A friend emailed me a pic of a gravestone that said:
I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK!!
CountryGuy of the "It's Morbid, but it's Funny" Class
CountryGuy
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If You Could Say One Last Thing Before You Die
by dh inwhat words would you choose to be immortalised by?
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How often do you have witness related dreams?
by sleepy inhow often do you have dreams relating to your past life as a witness?
i?ve left about 3 years ago and quite regularly have dreams featuring my witness friend and often i am in a kingdom hall or assembly and i can tell my friends don?t like me because i?m having doubts or i tell them outright they are wrong.
my brain seems to think subconsciously i?m still a witness while another part, the brainier bit, is telling it no.
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When I first left, I had nightmares all the time, about two or three a week. That gradually went away and was replaced by dreams of my "friends" telling me "It's not too late. You can come back." From there, the dreams featured my "friends" begging me to come back, some even crying.
Last week, I had a dream where I went fishing with my best friend. And he was back to being my best friend. It was like nothing had ever changed from when we were kids (including our waist and hairlines). I'll take that dream over the others any day, or in this case, night!
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Apostates are to be warned "Twice" BEFORE being DFed.
by gumby inmost who have been disfellowshipped or dissassociated from the jehovahs witnesses for apostasy, have never been given 2 chances if they have been found guilty of promoting 'ideas', that go contrary to the organisations beliefs, and rarely do two witnesses testify against you.
especially if they have encouraged others to accept what they are saying is true that goes contrary to the organisation are they dealt with in a fast manner.. .
however....did you know that all those who have been found guilty of telling others information concerning the organisation that is faulty are to be given at least two warning before they are to disfellowship you?.
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In reality, I don't think they even need to DF you officially. As long as someone is willing to start a rumour about you to the effect that "a friend of a friend of a friend" heard that you were now Apostate?, it's just as good as DFing you ultimately. Once the rumour is out there, any JW that has heard it will avoid you like the plague.
And when this happens, you can have fun with them at WalMart. Run up to them and yell "BOO!"
Seriously, I have one cousin (that I didn't much care for when I was still a JW) in the org, still. Saw him and his wife in WalMart and they nearly knocked over an old lady to avoid me. Win/Win situation in some circumstances... this being one of them.
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Wanted to introduce myself.
by mysterio91 ini've been reading many threads here in the past few days.
feels good to know other people think like me.
i'll give you a little background on me.
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CountryGuy
Welcome to the board, Mysterio!
I hope you enjoy yourself here.CountryGuy
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What's your favourite word?
by myauntfanny inbecause of another thread i got curious about whether many people have a favourite word.
i've never really gotten over my first love, which was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (seems like there ought to be a comma in there somewhere).
but that's not really a word.
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Peachy.
When someone asks me how I am. I say, "Peachy." If I'm having a bad day, I can say "B!+chy" and no one knows the difference.
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Did your congregation show hospitality to visiting speakers?
by truthseeker in.
not many of the general rank and file jw's even realize that there is supposed to be an elder in charge of showing hospitality towards visiting speakers and their families.. in my old congregation, there was such an elder in charge of this arrangement - one meeting we had a local needs talk on showing hospitality - not just to the members of the hall, but visiting speakers (as well as visitors).
one brother commented on how little hospitality there was - he acknowledged that while shopping at a local supermarket, he saw the visiting public speaker and his wife having lunch in one of the supermakets cafes.. so much for hospitality.. how did your congregation fare?
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On the listing of our speakers, there was a spot for anyone to sign up. And, true to the term "Southern Hospitality" it was always full.
Most of the time, it was filled first by the familes who were "well off." But, sometimes two and three families would get together and feed the speaker "potluck style." Since my family was "poor," we usually teamed up with another family and did the potluck thing. But, I have to say... we usually got the brothers that were just a little of kilter... you know... they had a full six-pack, but didn't have that plastic thingy to keep it all together.
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I MADE A SCENE AT THE KINGDOM HALL REMODEL TODAY
by Corvin inthe set up
it was getting close to noon and elese decided to give her mother a call to let her know she was ready to be picked up.
sara said she had to stop by the kingdom hall to drop off some ice for the brothers doing the remodeling.
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I have never once experienced the kind of predjudice and persecution the Society describes in their publications and at the meetings from worldly people, governments or churches as a result of being a JW. The only predjudice, attacks or persecution I have ever suffered has come from the JW's for once believing and now disagreeing with them. They are vindictive and more satan-like than any worldly folks I have ever dealt with.
Very well said!
And, a big ol' ATTABOY to you! Your daughters are very blessed to have you as their father. You have shown them true love, caring and support.
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Several times I have gone looking for the manager and tried to convince him that they just have to provide some kind of training for their employees in the usage of the microphone! ( He must think I'm a JW.)
Oh, and the clanging of the hangup, too!! I HATE THAT!
The first day of my first retail job, I was trained not to do a "WalMart Hang Up." The trainer told me, "We hang up the phone with our finger, then replace the earpiece on the cradle. This will prevent the clanging and we won't sound like WalMart." It still drives me crazy, today.
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IN OUT
Target Dog Smiley Face
Clean Stores Messy Shelves
Red Blue
Friendly Employees Grumpy Grannys
Finding what you want Saying "It was here last week."Tar-zhay all the way!!! Even though I'm from Arkansas, and literally have never known a world without WalMart, I hate it. And, I hate it even more because I have no choice but to shop there. The closest Target is 20 miles away. And no one else in town is even remotely close to their prices. I wish I could afford to say, I'm not going to shop there no matter how cheap it is. But honestly, when you're supporting your family, making that dollar stretch the most is really all that matters. WalMart does that, that's why they are so successful.
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Google's WMD
by CountryGuy intry this soon, before google fixes it:
2. type in "weapons of mass destruction.
" don't hit return.. 3. instead, hit the "i'm feeling lucky" button.. 4. read the error message that pops up carefully.
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Try this soon, before Google fixes it:
1. Go to google.com. 2. Type in "Weapons of Mass Destruction." Don't hit return.
3. Instead, hit the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button.
4. Read the Error Message that pops up carefully.Someone at Google has a great sense of humor. And will probably be fired soon.
CountryGuy