Posts by scratchme1010

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Eye-brow Wigs ... are a thing?

by Simon in

... and apparently justin trudeau wears them.

also, they can come off or slip down while you are doing a press-conference to a global audience.

what a god awful embarrassment this fool is, he should stick to his indian costume dress-up and dancing routine.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g46km4da3yw.

scratchme1010

Jeez guys do you believe everything some kid puts on You Tube ???

You're talking to ex-JWs, what do you think?

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My son graduated last Friday

by Captain Schmideo2 in

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i have talked about him before on this forum.

he is now a graduate from mit!.

it was a lovely weekend.. i got to meet some of the friends he has made in the past four years, and some of their families.. they were very nice, decent, friendly, and enjoyable people.

scratchme1010

MIT is a great school. Congratulations. Trust me, your support is very, very important.

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Japan Is Building The Worlds Fastest Computer

by Brokeback Watchtower in

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ai technology in a 1,000,000 times faster than your pc.

this super intelligence will make solfware, analyze data and chrunch the number to find new cures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkw6q0o_zoy.

scratchme1010

Japan Is Building The Worlds Fastest Computer

Again? I've been hearing that song since the 80's.

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Australians deadlest animals just for our American friends

by MightyV8 in

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australians deadlest animals.

https://youtu.be/mrrao_vg_k4.

Zeal vs Fanaticism. What is the difference?

by stuckinarut2 in

a good friend of ours and i were chatting the other day about the difference between a zealous person and fanatical person.. what is the difference?.

why is someone praised for being "zealous" , but another person is mocked or condemned for being a "fanatical" person?.

how would jws be classed?.

scratchme1010

I looked at the definitions for each, and the terms seem to be somewhat related.

zeal - great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
fanaticism - the quality of being fanatical.
fanatical - filled with excessive and single-minded zeal

Seems like becoming fanatical is an unhealthy exaggeration of being zealous. I hope this helps.

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Praying for apostates

by BubbaBoBobBrain in

i had heard that jehovah's witnesses cannot pray for disfellowshipped individuals or apostates.

is this true?.

scratchme1010

I had heard that Jehovah's witnesses cannot pray for disfellowshipped individuals or apostates. Is this true?

Ask the JWs about it.

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Gifts for Father's Day?

by mentalclarity in

anyone have any suggestions for gifts for father's day?

it happens to coincide with my boyfriend's birthday so i want it to be special but i'm kind of running out of ideas.

budget- up tp $150.

scratchme1010

If you're a guy, what's a (tangible)gift that you've gotten that stood out and why?

Have you considered asking him, or anyone near him that could tell? Not all guys like the same things. You might get a million different answers, though it can be good to get ideas.

That said, I'm practical, so I prefer to give gift certificates. That way the recipient can buy whatever they want. Sounds less personal, but it makes it their choice of what they would do with what I offer.

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JW's walking at the street

by Gorbatchov in

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yesterday a group of 4 jw's were walking at the street nearby.

the impression was so arrogant.

so superior.

scratchme1010

Yesterday a group of 4 JW's were walking at the street nearby.

OMG! JW's walk! Who knew?

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JW stopped me in the street.....

by Phizzy in

he pulled up in his car beside me and asked for directions, then he recognized me, we used to be in the same congo.. the usual pleasantries, i gave him directions, and then "when are you going to come back then" he asks.. "never" i say, "well, it has all changed" he says, " it's not like it used to be" i detect a tone of regret.. "but you know there is nowhere else to go" he boldly proclaims.. "yes there is !

" say i, "there is somewhere where you can find truth, and truth is supported by facts and evidence ".

he had to drive off then as he was blocking a narrow street, i did not get time to say " go to jw facts.com", i will tell him next time..

scratchme1010

"But you know there is nowhere else to go"

Sadly, they truly believe that.

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Antiwitnessing: cowards

by john.prestor in

so i'm downtown and i see two jws hanging out on a bench by a cart.

i approached them and said, i saw you guys on the news, there was a child abuse cover-up in philadelphia.

they don't respond and just look at me.

scratchme1010

So I'm downtown and I see two JWs hanging out on a bench by a cart. I approached them and said, I saw you guys on the news, there was a child abuse cover-up in Philadelphia. They don't respond and just look at me. I go, You don't want to talk about that? I find that disturbing. The woman says snidely, Well how could I talk about it if I haven't seen it? I said you could look it up on your phone, she was looking at her phone right there. I'll look it up later she says. I said No you won't and I walked off.
What incredible gall.

I know in this forum people hyper react to anything that remotely mentions the JWs, but I'm going to say what I'm going to say, anyway.

to me her reaction is no different than the reaction of many non-JW people. Having worked in human services, in programs for people in situations of domestic violence, that attitude and refusal of acknowledgment is wide spread across the board. That woman being a JW has nothing to do with it. I've seen mothers react in the exact same way about their own daughters being sexually abused by their husbands, boyfriends or others.

The issue of covering up sexual abuse (or any other kind of abuse of exploitation) of children goes way deeper than the WT and their people.

I've seen quite a few "incredible galls" in this life, both JWs and non-JWs.