i lived next door to these people who had large gatherings several times a week. on saturday mornings they would all gather briefly, then leave in car groups. it was really creepy.
the sign on the front said "Kingdom Hall"
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Those pesky nieghbors!
by obiwan inalright who here has one of those pesky nieghbors to deal with?
i have mine across the street and boy are they a hoot.
they crank about everything.
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What turns you OFF?
by logansrun ina couple days ago minimus asked the question (anyone notice he's always asking questions?
me: snobbery, ignorance, flourescent lighting and hands that are shedding innocent blood.
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rayzor
ha, ha, i never heard of it before. i'll have to ding the next torontonian i meet with it. tks.
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What turns you OFF?
by logansrun ina couple days ago minimus asked the question (anyone notice he's always asking questions?
me: snobbery, ignorance, flourescent lighting and hands that are shedding innocent blood.
bradley
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meanness
rayzor - Halifax hair? whaaaaa? never heard of it, must know what it means
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cancer
by talesin in.
what do you say to your friend when (s)he tells you they are have terminal cancer?
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Thanks, folks
I had a long talk with him, and told him I was here to support in any way he wanted. He has already undergone some treatment and was reluctant to disclose as he feared that friends will pressure him to try extreme measures that he does not want. I assured him I will respect his right to decide treatment options. He was relieved to hear that. So, it will be a rough path, but now he knows my support will be of the non-interfering kind.
Happy to receive yr thoughts, stories & encouragement.
Scully, may pm you after I digest this for a few days. Thanks for the offer of support.
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Apostate Logical Fallacies -- Part 1
by logansrun inlet me start out by saying that i would like nothing better than to see the society totally disappear one day and lose its controlling grip upon its members.
this forum is probably one of the most frequented sites for doubting jws and lurkers so i think it is important to be as skilled at combating the witnesses as is possible.
not every argument made against someone or something is a good one.
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teejay
i have to disagree with you. my friends (none of whom were ever jw) all hate WTBTS even more than me.
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Are the British Smelly?
by refiners fire innow of course, i, being british myself by birth do not believe the british are smelly or dirty, however, i must tell our british brothers that there is a recurring stereotype about the englishman that is held by australians.
they pull it out of the hat like a white rabbit, constantly.
"poms only have a bath once a week.
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plum, although i'm not a 'veg' myself, what you say is, indeed, true.
signed,
a proud, 'stinky' flesh-eater
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Device Will Let Cats Talk
by Robdar ini am the mother of five cats.
i am not sure that i want to hear what the little bastards monsters are saying.
besides, i already know what they are saying: "feed me", "let me out", "play with me" ,"quit bogarting the catnip" and "feed me".
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robdar, YOU WORKED WITH BIG CATS, WOW!! i'm so jealous.
my kitty just passed a few months ago so the wound is fresh. She was only a couple months away from her 16th b'day with me. her mom was my kitty, too, so i had been her friend since birth. tks for understanding.
avengers - my kitty 'princess' was a tv watcher. she also loved fire. i had to make sure that anytime i lit candles they were far out of her reach. if i didn't, she wud sit beside the candle and try to swat it with her paw.
cats are amazing animals. i can't, nor do i want to, explain them, although i enjoy learning to understand them. just like people.
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compassion
by teejay inwhen i dropped off my daughter the other day at the daycare, there was a little boy sitting on the floor crying.
almost everyday there's at least one kid doing that... pining away for their mommy... so i didn't think much of it.
they stop crying soon enough.
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hmm... i wonder who she learned that from?
good dads are hard to find. yr daughter is lucky.
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When Jw say :"It was your personal choice"
by JT inthe avg jw when confronted with pass issues such as not going to college, setting up retirement plans while you are 23 for when you get 65, seeking a better paying job will often try to hide behind
"it was a personal decision".
while in one context that is true, there is one problem.
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talesin
i talked to my mom abt how i left high school at 14, even though i had 'great expectations'. she said 'it was yr choice'. i said 'excuse me, mom, but do you really think that it was my choice. i was 14, you taught me that the world was ending in 1975 and i WAS A CHILD'. it was hard for her to swallow.
the WTBTS deprived a lot of us (at least IMHO that was the experience in the 70's) of our education and the means to be financially secure. now (some of us) have to work double hard to overcome it. that is the least of it.
(and that's ok, cause now I'M FREE!!!)
good thread. it's great to hear acknowledgement of my feelings and thoughts on this from other ex-jw's. finally after all these years.
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cancer
by talesin in.
what do you say to your friend when (s)he tells you they are have terminal cancer?
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what do you say to your friend when (s)he tells you they are have terminal cancer?