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  What are some of the "Get rich quick businesses" the witnesses tried?

  by mjarka911 in

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  i remember many witness businesses that would pop up.

  usually they would say "i'll just offer it to the friends to get started, then when it takes off i can pioneer".

  it was usually one after the other for the same people.

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  One guy in Austin was into Amway; if a person didn't want to sell the stuff (so he got a comission off their sales) he would pressure them something fierce to place an order from him. I'm sure they were fine products, but he was really annoying about it.

  The sisters had needlepoint-kits parties, tupperware parties, and this one brand of makeup I can't recall the name of.

  Up North, a pal of mine did, in the space of three years: financial management, Klamath blue-green algae, and Melaleuca (stuff made with tea-tree oil.) I even got talked into being a Melaleuca agent, although I never ended up selling it to anyone but myself. Turns out, nearly every sis in the hall was shilling Mela's products, and the one who was above us all in the scheme was the p.o.'s wife; she got pretty mad at me when I ceased to be her agent, and ended up coming to where I worked(!) to try and wheedle me back in.

  I was never into trying to sell stuff to my friends, as it struck me as being sort of tacky.
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  OK...............here is the latest on our much loved Ozzie.

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  i have had trouble getting onto mrs ozzie since the operation but this morning i rang the hospital and was put through to mr ozzie himself!.

  we spoke for quite a while and he sounded fantastic!!!!!!!.

  i passed on the love of the board and told him he has so many people who love him.

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  Cool. I really needed to hear some good news today. I'm so glad to hear Ozzie is doing better! Thanks for the update.
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  Compiling List-Trivial Items People Are Counseled Against

  by love2Bworldly in

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  i hope this is not a repeat of past threads and i hope to get a lot of response.

  i am compiling info of how people are treated within the wts.

  i just read the post about a person being counseled for having baby shower games.

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  Oooh, I just remembered a good one! I brought a coworker to a Sunday meeting (had my big brother pick him up) because I'd told him I didn't date outside my faith, and if he wanted to be with me, he'd have to get with Jehovah first.

  The guy (a big, tattooed, pierced, Doc Marten wearing mofo from overseas) got bored or disgusted during the public talk, and spent the rest of the meeting smoking in the men's room, and made the brothers scared.
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  Compiling List-Trivial Items People Are Counseled Against

  by love2Bworldly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope this is not a repeat of past threads and i hope to get a lot of response.

  i am compiling info of how people are treated within the wts.

  i just read the post about a person being counseled for having baby shower games.

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  Insomniac

  I caught heat for:

  Getting the crap kicked out of me by my stepfather. Obviously, it was my fault; if I were a better child, he wouldn't have needed to break my nose.

  Leaving home at 15, to escape the violence and molestation. Even though I continued to go to meetings and in service, the elders were still po'd.

  Dating an unbaptised fella.

  Dating a baptised brother, in good standing, when we were both 18+. The elders never would specify what was wrong with our relationship, which is wierd, because we had a chaperone and we were engaged.

  When a guy I was talking to out in service told me I had beautiful hair, the pio sis I was with told me I'd need to start wearing it in a bun, as it was "inciting the men sexually". Jealous, straggly-haired busybody.

  Wearing too much black clothing.

  I know there's more, as I got counselled all the durned time, but that's all I care to recall at the moment.
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  What color are your Mothers Eyes?

  by xjwms in

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  30% of will know this.

  do you know?

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  Mom's eyes are a deep, groovy, cobalt blue.

  Mine are green with brown speckles.

  If anyone can track down my father, please let me know what color he's got.
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  If you have an ACCENT how are you treated?

  by ChrisVance in

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  i have lived in mexico for almost two years.

  i have always been fascinated by languages so when i retired from the state of washington at age 50 and had the opportunity so go to college i majored in spanish.

  i didn't go to college when i was young for the usual dub reason.

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  I'm from Maine, but spent a lot of time in Texas and the South when I was younger. My accent is all over the durned place! In general, I think I sound neutral to other Americans, in that they can't place me by my speech.

