Posts by pennycandy

BL, I've experimented with that theory. But the movement doesn't seem to make a perceptible difference in the amount of cheek exposed to the mascara wand.

Thanks, Cloe. Now I've got even more things to wonder about.

Also, why do I say "excuse me" for a burp when I'm alone?

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So many things I want to know . . .

by pennycandy in

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1. how do you pronounce jaracz?.

2. where can i get a copy of the latest wt cdrom without going to a kh?.

3. in 20 words or less, what are masons?

pennycandy

1. How do you pronounce Jaracz?

2. Where can I get a copy of the latest WT cdrom without going to a KH?

3. In 20 words or less, what are Masons? Really, I don't know.

4. Where did the phrase "spot on" come from all of a sudden? Is it new?

5. Why do I make a face like I'm shaving when I put on mascara?

6. Why do I make the same face when I shave my legs?

7. Why does my dog hump air? Is it really enjoyable?

8. When I let someone in front of me while driving and receive obligatory thank-you wave, why do I automatically give an acknowleging nod even though I know they can't see it?

9. Why hasn't Elsewhere posted in two whole days?

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So what was your best April Fool's joke??

by Hecklerboy in

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my wife tried to get me this morning.

she called on her way home from work (registered nurse) and told me she got real sick during the night and had to go to the emergency room.

when i ask what was wrong she said she was pregant.

pennycandy

Heckler and CG, those are both great! I'll have to try them both.

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So what was your best April Fool's joke??

by Hecklerboy in

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my wife tried to get me this morning.

she called on her way home from work (registered nurse) and told me she got real sick during the night and had to go to the emergency room.

when i ask what was wrong she said she was pregant.

pennycandy

I've always appreciated a good prank. It's nice when someone cares enough to pull a harmless joke on you. So at work I picked a few lucky people each year and showed them I care.

#1 I had various people call a certain co-worker throughout the day asking to leave a message for John Taylor. She repeatedly told them they had been given the wrong number. If she would have thought about it, she would have realized it was me because I loved Duran Duran. At the end of the day, I had a voice-guy (I worked for Radio Disney) call her in a cockney accent saying he was John Taylor and is calling for his messages. He really gave her the once-over for neglecting to properly take his important messages. Poor thing, she was so confused.

#2 Over a period of about 2 months, I daily swiped the pen from my friend's desk when he wasn't looking. He started locking his pens in his desk at night, but I watched where he put the key and took them anyway. It was hilarious to see him plodding to the supply cabinet every few days for more pens. He even complained to me and couldn't figure out if he was misplacing them or someone was trying to drive him crazy. It would have been good to do for April Fool's, but ended on my last day of employment there when I left his 50 pens and note saying I'll miss him on his desk to find the next morning.

#3 After a temp complained about no one caring enough to prank her, I completely reversed her entire cubicle after she left for the day. Files in the far left drawer moved to the far right drawer, phone, books, pictures, everything reversed. She loved it and decided to keep it that way.

#4 For yet another lucky co-worker, I lined up two rows of 12 styrofoam cups on his desk. After taping them all together, I filled them with water. Doesn't sound like much, but since you can't lift them together, and can't pour out one cup without spilling the others, it's not easy to figure out what to do with them. Passing by his office watching him scratch his head looking at them for some reason struck me as so funny. A few minutes later I saw him with scissors carefully snipping the tape between each one. Priceless.

I would never do anything that would destroy property (except waste 12 styrofoam cups), or make anyone angry. The effect I go for is "What the . . . ?"

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Do JW Parents intentionally extort their children with baptizm?

by Elsewhere in

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jw parents will do just about anything to get their kids to be baptized as jws.

do they do this with the full knowledge that they will have to shun their children if they leave the organization?

is this a tactic that parents use to trap their children in the cult, basically using baptism as an form of insurance or guarantee that their kids will stay in the cult?.

pennycandy

My inactive friend wants her children baptised as a "protection" from immorality.

Little does she realize that immorality in the congregations is about the same as out these days.

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Any here commemorate the Memorial on your own?

by pennycandy in

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if so, why?

and how do you do it?

do you partake?

pennycandy

Jeff,

Sure, go out of curiosity if you want. But know that if you partake you may create a stir, but won't be counted in their statistics. You may be the only one there who eats and drinks. Your mate will probably warn you ahead of time not to partake.

If you decide to go, let us know how it went!

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Palm Sunday - Hosanna!

by AuntieJane in

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i know a lot on this board don't believe in formal religions.

a former jw friend of mine said she felt so clueless about other christian churches when she first "got out".. i sat in my church this morning thinking of what palm sunday means to me, the beginning of holy week for christians around the world.

i would like to share this, below.

pennycandy

Thanks for the lovely words. I think I'll read the account today as a reminder of what a wonderful gift we have in Him.

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Any here commemorate the Memorial on your own?

by pennycandy in

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if so, why?

and how do you do it?

do you partake?

pennycandy

Yick. I remember tasting them after the service when I was little.

I always wanted to pull out a can of Cheez Whiz from my purse and give them a dab when the plate passed.