Terry

Joined

• started 1,986 topics
• posted 18,437 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Terry

• 
  61

  THE IMPONDERABLES TOPIC (Enter at your own risk)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i suggest taking this slowly .

  .. consider the difference between taking a poll about an upcoming election and the actual vote itself on the day of the election.. the information gathered about what the vote will be is provisional.

  the vote on the day of the election is actual and official.. it is the one that counts.. now, carefully ask yourself what the specific difference--if any--there is between the poll information and the election result as an identical knowledge of.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  We'll just have to ponder that one . . .
• 
  45

  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  Thanks Donny--the check is in the mail!
• 
  45

  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  I have ALWAYS thought the choice of the word PIONEER was just plain archaic and weird.

  Whenever I heard the word COLPORTEUR I always thought of the song, BEGIN THE BEGUINE.
• 
  45

  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  Hahahahaha. . . maaaaaay beeeee
• 
  45

  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  WHILE I'M THINKING OF IT . . .

  The changes in parlance are deliberate, I hypothesize.

  Why change terminology all the time?

  Here is my take on it:

  Within the short space of a conversation with a JW, a current JW can tell if you USE TO BE a JW.

  How?

  Your terminology is dated!

  Telltale stale references peg you right off!

  _____________________________

  Sidebar:

  When I lived in Los Angeles, one of my closest friends was a Scientologists. That's all he talked about, non-stop, gibber-jabber.

  Inadvertently, I was absorbing the lingo! After a year of this, I could "speak Scientology!"

  I was an art consultant at the time and I dealt with movie studios, and personnel.

  One of my clients was photographer who's celebrity photos were "hot" at the time.

  His portraiture was on just about every magazine you picked up!

  I could spot his photographs and identify them quickly because I had an eye for his technique.

  Well, one day I ran into him at a movie theater. We chatted a bit and he said something which contained

  the following sentence.

  "I'm so busy right now I'm wearing more hats than I can keep up with."

  I stared for a second and suddenly blurted, "DICK, YOU ARE A SCIENTOLGIST!"

  (His name was Dick Zimmerman.)

  He was flustered at my non-sequitur! He babbled and deflected. You see, he didn't want anybody to know!

  I could tell he didn't want to deny outright, but he didn't want to ask how I knew.

  I smiled and explained myself.

  "Scientologists refer to the different categories of work they do as being 'hatted' as in wearing one hat for this

  and another hat for that. What you said was a dead giveaway!"

  He grinned and closed his eyes. "Ahhhh." That's all he said.

  _______________________________

  You see, JW's can do the same thing just from the small conversations they overhear.

  A couple of months back I was accidentally overhearing a conversation between two young men.

  I heard the term "torture-stake" and the cat was out of the back straightaway!"

  *****

  (edited to add:)

  I was curious whatever happened to Zimmerman. I just did an Internet search.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuKzEnmoRjY

  Dick is referred to this way:

  "Dick Zimmerman has been referred to by the media as an
  artistic genius. Known as "The Image Maker," he is considered to be the most accomplished portrait artist of the 20th century. Zimmerman is sought after by the world's most celebrated entertainers, dignitaries . . ."

  This is the work of his publicist, by the way!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_EwLlMhTHU
• 
  48

  Any Senior Citizens, Retirees here?

  by AlwaysBusy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  howdy....well, what do you think?

  of everything?

  is it all crazy?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  I'm 67 and I retired at the earliest age I could.

  I started work at the age of 12 helping my Uncle John who was a bricklayer.

  To suddenly NOT work was a shock to my whole way of thinking!

  I'd say it took me about 3 years to swim into a new CONTEXT.

  __________________________

  I am no longer a slave to a schedule. That's the BIG deal!

  I wake or sleep as I choose (or as weariness overtakes.)

  _________________

  I eat approximately twice a day with maybe one binge day a week.

  _________________

  I ride my bicycle 7 days a week a minimum of 10 miles per day. The exception is bad weather days.

  _________________

  I do considerable research and I write a great deal. That seems to be a passion, so far.

  _________________

  After I divorced in 2006 I had a two year hiatus from any females of the species.