  When I'm drowsy or relaxed, the Texas in me starts to appear, and I call everybody Darrrrrrlin. When I'm stressed or agitated, I'm told I sound like Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York. And when I need to sweet-talk the local mechanic to squeeze my car in for a quick fix, I can sound like pure, native-born Downeaster- think Kathy Bates in Delores Claiborne, which is the one movie I know of where they nailed the coastal Maine accent.

  Recently, a lady asked me if I was Scottish, based on my speech. Well, I am, on my bio-dad's side, but I think that lady was goofy, as I don't sound one bit Scottish when I talk. To be fair, she was a Southerner, so maybe she can't tell the difference. But still, goofy.
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  Have You Ever Had Any Weird Dreams???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  last night i had a dream that a former (stupid) elder called me at 6 a.m. to tell me that he wanted to let me know that he was calling for the body of elders, that they asked him to call me to get together and answer some questions.

  i said, "and you're calling me at 6 in the morning?

  why???

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  I had a really cool dream once. I was a lady living in the mid 1700's. My husband was rich, but I didn't love him one bit. I ended up having a brief, emotionless affair with the young guy that worked in the stables; my hubby found out and strangled me to death.

  Then I ended up being a ghost, haunting my old house. I was very bitter and angry, as I'd had a life without happiness or love. When a young couple (present day) moved into the house, I became obsessed with the man, following him from room to room, trying unsuccessfully to communicate with him. I would touch him, but he just kept thinking he'd walked into a cobweb. I'd stand in front of him, screaming his name, but he just thought it was the wind rustling the leaves.

  His wife, however, was well aware of my presence, and kept telling me to go away and leave them alone. So I started doing poltergeist-type stuff to frighten her. It turned into an all-out war between us, and the husband had no idea any of it was happening.

  When I awoke from this one, the furnace had ceased working and the room was freezing cold; four cats had crawled into bed and were lying all over the top of me. I wonder if that influenced the dream I had.
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  Awkward car situations.

  by greendawn in

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  did you ever have a serious problem while driving an awkward breakdown fire, or accident?

  my worst was when i got an overheating problem on a night in the middle of nowhere.

  it was the water pump, but by driving 20 miles at a time stopping to cool down and then restarting i got home.

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  My last car was a Volvo POS. The last owner drove it like he hated it, and I'm no mechanic, so it had lots of problems. It started stalling out on me while driving down the road, quite frequently. At first, I'd pull onto the shoulder, restart it, and continue on. Then I realized that I could just keep coasting, drop it into neutral, and restart while still rolling. It became second nature, and I used to do it all the time at 65 MPH.

  The car before that (a '79 Volvo) had no heater or defroster. I live in Maine, where it's a bit chilly at times, and I had to drive 40 minutes into work at night. I steered with one hand, scraped frost off the windshield with the other. By the time I got to work, my butt was frozen solid and I could barely speak, my lips were so numb.

  That same car leaked exhaust fumes into the interior and almost killed my boo and I after a nice date.

  The car before that, some chick crashed into and destroyed. I was in it at the time, but obviously I survived! Scary experience, though.
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  What Are Things You Get A "Kick" Out Of, Here????

  by minimus in

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  here's one thing i get a kick out at times--- it's when i see a new poster give "counsel" and advice as if they were still a jw elder or "eldress" or wannabe.

  you know the authority types that genuinely believe they know it all and that we're all anxious to hear what wisdom might be imparted to us.

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  Insomniac

  I totally dig that, late at night, when I can't sleep and I can't stop worrying about everything, I can always take a few minutes to look over Active Topics. It helps to know that there are others who are feeling some of the same things, have been through similar stuff. I feel a little less alone, is that pathetic? And yeah, I love when posters get silly and joke around, even if I don't always get the jokes- this is a pretty cheerful place, considering what we've all been through and lost because of the WTBTS.
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  Feed a Fever, Starve a Cold?

  by SixofNine in

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  2. friends

  or starve a fever, feed a cold?

  or is it all crap and you should just listen to your stomach?

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  Insomniac

  Just listen to your tummy. Chances are, you'll not feel like eating much when you're sick, and it may be best to stick with blander, more easily digested foods. But if you feel like eating a peanut butter and jelly sammich, go right on ahead.

  Get well soon, if you're asking because you are sick!