Posts by pudd

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Another reason to hate the WTS.

by CountryGuy in

jw
friends

you know what i hate most about the wts?

that no matter how much you think you've put it all behind you... it still comes up and smacks you over the head every now and then.

saturday night, i visited my local bookstore/coffee shop.

pudd

I don't know if I read more into it, but I seemed to find pain in her eyes.

Before I left I found shunning one of the most painful things I ever had to do. There was a young girl who got pregnant and was df?ed. She carried on going to the meetings throughout her pregnancy. When the baby was born (just a few weeks after mine as it happens) there were complications and her little boy almost died. Still she came to the hall. One day she came while her baby was in hospital fighting for his life. I had to go out the back with my newborn and she was at the back of the hall. As I passed her I caught her eye, I smiled but what I wanted to do was put my arms around her and cry with her. I went in the mother and baby room with my own son and just broke my heart. (The baby survived btw)

The practice of shunning is inhumane and yet I went along with it because I thought it was what Jehovah wanted. I know there are a lot of self-righteous individuals in the congregation but there are just as many genuine people who are so misled. It is heart breaking.

Pudd

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a frog goes into a bank.....

by pudd in

a frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller.

he can see from her nameplate that her name is patricia whack.

"miss whack, i'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday.

pudd

Actually KLS I simply copied it exactly as it was from an email someone sent me lol

It made me smile too!

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Hello and thankyou

by bagpuss in

jw
friends

hi, i,m new to this board,although i've been lurking around for some time now and just wanted to say a big thankyou to lots of you,who without realizing it have helped me alot as i get used to life as an ex jw.

its really good to know that others have had similar thoughts and feelings since leaving and that i'm not the only one who's had doubts or questioned the lack of love in an organization that feels it holds the monopoly on the stuff!

it's great to know i'm normal!!!

pudd

Hi Bagpus

Welcome! It?s great to hear from you.

It?s only been 18 months since I left and I found this board about the same time. I too found it very helpful and a huge relief to know that I was ?normal? in the things I was feeling. (Actually I guess I am pushing it to say I am ?normal? in any sense lol but my feelings were normal at least!)

It is a very lonely, confusing time and I know for me it made such a difference knowing that others understood.

I hope you stick around and we get to know you better.

Best wishes

Pudd

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a frog goes into a bank.....

by pudd in

a frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller.

he can see from her nameplate that her name is patricia whack.

"miss whack, i'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday.

pudd

A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack. "Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday." Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's okay, he knows the bank manager. Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral. The frog says, "Sure. I have this," and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office. She finds the manager and says, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000, and he wants to use this as collateral."

She holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?" (you're gonna love this) (its a real treat) (a masterpiece) (wait for it) The bank manager looks back at her and says... "It's a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone." (You're singing it, aren't you? Yeah, I know you are........) Never take life too seriously! Come on now, you grinned, I know you did!!!

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+ Margaret Hassan +

by Seven in

deepest sympathy to margaret's husband, family and friends.

the world has lost one of it's most precious and beautiful citizens.

may she rest in peace..

pudd

so very sad, words fail me.

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Let's hear some funny sayings that kids come out with !

by hubert in

thanks, rabbit, you gave me the idea.. kids will come out with the funniest sayings, even though they themselves are serious when they say them.

like my grandaughter, whose 8 years old:.

while i am driving my "new " toyota she says to me, "grandpa, in a few years, are you going to get another car and get rid of this one"?

pudd

My 4-year-old son was in the car with his dad, who happened to be listening to a frank Sinatra CD, when they got home my son had got one of the songs stuck in his head and began singing it??I get no kicks from champagne??I get a kick into you?!!!!

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Single Woman

by pudd in

single woman

a woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she selected a half-gallon of 2% milk, a carton of eggs, a quart of orange juice, a head of romaine lettuce, a 2 lb.

can of coffee, and a 1 lb.

pudd

Some have told me that I do not have a sense of humour. However my best brined and I have the ability to find ourselves falling on the floor laughing uncontrollably while others look on in confusion just not getting the point! Humour is a strange thing!

My husband and I do not share the same sense of humour at all but he once told me a joke that had me giggling for days; A man walks into a bar??.. and said ouch!!

This joke about the single woman was funny for the same reason; it plays a trick on the mind. I in no way think that ?ugly? woman are a subject to make fun of, I am no oil painting myself.

Hope it didn?t cause ant offence!

Pudd xxx

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Single Woman

by pudd in

single woman

a woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she selected a half-gallon of 2% milk, a carton of eggs, a quart of orange juice, a head of romaine lettuce, a 2 lb.

can of coffee, and a 1 lb.

pudd

Single Woman A woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she selected a half-gallon of 2% milk, a carton of eggs, a quart of orange juice, a head of romaine lettuce, a 2 lb. can of coffee, and a 1 lb. package of bacon. As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of the cashier. While the cashier was ringing up her purchases, the drunk calmly stated, "You must be single." The woman was a bit startled by this proclamation, but she was equally intrigued by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single. She looked at her six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about her selections that could have tipped off her drunken observer to her marital status. Curiosity getting the better of her, she said, "Well, you know what, you're absolutely correct. But how on earth did you know that?" The drunk replied, "Cause you're ugly."

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nag nag nag!

by pudd in

an attorney got home late one evening after a very taxing day trying to get a stay of execution for a client, named wilbur wright, who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight.

his last minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling tired and depressed.

as soon as he got through the door his wife started on about, "what time of night do you call this?

pudd

An attorney got home late one evening after a very taxing day trying to get a stay of execution for a client, named Wilbur Wright, who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight.

His last minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling tired and depressed. As soon as he got through the door his wife started on about, "What time of night do you call this? Where have you been?" and on and on.

Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual, he went and poured himself a very large whisky and headed off for a long hot soak in the bathtub... pursued by the predictable sarcastic remarks.

While he was in the bath the phone rang, which the wife answered and was told that her husband's client had been granted his stay of execution after all.

Realizing what a day he must have had, she relented a little and went upstairs to give him the good news. As she opened the bathroom door she was greeted by the sight of her husband's rear view as he bent over naked drying his legs and feet.

"They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said.

The attorney whirled around and screamed hysterically, "For crying out loud woman, don't you ever stop?"

Jesus in the cafe

by pudd in

an irishman in a wheel chair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee.

the waitress nodded, so the englishman said to give jesus a cup of hot tea, my treat.. .

" the waitress nodded, so the redneck said to give jesus a cold glass of coke, on his bill.. .

pudd

An Irishman in a wheel chair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Irishman looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?" The waitress
nodded "yes," so the Irishman told her to give Jesus a cup of coffee on him.

The next patron to come in was an Englishman with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus over there?"
The waitress nodded, so the Englishman said to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, my treat.

The third patron to come into the restaurant was a redneck on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered,
jesus in a cafe"Hey there, sweet thang, How's about gettin' me a cold glass of Coke!"
He, too, looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over there?" The waitress nodded, so the Redneck said to give Jesus a cold glass of coke, on his bill.

As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Irishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."
The Irishman felt the strength come back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out the door.

Jesus also passed by the Englishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Englishman felt his back straightening up, and he rose up his hands, praised the Lord and did a series of back flips out the door.

Then Jesus walked towards the redneck. The redneck jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me! I'm drawin' disability!"