Stephanus
JoinedTopics Started by Stephanus
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Pussycats For The Poor - Bizarre Charities
by Stephanus innow that you're free from watchtower restrictions on charitable activities (other than flogging magazines door to door
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Worst Day(s) of my Life
by Stephanus ina slight exaggeration: the worst day was, and always will be the 14th of january, 1998. however, these last two days haven't been good.
on tuesday, unable to take the pain of a broken back tooth any longer, i rang my dentist's office to see if they could slot me in for an emergency extraction.
the receptionist asked me "has anyone told you you're a pain in the bum?".
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JWs Have Competition This Summer
by Stephanus inhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060602/pl_usnw/dnc__college_republicans_short_sighted_in_mocking_global_warming122_xml "the college republicans' ignorance toward the seriousness of global warming and climate change shows a party more focused on partying than talking seriously about the issues facing young people across america.
while college republicans party on this summer, college democrats will be knocking on doors, working to get democrats elected nationwide.".
seems college dems are as prudish as dubs - no partying while there's doorknocking to be done!
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JWs and Small Business Outsourcing
by Stephanus in.
i was struck by a thought last night: if you had a small business and needed window or other cleaning service, instead of looking up the appropriate section of the yellow pages, you could just call the local kingdom hall and ask for recommendations for someone to do the job.. what other services could you ask about, while you're still on the phone?
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PETA Protest Backfires
by Stephanus inhttp://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/05/18/5_18_1a_kfc_protest.html
a human inside an injured-chicken costume, hobbling in protest on the sidewalk wednesday in front of a kentucky fried chicken restaurant, didnt achieve the desired effect, according to many who dined there.. brad steig called wednesdays protest in grand junction by the people for the ethical treatment of animals good advertising for kfc.. the protest consisted of four adults and one child holding signs in front of the restaurant, handing out fliers and dvds and urging people to not eat at kfc until the restaurant buys chickens from humane vendors.. steig, a manager for halliburton, said he heard about the peta protest on the radio and decided right then to eat at kfc on wednesday, the day of the protest.. not only that, but he bought seven of the biggest buckets of chicken and all the side dishes and used four trips to load them into his halliburton pickup to treat his co-workers.
i don't know if there's an "ultimate" right-wingers' fantasy, but collecting 7 buckets of fried chicken in a halliburton pick-up in front of a peta protester must come pretty close.
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Fluff - Carnivores: 1 Vegans: 0
by Stephanus inanimal activists' abattoir protest backfires
animal activists bit off more than they could chew this morning when they chained themselves to the killing area of an abattoir at ipswich in south-east queensland.. the 12 protesters got a fright when meatworkers took matters into their own hands and used angle grinders to cut the chains off the activists so they could get back to work.. the group had hoped their actions would disrupt the world meat congress, which is under way in brisbane.. protester angie stephenson says it was terrifying.. "the workers, they were standing around cheering and whooping and yelling and making lewd comments so we had to call the police and tell them to get out here straight away," she said.. police escorted the group off the site and no arrests have been made.. abattoir management has declined to comment.
poor angie!
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What If?/What I'd Like to See
by Stephanus in.
knowing how dubs love suits and ties, i've always wondered what would happen to a dub who turned up at the hall or for field service wearing a custom made suit that while being of a very ordinary cut, was made from, say, paisley pattern material.. any other "what-ifs?what i'd like to see"s?