i think simon should have a button we can push with a "stupid" sign on it.
that way if some poster ticks us off, we can push the button, and maybe stop flame wars?.
> stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, "i'm stupid".. >> that.
Hi outcast...I really liked the 3 tires swelled up one...and delivering a bridge...but I found those little arrows from forwarding messages a bit distracting.
As for a stupid sign...I'll have to give one to my daughter. My partner/intended/loveofmylife has a fair dinkum aussie sense of humour, and he told her that spaghetti grows on trees...should I tell her the truth, that they grow upright out of the ground??
Beck
here are some excerpts from todays oregonian regarding the bryant family tragedy.
on the night of his 17th wedding anniversary, robert bryant pulled a $100 bill from his wallet and bought a box of 12-gauge turkey shot, officials said monday.. sometime that feb 23rd evening, the bryant family went to bed.
later, robert bryant got up, loaded two shotguns and shot each of his four children at close range.
I agree bluesapphire...it is an international plague...and if it wasn't for these threads...some of us tucked away in the corners of the earth would never hear of it. Thanks Farkel for the updates.
Beck
just thought it would be fun to see all the ways people have been caught in the middle of something, i recently was so embarrassed as i travelled to canada to visit my boyfriend, after we went to the movies we got rather heated in the car shall we say, mind you the car was packed away from all other cars, needless to say as soon as we got our pants down and started to get into motion ;-) a light shone through the window of the car, and guess what, a nice security guard was standing there, i was so embarrassed, he told us we shouldnt be doing that here, what made it even more embarrassing was the fact that we were both over 30 years old and i never ever got caught in the act when i was a teenager, oh wait thats coz i was a dub and didnt have a life.. so come on guys and girls give us all a laugh and tell us your story.
Hey Chezza
ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Did that really happen to you??? Shame lol. (just kidding)
Well..there was this one time...back in the days when Andy and I would steal moments of togetherness....he was driving over the Westgate bridge...and this truck went past in the next lane...no I wont tell that story, cos I can't give a cleaned up version!! I'll think of another one.
My most embarassing moment would have to be when the bottom of my skirt was tucked into the top of my pantyhose at a dub function. I'd walked across the room...smiling and strutting, as you do! I still remember the heat rising in my face when a sister told me of my predicament lol. I'm glad I had nice knickers on...but as for my panty hose....all I can say is 'holy torleedo batman' :o)
Beck
how does your "on screen" sexual-personality line up with your "in person everyday" one?.
for example: some posters are very liberated & graphic on-line when discussing sex, but to their mate or to the average person on the street they may seem like "old-dubs" or just very conservative.. please answer honestly & give me a break, this might be my first "fluffer"
I agree with BitterMango
You can be what you want to be on the net...but in real life...another story all together.
Me...well I'll call a spade a spade, both online and in real life. If you want to talk penis size or orgasms...I would discuss it over a cuppa at the kitchen table without battering an eyelid...and online I would be just as comfortable.
I have found flirting more acceptable online then offline though ...I'm not really a flirty person offline...in fact I think guys that flirt are sleezes and girls that flirt are tarts. Yet online...come one, come all!!
Beck
<fluff> .
at the book studies?
they were the highlight of the month.. thing is, all the sisters would try to outdo each other making nice food, which amused me no end, and also kept my stomach filled up, but drove me nuts, because my mother would spend the entire afternoon making a giant racket in the kitchen and screaming @ my sister whilst doing it, just to bake a cool cake for the book study.. also, remember those last ~15 minutes before the end of cake night book studies?
We called it 'cup of tea' night. And only certain book study groups would have them...it was left up to the host. We had the bookstudy at our house for many years and it got a bit tiresome...as there were some people who would only attend the bookstudy on cup of tea night...and since they'd missed the reminder the week before...they never bought a plate to share. Soooo...what was meant to be a joyful time of sharing became a burden.
There were some cases where some people would visit from other book study groups that didn't have a cup of tea night...this wasn't unusual...but they soon put a stop to it...and we were accused of being too 'clickie'. There's always someone who has to complain.
Beck
i nominate myself as dominatrix of fluff, queen of the sex threads, with nothing theologically worthy or biblically challenging to say, unless it has to deal with sex, sex, and more sex.
yes, i live for those sex threads i post so freguently, if it's not snow sculptures of penises, it's does looks really matter, so i crown myself fluffiest poster on this board.. lara
Fluff is: that stuff in your bellybutton first thing in the morning
Fluff is: what you do to your hair when you're flirting with a stranger
Fluff is: what you pick off your trackie pants when you accidently wash them with your towels
Fluff is: the inside of my favourite pair of slippers
Fluff is: first traces of facial hair when a teenage boy reaches puberty
Fluff is: wind from your back passage :o)
So...now...who's the best fluffer on the board???
