WingCommander

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  Before cutting my hair my witness barber had to check with Bethel...really? Not a cult?

  by Witness 007 in

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  i was balding and grey so i asked my witness barber friend to "just shave it all off" many brothers were doing the comb over which looked friggin stupid.

  but oh no in the 1990's this was rebellious he had to call a brother we knew at bethel to see if it was ok. we got his ok to go ahead but at the time i could help thinking about the no beard rule and how controlled and cultish we were..

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  WingCommander

  Did your barber call Bethel to see which way to wipe his ass as well, and with which hand? Ridiculous in the extreme.
  
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  Doctor Who: Massive Slump in UK Viewing Figures

  by snugglebunny in

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  could this be because - *gasp* - because this whole transgender scene is a big turn off?.

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  WingCommander

  **GAG**
  
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  Wow! I'm tripping

  by OriginalFlower in

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  this old place is still around?

  holy moly what a trip stumbling into this place from the good ole days before the 'new' social media😃.

  i used to have tons of long late night conversations with some good friends here...like 15-20 years ago!

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  WingCommander

  Still here! Been here since 2002. I'm on the ex-JW reddit forum as well.
  
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  Middle class elders and pioneering children

  by Steel in

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  i was looking at my hall the other day some of the upper elders who are retired now have had some pretty good jobs and lives of relative comfort.

  i am not exactly sure what the education levels were but they were white collar.

  most likely started in a world where you didn’t need a lot of education to get a head.

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  WingCommander

  A college degree is still NOT needed to make a GOOD living in the United States. I'm a mechanical designer at a mechanical contracting firm. The men in the field that do service and installation (trades: HVAC, pipefitting, controls, electrical) make more money than me!!!!! None have anything beyond high school vocational school and Journeyman / Apprenticeships. They make fantastic money, and I almost regret switching from electrical to drafting in high school.

  There is in fact a shortage of people for the major trades in the USA. A high school friend of mine, her son just graduated from high school, and then took a welding course. He's so in demand with her certs (vessel and stainless steel) that he can basically PICK his own assignments! Starting salary: $70,000/ yr. I know of other welders with a few years under their belts making $100,000-$120,000 / yr. I'm 40, but am honestly considering a career change.

  Kids today are lazy AF, glued to their phones, and have been sold this illusion that college = high pay, good job. What they really get is a usually some bullshit degree from a liberal arts school that cost $150,000 and isn't worth wiping your ass with. Even the ones I see in my own field (architecture, HVAC, Refrigeration, plumbing) can barely use AutoCAD much less the more advanced REVIT. Dumber than a box of rocks, and arrogant on top of that and like they are owed something for merely showing up for work.

  Just me experience.
  
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  Hellooooo! 6 years since i posted

  by Aussie Oz in

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  so... it has been six years since my last post.

  i wonder who still remembers me?

  a lot has changed and then again, a lot has not.... i'm still out of course as are my children who are doing very well.

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  WingCommander

  Welcome back Aussie Oz!!!!!
  
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  'The Witnesses,' Premiering Feb. 8 On Oxygen

  by Tahoe in

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  not sure if this was posted before as i could not find it.. .

  the two-night investigative special follows the stories of four former jehovah’s witnesses, as they recount details of the sexual abuse they endured during their time within the organization.

  oxygen, the destination for high-quality crime programming, debuts “the witnesses” on saturday, february 8 at 7pm et/pt and sunday, february 9 at 7pm et/pt.

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  WingCommander

  I'm sure it's on here somewhere. It's all over Facebook and the Reddit forum. It's gonna be goooooood!!!!
  
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  Drug-Sniffing Dogs Getting Retired at Airports

  by RubaDub in

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  i found this interesting in the news that dogs used to sniff for drugs at airports are being significantly cut back here in the us due to the increased legality of marijuana at the state level (though technically still illegal at the federal level) and passengers arriving from canada.

  a large number of the dogs are being put into early retirement.. i learned that dogs can be trained to sniff for drugs but once they "learn" a smell, they cannot unlearn it.

  basically, there is no difference to them between marijuana or cocaine or meth.

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  WingCommander

  The future: A nation of doped up, pacifist, lazy, gender-confused morons who can't decide which bathroom to use, so they piss and shit out in the street. (Source: see videos of San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle)
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  New Documentary in February 2020

  by Disassociated Lady 2 in

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  are any of you aware of this new documentary that is coming out in february?.

  https://people.com/crime/jehovas-witnesses-alleged-sex-abuse-oxygen-documentary/?fbclid=iwar3dwbod6ihak4woe7rtv0giknfppgh0mlgs56rtjpse_kdxhcqb4xs6j-o.

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  WingCommander

  A lot of people have Oxygen as part of their cable and/or Sat provider package.

  Can't wait to see this one. Looks good.
  
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  IRAN - An inevitable clash of civilizations just up ahead (1953-1979)

  by Terry in

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  satan peeks over the horizon in qatar :).

  arbitrary borders on a map of the middle east, post wwi.. .

  civilizations were uprooted.. .

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  WingCommander

  @redvip2000

  Your idiotic logic would be like saying in 1941:

  "Well, we know what Hitler's Final Solution is, but since he's already set it in motion, we won't bother killing him. Let's all play nice."

  THAT is how much sense your logic makes. What a twat!
  
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  Oh How Far I've Come

  by pale.emperor in

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  so this weekend my girlfriend and i will move into our own place together.

  it turns out that “a cord of three strands is stronger” is bullshit and two people in a relationship are perfectly capable of being happy without outside influence.

  what a journey i’ve had since leaving 3 and a half years ago!

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  WingCommander

  OMG! This is fantastic! I knew you would make it!! So happy for you. I gotta ask though; how'd you get yourself pregnant? I thought you were a Dude? lol