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  Help me I'm dying

  by Naebliss in

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  ok i'm not.. i would just like to change my freaking profile.

  i get this.. error.

  sorry, an error has occured which has been logged for the attention of the system administrator.. please use the back button on your browser to return to the previous page.. .

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  Death is the earth's way of saying "howdy." author unknown at the present.

  Howdy Nae.

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  ps: Someone resurrected your "Therapy with God and Jesus" the other day. I sent it to some others I knew - still gives a good chuckle.
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  Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy Mauled by Tiger

  by TresHappy in

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  i just heard this on the news.

  he was mauled and critically injured when a tiger mauled his neck and arm.

  http://www.cnn.com/2003/showbiz/10/04/roy.attacked/index.html.

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  Partner Roy Horn was attacked by a 600-pound Royal White tiger Friday before a crowd of 1,500 at The Mirage. He was alone onstage with the animal when it latched onto his arm.
  
  Droves of people visit illusionist Roy Horn's makeshift shrine in front of The Mirage hotel-casino every day. So many have visited the "Siegfried & Roy" Web site that it has crashed.
  
  Doctors hope Horn might be able to one day thank them.
  
  Horn can communicate and move his feet and hands, Dr. Derek Duke said at University Medical Center where the "Siegfried & Roy" co-headliner was hospitalized following the mauling by one of the tigers in his show.
  
  Horn, 59, is responding to treatment but remained in critical condition, the hospital said Wednesday. Doctors said Horn lost a large amount of blood in the attack and later had a stroke.
  
  "A contributing factor to his current condition is his extraordinary will and strong physical attributes," Duke said Tuesday. "These are significant elements in his ability to recover."
  
  The entertainer tried to free himself by tapping the tiger on the head with a microphone, but the animal lunged at his neck and then dragged him offstage.
  
  Show workers set off fire extinguishers backstage to distract the tiger, which initially refused to release the performer. Horn underwent emergency surgery late Friday and had more surgery to relieve pressure on the brain.
  
  Fischbacher told the German newspaper Bild that Horn was able to raise his hand in a 'V' for victory sign.
  
  "He's the strongest person in the world. We'll get through this together," Fischbacher told the Bild. "I'm sure he'll recover completely. He's over the worst."
  
  Bernie Yuman, the pair's longtime manager, also expressed optimism that Horn will recover and thanked fans worldwide for their support and concern.
  
  "The outpouring of love and prayer both domestically as well as globally ... is very touching to us," Yuman said Tuesday.
  
  Yuman said that Horn can communicate but would not answer questions about whether Horn can speak. "He understands the circumstances. He is totally aware that he is fighting for his life," Yuman said.
  
  Meanwhile, a representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the agency is looking into the attack but would not comment on the investigation.
  
  The tiger remains quarantined. CBS-on msn home

  This wasn't the article I read this morning, however. These men have a whole reserve for these white tigers - around 200 of them. And white tigers were on the brink of extinction, according to these same news sources. In an interview in 2000, Roy was talking about the tigers birthing process. Anyone who has animals who have babies knows how protective the mother is.

  Those tigers allow Roy to be with them during the birth, pick the cubs up at birth, which enables the cubs to associate his smell, sight, etc., at birth. Tigers have been known to kill other male tigers if they get close to newborn cubs. My dog sometimes won't let us get too close to her newborn pups - and she's a dachshund!

  The tiger who refused to work with Roy had been in his act for 7 years. My understanding is that he told it a specific directive....and it chose to walk away. He pulled it by the tail, it turned and clamped down on his arm. At that point, he thumped it (I doubt if he tapped a 500 lb tiger) on the nose. The tiger then caught him by the neck and proceeded to drag him from the stage. Backstage personnel used fire extinguishers to get the tiger to release Roy.

  Don't know if that's all totally accurate - but my understanding. I read about his treatment of the tigers - was great. Did he make millions? Yeah.........but he treated his employees like good family (tigers).

  Why there were no tranquilizers guns handy - nothing said. But consider this, suspect it takes some seconds for a tranquilizer dart to work.....those seconds before taking effect...... that 500 lb tiger could have crushed Roy's neck in a fraction of a second, as he already had his neck in his mouth.

  I'd rather see tigers well taken care of in a show than hunted to extinction. Or not hunted, but their food source hunted to extinction - and then the tigers just slowly starve to death.

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  Watchtower Attorneys Stumped

  by jst2laws in

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  today, october 6, in manchester tennessee the court considered the motion to dismiss petitioned by the watchtower bible and tract society in the case of anderson vs watchtower.

  during the hearing for the first time ever the watchtower attorneys were stumped, at a loss for words, silence in the courtroom for what seemed like a 'millennium'.

  stumped...............silent....................

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  Hello Noidea,

  Ed Bell's phone number is on page one - why not call him? Others have spoken with him - easy man to speak with. Any lawyer tangling with the WTBTS needs an education in Watchtowerese.

