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  This is ridiculous -- Malawi Baptism.

  by Dune in

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  this was sent to me with the subject "malawi baptism -- isnt this faith strengthening?

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  edited to remove trojan horse pop-ups ~ scully

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  RunningMan

  Is that a dumpster? If so, it's pretty appropriate.
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  Last night She told me size DID matter.......

  by AK - Jeff in

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  so i decided to buy the correct shoe.. bet you thought this was about something else, huh?.

  too damn early in the morning -jus' messin' wicha.. jeff

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  RunningMan

  I thought this thread would be about your wife's disappointment with your unusually small.... um, how shall I say this.... your deficiency in the area of the.... your inadequately sized..... bank account.
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  VERY IMPORTANT - EVERYONE PLEASE READ

  by SHUNNED FATHER in

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  each unit purchased would also be carried over to the class action law suit.

  i do not want my other two daughters to die because of this religion.

  calgary place, rpo

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  RunningMan

  Are the shareholders named anywhere or are they completely anonymous? Can anyone obtain the names of the shareholders?
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  Society selling 9 properties in New York

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  just heard this today from a very reliable source.

  anybody else hear this?

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  RunningMan

  Or, it could simply be a business decision.

  They are occupying extremely expensive real estate for what is essentially a manufacturing and administrative center. They can sell the property for a huge amount of money, build brand new facilities in a cheaper location, and redeploy the excess capital somewhere else - either put it to work, or invest it.

  Now, I hope they are short of cash and are liquidating property to survive, but I doubt it.

  It actually sounds like a pretty common sense piece of business to me.
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  Goodbye and Swansongs

  by LittleToe in

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  what's with the recent spate of folks saying goodbye, or giving swansongs?.

  this is a webboard.

  people come and people go.

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  RunningMan

  I'm particularly amused by people who ask to have their account deleted. What nonsense.
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  JW mystery writer Mickey Spillane dies at 88

  by Gopher in

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  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060717/ap_on_en_tv/obit_spillane .

  charleston, s.c. - mickey spillane, the macho mystery writer who wowed millions of readers with the shoot-'em-up sex and violence of gumshoe mike hammer, died monday.

  spillane's death was confirmed by brad stephens of goldfinch funeral home in his hometown of murrells inlet.

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  RunningMan

  I heard he had been disfellowshipped and reinstated a couple of times. That would probably explain the three wives.
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  Will your congregation exist in 50 years?

  by truthseeker in

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  fifty years is a long time.. do you think your congregation that you did/are associating with will exist then?.

  the probability may exist that for congs.

  of elderly publishers, they will either have to merge or disband.

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  RunningMan

  Mine was disolved about a year ago, and our territory transfered to another one.
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  Assemblies: Queues (Lines) at the Ladies, and taping over mirrors

  by Duncan in

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  this topic sufaces here every now and again, with people reporting on the way that in some locations, the brothers tape paper over the mirrors in the ladies toliets, in order to speed things up and reduce queues.

  i posted this a couple of years ago, but i'm resurrecting it now because i think this is relevant and interesting:.

  this link:.

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  RunningMan

  Also, keep in mind that sporting facilities are designed for three hour events. I have never used the bathroom at a football game in my city. But, over the course of a full day of sessions, everyone goes. So, the demand at assemblies is far higher than what the place was designed for.
  
  In addition, many of the older facilities were designed primarily for a male crowd. Some of them have high throughput trough pissers in the men's can, and fewer women's rooms.
  
  I was once at a DC that was in an old arena (now torn down), where they converted several men's bathrooms to women's. The only men's bathrooms left, had no toilets. If a man needed a crap, he had to leave the convention.
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  How Much The WTS Pays To Print And Distribute Its Magazines Per Item

  by garbruce06atyahooo in

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  on another thread i gave a what-if situation using 10 cents per magazine although i'm thinking that with the cost of the printing presses and software factored in it could be more.

  who knows or can give a good estimate?

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  RunningMan

  The company I work for publishes a magazine (along with other things). The circulation is 110,000. Before any advertising is sold, it costs us 81 cents per issue. However, 45 cents is postage, so the production of the mag is 36 cents.
  
  Now, our magazine is usually 64 pages (double the size of a WT). It is printed on glossy paper, every page is four colour, we buy the articles and pay our staff. Also, our quantity is relatively small. We could produce a WT easily for 10 cents a copy - and that's Canadian cents, so around 9 cents US. So, with volunteer labour (although not free labour) and huge production runs, I would say their cost is no more than 7 cents per copy.
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  scrubs

  by tijkmo in

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  new series started in uk tonight...with hot new nurse....peace out

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  RunningMan

  Coincidentally, Heather Graham also shows up in a few episodes of Scrubs. And, I love the show, too.