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If you get to jonesin' real bad, I can overnight you some from California packed in dry ice! Just give me the bird word....
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Show Me the Chicken !
by xjw_b12 inomg what am i going to do without chicken wings
now this has me really concerned:.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/07/canada/chicken_supply040407.
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I need critter advice badly!
by little witch inok, here is the problem... we did some window restoration work in my living room last month.
in doing so, we lossed a peice of trim on the outside of the house and so far, pa kettle hasn't replaced it.
soooooo in the meantime, a mother bird has nested in the wall, and there must be a whole nestfull of baby birds.
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LW -
I'm with ya, girl. We have had a family of birds (still don't know which kind) living in our chimney for three years now. Whenever I'm near the fireplace, their little chirps are amplified off the chimney walls and they sound like they are in the house. I really love to listen to them, although they can be noisy at times. Needless to say, I have a virginal fireplace. Don't want to smoke 'em out. So if you find a humane way to get your birds out of your wall, let me know. It'd be nice to be able to use that fireplace someday.....!
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Congratulations, Sunnygal!!!
You worked hard to get here! And we are so lucky that you choose to share your time and heart with us!!!
Way to go, girl!!!
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Operation Dear Abby, anyone?
by bebu init must be so disheartening for soldiers in the army--the branch of the military that is shouldering most of the work--to learn that many of them will be extended another 3 months instead of leaving this month.
whatever your political opinion, if you would like to send a message to encourage any military person there is a website which will let servicemen have access to your emails.
i'm sure that they will appreciate any kind words.. http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/.
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Bebu,
Here is another example of your kind, caring, and thoughtful spirit. We are so lucky to have you on this board!!!
Sign me up for the letter-writing campaign!
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My last post will be on 4/22/04
by Brownboy in.
now is your chance to post your true sentiments.
this date will be my last post.. feel free to ridicule, humiliate, scorn, ravage, or whatever you all are used to..................as a disciple of christ, i should expect it.. brownboy
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Brownboy --
You have set yourself up for this so-called "persecution". From the first time you dropped into chat and dominated the entire conversation with your message of doomsday, we told you we didn't want to hear it. You have picked the wrong audience to preach to. Personally, it makes me sad that you can't get off your soapbox long enough to actually listen to us -- instead of condemn us. If you feel that your words fall on deaf ears here, perhaps it is because our words fall on your deaf ears. Why don't you try listening for a change, and perhaps you won't feel so persecuted after all?
That said, brownboy, if you feel you need to leave, then go. But do not -- for one second -- confuse the fact that because no one here wants to follow YOU means that there are some here who don't or won't follow Christ. That is the same mistake the WT has made, and it doesn't fly. So when you realize that you are just an ordinary man like everyone else who has walked this earth (with the exception of the man whom you purport to follow), then come on back. We can be a pretty forgiving bunch.
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Many people do not show affection- why is this?
by gumby inwe all know people who will not show affection to those they love or care deeply about.
why cannot a father who loves his daughter deeply...........ever hug her and tell her how much he loves her?.
why cannot some spouses tell their mate they love them?.
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I tried commenting on this thread yesterday while visiting my JW Mom while she was at the "special meeting", but for some reason, it wouldn't post. Ya suppose her computer knew I was on an "apostate board"?! :-)
I have a lot of different feelings on this subject. The first is that I agree 100% that affection is a learned trait. My JW dad was raised by the coldest and meanest woman who ever walked the face of this earth, and it took him years and years of conditioning being around my overly touchy-feeling mother to understand what is so wonderful about affection. He has told me repeatedly that he never had any use for it, and in fact, really didn't like it when she was so affectionate with him, but she never gave up on him, and never demanded it back from him. Eventually, he "saw the light" so to speak, and now he is one of the most affectionate people I know. So, IMHO, people can overcome their displeasure of affection, but I think it depends on the OTHER party to make sure it happens -- just keep trying, and don't expect anything back.
That said, my husband, who is Scandanavian, is anything but affectionate, and I take after my mother in that department. It's been 10 years and he still hasn't budged much, although he is ever-so-slightly more affectionate now than he used to be. Perhaps he'll have an epiphany like my JW dad -- perhaps not. But I quit expecting it from him a long time ago, and now I don't feel any anger about not getting it from him. I accept that "it's just the way he is" -- that doesn't mean I like it, but I know that asking for and/or expecting it from him in return is a lesson in frustration. Who needs the aggravation?
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Did your family ever makeup holidays?
by MicStroz inthis may sound funny, but my family would celebrate every year a " gift day".
it would be in december but never the week of christmas.
we would get gifts for each other and have a family meal.
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My JW mom used to buy me something every December. Even though both my birthday and Christmas are in December, she would always make a point of telling me that it was "just because". She would do the same thing for my grandmother, whose birthday I was born on. I could never figure out why she did this in December if it was "just because".
FWIW - my non-JW dad was (and still is!) a cake-aholic! He would make up birthdays for the stuffed animals and insist either my non-JW mom or I make a cake so we (he) could celebrate. He even made us sing to those damn bears.....
*shakes head*
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The most useless thing you ever purchased
by Nosferatu inso, what's the most useless thing you ever purchased?
i'm not sure about mine, but for a while i was wanting to buy the "video nag".
it was a $10 vhs tape, featuring 23 minutes of some ugly hag continually bitching.. btw, this is a recycled post.
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Nos,
Can't see the second picture, but as to the first...
Please pass a bib!!!
growedup who can't stop drooling on herself!
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Take George out of the equation.
by Thunder Rider inthis whole blame the president thing is getting old.
you "anyone but bush" people kill me.
you're all so quick to condemn but have you any real constructive criticism?
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Berten -
Thank you for proving my point!
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Alexander Hislop's The Two Babylons online
by VM44 inthe watchtower used to quote from alexander hislop's book, the two babylons, to show the pagan origin of the cross, christmass trees, holidays and so on.. .
the full title of the book is:.
"the two babylons or the papal worship: proved to be the worship of nimrod and his wife".
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Thanks, VM!
This should prove to be interesting reading. In the meantime, I have found myself pondering how the WT can point their fingers at "Christendom" and say it's many beliefs and practices are based on paganism, when their own religion was originally based on pyramidology, astrology, and phrenology. How can they say that celebrating Christmas (which us "pagans" celebrate one day out of the year) is bad because it is based on paganism, when using the logic they use, their entire religion is based on paganism and they live it 24/7/365? Makes no sense to me.......
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