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  What secrets do you keep from....

  by serendipity in

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  i ran across an article on secrets wives keep from their hubbies:.

  http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/couplesandmarriage/articlerb.aspx?cp-documentid=675120.

  and then, secrets that hubbies keep from the wives:.

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  Stephanus

  What secrets do you keep from....

  I'm not telling!
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  The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments

  by VM44 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had this book when i was a kid.

  they don't write books like this anymore, and it is a shame!

  it shows how to set up a home chemistry lab and do interesting and educational experiments.

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  Stephanus

  Oh, and yes, I do remember the Borax mule team picture; Death Valley, IIRC.
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  The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments

  by VM44 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had this book when i was a kid.

  they don't write books like this anymore, and it is a shame!

  it shows how to set up a home chemistry lab and do interesting and educational experiments.

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  Stephanus

  I had a mate who had a copy; I had the old Thomas Salter chemistry set(s), and borrowed that book when I could. It was great, and extremely informative. I finally understood valencies in High School chemistry from reading that book. Unfortunately it (and decent chemistry sets) were withdrawn as too many kids had accidents.

  There's a bloke on Ebay selling an eBook version for a few dollars; must do that one day...
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  How Long Would They Last Without The Society?

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  following on a little from 2 topics (xjw critical mass) and (the real reason jw's don't accept blood) sorry but don't know how to show the links, i got to thinking: .

  if the society were to finish publishing and closed down because of say bankruptcy from lawsuits, how long do you think the worldwide brotherhood would last?.

  i feel this is a good question to ask those still in.would they still worship jehovah without the rigmarole of 5 meetings, personal study and preaching work and the monthly kingdom ministry and other regular literature.

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  Stephanus

  When the Romans withdrew from Britain, the absence of centralized government caused the country to fracture into a large number of small kingdoms. I imagine that, without the "Pax Societa" the "brotherhood" would disintegrate into a bunch of small congregations, or possibly groups of congregations, all with varying teachings, and all claiming to be the "rightful" heirs to the title Jehovahs Witnesses.

  Good analogy. However, I find it hard to visualise a JW King Arthur!
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  JW Pets????

  by thepackage in

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  dont you hate it when dubs refer to their pets as jw pets and would not give them a blood transfusion?!?!?!

  whats up with that???

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  What breed would be most popular among Dubs? My guess would be a Golden Deceiver
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  Schwarzenegger Joins Sierra Club In Fighting Oil Drilling!!!

  by SWALKER in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.sierraclub.org/energy/schwarzenegger/

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  Stephanus

  When you go to the coast and can't see anything but an oil slick and the ocean life is destroyed

  What strange oil companies you must have! Here I was thinking that these guys make profits by drilling for, then extracting and selling oil. Your oil companies seem to be spilling it all everywhere and watching it go down the drain.

  Do you seriously think they'd let that happen? At current prices, every drop is precious. They'd much rather be putting that oil through a refinery, than on a baby seal!

  Methinks you've seen too many episoeds of Captain planet...
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  how many of you have armed themselves?

  by buffalosrfree in

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  i recently bought a high powered rifle and am presently buying a pistol for back-up.

  i have a cross bow, a compound bow, and several swords and knives, in fact i have been collecting knives for some time and have learned how to use them in defending myself and in taking the initiative in learning to defend myself.

  i am quite versed in using both the croww bow and the compound bow, it seems the goverment doesn't want to defend us and just wants to unarm us.

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  Stephanus

  I think the parents who have lost children; the families that have lost members; and the friends who have lost mates would love an answer...

  I lost a child to asthma; how does one go about disarming asthma? Who or what should be rounded up to make sure it doesn't happen again?
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  My uncle beat up the elders

  by writerpen in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this happened in oakland, wv.

  anyone ever hear about this?

  my uncle was as crazy as a loon, and evidently when the elders came knocking, he decided to beat them up.

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  Stephanus

  Sounds like he went a bit "Incredible Hulk". How many elders were there?
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  Sewing Seeds on Saturday Morning

  by Carmel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while working at one of my rental units this morning hooking up a pressure washer to wash down the house, who should stroll up behind me but three dubbies passing out invitations to the district convention.

  the oldest, bout 60ish asked me if i lived here or was "just working".

  i told him "neither, i own the place"!

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  I find that they are just trained in rote replies and any time you say something that requires an intelligent response it shakes them up and they sputter and don't know what to do with it.

  Don't they have role-playing at Kingdom Halls, to teach people how to field certain questions and responses? Watch for the new one:

  Dub 1 (Field Service Dub): KNOCKS ON DOOR

  Dub 2 (Householder): OPENING DOOR What do you want?

  Dub 1: I'm a Dub, and I'm inviting you to our Kingdom Guiltfest

  Dub 2: I bet you're a paedophile!

  Dub 1: I am not!

  Dub 2: Are too!

  Dub 1: Am not!

  Dub 2: Are too!

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  Candid Interview with Kevin Smith on Prince

  by daniel-p in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a 4-part series of video of kevin smith (director of dogma, chasing amy, jay and silent bob, etc) talking about his experience filming a documentary for prince.

  this is a must-see, even if you don't care for celebrity gossip.

  it's absolutely hilarious.

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  Stephanus

  I expect Prince's next album will show him crucified for righteousness' sake.

  Impaled