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  Anyone have a soft spot for old video games?

  by John Doe in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bco8bepgzi0.

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  I love this thread. I started with a C128 (which I primarily used in C64 mode to play games). I remember weird knock-off games like Shamus and Kung-Fu and some Mario Bros. look-alike with really strange sound effects. Shortly thereafter I purchased a 2600 for 49.99 during the 'Under $50' campaign and loved Dig Dug and Enduro, among others. I remember playing Zelda with my cousin for entire weekends, drawing the dungeon levels on graph paper (before there were cheat books and sites). I absolutely loved Bionic Commando for the NES and played it so much that to this day the music from it takes me right back to being a kid.

  Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy my PS3, and am continually amazed by the graphics and gameplay, but it'll never be the same.
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  Witnesses and Marines

  by Grunt in

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  things about the jehovah's witnesses that remind me of the marine corps.

  1. both demand conformity in hair cuts, dress and attitudes, failure to conform will bring disciplinary action and forestall.

  2. both try and isolate you from the world, though only for three months at parris island, a lifetime with the witnesses.. .

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  Carla, I doubt any disrepect was intended. I don't think anyone doubts the differences between the two, or the fact that most former Marines are better people for having gone through the training and serving in whatever capacity they did. As a proud Marine and Veteran, I didn't take offense in any way to the comparison, instead it made me smile and even laugh a couple of times. I took it as tongue-in-cheek, as I believe it was intended. There is no doubt an indoctrination process, and a breaking down and building up during time on The Island (or The Beach for you Hollywood Marines) yet I think Grunt did a good job of pointing out that while there are surface similarities, the differences in practice and lasting effect - positive vs. negative - become obvious when you look into it.

  Perhaps I'm mistaken regarding his motives, and if so my bad. However if he is a Marine, then clearly referring to him as ignorant and not capable of lasting through phase three seems a bit harsh.
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  Searching for Lost Friends...

  by closer2fine in

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  can anyone recommend an ex-jw web page to look for friends i've lost touch with over the years?

  just in case some of them have also left the org.. thanks!

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  Anyone?
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  Searching for Lost Friends...

  by closer2fine in

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  can anyone recommend an ex-jw web page to look for friends i've lost touch with over the years?

  just in case some of them have also left the org.. thanks!

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  Thought I'd bring this back up. Any suggestions?
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  Witnesses and Marines

  by Grunt in

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  things about the jehovah's witnesses that remind me of the marine corps.

  1. both demand conformity in hair cuts, dress and attitudes, failure to conform will bring disciplinary action and forestall.

  2. both try and isolate you from the world, though only for three months at parris island, a lifetime with the witnesses.. .

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  Outstanding break down. I personally hadn't thought much of the likenesses beyond the indoctrination aspect. Though I ceased thinking of myself as an 'ex-jw' a couple of years ago, once a Marine......
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  Article: The Atheist's Dilemma

  by BurnTheShips in

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  campos: the atheist's dilemmaby paul camposwhy is stanley fish so much smarter than richard dawkins?

  that question occurred to me last week, while attending a lecture at which fish, the well-known literary and legal theorist, did the thing he always does, which is to make the following point over and over again:.

  "no believer will find his faith shaken by evidence that is evidence only in the light of assumptions he does not share and considers flatly wrong.".

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  Does anyone else thoroughly enjoy reading the first few posts in a thread and then skipping to the last few? The evolution of any given thread never ceases to amaze me, nor does the wealth of varied knowledge and experience that the members here bring to the table. I've been offline for a few months and trying to catch up with the different debate topics is almost as fun as searching a used bookstore for an overlooked treasure.
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  Men & Women - what do you desire from the opposite sex?

  by LouBelle in

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  i happend to be scanning through the channels the other night and that movie "what women want" was on.

  wonder if there'll ever be a "what men want" version.. so what do you women want & what do you guys want?.

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  Sex.
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  Looking for Old Friends

  by Wordly Andre in

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  i'm going to start this topic, i know some of us know people who have left before we did, and have lost touch.

  so i'll go first, i am looking for jennifer n. of lancaster/palmdale ca area, she had a son and i use to hang out with margie.

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  Anyone from Lansdale or Souderton Congs in Pa.
  
  Anyone from Woodbury Cong. in CT.
  
  Anyone from West Chester Cong. in Cincy, OH
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  Certain Expressions That Are Silly

  by minimus in

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  what expressions get you going?.

  i like "it's all good!!!

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  Close the loop, as in "We need to memo Bob on this so we can close the loop" Arghh!
  
  Action item as in "Let's review our action items for the week...." Must...not...kill...puppies!
  
  Bird Dog as in "If 'ol Steve doesn't quit bird doggin' this project he's gonna be in a mess of hurt" Head....exploding....
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  They found me

  by Stefanie in

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  after six years of hiding from them.. the same elder and wife have found me.

  they have taken to writing to me, sending me stuff in the mail.

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  Hey Steph, sorry to hear about your troubles. I've had some unfortunate experience in this area, and my wife and I live in Texas. Where in Texas do you live? If you'd like to PM me, feel free. Again, so sorry for your troubles. -Crash