VIII

Joined

• started 48 topics
• posted 1,535 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by VIII

• 
  1

  Alternative to free directory assistance (Google 411) November 11

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. social
  2. current

  to those of you who've never used google's free telephone directory assistance (1-800-goog-411) you may as well forget it.

  that service ends november 11 but another one had already been waiting in the wings.

  for me, google's free directory assistance (1-800-goog-411) had been a great ride especially when on a road trip.

  1. 
• 

  VIII

  Thank you!! I reprogrammed my phone.
• 
  18

  Which non-JWs exactly get resurructed into the new system?

  by JWoods in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there seems to be a lot of speculative jw confusion on this.

  several jw "rules of thumb" seem to apply -.

  1) - if you die "during a judgement period" - i.e., you died post 1914 after hearing the jw message, and did not accept it - you do not get a resurrection.... << but, i believe they qualified this to say that 20th century people (like in red china) that did not hear the jw message might come back >>.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  "Only Jehovah knows what was in their heart"

  Standard response any time I have debated this with any JW especially when in regards to family who knew the JW message, rejected it and yet, certain family insist they will be resurrected. I ask, how, how could Aunt Sally, who said the JWs were nut jobs be resurrected?

  "Well, she was a super-sweet, wonderful soul. She just didn't understand the JWs"

  Me--"She hated them and derided them/us. She said we were crazy to believe it."

  "Well, we'll see her after Armageddon. Only Jehovah knows what was in her heart."

  WTF?!

  The JWs are all Nutz.
• 
  33

  Do You Think Sarah Palin Affects The Political Landscape?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  she's endorsed many candidates and almost half of them have won.

  she does have her supporters.

  most governors who suddenly resign are usually dead meat but she seems to be able to follow her own instincts and appears to be doing alright.. what do you think about sarah palin?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  Bored?

  Looking to get a thread locked?

  Looking for a fight?
• 
  5

  New NBC show "Outsourced". A slap in the face?

  by Mythbuster in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i think it's bad timing, not going to be deemed "hilarious" by the many unemployed who lost their jobs due to outsourcing and is not going to last long given our current economic climate.. http://www.nbc.com/outsourced/.

  the nbc forum for the show where folks are not so happy.. "outsourced" is a comedy where the midwest meets the exotic east in a hilarious culture clash.

  the series centers on the all-american company mid america novelties that sells whoopee cushions, foam fingers and wallets made of bacon -- and whose call center has suddenly been outsourced to india.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  Hmmmm, I wonder if NBC will put on a show called "Illegals" which shows how people from across the borders (N & S) are sneaking into the USA and stealing Americans IDs? We can all giggle at the pains it causes the real owner of the ID.

  How funny would that be?

  Yeah, this show sounds like a real hit. Especially during a recession when these types of jobs are being sent to India so an Indian with an MBA can tell me why my laptop isn't working. Or not.
• 
  58

  Al and Tipper are breaking up!

  by Cagefighter in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?fbid=os2zdcggcv-.

  i guess she got tired of him and his claims that he invented sex everytime they made love.....

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  Ha ha ha ha!

  That is for Al Gore blaming GWB for the break up of his marriage.

  http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/06/01/cbs_evening_news_gores_loss_to_bush_contributed_to_separation.html

  How far back will they go to put blame on ol'Georgy? Maybe he can blame the Internet fiasco on GW too.

  What a putz.

  I wonder how big the carbon foot print will be now that they will maintain two massive mansions?

  Thank God for carbon credits and book sales!!

  Gotta love Capitalism, hmmm?
• 
  211

  Ray Franz has had a stroke

  by coffee_black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just setting the record straight.

  there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

  he is still alive.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  Very sad.

  RIP Ray.
• 
  12

  cancer.....wanted to warn you....

  by peaches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my aunt is self supportive...runs a self employed catering service...healthy and active...went to bed one night,,,,woke up with a sore chest....she thought she had pulled a muscle...so...gave it a few days to heal.....no improvement.... went to the doctor,,,,,they ran some tests,,,,and found out she is full of cancer...it is in her breast,,,lungs,,,liver....they told her she has about 4 to 6 months to live...nothing they can do for her..... she is just a wonderful person,,,,and i love her alot...i told her god loves her,,,and that heaven was a wonderful place...i said nothing about "earth"...i told her death is only hard on the living...and sent her big hugs...... this is really disturbing because she had no symptoms....none...she felt fine...i did not want this to happen to any of you...so,,,guys and gals,,,check for lumps and bumps...get the yearly physicals,,,mamo-grams,,,pap smears...prostrate..etc etc.... we always think it would never happen to us or a loved one...but...it so easily could....peaches .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  Very sorry about your aunt peaches. I hope you can spend some time with her.

  Hugs.
• 
  90

  Brazilian Wax ... is it JW approved?

  by sacolton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is the current "light" on this hairy subject?

  is it okay for a jw to have a brazilian wax?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  Are they checking on this for Baptisims now? If they are, get it on tape and sue. For sexual harrassement.

  If not, then, as noted above, "Don't ask, don't tell".
• 
  28

  Do you think you are forever damaged by the Watchtower??

  by noni1974 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been out since 1998 so i've had time to learn how to be normal.

  i've had time to get over the pain and hurt of shunning by those who claimed to love me.

  i really can't blame them because my mom was born in too.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  What a wonderful, well written thread.
• 
  31

  who had a child molester in their congregation ?

  by looloo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have done this thread a long time ago , but a few newbies have joined recently and may have had some experiances to share , there was 2 in the congregation i was involved with (i was a "study" ) one was from bethel in america and got deported after his prison sentence and the other was reprooved for abuse then carried on abusing in the congregation , years later he abused my daughter and after i found out i reported him to the police , but he had got off "scot free" for 20 years untill i reported him .

  i believe the one from bethel was reported to the police simply because elders kids were affected ..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  VIII

  I can quickly think of 3 right off the top of my head:

  Brother *F* who was a MS and was molesting both daughters.

  Brother *Q* who was the father of at least 6 and was a serial molestor in the neighorhood who went to jail and was also a Peeping Tom and Flasher.

  Brother *K* who was molesting his stepdaughter, natural born daughter and son. The daughter and son were both *slow* and he took advantage of that and told them never to tell anyone when daddy touched them. The older stepdaughter he threatened with throwing out of the house. Ends up the mother knew all along it was going on.

  There are more. Our cong was a seeming hotbed of sexual predators.