I hate dragging out my latin books trying to translate Spanish. It kind of works, but damn it's hard. Guess it's time to learn a second live language like I've always wanted.
OrangeVale Bob
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Hasta la proxima !
by m2u inwell everybody, it's time for me to get back to school.. got lot's to learn this year.. i love all of you, what a great place !.
h20 is my battlefield and jw.com is my coffee house.. i see that you all are attracting many new members...i can't blame them for wanting to come in to this place.
it's a very nice and loving place, it's like the congregation was supposed to be like.. all the members here are very fortunate to have come together here.. yo "1" jt, you're gonna luv this board.. love,.
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by m2u inwhat do you think was the single most high impact event of 2000?.
1 choice per person.. m2u
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OrangeVale Bob
Hey larc,
You got it! CaliFORNia Bob has a much nicer ring to it.
It was easy to fall in love with those Jamaican's and their nicknames.Again ,I appreciate the book information. I feel a lot more comfortable investing the money and time in a book that has been recommended.
No, the fires are a lot further south. A real problem for the lower mountain ranges in So. CA (those below the snowline). Every few years they burn, and burn hot. No real solutions in sight to halt the pattern. Just more $$ lost with each new fire because of urban sprawl.
One item of local news; it touches on one of the major topics in the US today.
A high school student was shot in the leg today by another student who brought a gun to school to "show it off". This was a school in a nice area, not one plagued by gang violence (where they bring them for survival). The article I read focused on the reactions of students and teachers who could hear but not see what had occured. They feared another massacre. Pretty sad. -
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Pedophiles Among Us - (H20 post)
by waiting inposted by silentlambs <mailto: [email protected]> [silentlambs] on december 29, 2000 at 18:32:18 {koz7jvonlur.eq9dlgnykxdsqhckmu}: .
this policy is unethical and immoral in my opinion.
however, i can no longer continue to serve the members of my church as i do not agree with a church policy that as a church elder i am required to enforce.
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OrangeVale Bob
LDH and Path,
I agree with both of you but would like to suggest that sometimes people do make these things up. My opinion is that most of the posts I have read are not made up. The "true believer" could argue to the contrary. Hence the importance of always refering these accusations to the local authorities to be investigated outside of the congregation. Then the facts are available to all.
Perhaps a very small percentage of wittnesses are guilty, even a much lower percentage than a cross section of the general population. But this is not really the issue as just one individual, protected by a congregation, can do a lot of damage. This never should have been hushed up and this needs to be addressed by those who have done so. A public apology might help some of those who have been wronged to reach some type of closure, and perhaps to help them forgive not the individual that wronged them, but the organization that failed them. -
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Celtic Music
by Snowball ini have developed a deep love of celtic music.
i listen to clannad, enya, loreena mckennitt, natalie mcmaster, and capercaillie.. i have also discovered 'celtic rock' when i went to the scottish festival in pleasanton ca last year.
seven nations was playing modern rock music with fiddles and bagpipes.
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OrangeVale Bob
Seven,
I love your clicks, please continue.
BTW, it took me two days to figure out what ROTFLMAO meant. I think I need to get out more. -
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This is a joke, isn't it? Maybe a sick joke, but still a joke.
Oops, no wait, they use Bezerkly as their address. So maybe it's not a joke. Just twisted. -
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by m2u inwhat do you think was the single most high impact event of 2000?.
1 choice per person.. m2u
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Venice,
The OrangeVale Bob thing was really a joke, albeit one that only a handful of people could ever understand. OrangeVale used to be very rural and home to some biker gangs, so a few friends and I used to love telling people we were from OrangeVale, trying to pronounce it like a true hick would. It's actually a pretty nice place to live, but we always did our best to misrepresent it.
I lived in Jamaica for a while and got nicknamed California Bob. It used to amaze me. I'd introduce myself to someone as "Bob" and if one of my buddies were around they'd always correct me "He's CALIFORNIA Bob."
