Funny pic Xena
My gosh, is there anything you people will not eat?
::::: edited to say 'except for haggis' ::::::
DFWnonJW
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l'escargot
by Englishman inhow do you prefer your escargot's?.
with butter and garlic sauce or without?.
i like them with butter and garlic with a sprinkling of parsley too.. englishman.
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If Time were running in reverse would we know it?
by D wiltshire inif "time" is running backwards i dont see how that we would ever know, perhaps some clever physicist could devise an experiment to find out for sure.. some theoreticians have suggested the reason the arrow of time runs from past to future is tied intimately to the expansion of space.
since einstein special theory of relativity we have come to see that "time", space and speed are all relative.
we now more correctly speak of "space-time" instead of just space.
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DFWnonJW
Much ado about nothing. If I see the hands on my clocks going "counter clockwise" then I'll know time is running in reverse. Simple explanation is always the best.
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Update on my Dad's stroke
by Mulan indad is now at a rehabilitation center, getting physical therapy.
he is walking fine now, and his voice is normal too.
he is still having some swallowing difficulties, but i would say he is 95% better.
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DFWnonJW
That's good news Mulan. Best wishes for your dad's recovery.
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Guitar players- fantastic site.
by qwerty in.
thought i would not keep this to myself............... http://www.allguitartabs.com/index.php.
qwerty
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DFWnonJW
just what i need, a million MORE songs that i can't play!
thanks qwerty. .... now if there was a DRUM tab page...
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New here...(my story and a request for help)
by stephaniesays ini was raised in the organization.
my stepfather was a ministerial servant but was removed when i was 14, due to family problems, which he blamed on me (he was abusive, physically, and was told that if he cannot control his family, he could not be an example to the congregation).
i became pregnant at 15 and have not really lived around my family since then.
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DFWnonJW
Welcome to the board Stephanie (could it be? yet ANOTHER texas apostate?)
The 607 topic is a deep debate. The trouble with trying to pin them down on dates is that they will shift and end up saying it really doesn't matter anyway...they are STILL god's chosen group. Some arguments just get nowhere.
Crisis of Conscience is a great place to start reading. Was for many of us at least! Right now I'm reading Franz's second book "In Search of Christian Freedom". It's a good one too.
Best of luck to you Stephanie, glad you found this place!
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Clues for the Clueless
by kgfreeperson inclueless, that is.
i got a lovely send in my inbox but i can't reply to it (i get a page not found message--same thing i get when i try to edit a post).
i suspect my problem is that i have a macintosh (os x) and use netscape.
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DFWnonJW
the smiley face should be right about directly above the underline option. clicking that gets you these:
edited because 5000 of those just don't line up right. ;(
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Did you get made fun of when you were in school?
by doodle-v indid you get made fun of when you were in school?
i'm curious to know because when i was in junior high i was constantly picked on made fun of and the butt of many jokes.
even remembering that hurts till this day.
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DFWnonJW
Suprisingly I didn't get picked on as much as most witness kids seem to have been. I was just as shy, quiet and reserved (hey, no different from now!) but I was pretty damn good at sports The other kids seemed to have more pity for me than anything I think. Teachers gave me hell though. I gave in one day after being threatened for not saying the pledge and I felt sick after I had done it. That's one of the worst things - as a jw kid you're caught in the middle and each side (parents/WT v. teachers/etc.) tries to force you to comply with THEIR views.
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72 Virgins for Martyrs !!! Here are the facts.
by Amazing ini have worked with many islamic men.
most all were from iran (persia), syria, jordan, palestine, and egypt.
all were either sunni or shiite.
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Is there a deferred martyrdom plan? Like say oh, 50 virgins (NOT Virginians) up front in the here and now - with the rest to be reserved for the there and then?
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More Notes from the Astrodome---Saturday II
by 95stormfront init's quite draining to have your "bs" detector running on high alert for 4 straight hours, so, by the time the clapping was done for all the baptism candidates filing out to change clothes, i'd managed to move it's setting to low power standby.
after a recharge of sandwiches, chips, washed down by now room temperature soda, i decided that i'd take a walk around the general area.
inside the perimeter area of the astrodome, jw's young and old had filed out and filled the area.
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DFWnonJW
off topic as usual but here I go.
Sometime in the early 70's, my family went to Houston for an Astrodome assembly. One muggy place that Houston. Of course I was only interested in checking out the stadium and remembering the football and baseball games I'd seen played there (tv). Somehow, I was let loose one day to go to Astroworld all by myself. That was the only problem with that - I was all by myself. But it was better than sitting in the Astrodome pretending to be listening to the boring talks. Learned how to swim there too - a couple of witness girls staying at the same motel taught me Assemblies can be fun as long as you stay away from the...er, assemblies.
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Please read what someone posted on Suicide, and tell me what you think
by LyinEyes inproplog2.. wrote this on another thread, and i would like to hear from others who may not have had a suicide in their own families to reply as well.
do you think that the jw religion has at least some blame or bloodguilt over some of the jw suicides?
i personally know they do, not all cases i am sure, but i know a large amount of them are cult related jw.......... remember we are not talking about just another religion, but a mind controlled cult known as jw's.
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DFWnonJW
Here's one for ya.
One of my nephew's some 12 years ago was severely depressed and was seeking a way to end it all. From all accounts he had mental problems to start with (I hadn't seen him in years) but he had just survived a motorcycle accident albeit with head injuries and other physical damage. My sister was the passenger in the accident and has been quadraplegic since. To say the least, his mind was stressed.
He knew my mom was a witness and talked to her frequently, especially about hell and eternal damnation. I was there one day when the topic came up and it was obvious he wanted out and wanted confirmation from my mom that there is no hell so he wouldn't be tormented for killing himself. My mom was like most witnesses in wanting to "give a witness" and proudly told what she knew - how death was the end. No more pain, no more suffering and certainly no devil to burn you up forever and ever... get the picture. He was ready to do it and she was, without sensing what he was up to, giving him the go ahead. I was shocked and had to get her away from him quick. I told her why he was asking and at least she realized she needed to be more careful what she was saying to him.
He didn't go through with it mainly I think because he didn't know of a pain free way. He hated the thought of more pain. I don't know what has become of him since either but knowing how troubled he was and the fact that no one has heard from him in years makes me think he found a way.