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I apologize in advance to any Arkansas residents..

by Tishie in

the 2000 federal census form (arkansas residents only).

first name: (check appropriate box).

what does everyone call you?.

Tishie

THE 2000 FEDERAL CENSUS FORM (ARKANSAS RESIDENTS ONLY)

Last name: ________________

First name: (Check appropriate box)
(_) Billy-Bob (_) Billy-Joe (_) Billy-Ray (_) Billy-Sue
(_) Billy-Mae (_) Billy-Jack

What does everyone call you?
(_) Booger (_) Bubba (_) Junior (_) Sissy
(_) Other___________________

Age: ____ (if unsure, guess)

Sex: ____ M _____ F _____ Not sure

Shoe Size: ____ Left ____ Right

Occupation: (Check appropriate box)
(_) Farmer (_) Mechanic (_) Hair Dresser
(_) Dirty Politician (_) Preacher (_) Unemployed

Spouse's Name:_________________________

2nd Spouse's Name:______________________

3rd Spouse's Name:______________________

Lover's Name:___________________________

Relationship with spouse: (Check appropriate box)
(_) Sister (_) Brother (_) Aunt (_) Uncle (_) Cousin
(_) Mother (_) Father (_) Son (_) Daughter (_) Pet

Number of children living in household: _____

Number of children living in shed: ______

Number that are yours: ______

Mother's Name: _______________________(If not sure, leave blank)

Father's Name: _______________________ (If not sure, leave blank)

Education: 1 2 3 4 (Circle highest grade completed)

Do you (_) own or (_) rent your mobile home?
(Check appropriate box)

Total number of vehicles you own: ___

Number of vehicles that still crank: ___

Number of vehicles in front yard: ___

Number of vehicles in back yard: ___

Number of vehicles on cement blocks: ___

Firearms you own and where you keep them:

____ truck ____ bedroom ____ bathroom
____ kitchen ____ shed

Model and year of your pickup: 196_

Do you have a gun rack?
(_) Yes (_) No (If no, please explain)

Newspapers/magazines you subscribe to:
(_) The National Enquirer (_) The Globe (_) TV Guide
(_) Soap Opera Digest (_) Rifle and Shotgun

Number of times you've seen a UFO:_____

Number of times in the last 5 years you've seen Elvis:_____

Number of times you've seen Elvis in a UFO:_____

How often do you bathe:
(_) Weekly (_) Monthly (_) Not Applicable

Color of eyes:
Left______ Right_____

Color of hair:
(_) Blond (_) Black (_) Red (_) Brown (_) White (_) Clairol

Color of teeth:
(_) Yellow (_) Brownish-Yellow (_) Brown (_) Black (_) N/A

Brand of chewing tobacco you prefer:
(_)Red-Man

How far is your home from a paved road?
(_) 1 mile (_) 2 miles (_) just a whoop-and-a-holler (_) road?

Signature (your mark) _____________________________

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Hello to the board

by m2u in

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friends

hello, i am m2u.. i have enjoy'd reading this board for quite some time.. now i have joined you.. i am df.. .

m2u

Tishie

Hi! I just joined recently myself, and I am enjoying this board.

Nice to meet you :)

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Jehovah or Jahwe??

by mgm in

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friends

is it important to call god by his right name?.

if so, jehovahs witness should change to jahwes witness.

it is no doubt among scientist anymore, that jahwe is the right form of gods name.

I actually did a very small, very informal, very unscientific phone poll. I called 7 people and then lost my nerve. I also have asked people I've met in various situations.. probably totalling 20 people. It is TRUE that most of the people know nothing specific about the religion, but they DO associate the word, "Jehovah" with the Jehovah's Witnesses, even though most of them do not even know what the word Jehovah means.

So, basically, IMO, they have taken god's name (supposedly) for themselves and then proceeded to ruin it.

If there is a god, and he is the god of the OT, I expect he's going to be mighty mad at the JWs. If he's alive and still noticing us down here.

What do you think?

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Tuesday's Joke

by Tishie in

a woman goes to the doctor about an embarassing problem.. when they are alone in the room, she tells him, "doc, lately i've had the most terrible gas!

i am passing gas left and right, and large amounts, too!

it's very physically uncomfortable.

Tishie

A woman goes to the doctor about an embarassing problem.

When they are alone in the room, she tells him, "Doc, lately I've had the most terrible gas! I am passing gas left and right, and large amounts, too! It's very physically uncomfortable. Fortunately, it is silent and odorless. In fact, this is rather embarassing, but I've passed gas three times just since I started telling you about it!"

The doctor says, "Okay, ma'am, we'll try to get you all fixed up. First, I want you to take this medicine three times a day. Come back in a week and we'll see how you are doing."

