Posts by Onager

I received TWO father's day cards from my only child. One was from his nursery and one was in my mother-in-law's hand. Grateful for both but looking forward to the time when he can write his own!

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I'd like to find a single female bible lover to read the Bible with me.

by littleyohane in

jw
friends

but i believe in jehovah god, and i read the bible every day.. i believe the bible is god's word.

and i pray to god every day.. it's somewhat off topic.

but i'd like to find a friend who loves the bible and want to read and find the truth of the bible together with me.. i live in japan and i am a japanese.

Onager

I'd say good luck in your quest, but I fear it's to make money rather than friends.

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Counter Witness Video

by Vanderhoven7 in

someone posted a counter mormon video on another thread and suggested we have one available to show after witnessses show us a wt video at the door.. sounds like a great exchange witness approach.

all we need is a good short video that could either bless witnesses with the gospel or plant seeds of doubt in wts authority.

know of any video that might fit the bill?

Onager

Show them a Pingu video on youtube.

Act as if it's a factual documentary about a penguin that lives in a house and uses a toilet (or whatever).

When they point out that Pingu is not real say:

"And your guy is?"

Pause until they start to respond and then shout "MWAH MWAAAH!" and close the door.

I guaranTEE they will remember that encounter forever.

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Window Washers

by Nikki collins in

i know @hiddenpimo is going to laugh at me for this because we had several in our old congregation, but what is with all the window washing businesses owned/managed by jws???

they are everywhere!

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I called it the Velvet Trap when I was a window cleaner. Yes, there is nothing wrong with earning a living by manual labour and having a trade skill is as valuable to society, or more valuable, than most white collar careers,

BUT.

There is no skill progression and no career progression in window cleaning. The only advancement you can make is to take on more work.

Compare that to something like carpentry. Your skills and abilities increase over years until you can call yourself a master craftsman. You can go from doing utilitarian work to practically artistry.

The reason that window cleaning is a trap is that to earn a decent wage takes all your time and energy. How can you take an evening course to learn a different skill when you come home physically exhausted every evening? The Velvet part of the trap is that you can earn enough money to earn a decent wage, so you would lose money if you stopped window cleaning and started in a new trade.

The only reason that I escaped is because I fell off my ladder while window cleaning and the government paid for me to retrain as I could no longer do my job. I thank Dog every day for that slippy bit of patio!

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What music are you enjoying today?

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

jw
friends

1.just been listening to this lady's innovtive tool as music instrument.

incredible story too.. https://youtu.be/_nlmm9kcbks.

2.listening to this gives me so much peace and relaxes me .

Onager

I love the Gladiator soundtrack too. I have the Last of the Mohicans soundtrack on that same playlist too.

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What music are you enjoying today?

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

jw
friends

1.just been listening to this lady's innovtive tool as music instrument.

incredible story too.. https://youtu.be/_nlmm9kcbks.

2.listening to this gives me so much peace and relaxes me .

Onager

I'll be seeing this band in Bristol on 17th June:

https://youtu.be/jM8dCGIm6yc

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Pale.Emperor Summons Some Demons

by pale.emperor in

remember when we were jws and all loved to hear demon stories?

and then there was always that paranoid person that would shut us up "in case they're listening"?

and the resident crazy every congregation seems to have that claims to have been possessed at some point?.

Onager

Fair play, that is dedication!

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Where Is Simon?

by minimus in

jw
friends

is it me or does it seem simon isn’t around much lately?

i hope everything is ok. .

Onager

It's not Simon I'm worried about. Where's Garfunkel??

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Ladies First

by snugglebunny in

jw
friends

i know a lady who says she feels demeaned if a man walks on the outside or opens a door for her or stands aside to let her pass.

i just think it's good manners.

being a gentleman has nothing to do with equality in my opinion..

Onager

Anyone who feels demeaned because someone treats them differently because of their gender, in a polite, mannerly fashion, has literally zero idea of what it means to be demeaned.