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  A picture is really worth a thousand words

  by observador in

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  many people here have described how interesting this summer's conventions were.

  well, i got this picture - which requires no explanation - from a faithful to the letter jdub but apparently with a good sense of humor.

  now, if this picture made its way to an watchtower magazine, what would the caption be?

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  DFWnonJW

  Divine retribution in action! Time and circumstance befall them all.

  #1 ...already gone.
  #2 ...just getting struck.
  #3 ...about to be.
  #4 ...intended target - two men involved in dubious behaviour...(lot of hands in that lap)
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  Eight Days Vacation per Year

  by Satanus in

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  how much vacation do you get per yr?

  according to this article, hard working americans get 8 days off.vacations are being downsized by the same forces that brought us soaring work weeks: labor cutbacks, a sense of false urgency created by tech tools, fear and, most of all, guilt.

  managers use the climate of job insecurity to stall, cancel and abbreviate paid leave, while piling on guilt.

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  DFWnonJW

  I'm with that other Texan (Xena) on this one. Y'all suck!

  I work for a very small co. and get 1 (one) week (5 friggin') days vacation per annum (albeit, whether I deserve it or not). --- and that is no matter how long employeed! No (none, zero, nada, nil...) personal days. So I tend to take vacation around a holiday and if I need to just take an extra day or two without pay I'll do that so as to get close to 2 weeks off. ....y'all suck!

  edited to add an essential "o"
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  good guy or shmuck?

  by DFWnonJW in

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  have you ever done a good deed for a stranger and then after, just felt odd about it for some reason?.

  today i got off work a few minutes early and went to pay a bill then go to the grocery store.

  but, as i was on my way to the store, there was an older man standing under a tree trying to catch my attention by waving a rolled up bill(s) and motioning for me to roll down my window.

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  DFWnonJW

  A for you for being a nice guy.

  Robyn; that makes it all worth it

  Sixy; that had me laughing all afternoon. I think they made a Seinfeld episode of it didn't they? lol
  Now, while I'm in no position to hand out humanitarian awards, I can dub bestow upon you a new moniker ...SixofNice. Sorry, best I can do.

  To everyone else, good stories all. I don't know about the karma thing coming back on ya but it does feel good to help someone out that needs a hand - just can't do it indiscriminately. It jades you when you try to help and it comes back to bite you in the...
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  Any funny responses on this one?

  by William Penwell in

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  hey i just picked up my phone messages and there was a message from a dub.

  it said; "hello how are you today?

  i was just calling with a bible message.

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  DFWnonJW

  How about an end to telephone solicitation. Now THAT would be a miracle.
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  good guy or shmuck?

  by DFWnonJW in

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  have you ever done a good deed for a stranger and then after, just felt odd about it for some reason?.

  today i got off work a few minutes early and went to pay a bill then go to the grocery store.

  but, as i was on my way to the store, there was an older man standing under a tree trying to catch my attention by waving a rolled up bill(s) and motioning for me to roll down my window.

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  DFWnonJW

  Have you ever done a good deed for a stranger and then after, just felt odd about it for some reason?

  Today I got off work a few minutes early and went to pay a bill then go to the grocery store. But, as I was on my way to the store, there was an older man standing under a tree trying to catch my attention by waving a rolled up bill(s) and motioning for me to roll down my window. Of course, I did and he said he needed a ride home because his son hadn't shown up to get him. He had a basket full of grocery bags and it's hot here in Dallas! So, we loaded his bags in my truck and I took him home - several miles OPPOSITE where I needed to go, then helped him carry his bags upstairs to his door. Oh, and no, I did not take his money.

  Now, I'll help out pretty much anyone and I had no reason to doubt his story, but for some reason I just feel like a shmuck for this one. Can't put my finger on it really either. hmmmm Maybe that is it...that I'm just a sucker and put myself out for people at the drop of a hat (or the wave of a dollar I have no intention of taking! lol )

  ok...change of slant...
  What's the most you've put yourself out for someone - be they friend (or foe), relative or stranger?
  I once drove some jw "friends" from Texas to Boston - their car w/ largest available Y'all-Haul (I did say Texas right?) I mean, they needed help and I was free to do it but man, that was one LONG trip! I did have some elder pressure to help them out too. The payoff...they paid for meals, rooms etc. and my flight back to Dallas and I even felt guilty for them doing that.

  So, am I just a sucker? Please tell me I'm not the only one! Should I just look the other way? Maybe I need to be more harsh and uncaring - maybe I should move to NY for awhile? lol

  That's too much ado about nothing and I'm sure this will be one short lived thread. Just don't go asking for favors eh? Unless you're of the helpless woman class
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  I Just Don't "Fit" Anywhere!

  by pettygrudger in

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  i'm sitting at work today, listening to all the different "cliques" around me, typing here on these boards a bit (don't tell), and it occurred to me again that i just don't fit.. .

  it seems like i don't "fit" anywhere.

  i'm always on the outskirts of alot of "groups", always on the fringe, but never inside.

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  DFWnonJW

  ....'scuse me ...pardon.... 'scuse me please .... if I can just ...... ahhhhhhhh .

  <looks around>

  That's better, this looks like a thread I can 'fit' in.

  hope I didn't step on anyone.
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  Flies Fly From Fly - Honest`

  by Francois in

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  if this isn't the weirdest thing i've read today or any day, i'll eat your, no my, shorts.. tuesday june 24, 12:35 pm.

  'fly boy' continues to suffer as doctors struggle by indo-asian news service .

  advertisement.

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  DFWnonJW

  ...and Billy, that's why it's called a 'fly' and why you must always remember to zip it all the way up!

  Now you know, the rrrest of the story.
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  I went to work today

  by larrynbabies in

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  it will be 5 months (tomorrow 24th) since megan has died.

  i went to work today for the first time since that day.

  i was leaving the house this morning and while pulling out of the driveway i looked at my home and remembered the last time i had done this 5 months earlier.

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  DFWnonJW

  Yes, good for you Larry taking this step and write away if it's a help to you...there's lots of "listening" eyes here to read and offer support if only a simple line of acknowledgement.
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  Witness sayings

  by Teela in

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  as i was growing up in the troof.

  there were sayings used over and over again to control my behaviour.

  the biblical on bad associations spoil useful habits and another on just because everyone else does it doesnt mean you have to do it to, would you jump off a cliff just because other people do what were the sayings that bugged you?

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  DFWnonJW

  not just a jw saying but the word "wholesome" said of course in such a wholesome tone of voice...bleccccchhhhhhh
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  Do Any of Anointed live through Armageddon ?

  by Gordy in

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  i've been trying to get some information to clarify the above question.. we know the change in the 1914 generation teaching that occurred, in 1995.. what i want to know is do any of the anointed live through armageddon.. or according to jw teaching will they have all been taken to heaven before then.. i seem to remember back in 1995 when i was a jw having to review, with an elder, the district convention where the change on the "generation" was first put forward.. when discussing what we were going to say the elder asked what i thought the change meant.

  i said it looks like that the all "anointed" would be in heaven before armageddon happens.

  he agreed thats what he thought as well.. if anyone can give me some wt references to that thought, i would be grateful.

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  DFWnonJW

  ...and go on to tread their enemies like chaff under their feet.

  Why do I picture Monty Burns (as only GB member left alive) 'trampling' Homer (the apostate)?
  "Take that Simp-sonnn"