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  Ya, OK, so how AMERICAN are you?

  by MrMoe in

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  2. humour

  http://www.megat.co.uk/quizmo/quiz.php?quiz=2508 .

  so, how american are you?.

  questions 10145-80095

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  Piph

  I got 15%.
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  Are You Married to / Partnered with / Related to a Fellow Poster Here ??

  by xjw_b12 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i came across a post here a day or two ago where the poster mentioned they were the spouse of so and so.

  so in the interest of board harmonics, (really i'm just a curious / nosy sob) ...... 1. who here is married / partnered with / related to other posters here ?

  and what are your usernames / aliases?.

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  Piph

  Euphemism and I are getting married in less than a month.
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  Jehovah Sightings!

  by Nosferatu in

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  2. friends

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  here's a thread to post a picture of what (you think) jehovah looks like.

  i'll go first:.

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  Piph

  I too am having a David Bowie moment...ahhhhhhh!!! *drool*
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  Are there any young folks who are sincere JWs?

  by Spudinator in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm closer to middle-age so that is why the question is posed; so those that are younger or really know some younger jws very well can give an older codger some insight.. i hear a lot of grumbling among those of my generation that the new kids just don't seem to get it.

  ("it" being the "truth.

  ") is this really the case for the vast majority?

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  I'm still an active dub for now, and in my area there are still sincere JW girls and boys (age range 10-20), but they're also walking that fine line between doing what they know is right for themselves now and what they believe is doing what's right for them spiritually. They know from experience that following the pioneer now and do more way of thinking isn't working for them emotionally so it must not be the right thing for them now. People complain in this area about there being no 'spiritual' young men; it's true, hardly any of them are reaching out in the congregation.

  I think that young people are becoming more and more aware of their needs and limitations and just aren't pushing themselves, even if they feel guilty about it. I think it's great to see so many young people trying to do what's best for themselves. I only hope that will lead to their leaving the borg in the future.
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  What's the most ridiculous thing you were ever counselled on?

  by micheal in

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  2. friends

  one of the cornerstones of jw's is counsel.

  they just love to give counsel and many times they will literally make things up just for the sake of counsel.

  i was once counselled for joking around too much.

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  Piph

  I was brought to the back room for listening to my underage friend tell me about when he and all his guy friends got drunk together. I didn't tell on them, so I was a sharer in their sins. I was a regular pioneer at the time, and they said they seriously considered removing that "privilege". Dammit! Shoulda taken them up on it!
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  Dubs drive me nuts sometimes

  by Euphemism in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this dub--a good friend of mind, actually--is trying to convince me to go to the elders because i serve alcohol to underage adults (19- and 20-year-olds).

  *sigh* if only he knew...

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  Piph

  LOL everybody!
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  Repressed, Triggered and Recovered Memories

  by Big Tex in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  first of all, let me say that many, if not most, of my memories of abuse and early childhood were recovered.

  some people feel that this diminishes my experience, or in some way denies what happened.

  i suffered from major depression and was quite suicidal for 2 years before something happened to trigger my memories.

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  Piph

  Thanks for your experiences, everybody. I'm at work so I don't have enough time to read everything in depth, though I would like to. But I just wanted to mention my thanks.
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  Mind Reader

  by brutusmaximus in

  1. social
  2. humour

  click on the link and follow instructions.

  i can't work out how it does it can u?.

  http://mr-31238.mr.valuehost.co.uk/assets/flash/psychic.swf.

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  Piph

  ROFL Euph...sorry...I can't help it.
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  Handling anger badly

  by Billygoat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last night neil and i snuggled up on the sofa to watch a movie over a left over dinner.

  we had both worked late and were tired.

  we wanted to just relax and not think.

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  Piph

  Billygoat-

  I don't know you very well but I just wanted to give you a (((((HUG))))).
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  AWAKE! asks, are we Slaves of fashion?

  by plmkrzy in

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  Piph

  Another fashion slave checking in.

  Actually, I'd rather enslave others. My dream career was to become a fashion designer. My high school art teacher encouraged me to apply for a scholarship to an art school and of course I was a good little dub and told her college was the devil.

  Now I'm looking forward to exploring that possibility again.