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  What’s The Most Money You Have Made Gambling?

  by minimus in

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  casino gambling?

  keno games?

  sports?

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  smiddy3

  I must admit gambling can get out of hand as it can be an addiction that can easily get out of control .

  Having said that I still play the lottery / Keno and I go in a tipping competition with the races every saturday at the local bowls club.

  The wife likes to play the pokies sometimes. over the years she has won 5 -6 thousand dollars on a number of occasions .You have to remember she has a set amount to play with when she plays over a long period of time but a win is a lot of cash all at once.

  The most I have ever won was on Keno a 7 number jackpot of 13600 dollars.but I have often won 1800$ ,640$ playing 5 and 6 numbers .

  I admit you do have to control your spending and keep to a budget or yo can go off the rails.,it does take discipline.
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  No inetrest in Watchtower & Awake?

  by Ardian in

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  the watchtower and awake have been listed as the most popular magazines.the figures are astonishing.

  i am not sure whether it is based on reality or not.. source: https://tingtopten.com/2020/01/top-10-most-popular-magazines-in-the-world/.

  i have seen the link on many social media networks.

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  smiddy3

  As i said on your other post there is a big difference to being the most popular as against the most distributed magazine in the world .

  just think about it ,8.5 million JW`s = 8.5 million WT`s and Awakes for starters and then what they are supposed to give away to the public in their ministry ?

  I bet half the JW`s don`t even read all of whats in the mags because they have heard it all before ,ho hum here we go again ,same old shit ,year in and year out.

  Most if not all of Christendom wouldn`t have a bar of the Watchtower or Awake magazines .
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  Is Watch Tower still the most popular?

  by Ardian in

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  2. experiences

  as per report generated by ttt (tingtopten.com) watchtower is the most popular magazine in the world.

  is it still the most popular magazine among readers?.

  source: https://tingtopten.com/2020/01/top-10-most-popular-magazines-in-the-world/.

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  smiddy3

  Don`t mistake the most popular with the most widely distributed magazine in the world .

  There is a helluva big difference .

  And this has been a topic discussed previously ,use the search option at the top right hand corner of the page..

  I would add it`s the most widely distributed magazine in the world that is not read by anyone and quietly thrown in the rubbish bin.

  So it can`t by definition be the most popular.
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  Food for thought ? Talking to a JW ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  some questions you may like to ask a jehovah`s witness?.

  1.when did the modern day jw religion begin?

  we all know the stock answer to that q that they will give ,but persevere .. for the past 2000 years there has never been an organization known as jw.

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  smiddy3

  Thank you Phillosophicallogic,

  But to me that is just another religious idea exposed by humans ,if the universe did have a beginning there had to be "something" prior to that for the Universe to come into being .

  Sorry but I wouldn`t waste my time with the thought ,I know you mean well but thank`s anyway.
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  I've been shot

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  yes, the long-awaited vaccine entered my bloodstream yesterday at 5 pm.. as steve martin humorously remarked, "good news/bad news.

  good news: i just got vaccinated!

  bad news: i got it because i'm 75.

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  smiddy3

  Good for you len ,enjoy the 19th hole
  

  And a couple for the wife.
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  Witnessing letter that has gone viral

  by drzhivago73 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here’s a link to a really cool letter that no witness can dispute.. jw letter.

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  smiddy3

  Actually I didn`t think the letter was too long,and i thought it was well written .

  And a nice way of presenting facts that they believe and practice.
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  Food for thought ? Talking to a JW ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
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  some questions you may like to ask a jehovah`s witness?.

  1.when did the modern day jw religion begin?

  we all know the stock answer to that q that they will give ,but persevere .. for the past 2000 years there has never been an organization known as jw.

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  smiddy3

  PhilosophicalLogic

  To answer your questions ,I converted when I was 20, and it was a gradual awakening starting with many small things that just grew till it couldn`t be ignored / excused anymore.

  I now consider myself an atheist as far as any man made God Bible religion is concerned but I am still in awe of the universe life and know that I dont have all the answers .

  Tell us a bit more about yourself ?
  
  

  
  
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  Australia Update

  by Pants of Righteousness in

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  article  .

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  smiddy3

  I`m still waiting for this to happen and for it to be widely published.
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  The Cancel Culture Is Alive And Well

  by minimus in

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  if you don’t support certain ideas or beliefs, you may find yourself on the losing end in business, money matters, and community.

  curt schilling, a former red sox player who is conservative today reported how his insurance company suddenly dropped him even though he was an excellent consumer with them because of his “ views”.

  he was marked by those in charge and evidently was told by the rep he knew that they didn’t like his political views.

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  perdurabo,

  Since Smiddy cancelled his thread this vid was on...I thought I'd post it again.

  Please explain to me that i cancelled a thread ? What are you talking about ?

  I never cancelled any thread ,what topic are you referring to ?
  
  
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  Food for thought ? Talking to a JW ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some questions you may like to ask a jehovah`s witness?.

  1.when did the modern day jw religion begin?

  we all know the stock answer to that q that they will give ,but persevere .. for the past 2000 years there has never been an organization known as jw.

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  smiddy3

  Hi PhilosophicalLogic ,

  Welcome to this forum ,to answer your question this is an ex-JW site and I was a JW for 32 years until I woke up to the BS.

  Study and research of what the JW`s have taught, and back tracked / flipfloped their doctrines and practices ,you just start asking these questions .

  The JW`s are indoctrinated into not asking questions ,the Governing Body / leaders of JW`s have done all the research a JW needs to know.

  Criticisms are all Satan inspired and products of Apostates who have left the religion , so they claim.

  So the good / faithful JW close their mind and ears to anything other than what is taught by the F&DS class the Governing Body.

  Stick around friend this is a great forum with many informed people about Jehovah`s Witnesses.