I started using the CA Bob thing while corresponding home as a joke. When I moved home I just changed it to O'Vale Bob. I probably should have picked some other name for this forum. Something like "Blinded by the light".And, anyways, you can call me any thing you want.
Thank's for the book reccomendations. I'll look into them. I do have a great respect for the Bible and a strong belief in God. I don't think another human could change that.
OVB(who is maintaining constant eye contact)
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What my trial would have been like?
by Venice inan apostate!
an apostate!
we've got an apostate!
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OrangeVale Bob
I think I remember a scene in which one of the troupe is shot in the chest with an arrow. He pulls out the arrow, unrolls an attatched parchment and announces "Message for you sir!" falling over dead. Now that's loyalty!
Nothing beats "only a flesh wound" IMHO. I use it all the time. Even when others don't have a clue as to what I'm talking about. Kinda like the Andy Kaufman take on humor- who cares if noone else gets the joke, as long as you think it's funny. -
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Who really is the FDS?!?!?!?!?
by LDH inhey all, hope you're having a great year so far.. before witnet was closed down, there was an interesting discussion regarding the fds and their failed prophecies.
i asked a question, but unfortunately there wasn't enought time to get everyone's view.. so i'll rephrase my posts, and wait to hear from y'all.. if we are so quick to say that the fds is a false prophet because of some failed prophecies (even tho they say they don't prophecy, we all know better) then how would you explain the bible book of jonah?.
a faithful prophet, jonah, followed (after much trial and tribulation to himself) jehovah's command to declare destruction on the city of nineveh.
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LDH,
Oops, sorry, I just noticed my typo "LDS".
anyone,
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Who really is the FDS?!?!?!?!?
by LDH inhey all, hope you're having a great year so far.. before witnet was closed down, there was an interesting discussion regarding the fds and their failed prophecies.
i asked a question, but unfortunately there wasn't enought time to get everyone's view.. so i'll rephrase my posts, and wait to hear from y'all.. if we are so quick to say that the fds is a false prophet because of some failed prophecies (even tho they say they don't prophecy, we all know better) then how would you explain the bible book of jonah?.
a faithful prophet, jonah, followed (after much trial and tribulation to himself) jehovah's command to declare destruction on the city of nineveh.
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LDS,
Just a couple of thought's. This type of reasoning is new to me. As a "true believer", I have accepted the teachings of the WTBTS as "Divinely Inspired" and therefore did not look at them too closely. I am now a "doubting believer" (yep, I'm confused!). The publications available to me are limited, as well. I have tried to get the most recent cd but have been told to "Go to the meeting and order it from bro so and so". I choose to not do that. I also have tried to get it from a brother in another state. I found he dosen't have one (his is backordered- the society must not be able to burn cd's at the same rate they print books). I rely on publications that were available approx. 5 years ago, still fairly current.
In the "Insight" book under FandDS the society reasons that this class is comprised of "all the 'chosen ones', all the spirit-anointed ones, of the Christian congregation. Thus the entire anointed Christian congregation was to serve in a united stewardship, dispensing such truths." Insight to the Scriptures-FandDS pg806 para3
The questions arise, "How do we identify those who are spirit anointed?" "How many are alive today (or how many have there been prior to today- one of the many topics I am curious in is how many faithful early Christians were there? They didn't seem to be as fascinated with statistics as the WTBTS does today. Secular writings might provide information.)?
The WTBTS describes this class as all of the anointed. So all of the anointed should be qualified to dispense the proper food at the proper time. Not just a governing body. Or, that's what a true believer should believe. -
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by m2u inwhat do you think was the single most high impact event of 2000?.
1 choice per person.. m2u
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Venice,
Thank's for the advice, I've been searching the web and doing a lot of studying. I'm tired of just wondering what I should do. I thought about reading Ray Franz's book.
Randy (freeminds) is an old buddy of mine, I'll probably go down south and hang out with him for a bit this spring (don't tell anybody, though). I don't know what he has to share that isn't on his web site, but it'll be fun. I really miss the beach.