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What are your favorite movies?

by Preston in

just give me off the top of your head.... .

some of mine:.

fanny and alexander.

Preston

I liked refiners wife’s comments particularly because it seems like any movie from the U.S. with “heaps of violence” (i.e. it Pulp Fiction or The Godfather) gets really popular overseas… As for Equus I did read the play in Junior high and found the effect quite disturbing…

Bitter Mango mentioned The Magnificent Ambersons, which I love particularly because of the “commupance”. It also shows what happens to any clan of individuals who make a stern effort to isolate themselves from society (i.e. Jehovah’s Witnesses) She also liked Chasing Amy which is one of the best romance movies I have seen.

Bboyneko mentioned Dark City, which came out around the same time as The Matrix, although I consider the former a 100 times better. Seriously, one of the best sci-fi movies ever made.

Gilwarrior mentioned Red Rock West, which was shot right in my home state. I have not seen it so if it is good I’ll look for it.

Joelbear mentioned The Wizard of Oz as on of his favorites even though I’m not a huge fan. He also said I should lose my “gay card” for not mentioning it even though I was in the school play!

Ashitaka’s choices impress the hell out of me because Miller’s Crossing was also mentioned. Seriously, when I think of perfection, I think of this movie: the acting, dialogue, music, and photography are beyond reproach. I like the Seven Samurai mention although I prefer Yojimbo (Toshiro Mifune rocks).

I appreciated MegaDude’s mention of The Last Temptation of Christ because it is the best Hollywood film to analyze the life of Christ and all the ambiguities surrounding his divinity and life. If you haven’t seen I hope you do, it’s an amazing film.

Mindfield mentioned The Matrix, and I’m probably the only person who thinks it’s overrated. I prefer the Wachowski brothers’ previous effort Bound.

I liked Lilacs choices as well. I was impressed with The Green Mile particularly because it took its time with developing the characters, and I thought I wouldn’t like it….

California Sunshine mentioned the only film on the thread I have not heard of (The Enchanted Cottage) and The Godfather Series. The Godfather was the first R-rated film that I rented after I left my congregation and I was amazed at how perfect it is.

In short, excellent choices guys…

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What are your favorite movies?

by Preston in

just give me off the top of your head.... .

some of mine:.

fanny and alexander.

Preston

Just give me off the top of your head...

Some of mine:

Fanny and Alexander
The Seventh Seal
Bound
Ordet (The Word)
Brief Encounter - The saddest romance I have seen
Midnight Cowboy
Andrei Rublev
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Au Hazard Balthazar (Balthazar)
The Godfather
Miller's Crossing
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Written in the Wind
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Blue Velvet
The Decalogue
Three Colors: Red
2001: A Space Odyssey
Oliver Twist
Sansho the Baliff
Ran
Night of the Hunter
Don't Look Now
Citizen Kane

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When is a nutter going to get revenge?

by sleepy in

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when is a nutter going to get his revenge on the society?.

there are plenty of psychos out there who have become jw's.how long will it be before someone who has left the org and is mentally unstable is going to get revenge on the society?.

i think the gb should be worried for their lives, if someone gets into bethal with a gun or a bomb they could get blasted to smithereens.. i know it has happened at least twise.a bomb in a kingdom hall in austrailia and i think a fire in korea that killed a lot of witnesses.. but think of how violent the us is compared to a lot of countries and how easy gun accses is there.. it may not be a question of if , but when.

Preston

Truthfully, I hope it never happens...

Don't get me wrong, I think the Governing Body are truly evil men, but I'm not the kind of person that wishes anyone gets shot. Such a viewpoint would result in us cheering the executioner which would be not only be bad, but would reduce us to a bloodthirsty lot.

Personally, defamation is worse than death and I doubt that the white washed reputations of the glorious pillars of Watchtower faith will last very long....

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old JW virgins

by edster in

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if a jw never gets married and follows the watchtower to the letter till the day they die, that means they would have never had sex in their lives or entertained masturbation.

scary thought.

