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  BRITS v YANKS

  by nicolaou in

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  brits v yanks.

  this is just for laughs, but let's be honest us brits are most definately ahead of our 'cousins' across the water in the credibility stakes.. i'll kick us off and see where we go;.

  [1] the beautiful game.. it's called football.

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  Q. Why did the French plant trees along the Champs Elysees? A. So the Germans could march in the shade.

  Sorry, Gopher
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  Apostates' Night Out

  by Gopher in

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  hey all,.

  i just got home from the very first minnesota evil apostates night (mean).

  we wonder if similar apostate nights out have been held elsewhere.. we daringly held this mini-convention (8 in attendance) at a smoky bar somewhere in minneapolis.

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  TR, Thanks for the slammin' music! We didn't recognize you, but it was much appreciated! (BTW, thanks for your Christian concern for FH, I mean "Richard Weed".)

  Chasson, thanks for sharing your web site! So cool. Now if only I knew how to read French.....

  To the others, any time you're in Minnesota, just e-mail us. We'll give you directions to A Smoky Bar, and we may just see you on one evil Friday night. P.S. all the parking arrangements were handled in an orderly, theocratic manner. In other words, we aren't SAYING where the parking money went.

  Gopher
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  Apostates' Night Out

  by Gopher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all,.

  i just got home from the very first minnesota evil apostates night (mean).

  we wonder if similar apostate nights out have been held elsewhere.. we daringly held this mini-convention (8 in attendance) at a smoky bar somewhere in minneapolis.

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  Hey all,

  I just got home from the very first Minnesota Evil Apostates Night (MEAN). We wonder if similar apostate nights out have been held elsewhere.

  We daringly held this mini-convention (8 in attendance) at A Smoky Bar somewhere in Minneapolis. (Due to it being at a secret location, Fredhall was unable to break it up.) A Smoky Bar was filled with young patrons, many with odd-colored hair and rings and piercings in many places on their body. This was the perfect setting for such a clandestine meeting.

  An amazing string of events brought us together.

  It all started when Perfectpie (he of the 7-year Bethel stint) had Hannibal over at his house, to log on to the computer. (Mrs. Hannibal is still a devout JW, and may not have tolerated Hannibal's long visit to the website you are now viewing.) One or both of these gentlemen knew Peaceloveharmony during her JW life. She was spotted on J-w.com. Peaceloveharmony recently had met Gopher who just started posting here, and asked the gentlemen if they knew Gopher. Hannibal, by chance, has known Gopher at least 10 years.

  Hannibal and Gopher decided to get together and to invite Harmony. Hannibal and Perfectpie invited "Can't Get On Forum Yet". The 3 of them together with Gopher travelled to A Smoky Bar in South Minneapolis, arriving promptly at 6:30 for the start of the convention. No kingdom songs were sung.

  Shortly thereafter, Harmony's best friend "A Nubile Young Inactive JW" sashayed up to our table and joined the evil proceeedings. Pitcher after pitcher of beer kept the discussion going later into the evening.

  Finally after gentle persuasion on the telephone, Harmony's other friends "Firm JW Believer" and "Firm JW Believer's boy friend" joined the earlier attendees. They regaled us with how true the beliefs of JW's are, between puffs on their cigarettes. It was unbelievable.

  As the brew kept going, the conversation about sex, religion, and gods and goddesses kept going until nearly the midnight hour.

  We also learned that Perfectpie and Hannibal both know Openminded, who lived too far away to join us for our Evil Apostates Night. Hannibal will be seeing Openminded shortly, but with a whole new outlook!

  The conversation stayed calm and gentle (yeah, right) up until the very end. But still we all walked away friends.

  Freedom rules! The MEAN meeting was a large success. We know many of you were there in spirit, including MOMMY and Prisca. We wish all of you could have been there. You would not have believed it. Other attendees will (below) add their unique insights as to what happened Thursday night.

  Gopher
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  Need A Laugh? 5/15/01 WT

  by myMichelle in

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  i resisted posting this on the "main" page, trying to comply with the division of posts that simon is encouraging.

  (no thanks necessary, simon, just following the rules.).

  well, i finished my dinner a little while ago and whilst i was tidying up the kitchen, i noticed that i had received my 5/15/01 issue of the wt.

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  Michelle,

  They left off the 'dot-com'.

  It should have read, "Thank jehovahs-witnesses.com for religious freedom". There's more of it here than there!

