borg for a long time. In fact, the last words my father ever said to me were, "you're stupid" and the last words my mom said to me where, "I know you'll come back because you always do the right thing." So manipulative, so controlling. It broke my heart. I am so happy that you have come to the realization that just because I think/believe differently than a Witness does that doesn't make me a horrible/wretched person. Thank you for the warm welcome and the offering of your canteen, I really do appreciate it.
Outlaw: I cannot say/type "my name is" without hearing the Slim Shady song in my head. Great minds think alike?!
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Hello, my name is:
by fortis et liber ini have lurked here literally for years and, finally, i got up the nerve to say hello 'officially' so, hello!.
i left the borg in '97, i'm the youngest in my family of all dubs.
i was pretty much born-in as i believe i was around 2yrs old when my parents began their transition from independent thinkers to borgs.
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Thank you for the warm welcome !!
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Hello, my name is:
by fortis et liber ini have lurked here literally for years and, finally, i got up the nerve to say hello 'officially' so, hello!.
i left the borg in '97, i'm the youngest in my family of all dubs.
i was pretty much born-in as i believe i was around 2yrs old when my parents began their transition from independent thinkers to borgs.
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Hello All ,
I have lurked here literally for years and, finally, I got up the nerve to say hello 'officially' so, hello!
I left the Borg in '97, I'm the youngest in my family of all Dubs. I was pretty much born-in as I believe I was around 2yrs old when my parents began their transition from independent thinkers to Borgs. My parents were always hard-core Dubs and I tried my very best for years and years to live up to their expectation of the perfect little Dub but, try as I might, I failed... When I finally got up the courage to leave each member of my family spoke with me, one on one, to tell me of the horrendous mistake I was making, how the world would just 'chew me up and spit me out', how selfish I was being and, just how much pain and heartache I was causing the family and oh yeah, lastly how, if I did in fact leave I would be 'dead' to them -- as if I never existed, gone, banished from their life, their hearts, minds and memories. My grandparents (non-Dubs) told me that not long after I left all evidence of my existence (pictures, etc) were deciedly removed from sight and, no mention of me made. It's like.... I never existed at all.
I don't, not for one second, regret my decision to leave and maybe I should state here the reason I left was due to the fact that I never 'believed' the Dubs had "the truth." So, like I said, leaving was one of the the smartest moves I've ever made (I only wish I had the emotional strength to leave sooner) but the pain, the trauma of growing up a Dub, the torture of being forced to live a lie only to keep contact with my family, the harrasement I underwent as I tried to leave the horrible, horrible things that were said to me from 'friends' as I was leaving -- all of this has left some pretty deep scars.
Over the years I have found comfort here on the boards and well, I just wanted to say 'thank you' for that.
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