what's your favourite cheese, please?.
mine's gruyere, a swiss cheese that is absolutely scrummy.http://www.cheese.com/description.asp?name=gruyere.
of course, i still enjoy the noble stilton, danish blue and there ain't nothing to compare to a genuine parmesan with pasta.. but, gruyere takes some beating, i reckon.. englishman.
http://www.cheese.com/Description.asp?Name=emmental
I adore nibbling the rind - slowly.
The cheese it's self is silkily firm with holes so velvety smooth and perfectly formed they seem almost tailor-made fit the end of my tongue .
Why am I replying to a cheese thread ?!
Now I sound odd; I was never going to tell anyone all that ...!
as a youngster raised in the "truth", i had my questions.
but anytime you ask a question that is unanswerable, you are told to just wait on jehovah.
as time passes, i believe that we store up a number of unanswerable questions that forces one to eventually think about everything.
SHEFFIELD 2
LEEDS 1
Oops-sorry-can't contain myself tonight...YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Well, for me it was the incident when an elder at my hall stole lots of stuff from my never-jw-husband and also recounted his sex life and harassed many others he worked with and cheated a lovely brother whilst still doing the WT every Sunday, including the one about elders making sure they are exemplary examples to all..
I told the rest of that loving arrangement what he was really like and after getting all the information they decided that as there were not TWO WITNESSES to the crimes of theft ;and that the other sexually offensive behaviour towards women that he worked with and the fact that he was a lying perverted git and was stumbling me , it did'nt really matter....
They refused to tell me what he'd said in his defense and did'nt take away any priviledges..so I decided to go on the internet , something I was trying not to do...and found all the UN stuff and all YOU LOVELY LOT and never went back !
i just wanted to stop in and spread the good news.
you will find it in 1 corinthians 15.1-11, written under inspiration of the holy spirit and not the spirits directed (by alcoholic spirits) of the watchtower.
my wife and i just recently da'd and we forced their hand since they were avoiding us entirely, despite three years of inactivity, with no 'shepherding call' at all.
Hi to you, too .What a couple of intelligent boys you have !
Edited by - termite 35 on 4 November 2002 18:46:2
in the uk there has been a big trial going on in which the former butler to diana princess of wales was charged with stealing some of her possessions after her death.
he has pleaded not guilty from the start.
this has been going on for close to 2 years, the case dramatically collapsed this morning when the queen finally decided to get off the royal butt and intervene saying that she knew he was holding some of diana's possessions.
Hi Angharrad- my fingers are crossed for your exam!
I have a review at xmas - always a tense time- I have been spending rather a lot of time in the canteen at college lately !
No; my email has'n t changed- though I may have been cut off from one as I don't use it much...
the problem.
many here are supporters of the movement to expose the wt society's harmful policies that seem to shelter molesters and punish victims.
a common scenario is there are not two witnesses or a confession to the sin and the "loyal" elders have told the victim and their parents that 'there is nothing more we can do'.
Very good points everyone;
my annoyance with all this is that witnesses tend to make the elders and the WT system their first port of call.
If they were burgled or attacked in their homes, they'd call the police ; but I feel only because the crime was committed by someone who WAS'NT a witness.
As soon as a crime is committed by a fellow witness- their first thought is to call an elder; why?
Were you ever told specifically to do that ?
I was'nt- but it was implied in talks ... you knew.
I think that they want to deal with it internally to avoid the 'reproach on Jehovah's name' senario and to sort things out with your brother amicably.
This concealing of crimes from the outside world is like another control tactic;akin to abuse within a family when a child subconciously 'knows' not to tell or risk exposure because this will destroy the outward appearance of the family and their good name.And they have to reside within that family.It is not until the child leaves that they feel they can speak openly- but by then, the damage has been done and the problem has'nt been dealt with.
People should'nt take such serious problems to the elders ; but they do.How will this ever change ?
Perhaps if concealers of crimes( such as abuse) in the WT were punishable by law the fear of bringing shame on the org. would make them report it as obviously, at present, the abuse of a child is.nt considered a serious enough problem to report...
