Story I've been waiting to hurl everybody's way...

by IsaacJS2 24 Replies latest jw experiences

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  IsaacJS2

  Greendawn:

  I wonder why they still haven't realised that the WTS is taking them for a ride and they still go on about the end coming soon. The dubs have been hearing that for something like a century. And their obsession about "bad associations", another set of dubby buzz expressions, why do they want to be so isolated from the rest of the world?

  You probably already know what I'll say to this. The psychology of how they control people is pretty sad and sick, but I'm sort of intrigued by it. Same as slowing down when you see a car wreck across the street or whatever.

  Repetition works. I remember our old PO telling me that, and he was right. If you grew up in it like she did, it's hard to break the thought patterns their techniques lay down.

  IsaacJ
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  Tuesday

  I respond: "No. I suburn easily and I'm allergic to bug bites."

  Fantastic, that's a great response!!!

  I love hearing people respond with stuff they would never expect.
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  love2Bworldly

  I respond: "No. I suburn easily and I'm allergic to bug bites." Yes, that's what I really said.

  LMAO Oh man that is the best laugh I have had in days!!!
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  candidlynuts

  ugh!

  i had a similar conversation with a relative lately, insisting that i acknowledge that i want to be in paradise..i finally told her i didnt want to waste any more of my life waiting on a paradise that millions of others have waited on and it never came. they all died of old age waiting. (and i went thru the list of all the old sisters we grew up with who were so faithful to the watchtower, they stayed with abusive husbands, lived hard lives because of no education etc) that shut her up, not much defense to a list like that especially when we're the old ladies now.
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  MsMcDucket

  She was counting time! I wonder how much time she got for trying to convert you!

  I don't know how you took it. I'd have to go get a shopping cart and be a bag lady! Once, I told my kids that is what I'd do.
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  Mile 0

  Enjoyed the read.

  "I respond: "No. I suburn easily and I'm allergic to bug bites." Yes, that's what I really said."

  And it could be quite traumatic for small children merrily skipping along thru a meadow and happen upon Little Bo-Peep's favorite pet being devoured by Tigger, which is actually what the natural outcome is if you put those kinds of animals together.

  Mile 0
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  SWALKER

  Could I get her number? I need the correct time....

  Thanks for sharing your story.

  Swalker
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  IsaacJS2

  Possible alternate universe version:

  Her: "Would you like to be here?"

  Me: "Nah. I couldn't live in a world without porn."

  'nuff said.

  (Maybe that would have ended the "conversation" a little bit sooner)

  IsaacJ
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  IsaacJS2

  Maybe I should start a new thread for alternate replies. I could let everyone join in the healing? I guess I'd have to find a picture of the flyer's cover and post it, though, to be sure everyone knew which one I meant. (Even though they keep remaking it every other year) Wonder if my wife has lost her's already?

  My Aunt-in-law again, as she points at the picture of various ethnicities wondering gayly through a post-Armageddon forest: "Would like to be here?"

  1. "Nah, I'd never get the grass stains out of my home made shoes."

  2. "What is this supposed to be--an Easter Egg Hunt? In the New System?!? What the @%!!!" (Well it does look like one you know!)

  3. "Doing what? Wandering through a forest? Wouldn't I be too busying digging 6 billion graves thanks to Jehovah's 'mercy' instead?" (Yeah, this one kinda stings)

  4. "But I am in this picture. This is where they buried me after Armageddon. They're laughing on my grave." (This one stings, too)

  5. "But I'm already in this picture. I'm the one taking a crap behind that tree. See? I'm waving at you with my free hand." (Will I still be allergic to poison ivy in the New System? Aww man, I hate wipin'! Somebody better reinvent toilet paper soon)

  6. "Sure. I'll do it the same way the writer's did it: with Photoshop, of course. Wait--you actually thought this was a real picture from the future?!? Ha ha ha ha! Well, maybe you'll be smarter in the New System." (Dare to dream)

  7. "First things first. What I want to know is, 'Who's gonna cut all that grass that's growing worldwide?' Well don't look at me!"

  8. "Wait. Shouldn't Jesus be in the picture already? Ohhh..." (For the Christians)

  9. "Depends on which OS they're using: Linux, OSX, or Vista." (Shivers) (Apologies to anyone that hates computer geek humor)

  10. "I don't know. Would you like to kiss this?" (Slap my own @$$)
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  anewme

  Good story Isaac and very humorous read. I think you were actually pretty polite to your MIL. That must have been a huge effort. You are a good man. Sorry about your flood.
  
  May I ask whatever happened with that? That must have been traumatic! Was it Katrina?
  Are you still living in a flood zone?
  
  
  Anewme