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  Why have I Received More P.M.'S Here Than..................................

  by Warlock in

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  why have i received more p.m.'s here than visits, or even phone calls from anyone in our cong.

  including the elders?

  warlock

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  Swan

  I suspect that you have cast a spell upon us! We are normally not this nice.

  Tammy
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  My Dad's new Wife is a less than thrilling person..

  by runningrussianboy in

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  ok guys, this is post 2.. .

  background.. raised a jw.

  homeschool by grade 6.

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  Swan

  Welcome Running

  Russian Boy!
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  anyone here from Hemelhampsted

  by smifffy in

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  hi all,.

  are there any brothers or sisters from hemelhampsted ??

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  Swan

  Can't complain. Life is pretty good now.

  Where is Hemelhampsted? In New England?
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  Closet Smokers????

  by Life Is Grand in

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  is anyone out there a closet smoker?

  you know-sneaking one here and there...... i smoked from the time i was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck.

  finally in january of 2005 with the help of zyban, i kicked the habit.....all was good.

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  Swan

  Good luck!

  Not an easy habit to break (so I hear) but as someone involved in other secretive habits, I wish you all the best. I'm sure your husband will be a lot less harder on you than you are on yourself.

  Tammy
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  anyone here from Hemelhampsted

  by smifffy in

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  hi all,.

  are there any brothers or sisters from hemelhampsted ??

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  Swan

  Welcome Smiffy!

  Not from there; just wanted to say "Hi!"

  Tammy
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  Closet Smokers????

  by Life Is Grand in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is anyone out there a closet smoker?

  you know-sneaking one here and there...... i smoked from the time i was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck.

  finally in january of 2005 with the help of zyban, i kicked the habit.....all was good.

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  Swan

  Some questions for you to think about:

  Do you do it because you like it, or do you do it because it is deceitful and secretive? Most secretive habits are more about the secretive than the actual habit itself. Do you feel like there is a part of you that you don't want anyone else to know about? Do you feel that others are getting too close to you and that this is a way to figuratively push them away? Do you get a thrill from the secretive act and the feeling of getting away with something, as well as needing the guilt and shame of it?

  Tammy
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  What movie makes you cry?

  by MsMcDucket in

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  everytime, i watch the movie "a time to kill", i cry.

  that movie gives me chill bumps!

  that's one of the reasons why i love *************(dang!

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  Swan

  Mostly movies that deal with separation or loneliness (often through death, but the death doesn't bother me as much as the separation it causes). My guess is they remind me of the separation and loneliness I have felt all my life, exacerbated by my family shunning me.

  Silent Running

  Ghost

  My Girl

  Titanic

  Home Alone

  Philadelphia
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  Theme park

  by helios in

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  how long will it be before the wt sets up a theme park.

  with all that money from the sale of brooklyn property it would be a shame not to use it for some other cash generating scheme.

  we could have the hall of the presidents with robotic figures all driven by hot air.. why not the beth sareem experience.

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  The Armageddon, a roller coaster that is all hype while you are standing in the queue, but then you walk through a door and you are back in the park with nothing to show for the time you wasted waiting for the ride.

  All of the refreshment stands serve nothing but cheese Danishes, Shasta Lemon-lime soda, Vanilla pudding, and fruit bags. They used to have more on the menu, but they ran out. Maybe one refreshment stand in an obscure location can serve Miracle Wheat, but you have to really hunt for it.

  Restrooms should have paper over the mirrors and signs that say "One towel only."

  Some customers would be assigned landscaping and cleaning duties after the park closed.

  Some customers would be asked to stay after the park closed to meet in a room with the management where that ask you what kind of panties your wearing.

  One ride, called the Pioneer, lets you ride around in a car with several others, and lasts for 75 hours, after which you get to do it again. You can stop the ride for bathroom breaks, but first you have to find a bathroom.

  Tammy
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  jury duty

  by freddi in

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  do witnesses participate in jury duty?

  i didn't think so.

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  Swan

  I think that JWs should encourage jury duty. You sit in judgment of your peers. Sounds right up their alley.

  Tammy
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  Time again for........ Congregation roll call

  by Jourles in

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  it's been a while since this topic has been brought up.

  use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.

  1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??

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  Swan

  1958-1963 North Unit -- Fairbanks, AK (Unit is the old term used for congregation)

  1963-1967 South Unit -- Fairbanks, AK

  1967-1981 Stayton Congregation, Stayton, OR

  1981-1990 Lancaster Congregation, Salem, OR

  1986 Attended Pacific Congregation, Pacific WA for two months while looking for work

  1991-1993 Sunnyside Congregation, Salem, OR

  1994 DAed from Sunnyside Congregation, Salem, OR

  Tammy