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  A question for the English

  by apostate man in

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  2. friends

  i have no intentions of starting a flame.

  but, i have a few questions.. i was reading this thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24652&site=3&page=1 and it occured to me that americans and brits have a lot not in common.

  i will admit i am not very educated when it comes to england.

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  Oh, I forgot, Faggot also means a type of sausage/meatloaf [liver, spices, herbs and pork] or it can mean a bundle of sticks!
  Some more are here:
  http://www.accomodata.co.uk/amlish.htm
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  A question for the English

  by apostate man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have no intentions of starting a flame.

  but, i have a few questions.. i was reading this thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24652&site=3&page=1 and it occured to me that americans and brits have a lot not in common.

  i will admit i am not very educated when it comes to england.

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  Apostate man:

  Fag/Faggot also means homosexual here [and cigarettes]. I suppose it would sound funny to an American if someone was giving up smoking here and they said, “Oh, I would do anything to have a fag in my mouth and suck on that fag!”

  One that does make us laugh is your use of fanny: “Oh my fanny hurts… or he slapped me on the fanny etc.” Over here Fanny is the street slang for Vagina—it’s used just the same as pussy, unless you’re talking about a cat!

  Another phrase you find amusing is ‘Lay the table’, no we don’t have sex with the table, it just means lay out the cutlery and plates etc. on the table before a meal.

  Some others less funny are:
  Sweets=Candy
  Chips=French fries [but we also use fries]
  Pavement=Sidewalk
  Motorway=Highway
  Holiday=Vacation

  I’m sure there are many more others would like to add.
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  [email protected] SEND YOUR COMPLAINTS HERE

  by thewiz in

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  swamp their server.

  i can tell you the subject email address went through.

  i didn't get a rejection anyway.

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  Nemesis

  Here are two more:

  Watchtower.net
  Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
  Gott, Joel (18822573I) [email protected]
  Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
  25 Columbia Heights
  Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483
  US
  718-560-5333

  Watchtower.org
  Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Billing Contact:
  Gott, Joel (JG5823) [email protected]
  Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc.
  25 Columbia Heights
  Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483
  (718) 560-5333 (FAX) (815) 346-2198
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  A question for the English

  by apostate man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have no intentions of starting a flame.

  but, i have a few questions.. i was reading this thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24652&site=3&page=1 and it occured to me that americans and brits have a lot not in common.

  i will admit i am not very educated when it comes to england.

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  English guy says to an American: “Do you know where Egypt is?”

  American responds: “Isn’t that a small town in Scotchland?”
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  A question for the English

  by apostate man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have no intentions of starting a flame.

  but, i have a few questions.. i was reading this thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24652&site=3&page=1 and it occured to me that americans and brits have a lot not in common.

  i will admit i am not very educated when it comes to england.

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  Oops, I misread water for weather! I drink bottled anyway. Tap water is OK, but not to my taste.
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  A question for the English

  by apostate man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have no intentions of starting a flame.

  but, i have a few questions.. i was reading this thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24652&site=3&page=1 and it occured to me that americans and brits have a lot not in common.

  i will admit i am not very educated when it comes to england.

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  Apostate man:

  “What do the schools teach about the American Revolution and England getting its hiney spanked?”
  They teach accurate history [hopefully], and we ruled more than a quarter of the planet so a few North American states weren't such a big deal.

  “Do you actually say "The Queen Her Majesty"? or just "Queeny"
  Why are Americans obsessed with our Royalty? Most English give her little thought or comment, many find the Royal family extremely boring.

  Does the water over there really suck as bad as I hear it does?
  It can do, the only thing predictable about our weather is that it’s unpredictable!

  Do the women have hairy armpits, or is that France? lol
  Your insular American education is sadly showing! Of course English women shave their pits, so do the French, it’s the big butch German women you need to worry about!

  How do you view the U.S. and its citizens in general?
  How long have you got?

  What about Cananda? Aren't they like a "leg" of England?
  No

  Do all your buildings sink into the ground about an inch every year?
  whaaaaaaaaa? Where do you get this stuff?

  You guys going to the Euro dollar?
  It’s called the Euro, not dollar, and no not at present, we are keeping our Pound for now.

  …And most of the English I have met over here seem to be stuck up or have a chip on their shoulder(maybe I am wrong?).
  You are very wrong, American urban myths are the worse when applied to England, you all seem to see us as we were 150 years ago, or from some quaint 18th Century period drama in an old English country house! Come to London for 6 months and you will see a highly modern city, over 320 languages spoken with a massive wealth of history, culture, and interest. Travel around the UK for 6 months; see the real England [i.e. London is not a good representation for the rest of England anymore than New York if for the whole US.]