The Watch tower is just like one big family alright...an abusive family of secrecy and concealment.
i think it is time to stop cheerleading for the christmas gift x-change......we have quite a few names and i am really excited!
i am crossing off names as they post to this thread...... .
gentlyferal beckmelbourne truckergbveniceit pettygrundger talley mamashel nilfun beautifulgarbage orangefatcat been_there simon angharad heaven vickie butalbeexenawarrior mouthy animal debradoll ladylee mulan the_star joannadandy searchin50 happy2b scarlet randomtask celia siegswife caligirl waiting tinkerbell4125cc ridercoolbreeze onacruise/bikerchick ballistic windchaser flower elsewhere queer_reality kelpie revmalk funkyderek grout notinterested joy2bfree connielyne valis cowboy englishman plumkrzy lyineyes dutchie eyegirl scootergirl perry syn scully mac trotafax lovesdubs wild_thing lilacs yerusalyimbobsgirldawnmackincassiline maximumflash granny linda sortafairytale.
Well, I WAS going to say 'anything' but i'm not allowed ! So...
I'm an artist
I love chocolate;
I run;
I have been known to drink the odd glass of red.
I love history (factual) especially Georgians
Horses
A photo of you enjoying Christmas
Botox.
Lou Reed.
Bloody hell that was quite taxing- this is early for me on a weekend.
Edited by - termite 35 on 2 November 2002 8:57:17
in the uk there has been a big trial going on in which the former butler to diana princess of wales was charged with stealing some of her possessions after her death.
he has pleaded not guilty from the start.
this has been going on for close to 2 years, the case dramatically collapsed this morning when the queen finally decided to get off the royal butt and intervene saying that she knew he was holding some of diana's possessions.
By the way Angharrad and Simon; did you have that Apostoparty in Manchester?
I can't remember seeing any pictures.
Did you have a good time?
in the uk there has been a big trial going on in which the former butler to diana princess of wales was charged with stealing some of her possessions after her death.
he has pleaded not guilty from the start.
this has been going on for close to 2 years, the case dramatically collapsed this morning when the queen finally decided to get off the royal butt and intervene saying that she knew he was holding some of diana's possessions.
You're right Angharrad; it's incredible that the Queen only just remembered to mention it this week after 2 years!
Apparently she did'nt mention it before as noone had contacted her and she did'nt realise it was significant!
The plot thickens...I wonder what embarassing and humiliating details that the Royals would like to stayhidden would have appeared if the trial had carried on...
Is this your first thread then?!
CONGRATULATIONS!
how did the exam go?
some fundamentalists believe halloween is the devil's holiday.so are you doing anything on halloween?
Hell yes!
The wtbs had it all wrong anyway-just to make us feel even more freakish than we already were!
The festival was just a festival of life and death, by the Celts, who were trying to make sense of the world they lived in, well before the idea of 'one God' entered the thoughts of men.
It was then appropriated by the Romans and turned into a festival (Is'nt it strange now to think how that word scared us?!)??!!) and a festival is only a celebration ;of the harvest, which is quite nice if you think about it !
It was only hundreds of years later that it became known as All Saints' Day; when the poor would trawl the streets for 'Soul Cakes'; probably as they were a bit peckish ; just a fruit pastry in return for prayers; sounds more like a scam to me...
My children will be going out with a group of 7, for the first time EVER tomorrow, they've spent all week making their costumes- and i've spend all day making toffee apples and sweets .
whatever it 'used' to be to us , it's now FUN ,and if they want to do it( even my 15 year old is going ) they can .
They only call on family friends or eachother's houses.They had years of me denying them fun with the lame excuse that it's pagan and therefore banned ; we're all looking forward to it-
I've carved a pumpkin and put it outside so that the neighbours' kids can see they'll get a result this year !
Edited to say we're also having a Bonfire party this year and have been invited to two more in the same week- I'm just so happy , and amazed , to be able to make so many new friends who are so kind to me ;I don't bother to pick these celebrations apart anymore- I just get on with having fun with the people I love.
Edited by - termite 35 on 30 October 2002 19:30:35
i was about 12 years old when this happened, but i remember it like it was yesterday.
it was a late evening and i was by myself in our home.
i grew up in a country home far from most any thing.
I think about death a lot less that I did when I was 'in' , strangely enough.
Back then I was worried that i'd 'fail' and have to face a vengeful death from the big man himself with birds pecking out my well loved body parts...
But now I feel calm about it all- I've lost so many people over the past few years that it seems a natural part of life on this planet.
I also have a fear of struggeling for breath as lyin eyes does - but hopefully someone will put me out of my misery.Many are helped on their way with morphine and I have seen the fantastic effects it can have when you're distressed- so i'd just make sure I had a large shot and go with a smile on my face;
I heard a quote the other day that you should make sure you have many stories to take with you and that you have a duty to have lived fully- I liked that ; it makes you LIVE and not fret.
