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  I know why you are here.

  by compound complex in

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  i was expecting you, but not so early in the day.. i saw you walk up to my neighbor fred's house last week while i was out getting the newspaper, once again tossed into the bushes by a careless newspaper boy.

  today, it's the usual routine of rising at dawn, fetching the paper from the bushes -- where else?

  -- and settling into my comfy, tattered wing back with the first of several cups of coffee.

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  Thank you CoCo.

  Oh I didn't realise Meet Joe Black was a remake.
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  Special Report: Joel goes undercover at a KH

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those of you that are into activism you may enjoy this special report video.

  here's the description from the jwstruggle youtube channel:.

  my buddy joel the unwitness recently went undercover at a kingdom hall, armed with a notebook, regular clothes, and an american standard bible.

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  Gawd why do we need to pause and review the first two minutes. He decided to go to a Kingdom Hall, I get it, now I'm dying of boredom. Were you both drunk? Can't do this for forty minutes, I'll shoot myself. Don't drink and tube
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  Jim Holt: Why does the universe exist?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoruuqjd81m

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  Stick and bubblegum, oh yeah. Fascinating. I tend to agree with Schopenhauer.
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  Informative and interesting website recommendations please.

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've got into a bit of a rut visiting the same half dozen or so sites most of the time.

  i'd love to hear your suggestions for good sites featuring popular science (esp' astronomy and evolutionary biology), natural history, poetry and english literature.

  and anything fun and surprising you might like to spring on me would be welcome too!

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  http://poems.com/poem.php?date=16458

  A daily poem rather than a daily Bible verse 
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  I know why you are here.

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was expecting you, but not so early in the day.. i saw you walk up to my neighbor fred's house last week while i was out getting the newspaper, once again tossed into the bushes by a careless newspaper boy.

  today, it's the usual routine of rising at dawn, fetching the paper from the bushes -- where else?

  -- and settling into my comfy, tattered wing back with the first of several cups of coffee.

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  I've always loved that quote from Hamlet, CoCo. Isn't Hamlet speaking to Horatio though? Or are you taking poetic licence ?

  Your prose reminds me of my late husband's favourite film, Meet Joe Black. Have you seen it?
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  Informative and interesting website recommendations please.

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've got into a bit of a rut visiting the same half dozen or so sites most of the time.

  i'd love to hear your suggestions for good sites featuring popular science (esp' astronomy and evolutionary biology), natural history, poetry and english literature.

  and anything fun and surprising you might like to spring on me would be welcome too!

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  OrphanCrow, yes my garden is very dark with very little light pollution. When I first saw the ISS I couldn't believe how bright it is and how fast it moves.
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  Grandpa died, they didn't say anything

  by Sir cid fatos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey guys.

  my grandpa died recently, for a reason i told my jw friends about it.

  and they literally didn't say anything about it at moved on to another subject like nothing happened.

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  Yes there are some JWs on here but there are many people who used to be JWs but who have left the religion after researching it.
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  Grandpa died, they didn't say anything

  by Sir cid fatos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey guys.

  my grandpa died recently, for a reason i told my jw friends about it.

  and they literally didn't say anything about it at moved on to another subject like nothing happened.

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  I'm very sorry you lost your grandpa. JWs can be very strange about death because they believe that the dead will be resurrected to the earth. Almost as if they shouldn't grieve at all as if that is showing a lack of faith. It's not healthy is it? Loss is always painful and should be acknowledged, no matter what we believe. Take care at this difficult time.
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  Informative and interesting website recommendations please.

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've got into a bit of a rut visiting the same half dozen or so sites most of the time.

  i'd love to hear your suggestions for good sites featuring popular science (esp' astronomy and evolutionary biology), natural history, poetry and english literature.

  and anything fun and surprising you might like to spring on me would be welcome too!

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  I love watching the space station move across the sky. Here's when and where to spot it. Let's hope it's mobile friendly enough for you. It's fine on my iPad.

  http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=United_Kingdom®ion=England&city=Birmingham#.VL60jmz46SM
  
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  Informative and interesting website recommendations please.

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've got into a bit of a rut visiting the same half dozen or so sites most of the time.

  i'd love to hear your suggestions for good sites featuring popular science (esp' astronomy and evolutionary biology), natural history, poetry and english literature.

  and anything fun and surprising you might like to spring on me would be welcome too!

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  Xanthippe

  Depends what you mean by literature but this site has listings of everything from Joanna Trollope to Anthony Trollope to Dickens. To find out what they all wrote plus anthologies and series of fiction it is invaluable.

  http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/