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  "Hard work never killed anyone," or "I have to give up knitting."

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, my aging friends:.

  it's not really a funny subject, our getting old and our bodies falling apart.

  sure, as the saying goes, hard work won't kill you, but it can wear out your body.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Xanthippe, I had what they called "growing pains" as a child. I remember waking up at night as a small child with screaming, aching pain in my arms and legs. The doctors couldn't figure it out. Usually acetaminophen (paracetamol) worked. But it never went away completely once I grew up like they predicted, and I still hurt that way sometimes. Too often, actually.

  Tell me about B6. That sounds interesting, inexpensive, and hopeful.

  Coco, glad your bursa is better. Sorry you had to take a bursa break, but I'm glad you're back in working order! Maybe you could try knitting now?
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  Church gets own police force - are the Dubs next?

  by SadElder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just read this article in the washington times.

  other sites have similar stories.. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/briarwood-presbyterian-alabama-megachurch-gets-sta/.

  can you imagine the dubs with a sworn police force with arrest powers?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Oh, wouldn't those convention attendants love that?

  Put some teeth behind those Please be Seated signs they carry in the hallways!

  "Sister, I've seen you pass this way twice. You're cruising, not looking for a bathroom! Now be seated before I seat ya myself!"
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  A State of Emergency has been declared

  by Bungi Bill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  everybody here right now is busy "battening down the hatches" as they wait for the approach of a tropical cyclone.

  a state of emergency has been declared in the district - the second one in as many weeks.

  (the floodwaters from the tropical cyclone that hit just last week have still not drained away).. so far, the biggest hazard looks like it will be the storm surges from the ocean, and people living in some exposed coastal areas have already been evacuated.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Ouch! That's gotta hurt as much as that broken leg :(
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  A State of Emergency has been declared

  by Bungi Bill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  everybody here right now is busy "battening down the hatches" as they wait for the approach of a tropical cyclone.

  a state of emergency has been declared in the district - the second one in as many weeks.

  (the floodwaters from the tropical cyclone that hit just last week have still not drained away).. so far, the biggest hazard looks like it will be the storm surges from the ocean, and people living in some exposed coastal areas have already been evacuated.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Glad you're okay. Cyclones are dangerous and can be unpredictable even if you know they're headed generally in your direction. Should you get that emergency bag with passports, medications and insurance documents ready? Or should you just go to bed and hope it blows over? Sometimes it's hard to decide.

  The last big hurricane that came our way dropped a tree on our roof. Others have just been a question of whether the power go out and cut off the sump pump and flood our crawlspace. Oh, yeah, and we'll have no internet and air air-conditioning, either!

  Hey, it's a great time to be a utility worker. I'm sure they are making some great overtime right now!
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  UK number plate

  by stan livedeath in

  1. social
  2. humour

  here in the uk--private--or personal- car registration plates are popular.. heres one i photo'd tonight.. .

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  GrreatTeacher

  Meow
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  Mathematically Measuring Evolution.

  by towerwatchman in

  1. watchtower
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  mathematically measuring evolution.. when judging relationships in terms of morphological characteristics we will always be bound by the subjective.

  morphologically one cannot exactly measure the distance between two organisms strictly in mathematical terms.

  using the standard method of taxonomy we cannot quantify the difference between a horse and a mouse, or know which is closer mouse to cat, or mouse to fish.

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  GrreatTeacher

  "See the troll in its natural habitat: the internet forum."
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  Man answers the door naked when JW's appear..

  by James Mixon in

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  2. friends

  http;www.worlstarhipop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhmg115hx2qp8inyuo.went too far, man answers the door naked when jw's appear..https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=akj2w94el_a...oh hell search, went to far, man answers the door naked when jw's appear, a young black male......it was e-mail to me and i'am using the same address but not working for me,hopefully you will find it.

  a young jw child was present, not good.......

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  GrreatTeacher

  Yup. Happened to me when I was about 9. The sister I was with hastily put her hands over my eyes.
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  Long article, but it explains a lot of things

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found this the other day, and read it last night.

  i think it explains a lot of what is going on in both american politics and many religions around the world.

  https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-article-wont-change-your-mind/519093/?utm_source=feed.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I liked this article. It'll take another read-through, but it's very interesting.
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  Have You Found Your Place in the World?

  by Rainbow_Troll in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we were all told when we were in the watchtower that we should be grateful to be part of such a loving family.

  we were told that just beyond the superficial glamour of the world was a quagmire of despair, emptiness and pain waiting to suck us in.

  obviously, we took that part with a mountain of salt or we wouldn't be here today.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Eh, finding a community that shares your values is overrated.

  Yeah, young people do drugs and screw up relationships. They're inexperienced.

  I'm over 40 and now most of the people I know don't do drugs, are in stable relationships, are homeowners and are raising lovely children.

  Most of them were also stupid and did stupid things when they were young.

  You, yourself is the only one you can count on to make good choices that will put you on the path to a fulfilling life.

  I do hope you can believe that your social milieu is not the only one out there, and you have the ability to trade up. But, you've got to do it alone.
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  Mathematically Measuring Evolution.

  by towerwatchman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  mathematically measuring evolution.. when judging relationships in terms of morphological characteristics we will always be bound by the subjective.

  morphologically one cannot exactly measure the distance between two organisms strictly in mathematical terms.

  using the standard method of taxonomy we cannot quantify the difference between a horse and a mouse, or know which is closer mouse to cat, or mouse to fish.

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  GrreatTeacher

  "All you have is a fish with 5 bones."

  Exactly. No animal is ever more than it is in that moment.