  I would think that he, Barb & Joe would love to have others come to the hearing. Your presence makes a statement of support for them. And lawyers love to have an audience.....I've been told.

  1 If you want to know over what question they were stumped or 2 if you know of a victim of molestation who was silenced or disfellowshipped for speaking up

  Call Edward Bell, Attorney at Law, at 1-843-546-2408

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  Vicki Boer - Donations

  by hillary_step in

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  if any of you wish to make donations to help vicki and her family through this troubling time for her, please contact me at

  and i will let you know how to proceed with this.

  please bear in mind that any amount will help, so please do not feel that what you have to offer is worthless compared to others.

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  I see your two bttt's and raise you THREE BUMPS!

  You do realize that the average reader may think that you and Simon are engaged in sexual activity, don't you? And that Simon has two butts. We won't discuss what or where your three bumps are.

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  Really, really long: Important Lists to Read

  by Xander in

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  only reprinting these because of how very important they are.. first, the requisite evil overlord list:.

  evil overlord survival guide.

  1. my legions of terror will have helmets with clear plexiglas visors, not face-concealing ones.

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  Evil Overlord

  48. I will treat any beast which I control through magic or technology with respect and kindness. Thus if the control is ever broken, it will not immediately come after me for revenge.

  The WTBTS would have done well to remember this truism.
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  VICKI BOER - Mistakes we are making

  by observador in

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  hello folks,.

  let me tell you in advance that this post has no intention of hurting anyone.

  the efforts made by those spearheading the efforts to help vicki are truly commendable.

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  o poo. Expat's been so reserved for so long (British) that's it refreshing to catch him once in a while. Besides - this is much more friendly than........"bttt" don'tcha think?

  Randy Watters said he used to have open-to-all xjw cookouts at his place once a month for years. But hardly anyone came. This was many years ago, but it was also CA - which has many xjw's. He stopped - people just didn't seem to want to get to know each other, let alone unite. The Cult Seminar? Was advertised on Freeminds for MONTHS beforehand. We had threads about it. Approx. 20 xjw's came to it......and it was excellent.

  But look at the apostafests/gatherings *spawning* up all over the place! We want to know each other. It's easier to unite if we know each other, imho.

  So perhaps it IS time to become United XJW's (or something). We could even have our own thugs like Unions of the past (and WTBTS present). I know I'd like a tag under my name saying I was a card-holding member of the United Brotherhood of XJW's.

  We could be A Force To Contend With.

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  VICKI BOER - Mistakes we are making

  by observador in

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  hello folks,.

  let me tell you in advance that this post has no intention of hurting anyone.

  the efforts made by those spearheading the efforts to help vicki are truly commendable.

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  naaaaaaaaaaa. I think you're a secret weeper, kiddo.

  snicker. snicker. snicker.
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  VICKI BOER - Mistakes we are making

  by observador in

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  hello folks,.

  let me tell you in advance that this post has no intention of hurting anyone.

  the efforts made by those spearheading the efforts to help vicki are truly commendable.

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  I hate to just "bttt".........

  so I'm relieved to see Expatbrit's not afraid to be a man who "*Weeps hysterically*" Good attribute.

  When I was at Steve Hassan & Randy Watter's cult seminar - the point was brought out repeatedly -

  NO ONE has gotten any amount of xjw's to unite.

  It's like an anti-cult statement. We refuse to be a united front against the WTBTS - possibly because we would have to unite.....which is too similar to the WTBTS's "united brotherhood."

  So we remain fragmented.....and much power is lost. And we do it by choice - which includes me, btw.

  Perhaps it's time. We certainly have enough causes to unite against the WTBTS - just the sexual abuse victims alone is thousands of human causes.

  lol - but we are a testy group of survivors.

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  PROTEST RALLY AT WTS HQ GEORGETOWN OCT 20

  by SHUNNED FATHER in

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  i have a possible six hundred who would like to do a protest at the canadian branch hq in georgetown , ontario on october 20 which is also the day of the rally in calgary.

  is there anyone interested in take part in this ?????.

  lawrence

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  Watchtower!

  Release the

  Pedo-files!

  Yep, would look dandy on placards

  Sorry I won't be there, South Carolina.

  Thanks for all the work you do, Shunned Father.
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  Vicki Boer - Donations

  by hillary_step in

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  if any of you wish to make donations to help vicki and her family through this troubling time for her, please contact me at

  and i will let you know how to proceed with this.

  please bear in mind that any amount will help, so please do not feel that what you have to offer is worthless compared to others.

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  If you donate $75, you will receive (whether you like it or not) the latest CD by Celine Dion.

  My eyes glazed over when I read this....thinking "o my gawd."

  If however, you only donate $50, you will receive the latest 2 CD's by Celine Dion.

  Then I was relieved to read this - and knew it was yet another cruel Canadian joke by our Expatbrit.

  Is "cobblers" a common saying up in the Cold North?

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