Doug

This board automatically filters out certain words????? So you can't say **** or ****ksucker or mother****er?

Pris how uncommonly ****e stirring of you.

I will usually explain my cult heritage if asked. Or with people I become friendly with. LH

No John Kerry exploding head? LH

Perhaps the best way to heal would be to accept the condition for what it is and make the best possible effort to live her life in spite of it. Looking to God for a solution is likely going to cause only disappointment. LH

Mary Cate: Not saluting the flag is indeed part of Watchtower doctrine. lindyhopper: The songs is 'Until it Sleeps' from the album 'Load'. One of my personal favorites. My mom's name is Joyce. I am glad to see this thread taken for what it is. Thank you all. LH

Thank you everyone for taking this thread in the spirit in which it was started. I myself am just getting started here but I think our backgrounds are fairly common and I hope to have a nice long posting career here. No need to apologize Pris. You know I'm incapable of getting mad at ya. LH

The Witnesses advise against most forms of music other than thier 'Kingdom Melodies'. I doubt they appreciate a band that has a song entitled 'The God that Failed'. My mother lives in Texas. LH

I thought in prudent to clarify my position and intent, Lest people be left to speculate. Seems to me bad things get started that way. LH

Let me begin by apologizing for using the well worn words of Mr. Rodney King. It seems to me as though we have a unique opportunity here that is quickly being squandered. Refiner, The girl from Oz, and myself are as you all know ex-members of the cult known as the Watchtower Bible and Tract sosciety or commonly known as Jehovah's Witnesses. While great debate has raged on here about our intentions, I feel the need to say here publicly to all of you that my interest in this board is strictly in the interest of researching other religious cults and their effects on it's members. But I feel the need to point out that a lot of harsh words and criticism is being levied when in fact we are missing a wonderful opportunity to learn from one another. Refiner of course posted a link to the DB we came from and many of you are taking advantage of it. All who are interested are welcome. I really see no reason why any of us should fear the presence of the other on these boards. As members of our respective cults we were admonished to turn away from all but what our puppet masters wanted us to see and hear. I honestly believe that given our shared experiences we could learn, heal, and prosper from the association. Lets us not fight amongst one another and let this oportunity slip through our keyboards. My name is Doug. I will be glad to answer any and all questions to the best of my ability. LH

Hi Excathedra. LH

You're speaking of 'boxer breifs'. I have some of those silky smooth boxers. Those would be called silk, btw. LH

Nice to be here houseisarockin. LH

We have a whole host of superstitions like the dog. In new Mexico there is a Highway number 666. It's nickname is 'The Devils Highway'. Strange things are supposed to happen on a regular basis on it. On a stretch of Highway 49 in Mississippi Trucker flock to the Highway in late March hoping to get a glimpse of a ghost that haunts the Highway. The story goes that a young girl was murdered and dumped along the road and now every year on the day she was killed she will appear beside your truck, look you in the face, and say 'You're not him'. Unlike the dog I've never had a run in on either Highway so I really don't know if it's all BS or not. LH

I go commando whenever decorum allows Pris. I like the unrestricted feeling of my boys haning out in the wind. LH

I took a team load from Gloucster, MA all the way down the east coast solo to Orlando, FL. That's about 1300 miles. I had a load of fresh fish and it had to deliver in 26 hours. I had a fairly easy time all the way down Interstate 95 to Jacksonville, FL. But after I got to Interstate 4 traffic thinned out drastically and I was basically the only truck running west. Somewhere around 3:00 in the morning I started to notice I was dozing off behind the wheel. After one of these episodes I saw a shadow of some kind running towards me in the middle of the road. As my eyes adjusted it looked like a black dog. I froze and just headed straight for it. The damn thing jumped at my windsheild and when it looked as if it was going to hit it disolved and in the blur I saw a face. I asked a friend of mine that worked for the company about it a few days later and he said most truckers believe it's the face of death. If you see it and live throught the experience then you've been warned. They say the next time you see that face it will be the last thing you ever see. I have no clue whether it was for real or not. But it strikes me as being odd that so many people see the exact same thing. A lot of drivers swerve to avoid hitting it and get themselves killed. Regardless I never want to see the damn thing again. That's why I don't drive solo anymore. LH

Tighty whities are way to constrictive. Boxers are annoying. Thongs make you feel like you're getting a wedgie. I like for my boys to have their freedom. LH

I know it sounds silly. But it was real. And it scared the living hell out of me.

Ordinarily I tend to dismiss superstitions. Truckers have one about a 'black dog' that stalks drivers that get careless and drive beyond their body's tolerance. I never believed it myself until I had a run in with the dog on a lonely stretch of Interstate 4 in central Florida. LH

I was still fairly young when the Smurfs were on TV but I surely don't recall any flak over them at the KH. I do recall some uproar over the Cabbage Patch Kids. Something about them being a waste of money that could be given to the WTS. Apparently kids were bugging their parents into buying practically the entire collection. LH

I do so enjoy exploring my charming side. LH

Refiner convinced me to come here. But knowing you were here provided the motivation. LH

Pris don't forget about the cabbage patch doll spin offs 'The Garbage Pail Kids'. They came in packages like baseball cards and as stickers. LH

Well I not only reject Refiner I reject this 'Girl from Oz' as well. Now I didn't say I'd kick you out of my bed girlie, so don't get the two confused. LH