So, the next week, the woman returns and says, "Doc, it's even <I>worse</I> now! Not only am I still passing gas as before, but now it's got a terrible odor!"

The doctor says, "Okay, well now that we've got your sinuses all cleared up, let's work on that hearing!"

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Jehovah or Jahwe??

by mgm in

jw
friends

is it important to call god by his right name?.

if so, jehovahs witness should change to jahwes witness.

it is no doubt among scientist anymore, that jahwe is the right form of gods name.

Tishie

I read that it was actually more correct to be spelled and pronounced as Yahweh.. since there was no J type letter or sound in Hebrew.

I have my own theory on this too.

1.) Ask a person who has never had any JW involvement and doesn't know you have what they think of when you say, "Jehovah."

(I've done this.. everyone so far says "Jehovah's Witnesses" or "those guys who knock on your door" etc)

2.) Ask that same person this: "When I say, 'Jehovah's Witnesses,' do you have a positive, negative, or neutral reaction?"

(One person said neutral. Others said that it was at least slightly negative, since they hide from them and such)

Okay, now think about what this means. When people hear the word, "Jehovah" they think of the JWs which brings a negative feeling to mind.

So, are JWs GLORIFYING and SANCTIFYING the name of God, or are they DEFILING it?

I think it is obvious that they are defiling it. How do you think Jehovah would feel about this? I mean, more mainstream Christian religions that USED to use the name Jehovah on a regular basis have since stopped, by and large.

The Catholics have not stopped using Yahweh, however. Wouldn't it be ironic if the most villified religion in Jehovah's Witness-Land was actually the one pleasing God the most?

Oh dear.

Tishie
Tishie

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OK whos read some books here?

by Zep in

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friends

crisis of conscience,gtr, and all the rest etc.

i just recieved getile times by coj...i ordered it 2 months ago when i was full into analysing dub doctrine...but since then, i just dont care anymore about dub doctrine or refuting it...but its still an interesting read though.i'm going through it v e r y s l o w l y..... has anyone else read some books from here: [url]www.commentarypress.com[/url].

"in search of christian freedom" looks interesting?...sign of the last days?...dont all xdubs have to read coc...isn't it a sort of right of passage for you guys?..

Tishie

Really? $100? That's amazing! How could it possibly be that much? Are they just going on the average length of his books? Wow, I don't think the paper would be that bad, but the ink.. yeah, it could be a lot. I know my ink cartridges are outrageous in cost. (I was going to put that cute little disapproving guy here, but where is my down arrow?)

Hmmm, so, books really ARE worth the $5-$25 we normally pay, eh? Cool.

I do remember back in my homeschooling days, however, that there was this system of homeschooling by this guy where you buy his CDs and then just print it all out... I remember people doing calculations on that and it being really ridiculous (and those books were out of print, mostly). I didn't bother calculating because I thought his system was ridiculous and inane.

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Thank you

by Pathofthorns in

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friends

it was a beautiful day here today.

i must say that i'm the happiest i've been my whole life.

for so long i've been so jaded, so trying to make the pieces fit.

Tishie

You sure are a master poster!

My favorite love song, since you posted one...

Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan

mm mmm mmmm mm....

Your love is better than ice cream,
better than anything else that I've tried
& your love is better than ice cream
everyone here knows how to fight

it's a long way down,
it's a long way down,
it's a long way down
to the place where we started from.

Your love is better than chocolate
better than anything else that I've tried
& oh love is better than chocolate
everyone here knows how to cry

it's a long way down
it's a long way down
it's a long way down
to the place where we started from

do do do do....

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OK whos read some books here?

by Zep in

jw
friends

crisis of conscience,gtr, and all the rest etc.

i just recieved getile times by coj...i ordered it 2 months ago when i was full into analysing dub doctrine...but since then, i just dont care anymore about dub doctrine or refuting it...but its still an interesting read though.i'm going through it v e r y s l o w l y..... has anyone else read some books from here: [url]www.commentarypress.com[/url].

"in search of christian freedom" looks interesting?...sign of the last days?...dont all xdubs have to read coc...isn't it a sort of right of passage for you guys?..

Tishie

This topic sure has taken two totally different paths!

I forgot to mention to Angharad something: This is kind of an anal thing with me, as I often read one author until I've read all of their books, and I normally begin with the first one written and go on down the line. With Anne Rice, I began with the Vampire series (I can't remember now if those are her first books, but I printed it out somewhere -- um. I mean... Okay I'm anal.) ANYWAY... my advice with the Vampire series is to start at the beginning. I know some people would hear about people's recommendations for the best ones, and go straight to them. But, with Queen of the Damned, for instance, I don't think it would have been nearly the cool experience had I not read the other books.

