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  Typical Long-ass Rollerdavishness

  by RollerDave in

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  bad chicken is one of the worst stenches you will ever encounter, i hate the card game 'trips and runs' and certain wendy's drive thru's are open until 3am, but i get ahead of myself.. my becky's work has its christmas party in january, which is kinda odd, but also works pretty good for deflecting flack from my relatives who remain proudly captives of the crusty old codgers from crooklyn in their control tower.. we went to the party last night.

  it was in a banquet hall connected to and run by a catholic church.

  there was an open bar, which by local ordinance necessitated the presence of an armed off duty police officer, we had food, and the entertainment was a local 'casino service' that provides the chips the dealers, and the games; all becky's work had to provide was the prize table so we could bid on the prizes with our 'points' at the end of the evening.. there was some primo stuff there, rock band, guitar hero for x-box 360, a top end espresso machine, tools, i mean some damn good stuff.. so dinner went well, i managed to keep the carb count low, but didn't really get filled up.

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  Odrade

  Love your stories!
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  Body For Life 12 Week Transformation Challenge!

  by Vinny in

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  2. physical

  anybody here ever tried the body for life 12 weeks transformation challenge?.

  well, i will be starting day one tomorrow.. .

  basically you take some "before photos" of yourself, along with your weight, body fat percentage, size measurements etc.

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  Body 4 Life is a great program. Everything about it is reasonable and healthy, AS LONG as you don't lift into pain. Fatigue is different than pain, so make sure you are lifting "to fatigue/failure" safely, and doing the lift motions right (slow up, slower down.) "Lifting to failure" means you cannot do one more rep SAFELY AND CORRECTLY - NOT "when you drop the weights on the floor."

  (if you did this before, Vinny, you know this, just a note for any who might be thinking of doing the program.) The book is really clear and well laid out, making this an almost foolproof system to follow.

  I've been thinking of starting again myself.
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  Any WEEN Fans???

  by chelsea in

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  any of their "cult following" in here???

  ;)

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  Odrade

  Thought you meant ween-er dogs.
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  Well Hello

  by RichieRich in

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  i've received several messages from friends about posting an update here.

  it is true there are people here who care for/ about me, and it doesn't take too much time out of my day to just post a litte update, so i figured i would.

  i heard from a little birdy with a big nose that my name has been mentioned once or twice around here, and that prompted me to stick my nose in.

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  LOL! *waves hello*
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  Elders and JWs who study a lot...

  by cognac in

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  do you think they know its not the truth???

  elders, for example, through jcs are privied to info about the jw involvement with the un, 607 bce, etc, etc... .

  people who actually do study a lot, you think they figured it out???.

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  It totally depends on HOW they study. My mom "studies" ALL of the time, seriously, about 2 hours every day... for 34 years. She reads the WT and whatever other books are the current release or current study material, looks up every scripture, and writes them in the margin of her book and magazine. For everything. It looks really impressive. But she doesn't actually learn or research anything, so she'll probably never get it. Sad. And what a waste of time.
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  Switch-a-roo Publishers on Bible Studies?

  by skeeter1 in

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  2. friends

  when i studied with the jws, the first lady studied with me a few months.

  then, all of a sudden.....switch-a-roo.....i was "dropped" by "lady #1" and told i had to take "lady #2".

  the reason was that i needed a "more mature person" to be my guide.

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  Sometimes the older pioneers will "steal" the studies by convincing a "less experienced publisher" that they are unqualified. Then they will "help them out" and take over. Happens often.
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  did anyone on here ever have a paedophile in thier congregation?

  by looloo in

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  2. child-abuse

  if so, did it bother you that he had been reprooved and forgiven rather than reported to the police?

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  One convicted, public reproof. Jail on work release program. Restraining order was not respected by the elders, in fact only some of them knew about it apparently. Two others known, un-df'd.
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  If You Were Wrong About The JWs, Maybe Your Current Beliefs Aren't True

  by serotonin_wraith in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you're here, it's likely you were once fooled by what the jws believe.. back then, i expect you thought you were smart.

  you thought you could tell if you were being lied to.

  yet, they got past your mental defenses and sucked you in.. knowing this, how can you be sure your current religious beliefs are true?.

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  LOL@ Xena. Wish I were that laid-back. I can get pretty dogmatic. I think it's one of those genetic character things- I git-it-from-mah-pa. At least now though, I try to allow myself to be persuaded from my entrenched position by a well thought-out argument, logic and fact. :) And I if I do change my mind or beliefs, I don't beat myself up too much over my previously held ideas.
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  Never Thought About Suicide. Why not?

  by Nosferatu in

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  2. child-abuse

  i was doing some thinking this morning about my mother, when she said she wanted to "work on our bond" over a pizza, and i pretty much didn't bother with the offer.

  i was thinking about how i'd confronted her before my boy was born about all the physical abuse which she denied.

  i started thinking back to that time in my life, when i would shake uncontrollably thinking about school, let alone actually going to school.

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  I think some people just don't think that way no matter how bad things get.
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  Stardust-the movie

  by gaiagirl in

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  just saw this last weekend.

  anyone else a fan?

  i found it to be very much like "princess bride", but better!

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  I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan, and loved the movie. Even though it departed from the story a bit, the flavor was very much Gaiman. DeNiro in that get-up... priceless.

  Someone described it as Princess Bride meets Pirates of the Caribbean. That fits.