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  What are you currently reading?

  by Sirona in

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  as ex-dubs we are free to read whatever the hell we want to read.

  in celebration of that fact (and to give me some ideas on what to read next .

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  Gwydion

  Picked up Ernest Hemingways Old Man and the Sea instead read the entire book in less than 2 hours. Still plan on reading Uncle Tom's Cabin but that would mean a trip to the library A Tale of Two Cities is waiting for me so that will probably be it.
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  Who Is Your Top American?

  by expatbrit in

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  the bbc is conducting a poll to find people's opinion on the most important personage in american history.. a short list of the top ten nominees will be posted on the website tomorrow, and then you can vote on your choice from those ten.. here is the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/wtwta/2957480.stm.

  happy voting!.

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  Gwydion

  Actually my first thought was Benjamin Franklin. smart guy, revolutionary, founding father birth of the nation kind of guy. The man has his face plastered on the 100 bill.
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  Ex-JW Meet-Up: How Did Yours Go ?

  by RAYZORBLADE in

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  just curious.

  for those of you who made it out to the yesterdays ex-jw meet-up: how was it?.

  tell us, only if you want to, what city you are from, and your impressions of the meet-up.. the toronto meet-up went off fine.

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  Gwydion

  I'm yet to actually make it to a meet-up. I actually talked about going to the last one with my wife and we probably would have gone had we not envisioned our children literally tearing the place down. Although sweet children, they are not JW children and do not sit still in trances. I have aptly bestowed upon my children the collective nickname "The Destroyers".

  I am hoping to attend the next Meet-up in my area. Find a babysitter so The Destroyers won't make it impossible for me to hold a conversation. I am still somewhat new to the ex-jw experience despite the fact that I have been one since March of 1995. It has been like opening a door to the past that I have kept locked for many years. My wife knows only what my sister and I have told her about Jehovah's Witnesses, I think it would be a good experience. So Detroit area folks I look forward to meeting you.
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  Your Username

  by RAYZORBLADE in

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  there are many reasons why we choose a username.

  on this forum, aside from some of the more obvious names associated with our avatars, what does your nickname/username mean or refer to?.

  some are first names.

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  Gwydion

  I shall write a new myth. How The Celtic diety Gwydion created the game of hockey and gave it to man.

  Couldn't help but notice the new little picutre. My daughters love the powerpuff girls. Since I have three each of them have adopted a power puff girl. my eldest Sharon is Blossom, my middle daughter Serena claims Bubbles and the youngest one Audrey is all Buttercup. They call me Professor. They have created their own superheroes too. My eldest is quite the little artist and she created the sock girl comic book series. The hero of course is sock girl played by herself. Serena is Candycane girl and Audrey is kicking girl.
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  Your Username

  by RAYZORBLADE in

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  there are many reasons why we choose a username.

  on this forum, aside from some of the more obvious names associated with our avatars, what does your nickname/username mean or refer to?.

  some are first names.

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  Gwydion

  My Username is from Celtic Mythology. Gwydion is one of the son's of Don Celtic fertility goddess. He was a wizard and a bard.
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  Only Southerners know

  by WildHorses in

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  only a southerner knows the difference between a 'hissie fit' and a 'conniption', and that you don't "have" them, you "pitch" them.

  only a southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc.

  make up a 'mess'.

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  Gwydion

  two years ago my wife and I went to North Carolina. She fell in love with sweet tea. It wasn't exactly a vaction trip, but it did erase alot of preconceived notions about the south. We liked it so much infact we returned the following year with a more relaxed vacation like agenda.
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  Is heavy metal demonized? YOUR vote counts!

  by czarofmischief in

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  hyah!.

  so, since i left the borg, i've been exploring all kinds a cool stuff that i wasn't allowed to do.

  rated r movies, blood sausages, rap music, wearing my hat backwards, patriotism, sex.. so, you know how the society and other fundies are always saying that heavy metal is the tool of the devil?

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  Gwydion

  No. One would have to believe in demons first.
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  What kind of music do you like?

  by JH in

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  what kind of music do you like?

  what groups do you listen to?.

  do you just listen to music from your generation only or do you also like music from the past?.

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  Gwydion

  I had to come back here and make another post because I am listening to Audioslave right now and I am rocking down the house!
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  Any Milton Bradley Game Masters out there?

  by Valis in

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  anyone out there play the old milton bradley game master games?

  i have axis and allies and also fortress america.

  fortress america is my favorite, i even have one of the last editions that they have saddam's face on the front...eheh...i like playing the us.....anyone else?.

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  Gwydion

  I used to own the original Axis and Allies, Shogun and Fortress America. I was a board game kid. Then my parents became Jehovah's Witnesses and those games were deemed "unchrisitan" like and trashed. I was one angry 12 year old. I now own Axis and Allies and both of the newer Axis and Allies Euorpe and Pacific. I own Shogun again it has been renamed Samurai Swords. I have never found another copy of Fortress America. I don't really get to play them that much rarely do I find anybody willing to play and when I do, well my experience with the game makes it no contest and I usually don't end up having much fun. The one game that I can absolutely NEVER EVER get anybody to play for any reason no matter how much I try is Diplomacy. In fact everybody I know has banned me from even mentioning that game. In retaliation I have banned the game of Boggle.
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  A Flashback

  by Gwydion in

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  i feel like a vietnam vet from the movies.

  i am safely sitting at a computer and i flip to the sports headlines to see what they have to say about the stanley cup finals and there it is......in big bold letters it says eyes on the prize.

  the sound of the kingdom melody sung loudly and terribly off key ring in my head and it won't stop!!!

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  Gwydion

  I feel like a vietnam vet from the movies. I am safely sitting at a computer and I flip to the sports headlines to see what they have to say about the Stanley Cup Finals and there it is......In big bold letters it says Eyes on the Prize. The sound of the Kingdom Melody sung loudly and terribly off key ring in my head and it won't stop!!! My eyes roll into the back of my head. I close the page as quickly as I can. I sit there for several minutes in a cold sweat.

  Ok so the events didn't go exactly as portrayed here. Although based on a true story this is dramatized version for the big screen.