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  No More Anonymity

  by Francois in

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  i have posted at this site for over two years.

  i have posted nearly 6,000 posts here, and for the most part i've posted as francois, or i've not identified myself with a screen name at all.

  i've never directly identified myself.

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  Frannie Banannie

  Way ta GO, Frank Tyrrell!

  Fran Parsons aka Frannie Banannie
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  My Borganization Story

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  i was 28 when i got borganized....i wish i could remember the names of the sisters that studied with me....one of 'em's name is barbara, the other one was a pig...guess they're not that memorable....but the plano congregation had not been started when i first got baptised or it had *just* been started in 1973....my best sis friend was carolyn nelson, a six feet tall sis with two kids, harris and april....i was really dumb and married the first elder that asked me....it was a total flop of a marriage, his teenaged son caused all sorts of problems for us.....i "ran away" from it and went back to the "world" for a while....i suppose because they hadn't gotten the "worldliness" out of me very well at the time....when i returned, they publicly reproved me and we divorced....his name was bob repp....he was an elder in the white rock congregation....i can remember a few names...the farmers, steve scott and his lovely red-headed wife, but that's all i remember..... .

  then i moved back down here with my older two children, where i was raised and later went back into the borganization....i moved to california in late 1988, got in an auto accident in late 1989, and everything went downhill from there, borganization-wise...i had seen so much cruelty from the platform....even a p.o.

  who graphically and sneeringly described explicitly...the sights, sounds and smells of alleged sexual acts between two pioneers, as he disf'd the pioneer sister, while she sobbed her heart out in front of the congregation and only reproved the pioneer bro.....made me wanna hurl....the elders treated me like a meadow muffin the whole time i was in cal.

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  Frannie Banannie

  LOL! CG, ya'd wear him out...ya lil energizer bunny you!

  Frannie B
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  Food at the proper time.

  by Paradise Found in

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  my user name is "paradise found" because thats how i feal about finding you guys!!!.

  the truth is you (people) on this board would be generally interested in knowing about me as a person.that says a lot.

  thats why i log on each and every day.. when i have the time and energy to contribute on a regular basis you can get to know me as i do you.. inbetween time take care and thanks, because iam sure iam only one of many you do not know who know you and appreciate your commitment and regular contributions to this board.. yours (always) paradise found.

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  Frannie Banannie

  Welcome to the board, PF! Hope to read the bio of your "exodus" from the borg soon...bet it's interesting....

  Welcome, Stillajwexelder, too....I've seen some of your posts...velly intellistink...glad to have ya here.

  Frannie B
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  Swallowed my pride and had a good cry today

  by Lady Lee in

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  as some of you know i have been have a few health problems lately.. i went to the doctor today to pick up my application for a handicapped parking permit.

  when we talked he said he would sign it for a year.. well he signed it as "permanent disability".

  in one way this is good because if they don't figure out the problem and find a solution i won't have to keep applying for it.

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  Frannie Banannie

  (((Lady Lee))), there's nothing scarier than facing the prospect of losing one's autonomy possibly in the near future....hopefully the test results will come with an assured resolution to the delimma you're facing....but in my book, you are ONE BRAVE, STRONG lady....and full of loving-kindness and caring ta boot!

  Frannie B
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  What was your biggest pet peeve at the Kingdom Hall ???

  by run dont walk in

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  was there anything in particular that drove you nuts at the kingdom hall ??

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  Frannie Banannie

  Havin' ta sit still for so long, while the peeps on the platform regurgitated and chewed their scriptural cud over an' over again.....it was specially hell on kiddos....I can remember when my youngest was 2 yrs old....I was holdin him on my lap facing fwd....he began kicking the back of the chair in front of us, so I turned him sideways where he couldn't....he looked up at me and in a stage whisper, said "I wanna drink of water"....I told him no, but after several repeats began to thwack him on the leg.....there was an elder and his whole fam seated behind us and I was tryin to be a good lil witless at the time, not havin gotten my craw full yet......anyway....my youngest was undeterred...no tears....just kept right on askin and gittin thwacked on the leg....of course, the decibels of the requests and resulting thwacks kept escalating point by point.....finally my son had enuff....he slinked his right arm up around my neck and looked me in the eye and said..."HEY, BABY! I SAID I want a DRINK OF WATER!"....wiped out the whole row behind me....I picked him up and took him to the water fountain, needless to say....

