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how old are you? the avg. age here?

by rekless in

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i'm 56

picosito

The body is 63 but the mind, libido and feelings are 25.

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Hands Up If You Enjoy Being OnThe Job!

by Englishman in

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i dont want to become tiresome with my constant carping about the fact that the watchtower, printed here in the uk, is still actually written in american english, even though it is for distribution amongst us brits.. i am starting to realise that every issue that is placed here actually does more harm than good to the witness cause.

allow me to illustrate using the march 15 wt that has just been shoved through my letter-box.

(am i a placement?).

picosito

Hi, Englishman:

"Eggs over easy":

Fry eggs in a pan. The side of the egg that splats into the pan first gets cooked enough so that it stays together enough to get a turner or spatula under it. Then you turn it over carefully onto its top side, hoping you don't break the yolk. OVER EASY (also called OVER LIGHT) means you cook it just sufficiently to turn the white part into cooked egg without making the yolk hard.

Hope this helps.

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Hands Up If You Enjoy Being OnThe Job!

by Englishman in

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i dont want to become tiresome with my constant carping about the fact that the watchtower, printed here in the uk, is still actually written in american english, even though it is for distribution amongst us brits.. i am starting to realise that every issue that is placed here actually does more harm than good to the witness cause.

allow me to illustrate using the march 15 wt that has just been shoved through my letter-box.

(am i a placement?).

picosito

SAME "TOO OLD TO EDIT" PROBLEM I KEEP HAVING ON THIS SITE TODAY.

WTS keeps being "on the job" in keeping the "Ugly American" stereotype alive and well. They offend other natives also, as they continue imagining they are God's "Light" to the world.
Thanks for some insight into Britspeak, Englishman. You guys have some really cool ways of talking about stuff. Some of it should rub off on us US'ers. I get bored of saying the same things the same way all the time anyways (courtesy of NYPDTVSERIESspeak).

"Hands up" is cool too. Here it's usually said only by the cops. Here we say "Raise your hand" (if you enjoy being on the job). What about "Getting a screw" in England. Here we get a "raise"? in salary.

One day an friend of mine from India (we roomed together in college) said: "I'll knock you up at 7:45 sharp for your class." I thought, "Oh yeah? Better not tell that to a girl."

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Hands Up If You Enjoy Being OnThe Job!

by Englishman in

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i dont want to become tiresome with my constant carping about the fact that the watchtower, printed here in the uk, is still actually written in american english, even though it is for distribution amongst us brits.. i am starting to realise that every issue that is placed here actually does more harm than good to the witness cause.

allow me to illustrate using the march 15 wt that has just been shoved through my letter-box.

(am i a placement?).

picosito

WTS keeps being "on the job" in keeping the "Ugly American" stereotype alive and well. They offend other natives also, as they continue imagining they are God's "Light" to the world.

Thanks for some insight into Britspeak, Englishman. You guys have some really cool ways of talking about stuff. Some of it should rub off on us US'ers. I get bored of saying the same things the same way all the time anyways (courtesy of NYPDTVSERIESspeak).

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Nimrod - the original freethinker?

by Seeker4 in

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in an earlier discussion on this board about whether the nwt mistranslated the verse in genesis about nimrod being "a might hunter in opposition to jehovah," there was some really interesting research material presented.

as i read it i began to realize that there seems to be a central reason why nimrod has been presented as one of the truly evil men of human history.. the witnesses emphasize that he was the one who started war, becoming a killer and tyrant.

but in one of the quotes, there is a more likely reason for nimrod being vilified and demonized.

picosito

Thanks, Seeker4.

It's refreshing to have a look at Nimrod in a new and different way. It stimulates my thinking. It's really nice to be able to think again.

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Are the WTBS the modern day Pharisees and Saducees

by Leander in

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i've been thinking about this for sometime now and i wanted to know how other people felt about this comparison.

the pharisees were known for hypocrisy and for also promoting traditions of men and other non-bibical teachings.

when we look at the wtbs in light of the actions of the pharisees there are some amazing similarities.

picosito

I'M DUPLICATING MY PREVIOUS POST WITH AN EDITING AT THE END BECAUSE I TRIED TO EDIT IT IN THE USUAL WAY JUST MINUTES AFTER POSTING BUT THE SITE TOLD ME MY POST WAS TOO OLD TO EDIT. A FEW MINUTES AFTER POSTING MAKES IT TOO OLD TO EDIT?

DB Says:
"Matthew 23:1-8 are very applicable, in my opinion, to the WTS, with the exception perhaps that they do not have particular titles, like 'Rabbi' and 'Father.'"

One of my peeves was the excessive use of "Brother" and "Sister" as titles among all levels of JW's, virtually eliminating the use of first names in the congregation. I started saying 'Brother John' and 'Sister Mary' but it sounded like Catholic usage for monks and nuns and I stopped it.

When Jesus said "all you are brothers" he did not mean to start using the term as a title, but JW's sure figured out how to get around that.

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Are the WTBS the modern day Pharisees and Saducees

by Leander in

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i've been thinking about this for sometime now and i wanted to know how other people felt about this comparison.

the pharisees were known for hypocrisy and for also promoting traditions of men and other non-bibical teachings.

when we look at the wtbs in light of the actions of the pharisees there are some amazing similarities.

picosito

DB Says:

"Matthew 23:1-8 are very applicable, in my opinion, to the WTS, with the exception perhaps that they do not have particular titles, like 'Rabbi' and 'Father.'"

One of my peeves was the excessive use of "Brother" and "Sister" as titles among all levels of JW's, virtually eliminating the use of first names in the congregation. I started saying 'Brother John' and 'Sister Mary' but it sounded like Catholic usage for monks and nuns and I stopped it.

When Jesus said "all you are brothers" he did not mean to start using the term as a title.

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What JW's on MSN Think of This Site...

by teenyuck in

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i cut and pasted from just jw's on msn...i will post the link, however, if you are not a member you cannot link in...somehow i got accepted!.

http://64.4.8.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=en&lah=8c41521583fca644a4e2d0ee2c43f5b4&lat=1015435130&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fcommunities%2emsn%2eco%2euk%2fjustjws.

the jehovahs-witness.com site is not a jehovah's witness site.