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  convention freaky memories

  by joelbear in

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  sucking on lifesavers to stay awake.

  watching families eat meals during the session.

  the smell.

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  Bumble Bee

  I remember the bench style home made plywood 'toilets'. they were a long wooden trough (maybe 30'), covered by a plywood board with a hole cut in each 'dump spot' and a curtain in between each hole. A ten gallon tip bucket was located at the elevated end of the trough that would slowly fill up with water and then tip into the trough, washing all the 'used hoagies' down to the low end and into the open sewer drain.

  You had to time it so that you could sit down, do your business quickly and then exit the 'stall' before the bucket dumped or you'd get yer bum 'wet'. This was especially important if you were in a 'stall' on the lower end of the trough.

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  OH MY FREAKIN' GOD!!! That is the nastiest thing I have ever heard!!!!!!! BB
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  JW's on TV

  by Bumble Bee in

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  recently i've seen more jw's on tv.

  first it was jayla on america's next top model - described as "the rebel jw".. the other day i saw a psa on omni tv about diabetes and it pictured an older man sitting by his piano and there was a "sing praises to jehovah" displayed.. yesterday i saw a program on the lifenetwork about jackie - a jw woman that had breast re-construction after cancer.

  it showed her attending a meeting at the kh, (gag alert) - everybody was hugging and kissing each other, singing etc, showed her reading her nwt, and going out in service using the standard greeting - "hi, my name is jackie and this is my friend pat - we'll be very brief - we're just talking to the people in your neighbourhood today - latest wt and awake yadda yadda yadda".

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  As for her getting breast reconstruction I would think that would be frowned upon due to, might as well wait for the new system and be made whole again, to expensive- just think how that money could have helped the preaching work, vanity is a sin, I'm sure there are other reasons. Would they look the same at a r&f woman that is lower on the totem pole?

  Hi carla,

  I thought about that too, especially since she was a divorced woman. She did talk quite a bit about how she looked, and her sexuality. They often showed her putting on her lipstick, getting all dressed up (I assume for the meetings/service). From a womans standpoint I can understand why she did it - I think if I was in the same situation, I'd want it done too! From the elders standpoint - I wonder if she was "counselled" on the things you mentioned above?
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  JW's on TV

  by Bumble Bee in

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  recently i've seen more jw's on tv.

  first it was jayla on america's next top model - described as "the rebel jw".. the other day i saw a psa on omni tv about diabetes and it pictured an older man sitting by his piano and there was a "sing praises to jehovah" displayed.. yesterday i saw a program on the lifenetwork about jackie - a jw woman that had breast re-construction after cancer.

  it showed her attending a meeting at the kh, (gag alert) - everybody was hugging and kissing each other, singing etc, showed her reading her nwt, and going out in service using the standard greeting - "hi, my name is jackie and this is my friend pat - we'll be very brief - we're just talking to the people in your neighbourhood today - latest wt and awake yadda yadda yadda".

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  Bumble Bee

  Recently I've seen more JW's on TV. First it was Jayla on America's Next Top Model - described as "the rebel JW".

  The other day I saw a PSA on Omni TV about diabetes and it pictured an older man sitting by his piano and there was a "Sing Praises to Jehovah" displayed.

  Yesterday I saw a program on the LifeNetwork about Jackie - a JW woman that had breast re-construction after cancer. It showed her attending a meeting at the KH, (gag alert) - everybody was hugging and kissing each other, singing etc, showed her reading her NWT, and going out in service using the standard greeting - "Hi, my name is Jackie and this is my friend Pat - we'll be very brief - we're just talking to the people in your neighbourhood today - latest WT and Awake yadda yadda yadda". She was divorced and lived with her parents. They of course talked about the no blood policy. They briefly interviewed the surgeon, Dr. Beveridge, and he talked about the extra risks and said that if the patient was agreeable, they could store her own blood for the surgery! There was never any more mention of it, and I don't know if she did or not. I watched the credits to see where this was filmed and it looked like Calgary, Alberta.

