Do you think, in light of the epidemic of stuffed lamb planting going on within the ex-Dub community, that owning a toy lamb will become as harshly dealt with by the Borg as wearing a cross symbol?
Edited by - Stephanus on 10 September 2002 17:12:35
Stuffed Lambs
by Stephanus 15 Replies latest jw friends
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abbagail
LOL Steph! Not completely a ridiculous thought, considering who we're dealing with.
It wouldn't be surprising for them to consider the stuffed lamb toys as "demonized apostate fodder" rather than as a symbol of their OWN mistreated and abused brothers and sisters. Hence, I can hear the "special needs talk" now:
"Therefore, get out from among them and separate yourselves... and QUIT TOUCHING the UNCLEAN (toy lamb) THING."(2 Cor. 6:17)
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"Indeed, quite a number of those... brought their (toy lambs) together and BURNED THEM UP BEFORE EVERYBODY.And they calculated together the prices of them and found them worth fifty thousand pieces of silver. Thus in a mighty way the word of Jehovah kept growing and prevailing." (Acts 19:19,20)
Grits
Edited by - Grits on 10 September 2002 17:49:17
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Derrick
Perhaps a more pertinent question is whether the "Borg" considers the metaphor of "stuffed lambs" fitting from their vantage point? They don't want to simply silence the lambs, they want them stuffed in a manner a taxidermist stuffs any "game" that is hunted down and shot.
Sad, but true.
Derrick
P.S. I think the only way for the message to get across is for these stuffed toys to be manufactured of the highest quality and cute loveable design to the point they are considered collectible toys. The label could ambiguously read "Made in the USA by SilentLambs.com - visit our web site today."
That way the toys could make it to such mass media as "Home Shopping Network" on satellite television and other major distribution channels on their own merit -- allowing sponsors to subtly mention that buying one of these collectible toys has a bonus of supporting awareness of a good cause. Prevention of child abuse could be briefly mentioned with the encouragement of those buying the stuffed toy lamb to visit the web site on its label to find out more about efforts to stop child abuse in religions such as Jehovah's Witnesses.
Done in this subtle manner it has lasting public relations value, and makes it risky for elders to stop JWs from owning one. (Criticizing a JW for owning one would send a public message that JWs are fanatically against efforts to stop child abuse to the point of persecuting JWs who own anything that resembles a lamb's image. The Society's P.R. department wants to distance itself from stereotypical association with fanatical religious groups, and likely would advise against going to the extreme of preventing JWs from owning a widely distributed collectible toy.)
Derrick
Edited by - Derrick on 10 September 2002 17:39:8
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abbagail
Hey Derrick! You're quite the merchandising visionary! GREAT IDEA! If Bill has already assigned someone as the MERCHANDISING COORDINATOR for Silent Lambs (see his post http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=34913&site=3), you should pass your idea on to them ASAP! If he has NOT yet chosen an MC, you should volunteer, eh?
Merchandizing Coordinator & 2 Assistant MC's
1. Develop and design merchandise to be offered through silentlambs.
2. Responsible to coordinate sales and shipping for merchandise.
3. Negotiate competitive pricing for such materials.
4. Responsible for approval of posters and banners used to represent silentlambs.
5. Responsible to train assistants how to do your job.We know BB has already in production T-shirts, coffee mugs, bumper stickers, and a Lapel Pin for silentlambs http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36323&page=1&site=3#489413 but I do not know if an Official Silent Lambs Toy Stuffed Lamb has been chosen or is being produced "en masse" for distribution. There are several such companies online which will design and produce a toy lamb of your specifications, and I had previously sent these URLs to silentlambs (as I'm sure they already have some ideas of their own).
Hey, YOU NEVER KNOW!!! I never envisioned Home Shopping Network, etc. as you describe, but your "plan" is a really good one! Two Heads are Better Than One, as they say, so I hope you will pass your idea on to SL!
Thanks.
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SYN
Steph: Definitely. Stuffed lambs are the Smurfs of a new generation! Soon we'll be hearing Dub Urban Legends of stuffed lambs galloping across Convention Stadiums!
In fact it would be a great prank, once the lamb Urban Legend is firmly entrenched, to create a radio-controlled stuffed lamb, once servo and fuzzy motion technology is sufficiently advanced in a couple of your years, to make a lamb that will literally be able to prance onto a stage and do a little jig in front of the speaker! And avoid him when he tries to kick it!
Watch out for much more constricted, lamb-frolicking-space-free designs on Convention speaker podiums in future as a result of this post!
[SYN], Prophetic Class.
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abbagail
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searcher
I have a strong feeling that the NWT is about to recieve yet another revision to remove all reference to the word LAMB.
searcher.
ps. keep an eye on the business register though, the WBTS will no doubt buy shares in any company that MAKES TOY LAMBS.
This is the sort of dispicable double standard we can expect from them.
s.
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Stephanus
Stuffed lambs are the Smurfs of a new generation! Soon we'll be hearing Dub Urban Legends of stuffed lambs galloping across Convention Stadiums!
LOL
Now THAT is a technology worth following up! You're right, the way things are going, it won't be long before a technology armed 'postate will be able to make the Dubs' worst nightmares come true. Personally, I'm looking forward to anti-gravity technology - being able to make items pruchased at a garage sale float around a room will be priceless!In fact it would be a great prank, once the lamb Urban Legend is firmly entrenched, to create a radio-controlled stuffed lamb, once servo and fuzzy motion technology is sufficiently advanced in a couple of your years, to make a lamb that will literally be able to prance onto a stage and do a little jig in front of the speaker! And avoid him when he tries to kick it!
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abbagail
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(800) 530-6391 * (530) 642-2378 fax * [email protected]Edited by - Grits on 10 September 2002 18:31:33
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