Posts by ibme

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Who are you?

by Brother Apostate in

who are you?.

they're the people who walk by obliviously, having trained themselves to not pay attention to details.. they're the people who read books but never read between the lines to see the big picture.. they're the people who watch movies, only paying attention to the obvious, missing the powerful story within the story.. they're the people who merely see the surface, never the 30,00 foot view.. they're the people who can't see the forest for the trees.. they're the people who never correlate history to what unfolds before our eyes in modern times.. they're the people who are forever controlled by group pressure and their wallet or pocketbook, who won't open their eyes to understand that the masses are easily led to their own downfall, that temporary discomfort for the right cause can produce great freedom from oppression and a new lease on life.. they're the people who never put it together to understand the big picture, and scoff at those who do.. they're the majority.. ba- and that's the way the wealthy elite want to keep it.. ps- who are you?.

ibme

Who am I?

I do pay attention. Wish sometimes I didn't.

I do see the big picture. Wish sometimes I didn't.

I do not miss the powerful story within the story. Wish sometimes I didn't.

I do not merely see the surface. Wish sometimes I didn't.

I always see the forest first. Wish sometimes I didn't.

I always correlate history with the present. Wish sometimes I didn't.

I am not a person controlled by group pressure/wallet. I'm glad I am not.

I am a person, most of the time, that understand the big picture. I'm glad I am.

I like being in the majority.

Ibme

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I am loosing interest in most things JW or XJW!

by AK - Jeff in

i think that simon's announcement that this venue was closing was the catalyst.

i looked around the other forums and realized i just don't need them anymore.

i have logged in here probably 10% of my former time since the announcement, first to do the 'admin' stuff that was happening immediately following - but now usually only once a day, maybe 10 minutes, and can't even find much of interest while i do that.

ibme

AK,

Thanks for this post "I am loosing interest in most things JW or XJW!

And, Gregor, while I have little to say about most subjects, I am 100% in agreement with you on this subject.

Thanks

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The evidence that fluoride lowers IQ is stronger than what was thought

by What-A-Coincidence in

fluoride action network.

http://www.fluoridealert.org.

fan bulletin 997: new video: vyvyan howard's toronto presentation.

ibme

Thanks What-a-coincidence,

Like you, my wife and I are very much into taking care of ourselves. If we can
help others that is just fine.

However, we find that most people will believe just about anything their government/
pharmaceutial/doctor tells them, no questions asked.

Sad to say we live in a very apathetic society that is willing to leave others do their thinking.

I found this web page very informative.

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/removefluoride.htm

Here in this household we have a filter system that removes this item, plus.

Ibme

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Pioneer hours change

by JWFreak in

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it's just a label who cares

ibme

I am sure that some will remember this.

Back in the late 50' and 60' IF you did not make your 1200 hr. per year you were removed from the list.

We did not turn our time into the KH (congregation) , we sent our little pink card (yes pink slip) directly to the society explaining, at the bottom, why we did not make our time. So the congregation servants did not know what we were doing. We were a special breed (just joking). Believe me, if we did not make it MOMMA always told.

Personally I always made my time plus. (Had to help keep up the national average)

ibme

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My theory about the behavior and obsession of some ex-JWs

by Simon in

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i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.

i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.

it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.

ibme

Hillary-step let me just say, off the topic, that your vile USAGE OF WORDS in dealing with Gerard is not becoming.

Me expects better from you.

Thanks

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3,000,000 reasons JWD kicked ass

by Simon in

well, we made it past the 3 million post mark ... what a huge milestone - it makes it one of the largest discussion forums on the internet!.

a big thank you to everyone who posted on this site, shared a little bit of themselves with us or just said 'hi' along the way.. thank you for making this place rock and kick ass!.

.

ibme

Yes Simon,

Me agrees with others above.

This place, for the most part, is good.

Me remembers the days when sex was mentioned, it was in jest/fun/pick
spirit up after round of hard/reasonable debating posting period.

Waiting (poster) was good at that.

