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  One more thought on the subject of race

  by Roamingfeline in

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  a friend of mine wrote this in regard to a question from her son.

  i thought it was worth sharing: .

  one afternoon, my son came home from school with a puzzled look on his.

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  Roamingfeline

  Yeah, Sweet/tart and juicy! lol

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  One more thought on the subject of race

  by Roamingfeline in

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  a friend of mine wrote this in regard to a question from her son.

  i thought it was worth sharing: .

  one afternoon, my son came home from school with a puzzled look on his.

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  Green apples are a bit on the sour side, though.
  TR

  TeeJay must be a green apple, then.

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  One more thought on the subject of race

  by Roamingfeline in

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  a friend of mine wrote this in regard to a question from her son.

  i thought it was worth sharing: .

  one afternoon, my son came home from school with a puzzled look on his.

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  Roamingfeline

  A friend of mine wrote this in regard to a question from her son. I thought it was worth sharing:

  One afternoon, my son came home from school with a puzzled look on his
  face. After asking him what was on his mind he said, "Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?"

  I thought for a moment, then I said, "I'll explain, if you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something
  interesting to show you."

  At the grocery store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. We went to the produce section where we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples. At home, while we were putting all the groceries away, I told Adam, "It's time to answer your question."

  I put one of each type of apple on the countertop: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the counter.

  "Adam, people are just like apples. They come in all different colors,
  shapes and sizes. See, some of the apples have been bumped around and are bruised. On the outside, they may not even look as delicious as the others." As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.

  Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the countertop, but in a different place. "Okay, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple."

  He said, "I can't tell. They all look the same now."

  "Take a bite of each one. See if that helps you figure out which one is which." He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are just like apples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they're pretty much the same on the inside."
  "Right," I agreed. "Just like how everyone has their own personality but are still basically the same."

  He totally got it. I didn't need to say or do anything else. Now,w hen I bite into an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before.
  What perfect food for thought.
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  Why do elders come unnanounced.......

  by ISP in

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  yeah, like these guys never make appointments.

  just stroll up when it suits them and not you.

  is it ignorance or simply a matter of discourtesy?

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  ROFL, ISP. Right-o!

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  Why do elders come unnanounced.......

  by ISP in

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  yeah, like these guys never make appointments.

  just stroll up when it suits them and not you.

  is it ignorance or simply a matter of discourtesy?

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  I would have pointedly told them that it is common courtesy to call first before showing up at someone's home and that they will have to make an appointment with me for a more convenient time! Then, when they asked when it is convenient, I would have told them, "Sorry, I'm booked up for the next 20 years!"

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  This is not fair!

  by ISP in

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  if ladies want to do gardening in their bikinis they should have the right to do so.

  i thought the us the land of the free and home of the brave!

  a us woman who wore a skimpy bikini while gardening is facing a possible lewdness charge.. neighbours of dee dee derian, who runs a topless maid service, contacted police after seeing her in her front yard.. it is not the first time the 40-year-old has been contacted about her gardening attire.. "if i were going to a nudist camp, i'd be overdressed," she told the salt lake tribune.. she says the bikini is standard size and claims she is being singled out by vindictive neighbours in west point, utah.. davis county sheriff's lieutenant dan horton said: "her neighbours are pretty persistent about this.

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  I didn't know of any law that made wearing a bikini in your own yard indecency. I'd get an attorney and fight that one. I just hate the religious busybody idiots who cause trouble like this.

  I tend to agree with Copernicus' quote: Religion is a snare and a racket..there are NO exceptions!

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  La la la la la America

  by philo in

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  after all the deserved congratulations, lately heaped upon america and americans in tr's thread, i've been wondering about a few things, which i couldn't figure from the discussion.. 1.why do some feel the need to talk up the greatness of the us, when this fact seems so self-evident?

  is it just the jingoism which comes along with a world empire?.

  2. do any american's here feel embarrassed about their government's foreign policies regarding: the new international criminal court (presently trying miloshovic), the reneging on the kyoto carbon-reduction treaty, or the high hand taken on sdi?.

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  Marmite/Vegemite. Two words for the same, disgusting, vile, putrid brown-paste that looks like somebody took crude oil, put it in a jar and fed it to the masses. Bleccccchhhhhh!

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  My god!

  by mommy in

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  i just posted a reply to shelby aka aguest on another thread.

  i can say it was the most emotional post of my life here at jw.com.

  i don't want it lost.

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  Wendy,

  Your feelings totally matched the ones I have regarding "God". So much so, that I sent the URL to my daughters for them to read it. My heart goes out to you and your children. I realize that your feelings about God do not altogether come from that situation, but nevertheless, I feel for you and yours. Thanks for posting this thread.

  Hugs,
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  America Bashing

  by TR in

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  with all of the america bashing going on of late, i thought i'd mention the fact that america stands for freedom, as flawed as our system may be.

  you're even free to be critical of the government and it's leaders.

  the many men and women who have died defending this country did so to preserve the rights even of people who hate the u.s. there are many different cultures here, so there are many different attempts at creating laws for the land.

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  Once again, Welcome to the board, Andee!

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  CAN ANY OF YOU HELP KELLEA?

  by Jang in

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  deleted.

  jang.

  caic website: http://caic.org.au/zjws.htm.

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  Jan,

  Pain killers and "Being doped up" cannot always be an excuse. That's the same excuse you used the last time this situation came up.

  If that letter came from the Women-Awake list, then you clearly violated the rules of belonging to that list, and you should be banned from it. Just my .02 This kind of repeated unethical behavior cannot be just explained away to painkillers and anti-depressants!

  RCat