Posts by rocketman

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NFL Playoffs

by Gretchen956 in

why is there no thread on this???

omfg that was an awesome game!!!!.

first time ever a 6th seed team has won the first two games of the playoffs.

rocketman

I've seen many playoff games in my day, and today's Steelers - Colts game had one of the strangest, most exciting endings I've seen in a long time.

I'm glad Pittsburgh won, for a couple of reasons. One, I almost always root for the road team. Two, I think the officials made a bad overturn call on that Polamalu interception (I had a bad feeling when the review took so long). And three, when a team outplays their oppenent, they deserve to win. And on top of that, it would have been a shame for Jerome Bettis to go out with a fumble like that on what would likely have been the final play of his great career.

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Do you consider posting here as "Therapy" for you?

by JH in

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is this place therapy for you, or just a place to mingle?

rocketman

I think of it as theraputic mingling.

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What are you listening to right now?

by ozziepost in

we've had "what books are you reading", so let's think of another of the senses!.

right now i'm listening to a brand new released cd by opera star amelia farrugia, "joie de vivre!".

amelia was featured in the all-star lineup for last weekend's "carols in the domain" broadcast on channel seven.

rocketman

I'm currently listening to Billy Joel's box set "My Lives", which I received for Xmas. 4CDs plus one concert DVD. It's interesting hearing some of his previously unreleased material, inlcuding some demo songs that ended up with substantial changes before they appeared on albums.

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Another Watchtower Christmas Lie

by gumby in

we all remember one of the arguments the society used to make christmas look bad.. they said christendom at this time of the year, see's jesus as a little baby in a manger (nativity scene), rather than the king in heaven he now is.

that's a lie.. ask any christian on this planet if they think jesus at this time is a little baby in a manger.

if he was, then mary is back on earth taking care of him and herod is out looking to kill him.

rocketman

If he was, then Mary is back on earth taking care of him

Actually, Mary is back on earth, working as a stripper with the moniker "The Virgin Mary". The club she dances at, needless to say, is packed every night she works.

Offending The Religious Right Class

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What were your best moments and souvenirs of 2005?

by JH in

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for me, 2005 was a great year.

i travelled a good distance to meet wonderful people last july at an apostofest (thank-you mumsy and gary) .

i met a wonderful person here on jwd, and she became a great friend (that's you buttlight) .

rocketman

A few of my best moments:

Elton John in concert in Philadelphia, the 5th time I've seen his show, and he keeps getting better

Meeting a nice new friend at that concert

Getting to know a nice new friend at work and having lunch together on several occasions

My first Apostofest, at which I met Funchback, Seigswife, Lonelysheep, and Chia

Getting to know some nice new friends who get together for Karaoke (my singing voice, however, was not one of the year's highlights)

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5000 Pages of Active Topics to come to JWD in 2006...

by TresHappy in

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i've noticed that we're on page 4972 of active topics and that in early 2006 will reach the 5000 mark...let's celebrate this milestone!

rocketman

We can be like McDonald's....they post "Over 99 Billion Sold" on their [local] signs. We can soon advertise "Over 5,000 Pages" and/or "Over 2,000,000 Posts....And Counting".

Mayor McCheese Class

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Do you have a "Confidante"?

by JH in

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do you have a person, thats very close to you that you can reveal almost anything, your joys pains, just about anything to?.

or, do you keep all your worries inside and deal with every emotion you have by yourself?.

rocketman

I confide in my wife. For example, a couple days ago she asked me how I became a San Francisco 49ers fan, and I poured out my deepest feelings to her right then and there. What a load off my shoulders!

Not Much Of A Confidant-Seeker Class

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Dear Abby

by ocsrf in

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found this question from reader in dear abby.

"this is difficult, but i have no one here i can confide in.

i'm ashamed, confused and unsure.

rocketman

It could well be that this guy is a jw or, as you mentioned, from a similar high-control group. I agree generally with the Dear One's answer, but she probably doesn't fully comprehend what it's like to be in such a situation with a jw spouse. Many jw spouses become highly adverserial when a spouse does not participate in jw activities or wnats to lessen that participation.

We certainly can't blame Abby for not fully grasping that, since it's usually only people like us, who have been throuh similar situations and who have dealt with this religion from the inside-out who really can comprehend what the guy may be going through.

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