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  What Makes You Enjoy Your Life?

  by minimus in

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  someone that i know well because of my business, suddenly died, while on vacation.

  i talked to his wife yesterday.

  she told me that her husband's view of life was that he wanted to enjoy life every day and that when he did die, he wanted to die in his favorite vacation spot, aruba.

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  Cookies..thats whats makes me enjoy life. Esspecailly when XW just doesnt know where they are hidden.

  Oh and my wife & kids and family and freinds and sense of humour and ....

  Brummie
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  What Does THIS Remind You Of?

  by Prisca in

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  i found it in an online real estate site:.

  warning: this pic may produce trigger reactions..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

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  Lol @ ESTEE!

  Mary .....Is it the New Jerusalem??

  Bawwwl

  Brummie (wondering if it could possibly be beth sarim)
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  A question for those in the UK...

  by Princess in

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  tonight i watched the movie about a boy with hugh grant.

  there was a scene where he was having christmas dinner with a bunch of friends and they were sitting around the table wearing paper crowns.

  my kids get a paper crown at school on their birthday but i suspect around first grade they won't be doing that anymore.

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  We spread cheese on our crackers.

  Lol

  When you pull the cracker it bangs and snaps, one person will end up with just the paper bow and the other will end up with the whole gift, which will be a crown, a totally crap little toy and an even worse joke...then you put the whole thing in the bin, including the toy. Its all part of the fun, you can hear little bangs all over the place.

  Is it because of a JW background that you seldom have these things or is it simply not a USA thing to do? We never had them when we were JWs, though I secretly popped a few crackers when folks were not looking. Never wore the crown though.

  Brumm
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  A question for those in the UK...

  by Princess in

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  tonight i watched the movie about a boy with hugh grant.

  there was a scene where he was having christmas dinner with a bunch of friends and they were sitting around the table wearing paper crowns.

  my kids get a paper crown at school on their birthday but i suspect around first grade they won't be doing that anymore.

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  We wear santa hats too but even those are not as popular as the paper crowns. Anyone who celebrates Christmas has a paper crown, every home, restuarant and pub have these paper crowns. You find em in every nook and cranny. People walk the streets in them, gee this must look so parculiar to anyone visiting from the USA. Never gave it a thought before, just thought it was everyones custom.

  What do you get in your crackers then if not hats?
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  A question for those in the UK...

  by Princess in

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  tonight i watched the movie about a boy with hugh grant.

  there was a scene where he was having christmas dinner with a bunch of friends and they were sitting around the table wearing paper crowns.

  my kids get a paper crown at school on their birthday but i suspect around first grade they won't be doing that anymore.

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  Is this a British Christmas custom?

  Yep it is a custom. We get thos papers crowns free inside of the christmas crackers we pull, kids make them at school at christmas time, its not a birthday custom. Just a party hat really but I take it has something to do with a king being born on Christmas day? So I take it you dont get them in the USA? Interesting, never knew that.

  Brummie
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  they are coming to get me

  by Curious Mind in

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  a bit of background first.

  i was raised a jw and baptized at 15 although to say i was dedicated was stupid, anyway began to fade with my wife after we were married and finally broke away about 10 years ago although we were not da,d or df,d.

  three years ago i decided to do what i had always wanted to and joined the airforce which i am immensly proud of and enjoy greatly ,somrthing i could never say about being a jw.

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  Sorry to hear that curious, just remember you dont have to tell them anything, you owe them no explantion or confession. Let them just get it second hand off other people and refuse to answer any questions.

  Its possible they will claim you D'ad yourself by your actions but if you tell them nothing its all down to gossip.

  Edited by - Brumm on 23 January 2003 0:59:0
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  Note: Attempt to Deny 'Theocratic Warfare'!

  by metatron in

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  take a close look at the jan. 15 2003 watchtower page 21.

  'questions from readers' - is it scripturally acceptable for a. christian to place his hand on the bible and swear to tell the.

  whole truth in court?.

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  If a Christian feels that he can [swear an oath] and should answer a question put to him in
  such circumstances, then he should bear in mind that he is under oath to tell the truth, which, of course, is what a Christian wants to speak at all times."

  That was NEVER the case when I was a JW, it simply wasnt allowed. Loads of JWs have had to refuse to put their hand on the Bible and swear an oath. I felt embarrassed to have to do this once too, now they change! sheesh.

  then he should bear in mind that he is under oath to tell the truth,

  That makes it sound that if he doesnt place his hand on the Bible then he isnt under oath to tell the truth and can use his theocratric warfare at lesiure!

  Brummie
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  What's your favorite?

  by manon in

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  my favorite ice cream is chocolate.

  i also enjoy butter pecan on a sugar cone.

  what about you?

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  I just about like it all, except to say Vanilla that has rasberry stripes in it, that gets right on my nerves. Also not keen on any that has additional things in it, like fruit cocktails, berries, flies and stuff....dont mind nuts though.

  Brummie
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  The Third Alternative

  by Siddhashunyata in

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  alternative 1 ---believe.

  alternative 2---don't believe.

  alternative 3 ---go beyond believe and don't believe .

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  Roflao Wednesday!

  ." It says, "the mind will sit in a holding pattern until it can decide between two opposites. Or it will simply conclude it cannot decide and move on to another subject."

  Good thought Sidd, this would relate to a question you asked yesterday about the purpose of dilemmas. Sometimes they are unresolved and do not leave people with or without faith, I would assume in a lot of cases the mind simply moves on undecided, so the person remains in the same system of belief that they had before a dilemma began.

  You make very interesting observations, do you study the mind indepth? Psychology or something?

  Brummie
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  garden snakes are dangerous

  by Vickie in

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  just a little email i got today at work, thought i would share it.

  garden snakes are dangerous!

  author unknown .

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  Hilarious....I nearly had a seziure half way though!

  Brummie