Posts by figureheaduk

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What if JWs had never been part of your life......?

by Scully in

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prisca's topic about personal responsibility vs blaming the jws (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/56286/824979/post.ashx#824979) got me to thinking..... where do you think you'd be if the jws and the wts had never been part of your life?how would your life be different from what it is now?what do you think you might have accomplished or done differently without the encumberances of the jws in your life?what kind of relationship would you have with your family?who would you be?.

there are no right or wrong answers, but think about those what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up ideas you had as children and whether those dreams could have become a reality.. .

love, scully

figureheaduk

I probably wouldn't be posting here (and my last relationship would have been much happier................)

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Old Crow Birthday 7/20/03

by oldcrowwoman in

birthdays

i would like to hear from others and feelings with experiences with birthdays.

and what ways you choose to celebrate or not since being out of the org.

figureheaduk

Happy birthday OCW!

Let's hope there are plenty more to come for you!

Leebo / figureheaduk

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Aug.1 Watchtower - Get Kids Obsessed with Death!

by metatron in

the august 1 watchtower has a cover featuring a young african -american man.

and asks "how would you like to be remembered?".

"remembered?

figureheaduk

Bloody Hell, how low can you go? I reckon if scientists could find a cure for death then the surviving members of the GB and all their cronies at Bethel would probably move into real estate ASAP. Shock news about Milton Henschel - the loyal dubs could have heared about it ages ago if they had taken the time to log onto this site...........

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WARNING TO WATCHTOWER: BACK OFF!

by Swan in

warning to watchtower: back off!.

i am told that you folks at bethel monitor sites like these.

if so, then you know who i am and you know who my family is.

figureheaduk

(((((Tammy))))) - You go girl!

F**k the WT and all their lurkers

Leebo / figureheaduk (of the "wasn't born with enough middle fingers to raise at the WT" class)

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Why am I telling you this?

by Cassiline in

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friends

i passed the accident late last night, a dark winding road, right past the college and then a bar.

yes, i wondered as i slowed what happened, is anyone hurt?

upon looking closer i saw a sheet draped so one could not see what the paramedics and firemen were doing.

figureheaduk

(((((Cassi and daughters)))))

My condolences and deepest sympathy to you all. I had a workmate that died in a car crash a couple of years ago, he was only just turned 19 at the time. It made me realise how short life is, and that you need to do your best to enjoy it and make it enjoyable for those around you.

best wishes

Leebo / figureheaduk

p.s. on a lighter note, don't know if you got my email about it, but thanks for the birthday card a couple of weeks ago.

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It's my birthday on Friday! (July 4th) / Thanks

by figureheaduk in

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i finally hit 24 on friday!

don't know why i've posted that as a topic heading.

however, i just want to say thanks to all the people that i've made freinds with on this site (you all know who you are.

figureheaduk

Thanks everyone!

It's been a good birthday so far.

My parent's got me a cool digital camera, and tommorrow night me and about 20 freinds are going to a comedy club in Cardiff to celebrate. If I get any funny pictures I'll try and post them here somewhere.

Love to all

lee / figureheaduk

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It's my birthday on Friday! (July 4th) / Thanks

by figureheaduk in

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i finally hit 24 on friday!

don't know why i've posted that as a topic heading.

however, i just want to say thanks to all the people that i've made freinds with on this site (you all know who you are.

figureheaduk

w00t that's on Independence Day here in America, so I guess I could say Happy Independence 24th Day!

I get that a lot, even in a country that doesn't celebrate independance day! (you should feel sorry for my brother, his birthday is September 11th). Me and a big group of my freinds are going to a comedy club in Cardiff on saturday to celebrate, so it should be a fantastic night. I might even post some of the best gags here and pass them off as my own

My parents have told me that they are getting me a new digital camera as a present, so I should be able to post some cool pics on this site (and maybe even a new avatar, even though the black-and-white shot of ex Depeche Mode man Alan Wilder seems to be doing a good job right now......)

I'm in a good mood right now cos I just won £3 (about$4.50) in a pub quiz.

Figureheaduk / Leebo

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It's my birthday on Friday! (July 4th) / Thanks

by figureheaduk in

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friends

i finally hit 24 on friday!

don't know why i've posted that as a topic heading.

however, i just want to say thanks to all the people that i've made freinds with on this site (you all know who you are.

figureheaduk

I finally hit 24 on friday!

Don't know why I've posted that as a topic heading. However, I just want to say thanks to all the people that I've made freinds with on this site (you all know who you are) who have helped me out with information, advice and kind words in the past few months - you've been great! And, as I've said before, even though my link to the WT is now severed, I'll still be coming back here posting, chatting and whatever else on a regular basis so it'll be a lomg time before you'll hear the last of me............

best wishes and warm greetings to everyone

Figureheaduk / Leebo

p.s. what are the chances of me getting a card from the boys in Brooklyn on Friday?

