Alfalfa Switzer best known as Alfalfa in The Little Rascals
Lutece
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Are you related to anyone famous?
by Mulan ini thought this might be a fun "fluff" thread.
someone posted the other day that marc anthony (the singer) is their cousin.
i have done extensive genealogy research so i know a few famous relatives.
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"We Miss You".....
by minimus inthat's what i'm starting to hear.
my mother has had a number of people asking her where our family has been.
"have they been attending another hall?
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Lutece
Sure, they miss you but never bother to call and see if you aren't feeling well or perhaps needed a ride or something. Or, you hear about a big party, everyone was there and you weren't invited, but "they miss you". Uh huh. It's the guilt tactic to try and get you back to the meetings. They know you're backing away and they want to make you feel bad. If they're a real friend, they'll come out and ask you what's up. In fact, they'd invite you to the party, ask if you needed anything, etc. Not just to quiz you on meeting attendance.
I thought I'd miss a few of them, but not really. The more I'm away the more I realize I didn't really have all that much in common with them anymore. I'd love to see a few friends snap out of it and I'll be there if they do, but they're scared to be seen talking to me now, lol.
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Will the Internet bring down the watchtower Bible and Tract Society
by frankiespeakin inin the united states i keep hearing about how nobody sees the witness is going door-to-door and more, or at least not as often as they used to.
i also heard a report from england recently which stated to the same effect.. what do you think?
do you think the internet is the watchtower society's worst nightmare?.
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Lutece
You have to read Stephen Cox's article The Truth vs. the truth in this month's Liberty magazine. He covers this very topic in a detailed, well researched manner. I have a copy in gif format if anyone wants a copy. It's huge, 9 pages, but Just send me a pm. Thanks,
Anne
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Have YOU Ever Met Up With Anyone Famous
by RAYZORBLADE inhave any of you on this forum, ever met up with anyone considered famous?
i've met a great deal of people over the years.
one of my most memorable: dennis leary, drinking a few pints with him as he sang "margaritaville" from the jukebox.
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Lutece
Shook hands Charlton Heston and he was clearly a celebrity with presence. I also met President Jimmy Carter once, just a handshake and a hello. I also have an ongoing friendship with Madonna's dad and stepmom. I even wrote an article for Emeril Lagasse's website about his winery in Northern Michigan. I would love to meet Antonio Banderas (without Melanie anywhere nearby, LOL)
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What is THE Most Martyr-like Effort You Ever....
by Frannie Banannie in.
what is the most martyr-like effort you ever made as a jw to preach door-to-door...?.
frannie b
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Lutece
8 months pregnant and hot as hell outside. Got conned into going for "just a little while" so I could help sit in on a study, turned out the householder "forgot" about the study so we did return visits instead. Just driving around in that stifling little cramped car with no a/c was enough to make me sick. I can't believe I did that, but only one time! Of course there was one pioneer who just took her little newborn out every day with her in service, nursing in the car, changing diapers in the car. What a life. haha She sure enjoyed telling everyone how a little baby wasn't going to keep her from serving Jehovah. Stupid, stupid woman.
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40 Years Ago Today
by RAYZORBLADE inon september 8, 1963 my sister, carmen elizabeth was born.. she was, and would remain the only girl in our family.
she was so adorable, brown haired, brown eyed and had a great smile.
she was less than a year younger than i, and we were like the 'best of pals' as kids.. she'd allow me to put beans in her ears, or get her to put peas in her nose or carrots on top of her teeth, and make me laugh.. she was born in cape breton, nova scotia.
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Lutece
Rayzor, So sorry to hear that you lost someone so special. Your poor mother, that had to be hard to bear. This time of year is hard for me too, 11 years ago this fall my only brother died. He was missing for a week and the whole time we knew something bad had befallen him, but we tried to keep up hope until he was found. He died in a freak car accident and his truck had been covered completely from sight by a tree so search parties drove right past it several times. A jogger saw the light shining from his truck one morning and found him. It was the time of year when the trees just started to change color. It was so hard on all of us, but my parents, it was the saddest thing to witness. It took them a long time to just enjoy things again, like they felt guilty if they laughed or had a good time. They still keep his ashes in his old bedroom. It keeps my mom holding on to the witness faith because she wants to see him again in the "new system". I always imagine him bringing his kids over to play with mine, teaching them all to fish (his favorite sport) and stuff like that. We just have to try and remember the good things about them and try to live our lives in a way that brings some honor to their memory. My brother was a very generous person so I try to be more generous and pay some kind of respect that way.
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Anne
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What do you miss the most not being a witness anymore?
by JH inis there anything that you miss, since you don't belong to the jw's anymore?
friendship, family, or maybe just the feeling of belonging to some groupe that had you dreaming of a better world?
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Lutece
I miss not having my magic words that could take away my fears.
I hate flying and before, when I was scared, I'd pray to Jehovah. Now I don't have that. But, even though I don't have that I have less fears about dying and death than I did as a witness. I find that very interesting and much healthier.
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Did you really believe?
by barbar ini am interested to know whether jw's or ex jw's on this board really did believe 100%.
did you have doubts all of the time, did you have some confusion or did you never doubt at all?
i recognise that most on this board will have had doubts at the end but was this always the case when you were a good dub?
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Lutece
I believed it all, but had doubts about doctrine at times that made me "bend the rules" to fit my own life which in turn made me seem weak. I was one who had to read as much as I could and talk to people who'd left before I made up my mind to leave. I felt betrayed, deceived and shattered when the veil was lifted, but like Hamas said, "I will survive and am surviving". :)
Anne
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A LITTLE CHEESE WITH THAT WINE?
by little witch inin an effort to try new things, and also because my husband got a raise in pay this week,
i am planning a special dinner, and time aside for hubby and me.
i bought some cheeses last night, and a mediocre white wine, and i am in need of assistance.
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Lutece
Make sure you get good brie, squeeze it to make sure it's kind of soft and gives, it should also say triple creme for best flavor (forget about calories, lol).
If you see St. Andre, get that, it's expensive, but worth it. It's fantastic stuff.
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A LITTLE CHEESE WITH THAT WINE?
by little witch inin an effort to try new things, and also because my husband got a raise in pay this week,
i am planning a special dinner, and time aside for hubby and me.
i bought some cheeses last night, and a mediocre white wine, and i am in need of assistance.
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Lutece
Brie tastes like poop? How would you know Gumby? hmmmm