Beck
under what (if any) circumstances would a jw go to a church?
is it the building itself or is it church services they have an aversion to?
can they go under circumstances that are not neccessarily considered "worship"?
Hi KistByQpid
I can't speak for anyone else...but it was a big NO NO when I was associating..no matter what the occassion. I once went to a worldly wedding where the service was held in a church...my ex (an elder) waited outside the church...his conscience wouldn't allow him to come inside the church. I never had any qualms about it...but then I was a rebel after all. I did feel relatively safe however, as the wedding was not in my area...it was in another town...so I felt comfortable knowing that no one would see me. I hated that sneaking around feeling...just so I could attend a school friends wedding. Its not like I was going to a satanic ritual or anything like that.
The other thing about worldly weddings that got awkward was the 'toasting'. While everyone was toasting the groom and bride...we would sit there in our seats pretending that no one was noticing. How 'conspicious' can you get?? Yet we played dumb (dumb is right) and would make out it was an oversight on our part. This used to get to my ex's conscience also...hence we only went to ONE worldly wedding. We declined any invitations after that...but then again...the invitations ceased to come our way...wonder why!
Beck
i went to the meeting today to hear the public talk given by the visiting co. the talk dealt with jehovah's secret dwelling place and how we can all be taking advantage of "fleeing to safety" as it were, especially as the days are getting wicked as he mentioned.
he brought out the dangers of listening to apostates (there were 2 people in the congregation who disassociated themselves recently, which automatically meant that they were apostates according to the co's comments).
then he further elaborated on the fact that there were about 14,000 witnesses disfellowshipped in the usa each year and in canada 1400, about the size of a circuit assembly - also he said how terribly dishonorable it would be to be df'd and be as a dead person as it were (i felt so embarrassed as i am df'd) - during the talk he brought out two points which were extremely misleading if not outright lies: he said that just after the disaster of sept 11th, thousands of people "wanted to flee to security to the watchtower building and that they felt that they needed this security".
Hi Ritchie
I'm not surprised that you felt dishonourable being there as a df'd individual and hearing that.
There must be a pattern why the CO is addressing a theme relating to fleeing to a safe place etc. It could well be that more and more are leaving....more are becoming dissatisfied and are yearning freedom from the oppressive dub lifestyle. Maybe more are learning the truth about the truth :o)
Thanks for the info.
Beck
i'll get the ball rolling with mine.
i actually have two, but i will talk about the one that happened at the kingdom hall.
i was about 17 years old at the time.
Hi Tammie
I have to say, the most embarassing thing happened at a Joho social function. It was at a farewell...and being a congregation thing we had to wear dresses/skirts...no trousers. Well being winter...I had on my pantyhose...and a lovely skirt. Part way thru the evening I went to the toilet, and came out again and noticed everyone was seated around the perimeter of the room. My group of family and friends were on the opposite side of the room...so I sauntered over, smiling at this one and nodding at that one. I sat down and crossed my legs getting ready to enjoy the upcoming farewell speeches. Next thing a sister beside me...slides across her seat so that she is right next to me...and she quickly puts her hand behind my back and I feel this 'thing' being unraveled behind me. She then smiles at me and says 'oh your nickers were showing dear'. My face went red...I looked around the room and everyone seemed to have these little 'i didn't notice anything' expressions...some were stiffling a fake cough...some were gazing into the ceiling...kids were giggling...I wanted to go home.
Beck
ps...Heaven...your grandfather sounds gorgeous...what a character.
inspired while posting on another thread, i was wondering, have you ever competed with other jws to get recognition or favour??
i can remember as a kid, being in a book study group with other kids, and when it came time to give an answer that kids could cope with...all kiddie sized hands would fly up and we'd all look at each other in the hope that it was our hand that got chosen.
i remember some kids would burst into tears if they didn't get chosen...and others would scowl or quickly go about looking for the next answer.
You have to smile aye...poor you kep...how's your ears?? Vi...how did u get the boys attention??? :o)
Skully....you DIDN'T??? You NEVER NEVER show another dub what you're going to wear or how you're going to do your hair...its the unspoken code. Another one...never tell them what you're going to name your baby...someone will go and steal that right from under your nose too. And I remember the mind quiz games for scriptures...I used to do that to my kids *shrink*
tyydyy...by the time I was a teen...my answers started to trail off...and I didnt have the same enthusiasm like when I was a kid. I remember putting my hand up just as the brother had already chosen someone else lol...this was good...my mother would always see my disappointment and would say 'oh well..next time'...except next time my hand would go up just as someone else was being chosen...AGAIN lol. The things we did!
Beck
