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  DEAD BODIES = DIAMOND RINGS!

  by TR in

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  yep.

  you heard it here first.

  read the story from the respected "weekly world news".. http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/bizarre/bizarre.cfm?instanceid=47842.

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  Xander

  Now see, I always wondered how those monsters in all those RPG games suddenly transforms into gems or other valuable items when killed.

  Well, here ya go....!
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  Sniper News Coverage

  by Francois in

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  don'tcha just love what passes for journalism today?.

  talking head in studio: that was fox news reporter gina mammarous from outside the steakhouse where the latest shooting took place.

  now we're going to switch to guy smiley who will deliver another report demonstrating that none of us have the slightest idea of what's going on.. gotta love 'em

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  Xander

  Hmmm...and here I thought it was all related to video games....

  Damn kids these days, play a few games, turn on 'god mode' and then go on a sniping spree.
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  need fluff? Tell some corny church sign sayings

  by LyinEyes in

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  i live in the south , very heavy bible belt.

  there is a church on every corner.

  they always have a sign out front with some very corny saying.

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  Xander

  This one is rendered in our area as:

  "What part of 'Thou shall not' didn't you understand?" - GOD
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  Reading Awake-Equivalent to College ?

  by Searchin50 in

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  could someone tell me where this information is?

  i know at one time .

  the w t s said that if you are currently keeping up with all your .

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  Xander

  Visual C++ and the Apostle Paul

  *spew*

  Oh, goddamnit, you owe me a new keyboard, now! And a coke!!
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  need fluff? Tell some corny church sign sayings

  by LyinEyes in

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  i live in the south , very heavy bible belt.

  there is a church on every corner.

  they always have a sign out front with some very corny saying.

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  Xander

  blindfool has a good one.

  The Most Powerful Position is On Your Knees

  LOLOL!!

  Oh, indeed....

  There are a number in our area, can't recall most of them.

  Anyone else have those big, black, billboards with white text on them that go like so:

  "I saw that"
  --God

  "Lets meet at my house Sunday before the game"
  --God

  "Last time things were this messed up, I sent a flood."
  --God

  "I can think of 10 things that are carved in stone."
  --God

  "How come you only talk to me when youre in trouble."
  --God
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  Freddy Vs. Jason...bets anyone?

  by Bendrr in

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  apparently there is going to be a movie that pits the wisecracking freddy kruger against the silent hockey-masked jason voorhees.. no word on the victor as yet, but everyone's got their favorites.

  who do you favor in this match?.

  i'm going with freddy k.. mike.

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  Xander

  Ehhh?

  Well, what of the 'Aliens vs Predator' concept? Been in PC games forever, I understand they are finally putting together a movie that unites the two (obviously, more than the 1 scene in Predator 2).

  Based on the games, interestingly enough.
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  elders paranoid about baby shower

  by jurs in

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  perhaps someone out there knows if this is a common jw paranoia.

  once a sister in my hall was going to have a baby.

  because she wasn't in the "click" no one offered to give her a baby shower.

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  Xander

  Yes, but did the elders know?

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  You know....the whole 'no lists' thing has me curious...they SAY it's because when 'the great tribulation comes, we don't want the government to get such lists'. But, we all know full well the GB (and perhaps several levels down) know their whole religion is BS (well, I'm assuming - either that, or they really are all crazy).

  So, what's the REAL reason no lists are kept? Specifically, what's the REAL reason *congregation members* are not allowed to keep lists - when we all know full well that elders are allowed to?

  I've been scratching my head on this one and can only come up with one possible - but not very good - explanation. The same reason they discourage internet use. If the publishers can easily talk/communicate amongst themselves - freely share information - and can actually directly SEE the numbers of people coming in vs people coming out....it would be a serious problem.

  So, they discourage the internet - almost explicitly banning message boards - and ban lists of members.

  Thoughts?
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  elders paranoid about baby shower

  by jurs in

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  perhaps someone out there knows if this is a common jw paranoia.

  once a sister in my hall was going to have a baby.

  because she wasn't in the "click" no one offered to give her a baby shower.

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  Xander

  edit: sorry, not really relevant after all....

  Edited by - Xander on 18 October 2002 16:56:41
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  Were You Obsessed With Demons?

  by minimus in

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  from my youngest days, i remember being told that we should be careful because of the demons.

  they are everywhere, just waiting to pounce on us.

  we were told to stay away from windchimes since they "attract" the demons.

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  Xander

  It's odd, but my wife still seems plagued by this terror. Even when looking at vacation spots - one B&B mentions in it's pub article that 'the ghost of Mrs. somebody-er-other has been said to walk to the halls morning the death of Mr. somebody-er-other'. Which made it a no-go for her....too bad, too - seemed like a charming place.

  Dunno?
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  It did not sound odd when I was a Witness!

  by kenpodragon in

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  some times i will go out to lunch with some friends, or maybe they will have me over to dinner.

  in doing so they will some times ask me a question about the witnesses.

  normally it is because one of them works with one, or knows one in the family and they did not want to offend that person with a question that might sound rude or even silly.

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  Xander

  We didn't believe that birthdays were wrong because some people got beheaded; not really. We believed it because we had unquestionably accepted an organization as being God's sole representative on earth, and that organization told us it was so.

  That's exactly the right answer.

  It's a little hard to pitch to coworkers, et al, though. After all, that CLEARLY makes them a cult, and to most the world, JW's are just those 'harmless but irritating people who wake me up every Saturday'.

  Plus, you just KNOW that if you told someone the reason you didn't celebrate birthdays was because someone claimed god told them it was wrong....well....they'd look at you kinda funny and worry about your mental health. "I got better" doesn't work very well if they don't understand the context.