....and sisterhood, of course!.
here on the pacific coast of australia it's 1:30 am and mrs ozzie and i have just returned from a candle-lit xmas service and it's now christmas day here.
the air conditioners are going flat out and the ocean temperature right now is 22 degrees celsius.
Good on ya mr and mrs ozzie,
Now off to bed with ya, humming silent night and counting lost sheep
merry christmas unc.
PS: Hope it wasn't all you careless candle lighting christians setting Sydney ablaze ... like back in Neros day. lol
Emperor Constantine is the reason for the Season
'twas the night before ramadan, and all through the cave.
not a creature was stirring; it felt like a grave.. the turbans were hung by the firepit with care,.
in hopes that the air force would not soon be there.. the soldiers were restless without any beds,.
Ah it's OK to joke about this now eh?
Then Abdul cried out from under a rock ..
"Osama is brilliant
Bin laden is great
TR's firing poems
But it's too late "
sometimes i wonder who's side yer on TR lol.
i thought id post this now, because firstly were just coming into that time of year, and secondly the thread started by mulan called confession got into this subject and started me thinking.. i couldve posted this as a reply in that thread, i suppose, but i wanted to discuss it separately.
besides, its been months since i saw my name up there in a thread started by capacity, so i thought it was time.
concerning santa claus, then.. the whole christmas issue is, of course, one of the meanest, most joy-denying, life-diminishing teachings in the whole miserable jw mindset.
MERRY XMASDuncan Santa just flew by, from the wireless Elvis sings "lonely this christmas" .. not a creature is stiring, i'm off to bed ... peas and goodswill to all men, womens girls and boys
i don't mean in general, i mean for exjw's... is there a noticable advantage to pairing with someone with the same background?
i'd like to read your thoughts and experiences on this subject.. i've been romantically involved few times, since "the light got brighter" for me about the organization, with people who didn't know anything about jw's before meeting me.
one of them viewed my exjw activity as a bit obsessive but okay as long as she got to obsess on her favorite obesssions, too.
Great thread folks. This subject has exercised my mind a deal recently. Thanx.
unclebruce
many thanks to stephanus for getting this started and all the hard work putting together the 'whos who' site.. i've added an additional box to the profile page where you can enter a short biography (plain text - no formatting yet).
this is displayed when people click on your profile link (the 'membership card' icon under you poster name).
i will add a link to the member listing page to indicate people who have biographies with a link to display them.. let me know if you have any problems.
ok tina moms the word .. but is your dirt the same as my dirt? lol
unclebruce who knows where all the bodies are buried.
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stephanus i've written posts individually insulting almost everyone here .. by time i get finished the heats gone out of it and i always think .. naaaah and toss the pages in the bin lol. geez now i can't find these stats you're laughing about or Simons brilliant new feature.
many thanks to stephanus for getting this started and all the hard work putting together the 'whos who' site.. i've added an additional box to the profile page where you can enter a short biography (plain text - no formatting yet).
this is displayed when people click on your profile link (the 'membership card' icon under you poster name).
i will add a link to the member listing page to indicate people who have biographies with a link to display them.. let me know if you have any problems.
Beaudy Simon,
Now we can correct some of Stephanus's little "errors" and write our prophesies and preach and stuff. Can we write in other peoples bios too? I've got a few paragraphs to say about Stephanus and Hippikon and two and a half chapters of dirt on Tina. Hey where's lil' sister Tina's bio????
unclebruce
strong gale force winds and storms have been lashing the coast of new south wales for the past two weeks bringing unseasonally cool to cold weather.
the bush fires that had been burning throughout the state's interior have been extinguished.
now the state government has had to react to the new storm damage disaster and the state emergency service has been working around the clock for the past week to repair and cover damaged roofs.
G'day BATHORY,
You're part of the problem. When you gonna get off your glutamus maximus and become a full time pioneer? Merry Christmas Bro ... and i sincerly hope you have some good family downtime. Having a golden gaytime at Balmoral beach was great the other day.
cheers, unclebruce who recons Australians can be brainwashed just as easy as the next boofhead
i'm not one for christmas music generally.
mrs thirdson has been playing various cds at home and in my car when we are together and i appreciate some of the music but at this time of year i tend to hear too much.
of course growing up i despised christmas music because it was either pagan or just too commercialized.. today i was deeply moved by james taylor's melancholy version of the oft recorded song of this title.
G'day Thirdson,
Enjoy the sad bro.T, I love the deep brooding piano and dark haunting lyrics of Nick Cave so what can i criticise? ;) Thanks (now you got me humming Judy Garland lol)
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Lee.
PS: Like your Kofi Annan quote. Aren't the powder kegs blowing at the moment.
when a nation learns of a traitor in their midst, that nation's people show reactions that reflect anguish and torment.
such was the case in the united states when it was learned that a us citizen had been captured while fighting for the taliban.. this evening in australia, the shocking news is that an australian, "one of our own", has also been captured by the northern alliance in afghanistan.
the captive had received training from the al-qaeda movement.. here is tonights' headline news 'downunder':.
G'day aussie,
I think the papers screaming "TRAITOR!" is a bit rich and as silly as screaming "HERO!" about the same guy. When the lad joined the fight in Kosova we were all being encouraged to sympathise with the Moslem cause and even calling for them to be armed to defend themselves against thier Serbian agressors. It may well turn out the guy turned against Australia at some point, then fair enough, shoot the bastard. But I take some of the emotive headlines at the moment with a spoonful of salt and bad memories of the way my home papers lied and covered up the truth, playing a big part in the jailing of Lindy Chamberlain.
cheers, unclebruce, wondering what's been gained thus far from re-arranging Afghanistans rubble.
hey guys,.
the family and i just got back from seeing the movie.
those of you who read the books will not be disappointed!
Thanks hug groapy,
I'm really looking forward to it. I have several books of Tolkien inspired art.
cheers, unclebruce.
