Posts by Snoozy

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Is Shunning a Form of Bullying?

by I quit! in

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if it were done by a group of children in school to another student the school would consider it a form of bullying.

are dubs bullying other dubs when they do this?

to me it seems like a form childish behavior that you would only expect to see in grade school..

Snoozy

Talespin wrote:

YES. In ancient times, banishment was considered the worst punishment. It IS TORTURE

I guess we should be glad the stoning doesn't come with it now..

Snoozy

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US Treasury to tap pensions to help fund the government

by diamondiiz in

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/treasury-to-tap-pensions-to-help-fund-government/2011/05/15/af2fqk4g_story.html?hpid=z1.

i guess they will begin with taking public's savings before they touch the big crooked banker's retirement fund - what a surprise that is..

They hit the old and poor because they know they don't have the means to fight back..by doing this they are in effect teling the young people they will be on their own in the future..at least that's how I see it. By pooling it in a fund this way the government still has access to it. You would be better off starting your own retirement fund in your own name..

Right now SS fund is mandatory for a employee to pay into. I wonder if it will be that way if they go to "Pension funds" for individuals also in the future?

Taking it from Government workers is only the beginning...

Snoozy..

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What would the world be like if everybody was a Jehovah Witnesses

by TotallyADD in

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on the news the other day they showed a young man after graduating from high school went out and got drunk and had a bad car accident.

he was paralyze from the waist down.

instead of going into deep depression of what he did to himself he started his life over and went to college and was involved in inventing a exoskeleton for disable people.

Snoozy

What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech terrifying little town, in a very modern comedy-thriller

The men seem to be the ones that will benefit the most..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327162/

Same for men..

Snoozy

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dos it really matter if it was a cross or a stake???

by highdose in

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what does it matter?

i belive its been found that the romans used both, so what does it matter?.

what does it matter that the roman word for cross sounds also like a word for another god?.

Snoozy

Only to the JW"s who would rather use a phallic looking symbol like a stake.. Doesn't it seem like they are obsessed with sex?

Snoozy

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A polite way to ask someone to keep their hands to themselves...

by White Dove in

what's a polite way to ask a man to keep his hands to himself while conversing in a group with you?.

this neighbor of mine and i were sitting in chairs on the deck with other people.. he always touched me whenever he said anything to me or i said anything to him.. it was as if he was using touch like an antenna to send and receive signals.. i didn't know what to do, so instead of risking embarrassment for us both, i did nothing but stand up and step away.. i stepped away after he attempted to caress my hamstrings on one leg.. *shudder*.

wonder why 60+ year old men think that a woman being nice to him means she's hot for him.. also wonders why it's only the smoking, beer guzzling, scrawny, bony, and smelly old men who do that.. .

Snoozy

Found sheep said:

One day he corrnered me and I just said "please, don't touch me I'm just not a touchy person" He jumped back and said sorry thank you for telling me

That's what I said to do, thanks for the verification!.. Touching just comes normal to some people..how will they know you object unless you speak up .

Snoozy

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Lack of take up of Advance Directive forms

by billyboy in

as some of you know, i am an elder in a southern england congregation.

the britain branch ( policy letter dec 8th 2007) stopped all hlc brothers giving talks at other congregations and as a result the take-up of the advance directive form (ad) has dropped dramatically.

jws are presenting themselves at hospitals without the form and nhs staff are phoning the hlc to ask that an elder visits to help them compose it while in hospital.. the uk branch is asking hlc members to meet up with bodies of elders so that we can "educate the brothers" (their expression) - we had our meeting a few weeks ago with a couple of the hlc brothers.

Snoozy

I finally threw all of hubby's paperwork away this year. He died in 2003. I can't remember giving anyone a copy of his Advance Directive/blood forms. We did have them notorized though. A lot of good the papers did..the Drs and hospital never bothered to check them even tho they all had copies I had given them...(Drs and Hospital). I had to tell them each time someone new came in the room..they even came in one time to match his blood for a transfusion..

Snoozy..who sees the society as a bunch of vultures after reading that!

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US Treasury to tap pensions to help fund the government

by diamondiiz in

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/treasury-to-tap-pensions-to-help-fund-government/2011/05/15/af2fqk4g_story.html?hpid=z1.

i guess they will begin with taking public's savings before they touch the big crooked banker's retirement fund - what a surprise that is..

Snoozy

I got a chuckle out of this statement...I am sure they said the same thing about borrowing from the SS fund..

Geithner, who has already suspended a program that helps state and local government manage their finances, will begin to borrow from retirement funds for federal workers. The measure won’t have an impact on retirees because the Treasury is legally required to reimburse the program

legally required to repay the program..

Snoozy

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Is Shunning a Form of Bullying?

by I quit! in

jw
friends

if it were done by a group of children in school to another student the school would consider it a form of bullying.

are dubs bullying other dubs when they do this?

to me it seems like a form childish behavior that you would only expect to see in grade school..

Snoozy

I saw Dr Phil is dealing with Bullies today and somehow connected it to the "Shunning" process done by the Jehovah's Witnesses..I can clearly see a resemblance..I am going to watch the show but I doubt they will mention anything about the JW's but I clearly see the link!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM0mem0Cih4&feature=share

Snoozy, learning to deal with bullies...

I wonder if dealing with someone that thinks loud screaming and cussing to get their way or because they are angry is a form of bullying?

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The Code of Hammurabi

by sinis in

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if any one steal the property of a temple or of the court, he shall be put to death, and also the one who receives the stolen thing from him shall be put to death.. .

the owner of the lost article receives his property, and he who bought it receives the money he paid from the estate of the merchant.. .

shall be put to death.. .