  It was a really interesting show in regards to the breast reconstruction - the way they reconstructed the nipple was amazing!

  It just seems like I'm seeing more and more references to JW's on the TV now. Anybody else see things like this?

  BB
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  New year, new place, new life - ITIS and Freedomlover

  by freedomlover in

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  if you have followed our story you know we were moving out of state to start over and get away from tons of extended jw family.. we are officially moved.

  hundreds of miles away from our old life.

  as i write this, i feel numb, cold, and very raw.

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  Bumble Bee

  Congrats on your move. I hope the brother joins you soon. Keep in touch with him.

  BB
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  Service Meeting Week Starting January 2, 2006

  by TheListener in

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  song 5. note: congregations are not to move their service meeting for the week of january 2 to an earlier night unless the circuit overseer is visiting.

  in every congregation, the convention insert should be considered on the service meeting as scheduled.

  if there is a circuit assembly this week, book study overseers should announce the convention location and dates at their regularly scheduled book studies.

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  Bumble Bee

  Our SM was always on a Thursday or Friday nite, so by then all the hotels were usually booked, even the bad ones, so we'd have to book a spot on the horribly uncomfortable, hot and bumpy school bus and listen to people that don't know how to sing go through the song book!

  Then we wised up and got in contact with a friend or relative that had their SM on Tuesday and get the hotel numbers and book early.

  My poor parents - the money they must have had to spend on those three days, hotels, food etc for 5 people! I wonder if the Society got kick backs for having certain hotels on the "approved" list?

  Talk about a "Snare and a Racket"!!!!!

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  What did you do with your literature when you left?

  by ontarget in

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  what did you do with your literature when you left?

  i burned my literature except for the wt cd which i sold on ebay.

  i did not want to just throw the literature away as i did not want the trash man to read it and become a witness.

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  I started a topic on this a while ago. I'm slowly getting rid of things. They take up so much room, and I just don't want the stuff anymore. It's been under the stairs in boxes since we moved here, almost 10 years ago and I've never looked at any of it. I can get a copy of the CD from my sister if I really wanted the info on hand.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/104074/1.ashx

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  Guess what my mom and dad sent me today!!

  by horrible life in

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  just guess!!

  come on, just take a guess.. wow you got it on your first try.

  2 watchtowers and 2 awakes.

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  Bumble Bee

  They insisted that we bury them in the back yard out of respect for Jehovah.

  My father in law used to do the same thing. He built several houses and used to put a bible and some literature in the walls before the plaster went up. I wonder what people would think if/when the renovate and find this stuff. He used to bury money in the back yard as well.

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  Guess what my mom and dad sent me today!!

  by horrible life in

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  just guess!!

  come on, just take a guess.. wow you got it on your first try.

  2 watchtowers and 2 awakes.

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  Bumble Bee

  Hi horrible life,

  I guess I don't feel so bad now, knowing others are getting the same "gifts" that I did! lol

  I've been slowly getting rid of my literature, starting with loose mags. I tried buring them in the woodstove, but the suckers didn't burn very well!! I had a hard time getting them to light.

  The garbage is the best place for them!

  BB
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  What's worse than a lump of coal?

  by Bumble Bee in

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  we went for dinner at my bro and sis in laws house on christmas day.

  no turkey though .

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  Bumble Bee

  We went for dinner at my bro and sis in laws house on Christmas day. No turkey though , although we did have a good time. My mom had a gift bag for me when I was leaving. When I looked inside there was the current WT and Awake, Examining the Scriptures daily and a calendar . Not at all what I was expecting! Oh well, I guess she gets some placements for this month.

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  Do You Appreciate Getting Insider JW Information???

  by minimus in

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  i do.

  i'd like to tell all of you active jw spies that i appreciate it when you tell us the latest.

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  Bumble Bee

  Yes I do! I feel sorry for those that have to sit through all the drivel though. But I appreciate it. It helps me to keep on top of things so I can still say some of the "buzz" words, talk about publications, assembly programs etc.

  Thanks to all those that report back here to us.

  BB