Posts by gespro

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Ok we've left the Org - Now what?

by Nellie in

i am no longer a witness.

i've told all my worldly friends and my immediate family - my kids have told their friends.

i haven't been to a meeting in over a year (and have no desire to go to one) - but i'm not dad or dfd.

gespro

Hi Nellie and congratulations for removing yourself from an authoritarian, high control cult!!!!!!

Honesty- We're on the same pageWell said!

gespro

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How far can you bat the penguin?

by TresHappy in

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this is fun!.

http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf.

Name Things that AGGRAVATE You

by minimus in

jw
friends

i hate pop ups on my computer.

i can't stand getting salespeople calling from the same company 3 times in a day!

i hate being behind asian or indian drivers........

gespro

I am more than likely guilty of the things that aggravate me...I aggravate myself at times

Stereotypes - for every finger I point, there's always three more pointing back

People who talk over me or interrupt me in midsentence and think they can anticipate my train of thought. It's not cute anymore. Someone is going to get a punch on the nose one day

Thought cancelling statements- yep, done that. This is a shortcut in any conversation one may have. "So-in-so is an idiot!" No need to discuss any further, the mind is made up. [see intolerance; predjudice]

People who think they understand my needs without any indepth searching of my soul and have a neat packaged solution for me like "All you need is a good ass whoopin! You'll be fine". Then again, depending on the context, is not a bad thing....which leads me to

Bad, passionless sex! A waste of time. AND if we need birth control there ARE other times to discuss this and make arrangements, don't ya think? [And I do mean that for both men and women...guys can take care of business too but we'd be considered too presumptuous if we were expecting sex when we are carrying protection and if we didn't we'd be considered irresponsible....[okay I'm not being fair and I'm off on a rant...come on G...work through it...don't get mad at the multitudes of fine responsible women out there...okay...it's okay now....]Which leads me to

My brain! My brain aggravates me! It goes on tangants, except MUCH quicker than I can type and for longer periods of time...I think sitting in meetings might've done that to me...I used to take Ritalin. All it did was make me shake...Now I found that I'm traumatized and distraction occurs when I age regress...SEE? There it goes again!!! This brain of mine! Anyone want to trade? YOu'll hear nonstop music in it and sometimes you can't shut it off but, I digress....

gespro of the 'I hope you understand me a little bit better and have a laugh' class

12

Never argue with a child's logic

by Scully in

a fire fighter is working on the engine outside the station when he

notices a little girl next door in a little red wagon with little ladders

"thanks" the girl says.

gespro

LMFAO!!!!

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Funny Joke

by Dimples in

i thought this was funny and wanted to share..... a little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be .

confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner "good .

morning," said the young man.

gespro

DOH!

14

Pipe bomb at Bethel.

by Etude in

does anyone remember the incident that happened back in the summer of 1974 at what was called the "squibb" building at bethel where a pipe bomb detonated at one of the doors just under the bridge that spanned the complex across columbia heights?

i was at bethel at the time and i even have a picture of two nypd cops standing in front of the scene the day after (if i can only find the picture).

i was thinking of posting it on this forum but i don't know how.

gespro

Hello Etude!

I do recall hearing something about that...

I heard a story about a Hall where a pipe bomb went off in front of the platform killing a 'brother' in the front row [who had just gotten reinstated]. Of course the bro telling me this said that it was good that the deceased had just gotten in good standing with the congregation

gespro -of the 'I'm so sick of them' class

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Speaking from his jail cell, Jehovah's Witness leader Ted Jaracz...

by sf in

i am in the usenet forum on google and 'stumbled' upon this item i will paste below.

what i would like confirmed by those in the know is if it is, in fact true:.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.religion.watchtower.reform/browse_thread/thread/15917b063a0fae8f/35c81946ada928d9?tvc=2&q=ted+jaracz&hl=en#35c81946ada928d9.

gespro

It was a great fantasy...

If you ask me, this needs to be made into a reality. I've often said to my family if there's any way I could sue the WTS for emotional [this is loaded! I would've been futher ahead in my career if the JW mindset wasn't beaten into me!] and religious abuse, we'd have a class action suit that would go down in history. [Stand in line...]

Can you imagine if the laws of the land changed slightly enough where we could pull this off? And it could apply internationally as well!

I can dream, can't I?

10

Calling Music Industry People

by LouBelle in

jw
friends

hi there.. i need a bit of help in the marketing of an artist.

he has got 4 amazing songs at the moment & is busy recording another 6. he is currently working on his music career in london.

this boy has got the voice & the looks & am pretty stunned by his sound.. the thing is i"m not clued up about this stuff at all & am not too sure how to approach marketing him.

gespro

Wouldn't it be better for him if you just helped him find a manager who knows what they are doing?

Not necessarily, dh. We always say,'Get your biggest fan to manage you'. Now, a reputable entertainment lawyer and an agent will have the hookups necessary to fill in the blanks to get the artist heard by the execs but, this business is so funny there is no real foolproof way to break an artist.

LouBelle, you have a PM

gespro

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Why are honest questions considered apostasy?

by Rayvin in

this is why as i was growing up (raised in "the truth") i never asked questions.

i never understood the birthday issue among other holidays.

i never asked because i was scared i would be looked at as an apostate or as someone being worn down by the wicked association.

gespro

WELCOME RAYVIN Hang in there... SeattleNG

The fact of the matter is that asking questions can never be dishonest

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The jury over here is still out on this one...could you explain? [I'm not trying to be a wiseguy but I'm not understanding this statement...]

It was because of this double standard where people who study with Jehovah's Witnesses get a choice, but people like me who were born into this religion don't

Well said, GenericMan!

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Winner of the "Ugliest Dog" Contest

by Scully in

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/uglydog.asp

gespro

He sort of reminds me of a former employer...

The Associated Press described Sam thusly: The tiny dog has no hair, if you don't count the yellowish-white tuft erupting from his head. His wrinkled brown skin is covered with splotches, a line of warts marches down his snout, his blind eyes are an alien, milky white, and a fleshy flap of skin hangs from his withered neck. And then there are the Austin Powers teeth that jut at odd angles.

He's so ugly that even the judges recoiled when he was placed on the judging table . . . [LMFAO...that poor thing]

Unfortunately, Sam is suffering from a number of age-related ailments (congestive heart failure, lung and kidney problems) and will probably make no more public appearances, so he may have to cede his "World's Ugliest Dog" crown in next year's competition.

Reminds me of a time when I was visiting a bandmates house when his mother-in-law came over with a simularly ugly dog.

The poor thing was blind so she was constantly biting the m-i-l, mistaking her for a foe until she could smell food. I didn't know this thing was blind and deaf so, I asked what was the matter with her because the dog would just stand in the middle of the floor growling and periodically snapping at the air. The mother-in-law snaps at me saying 'Well, if you were as old and sick as Susan [yeah, an ugly, decrepit dog named Susan...] you wouldn't do much better!'

I was hoping someone would have the mercy to beat me to death with a stick if I got that decrepit! Of course I didn't say that to the mother-in-law...I went to go look for a stick...

gespro...of the 'I know I'm a sick puppy' class