Overload me with Absurdities

sammielee24

I need some diversion today. Lets talk absurdities. Give me your list of what you found to be the most absurd rules to follow in the Watchtower. Like how your hair had to be, or how your clothes had to look, the music you couldn't listen to...overwhelm me. Those absurdities just reinforce for me how far beyond the bible the Watchtower really is and make me laugh. sammieswife.

LovesDubs

Waiting For Armageddon (the Dish from the Kingdom Hall) Well this is something I wrote a really long time ago for Freeminds. I think there's enough absurd to entertain you for a little while :)

Pee first. You've been warned.

Loves

New Worldly Translation

Oh, where to start, the org is so very absurd!

I remember that brothers were told off for wearing coloured shirts on the platform and they had to be white (and optionally washed in the blood of the lamb, although persil was ok if that wasn't handy)

In the 90's there was a popular footballer called Vinny Jones (hollywood actor now, geez!) who played for Leeds Utd and had a certain haircut called the Vinny V similar to a crew cut with the back shaped into a V. All the kids and a few adults had the same cut and were duly told off.

I once had a fashion t-shirt that had the word evolution on it when I was at a JW get together, nothing to do with biological evolution though. I was counselled about wearing it.

I remember a lot of elders seem to have it in for Guns n Roses when they were popular and always worked the band name into talks about debasing entertainment, satanism & suicide. Of course the elders who never mentioned G & R were fans themselves Anyway listening to kingdom melodies makes me want to slit my wrists not heavy metal.

My grandad some years ago couldn't get time off work for an assembly (this was when they lasted a week) and asked an elder about it. The elder said he must attend the assembly and jehovah would provide help for him in case of any hardship. Well he was provided with something, his cards and final payslip

Of course near '75 the brothers were told not to do anything long term like get insurance, make a will, buy a new sofa, start reading a new book or take a long bath (I made up the last two )

The org still have it in for soap operas too. They say they popularize adultery or wrongdoing... but it's no more so than in your average cong!

Funny essay Lovesdubs thanx for the link

LovesDubs

Oh and there was the time I gave a talk in cullottes (a split skirt thingy) and was dragged into a committee meeting for DRESSING LIKE A BROTHER! LOLOL! What poof brother would wear a SKORT? I felt sorry for the brother who had to give me THAT news....they obviously drew straws because he was terrified. I was over 6' in heels and he came up to like...my boobs. LOL!

Sunnygal41

LovesDubs.............I clicked on the link..................lmao.........girl........you rock..........that was the funniest dissection of a dub co visit i've ever read............i hope you are in the journalistic field.......otherwise your talent is wasted!

Terri

LovesDubs

Yeah I actually did study journalism for awhile...but I enjoy just annoying people with my sarcasm. Its much more fun :)

Pick a JW topic...and I could write a story like that about it. I mean we have to laugh dont we? What the hell were we THINKING?

LovesDubs

Sammie...forgot to ask you ...why do you need a diversion? What up chicka?

Terry

Back in the 60's brothers were admonished not to wear a moustache or other facial hair. Blacks were just starting to "mix" in the local congregations and the brothers all had facial hair-but it was okay BECAUSE IT WAS A "CULTURAL THING".

At that time it was widely advertised in the Magazines and books that JESUS DID NOT WEAR A BEARD. Eventually the Watchtower came around to the exact same view as the churches of Christendom. New light?

Sunnygal41

Oh and there was the time I gave a talk in cullottes (a split skirt thingy) and was dragged into a committee meeting for DRESSING LIKE A BROTHER! LOLOL! What poof brother would wear a SKORT? I felt sorry for the brother who had to give me THAT news....they obviously drew straws because he was terrified. I was over 6' in heels and he came up to like...my boobs. LOL!

I wore a skort to a meeting, also...........it was blue and white striped..............I was a take off on the sailor knee pants in fashion..........later........very casually, I was asked by somesister whether I realized that in HER congregation, those were NOT allowed............lol.........yes, and neither were charcoal fedoras with the old fashioned swing coat, in muted charcoal and pink stripes wool..........with leather high heeled boots.........I have a picture of me and a co with me dressed like that...........it's so ridiculous how they kill any artistry in us.............

Poztate

I felt sorry for the brother who had to give me THAT news....they obviously drew straws because he was terrified. I was over 6' in heels and he came up to like...my boobs. LOL!

Maybe he drew the WINNING STRAW.......

I enjoyed your www.freeminds.org link.

Overload me with Absurdities

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