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  What was your favorite video game?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  i've never been that big on video/computer games but i used to have a ps2 and my absolute fav game was star wars battlefront ii, released by pandemic in 2005.. you could choose to play as three different classes of soldier and fight for the rebels, the imperials, the republic or the battle droids.

  as you played and gained points by killing the enemy, you could unlock a fourth and fifth class of soldier.

  you could also play as a hero or villain - such as darth vader, luke skywalker, princess leia, etc.. there was something absolutely awesome playing as darth vader and cutting down or force-choking rebel soldiers on the tantive iv.. .

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  I like Pac-Man but I guess there are some newer ones out there.

  Rub a Dub
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  JW women should NOT wear high heels...

  by The Fall Guy in

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  ...because high heels originated with the persian military!.

  https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/the-curious-origin-of-the-high-heel/p07sqgpy?playlist=fashion.

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  fulano ...

  That is really great. When the song is announced, have the sister walk around the stage in a bikini holding up the song number.

  Wow, great idea!

  Rub a Dub
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  JW women should NOT wear high heels...

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...because high heels originated with the persian military!.

  https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/the-curious-origin-of-the-high-heel/p07sqgpy?playlist=fashion.

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  All young sisters should wear bikinis and high heels when baptised..

  fulano ...

  And wear a sheer bikini, shake the water off, and ask to be re-baptized several times.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  I Had Lunch Today And Met A JW Who Hasn’t Gone To A Meeting Since 1998

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  he was in our hall.

  i knew his whole family and they were all witnesses.

  this guy always had a frown on his face.

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  ... we had missed a lot of meetings lately. I told him that he had been misinformed -- we hadn't missed any of them.

  Desirous of Change ...

  That is priceless.

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  JW women should NOT wear high heels...

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...because high heels originated with the persian military!.

  https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/the-curious-origin-of-the-high-heel/p07sqgpy?playlist=fashion.

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  But a woman wearing high heels and just a tie ........ wow.

  Rub a Dub
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  Do the Witnesses still allow women to preach in men's prisons?

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i knew of several women who would preach at the local correctional facility.

  some would do the fall in love and get married to a new convert who had a long prison sentence.

  if the witnesses had half a brain they would stop this before it ever got started.

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  If women go in and show a little leg, there will be many more opportunities for bible studies.

  Rub a Dub
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  Canadians and Europeans, what do you think of your national health care ?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
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  we have been in a battle over health care for so long here in the us regarding public, private, gov't subsidized, obama care, medicare for all, and just about every permutation of the above.. we hear the horror stories here that people wait 20 years for a check-up (ok, bit of an exaggeration), but you get the point.

  one side tells us that canadians flock across the border when they are sick and need to see a doctor.

  the other side says that is simply not the case.. so tell us, if you live under one of the government systems would you replace it?

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  People who get a stupid-sticker always go to the back of the line

  Simon ...

  That is funny. Some with the stupid sticker would not be smart enough to know they had the sticker!

  We would need a ton of those stickers here in the US for people with no health insurance who line up in the public hospital emergency rooms when their kid sneezes or coughs. Then we (taxpayers) end up paying the $500 or so emergency room visit.

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  Canadians and Europeans, what do you think of your national health care ?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have been in a battle over health care for so long here in the us regarding public, private, gov't subsidized, obama care, medicare for all, and just about every permutation of the above.. we hear the horror stories here that people wait 20 years for a check-up (ok, bit of an exaggeration), but you get the point.

  one side tells us that canadians flock across the border when they are sick and need to see a doctor.

  the other side says that is simply not the case.. so tell us, if you live under one of the government systems would you replace it?

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  Finkelstein ...

  If you still have time to correct, you obviously got your numbers wrong for health care premiums for a family of two in BC ...

  $28,000 - 30,000 for $35/month ?????????

  $34,000 - 36,000 for $56/month ?????????

  Over $42,000 for $75/month ?????????

  Obviously, you were quoting the rates for cab fare or parking.

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  Canadians and Europeans, what do you think of your national health care ?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have been in a battle over health care for so long here in the us regarding public, private, gov't subsidized, obama care, medicare for all, and just about every permutation of the above.. we hear the horror stories here that people wait 20 years for a check-up (ok, bit of an exaggeration), but you get the point.

  one side tells us that canadians flock across the border when they are sick and need to see a doctor.

  the other side says that is simply not the case.. so tell us, if you live under one of the government systems would you replace it?

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  RubaDub

  Our Medicare has worked very well for my wife and I here in the USA since we received it when we turned 65..... we are now in our 70's. We paid into it for some 50 years and I still pay for it.

  Giordano ...

  Very interesting post and insightful.

  I just want to make people from other places aware that the "We paid into it for some 50 years" could be misleading to some.
  

  Here in the US, your payroll taxes, medicare taxes and others are not going into some lock boxes with our name on the account like we would do at a bank. All the money ends up in the general fund. We do get some more back, in the case of payroll taxes and Social Security, based on what we have paid in. But in the end, once we pee into the pool, the pee is gone.

  But you gave a very interesting perspective on your move to Medicare and the related issues.

  Thank you.

  Rub a Dub
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  Canadians and Europeans, what do you think of your national health care ?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have been in a battle over health care for so long here in the us regarding public, private, gov't subsidized, obama care, medicare for all, and just about every permutation of the above.. we hear the horror stories here that people wait 20 years for a check-up (ok, bit of an exaggeration), but you get the point.

  one side tells us that canadians flock across the border when they are sick and need to see a doctor.

  the other side says that is simply not the case.. so tell us, if you live under one of the government systems would you replace it?

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  RubaDub

  We have been in a battle over health care for so long here in the US regarding public, private, gov't subsidized, Obama Care, Medicare for all, and just about every permutation of the above.

  We hear the horror stories here that people wait 20 years for a check-up (ok, bit of an exaggeration), but you get the point. One side tells us that Canadians flock across the border when they are sick and need to see a doctor. The other side says that is simply not the case.

  So tell us, if you live under one of the government systems would you replace it? Would you be willing to go the private route and pay for it yourself ($500, 1000, 1500 / month)? Obviously if you have a company health plan at your job, you are indirectly paying for it anyway since it is money that you otherwise would be taking home.

  Or is the assumed safety net of government-sponsored health insurance a more palatable choice?

  I really am not trying to inject politics into this (but I smell it coming) but just looking for actual, real-life comments, thoughts and experiences.

  As always,

  Rub a Dub