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"Ghost Whisperer"? George

What's a "pink link"? All I see is the picture I posted. George

It's been posted for over a week. Go for it. George

As Dooj pointed out, if there were NO good times, who would have stayed (if he had a choice)? But that doesn't mean that good times were somehow used to keep people in. What? Were there clandestine leaders' meetings where they said "We're going to really abuse these folks in a few months. Make sure to give them some good times first, so they'll stay"? That's not how it worked in MY experience. George

Okay, assuming you don't recognize that particular Adam Sandler character, how about this for the second pic: :) George

Although all of those are fairly recent, I doubt that they would pass WW's criterion of "not obscure." (Of course, I guessed Friday the 13th!) George

three pics, one name George

"Friday the 13th" (the series)? George

Interesting, Excie. When I saw "I'll show you what's good about being alive," I assumed it was a positive affirmation of your life NOW, not a reminder of a past abuse. God knows I'm not telling you to forget anything, but I really hope that you DO show others what's good about being alive. And that's something that VPW just can't do! George

I believe that my BC used "nerds" in the sense of unsophisticated, poor, and/or ill, not in the sense of skilled with technology! (Though considering TWI's aversion to computers...) George

I didn't want to take off on a tangent in the "Purges" thread, but something Word Wolf posted struck a chord: "Witnessing" was to be focused on people who had "all their teeth" and their own cars and so on- effectively, people who had no needs, leaving only people who could be USED by twi and not be expected to need things in return. So, new arrivals were being SCREENED before they joined- which meant new arrivals arrived in MUCH smaller numbers. I distinctly remember my BC mentioning to me at my last ROA (1996?) that "we weren't witnessing to nerds anymore." We should be trying to bring in the more well-to-do of the local populace. I asked if we weren't trying to help people anymore. I don't remember his fumbled answer, but it was something on the order of "rich people need the Word, too." When did this become the official doctrine for witnessing? George

In 1979, I was in my first full year with Twig Fellowships and taking the Advanced Class. I was 23 also. I would consider those some of MY good times. I'm very sorry how horrible it must have been for you. :( George

In addition to the straw man (in the sense of misrepresenting your opponent's point and then knocking down the altered version), a common diversion was the false dilemma: give a person two choices, when in fact there are several alternatives: "Do you agree with LCM, or are you possessed?" Obviously, there are times when it was possible to disagree with him and not be possessed. George

"Swimming with Sharks"? George

I hardly ever watched the show, but I remember an episode of "Mad About You" where Helen Hunt was beating Paul Reiser in her sleep. Is that it? George

Also, the onus in THIS thread is on the clue-giver to pick a song that just about everybody knows from the first line. I may have heard this song, but it sure doesn't ring any bells with me. George

Val Kilmer The Saint Elizabeth Shue George

Congratulations! How wonderful for you! The Countess and I now have a granddaughter, too, born last Sunday morning. Wonderful feeling, isn't it? George

Denholm Elliott is one of those actors easy to recognize, but hard to remember where else youve seen him! Finally, I remembered Raiders of the Lost Ark Harrison Ford Clear and Present Danger George

No one actually mentioned the series (the original one); and though hiway has the title correct, I'll give it to Steve!, because he was close enough. George

I just googled "$200 more than Carmax" and got a hit: AutoTrader.com George

That's it, of course. A delightful movie from my youth. "Great Rays," indeed! George

"Unfortunately, Starfleet General Order 104, Section B, leaves me no choice; Paragraph 1A clearly states—" "To blazes with regulations! You can't let him take command when you know he's wrong!" "Upon finding your first officer reluctant to take aggressive action–" "You mean you're the lunatic who's responsible for almost destroying my ship?..." "I told you, I am in command and I will give the orders, captain; we are going to turn and attack." "Matt, where's your crew?" "On the third planet." "There is no third planet." "Don't you think I know that? There was, but not anymore! They called me, they begged me for help – four hundred of them! I couldn't... I-I couldn't..." George