Just don't say you know a brother that works the sound box and is suffering from sound box burnout and how you seen him talking about what it would be like to not be a witness anymore and how his nic is soundbox_guy, on www.jehovahs-witness.com, which is also a negative reference that makes fun of what he's thought of at his congregation, just a lowly sound box guy and nothing more....Just don't do that and you'll be fine.
Going to a District Convention Undercover, suggestions?
by frankiespeakin 58 Replies latest jw friends
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zev
i went undercover to record 2 meetings in a local kh about a year after i left.
dress in jeans and a polo shirt. you'll look "ok" but obviously not one of them. also....just play like your interested, just moved into your hood and there is a local kh close by and you visited and they told you about the dc ect.
it worked ok for us and i got to get two hour long recordings in full detail, even the stammering they gave us as we left because they new the topic drove us away (dfing) and it wasnt one of their "usual" meetings. the guy was a complete bonehead.
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frankiespeakin
Zev,
Acting like a "newly interested one" seems to be a good idea you can ask more questions. I might do that in the future when I have an evening to kill. I will most likely come late to the meeting if I do.
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frankiespeakin
Does anybody know how to inpersonate the news media at a DC?
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Junction-Guy
Perhaps someone could acquire a press badge. That would be cool and we could interview all the big shots at the convention, im sure they will jump hand over fist at the opportunity to leave a good witness for the press-LOL
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Honesty
Why not really get the JW rumor mill going. Go with a friend of the same sex and hold hands and sit together. When you get asked some questions tell the dubs you and your friend were both dating a same-sex JW and when the relationship ended you found out you were both compatible with each other but still liked him/her and were really interested in the JW beliefs.
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soundbox_guy
You'd probably need a working knowledge of a photo-manipulating program like Adobe Photoshop to duplicate a copy of a Press Pass....but this would be illegal and could result in prison time. Oh and for legal reasons, I'm permitted to state that a person such as myself would never and has never done such a thing.
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Jourles
Does anybody know how to inpersonate the news media at a DC?
Business cards work good too. Any decent printing shop can make what you want for little dough. Simply create a fictitious newspaper, magazine, whatever, and hand the cards out like candy to interested ones(create a decent logo). Sure, many will say they've never heard of your company, but you just need to say it's new, just hit the streets, etc. You are looking to make a big impression with your boss by doing a positive write-up on a huge religious convention. Just be creative.
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Jourles
Oh, and if you have a cell phone, change your message to say "you've reached so-and-so with [insert name] Publications, please leave a message." Just make it appear legit for the first couple of days so if they do call it will seem that you are on the up-and-up. Maybe even get a disposable phone with pre-paid minutes -- pretty cheap there too.
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steve2
Here in New Zealand, undercover is easy: Just wear anything in crimpilene (spelling? that awful no-need-to-iron cheap drab-looking suit fabric) and they leave you alone. Oh, and if you wear glasses stick to the 1970s god-awfully big lens frames. You're in the convention with a grin...indistinquishable from the real thing.
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