Yeah, I ask my acupuncturist to stick needles in my head. Amazingly, it helps. I have no idea why, but even if it's the placebo effect, I still feel better. :)
Posts by Odrade
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by Xena inyou ever go thru periods when you can't seem to collect your thoughts or stay focused?
i've been like that recently.
i hope it doesn't last.
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Give me something to celebrate! (Tell me some good news)
by AlmostAtheist inhey all,.
there are a few "what damage did the watchtower do to you?
"-type threads floating about, and it's easy to get sort of down over it all.
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Odrade
One of my clients is in the hospital RIGHT NOW having her baby!
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Is It "Wrong" To Say That Someone "Sounds" Black??
by minimus ini saw boston legal this past tuesday and denny crane said he was impressed by the "articulate" man who didn't "sound" black.
this caused an uproar!!!
in a re-run on curb your enthusiasm, larry david makes a comment that's insulting to a black person and has to immediately apologize for being politically incorrect.. your opinion on this question, please..
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Odrade
Is it wrong to tell an Aussie that they don't sound Aussie if they are speaking with New Jersey inflection? IMO, it may be poor manners, but it's not "racist." I think Bill Cosby had something to say about this awhile back...
When I was a kid, we had a neighbor who was from Cornwall. He used to joke with us kids about the way we (West Coasters,) pronounce words like "water" and "mountain." It was rude, but I wouldn't classify it as Brit on American Racism.
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Give me something to celebrate! (Tell me some good news)
by AlmostAtheist inhey all,.
there are a few "what damage did the watchtower do to you?
"-type threads floating about, and it's easy to get sort of down over it all.
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Odrade
In two years, I've built a business that is so busy I may have to figure out some way to expand. YAY ME!
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Quick question!
by emilyblue inhello, how long do judicial committees for possible disfellowship typically last?
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Odrade
You do realize that the best way for him to escape disfellowshipping is to make you out to be some kind of evil seductress who pursued him relentlessly until he could no longer resist? Years ago when I had my JC, the elders practically led me to the conclusion that I had been "forced" the first time and continued the relationship in some misguided effort to make it not be "forced." (I labored under that delusion, really believed it, for YEARS, before I let my own brain work again and remember that I was not forced.) I wasn't df'd, btw, because being "forced" combined with my "repentance," gave them enough reason to "believe" me.
Please don't harbor any delusions that it will be okay between you two if he just gets df'd.
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Hello again, been a while...remember jwbot? Had a convo with my brother...
by msjessiemeghan inhey all.
i have not posted here for 2 years maybe?
i was formerly jwbot.
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Odrade
HI! Nice to see you around here again for a minute. I'm glad things are going well with you. It seems like you are more amused than hurt about the stupid JW rules. Nice, isn't it?
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Why does being right = being arrogant?
by AlmostAtheist inwhat is it about a person's believing they are "right" that leads them to being arrogant?
you've surely noticed that the more sure a person is that he's right, the more likely he is to treat those that disagree with him with disrespect.
it's hard to see how a person can disagree with something that you know is right.
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Odrade
In addition to that, why is it when you're "discussing" something with someone like that, they'll come on with a bunch of ridiculous assertions and logical fallacies, toss in a little name calling and spurious personal accusations, then end it with: "Now everyone knows you have to get in the LAST WORD, so I fully expect to see you back here with your wordsmithing LAST WORD because you can't stand to see anything DROP. So I'm done with this. I'll let you have your LAST WORD." What. The. F#ck.
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The Need To Question Atheism
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style2 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #0000cc; } .style3 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #0000cc; } --> the need to question atheism this need to question atheism stems from the fact there are some individuals.
on this board that subscribe to such.
the questions stated are not for some.
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Odrade
LtCmdLore, I was going to send you a PM, but I changed my mind and would like to say it publicly: I'm quite impressed with the dignity you showed here, and your ability to express yourself logically, reasonably and without resorting to personal insults, even while you were repeatedly subjected to gross disrespect by Vinny. Vinny, you handled yourself like... well, a JW. It's too bad you didn't approach this discussion with the intellectual honesty you claim to have, instead resorting to repeatedly calling people "little" and laughing at them.
I suspect anyone who reads this thread will have respect for the "little" 17 y.o., who displayed so much class, whether they agree with him or not. Vinny, I suggest you do some reading on logical fallacies. Perhaps if you understand the concept, your "debating" might actually resemble a debate, where all participants are respected. I saw the other posters on this thread treating you with respect, but I saw zero respect in your replies to them. A shame really. There are many Christians and theists on this board who can participate in these discussions with reasonableness, respect, intelligence and class. Being the most insulting does not make you right, being the loudest does not make you right either. Being in the company of intelligent people does not necessarily guarantee you are either right or intelligent. It simply means you hold the same opinions. Remember the "moral majority?"
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Yesterday - felt baby move for first time outside of megan
by KW13 inmegan and yes even me both felt the baby move for the first time outside of her, so it was my first time.
its really amazing, and we have the second scan on the 20th which is when we find out the sex unless its legs are crossed again.. .
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Odrade
I gave a massage this week to a woman who is due in 8 weeks. When I started on the belly, she pushed her little head up into my hand, then flipped over and pushed up her bottom, then she rolled again and pushed out with her hands and feet. She kicked me too. Heehee! It's amazing, isn't it?
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X-Wife Got Married Yesterday........Our Son is Shunned Today!
by new boy inmy wife left me 5 years ago when i left the jehovah's witnesses.
she got remarried saturday to one of "our" old jehovah's witness friends jay .
jay's wife, judy died 6 months ago of cancer.
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JM still in the house-building business? He sure did a crappy job on my uncle's house. They had to sue him to get him to finish the punch list of all the crappy things that were wrong when they moved in... things like broken trim, broken tile, holes in walls, broken concrete, roof shingles loose... He's a crook, why should anyone be surprised that he started dating while he was still standing on his wife's grave?