  Gopher
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  BRITS v YANKS

  by nicolaou in

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  brits v yanks.

  this is just for laughs, but let's be honest us brits are most definately ahead of our 'cousins' across the water in the credibility stakes.. i'll kick us off and see where we go;.

  [1] the beautiful game.. it's called football.

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  LOL Mommy! Hang in there. Even though I boo-boo'd, we'll see what the other Yanks have to say, to "even the score". Or at least we'll prove we can take a loss with dignity.

  Gopher
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  BRITS v YANKS

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  brits v yanks.

  this is just for laughs, but let's be honest us brits are most definately ahead of our 'cousins' across the water in the credibility stakes.. i'll kick us off and see where we go;.

  [1] the beautiful game.. it's called football.

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  WE'VE got the WT Society world headquarters.

  Oops. Guess you'd call that an "own goal".

  Make that UK - 3; USA - 1.

  Gopher
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  STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

  by Seven in

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  1 fri., april 13 toronto at ottawa cbc, espn, src 7 p.m. et .

  2 sat., april 14 toronto at ottawa cbc, espn, src 7 p.m. et .

  3 mon., april 16 ottawa at toronto cbc, src, espn (b-net) 7 p.m. et .

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  Seven,

  Well, I didn't know you were such a sports fan! I assume you are favoring the Pittsburgh Penguins.

  Do you ever talk to Cygnus, that rabid Buffalo Sabres fan?

  As for me, we just got pro hockey back in Minnesota this year. With coach Jacques Lemaire (who coached the Devils to the Stanley Cup in 1995) I believe our "Minnesota Wild" team could make the playoffs in about 3 years. They are already a very entertaining team.

  When I think of Pittsburgh, I remember the 1991 Stanley Cup finals against the old Minnesota North Stars. Behind Mario Lemieux, the Pens rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the series, took it over and won in six games. It was a great year for both teams.

  Gopher
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  Hey Simon, how about all the NEW ones, eh!

  by Martini in

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  2. friends

  wow it's great to have so many fresh x'ers or x'ers soon to be visiting and posting here, welcome!

  i was a regular poster here from the start of this board while witnesses.net and the original h20 were still active.

  i say this not to boast in any way but to make a point and an observation.

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  Hi Abaddon,

  Interesting monikor and good post. Sounds like you're getting the 'ethos' of this board rather quickly.

  If my opinion matters, you qualify as a 'brother'. Our brother/sisterhood is based on the common ground of 'freedom'. Only a few posters out here fail to grasp the freedom concept.

  There are many people out here I consider 'friends' with whom I have serious differences in belief. Maybe they are farther along in their search for truth and I will 'catch up' to some of their beliefs someday. None of that matters. What matters is that we can openly and honestly share views and not get frowned on, marked or whatever.

  As far as the apostrophe, good point! I don't know, but since the name "Jehovah's Witness" was already used, the lack of an apostrophe is enough of a difference to keep this site safe from the hands of the WTS lawyers. haha.

  Looking forward to reading your story & Martini's as well.

  Gopher
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  still searching

  by hannibal in

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  hello to all of u on this site,i've been enjoying reading your .

  posts for about a mounth now.with your help ive come a long .

  way in my knowledge of the bible.u've also showed how.

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  Hannibal,

  I'd like to add my welcome to the board (I know you know me!). Sharing in the dialogue out here is sure different than the old org, where you were told what to think, how to think it, when & where to think it, and with whom to think it!

  Now we come to have to take responsibility (ohmygawd!) for our own beliefs and thoughts. A little scary, but of course nothing worth feeling stupid about, in any way, shape or form! Best wishes in your "coming out" party, coming out of slavery, that is.

  Gopher
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  Pops Stargell-dead at 61

  by Seven in

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  i was a toddler when wille was drownin' 'em in the river as my grandpa used to say and wasn't even born yet when he was driving them over the roof at forbes and kids finding them the next day-over a block away(yeah,right).

  when i heard pops had passed away today it brought back many memories.

  all bc(before cult).

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  Seven,

  Thanks for posting this memorial to the great Willie Stargell. I remember watching him play during the 70's. He was as fun to watch as any baseball player I remember. He brought class, dignity and pride to the Pittsburgh sporting scene. He knew what he wanted in life and expected nothing but the best effort from himself and his associates.

  Gopher (of the 'appreciates an inspiration' class)