Posts by searchfothetruth

Every country has it's stereo-typical view of people from other countries, which rarely match the reality when you meet people from the same countries. The American view of the English is a classic example:

They think that we all talk like an English lord and wear bowler-hats, they don't know that Britain is not England and that Scots, welsh and Irish are extremely insulted by being called English.

But the British view of Americans is as wrong too. Americans are not all John Wayne style cowboys with big ranches, although watching television, any American wears a stetson.

I think the best example of stereotypes is the regional view of certain people.

The Americans look down their noses at Canadians and visa-versa. Americans think Canadians all have teams of Husky's and go skiing all the time. Canadians think Americans are know-it all bully's.

The Austrailians make fun of New Zealanders and call into question their relationship with their sheep!

And The ENglish think the Scots are tight-fisted, drunken yobs (that ones true) and that the welsh are sheep sh##gers like the New Zealanders, and the Irish are the butt of all the stupid jokes that come around.

Everyone has to be considered an individual, not labelled as a stereotype, because they are usually wrong

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Time for a 'bad joke' thread (groan)

by Simon in

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how does bob marley like his doughnuts?.

.. .. "wi jammin"

searchfothetruth

Whats the difference between a kingdom hall and a porcupine?

The porcupine has the pricks on the outside

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CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

by Dansk in

manchester united are premiership champions for the eighth time in 11 years after arsenal lose 2-3 to leeds united at highbury

take that, suckers!

dansk - a true red from stretford!

searchfothetruth

Wait 'till next year........

He says on his knees in prayer to the God of Anfield............Michael Owen

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CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

by Dansk in

manchester united are premiership champions for the eighth time in 11 years after arsenal lose 2-3 to leeds united at highbury

take that, suckers!

dansk - a true red from stretford!

searchfothetruth

Dansk,

All the times I have talked to you and you have never mentioned which team you support...Man Ure win the title and...

we're champions.

Oh, well, we all knew the outcome of the title when Liverpool were down to 10 men and United were given a penalty within 3 minutes of a MUST WIN game for United.

United have also had 9 penalty's AT HOME this season. 6 of them by the same referee!

We'll just have to wait till next year when the BEST striker in the country (Michael Owen) teaches Van Nistelrooy a thing or two.

I won't say congrats because I am a bitter and twisted scouser.

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Some dreams are too weird

by Brummie in

worst dream i had (apart from armageddon ones) was when i stood up walked away from the sofa and when i looked back i could still see me sleeping on the sofa, that was shooooo weird.

so then i go up to me and grab me by the arm to wake me up, i could feel my arm as a seperate being....i woke up in a real sweat, totally freaked out.

whats your worst freakyish dream?.

searchfothetruth

I dreamed I was eating a giant marshmallow....

woke up and the pillow was gone.

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What is the history of this forum?

by shamus in

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friends

just wondering how long this forum has been around, and if there is a web page or something like that for it.

the only reason that i ask is because it has been years since i left the org.

and have never heard of anything like this, and wonder how word can get out to people so that they do not have to deal with the horrible feelings alone.

searchfothetruth

Simon and his lovely wife make this forum possible, and we all appreciate it enormously.

Welcome to the board.

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The Murderous God of the Old Testament.....

by searchfothetruth in

i was talking to an ex-jw earlier and he hadn't heard the story in 2 kings about the brutal murder by god of 42 'small boys'.

2 kings 2:23-24:.

" and he proceeded to go up from there to bethel (how appropriate).

searchfothetruth

I was talking to an Ex-Jw earlier and he hadn't heard the story in 2 Kings about the brutal murder by God of 42 'small boys'. :

2 KINGS 2:23-24:

" And he proceeded to go up from there to Bethel (how appropriate). As he was going up on the way, there were small boys that came out from the city and began to jeer him and kept saying to him: 'Go up you Baldhead! Go up you Baldhead!" Finally he turned behind him and saw them and called down evil upon them in the name of Jehovah. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and went tearing to pieces forty-two children of their number. "

So Jehovah God sent 2 bears to kill 42 children because they were calling someone names?

I know the society try and tell us that they were grown men, but that is not what the bible says.

Also, if you add up all the men, women and children that Jehovah killed by the sword of the Israelite armies in Deutronomy, the number comes to over 14 MILLION people.

When the Israelites attacked a city, they were told to kill the women and children too...very loving and caring God we have here.

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