kinda like saying elephant food is cheaper per pound than mouse food.
seems apples and oranges to me. . .
mapleaf18
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Having fun with the price of gas...
by upside/down infrom quitchyerbichin:.
think a gallon of gas is expensive?
this makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.
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Buffalo, NY JW woman killed by stray bullet
by Cygnus in.
it seemed like a normal, tragic story, a hard-working mother who held down 2 jobs and all of her children went to college.. then the article says she was a devout jw.
i had to do a double-take.. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050818/1025447.asp
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mapleaf18
it's too bad this very nice lady didn't find herself a decent worldly man and settle outside of that's rats' nest. maybe she'd be alive today! just a thought.
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Buffalo, NY JW woman killed by stray bullet
by Cygnus in.
it seemed like a normal, tragic story, a hard-working mother who held down 2 jobs and all of her children went to college.. then the article says she was a devout jw.
i had to do a double-take.. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050818/1025447.asp
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mapleaf18
all,
as regards the neighbourhood, have any actually been to "the hood" in upstate ny, i.e. rochester, buffalo, syracuse? it's NO place to be i can tell you. i lived in "the hood" for many years (1978-1994) NEVER will do that again. it's just not safe. i know where i live now, i don't have to deal with stray bullets daily!
it's bad enough that i work in downtown rochester, and all the pan handlers, rapists etc. are just wandering about. . .AND you have to pay for parking!!
i hope one day this telecom will MOVE to the 'burbs!!!
i admire this lady; she did a good job bringing up her kids all by herself and yes it can be done (i did it myself) but it is HARD and it would have been easier to have a man around like the one i have now! SOOOOOO handy (in EVERY respect )
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Mental illness among JWs: cause or effect?
by kid-A inthere is compelling, published evidence (see link below) to suggest higher rates of mental illness among jws compared to other religious sects, and the general population.
what is your opinion, is this because people with "susceptibility" to mental illness are more likely to be attracted to the lifestyle and psychology of the wts, or after joining and being an active member for years, the jw psychology and lifestyle are simply enough to push any psychologically healthy individual into psychopathology?
http://www.premier1.net/~raines/mental.html
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mapleaf18
i can think of very few dubbies who are not experiencing depression, mental/emotional difficulties, on medication for it, etc.
my super dub dad just related a story of a guy who was "out of da troof" for 14 years then came back in. my dad quoted him as saying "he was glad to be back in; it's a wreck out there in the 'world' ". but now, coincidentally, this same dude is SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, go figure. my mom has always felt inadequate and has suffered with emotional problems her entire adult life *which strangely coincides with her life as a jw*
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Rev. 22:12,13 "I am coming quickly"
by sunshine2 injust found some interesting stuff on the german website.....on how the society changes the woho in who in "i am coming quickly".
1955 = jesus watchtower 7/1/55 page 387.
1979 = jesus watchtower 1/1/79 page 15.
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mapleaf18
gbl,
great minds think alike
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CARD FOR CRUMPET
by MerryMagdalene intijkmo is going to try to get crumpet's mailing address so we can send her a get well card from all of us.... so who wants their name signed onto it???
sign up here
(edited to add my own name...oops
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mapleaf18
me 2. gotta stop all that kick boxing, crumpet
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Buffalo, NY JW woman killed by stray bullet
by Cygnus in.
it seemed like a normal, tragic story, a hard-working mother who held down 2 jobs and all of her children went to college.. then the article says she was a devout jw.
i had to do a double-take.. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050818/1025447.asp
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mapleaf18
having been a single mom myself (in the TRUE sense of the word; "worldly" "single" moms often have live in boyfriends helping out) AND working 2 jobs, making all the meetings, etc. you have to wonder if this nice lady were NOT pulling all the weight by herself (aka JW teachings on marriage and sex), would she be in a better neighbourhood and still be alive today??
when i was in dubbie land, us real single moms often lamented our plight because we really didn't have another income like the "worldly gals" did. . .
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Buffalo, NY JW woman killed by stray bullet
by Cygnus in.
it seemed like a normal, tragic story, a hard-working mother who held down 2 jobs and all of her children went to college.. then the article says she was a devout jw.
i had to do a double-take.. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050818/1025447.asp
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mapleaf18
that's really horrible. i know here in rottenchester ny, we have more shootings per capita than NYC! it sounds like her kids didn't take to the JW life, however. (notes: one child was a marine corp vet)
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mapleaf18
7/8/78 (not hard to remember)
DA'd MAY 2005!!! (took me long enough!!)
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How many of you had assembly parts?
by rebel8 ini was just remembering i had a part in an assembly part once.
i was a fresh new pioneer (who never, ever made my time, lol) just out of high school.
they gave me a brief part to say i was glad i didn't go to college and how i turned down a good job to pioneer.
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mapleaf18
definitely the mantra was NO COLLEGE, NO COLLEGE. actually, many even quit HIGH SCHOOL so they could go pioneering. i was on the assembly in rochester ny in 1977, just before i got married to the first JW loser