PS Mrs Thirdson thinks its an excellent read...the best yet!
Thirdson
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Going to pick up The Half Blood Prince tonight *sarcastic* YAY
by mtbatoon inoh potter you rotter your books out tomorrow.
and with all the other poor parents i'll follow.
down to the book shop till midnight does strike.
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Going to pick up The Half Blood Prince tonight *sarcastic* YAY
by mtbatoon inoh potter you rotter your books out tomorrow.
and with all the other poor parents i'll follow.
down to the book shop till midnight does strike.
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Thirdson
Mrs Thirdson was annoyed that when I pre-ordered at Amazon.com I used my supersaver discount to get free delivery and therefore risked Harry Potter arriving late.
Well, Saturday, we get home at 1:00 pm and in our mailbox a very happy Mrs Thirdson finds her book. She had read it completely by 9:00 pm -- talk about devouring something! She did say she'll read it again this week.
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First Atomic Bomb and the Turquoise Cystals
by Thirdson inwith it being the 60th anniversary of the first atomic explosion and with visitors allowed to see the trinity site in a restricted area of the white sands missile range, i noted cnns report.
in part the story states:.
visitors stooped to pick up pieces of trininite, a radioactive, turquoise crystal-like material that was created by the blast.. .
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Thirdson
Thanks for the comments. A similar phenomenon occurs when lighting strikes sandy soil. Staphanus’ links apparently show other places where trininite has been found but to say this is a result of ancient nuclear technology is stretching credibility. There have been other natural occurrences in Earth’s history that could account for trininite including meteor or comet collisions, as mentioned.
I think in JW (or from other religious groups) folklore, the findings of this glass in the Middle East or North Africa was transferred to Palestine and then to the sites of Godly displays of power. I am still interested in anyone else knowing about this story.
As for my Dad, he just repeated what he was told, or what he thinks he heard. In the 1960s there was only a presiding overseer and every other male of significance in the congregation was a servant. Dad (a cong’ book study conductor) used to give public talks, but there were plenty of ‘brothers’ giving worse quality talks and talks with references to data from dubious sources. My guess is that he heard this story from another speaker. I should check the WT-CD to see if they are the source of this as well.
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First Atomic Bomb and the Turquoise Cystals
by Thirdson inwith it being the 60th anniversary of the first atomic explosion and with visitors allowed to see the trinity site in a restricted area of the white sands missile range, i noted cnns report.
in part the story states:.
visitors stooped to pick up pieces of trininite, a radioactive, turquoise crystal-like material that was created by the blast.. .
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Thirdson
With it being the 60th anniversary of the first atomic explosion and with visitors allowed to see the Trinity Site in a restricted area of the White Sands Missile Range, I noted CNN’s report. In part the story states:
Visitors stooped to pick up pieces of trininite, a radioactive, turquoise crystal-like material that was created by the blast.
This is the first time I have seen mention of these crystals in print. However, it brought back memories of field service with my Dad in the 60s and 70s. On numerous occasions, he told people in FS that archeologists had found crystals at Biblical sites (related to God’s consuming fire on water-drenched altars) that were found only at the sites of atomic explosions.
I never knew where he got his story from and later in life I dismissed the story as pure JW folklore. Now apparently, the crystals really do exist. But what about the rest of my Dad’s story? Where did it originate? Has anyone else heard of trininite found elsewhere? Do other fundamentalist religions tell the same tales?
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Longtime JWs: Can you recall the path of JW doubts throughout your life?
by ithinkisee inhave any of you who were ever "raised in the truth" really traced your doubts back to as early as you remember?
i would be interested in hearing what they were.. i started tracing my path of doubts.
doubts as a child:.
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Thirdson
I tried posting this last night:
That Adam and Eve were real people, in fact the whole creation account as explained twice in Genesis.
The genealogy of Jesus in the gospels. The lines diverge after David, converge and diverge again. Also, there are too few generations between Judah and David for the timeline used by the WTS.
Noah's flood was global.
The Blood ban meant no blood transfusions or no transfusions of certain components.
That Watchtower convention resolutions in the 1920s were fulfillment of parts of Revelation.
That Elders were appointed by holy spirit...I got appointed doubting as above.
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Does anyone else flip off the Kingdom Hall when they drive by?
by Dustin inso it has become habit for me to go out of my way when driving to make sure i can give it the finger as i drive by.
i especially like to do this on the way to one of my favorite bars, especially on meeting nights just so people who knew me can see me do it.
i don't know why, but this has become a tradition of sorts.
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Thirdson
Hi CRR,
I've not been too far away, just busy.
I sent a PM
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Does anyone else flip off the Kingdom Hall when they drive by?
by Dustin inso it has become habit for me to go out of my way when driving to make sure i can give it the finger as i drive by.
i especially like to do this on the way to one of my favorite bars, especially on meeting nights just so people who knew me can see me do it.
i don't know why, but this has become a tradition of sorts.
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Thirdson
Sort of. Seeing a KH always gives me a queesy feeling. There is only one locally I see on a regular basis, (a couple of times a month) and I attended one meeting there. I do see others, notable one near Little Falls, MN and one near Nisswa, MN. They always remind me that I am glad I am out and to pity those still trapped inside.
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14 Days Until Battlestar Galactica, Season 2
by Yizuman ini so cannot wait!
starbuck (katie sackhoff)
an absolute hottie and a great viper pilot.
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Thirdson
Thanks for the reminder. Mrs Thirdson and I will be watching BackleScar. (After the demise of Enterprise its the only SciFi prog I watch regularly).
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Do You Like To Fly?
by Englishman ini love it!.
love the take off, love the in-flight meal -yum!
- love the landing.
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Thirdson
When I was young I liked it. I hate flying now, that is I hate the hastle, waiting, cramped seats, bad food or no food (which may be better). I dread transAtlantic flights and I've done transPacific and 12 hours in coach is a killer. Now, travelling 1st class is pretty good and the only way to travel. If I accumulate a lot of airmiles in the next year I'd consider using the miles form my business trips to upgrade flights for our next family vacation in Europe.
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PS I've only travelled 1st class a few times on long-haul flights and the last time was for all three of us travelling after the airline made a mistake with our seat assignments. It spoiled Mrs Thirdson for life --- I don't think she wants a coach seat ever again so I don't think we'll travelling very often then.
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What's Your Favorite JW Expressions?
by minimus ini like "theocratic strategy", "new light", "the slave", and "lovers of truth"......anything that you find amusing?
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Thirdson
How sad is this? 1 Cor 15:33. "Bad associations" was often not stated we just cited the scripture. The worst thing, I still remember the chapter and verse.
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