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  Laughter Is The Best Medicine

  by somebody in

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  1898 "god .. evidently has been a respecter of races, and has specially blessed and favored certain branches of the aryan race in europe and america.. the white race has been more abundantly blessed with the light of the gospel than others .. the elect church will probably be composed chiefly of the highly favored white race.." {evol 30-1}.

  1900 "there are probably as many as a hundred colored brethren on the watch tower lists, some of them very clear in the truth, and very earnest in its service, financially and other-wise .. [but they are not allowed to participate in the "pioneer work" as] although we have received letters from several of these, who had intended engaging in the volunteer work, expressing surprise that in the call for volunteers in the march 1, 1900 issue we restricted the inquiry to white protestant churches.

  .. the reason is that so far as we are able to judge, colored people have less education than whites - many of them quite insufficient to permit them to profit by such reading as we have to give forth.

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  Excellent post!!!
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  Special Assembly Day "Wisdom"

  by deludednomore in

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  this is my first post here.

  this forum has really.

  helped in my break from the organization.. .

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  Seven

  Welcome to the board deludednomoreandprom queen. It's good to have you here.
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  Waiting's Never-ending Joke Thread

  by Seven in

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  happy monday!.

  had no price tag.

  much to her embarrassment the cashier got on the intercom and boomed out for the entire store to hear: "price check on lane thirteen, tampax, supersize.

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  Happy Monday! A lady stopped at a discount store to pick up several items on her way home from the office. After waiting in line she finally got up to the cashier and discovered that one of her items
  had no price tag. Much to her embarrassment the cashier got on the intercom and boomed out for the entire store to hear: "Price check on lane thirteen, Tampax, Supersize." As if that wasn't bad enough, somebody at the rear of the store apparently misunderstood the word "tampax" for "thumbtacks." In a business-like tone, a voice boomed back over the intercom: "Do you want the kind you push in with your thumb or the kind you pound in with a hammer?"
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  Special Assembly Day "Wisdom"

  by deludednomore in

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  this is my first post here.

  this forum has really.

  helped in my break from the organization.. .

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  Seven

  Waiting, Add:

  United Way
  Big Brothers and Big Sisters
  ACLD
  Greenpeace
  Animal Rescue League
  Meals-On-Wheels
  Adopt A Grandparent
  Junior League
  Crop Walk
  Special Olympics
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  Classical Music

  by RedhorseWoman in

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  last weekend i was enjoying a sarah mclachlan marathon, this weekend it was kenny wayne shepherd and any other blues/rock i could locate.. while indulging in the music that i love, i started thinking about the "gold old jw days", and i remembered listening to the rite of spring by stravinsky, as well as many other classical works when i was younger.. i was transported to a magical, mythical place, and i would frequently put together my own dance routines to accompany the music (since i wasn't allowed to go to dance class).

  then came the "warnings" from brooklyn about the pagan themes surrounding many classical works.

  the rite of spring was specifically mentioned as one that could turn the good jw into a foaming, demon-inhabited monster.. destroyers of dreams, creators of the mundane--how could i have allowed them to strip my life of all the beautiful things?

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  Red, Thanks for starting this thread. I am so into opera-one of the things my mother and I will always have in common(I know she still indulges).Flashback-early childhood.My mom and I would be home alone on a humid summer evening-no breeze at all. We'd open the French Doors from the dining room out onto the patio. I'd go out and set up the cribbage board and she'd bring the ice tea. But not before turning the stereo up to maximum warp-Carmen, La Boheme, Don Giovanni. All on reel-to-reel, which I was forbidden to touch. lol We'd play cards while she answered my questions as to what these songs were about and why weren't they in English. Now many, many years later I paint to this music. It touches my soul. One of my favorites is Delibes' Lakme(a Brit officer & a Brahmin priest's daughter in India-19thc.) I love the "Flower duet." If you want to hear a snippet, http://www.azopera.com/96season/l_syn.php3

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  80's Lyrics Quiz

  by Seven in

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  name the song and artist-it hasn't been that long ago.

  example: been workin, so hard.

  i'm punchin, my card.footloose, kenny loggins.. 1. don't drink, don't smoke, what do ya do?.

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  amicus and all, You guys are doing good. I won't post the answers for another day or so. I received this quiz in my email. There were 100 songs. I picked the ones I thought would be most recognizable.

