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  What's Your Fantasy Job ?

  by Taylor S. in

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  i was in nassau sitting on the beach, sipping a 151 pina colada, watching the jet-ski guy, all toned and tanned.

  i remember thinking, he's got the coolest job in the world ... sittting on the beach all day, renting & teaching drunk & horny tourists how to ride them.

  that's my fantasy .... i wanna be the jet-ski guy.

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  RichieRich

  a bouncer... I have no idea why.... just a cool job for a big guy.... or maybe a mafia hit man...
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  Did You Feel Stupid Going From House To House??

  by minimus in

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  did you just hate going door to door or were you one of the few that loved the work?

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  RichieRich

  YES- and I still feel stupid... Sometimes I wish they would have DFed me so I didnt have to get up every Saturday. The worse part is running into people who you know from your "other" life, the ones who know the real you...
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  If The Watchtower were to go bankrupt from lawsuits,Do you think GB and...?

  by frankiespeakin in

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  if the watchtower were to go bankrupt from lawsuits???

  do you think the governing body and friends would try to hide large sums of money?

  my reasoning is:

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  RichieRich

  We must remember that about a year and a half ago they announced that the JWs would be known through several registered incorporated names and things. I'm sure that they are smart enough to have the money split between the various orgs. I'm also willing to bet that the GB has property in each members name (to be sold in case of whatever). I was told by an ex-bethelite that the apartment buildings (in Brooklyn) that are linked by those underground tunnels had to be sold from one JW org to another JW org so they all had the same owner so the org wasnt taxed like 6 times. But thats just my $0.02
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  Question for those raised a JW

  by New Worldly Translation in

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  i was wondering if anybody feels like i do that if i hadn't been raised a jw i would never have embraced the religion.

  i know it's easier to say in hindsight after i know the truth about the org but honestly i don't think i would have given them the time of day.

  i'm not a religious person or even a spiritual person and being a jw always caused a conflict in my mind.

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  RichieRich

  Definitely no. If you arent a witness from day one, I have no idea (no offense to the late-joiners) why you would leave not going to church at all or going when you want to for 5 meetings a week and service whenever you can. Plus if you go on Sundays only, you get holidays and you get to go to heaven while witnesses do all that work for what... an eternal camping trip?
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  I would be more likely to go to the memorial if............................

  by ButtLight in

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  (fill in the blank).

  if they served butt budlight instead of wine!

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  RichieRich

  If after the song and prayer... they had a balloon drop!!! and moonbounce for the kids.
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  Who will partake this year/tonight of the wine and bread?

  by PinTail in

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  i remember being told if you partake of the emblems and not be of the anointed the bad things will happen you or at the very least christ will be real made at you.

  i have always believed the witness's to be presumptuous on their part of this issue to make such a statement, who are they to say who should and who should not.

  does not the bible/christ, say to do this always in remembrance of me, concerning his followers are we not his followers?

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  RichieRich

  Call me crazy- but does the Bible say that it should be done once a year? I mean why not once a day / week / month? ANy how- I'll be there, shaking hands and standing in the back so all the old people have a seat... One time one of the elders tripped and fell and dropped a plate of bread... tonight- HES Giving the talk... At least Ill look good.
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  Was it worth meeting with the judicial committee?

  by 24k in

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  for those of you who met with a judicial committee and were subsequently da'd or df'd, was it worth the time and effort?

  did the elders let you speak your piece, or were they only interested in hearing that key word or phrase that would allow them to act?

  was there genuine interest shown, proboing questions asked, did they really want to know how you felt?

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  RichieRich

  THats interesting. As of about 3 weeks ago I am on Public Reproof. I would like to be disfellowshipped or disassociate myself, but i'm 16 and live still with my mother and "worldly" father. My mother is very controlling and I feel it wouldn't be in my best interests for me to make such a bold move. THe brothers felt the need to meet with me w/ a JC because I wqas running a personal website that had :::gasp::: cuss words, sexual innuendos, and pictures that were taken while I participated in unchristian activities (school).

  They started the meeting off reading several scriptures about big J being the revealer of secrets. Then they asked whether I had anything else to tell them. In the most serious voice I could muster up (I find the whole situation extremely comical) I said: Well I think He has revealed what he wants us to know.

  They fussed for about 2 hours on the subject of loose conduct and obscne language. I couldn't share my true feelings because a) my mother was present and b) because I don't respect them enough to tell the truth. They asked me to leave the room and to pray to Jah. BEcause I am an atheist(have been for at least 4 years) I walked into the other room and said, "if you're real, youll df me." SO then they summoned me back in there with them and they were like, we think you are repentant enough and so we will reproove you.

  Then they said that they would like to meet again in 2 weeks to discuss how i can change.

  We met last night. One broher didnt show up so it was just the 2. They told me what loose conduct was (forgetting that I'm pretty damn good at it) and then talked about what I can do to change it. They wanted to know the names of other witness kids who might be up to stuff, but I didnt tell them anything (I know plenty, but Im not going to help them!!) SO then they asked who i was associating with that would make me say and do uch things. I said I wasnt that close to any worldly kids (forgot to mention my gf) and that I just had to stop what i was doing.

  Then the brother started calling me weak minded because i wanted to fit in that bad... which is the whole principle of how the JWs keep you in.... but whatever...

  Ill post more later... GOt to do actual work. PPLease post any suggestions you have for me... Thanks for your time...
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  What made your whole congregation laugh during a meeting?????????

  by cindykp in

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  i only have one that comes to mind.

  a sister was visiting our hall from another congregation and was sitting in the back of the hall.

  she raised her hand to answer a question, but only had one finger in the air.

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  RichieRich

  the book study reader pronouncing Ciaphus and Annas as Ciaphus and Anus. another brother who said heavenly thongs instead of heavenly throngs one newly appointed elder dropped the plate with the bread on it during the memorial sister mary fuller, a well endowed young sisterwho infamously sits in the front row, raised her hand to answer. To help the mic attendant, the brother says "Sister Fuller in the front"
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  You know you're a JW when....

  by Preston in

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  you know that d.c. isn?t the capital where the president of the united states lives .

  a pioneer isn?t an 1800?s historical figure who traveled the west.

  the majority of books in your parent?s bookshelf have years on them.

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  RichieRich

  You've worn the pinstripes off of a suit (laugh- but it happened to one brother in my cong!)
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  You know you're a JW when....

  by Preston in

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  you know that d.c. isn?t the capital where the president of the united states lives .

  a pioneer isn?t an 1800?s historical figure who traveled the west.

  the majority of books in your parent?s bookshelf have years on them.

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  RichieRich

  - although you don't have fear of men, you are scared that they can spoil your useful habits - you only own suits and pajamas - you can only buy candy AFTER the holiday - everytime you do something stupid, you have to talk to 3 old guys about it - you are scared to use the internet - every paper you ever wrote in english somehow related to the bible or that other crap - your mother is so crazy, that all the other crazy moms look up to her - you give something besides money to all the drive through people - you and your friends walk into a fast food restraunt dressed in formal attire - you celebrate a jewish guys death (and your not a Nazi)