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  Spillane, Mickey Spillane--Cool Brother Spillane-naked wife on the cover

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  spillane, mickey spillane.

  he pulled no punches and his pen was as fast as his gun.

  after all, it took almost three whole weeks for mickey to type his first novel.

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  truth_b_known

  This is a well written article. Thank you for this post. I greatly enjoyed it.
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  Uber Cart Witnessing at the State Fair

  by truth_b_known in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last thursday i bunch of us working decided we were going to head down to the state fair and badge our way in to get a fletcher's corny dog for lunch.

  we had to go to a specific gate to park and show our credentials to get in.

  this meant driving halfway around the perimeter of the entire fairgrounds.

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  truth_b_known

  That photo would be of them. Again, for every one of those displays there were at least 6 Witnesses, if not more, standing around the display.
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  Uber Cart Witnessing at the State Fair

  by truth_b_known in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last thursday i bunch of us working decided we were going to head down to the state fair and badge our way in to get a fletcher's corny dog for lunch.

  we had to go to a specific gate to park and show our credentials to get in.

  this meant driving halfway around the perimeter of the entire fairgrounds.

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  truth_b_known

  Last Thursday I bunch of us working decided we were going to head down to the State Fair and badge our way in to get a Fletcher's Corny Dog for lunch. We had to go to a specific gate to park and show our credentials to get in. This meant driving halfway around the perimeter of the entire fairgrounds. No biggy.

  What blew me away was that about every 50 yards there was a group of Witnesses standing around one of their book displays. I would say there was easily 6 Witnesses per display. We passed at least 10 displays just getting to where we needed to park. They were at all the parking lots surrounding the fairgrounds and on every street corner. I probably only got to see about 1/3 of all the stands and groups. There were easily 200 Witnesses just standing by their respective stand.

  Never once did I see them engaged in conversation with the fair goers. They just stood there and talked with each other. What a productive group.
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  The wonder of scientific research

  by amicabl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this has possibly been brought up before however here goes.. constant reference is made by many posters to scientific research as being the only way to prove something factual that would otherwise have to be taken on faith.

  there actually seems to be "faith" in scientific findings.. my experience over many years is that most scientific research is fake.

  nothing oftencomes of the big announcements made to raise more money.. money, prestige, pride, human error, suppositions etc., are rife amongst the scientific community.. i realise that there have been many advances over hundreds of years but humankind is in a mess, although very different to even a century ago.. the medical profession now has vaccinations for everything, antiviral drugs etc.

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  truth_b_known

  ^

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  What this guy said.
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  The wonder of scientific research

  by amicabl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this has possibly been brought up before however here goes.. constant reference is made by many posters to scientific research as being the only way to prove something factual that would otherwise have to be taken on faith.

  there actually seems to be "faith" in scientific findings.. my experience over many years is that most scientific research is fake.

  nothing oftencomes of the big announcements made to raise more money.. money, prestige, pride, human error, suppositions etc., are rife amongst the scientific community.. i realise that there have been many advances over hundreds of years but humankind is in a mess, although very different to even a century ago.. the medical profession now has vaccinations for everything, antiviral drugs etc.

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  truth_b_known

  I like science as it tends to me more honest. Science is more likely to say "I don't know." Science is also honest in that it's theories, though based on what is observed, may change by future observations. It can be flawed and has no problem admitting when it is wrong.

  The bigger problem is that scientists are, like everyone else, driven by money. Research needs funding. Those with money are often only willing to fund projects based on a desired result.

  Most of the scientific achievements of the 20th century were a direct result of military funding. In 1969 the United States put the first man on the moon. This wasn't done purely for scientific research. The military wanted to put nuclear weapons launching facilities on the moon.
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  YPA change of picture

  by dozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  anybody got any idea why the cover picture on the young people ask book was changed?

  they removed the picture of the boy bottom right & superimposed a different head.

  maybe the guy got dfd or maybe it was to change it to an asian guy rather than 2 caucasians?

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  truth_b_known

  I don't know, but my gut instinct tells me that the guy pictured in photo #1 is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  Why "fancy dress" and "theme weddings" were BANNED by our Congregation!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  our kingdom hall was in a boring town of 30,000 people so to spice things up me and some special pioneers living with us decided to have a fancy dress up party!

  what could go wrong?

  nice clean fun, and no booze (oh crap!).

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  truth_b_known

  I remember back in the early 1990s that country music became faddish as did country line dancing. Some brothers started wearing western cut suits, western hats, and western boots. They looked well dressed. However, we were soon counselled from the platform that western wear was inappropriate on the stage and were told to cut it out.

  ...and then we have this.

  As far as I am concerned, the religion I left over 10 years ago no longer exists.
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  If alcohol was a DF offense

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i guess the question which is the hardest to give up smoking or alcohol.

  many folks gave up smoking in the 70's including me but i have known some hard drinking brothers and if consuming any kind of alcohol became a df offense, i wonder.....

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  truth_b_known

  I often wondered why eating fast food and being overweight isn't a disfellowshipping offense? The logic behind the smoking prohibition is that smoking is harmful to your body and your body is supposed to be a temple to Jehovah. Therefore, putting high levels of sugar, sodium, and saturated fat would also be the same as inhaling tobacco smoke.

  I remember as a kid my friend's dad, who was not a born-in, getting disfellowshipped for smoking. I also remember going out in field service on Saturdays taking our morning break. Chances are it was a McDonald's, a donut shop, or some other place that the members of our car group would intake huge amounts of sugar and sodium.
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  Dietary Quirks Among JWs

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

  it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

  the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.

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  truth_b_known

  Growing up in the organization I found Witnesses to be obsessed with special diets, holistic medicines, a make believe illnesses. Why go to the doctor when you can eat cabbage soup, put poison botanical oil in your drinking water, and get your bones cracked by a chiropractor?

  The answer is simple - window washers don't have medical insurance.
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  Blade Runner - the new movie

  by days of future passed in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i went to see blade runner 2 because i liked the first one.

  even tho the first one was i think rated r, i still saw it.

  the whole atmosphere of the first one was bizarre and real to itself.. if you don't want to be spoiled, don't read on.. with high hopes, despite hearing that it tanked at the box office (are the critics crazy?

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  truth_b_known

  I am a huge fan and student of the original Blade Runner. I have seen 4 of the 5 versions (I need to see the work print). I've also read "Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner" which is a must read.

  If you are not a fan of Blade Runner, which there seems to be just as many haters as fans, you will most likely not enjoy Blade Runner 2049. In addition, if you have not watched the short films Blade Runner 2022, 2036, and 2048 you will not get the full effect of the film.

  Blade Runner 2049 did not have the same feel as the original, but it was similar. This is in part two things - 1) the blackout of 2022 started a sort of nuclear winter. This is why it's snowing instead of raining all the time. It also effected the cityscape as well. 2) CGI over practical effects. CGI has killed the visual of all movies. Nothing can replace practical effects.

  Story wise, Blade Runner 2049 makes sense.

  It's not as good as the original, but nothing could ever be. If you read Future Noir you'll see why.