Matty

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  I found the culprit that messed up my computer

  by Mulan in

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  yesterday i posted that my computer was all messed up and that simon had helped me to eliminate the problem.. well, now i know what the culprit was.

  you know those cute little smileys many of us have downloaded and are using to add to our posts?

  the program that detects problems in your computer, eliminated that one.

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  Matty

  I wasn't aware that Smiley Central was full of spyware. I couldn't find anything on the net that was negative about it and so I presumed it was kosher. I don't have it on my PC because I don't use Internet Explorer, I would probably have loaded it if it became available for Mozilla/Netscape. Thanks for the info.
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  SYN Is Moving To Brisbane!!!

  by SYN in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, more than a few people on this site and elsewhere know about this already...i managed to land a job in brisbane, australia.

  i'll probably arrive there before the 5th of january.. this means that i won't be able to post very much for the forseeable future, but i'm still holding my supreme post in reserve for something new i've been writing recently.... i'm going to go and work for pandemic studios (www.pandemicstudios.com).

  mostly i just wanted to thank all the amazing australian people who've been helping me out with information and things during the past couple of weeks - you guys rock!

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  Matty

  Well done SYN! Great news!
  
  Now who is going to represent South Africa in the ex-JW world? For a country with such a huge population it's odd we don't have one or two others to fill your shoes.
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  When did the watchtower become a cult?

  by Gadget in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from looking at various cult information, and warning signs of an unsafe group i beleive the jw's to be a cult, but how did they become one?

  it started as a religious periodical in the 1870s, and somehow progressed to being a faith, a religion, and then from there progressed to become a cult.

  when did this happen, and how?

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  Matty

  I remember that Spicey asked the same question some time ago on this forum and also WTO and you might be interested in the answers she got:
  
  
  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/59611/1.ashx
  
  http://kent.steinhaug.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2418

  edited to make 2nd link "clickable" - Scully
  oops, never mind
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  Britcoms & Sitcoms Questionaire.

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  seeing as how us brits are so acclaimed across the world, ie, the the beloved of the french.

  some of these sit-coms do actually exist, btw.

  how do you rate the one's that are real?.

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  Matty

  I know what you mean Ang. Benny Hill was quite funny sometimes, but no funnier than say, Paul Hogan or Kenny Everett who had a similar style of humour.
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  Do anybody remember me?

  by U.2.K. Tha Greate$t in

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  been gone for about 2 years, but im back for good.

  yall still hoping to get in heaven tho right?

  i did'nt know everybody was part of that 144,000, even if it is more than 144,000(did he mislead you?

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  Matty

  Yes I do remember you U2K!
  
  You must have a very bad memory for passwords, as you seem to create a new username every time you return here!
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  Famous JW's (or exJW)..an almost complete listing.

  by badwillie in

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  famous jehovah's witnesses

  dwight d. eisenhower - u.s. president (raised jw) .

  venus and serena williams - world chamption/olympic gold medalist tennis players .

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  Matty

  ...and the big guy with the gong in the Rank Organization movie logo is a dub too.
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  Britcoms & Sitcoms Questionaire.

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  seeing as how us brits are so acclaimed across the world, ie, the the beloved of the french.

  some of these sit-coms do actually exist, btw.

  how do you rate the one's that are real?.

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  Matty

  Yes, Peter Kay is a genius.
  
  BTW Father Ted is not a British comedy show, so it shouldn't be on this list, although I think that it certainly is the funniest show on the list.
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  Question from a non-member about birthdays.

  by OldBen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm curious why jehovah's witnesses don't celebrate birthdays.

  can anyone offer any help?

  thanks in advance.

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  Matty

  Shoot! That was me by the way - logged in as Spice by mistake!
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  I jumped out of a plane 15,000 feet!

  by Sirona in

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  2. experiences

  some of you doubted me when i said i was going to do a skydive in las vegas....well i did it!.

  i was scared s**tless.

  they tell you all the dangers beforehand and its something like 1:50,000 die and 1:1750 have a serious injury.

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  Matty

  Wow Sirona, what a buzz! You are one brave lass!
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  The Watchtower and Awake! on audiocassette

  by Nosferatu in

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  2. friends

  when did the society begin putting the magazines on audiocassette?

  did any of you ever go for these things?

  do your watchtower study while driving to work?

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  Matty

  ...prerecorded cassettes normally didn't go over the 90min length...

  
  Does the whole Watchtower and Awake get read on the cassettes? I'm not sure how long it would normally take to read a whole magazine - I kinda thought it would be longer than 90 minutes. I know that when you buy a book on cassette it's usually abridged (unless you get them from people who normally distribute to the blind).