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Always happens when I go in the hospital and I hate it!
by Kingpawn in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i got home from the dayton hospital after a heart cathertization/angioplasty, and while there the semigood control i had over my blood sugar went through the roof.. .

hospitals use what they call a "sliding scale" as far as how much insulin they'll give.

that's bad enough, but add to it the fact that they test you after you've eaten (i'm used to testing/dosing myself up to a half-hour before a meal when i can).
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What's the latest JW stance on these issues?
by Kingpawn in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was out at the local hospital for medical reasons today and ran across a woman who i dated once when we were both in good standing (over 20 years ago).

i noticed the obvious changes in her since then--lost weight, tans, hair's permed, apparently into physical fitness (took some stairs two or three at a time once), maybe false eyelashes, some eye shadow.. i said "hi [her name]" and she said "hi there.

" my wife said she looked bitter mostly after this verbal exchange--like she remembered who i was.
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Fluff question for the Aussies
by Kingpawn in
1. jw
2. friends
my employer imports a lot of beef from australia and new zealand.

they have to conform to as (australian standard) 3724.. what is that?.

is it something to do with the box, the meat, or what?
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An opening page when people log on
by Kingpawn in
1. forum
2. suggestions
we all know that certain things happen on here frequently: some topics come up regularly, for example ("i'm dating/in love with a jw;" "oral sex;" and so on.

is it possible to compile a list of the most frequent thread titles/subjects and post a faq page, maybe with links to a sample of past threads on topic x, and tell people to click on there rather than begin a new, already-explored topic?

maybe a welcoming page explaining that this is an anti-jw site (the name would tend to give the opposite impression), a list of some of the rules such as bad language, duplicate accounts, trolling, an explanation of (and encouragement for using) the search feature, and other things that, again, seem to be mentioned often?
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Friendly warning for JW lurkers re: blood in food
by Kingpawn in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i work in a meat-processing plant in the us.

one of the products we make is the stuff that becomes roast beef.

i can't tell who for, and we're not their only supplier, but they're big enough to advertise nationwide in america, so..... anyway, when we do our part on my line, before the meat's sent to the next step, we drip blood from the meat's box in the container the raw meat's dumped into.
You know you need a life when...
by Kingpawn in
1. social
2. humour
someone asks you "what's the most exciting thing that's ever happened to you?

" and you have to admit it hasn't happened yet.. you think questioning the truth of tabloid stories should be a disfellowshipping offense.. you have erotic fantasies about ronald mcdonald when he's wearing makeup and those godawful yellow bloomers (women and gay/bi males).. as above, but you're a straight male.. windows 3.1 and 4 megs of ram on a 386 was good enough for you while doing college homework, so why shouldn't your kids like to have it now?.

you bet on professional wrestling matches.. "reader's digest" is bawdy literature.. you're dying to ask the hamburglar: "briefs or boxers?".
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Want to help with some research?
by Kingpawn in
1. jw
2. experiences
as most of you know, i'm studying tarot cards.

each week a new lesson arrives via e-mail.. a couple of weeks ago, lesson 3 showed me how to do a three-card spread.

it's where a queston is asked, the 22 cards of the major arcana are shuffled, and the top three cards drawn.
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A question for Pagans--what's happening at my hous
by Kingpawn in
1. jw
2. experiences
by now many of you know i'm studying wicca, am in contact with a high priestess of a coven who's graciously answering many questions i have, and i'm also studying tarot cards online.. this past weekend the exercise with lesson three on the tarot was to do some sample readings.

some odd things have happened since then.

i bolded them for easier finding.. since then, my youngest daughter and i have heard a scratching sound that i took to be birds on the spouting, though we couldn't see it.
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Online romances ruiner?
by Kingpawn in
1. social
2. relationships
minimus posted a thread lately asking for questions you'd like to see answered:.

prisca asked how many online romances there were here.. i got to thinking about that at work, among other things (see previous thread).

and besides the "slim pickings" mentioned by a poster in another thread, another potential problem came to mind.. we can probably divide ourselves into two groups here: the "ex-jw's' and the "never-jw's.
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What am I feeling for her?
by Kingpawn in
1. social
2. relationships
this is going to be a little rambling but i hope it makes sense.

i won't use names out of privacy concerns, but it's as true as i can make it.. where i work, i've begun developing very strong feelings for a co-worker.

her shift and mine overlap for a few hours each day, and i see her when one of her duties brings her to my area of the plant (otherwise we work in separate areas).