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Some odd biblical rules.......

by figureheaduk in

just got these from a feature on the daily mirror site (www.mirror.co.uk) about strange bible-based rules.

anybody know what the wt's take on any of these are (and if the wt flouts any of them, even though it claims to follow the bible as god's true word).

i know the following quotes probably aren't taken from the nwt version, but i suppose they would be along the same lines........ deuteronomy 21:18-21 has some bad news for wayward sons:if a man have a stubborn and rebellious son... then shall his father and his mother... bring him unto the elders of his city... and all men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die.. .

figureheaduk

When men fight together and the wife of one of them comes near to drag her husband clear of his opponent, if she puts out her hands and catches hold of the man's genitals, you shall cut off her hand and show her no mercy.

What a load of bollocks!!!

Yes, and when you grab hold of a man's bollocks like that, you get what you deserve..........

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Some odd biblical rules.......

by figureheaduk in

just got these from a feature on the daily mirror site (www.mirror.co.uk) about strange bible-based rules.

anybody know what the wt's take on any of these are (and if the wt flouts any of them, even though it claims to follow the bible as god's true word).

i know the following quotes probably aren't taken from the nwt version, but i suppose they would be along the same lines........ deuteronomy 21:18-21 has some bad news for wayward sons:if a man have a stubborn and rebellious son... then shall his father and his mother... bring him unto the elders of his city... and all men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die.. .

figureheaduk

Just got these from a feature on the Daily Mirror site (www.mirror.co.uk) about strange bible-based rules. Anybody know what the WT's take on any of these are (and if the WT flouts any of them, even though it claims to follow the bible as god's true word). I know the following quotes probably aren't taken from the NWT version, but I suppose they would be along the same lines.......

Deuteronomy 21:18-21 has some bad news for wayward sons:

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son... then shall his father and his mother... bring him unto the elders of his city... And all men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die.

Prince Harry and Euan Blair, take note!

Proverbs 23:13 takes the saying: "Spare the rod, spoil the child" just that little bit further:

Withhold not correction from the child - for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

In other words, beatings don't kill kids.

Ephesians 5:22 sounds as though it could have been written by Bernard Manning:

Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife.

AND according to 1 Timothy 2:11-12, female teachers could soon be getting their P45s:

Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. I permit no women to teach or have authority over a man.

Exodus 35:2 says Sunday workers should be executed:

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whosoever doeth work there-in shall be put to death.

ACCORDING to Leviticus 25:44, if you're a heathen, a life of service awaits:

Both thy bondmen and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of

the heathen that are round about you: of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Deuteronomy 15:17 tells you how to mark your property:

Thou shalt take an awl (wooden nail) and thrust it through his ear... and he shall be thy servant forever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.

IF you are an adulterer, at least (Deuteronomy 22:22) you and your lover will die together:

If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman and the woman.

THIS is Leviticus 18:19 saying: "Not tonight, dear, she's got a headache":

Thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

Deuteronomy 23:25 has a no-sharps rule:

When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand, but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

Leviticus 11:7-8 tells us not to touch the skin of pigs:

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet her cheweth the cud, he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat and their carcase shall ye not touch. They are unclean to you.

Perhaps this is why goalkeepers decided to wear gloves.

SHELLFISH such as oysters, mussels and cockles are a no-no, says Leviticus 11:11:

Whatsoever hath no fins or scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

THINK twice, ladies, before you break up that fight, if Deuteronomy 25:11 is to be believed:

When men fight together and the wife of one of them comes near to drag her husband clear of his opponent, if she puts out her hands and catches hold of the man's genitals, you shall cut off her hand and show her no mercy.

Leviticus 21:9 has a chilling warning for vicars' daughters:

And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father. She should be burned with fire.

Leviticus 12:1-8 declares that a woman is unclean for 33 days after giving birth to a boy and for 66 days after giving birth to a girl.

And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, not come into the sanctuary until the day of her purifying be fulfilled.

But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation and she shall continue in her blood of her purifying three-score and six days.

SORRY, boys, you're all for the chop, according to Leviticus 12:3:

And on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin should be removed.

Leviticus 19:19 is no fan of cross-breeding, modern farming or Marks & Spencer (well-known for its colourful Lycra mixes):

You shall not allow two different kinds of beasts to mate together. You shall not plant your field with two kinds of seed. You shall not wear a garment woven with two kinds of yarn.

IF Leviticus 19:27-8 has its way, gentlemen's barbers and tattoo parlours could soon be out of business:

You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads, nor harm the edges of your beard... you should not tattoo yourselves.

AND here's what will happen if you disobey, says Leviticus 26:14-16:

I will appoint over you a sudden terror, consumption and fever that shall waste away the eyes and cause the soul to pine away; also, you shall sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies shall eat it up.

You have been warned...