  Frannie B
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  vicki boer vs watchtower new information

  by needs_lots in

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  last week my lawyer appealed the judges decision , based on the fact that we are not sure what will happen with costs.

  now that we have appealed, the watchtower also cross appealed with 10 pages of why the "judge erred".

  looks like this has openned a whole can of worms.

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  Frannie Banannie

  It's a done deal, Vicki....hope u hear from some of our Canucks soon, cherie!

  Frannie B
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  The "loving" elders

  by acsot in

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  i havent been responding to many posts lately, ive sort of had my hands full.. i haven't been to the meetings in about 4-1/2 months - my mother has had two strokes and been in the hospital and doing rehab.

  (before that i was occasionally going in order to bring her to the hall, my mother is in her 80s and the dubs are her only social outlet.

  no one has a clue that ive had my eyes opened about the borg.

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  Frannie Banannie

  Well done, (((Ascot!))) Tho I'm sorry to hear about your Mom's condition, it's a blessing that her memory lapses have provided a way to avoid the "spoof"....

  You are one brave and strong person....just don't hold yer breath about them actually making visits....I've heard that song 'n dance before....with no result...

  Frannie B
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  Today's My 39th Birthday!

  by Yizuman in

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  this old fart is now officially 39 years old.

  this old fart will be over the hill next year!

  ah, life!

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  Frannie Banannie

  HAPPY B'DAY!

  Life begins at 40 Yizuman....one more ta go!

  Frannie B
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  JWs at my door ... FINISHED the STORY !!

  by Amazing in

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  [now for the rest of the story ... it begans again below with ### in front of the continuation] .

  well, well, well ... well, well ... well, uhmmmmm ... this ought to be good .

  these two ladies were standing there ... one was obviously an elder's wife ... say late 40s ... likely aux.

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  Frannie Banannie

  <scrapes bottom of popcorn bowl> munch, munch, crunch, crunch......well thank Gawd....it seems like a satisfactory ending.....would be interested in seeing the sequel, tho....

  Frannie B
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  My Borganization Story

  by Frannie Banannie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was 28 when i got borganized....i wish i could remember the names of the sisters that studied with me....one of 'em's name is barbara, the other one was a pig...guess they're not that memorable....but the plano congregation had not been started when i first got baptised or it had *just* been started in 1973....my best sis friend was carolyn nelson, a six feet tall sis with two kids, harris and april....i was really dumb and married the first elder that asked me....it was a total flop of a marriage, his teenaged son caused all sorts of problems for us.....i "ran away" from it and went back to the "world" for a while....i suppose because they hadn't gotten the "worldliness" out of me very well at the time....when i returned, they publicly reproved me and we divorced....his name was bob repp....he was an elder in the white rock congregation....i can remember a few names...the farmers, steve scott and his lovely red-headed wife, but that's all i remember..... .

  then i moved back down here with my older two children, where i was raised and later went back into the borganization....i moved to california in late 1988, got in an auto accident in late 1989, and everything went downhill from there, borganization-wise...i had seen so much cruelty from the platform....even a p.o.

  who graphically and sneeringly described explicitly...the sights, sounds and smells of alleged sexual acts between two pioneers, as he disf'd the pioneer sister, while she sobbed her heart out in front of the congregation and only reproved the pioneer bro.....made me wanna hurl....the elders treated me like a meadow muffin the whole time i was in cal.

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  Frannie Banannie

  GAWRSH, ya caught me, Countrygirl...<snicker, snort>...I just *know* yer havin a goooooooooood ol' time over there with Dapink....so enjoy....and then git yerself back home to us safe and sound, chica...ya hear? We miss ya and want ya back in one piece.

  Hugs 'n smoochies,

  Frannie B