Robert K Stock

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  Fawlty Towers

  by Sunspot in

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  my cheeks are hurting.

  i laughed so hard that i missed some of the precious fast moving dialogue!

  my pbs station has begun to rerun old "fawlty towers" programming!!

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  Robert K Stock

  People ask if I became qualified to be a Hotel Manager by taking college courses in Hospitality.

  I always say, "No I did not take any Hospitality courses but I have seen every episode of Fawlty Towers!"
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  Hi.. I'm also new and wanted some opinion...

  by Lynne Y in

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  2. experiences

  hi, i'm lynne.. i was wondering about religion for months and found this website.. i was hoping to get some feedbacks... almost everyone in my mom's family is a witness, and i was born and raised as a witness.

  and yet, i never really wanted to get baptized, maybe because my father left the truth(?

  although i don't like the expression, the truth, i don't know what else to say.. heh..).

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  I thought the Watchtower was the truth for 15 years. I was wrong. I recommend you read the book, "Crisis of Conscience" by ex-Governing Body member Ray Franz. That book will answer all questions about wether the Watchtower is thr truth or not.
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  CROSSING OVER with John Edward?

  by mad max in

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  watched last night and in the past.

  still feel kind of "should not be watching" as the dead are dead.. being sought of going to church and its now that we don't die but go to god.. just wondering if john edward would be the same as the medium that saul went to and god was very displeased?

  though he said last night he is not????.

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  Everyone who claims to speak with the dead are con artists. South Park called Johnathon Edward the biggest douche bag in the universe. I agree. As Penn and Teller say about spirit mediums, bullshit.
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  Witness Kids SUCK

  by RichieRich in

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  2. friends

  i just got home from a dub "party".

  it was very tame, seemed to be choreographed, and i was just shocked.. for one thing, everyone there was my age or older.

  these people are young adults.. yet, it felt like the jr. high dance.

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  I was an extremely theocratic teenage brother and really enjoyed what other kids thought of as boring Witness parties in Southern California in the 70's.

  The only way the other kids could go anywhere or have a party was if I was invited to be a good influence on the others.

  It was not until several years later that I learned as soon as I left they all started drinking and making out. At the next Sunday meeting they would comment at the Watchtower Study with double meanings refering to their sexual escapades.
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  evolutionary future of governments

  by frankiespeakin in

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  will man evolve and rid themselves of controlling governments?

  i say yes if we make it.

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  What the Founders of the United States created was a limited government with enumerated powers providing a framework of peace and security in which individuals could achieve their full potential.

  Anarchy opens the way for tyrants and thugs to trample individual rights. Getting rid of government is a step back to the time before civilization began and not progress at all.
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  evolutionary future of governments

  by frankiespeakin in

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  will man evolve and rid themselves of controlling governments?

  i say yes if we make it.

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  According to the Declaration of Independence governments are formed to protect individual rights. Any group of humans will have to have a set of rules spelling out how to peacefully cooperate. Good government is essential to human progress. Bad government is the source of misery. One world government would not be able to protect the rights of the individual.
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  What have you gained?

  by bagpuss in

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  its two years since i last attended a meeting or thought of myself as a jw.

  despite the prophesys of doom and gloom for those who leave the org i have gained lots and lost nothing.. i have much more time to spend with my husband which has led to our relationship improving fantastically.. i have a better relationship with my children who stopped going to meetings when they were teenagers.. i have become much closer to my family (i've just returned from yorkshire from my great nephews 1st birthday party.

  my confidence has grown dramatically as i no longer view myself as worthless.. the guilt of not doing enough has gone.. i now have real friends.. the list goes on, but i really would like to hear what you've gained or hope to gain by leaving the borg.

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  I have been told by others that since I left the Watchtower I am a much friendlier and happier person.
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  What's Your View of Lying?

  by minimus in

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  do you generally lie?

  do you think it's wrong to do?

  i know of some people that regularly speak untruth and think there's just nothing wrong with it.

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  I think that some people should be offended and we are not doing them a favor by sparing their feelings.

  If anyone gets upset at honesty they should grow a thicker skin or hide under their beds like cowards.
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  Just want to tell you all I am drunk

  by stillajwexelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i do not give a shit if a mod locks this thread i am drunk - on my 4th margarrittta and i mix 1 part tequilla to 1 part mixer so they are strong and one can really taste the tequilla - and i am drunk and do not give a shit - oh and by the way i am not going on field service in the morning

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  Me too!

  I just got back from singing karaoke at my local bar. Dirty danced with drunken fat chicks and sang songs by The Clash, Frank Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

  A great time was had by all.
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  What Can You Tell Me About Scientology??

  by minimus in

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  since tom cruise has really pushed his "religion", i have to admit, i don't know much about it.

  can you give some facts about it?

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  Scientology teaches that millions of years ago a war raged in the cosmos. The losing side was condemned to have their souls reborn as human beings on Earth over and over until they atone for their inter-galactic rebellion.

  Once these "Thetans" regain their memories and repent their sin they achieve "clear"

  You would think an award winning Science Fiction writer could come up with a better story than Middle Eastern bronze age goat herders did with the Bible, but NO!