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  Anybody from Waltham or Newton Massachusetts?

  by out of the box in

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  i wanted to know if anyone was from that area or lived there..

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  Okay, one mre for the Montopoli pile.

  They built our Hall in Franklin, MA. The guy was a dick. I remember at least one brother that quit working for him because he was afraid of being stumbled. But you gotta be a bit over-the-top to achieve in the construction biz. He was also an occasional fill-in as a CO.

  Funny that no one mentioned his daughter. I can't remember her name. But my god, she was jaw-droppingly gorgeous. I mentioned it to my mother when the circuit work brought them to Franklin - sans the daughter. What did my mother do? She went straight to Mrs. Montopoli and told her - painful moment.
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  People we've known

  by coffee_black in

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  thought it might be interesting to list some names from our jw association.... maybe someone on the forum knows or knew them... maybe catch up... i've been out since the early 90s... and have no idea where these people are now.

  i'll start with a few.. i've been in congregations in new england, california and florida... so here goes.... hyde park ma.... earl durst... harkins family... dekofski family... mills family...lennox family.... evenson family (from the early 60s) al rubin, john gonzales.

  sharon ma baltazar family... colmanaro family... .

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  Belfiore, if it is the same guy, was our CO for a while. I think he was a fill-in.

  Franklin, MA congregation.

  We had a pile of kids our age:

  The proctor girls, Dana and Denise.

  The Dilahunts. Darrel was made an elder in his 20's. Tim and Tom (twins), and sister Rita. Cousins Judy and Karen.

  The Profenna boys, Joe and Vinny. (Joe's daughter was abused at the hall and later moved to Plainville)

  The Lawrences, Steve and Kaye (Thier MS dad was DF'd for molesting Kaye)

  Jeff Mattingly, Clint Higgins and sister Darlene, Tim Reese, Dave Harrington, Cliff (Buster) Smith - me.
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  People we've known

  by coffee_black in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  thought it might be interesting to list some names from our jw association.... maybe someone on the forum knows or knew them... maybe catch up... i've been out since the early 90s... and have no idea where these people are now.

  i'll start with a few.. i've been in congregations in new england, california and florida... so here goes.... hyde park ma.... earl durst... harkins family... dekofski family... mills family...lennox family.... evenson family (from the early 60s) al rubin, john gonzales.

  sharon ma baltazar family... colmanaro family... .

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  I went out with Kim Colmanaro a couple times - nice girl. I remember thinking that she was a bit worldly for my then-overly-judgemental mind. I think she was/is related to the Baltazars. A guy who used to arrange hockey games, Steve (I'll probably recall his last name as soon as I press <Submit>), set us up. We went out with some others, like the Duquettes from Plainville - I liked Joanne.
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  Are You Happy With Your Life???

  by minimus in

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  basically, are you happily single, married, divorced, separated?

  do you wish that your life could be happier?

  do you believe that life sucks and then you die, anyway?

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  Buster

  Sure. Of course life sucks. But on an upbeat note, its half over.
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  Where is Quotes Website? URL please....

  by misspeaches in

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  i know i should know this.

  but i don't.. i looked in best of by lady lee and can't find anything.... anyone able to tell me what is quotes website address?.

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  Buster

  http://quotes.watchtower.ca/ I don't how anyone here could live without having that site bookmarked. Enjoy.
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  Who's ready for some football?

  by Big Dog in

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  training camps opened here in the us and it won't be long before they will be playing the hall of fame game in canton (which is less than a half hour from where i live and i have tickets for) and the season will be going in full swing.. favorite teams, predictions, etc?

  any enthusiasts out there?

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  Buster

  melmoth,

  Yup, I think NE will seem more vulnerable this year, especially early in the season with new coaching staff, thinness at ILB, and a brutal early schedule.

  I look for Brady to continue his trend toward more downfield passing while losing nothing off his short game. Speaking of short game, I see them continuing to dominate the ball control with Dillon and that short passing game.
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  Who's ready for some football?

  by Big Dog in

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  training camps opened here in the us and it won't be long before they will be playing the hall of fame game in canton (which is less than a half hour from where i live and i have tickets for) and the season will be going in full swing.. favorite teams, predictions, etc?

  any enthusiasts out there?

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  Buster

  Sith:

  Wow, you do see some changes in the upcoming season.

  NE: Yes, they did lose both DC and OC and I expect the season record to show it. Frankly, I foresee more difficulty in the Linebacker corp. But if that regular season record puts them in as a WC, they still win the conference because Belichek will have it all ironed out by the playoffs.

  NY: The may have a fine season

  Pitt: I agree, they get to the AFC game, but lose to NE

  Seattle: In the 'bowl?! Ya gotta be kiddin'. I've watched Hasslebeck since he was in HS - no way. The team has no heart. They have a coach that won't make timely changes.
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  Who's ready for some football?

  by Big Dog in

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  2. entertainment

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  training camps opened here in the us and it won't be long before they will be playing the hall of fame game in canton (which is less than a half hour from where i live and i have tickets for) and the season will be going in full swing.. favorite teams, predictions, etc?

  any enthusiasts out there?

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  Buster

  AFC:

  New England beats Pitttsburgh in the title game

  Indianapolis rolls over like a Greek waiter.

  NFC:

  Falcons win the title game

  Eagles nowhere in sight

  (And Bledsoe did NOT get a raw deal in NE. He always was tough and had a nice touch. But from his first game to his last in NE, good teams could count on him tossing two or three up like a punt. He will accomplish even less for the 'Boys than he did for the Bills.)
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  Allow myself to introduce....myself

  by pele38 in

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  i must say, i never thought that i would see the day when i would find a site about disillusioned (mostly) jehovah's witnesses, but low and behold...one truly exists.

  first let me start off by saying thank you to the creators of this site, and i'll have you know that i've been lurking for several days now and i am just finding the time to finally log on.

  i've been a member of the borg for over 20 years now, been baptised for about 14 of those years and now i find myself in the most unusual of places.

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  Buster

  Welcome. You'll find a lot of informative reading here. May I suggest, "Swedish Enlarger Pumps, These Things Really Are My Bag" by Austin Danger Powers
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  What is YOUR middle name?

  by Sunspot in

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  just seeing the "quirkiest quirks" thread, i decided to ask this!

  mine is "merriam" somewhere from the "merriam-webster" line so i've been told!.

  annie

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  Buster

  Francis - how much does that suck?