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  Test for Americans ... could you be British? (quiz)

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. humour

  (taken from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/3914531.stm).

  1. a pretty london girl invites you up the apples and pears what do you do?

  a) immediately accept - it's the best offer you've had in ages.

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  If you answered mostly c) you are obviously in need of serious help, although your answer to the Gareth Gates question was perfectly acceptable.

  Oh Dear, I think I have problems.

  p.s. Who or what is Gareth Gates?
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  grrrrrrr...I am about to lose it..Re: My Parents

  by Valis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so...even before i left my parents arranged with the mother of my kids to fly her up and back and didn't tell me.

  i am about to blow my stack and am not very happy after getting off the phone.

  gadget was nice enough to let me use the phone to call them and let them know i loved them and missed them.

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  Travis my man,

  Deep Breath.

  Now giggle (in joke).

  Enjoy your vacation, there is nothing much you can do from here, then, when you get home, you will be relaxed and thinking, so as to deal with the situation in the appropriate manner, and only you can decide what that may be.

  Enjoy the UK, fix things when you get home.

  Steve.
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  My Day with Valis........

  by Gadget in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  valis arrived last night to stop for a few days, and i met him in town.

  my parents still had my car from when i was away, so we had to find a bar to wait while they had the book study at their house then came to pick us up.

  we managed to get rid of most of my fridge full of beer and had god fun chatting and carrying on all night

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  Oh Yeh,

  Valis, get yer hairy self over to Lincolnshire, we have a pub in out village that is hairier than you
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  WT 2003 CDROM - User agreement!

  by qwerty in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just borrowed a wtcd from a friend................ i carn't believe a "non" profit organisation can do this or rather put restrictions on the the coping of the wt cdrom.

  isn't there literature distributed free?

  then why is make the copying of the wt library for the benefit of declaring the "truth" wrong!

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  Shame really, I would have loved to get a copy of that, ah well.
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  My Day with Valis........

  by Gadget in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  valis arrived last night to stop for a few days, and i met him in town.

  my parents still had my car from when i was away, so we had to find a bar to wait while they had the book study at their house then came to pick us up.

  we managed to get rid of most of my fridge full of beer and had god fun chatting and carrying on all night

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  Sheep close to the house..............field service...................a clue there perhaps?
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  Elder Comes To My Mother's House To Inquire of Minimus & Family

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom told me yesterday that my friend (while growing up) who is an elder again, (after years of mental problems), came to her house and inquired as to how my family and i are doing.

  he said we have become a subject of conversation at a recent get together..... of course, my mother started crying, told him to ask me himself and told him she did not wish to talk about this subject since it severely depresses her.

  he backed off but shortly asked again.

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  Personally I go with Mulan,

  It might have gone differently than you think. He may sincerely want to know why everyone is leaving.

  A few years ago an old JW friend showed up on our doorstep and said "I want to know what you know. You wouldn't have left without knowing something". We were cautious, but ended up telling her quite a lot, and she left too.

  So, you just never know.

  It may hurt now to tell ones real reasons for leaving, but the sacrifice surely HAS to be worth it if it spreads the truth behind the 'TRUTH'(tm)?

  The more people who learn the truth, the more people out and the faster the org goes down.
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  Contributions? Wait On Jehovah!

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  clearly, there is every earmark of financial worries within the watchtower society.. even governing body members have expressed concern about falling contribution levels.

  within congregations.

  yet, for the faithful, the answer is simple: wait on jehovah.. .

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  I am sure they aren't worrying about money.

  Oh yes? You're really sure, are you? Hmm, if so, why do they talk about it so often, and ask for it so regularly?

  If not shortage of money, then it can only be greed.
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  Feild service just became totally optional. July 1 watchtower 2004.

  by XQsThaiPoes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "today we likewise do not use fear or simular negative emotions, such as shame, to coerce others into obeying christ.

  only whole souled obedience based on love for god and christ makes jehovahs heart rejoyce.".

  so if you feel half-a* about door knocking stay home..

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  Are they trying to appear mainstream?
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  New! SATANIC IMAGES in Knowledge book! What do you think?

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

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  i have friends who have put together this page, i would like to know your opinion on it.. http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/jodrellbank/hyperdrive/479/knowledge_book.htm.

  randy.

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  An interesting side note to this is that, a few months ago, I received anonymously by snail mail, a CD containing the pictures as depicted on the site linked to by Dogpatch.

  CD contains the just pictures on the site, not the site itself.

  The owner of that site DOES have my home address but he has never kept his identity secret and so would have no reason to remain anonymous.

  According to the instructions on the CD, the mailer sent them out from a location remote from where s/he lives to preserve anonymity.

  Hm, trying to think now who in the UK has my home address, is connected to the JW?s in some way, would need to keep their identity from me,

  Nope, no one springs to mind.
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  The latest buzz phrase from Bethel

  by SadElder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have heard recently from some bethel folks that a new buzz phrase is being tossed around from the bethel breakfast table.

  "jehovah and jesus are in charge so no one will ever be damaged permanently.".

  guess this means elders, co's, do's, the bethel cia (aka the service department) all can do whatever they want, to whomever they want, in any manner they want, and it will be ok because jehovah will not let anyone be damaged permanently.. oh boy, here we go again.. beat the sheep with complete disregard.. dr. j

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  Blondie

  I asked the 3 elders who conducted my bible study almost the same question, they replied "the most loving thing we can do is to bring the true word of god to our neighbour, this shows real love"

  I nearly threw up.