Posts by Dutchie

I went to the doctor yesterday and he said that I was too thin and that I need to gain 5 or 10 pounds. I don't understand why. Do I look too thin? I am 5'5" and I weigh 100 pounds. Everyone in my family is thin. That's just the way we are.

I ate a Hershey bar and a banana for breakfast and I am so sick to my stomach you can't imagine. Do you think my doctor might be a quack? How do you gain weight anyway?

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WT Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-17 WT Stdy

by blondie in

comments you will not hear at the 11-17 wt study

jehovah blesses and protects those who are obedient--proverbs 1:33 .

(wts comments in quotes; mine without or in parentheses).

Dutchie

As ever Blondie, a brilliant synopsis. I just love the way you pick apart the Watchtower and get to the heart of the matter. You have really whetted my appetite for next week's Comments You Will Not Hear. I found really revealing the part where Moses led the Israelites to the Promised Land via the Red Sea, which was really out of their way. Interesting to say the least.

Thank you.

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My DA was announced

by LB in

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my mole inside just e-mailed me that it was announced from the podium that i've disassociated myself.

funny thing though.

one of the girls that we took to maui a few years ago just called to invite us to her wedding.

Dutchie

Wow, LB, now you've gone and done it. Just had to disassociate yourself didn't you? Couldn't leave well enough alone could you?

GOOD FOR YOU!

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Could You Live Without Your CellPhone?

by SpannerintheWorks in

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i rely on it for business.

some reports say that they cause brain tumours...?

they also save a lot of lives (indirectly, of course) by allowing the user to dial for emergency services when there isn't a payphone nearby.

Dutchie

I absolutely could not live without my cell. I am on it night and day. I use an earpiece and a microphone to talk with it so that I don't have to hold it to my ear all the time. I know it sometimes appears that I am talking to myself from the strange looks I get from people around me.

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NZ Wine Society's Wine of the Year (Red)

by Mackin in

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this year it's the vasarelli family reserve mclaren vale shiraz 2000.. a case was delivered to my door today and i'm 1/2 way through the first bottle.

ya sure can't beat a good aussie red.. anyone want to come around and share a drink with me?.

mackin (of the hates drinking alone class).

Dutchie

Thank you. I'm on my way!

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Who's Marching On The UK Bethel?

by Englishman in

to be quite frank, i haven't yet decided whether i shall go or not.

part of me wants to take part for the sake of those children who have been abused, another part of me recognises that i also want to see the wt humbled, and that my motives are not as pure as they might be.

i shall ponder over it.. for the benefit of those who are flying into the uk, i am posting a map of the london underground which shows the route to mill hill from heathrow airport.

Dutchie

Joy, I wish I could go. I'd love to take a trip to England. Alas, no time.

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Who's Marching On The UK Bethel?

by Englishman in

to be quite frank, i haven't yet decided whether i shall go or not.

part of me wants to take part for the sake of those children who have been abused, another part of me recognises that i also want to see the wt humbled, and that my motives are not as pure as they might be.

i shall ponder over it.. for the benefit of those who are flying into the uk, i am posting a map of the london underground which shows the route to mill hill from heathrow airport.

Dutchie

Part of me wants to take part for the sake of those children who have been abused, another part of me recognises that I also want to see the WT humbled

Englishman, seems like a win/win situation to me.

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NZ Wine Society's Wine of the Year (Red)

by Mackin in

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friends

this year it's the vasarelli family reserve mclaren vale shiraz 2000.. a case was delivered to my door today and i'm 1/2 way through the first bottle.

ya sure can't beat a good aussie red.. anyone want to come around and share a drink with me?.

mackin (of the hates drinking alone class).

Dutchie

Yummy. A good red wine? May I come over and have some?

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The Bible - inerrant word of God?

by Mr Bean in

the deeper you look into, clearer picture is emerging that god had not any input in these writings at all.

there are many verses, even whole passages which exist in some editions and in some they do not.. he evidently didn't supervised writers or copyists and we have plenty of evidences of that, his name in nt included.. since gospels of peter or thomas are not regarded as valuable and important documentations of jesus' life, only one conclusion comes to my mind.. as a moral guide the bible is an excellent book, written by... men!.

highly recommended!.

Dutchie

RWC, I appreciate your opinions, I really do. However, I strongy suggest that you go back and read your Bible and keep an open mind because while there are indeed instances in the scriptures where women by treated with respect, the Bible taken as a hole treats women like lame-brained second class citizens.