  I temporarily tried casual dating for about three months and stopped for another couple of years.

  _________________

  In around 2009 I tried dating again and gave up on it. I've been extremely single for 5 years.

  I see myself dying alone. If that sounds sad--well, it isn't intended.

  I had been married 4 times, fer gawd's sakes! Whatdaya want from me?

  _______________________

  I watch a lot of movies.

  I love Survivor and the Amazing Race.

  _____________________

  I use to be a Political Junkie. Now I pay absolutely no attention to any of it.

  Why? It only disturbs my sense of peace and happiness. I can electively skip that and remain happy-go-lucky.

  _______________

  I use to be a NEWS JUNKIE, reading every word of the newspapers.

  Then, newspapers turned into crap.

  I haven't read a newspaper in years. Good riddance!

  ____________________

  I spend a lot of time communicating with fence-sitting JW's, faders, Ex-JW's and, as the opportunities arise,

  devote time to visiting terminally ill people in hospitals or clinics.

  ________________

  My 7 kids and grandkids give me a ton of satisfaction. None of them is a serial killer, so far.
• 
  61

  THE IMPONDERABLES TOPIC (Enter at your own risk)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i suggest taking this slowly .

  .. consider the difference between taking a poll about an upcoming election and the actual vote itself on the day of the election.. the information gathered about what the vote will be is provisional.

  the vote on the day of the election is actual and official.. it is the one that counts.. now, carefully ask yourself what the specific difference--if any--there is between the poll information and the election result as an identical knowledge of.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  Could God create a rock so huge he couldn't lift it? <<I once saw a stupid short film based on this

  __________________________________

  God is tumbling weightless in space/time along with billions of planets, stars, asteroids, etc.

  The majority of them are too heavy to lift. However, due to the fact God already set them in motion

  the question becomes moot due to the fact "lift" could be variously interpreted.
• 
  61

  THE IMPONDERABLES TOPIC (Enter at your own risk)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i suggest taking this slowly .

  .. consider the difference between taking a poll about an upcoming election and the actual vote itself on the day of the election.. the information gathered about what the vote will be is provisional.

  the vote on the day of the election is actual and official.. it is the one that counts.. now, carefully ask yourself what the specific difference--if any--there is between the poll information and the election result as an identical knowledge of.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  I do try to eschew obfuscation whenever appropriate!?!

  Be sure and floss afterward!
• 
  45

  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  SIDEBAR:

  When I was in Federal Correctional Institution in Seagoville during the Vietnam era because of the

  ORGANIZATION's nit-wit interpretation of "neutrality" all the 40 or so brothers who were inmates

  conducted 8 meetings a week.

  Once each month, a Brother Bourgeosie, who was the big shot elder from the Dallas congregation visited us

  in the capacity of a Circuit Servant or Traveling Elder might.

  Inmates in prison didn't like calling the Brothers JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, so they shortened it to J. W.

  Guess what--we started referring to each other that way, too. After all, it was easier.

  ______________________

  Brother Bourgeosie heard this and prepared a special talk he presented in which he read us the riot act.

  Here is the gist of it.

  "Superstitious Jews refused to honor the holy name of Jehovah by shortening it to a mere 4 letters! You

  are supposed to be JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES and undo the damage! Instead, you have obscured the

  majesty and significance of God's holy name by reducing it to JUST ONE LETTER: J!

  Blah-blah-blah.

  We were embarrassed, contrite, penitent, red-faced. . .

  FAST FORWARD. . .

  _________________

  Oh how I would LOVE to run into Brother Bourgeosie today!

  I'd ask him how he feels about the ORGANIZATION'S BLASPHEMY for reducing down to JW.org??
• 
  61

  THE IMPONDERABLES TOPIC (Enter at your own risk)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i suggest taking this slowly .

  .. consider the difference between taking a poll about an upcoming election and the actual vote itself on the day of the election.. the information gathered about what the vote will be is provisional.

  the vote on the day of the election is actual and official.. it is the one that counts.. now, carefully ask yourself what the specific difference--if any--there is between the poll information and the election result as an identical knowledge of.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Terry

  You guys crack me up!