i have since as far back as i can remember.
i don't really think the jw thing will be an issue anymore.... ok, so what do you think?.
I have since as far back as I can remember. I don't really think the JW thing will be an issue anymore...
Ok, so what do you think?
I was about to offer my services, now I see that I have been beaten to the punch. Considering the circumstances, I propose an extremely friendly competition. We line up for a rapid fire gang-bang, the man with the fastest swimming boys, wins. Whatchasayguys? or don't you believe your soldiers can swim? hehe *dibs on first bang* who wants sloppy seconds?
raindog is in school right now and has been an excellent student....unfortunately his dad is an elder who is currently 'borgwashed'.. (story) http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/160240/1.ashx.
he was made the dean's list (again) and has been invited to join the honor society !.
so let's encourge this young man to keep moving forward in the face of this co outline!......
Isn't it sad that we feel compelled to congratulate someone for being normal?
Nice job being normal, dude. Now be extraordinary and destroy the borg for us and I'll increase the amount of flattery.
europeans and americans seem to have very different culture when it comes to cars which automobiles being much more enshrined in american culture (i'll ignore the obvious oxymoron joke .
for instance, off the top of my head i can think of quite a few references to cars in songs or just driving but they are always american songs and cars.
no one sang much about moris minors or hilman imps i guess and getting kicks on route 66 sounds so much more impressive than the services on the m6.. likewise with films, cars feature in american films but hardly ever in british ones (ok, chitty chitty bang bang and the double-decker bus in summer holiday are the exceptions).. does this explain the different attitudes toward cars on each continent?.
For example, London to York is a little over 200 miles. It seemed to me that locals considered that a pretty major auto trip. In California it would be no big deal to go visit a friend 200 mi away in the AM and drive home in the evening. Can anyone from the UK vouch for this or am I mistaken?
All Europeans are like that. Their countries are leeetle (everything IN their countries also is leetle). A Russian friend and me made hay about these kinds of perceptions. Big countries, big traveling, leetle countries, leetle traveling. It was funny to both of us, so its got nothing to do with being "American" more "from a big country".
I was staying in Berlin and decided on a whim to go see Munich, like on Friday during the day I said "I think I'll go to Munich tonight", to be back Monday morning for class. The Europeans and other small country people thought that was insane. That wasn't even driving, taking a night train. I can't remember how long it was, but I remember it wasn't long enough to actually sleep very much. To them going to Munich would be like being in New York and flying to Los Angeles for the weekend.
europeans and americans seem to have very different culture when it comes to cars which automobiles being much more enshrined in american culture (i'll ignore the obvious oxymoron joke .
for instance, off the top of my head i can think of quite a few references to cars in songs or just driving but they are always american songs and cars.
no one sang much about moris minors or hilman imps i guess and getting kicks on route 66 sounds so much more impressive than the services on the m6.. likewise with films, cars feature in american films but hardly ever in british ones (ok, chitty chitty bang bang and the double-decker bus in summer holiday are the exceptions).. does this explain the different attitudes toward cars on each continent?.
I've thought about it quite a bit. There are exactly 2 reasons.
1. Americans invented the "Hip" and "Square" concept. Whereas Euro-pee-ons have all kinds of deeply ritualized mechanisms by which they determine their pecking order, usually involving being the most "cultured" and most "the way you are 'supposed' to be", Americans create the social popularity ladder by being most interesting/individual/funny/or entertaining. Flashy cars, expecially unique or "other than normal" work well to that end.
2. America grew up and continues to be COMPLETELY dependant on cars. The car is a way of life because the car is necessary for life. Minneapolis got its FIRST light rail train just a few years ago. A Japanese friend expressed astonishment when I told her about it, I answered (she didn't own a car, neither did her family). I explained if I didn't have a car I'd starve to death and die in addition to not be able to go anywhere I want to go. I'm not kidding, my car broke down so I was without for about 4 days once, I got hungry (not much of a cook, nor did I have food in the house to cook). It isn't that Americans are obsessed with cars, its the Europeans can imagine cars to be an optional part of their lives. For Americans, they are not.
suppose a jw decided to change clothes to very comfortable clothes after each day at the district assembly, how would the elders react?
Its wierd, I don't actually remember this being an issue. People didn't seem to do much other than go to the hotel pool afterwards. I remember just a very few people wandering into the pool area (not swimming) wearing their christian uniforms err. bad suits
hey gang.... can we be a gang?
that would be a fun "anit-witness" thing to do ... but more to the subject...... i realize that saturday at our elders meeting we're gonna give them our da letter.
this is damn emotional stuff.
Three words: "Blaze of Glory" make it public, make it grand, make it proud. (and video it, and give it to me).
Break a leg delusion.
brand new here, haven't even picked out avatar yet.
but i feel the need to reach out and touch someone (smile).
my situation is a little confusing to me, i am definitely on the way out and have been fading for quite some time, however my decision to leave has just been made very recently.
And the light grows brighter still....... Bring_the_Light
im' really thinkin' i might need to get.... something!
some kind of drugs to go thru this... ativan, xanax.... something... or i'm gonna make myself sick dealing with saying good-bye to all my life-long friends and family by saturday.... any suggestions on good drugs?
didd you have to go to your general dr. to get them... or psych?.
Wait... we're apostate now... dont we "do drugs" while we "Fornicate" and ..... oh crap.. i forget...
NAw, fornication is best sober.
im' really thinkin' i might need to get.... something!
some kind of drugs to go thru this... ativan, xanax.... something... or i'm gonna make myself sick dealing with saying good-bye to all my life-long friends and family by saturday.... any suggestions on good drugs?
didd you have to go to your general dr. to get them... or psych?.
No idea if this will work for you, but I started experimenting with vitamins just for health reasons. I wound up buying St. Johns Wort as part of the mix and it has relieved anxiety and tension that I didn't even think was abnormal. Good stuff. Presumably something herbal might be a safer first step. I don't like the idea of meds, I know people who seemed to change "too much" from them. Chance of dependance would make me consider them a last resort. I smoke and addiction to anything further is a bit of a phobia, you don't understand it until it happens to you.
she has the capability of being nice but i never feel like its very warm.
i've tried to reach out to her before but i just have nothing in common with her.
i don't even feel comfortable around her.. because of her personality, the idea of just being in her presence stresses me out.
I'd say Apostify her kids, then you'll have more help in the problem. Divided Apostates fall, united we stand.