  Do they air any American TV shows? American commercials? Are your teeth really bad or is that a myth? No orthodontists?
  Yes we get all the American stuff, good and crap, far too much of the crap. Teeth are just as good as Americans but you tend to obsess on the teeth and forge the brains! (Just teasing)

  Take a look at this web site; it’s one of yours! Some details are slightly out of date, but it will give you a reasonable start. Just click on ‘U’ and then United Kingdom.

  http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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  From the Archives of JT #1

  by JT in

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  over the years of being on the net there are always some post that just stand out more than others.

  there is a guy not sure where he is from but his name is norm, - this guy has no idea the role he played in my leaving wt.

  according to the watchtower, when has there not been "a time of urgency.

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  Great post JT, I will email that to my mum, it all helps!

  Happy man: I see you are still trapped in that catatonic state of ignorant bliss, you really need the ECT reality shock treatment and then the dark curtains will fall and the blinding light of reality will glare you in the face, then, and only then you will really see clearly what a terrible mess surrounds you—not an nice experience to have, but cathartic and very, very necessary one. Whether you wish to serve God sincerely, or get on with life without God, you can only do that with a full comprehensive knowledge of all the facts, and unfortunately you are still in blissful denial. Have you read Ray Franz’s books? They are a good basic starting point for balanced and reasonable examination of the Watch Tower Society. Until you allow your human questioning element to surface, you will never be open to reality.

  Open your mind; you will see things that will amaze you!
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  Creation Story Contradiction

  by JosephAlward in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the two different creation stories in genesis contradict each other in the matter of the order of the creation of man and vegetation.

  in the first story, vegetation was created on the third day, and three days later man was created.

  however, in the second creation story, there was no vegetation before man.

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  Joseph:
  

  Thus, there is never is a period of time when there is land without surface water available to irrigate the land in the first creation story, while in the second creation story (Genesis 2:4-5) there is such a time period; this is a contradiction.

  In Genesis 1:6–10 all it says is that God is separating land from sea—it doesn’t give any details on land irrigation, rain, mist, streams etc., just that he made land and sea as separate areas. In a new paragraph [1:11] it says: “Then God said, ‘Let land produce vegetation….’” But still gives no irrigation details. Logically he would have to have initiated some kind of system to produce the needed water requirements for plant life, be that streams/strong mist/fog etc. That would parallel with what we read in verse 2:6.

  So in as far as: “never is a period of time when there is land without surface water.” I would disagree, verse 1:6–10 gives no information at all of a plentiful water supply or any plant growth whatsoever—so that would parallel with verse 2:5 describing the same situation.

  So both accounts do give the same information, just from slightly differing angles—there is no direct contradiction.
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  JWs reading Franz's books.............

  by TheApostleAK in

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  this has got me wondering....... in australia there is a national christian bookstore that stocks coc, isocf.

  right now the wait for those 2 books is currently 12-14 weeks (there's a pre-order list so first in gets first books of the next order).

  this bookstore orders books by the pallet regularly.. i'm starting to think that jw's are ordering these books cos the wait is sssoooo long.. any comments?.

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  I got mine from Amazon, and they came quickly. Don’t they ship to Australia? I can’t imagine why anyone would buy via their local bookshop and wait ages when they could get them from Amazon in a week or so.

  Nemesis

  PS. I have the 2000 version of COC, quotes up to a June 2000 Watchtower in it. Does everyone else have to 1999 version, because I have never seen anyone mention the 2000 printing?
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  The Memorial has just Started

  by Prisca in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well, it's almost 7pm in sydney australia and no doubt some congregations would be starting their memorials very soon, if not already.

  due to the overcast conditions, i can't see the moon, but one of the special things about this time of the year is seeing the full moon, which reminds me of the specialness of the memorial ritual held for me as i was growing up.. this is the second time in my entire life that i will be absent from the memorial.

  it was strange last year to be not attending for the first time ever, but this year i feel more comfortable about it.. i'm not sure why.

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  Well I’m having mine at home, I’m doing it out of respect for Jesus, but I’m never going to go to the Kingdom Hall again—I did go to last years at a hall, but that was the last. I have my home baked unleavened bread, and my mini bottle of red wine, and it’s 7pm here with a clear night and full moon.