Circuit overseer seminar

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  • IT Support
    IT Support
    Test for a true Scotsman:

    70/- and or 80/-.

    Depends who's buying.

    Regards,

    Ken

    PS: A Scotsman and an Englishman lived next door to each other. The Scotsman owned a hen and each morning would collect his hen's eggs for breakfast.

    One day the hen had laid an egg in the Englishman's garden. He was about to go next door when the Englishman picked it up. The Scotsman told him the egg belonged to him because he owned the hen. The Englishman disagreed because the egg was laid on his property.

    Finally the Scotsman said, "This is how we solve arguments in my family: I kick you in the b***s and time how long it takes you to get back up, then you kick me in the b***s and time how long it takes for me to get up: whoever gets up quicker wins the egg."

    The Englishman agreed, the Scotsman dug out his heaviest pair of boots, took a few steps back, then kicked the Englishman as hard as he could. The Englishman fell to the ground, doubled-up, howling in agony for 30 minutes.

    Eventually the Englishman stood up, "Now it's my turn."

    "Keep the f**king egg."

    (Excuse the language!)

  • IT Support
    IT Support

    Hi Anglise

    got a little bit of contact still down here in the SE so will try and find out if the "soft southerners" have a similar CO agenda.

    Thanks. I'm sure there must be more to it that just a simple 'refresher'...

    BTW visited your part of our Isle last year and thought is was brilliant. Hope to do it again soon.

    Where did you visit? I hope the weather was okay!

    Regards,

    Ken

  • Xena
    Xena

    ROFL love that story!

    I visited Scotland this past year too....beautiful country

  • IT Support
    IT Support

    Hi Blondie,

    COs and DOs routinely have refresher courses.

    I know, but they are usually (or, at least, they used to be) called in for either a weekend, or at most a week. To have one for two months means it has to be pretty heavy, more than just a "refresher."

    Especially as there's a desperate shortage of substitute COs in the UK.

    My nose is twitching...

    Regards,

    Ken

    PS: I wish you had been our WT study conductor! Thanks.

  • IT Support
    IT Support

    Hi SadElder,

    No one seems to have any info on what's going on... they've been told to keep the yaps shut.

    Intriguing, isn't it!

    Anyone want to speculate??

    For starters, how about:

    • Abolish judicial committees: matters dealt with by full body;
    • Abolish disfellowshipping: everyone just gets disassociated;
    • Admitting they're wrong about child abuse policies: in future elders are to "just call the police." (Quote from BBC Panorama reporter when interviewing London Bethel spokesman.)
    • Preparing the 'flock' for an admission they've been wrong about 1914? (Naw, that's just too much!)

    Any more?

    Regards,

    Ken

  • Digger
    Digger

    Sorry to burst the bubble Ken.

    It is a GB directive to make sure that everyone is singing of the same hymm sheet, as I said before it is 90% MTS material and 10% on how to handle matters....although all CO's are told to pass on problems to the branch.

    I don't see anything more sinister than the usual brainwashing exercise

  • Englishman
    Englishman

    OK, Scottish person, you're doing fine.

    I suppose asking you to sing "Swing low sweet chariot" would be a little too much?

    Once went to an assembly at Murrayfield..1965 I recall.

    Englishman.

  • LittleToe
    LittleToe

    Mike:

    "Swing low sweet chariot"

    Wrong continent - do you mean "Amazing Grace", the Highland Hymn?
    I was chuffed when Joy asked me to play it for her, in November.

    (contrary to beliefs otherwise, I didn't suggest it, nor the group singing )

  • onacruse
    onacruse

    Ken, my apologies for popping off at you yesterday...I've been a bit cranky lately.

    Best regards,

    Craig

  • IT Support
    IT Support
    It is a GB directive to make sure that everyone is singing of the same hymm sheet,

    That, I don't doubt!

    it is 90% MTS material and 10% on how to handle matters....although all CO's are told to pass on problems to the branch.

    Sorry, Digger, I don't buy that. Perhaps, if it was one, or even two, weeks. But eight weeks? No way.

    I guess you're still an active Witness? (I've no problem with that if you are!)

    Are you planning on leaving, or are you able to live with the GB's hypocrisy?

    Appreciate your posts.

    Regards,

    Ken

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