Preston

Another reason why the story was highly suspect...

Of course the above is reliable information because it came from an elderly elder's wife in my apartment complex who often felt sorry for us single brothers sharing apartments, so invited us to dinner often.

I was never one to believe the information coming from the elders or the elder body to be very reliable. BTW, I don't think she felt sorry for you guys, I just think she wanted you guys to know that she was available! LOL. i could just picture it now, thinking to herself, "Maybe if I could convince them that the older sisters were sex machines then maybe we can finally get some from the younger brothers!!" LOL, boy this is too much!

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old JW virgins

by edster in

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if a jw never gets married and follows the watchtower to the letter till the day they die, that means they would have never had sex in their lives or entertained masturbation.

scary thought.

Preston

Wo, Wo, Wo Derrick...back the F$%K up...You're telling me that a 90 year old sister in the congregation married an 18 year old guy?!? Holy (fill in a long list of obscenities here)! DANG! If this happened, then this is the strangest pience of JW non-fiction I've ever come across! Don't get we wrong, I believe very firmly that if 2 people love each other very much then that love would transcend age. HOWEVER, I'm willing to put this into the cannon of JW folklore, and more than willing to classify it as JW urban myth that came about merely for elderly JW virgins to reinforce their sexuality, to make up for their stigma as...well....virgins! All cultures have their own myths that they use in order to reinforce their beliefs (religious, mythological, and otherwise) so I could understand how a story like this could come about. I can understand it much more in that light than if the actual event ever happened....

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Whats your fav song or band?

by Beans in

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other than the kingdom songs i`m sure we must have squeezed in some time to listen to the radio between territories and on the way to the mettings.. my musical tastes vary from classical to heavy head banging music,basically i like everything!i love the cult,rush,van halen,boston,etc anything from the 80`s retro era.. but my favourite song would be everything counts by depech mode and she sells sanctuary by the cult!.

beans.

Preston

Ah, way too many to mention:

The Clash
Pulp
Primal Scream
Suede
David Bowie
Roxy Music
Madonna
Concrete Blonde
Ani DiFranco
Tori Amos

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Education Survey

by larc in

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education was strongly discouraged among the witnesses.

i am curious as to how many of you went on for further education and in what fields.

i will go ahead and list the ones i already know.. larc - advanced degrees in organizational psychology.

Preston

I have a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University in Computer Information Systems (CIS) and I'm currently studying for A+ Comptia techical certification.

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I'm an Apostate!!! It's official!

by ashitaka in

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we've been called 'with no uncertainty' apostates!!

how charming.. well, certain elders interrorgated a friend, slamming their hands on the table on every one of these words,.

"what do you know about ashi and water goddess?".

Preston

OMG, you're an apostate???.....Damn!...Well... I still love you!!!

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What Qualities Do You Look For In A Man?!?!?!

by ladonna in

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lilacs started a fluffy thread on what "men look for in a woman".

i think it only fair that we ladies have the opportunity to have our say!!!!!.

and.....it's time i had a fluff post.

Preston

LOL Tatiana,

I don't know, even when there's sooooo much in a guy like that I'm still rather selfish...

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What Qualities Do You Look For In A Man?!?!?!

by ladonna in

jw
friends

lilacs started a fluffy thread on what "men look for in a woman".

i think it only fair that we ladies have the opportunity to have our say!!!!!.

and.....it's time i had a fluff post.

Preston

Hmmmmmmm....

(Preston turns eyes heaven-ward as a devilish smile on his face comes into view)

...what I look for in a man? Well, first he has to have his act together, and he has to know what he wants out of life. He also has to like what he does and have a passion outside of his work. Kindness, sense of humor, passion have be a part of the package as well. I also appreciate a guy who's not ashamed to be a bit exhibitionist, or even erotic. I also like a guy with beautiful eyes, pouty lips, a nice chest, and shapely thighs. I know this all seems shallow but you're the one who asked!!!!

All of this is what I look for in a guy...