Posts by StinkyPantz

Very true, but, that's not much unlike real life - no? You meet people, perhaps even feel a *kinship* with for awhile, then the relationship cools. It doesn't negate all the wonderful positive things that you will take from that journey down a common path! And sometimes it ends badly, but even in that is a life lesson to be learned. I know I've learned a thing or 2 from my *relationships* on these boards - some of it has been down right childish, stupid, adolescent bull crappy.

My luck seems to be worse online, but that's partially do to this medium. I honestly believe that it's near impossible to get close to someone via typewritten words, or the occasional phone conversation.

But, I've found a few gems too - and for these, the rest was well worth it!

Agreed, wholeheartedly.

Sassy-

and SP... hopefully one day we will get to meet and help you have a positive experience with online friendships that prove to be real.. trustworthy and there for you in the long run

I'll be in Cali in four years!!

Teejay-

maybe it's like you said... people throw around the word "friend" without proper care and consideration of what the word means or what it might mean to the person about whom it's directed.

Therein lies the rub. How a person defines friend is totally subjective. I once asked a person from this site how many friends he had made via JWD. He told me 'around 100'. I was shocked! Apparently he counted everyone he had spoken to on the phone as a friend. Which is fine, I just need something substantially deeper to label someone my friend. This way the person knows how special they are and not simply number 78 on my phone list.

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I'm not drunk!!!

by Dirt Rocker in

i'm not drunk!

i had eighteen bottles of whiskey in the cellar and my .

wife insisted i empty the contents of each bottle down the sink, or else... .

StinkyPantz

That was great!

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School work

by Iforget in

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for those of you raised in the freak show known as jw's how many times did you give a school report on abortion or some other topic that you could witness on?.

i can clearly recall in 10th grade giving an oral report on abortion and looking back...my teacher must have thought my parents were insane.

the other kids were clearly uncomfortable which only led me to think that i was in fact doing a great job of spreading the good news.. what subjects or reports did you do that were along these lines?

StinkyPantz

I "refuted" the theory of evolution once. The teacher was really nice about it..

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friend

by teejay in

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what's your definition?

how would you define the word... the person you'd refer to by that word?

what *is* a friend?

StinkyPantz

Rhonda-

(((SP))) Come to Michigan - long lost auntie Rhonda's right here!

Be careful what you ask for ..

Teej-

I don't really need to say anything, do I SP?

Nope ..

can you establish a real, live friendship ONLINE?

I so badly want to say yes to this, but my experiences have been bad. I think that some people view online friends as totally disposable. It amazes me! I suppose it's because these people use the term so liberally that they don't honestly cherish you as a friend, instead they kinda like you right now, but maybe not later. I have three people online that I have never met, that I totally adore and trust. There are maybe a handful of others that I consider a friend in a loose sorta way. That sounds horrible doesn't it? I guess that's because while I really like them, I don't believe the feelings are reciprocated (like I mentioned before).

riz-

Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.

I've always loved that!

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Do you like to get drunk???

by Confucious in

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been going through a lot lately.

feeling the depression creeping in every once in awhile.

who here likes to pound back a few beers???

StinkyPantz

Yes.. not so drunk the room is spinning, but 4 or 5 beers has me feeling mighty nice!

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friend

by teejay in

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what's your definition?

how would you define the word... the person you'd refer to by that word?

what *is* a friend?

StinkyPantz

that my *feelings* aren't necessarily reciprocated, that the level of love & respect that I bring to any given relationship is not always how someone is feeling about me, even if they like me. That was actually hard to take. But I've learned to not try to recreate a family I no longer have, with every potential *friend* I come across.

This is something I've realized very recently too ..

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All Secret Santa Paricipants sign in here please!

by Gadget in

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the details of who to send a gift to will be getting pm'd to you all either friday afternoon or saturday morning!

according to the information i've found online the last posting day for standard parcels is dec 11th for usa and december 15th for the uk/europe, so you should all have plenty of time to select and send a gift, although sending sooner rather than later is prefered.

can everyone taking part post on this thread what things they like, what their interests are etc so that the person who is buying a gift for you has some idea what to get you.

StinkyPantz

I like office supplies: neat pens, mechanical pencils, markers, notebooks, Sharpies, etc.

I also love to read. Barnes & Noble is one of my hot spots.