Posts by RAYZORBLADE

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I need help breaking a habit-----------

by Jesika in

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22 years ago

i have had this habit since i was 4. i stopped for a while, and honestly don't know why i quit for a while but i did.

it is bitting my nails.

i have it bad.

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

Jesika, I guess for some of us, there's some little nasty habit we're aware of or, oblivious to, that others can see.

Believe it or not, I knew a woman who chewed on her: toe nails.

I kid you not.

Anyways, my good friend he does the same. When I point it out to him, honestly, he's unaware of the fact, he's doing it. His fiance has tried to curtail it, but I think it's a 'tic' of sorts.

I am sorry, I cannot give you any tried and true remedies, although I see a few posted above and Auntie Flames.....was enough to stop me from EVER starting. Heehee! Good luck Jesika.

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Updated Report by Yizuman

by Yizuman in

jw
friends

22 years ago

ok, bro-in-law came and picked me up at 9:15 am, drove 45 mins to anderson to what used to be the ss office which is now a medical clinic and had to call the ss office to find their new location and found it next to the national guard armory.

went in, took a number which was 84, the person being served was 81. surprisenly not alot of people in today (maybe it's the weather, it's cold out there today) waiting in line.

being in a ss office like i used to remember when i first applied for ssi at the age of 14 while in center on deafness school was like waiting for a new dl and plates in a bmv office.

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

Yizuman, it's all going to work out, just fine. One has to do what they've got to do, and then it's a waiting game, but I am confident it will all work out fine.

It's nice to know that you have resources there to fall back on, if things get a bit tough.

Moral support: LOTS OF IT HERE!

Keep us posted, and if you're feeling good or otherwise, let us know. We're on your side.

PS: Yizuman, considering you have a hearing impairment, do you use sign-language, or can you lip read? I am curious, as I used to do translating (sign language) for the deaf at the meetings/assemblies way back. Just curious.

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Reunited with long lost JWs

by RAYZORBLADE in

22 years ago

i am interested in some of the stories or experiences related to running into, or being reunited with former jws from way back.

what was it like to see these people again?

what was it like to meet them as, non-jws?

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

I am interested in some of the stories or experiences related to running into, or being reunited with former JWs from way back.

What was it like to see these people again?

What was it like to meet them as, non-JWs?

Any positive experiences?

I met up with my one-time fiancees brother after almost 22 years in 2000. He and were seperated, but I did not attempt to contact him because I basically knew that once I left, he'd not be allowed to speak with me.

On Tishi's old board (THANKS TISHI, wherever you are), I saw a posting on 'looking for lost JWs'. I scrolled down quite a few pages, and saw a familiar name from a familiar place/congregation. Could it be?

So, I e-mailed: LO! and behold, it was my friend's wife. She posted. They had left the JWs and were trying to locate former JWs as well. Little did she know, I recognized the family name, and e-mailed them. I was so thrilled to hear back, after 22 years.

We met up in August 2000 in Niagara Falls, ON. Canada. It was great!!!! My friend had two grown-up teenagers, and they brought with them old photographs, and filled me on over 2 decades of news. Good thing I did NOT marry his sister, afterall.

Anyone have similar experiences? I'd love to read about it.

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Did you destroy your records/LPs/Tapes?

by RAYZORBLADE in

22 years ago

i am just wondering.

for those of you who were jehovah's witnesses back in the late 70s and early 80s, did any of you ever destroy your records/lps or cassette tapes after one of those talks at an assembly about 'demonic music', 'backwards masking' and so on?

i remember i had some records destroyed, but i couldn't do it.

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

I am just wondering.

For those of you who were Jehovah's Witnesses back in the late 70s and early 80s, did any of you ever destroy your records/LPs or cassette tapes after one of those talks at an assembly about 'demonic music', 'backwards masking' and so on?

I remember I had some records destroyed, but I couldn't do it. I remember giving the records to someone else to do it. I remember them breaking them in another room, and I couldn't stand it.

A few years later, I went right back and bought the very records that had been destroyed. By then, CDs had come out.

What was some of the weirdest things you've heard or claimed as a result of 'some' music possessed by JWs at that time?

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everyone voice in

by peacefulpete in

22 years ago

please express in 0ne to three words why you are on this web site.

: angry,confused and desperate,lonely,seeking affirmation,saving souls,to expose evil,curious about apostates, like being naughty, etc.

please limit comment to 3 or less words.

