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  What do we do about the JWs?

  by dawg in

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  remember when we were blinded in our self righteousness.

  you haven't changed.. bts.

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  Dawg, As I started reading this I thought "man, Dawg is really ok. He's saying just what I would say if I could put my thoughts into meaningful sentences. Then I saw what your real rant is. Dawg, please reread the beginning of your post to the point where you turn it political. You are no different than the religion you bash. You are forcefully spouting your hate filled crap toward another group composed of individuals who don't want to believe the other way. Yes, the Bush administration sucks bigtime, but you need to get a reality check and learn your facts before speaking as if you are all-knowing. You are actually making a fool of yourself with your endless Republican bashing. Have another drink. That seems to be what makes you brave with the keyboard. HappyDad
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  Dexter

  by leavingwt in

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  any fans?

  love it.

  can't get enough.. if you have never seen it, don't judge it by the commercials.

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  No, it was shown on one of the network channels for a bit this past winter. That's how I fell in love with it. HappyDad
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  What is the market doing to your portfolio?

  by truthseeker in

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  this market crash is ravaging my portfolio - but i'm not selling.. things can go up and down.. it hasn't quite got to the point where people are throwing their silver and gold into the streets, but who knows?.

  an elder i know who has a good job in it has already lost several thousand dollars of his 401k.

  it's hard to know whether to sell.. cash is king.. .

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  HappyDad

  What portfolio?
  
  I don't know what it was like where you live, but here in Western Pa and in particular....the cong. I was in.....they made it known that the end was coming soon and if you did much saving......you weren't putting your faith in Jehovah's kingdom. Why save? You will just lose it all when money is thrown into the street.
  
  So.......no matter how much overtime I worked.....my late wife just spent more. The bills weren't paid off with all the overtime money, more bills were made.
  
  My fault? Yes, I guess you could say so, but that was the mentality here.
  
  Any intelligent person making the kind of money I did would have a nice nest egg in the six figure area...........and the first number would not be 1. Not me.....the loyal J Dub. Today, I just make ends meet and have a house in an encroaching ghetto. If I tried to sell it, I'd be lucky to get $12,000 to $15,000 for it. That's right! Houses in the lower income neighborhoods of the greater Pittsburgh area are very cheap.
  
  God.....I hate that cult.
  
  HappyDad
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  Dexter

  by leavingwt in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  any fans?

  love it.

  can't get enough.. if you have never seen it, don't judge it by the commercials.

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  HappyDad

  I love Dexter.
  
  I watched a few episodes before it went Showtime and now I'm lost.
  
  My daughter told me that she bought the first and second season on DVD and she will send them to me within a few weeks
  
  I can't wait!
  
  Today's society needs more vigilante types like Dexter to take care of what the law can't.
  
  HappyDad
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  FOR LURKING JW ELDERS- REVISED LIST

  by jst2laws in

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  2. friends

  sorry to have to repost this but i screwed up the original thread so bad i can't even get in to 'edit'.

  here is the current list of former (some present) elders.

  for over a year i lurked as an elder on h2o and this board.

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  HappyDad

  Baptised in 1970.
  
  Elder from 1986 to 1991. Stepped down (QUIT) because of all the hypocrisy I witnessed in the body.
  
  It took me another 9 years to realize all of it is a sham........and another 3 years (you know.....the guilt and wondering if it is still the truth) to never step into a KH again.
  
  Last time in a KH was Memorial of 2003.
  
  HappyDad
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  Go Check Your Tires - they could be Time Bombs waiting to Blow!!!!

  by AK - Jeff in

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  http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=3mu2jmjedlw.

  i don't know why the video did not embed.

  but please watch, and please act.

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  HappyDad

  Holy mackeral,
  
  I bought 4 new tires in 2006. According to the DOT number, they were made in the 26th week of 1991. YIKES!!
  
  HappyDad
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  JW-Based Names for JW-Based Businesses

  by Nosferatu in

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  while doing some job hunting, i came across an ad for a cleaning business called "paradise cleaning" or something like that.

  i'd think it's a 99% chance that the company is a bunch of jws.

  what are some of the goofy names you've seen for jw's home businesses?

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  The bro who installed my furnace and ac in 1994 used only one line of furnace. His ads in the local press read:
  
  (Bro's first and last name) HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
  (brand name of furnace and ac) "A SYSTEM YOU CAN COUNT ON"
  
  I will say that he was and probably still is a good guy.
  
  HappyDad
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  Did you intentionaly make your talks shorter so the meeting would end quick

  by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH in

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  i think the school works differently now, but when i was a kid, a #2 talk was 5 minutes and i would give it in about 3 minutes...why did the meeting still end at 9:15!

  ps.........do you remember when those tms meeting were 2 hours??????

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  Yes I did.
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  Ovation Guitar anyone?

  by Simon in

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  i used to play the guitar quite a bit but haven't practiced seriously for quite a few years (and left my guitar in the uk when we moved over here).. yesterday i decided i should get myself a guitar again so i popped into a music store and had a strum on a few.. the ovation guitars seemed really nice and not too expensive.

  does anyone have one or have any experience of them?

  i would love the electic one they do that can also sound acoustic but can't really justify spending so much so would probably get a regular wood / round-backed one.. thanks.

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  HappyDad

  Now there's an idea.
  
  Concave guitars for the large ab'd players.
  
  Or is it convexed?
  
  Better yet.......I should lose 40 pounds. My six pack abs look like I did too many six packs of beer and I don't even drink. I'm a member of AA for 19 years. LOL
  
  HappyDad
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  Ovation Guitar anyone?

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  i used to play the guitar quite a bit but haven't practiced seriously for quite a few years (and left my guitar in the uk when we moved over here).. yesterday i decided i should get myself a guitar again so i popped into a music store and had a strum on a few.. the ovation guitars seemed really nice and not too expensive.

  does anyone have one or have any experience of them?

  i would love the electic one they do that can also sound acoustic but can't really justify spending so much so would probably get a regular wood / round-backed one.. thanks.

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  HappyDad

  A year and a half ago, I bought an Ovation Applause (acoustic electric). It's one of their cheaper Chinese made ones, but still sounds great.
  
  It was my first guitar in almost 20 years....since I did play a little, way back when. About 3 months after buying it, arthritis in my left hand and fingers stopped me from doing just about everything. Now that "arthur" is under control I need to get back into at least trying to play.
  
  I too find the round back awkward when sitting down since I'm a little portly in the belly. Should have bought a straight back guitar!
  
  Good luck with your playing,
  
  HappyDad