Soledad

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  The breakfast from hell!! hilarious!!!

  by Soledad in

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  how hungry are you today?

  http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0744/index.html.

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  how hungry are you today?

  http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0744/index.html
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #42

  by ozziepost in

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  2. friends

  i guess you're rather preoccupied with other things this weekend but let's spend a moment or two in thinking about our yesterdays.

  yes, it's time for our weekend poll.

  it's number 42 this weekend.

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  Soledad

  #3 and #7. I remember how hard we were pushed to get studies, many reg and auxiliary pioneers would boast of their 10, 15, or 20 bible studies each. I never saw one of those studies come to a meeting though.
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  I refuse to lie to have a job!!!!!!

  by Jesika in

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  2. friends

  come to find out, the things i was telling people about the products we were selling were lies.

  i am not comfortable lying to people to sell a product.

  i really don't like being lied to and then finding out later most everything i was told to do was bs.

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  OF COURSE you did the right thing I went through something similar about 3 years ago with a very large insurance company believe it or not. Its not only the small, lesser known companies that pull that kind of crap, the large well known ones do too.

  Good luck to you I know you'll find something soon!
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  JWs and extracurricular activities

  by MoeJoJoJo in

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  jw children miss out on so much.

  i was raised as a jw and there were so many school activities that i wanted to participate in but was not allowed.

  i remember my gym teacher encouraging me to go out for soccer, i asked my parents if i could and of course i knew the answer would be no even before i asked.

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  This topic brings back so many bitter memories.....I was always an excellent athlete (basketball, softball, track and field) but I never got to develop those skills to their fullest potential. I actually did join JV Softball in the 9th grade, but I had to quit after a few games 1) because I got injured but mainly because of 2) all those weekend games--you know, saturday mornings, far away, a sure no-show for stupid f&&&ing field service. I vowed that if I ever had children, regardles of whether Im still a JW or not, I would let them participate in everything.
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #41

  by ozziepost in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, how's your weekend goin'?

  mrs ozzie's soakin' in her bubble bath, listening to the rain falling outside, and all is quiet this evenin'.

  bumped into a branch committee member in the supermarket earlier today.

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  Hi all

  #10 for me. I also felt "bloodguilty" if I didnt do it.
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  A Little Game

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  mind game

  this is strange...can you figure it out?

  are you the 2% or 98% of the population?

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  a cat eating a tangerine in the Dominican Republic (huh?)
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  Hasidem Territory

  by Blueblades in

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  2. friends

  recently jh.asked about bad doors.has anyone had a whole territory of bad doors,such as a whole community of orthodox jews.

  the hasidim are members of a sect of jewish mystics that originated in poland in the 18th cent.and that emphasizes joyful worship of an immanent god.

  they do not take lightly proselytizing in their community.anyone have any experiences they would like to relate about working these territories.

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  I remeber when I was still in we had an assembly hall in a large chassidic community (Orange county NY). I later heard that the hall was sold to them for no less than $2M.
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  My Letter to the Elders in My Late Father's Congregation

  by cruzanheart in

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  2. scandals

  well, guys, here it is.

  it's going in the mail tomorrow.

  it's for me but, dad, it's also for you.

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  Soledad

  again Im left speechless---you guys are amazing. I feel your loss so deeply.
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  Are You In Support Of Starting A War In Iraq ?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  it looks inevitable.

  do you think this is more a carry over from president pappy bush's not getting the job done while he was in office?

  do you think the usa and it's allies can fight multiple wars??

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  Soledad

  For those who wish to continue with the smoke screen that this is only about oil, I heard on the news the other night that Venezuela has more known oil reserves than all of the Middle East. Right now, Venezuela is mired in their own civil strife, threatening their oil production.

  If Bush and the US were simply seeking cheap oil, why are the problems of Venezuela being relatively ignored by the US? If the US is only interested in maintaining cheap oil for our own consumption, wouldn't we also be trying to maintain it from Venezuela?

  Food for thought.

  not being ignored:

  http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-US-Venezuela.html

  U.S. Says Venezuela Oil Now Unreliable

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Filed at 9:59 p.m. ET

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top State Department officials told a delegation of Venezuelans Wednesday that political disruptions have created serious doubts about the country's reliability as an oil supplier, an administration official said.

  They called on the Venezuelan government and the opposition to negotiate a settlement to their differences, said Charles Barclay, spokesman for the State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.

  The officials passed the message to Energy and Mines Minister Rafael Ramirez and the president of the Venezuelan state oil company, Ali Rodriguez.

  The Venezuelan delegation was told that the way for the country to restore its reputation as a reliable oil supplier is for the government and the opposition to reach agreement on a ``constitutional, democratic, peaceful and electoral solution,'' Barclay said.

  The U.S. officials also urged that the parties work with Organization of American States Secretary General Cesar Gaviria, who has tried in vain to promote a settlement.

  Wednesday's meeting occurred three days after Chavez assailed Gaviria for speaking out about the detention of a strike leader, saying his comments were ``totally out of place.''

  He also criticized State Department spokesman Richard Boucher for saying last week that Washington was concerned that the detention could hinder peace talks.

  ``Gentlemen of Washington ... we don't meddle in your internal affairs,'' Chavez said. ``Why does a spokesman have to come out and say they are worried? No, that is Venezuela's business.''

  Venezuela has been a leading source of U.S. oil imports, accounting last year for about 1.5 million barrels a day. Most analysts place part of the blame for the low supplies of crude and petroleum products in the United States on the loss of Venezuelan oil imports.

  A general strike that was called in December as a protest against Chavez paralyzed the oil industry for a time and devastated the national economy. Oil production has recovered somewhat in recent weeks but is still well below normal.
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  Are JW kids really better that Christendom's or even the world's?

  by starScream in

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  2. beliefs

  i dont mean to put down my cousin but if she and her boyfriend (now husband) have been loyal jws all their lives why is it that he was arrested for cocaine posession, (he was actually trafficking while a jw!!!!

  )she got knocked up by him, and then they got married by a judge instead of an elder.

  do these sound like jw kids or do they sound like the real jw kids that you dont see on the poster or cover of awake.

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  I think the average member's child was pretty much ok, but the kids of elders and MS's were awful, yet they were always being held up as "examples" for the rest. makes me sick