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  Suggestions for baby names please

  by hippikon in

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  we would like to ask you good folk ( the bad ones can play as well) for suggestions for baby names.

  its getting close now and we need ideas.

  we dont know the sex yet.

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  Mommie Dark

  The only suggestion I have is based on personal experience. Don't choose an oddball name. I have one and my oldest son has an even weirder name (thanks to his father). Don't use a strange Bible name either. My middle son is named Isaiah, and he depises it, calls himself Ike. The oldest likes his weird name but it causes awkward moments for him. I have always hated my real name, it's almost always mispronounced and remarked on. Horrible!

  Pick nice simple names and spell them in the usual way. Cherryle or Sherrill will always have to correct teachers' spelling of her name, Nanci will always have to say 'i not y' and so on. Pick a name that won't be undignified when your child is old. Imagine the indignity of walking into a Social Security office at age 80:
  "Name please?"
  "Moon Unit Zappa."
  "Excuse me a second"...steps into back room, "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" from behind door...(this happens to my oldest sometimes)

  Resist the temptation to make your kid stand out by giving him/her an unusual name. Please.

  And once you pick your names, DON'T TELL ANYONE ELSE WHO'S EXPECTING! I wanted to name my youngest Alexander Grant, but a girlfriend who was more pregnant liked my choice and stole it.

  Just some Mommie advice, hope it gives you some food for thought but remember, it's only worth 2 cents so don't try to make book with it!

  "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name."
  Thomas Mordaunt
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  4th of July

  by Mommie Dark in

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  tomorrow is the official birthday of the usa.

  usually, since i'm too lame to enjoy braving the crowds and walking the field, i content myself with staying home quietly and watching the celebration fireworks in washington via television.

  this year, though, my extended family is having a big bash to commemorate the wedding anniversary of my elderly aunt and uncle.

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  Tomorrow is the official birthday of the USA. Usually, since i'm too lame to enjoy braving the crowds and walking the field, I content myself with staying home quietly and watching the celebration fireworks in Washington via television.

  This year, though, my extended family is having a big bash to commemorate the wedding anniversary of my elderly aunt and uncle. I haven't officially been told the numbers, but by my calculations it's their 60th at least. Maybe even 65. !!! Imagine living with your mate that many years without murder! The mind boggles :D

  Cousins by the dozens, relations I haven't seen in decades, babies to kiss that belong to people I haven't seen since THEY were babies! And sweet old Unca Butchie at the center of it all. Horseshoes! Foods ranging from delicious to revolting, as per usual at potlucks.(what can Mommie cook for this whitebread crowd? I'm tempted to try King Ranch chicken or, more fun yet, Papa's Melting Uranus chili...) Volleyball! Gossip! And if it rains (and it will) everyone will be crowded into the smallest possible space.

  Man I hope somebody went out of state and bought some really dangerous fireworks. I hope there is at least one competent hand behind the fuses. I hope if there isn't one, that I can hobble fast enough to get out of the way of stray bottle rockets...

  Everyone have a safe happy holiday, and say 'happy b'day' to Uncle Sam, it's not a sin!

  Hoping for some jumping jacks and black cats to play with,
  MD
  pressing my star spangled shirt for the occasion

  "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name."
  Thomas Mordaunt
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  Kwickey-Kwiz!

  by Englishman in

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  can you identify this, better still, on what would it have been written?.

  dad@hvn urspshl.we want wot uwant&urth2b like hvn.giv usfood&4giv r sins lyk we 4giv uvaz.don't test us!save us!bcos we kno ur boss,ur tuf&ur cool 4 eva!ok?.

  englishman.. ..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.

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  Prince rewriting the Lord's Prayer?

  Printed out on paisley-edged paper, handed out with tracts at all his concerts.

  "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name."
  Thomas Mordaunt
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  The Positive Things l Learned Being A JW

  by messenger in

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  ok, perhaps you may think i have lost it, but i got to thinking of how everyone seems to dwell on the negative aspect of being a jw.

  how about a positive approach?

  while i never plan to ever be a jw again i can recall some positives that happened along the way, here are a few that come to mind:.

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  Mommie Dark

  I learned how to smile no matter how desperate I feel inside. I learned how to say, 'I'm fabulous, thanks for asking' no matter how crappy I feel. I learned how to smack a little kid around and make him scared of the future.

  And I'm positive it isn't worth being a JW to obtain these skills!

  "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name."
  Thomas Mordaunt
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  Mommie's facorite poem in the world

  by Mommie Dark in

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  http://www.technicalinfo.bc.ca/f2.htm.

  delicious!.

  "one crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.".

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  Mommie Dark

  . http://www.technicalinfo.bc.ca/f2.htm

  Delicious!