Wow, so that was my really long way of saying, "read them in order." Ha!

Also, RHW, I thought that SK's stipulation was that 75% of the people downloading his books had to pay or he would stop (isn't he using some sort of honor system?). I think his point of saying that is that if they value the book and appreciate it, they will pay. I think that's fair. I may misunderstand, however, as I've done that a lot! But, I wouldn't want to write for a bunch of unappreciative theives, either!

Did he also have a stipulation as to how many people had to download the books? Is that what you were talking about? I'm clueless, obviously.

Either way, even though he's very rich already (deservedly so, IMO), I think it's very cool that he's paving the way for this i-book thing. Many writers (moviemakers, musicians, etc) are resisting changes and fearful.

About writers getting rich (just thinking out loud): I think they deserve it more than a lot of rich celebrities, don't you? They work very hard, obviously, you get what you pay for with a book (IMO), people can already check them out for free, they don't make that much off of each book, so I think that if they sell enough to make a lot of money, they deserve it.

It would be wonderful to do what you enjoy and make a living at it due to other people enjoying it also.

Tishie

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Since I don't know a lot of you...

by Tishie in

jw
friends

would anyone mind doing one of those famous internet introduction sessions?.

since i completely and thoroughly filled out my profile, i think you all know enough about me :) and if you are bad, bad people, you might even know my history with the jws.

but, i'll give you the run-down, since i'm asking.. my real name is teresa (tishie being a nickname from my husband [tish, actually], which i adapted for the 'net about 5 or 6 years ago because i didn't like running into other teresas... eh, rf?)..

Tishie

Thanks, you guys! And I especially like the Molly Ringwald/Julia Roberts comments But, unfortunately for me, I don't look a thing like either one. But, then again, I like me .

I enjoy reading about everyone. You've got a great group here, I must say.

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OK whos read some books here?

by Zep in

jw
friends

crisis of conscience,gtr, and all the rest etc.

i just recieved getile times by coj...i ordered it 2 months ago when i was full into analysing dub doctrine...but since then, i just dont care anymore about dub doctrine or refuting it...but its still an interesting read though.i'm going through it v e r y s l o w l y..... has anyone else read some books from here: [url]www.commentarypress.com[/url].

"in search of christian freedom" looks interesting?...sign of the last days?...dont all xdubs have to read coc...isn't it a sort of right of passage for you guys?..

Tishie

Books? Boy I wish I had more time to read books. But, now that I'm going to start school next week, I'll probably have a big list of textbooks.

However, I have read COC and some pamphlets plus tons of stuff on the 'Net. I tired of it VERY quickly. Plus, I don't know if you've experienced this, Simon, but starting a site about the JW experience had me up to my ears in JW info and storied in about a month. I have ISoCF but have never finished it because.. well because I'm not searching for Christian Freedom.

I have recently discovered Anne Rice (this year) as well, and I've enjoyed myself. Her books are very hit and miss, but keep going, because when she hits, she hits it out of the park (simon: borrow them when Angharad is done with them). My fave so far is Queen of the Damned, which hollywood is presently goring as we speak. Actually I hope it is good. Iw/aV was actually a very book adapation. Compared to most. That's because Anne Rice wrote it, I believe. I actually liked her movie ending better in a way. I think she must have thought after publishing the book, "Hey, you know what I should have had happen?" and then she was fortunate enough to get to make a movie.

Anyway, I like Stephen King and Anne Rice. I also do like Ann Rule, but I think I'm over my true crime phase.. have been for years. I just need an injection every now and then. I'm a recovering true-crime-aholic.

I've finally started branching out (within the last few years) into other sorts of fiction and non-fiction. I've started reading best sellers (not romance or anything like that, however. I tried but I couldn't get through it) as well as critically acclaimed things, and I admit, I do choose some books based on how much I like the cover :I.

I LOVE Jane Hamilton and recommend her to everyone. I ventured out into the non-horror genre with Oprah. Her recommendations are also hit and miss. I have a critical mind when it comes to books, but I always (with the exception of that romance novel) finish it anyway. Even if the book is lame, I enjoy it to an extent. But, for instance, I did not enjoy _The Deep End of the Ocean_ (wonderfully written, but I could not empathize with the mother; I hated her) or _She's Come Undone_ (I just thought it was generally stupid--a cheap imitation of a current writing style). I loved Angela's Ashes and Tis, as well as Memoirs of a Geisha. I've also been reading some classics that I haven't read since high school. Mainly short ones so I can fit them into an evening after the kids go to bed and before I do, like all of JD Salinger's books and Lord of the Flies and such.

I have a few books I want to read before thursday, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen :(.