Posts by stichione

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Favorite Simpson Sayings

by gilwarrior in

well my favorite simpsons saying are:.

homer: "d-oh" and "woo-hoo".

bart: "aye, caramba".

going to meetings

by hamptonite21 in

i was curious how many on the board still attend meetings?

stichione

I still attend Sunday meetings most of the time.

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when i was about 11 years old me and my two(not so bright)sisters were at a hotel swimming pool.i was sitting by the pool watching my one sister(we will call her k) that could barely swim herself teach my other sister who was terrified of water(we will call her b) how to swim.they started out in shallow end swimming underwater when b went off course and ended up in the deep end.when she came up she started panicing and k went over to help her.

b grabed on to k pushing her under water and then k paniced and pushed b under trying to stay above water.they did this cute little routine for a while (up pops k down goes k up pops b down goes b)if it was'nt so life threatening it would of been hilarious.

(i did start laughing...at first)then it got to the point where i knew i had to do something because they were getting ready to drown...they were swallowing tons of water and there was no time to get help.

stichione

We were on vacation a few years ago and a friend of the family, who knew not how to swim, dove into the deep end of the pool. Needless to say, she sank immediately and could not come to the surface. I jumped in and got her out.

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Where are you from?

by Rado Vleugel in

jw
friends

my site (

http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/

) has been visited by people from 97 different countries.

stichione

Montreal.

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Robert and Russell

by TheOldHippie in

i just found the use of names a bit "strange / interesting" in the dec. 1, 2002 wt article on page 8, which back - translated is "at the captain's table".

it tells about the meeting between captain robert g. smith of the white star line, and charles taze russell.

why "robert and russell"?.

stichione

Mackin,

It might seem that this the case. But the captain of the Titanic when she struck an iceberg and sank was Edward John Smith.

FYI

Edited by - stichione on 6 November 2002 13:3:34

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Describe Your "STATUS" In The Congreg...

by minimus in

jw
friends

if you were to describe what your status was in the congregation, what would it be?

were you viewed as mature?

in "good standing", a pain in the rear?

stichione

I am inactive since two years and occasionally go to the meetings on Sunday. I am viewed as spiritually weak because of this and also am marginalized by members of the BOrg.

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What Was The 1st Thing That Made You Question?

by minimus in

jw
friends

as a youngster raised in the "truth", i had my questions.

but anytime you ask a question that is unanswerable, you are told to just wait on jehovah.

as time passes, i believe that we store up a number of unanswerable questions that forces one to eventually think about everything.

stichione

I've always had nagging doubts in the back of my mind. But the proverbial straw that broke the camels back was when I got internet service and started surfing the web to find what apostates where saying about the WTS.

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1985 change in baptsm vows?

by els in

jw
friends

i was just reading a post about the wts possibly downsizing and someone mentioned a 1985 change in baptism vows.

i apologize, i don't remember who it was.

85 is about when i started my meltdown about the witnesses so i don't remember much from then.

stichione

You might want to check this link out.

http://www.freeminds.org/doctrine/baptism.htm

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LOTR-Fellowship DVD

by stichione in

tuesday november 12th is the date for the much anticipated release of the movie lord of the rings-the fellowship of the ring on dvd.

although the movie was released in august, the package released in 12 days reportedly will have 30 extra minutes of movie not shown at the theatrical release.

which is all the more exciting for the true fan.

stichione

Maximumflash,

November 12th is the release date of the collector's edition of the LOTR DVD set. It will include bookends in the shape of the Argonath statues and a ton of other stuff. AND there are 30 extra minutes of scenes which were deleted from the theatrical release! Coooool!

Check out the following link to Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000069F5H/ref=hfr_dh_3_4//002-5601235-6720800?v=glance&n=130

Edited by - stichione on 3 November 2002 23:44:34

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Understanding Matthew 24. What does it mean?

by apocalypse in

about matthew 24

have you read this chapter?

all those who have called themselves "christian" have at one time or another read it, and wondered.

stichione

Hi Apocalypse,

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post and did not find it long at all. Keep up the good work!