Posts by THE GLADIATOR

our dc coming up this weekend, i hated them and the only thing that kept me going ,was the reward of booze at the end of each day.my then wife,zelous judgemental pioneer, you know the type,not only droned on about my drinking, but about everyones drinking, a real barrel of laughs not.

anyway, one year we went to another dc, in newcastle, all seemed to be going well, until lunch.we went over to a hotel for lunch,i ordered my fresh orange and food, a few minutes later, the local jw,s arrived for lunch, they had all pr-ordered drinks,alcoholic drinks, and not one drink but many !!!

they were buisy getting boozed up for the afternoon session,way to go, i was about to join them, when my wife told me " dont even think about it ", anyway she was outraged, but there they were ,with thier little convention badges, men and women, young and old, getting merry, they dont even do that here in scotland, !!!.

THE GLADIATOR

Back in the 70's & 80's I used to attend the London Twickenham Stadium assemblies. We often had hot sunny weather. A small group of us young blades, along with some crumpet, would always slip away at lunch time, to a nearby pub for a couple of beers. The British JW's are not as alcohol adverse as Americans.

The end was due at any moment and not being sure we would be spared, we didn't want to face death sober. Wonderful days!

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Once again I say goodbye

by mouthy in

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i find the board is getting very unfriendly of late.

used to be great to be aboard.

but the snipping that so many.

THE GLADIATOR

The forum is quiet lately as many long term posters have moved on. Hillary step was a hoot but hard on fools. Looking back to those day there were some very robust debates with a lot of mud slinging. They were informative, funny and entertaining.

People that come here asking for help are shown empathy and kindness. People that try to pick a fight get slapped down. People that join accidentlly get laughed at. Seems about right to me.

The way to change the flavour of a forum, is to stay and show by example how we think people should be treated. Leaving achieves nothing and is never constructive.

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Got my own wine kit from a local brew shop...

by sinis in

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...and its pretty cool.

took me four hours to take the grapes off the stems.

had about 25 lbs from my vine (white grapes).

THE GLADIATOR

Make sure that the alcohol doesn't get too strong and kill the yeast before it has used up the sugar.

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Adam didn't have intercourse with Eve prior to sinning? Watchtower Quote.

by ThomasCovenant in

watchtower 15th jan 1958 page 62 qfr.. why, after receiving from god the express command to multiply and fill the earth, did adam and eve refrain from carrying out this procreation mandate while they were perfect in the garden of eden?.

asking this question concerning adam and eve is like trying to meddle in the private affairs of a christian married couple today, and asking why they have had no children as yet.

jehovah god set no definite time for adam and eve to begin having perfect children to fill the earth.

THE GLADIATOR

The only human Adam had ever met was made from his rib. He logically assumed that to fill the world and subdue it would use up all his ribs and more besides. How could he know that there was a more pleasurable way to bring forth human offspring?

He probably thought that intercourse referred to the invasive method used to extract his rib. There he was with a perfect naked woman and not clue what to do. Reminds me of my first time!

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Major confrontations......

by AK - Jeff in

... with pregnant hillbilly bitches over trespassing pit bulls who terrify my grandson are not that fun.

god - where do all the idiots come from?.

jeff .

THE GLADIATOR

I suggest a trident and a net. To the death!

You have my sympathy Jeff. This must be a worry and a stress for you.

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Help Please. Mother says she can prove I will die using the bible alone, no WT literature

by scooterspank in

she says she can prove i will die if i'm not in the "truth" strictly using the bible .

THE GLADIATOR

leavingwt & PSacramento have spoken the truth.

We all die. It is Caesars will!

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Shattered ...

by talesin in

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okay, i got back on the 'net partly so i could be back in touch with you folks, b/c i've been so isolated for the past while ,,, so here goes!.

i just got the news monday, and damn!!

my foot is a mess,,, bursitis .. yech, painful, and the doctors have been ignoring me/telling me i'm making it up for 18 mos.

THE GLADIATOR

Talesin - We all have times when we are low and have problems of one kind or another.

You will have better days. Hang on in there.