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  Why are Arkansas men

  by John Doe in

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  exponentially smarter and sexier than the general population of the us?

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  It's easy to underestimate Arkansans. I grew up near Seattle but spent thirty years in Arkansas. Many Arkies are genteel, civil, articulate . . . . with an accent. Think Billy Bob Thornton, an Arkansan. It's not a culture where one shouts out their accomplishments as many know-it-all-Yankees are known to do. I don't say that as a regional slur, just an observation about the differences.

  Although Bubba is the cliched symbol of the Arkansas man, that excludes many strong black men who have shrugged off the shackles of their environment and made something of themselves. They are Arkansans, too.

  Of course, all of this talk is so silly. The city-states still control the culture. Little Rock is in the Dallas orbit. Fort Smith is in the Tulsa orbit. Eastern Arkansas is in the Memphis orbit.

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  Are you a failure?

  by John Doe in

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  why or why not?.

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  An abysmal failure on many levels. I couldn't punch myself out of the wet paper bag of JW mind control for over half a century. The talents I had and opportunities that came my way were wasted with the self-righteous smugness of "seeking first the kingdom". I passed the JW virus on to a son, who at 36 is just now recovering.

  If you think I'm just lamenting missed financial opportunities, you would be wrong. That kind of success can greatly depend on which part of Earth you are born on. I regret allowing a phony religious cult to control every aspect of my life.

  No, I'm not suicidal. Why would I voluntarily relinquish the few years I have left to live life not under Watchtower control?

  Failure? Look it up in a good reference work. You'll see my picture.

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  Goodbye to JWD ... hello to JWN !

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  as i announced some time ago, jwd as it is will not continue .... ... but .... it's clear from people's comments that they do like the site and many would like it or something else like it to continue.. one issue was the forum software that was self-developed and not really in a good state to hand-over to anyone but i've been working on that and can now reveal the first release of what will probably be called jwn (son of jwd):.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/.

  it is still work-in-progress so not all features are enabled yet but it will allow you to browse the site in a similar way to this one and it is pointing at the same database (although because of the way the caching works, new posts made on this site won't appear immediately).

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  doesn't work for me

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  The Sigh Thread

  by Farkel in

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  sigh.

  i'm tired, folks.

  worn out, actually.

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  Englebutt Farkledink, lounge singer to a generation of ex-jw's
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  The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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  My wife was just as fanatical a Razorback fan as I was in the 70's, 80's. She would discreetly exit meetings to tune in to the car radio. On her return, elders would whisper "What's the score?"

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  Roll Tide!!!!! *indulge me*

  by dinah in

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  what about some bama football?

  throw us a damn bone!!!!!!.

  gawd saturday has me nervous.

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  Dinah,

  Thank you for mentioning Paul "Bear" Bryant, the boy from Arkansas.

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  Roll Tide!!!!! *indulge me*

  by dinah in

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  what about some bama football?

  throw us a damn bone!!!!!!.

  gawd saturday has me nervous.

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  Bama has a great team. There are probably only two teams in Texas better: UT and TTech.

  Peace out, tms
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  The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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  I just read an anecdote from U.S. Reed. He and his wife were vacationing in Jamaica in 2006. As he came up out of the pool, a man said: "Are you U.S. Reed the man who hit that shot?"

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  The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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  Purplesofa,

  That game was in '81. At that time Arkansas Razorback basketball was a religion in Arkansas. I worked in a Kroger Store in Little Rock where all the games were aired over the public address system, a practice common then in most Little Rock stores. Before that final shot, all of the customers in that mostly black store were frozen at the checkout counters. The employees were rigid at their stations. When that shot went in the celebration among customers, employees, managers was genuine and spontaneous. When the store phone rang, it was for me; my wife calling to convey the news.

  U.S. Reed, who hit that shot, was the one tripped by Larry Bird in the '79 semifinals. Reed was called for traveling on what was an obvious foul, ending Arkansas' chances.

  Arkansas' best team was 1978 with the triplets, as the late Al McGuire designated them: Sidney Moncrief, Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph. Sidney, who went on to star in the NBA, could easily have been elected governor of Arkansas in those years. Ron Brewer was actually the best athlete of the trio, but cocaine cut his career short. His son Ronnie now plays for the Utah Jazz. Marvin Delph turned down offers from the NBA to become a preacher. I think he sells insurance now.

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  The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-TtGo8CwUM