Posts by aligot ripounsous

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How Much Do WE Know About Africa

by snowbird in

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i realize that i run the risk of running this genre into the ground, but please indulge me this time.

what is the former name of these african countries?.

benin - .

How Much Do WE Know About Africa

by snowbird in

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friends

i realize that i run the risk of running this genre into the ground, but please indulge me this time.

what is the former name of these african countries?.

benin - .

Sorry to be so stubborn, Snowbird, it seems that english Wikipedia is a bit Anglo Saxon self orientated. Côte d'Ivoire became a french protectorate in 1843, then a colony, until it became independent in 1960. Unless it was called Ivory Coast (which is Côte d'Ivoire translation) before...called so even by the French ?

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How Much Do WE Know About Africa

by snowbird in

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friends

i realize that i run the risk of running this genre into the ground, but please indulge me this time.

what is the former name of these african countries?.

benin - .

aligot ripounsous

LOL, I remember that, her counsellors had to tell her that Africa is a continent, not a country, assuming that she knew what a continent is.

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How Much Do WE Know About Africa

by snowbird in

jw
friends

i realize that i run the risk of running this genre into the ground, but please indulge me this time.

what is the former name of these african countries?.

benin - .

aligot ripounsous

Cote' d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast

Sorry, folks, I beg to disagree, Ivory Coast is a french speaking country, it is and has been Côte d'Ivoire ever since french rule.

Snowbird, did you mean Ghana, which was Gold Coast under british rule ?

And what about Zambia, Lesotho and Malawi ?

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How Much Do WE Know About Africa

by snowbird in

jw
friends

i realize that i run the risk of running this genre into the ground, but please indulge me this time.

what is the former name of these african countries?.

benin - .

aligot ripounsous

Cote' d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast

Sorry, folks, I beg to disagree, Ivory Coast is a french speaking country, it is and has been Côte d'Ivoire ever since french rule.

Snowbird, did you mean Ghana, which was Gold Coast under british rule ?

And what about Zambia, Lesotho and Malawi ?

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Any WINE buffs on here ?

by wobble in

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i am not an expert on wine, can't afford to be, but i do like a good one,preferably red, but i have tasted some excellent rose and white.. my question is for the benefit of my sister in law, she is a chain smoker, and perhaps for that reason cannot abide a wine that is even slightly dry, she only drinks white,but does not enjoy the sweet white she has bought (cheapo bottles) so sticks lemonade in medium or dry white.. that is o.k if she is paying, but i often buy a good quality white, around $20 , and she desecrates it by pouring in the lemonade !.

can anyone recommend a wine,not too expensive,that she would enjoy ?

i suppose for her strange palate it would have to be "sweet" , but she hates sickly sweet.

aligot ripounsous

Wobble,

I know that there are fewer and fewer french wines in Britain, that's your choice, but if you have a chance to find a bottle of 2005 Anjou-Villages (Loire valley red wine), try it, you won't be disappointed. I just opened a bottle this evening, it is beautiful (2005 and 2003 were very good vintages over here), and the taste is so typical. As our American friends lend importance to the vine type, it is Cabernet franc, but in fact taste depends essentially on the soil where the vine tree grows and on how wine is made, not that much on the type of vine.

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-27-09 WT (BOLDNESS)

by blondie in

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http://exjehovahswitnessforum.yuku.com.

http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php.

http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/.

aligot ripounsous

Thank you Blondie, we all appreciate how much effort it takes to you to do this comment, steadily week after week. My most sincere wishes are that you overcome this trial and find strength thanks to your christian faith.

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Which Autobiography book should I get?

by asilentone in

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aligot ripounsous

One year ago I read Wild Swans by Jung Chang, the real life history of her (chinese) family from the last days of the chinese empire down to Maoist Cultural Revolution. I held my breath up all through the book. The author now lives in London.

Found lately in a used books shop The Liars' Club, by Mary KARR, a history of the author's youth in Texas. I've not started reading it yet but looks good.

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IRAN-Deja vu all over again?

by JWdaughter in

any of the rhetoric, demands, conciliation, etc., etc., remind you of anything?

wasn't this all how this war started in iraq?

(or the justification for it, anyway?

aligot ripounsous

I agree with David, Ahmadinejad (must ask Sarah Palin how she would pronounce) is anything but ignorant, but where he wants to get at is unclear, since he knows the western countries are not going to be taken for another ride for long. Or maybe his goal is all to clear : he's hating the western heathen hedonistic world, and its Israeli extention, to the extent he's ready to set the whole middle east area, and beyond, ablaze, with the sole aim of putting the Occident on its knees. It is to be hopped, as someone wrote in a previous post, that cool heads will take over in Iran before it's too late.

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How much would the WBTS owe you?

by Joshnaz in

if you calulated the amount of time you spent preaching, the money you have given to them, plus time developing talks, with a commision for each watchtower, awake, and other books sold.

how much would the wbt$ owe you?.

aligot ripounsous

A big chunk, I was a good contributor