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  Would I lie to you?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  given recent posts on the forum and discussion, maybe we could play this game: would i lie to you?

  in the uk we have this tv programme where minor celebrities tell weird or embarrassing stories about themselves and the rest of the participants have to guess if it is a true story or made up.

  when the others have voted then the person reveals if the story is true or false.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I'm guessing number one is false.

  Dropping the towel is totally a thing. My BIL did it as ateenager and it happened to me once when I was about 7 years old. Ick!
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  Would I lie to you?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  given recent posts on the forum and discussion, maybe we could play this game: would i lie to you?

  in the uk we have this tv programme where minor celebrities tell weird or embarrassing stories about themselves and the rest of the participants have to guess if it is a true story or made up.

  when the others have voted then the person reveals if the story is true or false.

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  GrreatTeacher

  My husband was a hard worker from an early age and at age 14 found himself working the catering service in a large convention hall. Security was tight because the headliner that night was none other than Bill Cosby. The boss had to leave the kitchen and told my husband that he was locking the door and not to let anybody in. A few minutes later he heard a banging on the door which he ignored. Then it came again and again with urgent shouts of "Let me in! Let me in!" My husband faltered, but then decided to open the door. It sounded like someone might be in trouble. He gingerly opened the door and a giant hand came down on his head. It was huge, the fingers tickling his ears. He was terrified, and when he looked up he realized it was Bill Cosby! And, behind him was his boss! "I told you not to let anyone in!" the bossman hissed. "This was a test!" My husband thought he would be fired. He was 14 and already his career had ended! But, then his boss laughed and told him that it was just a joke. He had just wanted to let him meet the Cos'!

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  Living close to Washington, DC, in a rural suburb, there are often politicians who escape to this area for a little R and R. They are pretty good at hiding, but occasionally they make their presence known. My husband is an avid fisherman and was out in a rural waterway. He had just heard of an excellent hidden fishing hole and was there early trying to catch a bite. It was a still morning and still dark. My husband grew up in the city and the absolute darkness was slightly terrifying. Suddenly, he heard what sounded like someone cocking a gun. It took him a second to realize that there were two figures standing near the bank. The figures said, "Secret Service. Don't move." in a controlled but commanding way. Well, my husband was frozen in fear and couldn't move anyway! A small boat pulled up next to his. Two Secret Service agents told him to get the hell out of there. When my husband asked what was going on, they said, "This is Dick Cheney's property now. You need to find a new fishing hole now and never come back!"
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  Lawrence Onoda, Ph.D., Jehovah's Witness Psychologist

  by Maryo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  in about 1980 i came to know of and meet one time with lawrence onoda, ph.d., a jehovah's witness psychologist [also i think elder] in southern california.

  i was shocked to know there was such a thing in view of the wts traditional stance against jws consulting such a person!

  he had been one of jws for six years at that time, i recall.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Yeah, I don't know how they get away with that release signing. I'll bet it wouldn't hold up in court.
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  Lawrence Onoda, Ph.D., Jehovah's Witness Psychologist

  by Maryo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  in about 1980 i came to know of and meet one time with lawrence onoda, ph.d., a jehovah's witness psychologist [also i think elder] in southern california.

  i was shocked to know there was such a thing in view of the wts traditional stance against jws consulting such a person!

  he had been one of jws for six years at that time, i recall.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I once saw a JW psychologist. This was near the Washington DC area.

  Before treatment, she made me sign a release stating that any admissions of sins I made would be reportable to the elders!

  I don't even know if it's legal to sign away the right of confidentiality with your healthcare provider!

  But, I was a dumb young adult. I didn't see her too many times. I finally found real mental health care with a qualified non-JW!
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  The new service meeting

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i wanted to relate an experience that happened this morning.

  it is regarding the new format for the meeting on thursdays in my area.

  its not word for word but im summarizing what i heard, the best i can remember.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Taking a creative writing class at the local community college?
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  The new service meeting

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i wanted to relate an experience that happened this morning.

  it is regarding the new format for the meeting on thursdays in my area.

  its not word for word but im summarizing what i heard, the best i can remember.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I read this last night and thought it sounded fishy. (Eleven elderly sisters showed up, stayed while you went out and bought them donuts, tried to fix you up and then stayed another hour talking about their problems with the organization loudly enough that you could hear in the next room, including convincing the others to change their wills?)

  And now I read that others are thinking the same.

  It's so easy to believe things because we want them to be true.
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  I almost died laughing at the meeting last night. OMG WTF is going on? Have I been away this long?

  by macys in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok so most of you guys know already that i am going through the reinstatement process for my parents but i do have a partially sinister plan which i will not mention here since someone told me that there are b-lites that read boards like this.

  last night and it was the funniest experience i have ever seen.

  besides that the brother doing the sound and video screwed up the whole thing when showing the videos and it took 3 brothers to fix it after 10 minutes, the whole thing was a joke.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I hate that all the men are on the left and all the women are on the right in that video.

  But, I like the muscles bursting through the suitcoat of the guy in the front row, left end. :)
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  What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. physical

  here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

  another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

  already people are making cries of "nanny state!

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  GrreatTeacher

  My understanding is that addictions involve the dopamine system in the brain. This is the pleasure / reward chemical. Addicts have a very strong, positive dopamine response to pleasureable stimulii.

  A non-addict produces an average amount of dopamine, the pleasure chemical, to a pleasureable stimulus, such as alcohol.

  Under this model, the addict produces huge amounts of pleasureable dopamine to a stimulus, such as alcohol, and this fuels further pleasure-seeking. Alcohol becomes so rewarding that it can't be refused.

  This is not the only model for addiction.

  This is my layman's understanding.
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  What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. physical

  here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

  another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

  already people are making cries of "nanny state!

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  GrreatTeacher

  Not a drinker. Alcohol makes me feel agitated. I keep hearing about people who drink to "relax," but it makes me feel like climbing the walls.

  Xanax works for relaxation, though. :)
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  Have you got a cow that you could sell ?

  by pepperheart in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you got a cow that you could sell for the gb they really really need the money

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  GrreatTeacher

  I'd trade my cow for some magic beans...