  "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name."
  Thomas Mordaunt
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  WTS Deception on Alternative Military Service

  by AlanF in

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  until 1996 the watchtower society's official policy was that a young jw man who volunteered for alternative military service, rather than being imprisoned or letting a court sentence him to some kind of alternative civilian service, had violated christian neutrality and therefore was either to be disfellowshipped or declared to have voluntarily disassociated himself from the jw organization.

  beginning in 1978, the governing body voted on changing this policy a number of times, and generally had a simple majority who voted for change, but because the gb had a policy that all changes needed a 2/3 majority, and that was never reached until 1996, the policy remained.. in 1996, it appears that jehovah changed his mind, and so via divine direction instructed the governing body to change its policy.

  in the may 1, 1996 watchtower (pp.

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  Mommie Dark

  This makes me crazy! I have two brothers-in-law who did hard time in Marion, IL federal penitentiary because of this goofy rule. What a horror to go through for nothing!

  I wonder if the Greek brothers who spent so much time in solitary confinement for their WT-based beliefs are feeling good about this change in the collective conscience?

  Especially since the reason many of them were in solitary was their refusal to have smallpox vaccinations...

  "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name."
  Thomas Mordaunt
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  SUMMER,MAKING TIME 4 FUN/RELAXATION

  by Tina in

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  do we,can we,make time for ourselves?.

  many of us exiting the wts were limited and restricted regarding our free time/vacation activities.most activities didn't meet with wts approval for various 'reasons'.

  "worldly associations,is it 'wholesome'?

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  Mommie Dark

  Well, we have the Saturday night Dungeons&Dragons sessions at our house; Papa is the DM, and the guys drink quarts of Dr. Pepper and the Dew and munch Cheetos while killing and being killed in epic fashion. Good, clean fun for all ages!

  We's po' folks so we try to find the cheap/free fun things to fill our free time. Nature walks at local parks and arboretum are always relaxing. Our community does free concerts on the square all summer long. The local rod club does terrific fundraisers with classic car shows and live music. The library has activities all summer long, as well as a summer reading contest that's always fun. If we have a couple bucks we might do a movie matinee; it's a great way to get cool and I love taking Little to kid films... the childrens' laughter is always therapeutic!

  When it's too stickyhot to breathe, we huddle in my air conditioned bedroom and watch movies. A cooler full of ice, pitcher of tea, couple of sandwiches, and a family fave movie (Blues Brothers 2000 plays anytime to applause) and we are set for a long afternoon/evening of enjoyment.

  Simple pleasures, guilt-free... aah, the good life!
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  Where is Sideshow Bob?

  by Mommie Dark in

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  if any of you have the elusive priest-king's e-mail addy, please check on him.

  it's not normal for him to remain silent for a whole week.

  unless he is off for a refresher course at clown college, how could he avoid commenting on some of the recent hot posts?

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  Mommie Dark

  If any of you have the elusive Priest-King's e-mail addy, please check on him. It's not normal for him to remain silent for a whole week. Unless he is off for a refresher course at clown college, how could he avoid commenting on some of the recent hot posts? Did he finally get the guilts about associating here? Did he get nabbed for his online apostasy at last?

  I'm serious, if anyone knows how to contact You Know, please find out if he's ok. I'm afraid the cognitive dissonance may have reached critical mass for him. Although I think he's full of shit right up the eyebrows, I wouldn't want him to suffer unnecessarily, or to suffer alone.

  Hoping the Crowned Clown is just on vacation,
  MD
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  Atheists at it again

  by Rex B13 in

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  the site changed but the atheist proseletyzing continues.

  isn't it odd how our two norwigs compliment each other in their attacks on god and the bible?

  well, simon, you now have the honor of hosting a platform for the true apostates to spew their anti-god venom.. this kind of thing is sadly typical of those who leave the wts.

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  Mommie Dark

  "a life without eternity in mind is a wasted life."

  Speak for yourself, dimbulb. My life is full and complex and sweet/sour/salty/bitter, a gourmet delight, a daily adventure. I don't have to anthropomorphize the bigger cycles of life in order to appreciate the complexity and wonder of the universe. I feel sorry for you that you do.

  Those of us who have rejected your Skydaddy concept have done so after long careful investigation. I don't care what crutch you use to prop up your fearful ass, and I 'm not selling alternative crutches. Why are you so terrified of the very idea of atheism that you have to pretend atheists are somehow a menace? You're the one selling a God/salvation package. All we've done is refuse to purchase. How is that 'venomous'?

  Maybe you're tasting sour grapes because atheists don't feel a need to be 'saved' from anything, and you envy that. Maybe you're experiencing cognitive dissonance at the very notion that people can live happily without the Bible or its killergod. Whatever it is, your accusations are unfounded and your assertions laughable and unproveable.
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  Atheists at it again

  by Rex B13 in

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  the site changed but the atheist proseletyzing continues.

  isn't it odd how our two norwigs compliment each other in their attacks on god and the bible?

  well, simon, you now have the honor of hosting a platform for the true apostates to spew their anti-god venom.. this kind of thing is sadly typical of those who leave the wts.

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  Mommie Dark

  COMF, I'm sure Fred Phelps would love to help you find his everlovin' savior, he is such a compassionate and decent Christian, what an exemplar!

  Practice saying 'Gawd hates fags' with that gargle, you'll be as fine and godly as Rex in no time!

  Love,
  MD
  (ho'ing for Jayzez)