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  Were you allowed to play sports?

  by love11 in

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  i was never allowed to play sports, because it would be too much association with worldly people.

  no skating, dance class, racquet ball, softball, nothing.

  in my kingdom hall, only the "spiritually weak" played sports.

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  Not at first...I was told by some of the cheerleaders that I should try out, that I would make a good cheerleader, which did wonders for my self-esteem, but was of course, not allowed to do.

  My junior year I had severe depression, was questioning the "truth," and my parents thought an extracurricular activity would keep me from brooding in my room after school. Golf was approved, as there were no night games, and I wouldn't miss any meetings. My sister, another girl (a LDS) and I made up the first high school girls team. We called ourselves the Piddle Sisters--Wormburner Piddle, Elephant'sAss Piddle (you know, "it's high and it stinks") and Divot-Thrower Piddle. We had a blast. I got an award at the sport's banquet for most improved--from 100 strokes for 9 holes down to 70!
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  WHAT ARE SOME OLD COMMERCIALS THAT YOU'LL NEVER HEAR AGAIN?

  by hubert in

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  i'll start..... next dime, go for rollo's.. hubert

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  "Melts in your mouth--not in your hands!" -M&Ms

  My 13 yr old daughter was listening to 50 Cent's "Candy Shop" where he says that in the lyrics...I told her he was talking about M&Ms and she thought I meant Eminem! (Guess you had to be there...)
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  What Is "Must See" TV For You?

  by minimus in

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  i like american idol.

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  Medium

  Dinner for Five (IFC--LOVE this show!!)

  CSI original (Medium interferes with CSI:Miami and Law and Order interferes with CSI:New York)

  All the Law and Orders (it helps that I have a "thing" for Vincent D'onofrio)

  Lost

  Without a Trace

  ER

  Dead Like Me (didn't know it was cancelled! )

  Touching Evil (cancelled after one season )

  Ghosthunters (is that still on Sci-Fi?)
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  Blog in honour of my Stepmom

  by jgnat in

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  myrna, my beloved stepmom, was diagnosed with breast cancer early this year.

  in typical fashion, she let us all know what was happening in her life, informed herself of the options, and calmly determined her course of treatment.

  it was a very small lump, and it looks like all of it was removed.

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  I just found this today...I was deeply touched by your posts and people's responses.

  My thoughts are with you and your family and Myrna's family.
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  WERE THERE ANY ELDER'S QUARRELS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  When I was 10, the bookstudy was in our house. After it was over one night, I was sent to my room while all the adults had a hushed meeting about Bro R, a really old PO who was saying racist and sexist remarks from the platform...they discussed the matter and decided to give him an ultimatum--he step "aside" (never "down," because that would imply that the elders were "above" the r & f!) or they report him to the society. He was very disgruntled and self-righteous, but chose to step aside, and died shortly thereafter.
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  songs to leave by

  by spider in

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  when you were leaving the witnesses, were there songs you liked to play which expressed something of what you were feeling?.

  here are the tracks which i turned up and sang to:.

  who wants to live forever?

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  This song meant alot to me...just substitute "JW" for "Catholic" and "elders" for "priests," and there you go. Good stuff in red.

  Forgiven--Alanis Morrissette

  You know how us Catholic girls can be
  We make up for so much time a little too late
  I never forgot it, confusing as it was
  No fun with no guilt feelings
  The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests
  I'll see you next Sunday
  Chorus:
  We all had our reasons to be there
  We all had a thing or two to learn
  We all needed something to cling to
  So we did I sang Alleluia in the choir
  I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man
  My brothers they never went blind for what they did
  But I may as well have
  In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son
  I had one more stupid question
  Repeat Chorus
  What I learned I rejected but I believe again
  I will suffer the consequence of this inquisition
  If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven
  Repeat Chorus
  We all had delusions in our head
  We all had our minds made up for us
  We had to believe in something
  So we did
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  Artist You Enjoy, Now That They're Dead

  by prophecor in

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  it's sad but it's true, when an artists death occurs, they often become more famous post humously ( after they've died ), than the fame they experienced when they were alive.

  two that immediately come to mind for me are,

  a. stevie ray vaughn (legendary blues guitarist)

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  Kurt Cobain (my avatar)
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  Were you ever so bored witnessing that you did something fun to spice it up

  by Qcmbr in

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  when i was a missionary we had had a full day of door knocking and we were bored out of our skulls.we decided that since we'd been told by quite a few born agains that we were representatives of satan that.... we'd pull a couple of thorns off a rose bush and spend the next hour tracting with them stuck to our heads like little mini horns.

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  OMG, that is too funny!

  Our mornings were spent yard-saling, punctuated with brief intervals of preaching in between.
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  What Are You All Reading?!

  by Doubtfully Yours in

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  so, what's everybody reading these days?.

  i used to read so passionately, but i've lost the hobby due to everyday life stress and distractions.

  i want to get back into reading again.

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  I just finished "He's Just Not That Into You" or whatever it's called...I finished it in two hours, and LMAO. Very entertaining. That was right after I finished "Mystic River." Haven't seen the movie, now I gotta compare. Next I picked up a true crime book because there was nothing else around, and I am only slightly committed to finishing it. I am also reading, "Small Business Management: An Entreprenuerial Emphasis" for my course at the community college. Not nearly as enjoyable.
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  Which dog breed do you like?

  by Panda in

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  well , with so many posts about pets i thought i'd ask this question.

  we have 3 great pyrenees dogs.

  the oldest is 11yrs and the youngest is 4yrs old.

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  Westies (had in the past) and Jack Russells (have presently.) Wonderful dogs!