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  Fluff: Which Actor/Actress did you crush on secretly as a JW?

  by yknot in

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  i need a break from the jw-xmas noo-lite stuff ....... .

  today my crush was on tv and a quick blush came to my face as i remembered all the silliness i did to run into him when he was attending jr. college near my grandparents....sigh.... so who was yours?

  did your parents highly discourage/disapprove such?.

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  Sean Connery....I wanted to shake and stir him up a little bit.

  Errol Flynn as well . I will be your Maid Marian.
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  Eric Reeder's dignified obit

  by Patron in

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  reeder oak ridge eric hampton reeder september 27, 2012 eric hampton reeder sadly passed away at his home in oak ridge on september 27, at 51 years.

  he's survived by two sons, tyler and travis, and many dear friends.

  he will always be seen in the mountains, seas, suns, and storms he loved.

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  BTT
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  How'm I gonna spend my two bits at the five and dime?

  by compound complex in

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  do you remember the five and dime stores?.

  whenever grandpa saw us kids, he gave us two bits (25 cents) each and, when feeling generous, four bits (50 cents).. back in the 50s, the late summer air was charged with excitement as we poor but studious urchins pored over what school supplies we would purchase with our then valuable coins.

  whether school supplies or toys or what nots were on the must-get list scribbled out in our heads, we could spend quite some time determining how to allocate our dough.. how about you?

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  When I was a single digit numbered kiddo, visiting my best lfreind, her father would give us all a dime to walk to the new safeway on Pollard Rd. L.G. She had a flock of brothers and sisiters from white to mocha. I just had freckles. But Pippy didnt mind them , so I would worry either.

  We always got a shasta soda automaticy , but with the change, that was a hard one. We usualy did the gumball machines.

  But there is nothing like a big new red eraser. I want a magical one. You know, erase some bad memories , erase the negative people out too.

  Loved eating at the Woolworths counter too in downtown SC.. Always a grilled chees and timber float (water and toothpick) smile

  Nice sharing memories with everyone....:)
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  My Baptism Story

  by DT in

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  i have been thinking about how the events surrounding my baptism may be of some interest to this board, so here is my story.. i began to talk about baptism when i was seven, but nobody took me seriously.

  i let the matter drop until i was ten.

  i was persistent this time so arrangements were made for the elders to go over the questions with me.. at the time, it was customary for baptismal candidates to study the live forever and united in worship books.

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  Interesting Story DT...

  I was a preteen in 75 and out in service with the single pioneer sisters. They told me that since I was not baptized I was going to die in armegedon . I said , but I thought my parents would protect me, they said nope, youre old enough.

  Scared me to death. Beacause I really belived that in the US we would all go to Nazi styled concentration camps. Like that '74 yearbook rambled on about. WE would be tourtured , etc.

  So I asked to be baptized at the next circut assembly. At that time, we had a large group , maybe 15 , and we did the questions together with one elder.

  During my baptisim talk , I heard the speaker talk about this being the outword part of our dedication. Being that we had already prayed to Jehovah about our dedication before. I hadnt ! But went along to the pool and got dunked.

  An elders wife told me I wasnt really baptized and should redo it. But I think she was looking for an easy study. I've often wondered at the validilaty of the dedication. If there is a way to say I never was baptized. I've never pioneered, and my cards "somehow" disapeared when I moved. Ive never asked a real elder about it though.

  I'd love to be able to say I was never baptized. ....But I did get wet...LOL
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  Light a Candle for Oompa

  by BabaYaga in

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  there is a lovely site where one may light a candle for a moment of silence.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles.

  i set up a group, where they may all flicker together, if you like.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=oompa.

  (we love and miss you, oompa.).

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  A bump for Oompa's candles...

  I did my re-light tonight. . There were only 38 at the time.

  I have a special sage one for friday. It may seem silly , but it helps me process this tragedy.

  e. Luna
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  Stop fighting about Oompa.

  by Robert7 in

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  i am writing this because i am so upset about the bickering and fighting that is going on about oompa.

  this was an amazing wonderful, peaceful, giving man who never met a strager who is now deceased and you are taking his name and running all over the place with it using it for your own agendas.

  he is not a statistic.

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  Message from Oompa's Family re Obit and Memorial!!!

  by AGuest in

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  may you all have peace!.

  i received the following via email from a family member just a moment or so ago (bold is mine, fyi).

  again, peace to you all!.

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  You did good Shelby. Thank you for the update.

  One question ...because Travis is not out , would cards be a bad idea?
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  Bummer weekend

  by donny in

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  this has been a lousy weekend!

  in july 2009 my 20 year old nephew, ryan, died of complications from heroin and his best friend jeff neville spoke at the funeral.

  he gave a very emotional talk and said that he was going to work at getting off the stuff himself.

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  I feel it too Donny. Reminds me of the CCR song. Bad Moon Rising.

  It's coming close to the anniversarys of my little brothers death and 2 of my touchstone Uncles. (one who hung himself under mysterious cicumstances)

  Then sadly, Eric.

  It seems like alot to absorb... doesnt it?

  I lit one of the cyber candles for Eric and it did help, I dont know why, but it did. Friday is a real candle lighting vigil for Oompa, I will light a special one for all my passed loved ones.....
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  Moment of silence for Oompa

  by andys in

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  i can be very emotional about certain things and when i heard about oompa, even though i don't know him i was sometimes in tears about it, i will miss his posts, what i want to do for oompa is to have a moment of silence for him, i know i don't post on here much am more of a lurker but also i want everyone else to have a moment of silence also for our friend and also for all the others who have committed suicide because of the watchtowers policys..

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  Yes... I agree too.
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  What Can We Do to Show How We Cared about Oompa?

  by Band on the Run in

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  i know others have posted on the original thread.

  several people, including myself, would like to do something concrete to show our concerns re: his treatment by the jw, and how important he was to all of us here.

  i suggested a handwritten note, on behalf of the whole community here, flowers, and perhaps a donation to a charity that helps people get back on their feet.

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  Petty and bad manners!

  Should be taken somewhere else , not here, imo.

  I dont think anyone wants to hear this tacky persanol stuff on such a sad topic.