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  Sing, sing a song....

  by new hope and happiness in

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  i learnt this game on another site, and its great fun.

  you name a song title and the next person names another title that has one of the words from the first one, making a chain of associations.. so far instance,.

  our house...csny.....house of the rising sun.....bob dylan.... your turn... .

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  If I Didn't Care -the Platters? I think
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  What did you do with old WT/Awake magazines?

  by naazira in

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  when you were a witness, what did you do with your old watchtower (public/ study versions) and awake magazines?

  i know for some throwing away a magazine is comparable to burning a quran.

  i never threw them out!

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  I always felt guilty when mags piled up so I decreased my order. When they still piled up I decreased it again to only have one set of each to place. I figured if I needed more I could borrow them from someone else. I hardly ever had to LOL I only kept one issue of each mag until the bound vol came out. The rest went into the trash each month.
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  DELIGHTFUL DROP IN MEMORIAL ATTENDANCES: 2011 VERSUS 2014!

  by steve2 in

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  2. bible

  the us kingdom ministry shows the collective total 2014 memorial attendances of the countries that now comprise the us territory in 2014: 2,610,810.. those countries are: the usa, bermuda, jamaica, turks and caicos and puerto rico.. the same collective total for those same countries three years ago - 2011 - was 2,666,592.. that's a decrease of 55,782 from 2011 to 2014. i am happified.. while there has been the occasional year in which memorial attendances from one year to the next have shown decrease, this is a first: decline evident over a three-year period.. comments please!.

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  anyone have the know how on how to provide the link for the kingdom ministry download?

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  For some reason the chart doesn't give the breakdown for Puerto Rico and the rest of the small regions in 2014 like it does for the previous years. Instead it says N/A. "Evidently" the WTBT$ prefers to combine this years total attendance because each previous year (in the small regions) the attendance was lower than the year before. By lumping them all together they can make it appear that there is a slight increase.
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  Have you seen "Knock! Knock!"?

  by compound complex in

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  i thought it was a genuinely old silent movie.

  it was prepared for the delegates of the international conventions.

  a young man in a sound car goes to different homes in the neighborhood, and comes upon a bereaved husband with two young daughters.

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  My parents were 2gen born 1907 and 1918 respectively. They witnessed this way and I have pictures to prove it. However, what good did it do them or their listeners? They wasted their entire lives in a cult and ruined my childhood as well. And in the end the sizable family fortune went to the WTBT$ What a waste!!!
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  Officially parting ways : (

  by Batman89 in

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  some of you might remember my first post on here about my dilemma of whether or not to remain in a relationship with my jw girlfriend after learning ttatt http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/278710/1/im-new-and-need-help#.u-kltpldvyq.

  while we were taking a break, well it turned out to be not very much of a break because of our still strong feeling for each other (we eventually went from talking every few weeks to once a week and then to everyday again) and things started to get complicated.

  well last night we officially decided that it would be best for the both of us to at least part ways for now and end things.

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  So sorry for your heartbreak Batman. Something to think about is that even in failed relationships you learn more about yourself. Use what you have learned from this one to build an even better relationship in the future.
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  Song #29: "Walking in Integrity" plagiarizes a song that was inspired by demons!

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  [earlier today i posted this onanother thread about kingdom melodies.

  i decided to repost in its own thread because i am sure most of us don't know the facts about this song and would be very suprised.

  enjoy!].

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  Song #29: "Walking in Integrity" plagiarizes a song that was inspired by demons!

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  [earlier today i posted this onanother thread about kingdom melodies.

  i decided to repost in its own thread because i am sure most of us don't know the facts about this song and would be very suprised.

  enjoy!].

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  Apog, spot on! Always thought the tune was familiar when I sang it.
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  Are You Raising An Introvert?

  by darth frosty in

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  its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.

  it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.

  this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .

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  Apog, It's just penetrating my brain how an introvert is unlikely to say what the problem is so all the while we extros either think things are ok or are clueless how we contribute to the friction. We ASSume that because we have no trouble expressing our feelings and emotions that others are the same. If they seem distant we ASSume they don't like us, are mad at us, or are stuck up. This is because if we withdraw we ARE hurt, angry, or don't like the person. WOW what an eye-opener this thread is!
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  Are You Raising An Introvert?

  by darth frosty in

  1. jw
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  its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.

  it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.

  this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .

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  Thanks Lisa Rose and Dagney I appreciate that!
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  Are You Raising An Introvert?

  by darth frosty in

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  its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.

  it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.

  this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .

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  I am almost in tears right now. I am ashamed to say I am an extravert who has never had a clue about intraverts until reading this thread. I now realize my firstborn was an intravert trying to cope withan extravert little sister. I had no idea he needed personal space and that it was my responsibility as a parent to see to it that he got it. I didn't interceed until little sis was screaming bloody murder after being pounded by brother. At this point brother would catch hell for hurting her. This went on every day all day long and I chocked it up to jealousy. Fortunately, I had a chance before he died to tell him I was sorry for appearing to favor his sister and that I loved him very much. This also explains why it took me so long to leave the Borg. I always managed to fit in. No wonder, I'm an obedient extravert. No need to read "worldly books on parenting, psychology and personal development. I feel like an ass.