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  hello from a newbie....

  by chipster in

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  hello everyone from a newbie...my ex-fiance( i still love her dearly) turned me on to this site...what a great place!!.

  i was dfd a year ago and decided not to come back....and ya know what???

  there is life after dfing....wow... hope you guys will have me here for a while......... love and peace to all!

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  Welcome to the board Chipster.
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  Classical Music

  by RedhorseWoman in

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  last weekend i was enjoying a sarah mclachlan marathon, this weekend it was kenny wayne shepherd and any other blues/rock i could locate.. while indulging in the music that i love, i started thinking about the "gold old jw days", and i remembered listening to the rite of spring by stravinsky, as well as many other classical works when i was younger.. i was transported to a magical, mythical place, and i would frequently put together my own dance routines to accompany the music (since i wasn't allowed to go to dance class).

  then came the "warnings" from brooklyn about the pagan themes surrounding many classical works.

  the rite of spring was specifically mentioned as one that could turn the good jw into a foaming, demon-inhabited monster.. destroyers of dreams, creators of the mundane--how could i have allowed them to strip my life of all the beautiful things?

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  Dear Red, They were never able to rob you of your imagination, your creativity or your soul. Somehow you hung on to that. What a truly amazing and talented woman you are. It's you that makes your surroundings more beautiful. Alia told you to enjoy life! Pull out all the stops and don't ever look back. *hugs*

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  They'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty-before the last revolving year is through. And the seasons they go round and round. And the painted ponies go up and down. We're captive on the carousel of time. We can't return we can only look behind from where we came. And go round and round and round in the circle game.Joni Mitchell
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  80's Lyrics Quiz

  by Seven in

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  name the song and artist-it hasn't been that long ago.

  example: been workin, so hard.

  i'm punchin, my card.footloose, kenny loggins.. 1. don't drink, don't smoke, what do ya do?.

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  Hi all! Name the song and artist-it hasn't been that long ago. Example: Been workin, so hard. I'm punchin, my card.Footloose, Kenny Loggins.

  1. Don't drink, Don't smoke, what do ya do?
  2. Tried my imagination, but I was disturbed
  3. I've had the blues, the reds and the pinks
  4. I'm lying in the rain, but I never wave bye, bye, but I try
  5. All the cops in the donut Shop say way-o way-o
  6. Who's gonna block your ears, when you scream?
  7. I see the sun in Win-ter-time
  8. Everytime I think of you, I always catch my breath
  9. At this moment, you mean everything.
  10.I've got, run away from the pain you drive into the heart of me
  11.Had a premonition that he shouldn't of gone alone
  12.And the best thing you've done for me is to help me take my life less seriously, it's only life after all
  13.See yourself, give your freewill a chance, you've got to work to succeed
  14.One likes to believe in the freedom of music
  15.Put me in coach, I'm ready to play, today
  16.I never meant to be so bad to you. One thing I said that I would never do
  17.So let's sink another drink, cause it will give me time to think
  18.I said mom this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar
  19.And you may say to yourself, My god, what have I done?
  20.I'll be alone, dancin, you know it baby
  21.Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
  22.Stop walking down my street. Who do you expect to meet?
  23.This is the world we live in, and these are the hands were given
  24.I had a friend,was a big baseball player, back in high school
  25.Your feet are going to be on the ground, your head is there to move you around
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  Newbie With Questions

  by NoLongerAjw in

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  hi, i just found this board yesterday.. i have a question or two.. for one i am sorry if this is not where i should post this.. if it is not please direct me where to go .. 1st question... is this for current witnesses or ex witnesses?

  i havent been to the kingdom hall for almost 2 years.. i was directed here by someone who said it was for ex witnesses.. but the front page looks like it is for witnesses to have bible studies.. and such.. which is not what i am looking for i did that for 14 years.. till i got married had 2 kids and finally got a life now at the age of 24.

  2nd... can you tell me which board on here a newbie like me can post their experinces and such.

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  Seven

  NLAJW, Welcome to the board. You've come to the right place. Posting your experiences here on the Main forum will get the most responses. You'll find all types here and as Zazu said we generally get along. I haven't been to a meeting myself in over three months now. Enjoy your stay here.

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