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  Waco Mini-Series on Netflix. Powerful and Scary.

  by Simon in

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  so we binge-watched the waco mini-series on netflix.. wow, what a powerful and enlightening programme!

  even if you think you know what happened, it gives you extra context to it all.

  it's very well done even if you just want a great drama series, but it's way more than that.. there are of course some dramatization and slight historical inaccuracies for the purpose of story-telling but it was very informative.

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  Can't source this on Netflix UK at present.
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  There Are Better Songs to Sing

  by cofty in

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  the 1983 film educating rita, written by willy russell and starring michael caine and julie walters, is one of the finest stories ever told.

  julie's character is the eponymous working class hairdresser and michael caine plays professor frank bryant her open university tutor assigned, against his will, to teach her english literature.

  the dialogue is brilliant and funny but it is the dilemma of an awakening rita caught between two worlds that is deeply moving.

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  My lovely missus emulated Rita. Her 2 brothers went to posh universities while she was brought up to be a home maker as were most girls of her generation. When she was 37 and our boys all at school, she pushed hard to be accepted on a university degree course and left 3 years later with a BA. She later went to another uni and came away with her MA. That assisted her with obtaining employment as a college lecturer - and now, years later, the pension from that employment makes up for the shortfall in my income, which of course is linked to my own lack of educational qualifications do to me being brought up in the JW religion. Thanks Honey.
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  Dis/UNITED Kingdom?

  by BoogerMan in

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  england, wales, scotland & n.i.

  are independently making or changing the covid 19 lockdown laws/rules to suit themselves... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52600708.

  garden centres are opening in wales on monday, in england on wednesday, but by the looks of things, are far too dangerous to open them anytime soon in scotland or n.i.

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  I'm here in my umpteenth incarnation. Sometimes deliberate, sometimes because I've simply lost my PW as normally happens whenever I change my computer. Old age I guess.

  I have to say that I've always found Cofty to be one of the most clear headed of posters. In fact, I've occasionally started a thread in the hope that he will add his comments and opinions to that thread.

  That's all.
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  People in England were easiy convinced to believe....

  by BoogerMan in

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  ....that a mass killer was roaming their streets.

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  now theyre struggling to believe the grim reaper is not so grim and it's safe to go outside again.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-52669441.

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  Just use common sense. It's a disease that's mainly transmitted from person to person, so keep your distance. I've become quite adept at growling ferociously at those who don't.
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  75th Anniversary of VE Day

  by cofty in

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  today is the 75th anniversary of the end of wii in europe.

  they were a special generation who were literally prepared to give their lives rather than submit to fascism.

  millions paid the ultimate price.

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  Gotta love the D-Day Darlings though! https://youtu.be/sThuGZcEtuU
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  75th Anniversary of VE Day

  by cofty in

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  today is the 75th anniversary of the end of wii in europe.

  they were a special generation who were literally prepared to give their lives rather than submit to fascism.

  millions paid the ultimate price.

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  As boomers of 1946 we kids were still affected by WW2. My dad was still in the RAF after completing 43 trips in Lancasters. I saw him in his uniform most days. Any trip to the shops meant taking along a ration book. The first thing you asked the shop keeper was "Do I need coupons?" Food was very short - you'll find that boomers aren't too picky when it comes food, mainly because you just went without if you didn't eat it. School dinners were shit, greens, mashed potato and some indeterminate type of meat - every day! My mother had to work, I was travelling on public transport alone at age 5 to go stay with relatives at the end of the school day. The idea that the end of WW2 was some great cut-off point is just a fallacy. The only thing that ceased was armed conflict. Life continued much as it had done with all of the hardships that the wartimer's had endured. Basically life was one of gradual improvement. It was OK however - I was a happy kid though, vaguely aware of "the war" and accepted that roughing it was just a part of life and no big deal at all. So there you go. Life was pretty much what we made it, and that's a belief I've always abided by ever since.
  
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  BREXIT - Will it now be "delayed?"

  by BoogerMan in

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  i'm wondering if the brexit pandemonium is going to continue due to the covid 19 pandemonium.. the latter may just neccessitate further "emergency laws" which suspend the december 31st 2020 divorce date..

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  We had 2 choices. Be led by a guy who appeared to have nothing but contempt for his own country, or a deeply flawed patriotic character whose basic philosophy is that life is what you make it. Bearing in mind that great leaders are rarely nice guys, I opted for the latter.
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  BREXIT - Will it now be "delayed?"

  by BoogerMan in

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  i'm wondering if the brexit pandemonium is going to continue due to the covid 19 pandemonium.. the latter may just neccessitate further "emergency laws" which suspend the december 31st 2020 divorce date..

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  We have to leave. Further delays would be a costly mistake and infuriate the electorate.
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  A Stroll Down Memory Lane!

  by Atlantis in

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  how many of you remember these?

  (since these are old i don't think the tower will get a hernia.).

  a stroll down memory lane!https://docdro.id/ylyfur6peace among men of good will.

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  Lol..I remember the written review, especially the last 8 questions which were True or False. One young lady in our old Congo reasoned that if she wrote the same answer to all the True or False questions she'd probably get around 4 correct. Consequently her paper read Fasle, Fasle, Fasle, Fasle, Fasle, Fasle, Fasle and Fasle.
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  US Letter Read Sunday 4/26 at Meeting - No KH Use and No Field Service Indefinitely

  by JWTom in

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  there was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.

  however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.

  also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.

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  As a kid, I hated the ministry work even more than I detested those awful meetings. I wonder how many JW kids are whooping for joy right now?