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  Couldnt believe this!!

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  http://cgi.ebay.com/watchtower-disfellowshipped-get-reinstated-fast_w0qqitemz320201395967qqihz011qqcategoryz378qqcmdzviewitem.

  this has to be the craziest thing ive seen on ebay?is this a true story of bro chrispin??.

  flabbergasted..

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  "i enjoyed your talk Brother"

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  i was musing about being a jw the other day.im not scarred by it like many,i dont hate anyone in my old cong..theres a couple of idiotic elders of course,but in the main my biggest thing when i think of my past life is the farsical nonsense of it all!.

  meeting attendance,knocking on doors...oh dear.. one of the stupidest things was being required to do talks.i mean,come on who really used to listen to that drivel..i mean really listen?.

  i was an ok speaker,nothing briliant,competent ..even gave a pub talk once when all the elders were on a jolly up at elders school.. it occurred to me how robotic bros and sis were when it came to giving praise!no matter how crap the talk was,one would always get a "i really enjoyed your talk brother".every time.without fail.i know they were being nice,i used to say it all the time too.my dad once said it to me and i asked him what he liked most about it?he admitted he didnt remember what it was even about.i dont remember in 30 years man and boy ever enjoying a talk.. yep,its a nonsense religion alright.full of braindead robots.. did anyone actually pay close attention and really enjoy the "food"from the platform?

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  so what comes next........

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  ive had a day off work today and have been reflecting on stuff like never before.. ive had the strong jw belief system from pretty much the word go.then in 1995 that all started to end with the change in generation.i couldnt believe what i was hearing!at the time i was an ms and reg pioneer and 100% in my beliefs.overtures were made to me about being an elder.. the doubts continued until about 3 years ago,i couldnt stands no more (in best popeye voice)and dropped out the religion with a bang!i had long relinquished the pioneering and the ms.. what came next?well for a year a completely hedonistic existance..boy,did i make up for lost time with the beer and the laydeez.i did it far away tho..still worried about the elders.then i became more blase..what right did those elders have over what i chose to do?

  ?i celebrated xmas..did birthdays,fell out spectacularly with parents,got a great gf,split up,got back together again..all in all a bit of a busy period!.

  but now its hit me.. ive lost an entire belief system,one i adhered too before i saw the light.now im completely nihilistic,nearly 35 (half way thru 3 score years and 10)and am genuinely concerned about what the future holds!.

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  how to deal with a break up.please help?

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  i dont start many topics,but i have just split up with my longterm and wonderful girlfriend.i have never experienced such a black,deathlike feeling in my entire 35 years on this planet.i guess that is normal.. i cant see beyond this evening.i cant imagine loving again..ever.sorry for the drama(its really not like me),but i am at the end of my tether.. no-one could ever replace that wonderful,caring,generous sweet natured girl.. devastated and in need of any advice.. (sorry all,i know there are far worse things happening in the world)

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  witness talkie Films??

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  apparently the first ever talkie feature film was al jolsons "the jazz singer"but growing up,i was told(via the gift of propaganda) the first ever talkie was the "photo drama of creation"...................please help me with the truth of the matter????

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  I hope this memorial doesnt backfire ...........

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  well,ive decided to go tomorrow night after all.not to my local cong but another one in the city where i have a very good friend and a few distant family members.i dont agree with much of the orgs teachings or promotions,but i do believe in jesus and really just have a very,very powerful urge to pay my respects to him.. i have been telling my "worldly"girlfriend about the religion and naturally,she is quite interested as this was part of my life since an early age.. blow me down she really wants to come with me!so when she walks into the hall tomorrow and gets a very warm welcome it will possibly shock her,after some of the stranger stories i have told her about the faith(vague stories including no xmas,disfellowshipping,no after school activities etc).i have told her that the welcome she receives will be warm and imho genuine too.she is quite a spiritual person anyway and will enjoy the occasion.. my worry would be that she will enjoy it too much and go to a follow up.it is quite probable.she has never had anything to do with jw,s before, till going out with yours truly .. i,m interested in your comments?.

  thanks for listening.

  flea.

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  Very interesting programme tonight....

  by fleaman uk in

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  london, february 10 (islamonline.net & news agencies) ?

  as a us military investigation indicated that sexually-oriented tactics were part of interrogation methods used against detainees in the guantanamo bay, a british tv channel is preparing a ?reality show?

  that seeks to test the effectiveness of the torture methods used against detainees in notorious us-administrated detention camps in guantanamo, iraq and afghanistan.

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  swing low..sweet chariot.........

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  it starts today!six nations rugby is starting this afternoon and yours truly and me best mate are off to the millenium stadium to cheer on the english boys!.

  theres no jonny boy and all the centres are out,but im confident we will be ok!.

  its always a pleasure to go to the rugger,theres a family atmosphere and plenty of beer!.

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  always at the last moment..................a dull tax story.

  by fleaman uk in

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  well ,as usual ive left it til the last minute!the 31st deadline is approaching and a 100 fine would be mine if i dont get this tax return done.. i do this every year.always left to the last minute.it is a lot of effort because i was too lazy to send it in by the end of september!

  !what a boring afternoon in prospect.dull,grey outside and me having to wade through what seems like a ton of bumf!.

  wish me luck as i do battle with the irs web site!.

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  half life 2....help!

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  ive just got hold of half life 2 and am having a devil of a job installing it!!

  you have to go online and register first yadda yadda.....has anyone actually managed to load it yet???.

  please help....it looks wonderful!

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