Posts by rocketman

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Dear Abby--Religious knocking on my door...

by orbison11 in

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first i hope this has not been posted yet,,,

(not had time to scroll) how is this for kindness?

dear abby: yesterday a young man from a religious sect rang my doorbell and pounded on my door until i opened it.

rocketman

Basiago had sought $8,000 in damages, but Smith awarded her $40 for each of the two days she spent researching DiStefano's identity and a day for lost sleep, then added that to the $395 penalty for trespass under criminal statutes, plus court costs.

Blondie, shortly after this case made the papers (the incident occured not far from where I live), an elder informed me that the JW woman involved may have sought help from the WTS to pay the fine. Accoring to the elder, the reply was that the woman was "on her own".

I must emphasize that this was simply related to me in conversation by an elder, who presented no evidence to back it up. Whether the woman was merely thinking of contacting the Society, or if she actually did so, I don't know. I don't know how the elder got that information - perhaps the Society wrote to local elders and informed them that if the woman were to seek help from the congregation her costs should not be paid.

All I can relate is that an elder did tell me that she was "on her own", which, if true, I would not find very surprising.

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Who Was The Number One Musical Group or Singer Of All Time?

by minimus in

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friends

some say it's the beatles.

they certainly did leave their mark on the world.

rocketman

Of course, I'm inclined to agree with Littlerockguy and give some props to Elton John. The thing is, by asking who is "Number One" Minimus, do you mean in terms of popularity, influence, record sales, or all three and maybe other factors?

Assuming it's some combination of the above, here's a partial list of who I think are tops in the rock n' roll era, not necessarily in order of being my favorites:

Bands - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Eagles

Solo acts - Elvis Presley, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan (influence only - the guy can't sing), Billy Joel, David Bowie

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"Grateful for God's Protection"

by Scully in

i just unsubscribed from a crafting newsletter that i have been receiving for a couple of years.

all along, i have been willing to overlook the "uber-christian" leanings because they offered some neat things like free fonts and cute scrapbooking ideas.

but today they had a feature called "customer spotlight" that just irked the heck out of me:.

rocketman

Good thread.

Tomorrow I shall attend church and worship Tetrapod's appendix....btw, I think we should capitalize that...Appendix....there, that's better.

And since my daughter is home from college this weekend, I will make it a point to sit her down and tell her to beware of girls' changing rooms, to prevent possible lesbian encounters.

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LOST-- "Are you Him?

by Rayvin in

what was the question that he asked loc?..

what is your take on the situation?

what was the korean guy yelling when he was running from the woods?

rocketman

Great (and very funny!) observations by scotsman, Captain Schmideo, and Billygoat...and in line with Captain's comment, we all know that only attractive people survive catastrophies!

~ Doomed Class ~

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I am NOT watching CSI anymore

by rebel8 in

uh, uh.

<shakes head>.

didya watch it last night?

rocketman

Leolaia, I also wish they'd have kept Kate on NCIS. In fact, if they keep up with their seemingly endless banter and coffee-guzzling (these people come to crime scenes and seem to care more about their java fix than about the victims), I'll probably drop the show altogether.

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LOST-- "Are you Him?

by Rayvin in

what was the question that he asked loc?..

what is your take on the situation?

what was the korean guy yelling when he was running from the woods?

rocketman

Last night's episode was frustrating for me too, even with Terry's comments about setting things up for newcomers probably being very accurate. They are doing so much 'back fill' with this show that any forward movement occurs at a snail's pace. I get the feeling that I'll soon lose patience and Lost will lose at least one viewer....on the otehr hand, Wed nights seem to be a lousy TV night, so I'll likely keep tuning in. Btw, Tuesdays have become the best TV night of the week...The Office, Boston Legal, NCIS (fading but still watchable), and the Gina Davis as le presidente show.

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I am NOT watching CSI anymore

by rebel8 in

uh, uh.

<shakes head>.

didya watch it last night?

rocketman

It's a rerun from last season...and yes, their subject matter has steered more and more to the strange side of the road lately.

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TV's Bob Denver has died...

by TresHappy in

at the age of 70!

rest in peace, gilligan.

rocketman

I watched Gilligan's Island a lot when growing up, and also in reruns. This is sad news.

When I eat Manicotti I always think of the episode in which they all thought that the bite of the insect 'Mantis Cotti' was lethal. Great episode.

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Serena speaking for the Red Cross?

by Fatfreek in

i'm watching the u.s. open tennis and the williams sisters are about to play each other.

then comes the commercial.

serena, in a simple plea, asking the viewers to make their contribution to the american red cross toward the katrina tragedy.. good for you, serena.

rocketman

Lately I've been rooting for Venus when the sisters play. Serena came in to the US Open not in top shape and seemed more worried about her $40,000 earrings than her match play. She seems to have lost her hunger. Venus, pretty much spanked around until her Wimbledon win earlier this summer, seems to have regained her focus.

Anyway, whenever they play other players, I always want them to lose. It's the whole jw thing. I don't care if they are baptized or not - I've seen too many regular jw kids told by their parents and/or the elders that they should not participate in organized sports. To me, it's not that the Willams girls are doing something wrong - they're just living 'normal' lives, taking advantage of the opportunities that their considerable athletic talent has afforded them. I kind of 'take it out' on them as I think about young jws with athletic talent who have to be content with an occasional pick-up game as their peak years are wasted.

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Are you satisfied with your looks?

by JH in

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friends

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is there anything you'd like to change about your appearance?.

i'd like to be 2 inches taller with the same weight proportion.. i'd like to have nicer skin.. i'd like to be a little more muscular.. other than that, i'm not too unhappy with my looks.. all things the new system would have brought me..... .

rocketman

Since I'm gorgeous, it's reaslly a matter of nitpicking to find areas to improve upon....but I'd like broader shoulders. I'd also like to look a bit younger. Some people say I look my age, others say I look younger, and some (like family members who feel no compunction in insulting me) say I look older. I think I do look about 5 yrs older than I actually am (did I just insult myself?)