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What's wrong with bulletin board?
Post "Sayings" that JW's don't say
by JH 28 Replies latest jw friends
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bigmouth
"What's wrong with bulletin board?"
This is a word that comes up frequently amongst bros in the US. 'Notice board' is preferred.
I think the etymology of 'bulletin' has something to do with a religious 'bull' or 'edict'. -
plmkrzy
I never heard the "pot-luck" one since our cong used to have many many many potluck get-togethers. I can see how that would be the case though these days due to the word luck.
"Have a blessesd day" is something said quite a lot around these parts but you would never hear it from a jw.
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BabaYaga
"Bless you!" (also like the gesundheit)
"Gosh!" (I was once told by a dear Witness that this was "an unacceptable euphemism")
"It's okay, Honey, I forgive you and I know that Jehovah has forgiven you already."
"Anybody have a lighter?"
"Congratulations on getting your degree!"
"There is nothing my precious family could do that would make me turn my back on them."
"Well, I think I'm almost ready for Christmas!"
"You know, investments in our 401-k are doing pretty good." -
Justice-One
Who did you vote for?
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Honesty
I have two tickets to the Thursday night Basketball game, do ya wanna miss the TMS and Service Meeting?
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Scully
I got into trouble once for saying Gesundheit to someone when they sneezed. It actually means "Good health", and I happened to know that there was a German Bible in the back room of the KH, so I looked up Acts 15:28, 29 and showed them that the word Gesundheit appeared there. The person looked as though they had soiled themselves.
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ValiantBoy
"I must have been mistaken"
Knew a pio sister who said "Awesome" could only be used in reference to Jehovah.
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becca1
Valiant one: I heard that at a circuit assembly years ago. I don't remember who said it, but it was said.
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becca1
I once heard a visiting speaker give a public talk in which he said we should not say "shoo" or "shoo fly". He said Shoo was an ancient god (I don't remember of what culture). I remember thinking how ridiculous that was and how far this man had gone to find something new to ban.