Rutherford's Records Return

by Skimmer 8 Replies latest jw friends

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  Skimmer

  In the days of the WTBTS under the presidency of Rutherford a lifetime ago, JWs hauled phonographs from door to door and played records of Rutherford's advertising speeches. A sort of early experiment with multimedia.

  The idea has returned in a way. You don't have to go to Brooklyn or even a Kingdom Hall anymore to get a first taste of official WTBTS media. They now have a video that they stream out on the Internet. I'd watch it for amusement, but I don't use Real Media software. If you do and would like to see it, check out: http://www.watchtower.org/library/vcpf/index.htm
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  Stephanus

  In the days of the WTBTS under the presidency of Rutherford a lifetime ago, JWs hauled phonographs from door to door and played records of Rutherford's advertising speeches. A sort of early experiment with multimedia.

  I hear it was a dub who invented the verticle turntable in response to the need this generated. It's sad that the totalitarian WBTS didn't encourage the creative spirit of this guy and many other Dubs and let them contribute their energy and ingenuity to "the work" in the ways which turned them on, rather than a one size fits all door-to-door ministry only policy. The door-to-door work has died in the arse, but has not been replaced by any true innovation like the vertical turntable. Totalitarian Russia had the odd innovation too, but they tended to only be of the military kind...
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  slipnslidemaster

  Stephanus,

  I may be drunk, but what the fuck are you talking about?

  Slipnslidemaster: Doin' the humpty hump...just doin' the humpty hump...
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  Stephanus

  Sober up and read it again
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  Fredhall

  I think you both are drunk. Probably you both was playing his record backwards and freaked you out too.
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  sf

  I just must give credit where credit is due........bwahhhhhhhhh FREDHALL!! Very funny!

  sKally (black sabbath klass)
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  slipnslidemaster

  Shouldn't you be in field service or something, Fred?

  Slipnslidemaster: Doin' the humpty hump...just doin' the humpty hump...
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  Stephanus

  This IS his field service! I'm surprised he doesn't pioneer; with all the hours he spends in here witnessing to these damned apostates, he'd romp in if he counted that time.
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  MacHislopp

  Hello Skimmer,

  thanks for the information.
  I'll see and come back with comments!

  Agape, J.C. MacHislopp