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

Resolve

Fellowship

Solace

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Black History Month 2003

by sableindian in

22 years ago

augustine augustine the african by james j. o'donnell .

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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/twayne/aug1.html

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

Black History Month 2003.

Living up here in Canada (Canuckistan), my introduction to Black History Month originally was one of curiosity and intrigue.

Presently, on local community radio: CKLN 88.1 FM - there has been some really cool programming on Black History Month - http://www.ckln.fm

I find the programming constantly entertaining, interesting, and full of historical references and stories.

The stories regarding Canada's involvement with the Underground Railroad, was absolutely fantastic. Plus, there's a detailed history presented on Black peoples' struggles here in Canada and abroad, focusing on 'look at us now' - which I totally dig and support.

Last year, I went to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. February 2002, they had a special theme related to African History Month, and African-Americans' contribution to Rock n' Roll, Blues, Jazz etc., it was the most honourable and appropriate dedication I had ever seen. It was wonderful!

Black History Month is a time for peoples from the African diaspora to share with us their stories through their own personal experiences, and in their own words.

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canada area

by orbison in

23 years ago

just wondering if any here are from the vancouver bc canada area?.

if so, drop me an email.

orbi

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

Erin? I know exactly where that is. My cousin and her husband live in Guelph, not far from you, on the other side.

I'll e-mail you, FjToth, once I can access my e-mail.

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Why is the Bible wrong?

by StinkyPantz in

22 years ago

this primarily goes out to other agnostics and athiests.

this week i got into two interesting conversations that i will admit that i was ill prepared for.

one was with a jw friend of mine who wanted to know why i thought jw's were wrong.

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

gsx 1138 - great link

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Why is the Bible wrong?

by StinkyPantz in

22 years ago

this primarily goes out to other agnostics and athiests.

this week i got into two interesting conversations that i will admit that i was ill prepared for.

one was with a jw friend of mine who wanted to know why i thought jw's were wrong.

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

When I was a 'good JW', I was able to rattle off scriptures left right and centre. I could have amazing discussions with other Bible-believing people. That was less than 20 years ago. Now, it's a much different story.

But...after looking at it all, going over it again, sometimes, things just didn't add up for me way back then.

Super Christains will express a great deal of anxiety with such questions about the authenticity of the bible and challenge you on even the very spelling of your own name.

Stinky Pants, I know what you are referring to. For me, when I finally put my bible away, and simply started to live my life, I slowly and surely, started to forget scriptural passages, scriptures, prophecy, and 'various meanings'. The bible remained on the shelf. It gathered dust: the silverfish loved it.

Ancient civilizations having had a great interest in the heavens and beyond, were quite skilled with mathematical calculations, and were able to conceive the concept of a 'sphere'. Non-christian civilizations were on to science as a means to acquire answers, and many of them were dated B.C.

Funny how 'at one time' some Christian based societies, thought the world was flat at one time.

Having not looked at the bible for a long time, it's easy to be challenged on something that you don't believe in, because you don't read any longer nor find it relevant or believable. Someone could spout a hundred scriptures at me, and I'd be like...'uh-huh, yeah..uh-huh..yeah...that's nice'.

What is a basis of an arguement for some to constitute proof, can come across as highly reactionary on their part, taking ONLY it as a means of substantiating their credence.

For those of us who do not hold the bible out as believable, you simply don't sit there day in and day out looking at it anymore, nor reading it. If it has no usefulness to you, then one does not place their time and effort into it. Ones non-belief becomes intrinsic after awhile for many.

Those that place their belief and find support from it, so be it. Those that do not place their belief nor find support from it, so be it, as well.

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canada area

by orbison in

23 years ago

just wondering if any here are from the vancouver bc canada area?.

if so, drop me an email.

orbi

22 years ago

RAYZORBLADE 22 years ago

Hey Beans, no luck with Yahoo e-mail right now .

Forgive me for my occasional forgetfulness; I attribute that to eating off of too many aluminum pie plates.

Birchmount Road, yes, I know the KH, it's on the eastside of Birchmount, just south of Danforth Road (near Burger King/TTC busyard).

When I am out in Scarborough, more often than not, I am on the Warden 69 bus. I used to live on Warden Avenue, up until about 4 months ago. Yup, we're fairly close.

Hope to open your e-mail soon, otherwise I'll have to do this thing, which is a drag, but at least someone can read the post. Thanks Beans!

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