Posts by brutusmaximus

You say your new girl friend allows you to sit and watch dancers whilst smoking a dirty big ceegar and you have friends who are dancers and you are depressed!!??

Listen my good man would your ex who is still out there a chapping the doors let this take place? I don't think so.

Confucious say: be grateful for small mercies

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Distractions at the Convention

by Nosferatu in

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i read the post where some kid let go of a helium balloon at a convention, and everyone was watching it.

when i used to attend the conventions, i loved distractions.

i always heard multiple "pssst" sounds from people opening cans of cott cola.

brutusmaximus

I'm with Hillbilly when it comes to the jelly on a plate picture, fantastic we would whisper

Jelly on a plate, jelly on a plate

wibble wobble, wibble wobble

Jelly on a plate ( I know very imature but fun at 14)

At one out door convention there was something up with the sound or something and we started doing a Mexican wave (an unheard of thing in Scotland) I think it went round twice and then we got told to stop it.

Great fun while it lasted though.

Sneaking out to the pool halls at lunch time was also good but may not count.

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Quick Build hard hats

by fleaman uk in

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in england about 5/6 years ago a directive kicked in that you were not allowed to put anything on your hard hat at the qb...apparently bro,s were putting all kinds of details down to ,er,attract the opposite sex....ms,rp etc!there were some desperate people out there...... any other crazy "hilarious"antics you remember at qb,s?

brutusmaximus

I remember we were doing a refurb in the hall and we had to re-varnish the floors so me and my wee mate volunteered to do it. Sadly we had no need for hard hats but they might have came in useful as we were out of our heads from the fumes of the varnish. We had AC/DC blasting out the PA system and then had our own sing along on the platform, a quality job all round I would say

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Whats the circulation of the Watchtower and Awake these days ???

by run dont walk in

how many magazines get printed in 2004. watchtower =.

awake =.

and can someone tell me the circulation in 1988-1995 for both as well, .

brutusmaximus

I know this is off the thread a wee bit but didn't special pioneers get their mags free so that it was a little bit of income for them? I to worked on the lit desk and I can remember the specials in my hall talking huge bundles of mags to place and thinking "they must make a few bucks selling those bad boys".

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If You Could Change Your Screen Name What Would You Be Known As?

by minimus in

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recently, deleted changed his name to glenmore for various reasons.

if you could make a name change---what would it be?

?

brutusmaximus

Ivor Ardon

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Do JWs Marry At Too Young of an Age???

by minimus in

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most of the witnesses that marry are in their early 20's that i know of.

they have zippo experience in anything except how to hide pimples.

from what you have seen, are most witnesses encouraged to get married---just so that they don't sin?

brutusmaximus

Married my wife at 21 as was she. Both gagging for it so it seemed the right thing to do. Still together after 14 years and have 2 great kids. Like any marriage we have ups and downs but have manged to weather the storm even though we are no longer attending meetings. Would I marry older if I had a second time around? Yes.

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Anyone know of a Doctor, Lawyer or other "Professional" who is JW?

by wordlywife in

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i was just wondering.

since college was (still is?

) discouraged, have any of you known persons of higher education to be in the organization, either by completing it while in or became jw afterwards?

brutusmaximus

I know of a professor of Physics at a Uni, 3 teachers, 2 accountants and a millionaire who made serious dosh on property. No doctors here though.

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Did You Stay as a Witness Because You Needed a Social Life & "Friends"?

by minimus in

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recently onacruse made a comment regarding why many jws remain jws.

a lot of people look at religion as a way to get together and be social with one another.

let's face it, people need "friends".

brutusmaximus

The word that crops up for me is "conditional" while you are there doing the "right" thing people are happy to do stuff but when you leave they ditch you. I still keep in contact with a couple of old pals but they are hanging on by a thread, the reason? They have no friends outside and this seems to scare them somewhat. I joined a football team, which I should have done when I was younger (I couldn't though as training is tuesday and thursday night) and have made a good number of friends that way who like me because I am me and not because I go to meetings.

I also stayed because I didn't want to let my family down.

BM

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The big D can you help??

by brutusmaximus in

i haven't been to the hall in quite some time even though all my family are still in and i see some of the witnesses from time to time.

i am not disfellowshipped and don't intend to be as i don't see why they should have the right to stop me talking to my folks.

however one of my friends has just had the big d and is now regretting it.

brutusmaximus

Kes,

Many thanks for the time and effort you have put into that post it has sorted a few things out in my head, many thanks

B