It truly has went down hill because certain elements that love the smut.

This smut has nothing to do with ones' relation with God and Jesus our
friends.

Just smut/obscenity/pornography/fungus

Why can't the moderators just pull the plug on the "smutters " and let the rest of us have the luxury of the therapy. There are so many good 'therapists' here who have lived it all and there are so many 'needy' ones who still have wobbling knees.

Thanks

ibme

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3,000,000 reasons JWD kicked ass

by Simon in

well, we made it past the 3 million post mark ... what a huge milestone - it makes it one of the largest discussion forums on the internet!.

a big thank you to everyone who posted on this site, shared a little bit of themselves with us or just said 'hi' along the way.. thank you for making this place rock and kick ass!.

.

ibme

Simon,

Thanks for your patience with us.

Of all the 3m post do you remember this one?

Everybody I know who has a dog usually calls him "Rover" or "Spot".

I call mine Sex.

Now, Sex has been very embarrassing to me. When I went to the City Hall to renew the dog's license, I told the clerk that I would like a license for Sex. He said, "I would like to have one too!" Then I said, "But she is a dog!" He said he didn't care what she looked like. I said, "You don't understand. ... I have had Sex since I was nine years old." He replied, "You must have been quite a strong boy." When I decided to get married, I told the minister that I would like to have Sex at the wedding. He told me to wait until after the wedding was over. I said, "But Sex has played a big part in my life and my whole world revolves around Sex." He said he didn't want to hear about my personal life and would not marry us in his church. I told him everyone would enjoy having Sex at the wedding. The next day we were married at the Justice of the Peace. My family was barred from the church from then on.

??When my wife and I went on our honeymoon, I took the dog with me. When we checked into the motel, I told the clerk that I wanted a room for me and my wife and a special room for Sex. He said that every room in the motel is a place for sex. I said, "You don't understand. ... Sex keeps me awake at night." The clerk said, "Me too!"??One day I entered Sex in a contest. But before the competition began, the dog ran away. Another contestant asked me why I was just looking around. I told him that I was going to have Sex in the contest. He said that I should have sold my own tickets. "You don't understand," I said, "I hoped to have Sex on TV." He called me a show off.?

When my wife and I separated, we went to court to fight for custody of the dog. I said, "Your Honor, I had Sex before I was married but Sex left me after I was married." The Judge said, "Same here!"??Last night Sex ran off again. I spent hours looking all over for her. A cop came over and asked me what I was doing in the alley at 4 o'clock in the morning. I said, "I'm looking for Sex." -- My case comes up next Thursday.?

Well now I've been thrown in jail, been divorced and had more damn troubles with that dog than I ever foresaw. Why just the other day when I went for my first session with the psychiatrist, she asked me, "What seems to be the trouble?" I replied, "Sex has been my best friend all my life but now it has left me for ever. I can't live any longer being so lonely." and the doctor said, "Look mister, you should understand that sex isn't a man's best friend so go get yourself a dog."

Thanks again Simon

ibme

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Huge Explosion in Toronto

by Nosferatu in

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i'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet: .

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=8ef01ab5-9b21-4027-868b-efa6ea63fdc4 .

picture here: .

ibme

Sorry if you personally are having a problem.

What-a-coincidence do you smell New York twin towers???

Governments will do anything to keep control!

All one has to do is study history.

They have never stopped.

Again sorry for anyone that is affected.

ibme

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An attempt at reconciliation.

by AK - Jeff in

my cousin - who was also my best friend for 35 years have been involved in an email exchange in recent weeks.

previous to that he was mostly shunning me.

without getting into details, he had given me room to explain things, especially as to how i have 'changed' as a result of leaving.

ibme

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An attempt at reconciliation.

by AK - Jeff in

my cousin - who was also my best friend for 35 years have been involved in an email exchange in recent weeks.

previous to that he was mostly shunning me.

without getting into details, he had given me room to explain things, especially as to how i have 'changed' as a result of leaving.

ibme

Thanks

Bust wishes.