watson

Joined

• started 148 topics
• posted 4,418 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by watson

• 
  112

  Songs that are atmospheric

  by FlyingHighNow in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this is a song thread that will take a little thought.

  i'd like for you to share songs that sound atmospheric and conjure up feelings of night air or a smokey room, the energy of the ocean's roar or capture the joy of a party or celebration.

  the songs can be transportive and take you other places by their sound and the visuals they evoke from the stories they tell.. my first one is from tim mcgraw.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fTKhZIH2oU
• 
  31

  What a shame - but fortunate for the org

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as referred to in this thread, ray franz's book crisis of conscience, arguably the most important book for ex jws to read - has been out of print for months but is available from amazon at $100+.. internet explorer, probably the most commonly used internet browser - is not compatible with this website.. most young jws probably access the internet via a smartphone but good luck trying to post to this website on one.. .

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  There may be some interest in putting some $ together to buy the rights.....
• 
  64

  Favorite TV Shows Growing Up

  by TOTH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to love watching tv when i was a kid.

  for some reason not so much anymore.

  here are three of my favorites.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  Banana Splits!! "Danger Island"
• 
  26

  They are losing them...

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the teenagers.. via my teens i hear of plenty of baptized teens who are waaaaaaayyyyyyy left of centre.. alcohol, sex, and parties are going to claim a lot more than 'higher education' i reckon.. up yours watchtower.

  your youth don't think you are relevant.. oz.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  Yes they are losing them, but it's interesting how many I see going back. Maybe they need the networking, maybe their parents are getting older and are pleading with them to come back, financial reasons.. If there is any growth, I wonder what percentage of that growth is/are "reverts".
• 
  19

  old literature

  by independenthinker in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey guys, me again.

  thanks for all the help, i was wondering how to get my hands on the old literature, i was gonna ask this nice older brother i know if he could get me some old books?

  i really wanna see the failed proph...... old light for myself.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  Ehh, you don't need to do that kind of research, just read what is on this forum. Take our word for it.
• 
  35

  Now that Rick is gone......

  by outsmartthesystem in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  do you think there is any chance we can get 20571pnt428571......8675309....r2d2....10-4 over and out to quit bombarding the message boards with ridiculous apocolpytic fortune telling?

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  I understand Randy, and I wasn't seeing it as an attack. Not really your style on this forum. When I read outsmart's comment, I didn't see the idea of a unified group as a replacement being promoted, just that he basically doesn't want to be lumped in with the perceived whacky apostate hoard. More of an "All individuals, that come to their own conclusions" group, with that being their commonality. Anything but a unified replacement.

  Ah hah! Now I read outsmart's response..oh well.
• 
  35

  Now that Rick is gone......

  by outsmartthesystem in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  do you think there is any chance we can get 20571pnt428571......8675309....r2d2....10-4 over and out to quit bombarding the message boards with ridiculous apocolpytic fortune telling?

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  While I may not like Rick's style, we are not a replacement organization that tries to create an image of a united front. I see this all the time on the board. No offense, but I think that people coming out should learn to live in the real world and realize that once you are freed from mind control, why should we use the very same lie that the WT uses, that they are all in unity in belief?

  Randy, was this portion of your post (a good post by the way) directed toward outsmart's comment?
• 
  20

  LAzy Sunday

  by Ucantnome in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i have hardly done anything.

  i got up late.

  i had a coffee and chatted to my wife.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  Lazy day here too. Got up late, so I missed the meeting for field service. Coffee, eggs, coffee....JWN. Might get out of my sweats and do some pre garden weeding. Schedule wise, that bumps up against the Pubic Talk and study of the bible, "with the help of the Watchtower Magazine", but first things first.
• 
  13

  news to me

  by truthseeker1969 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just heard this within the last day.. i had no clue that the society had a travel agancy within its offices!.

  anyhoo, in the area i live they called numerous hotels for deals for the convention and the gm whom i know through friends told me that they play hardball in getting the maximum commission possible for refering people.

  he said the average is about 10 to 15 percent of the room cost.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  They should just do a satelite feed to the K Halls, and charge admission. Would just have to do one Convention presentation in each major time zone/continent. They would have real control over the content too!

  I'd gladly pay the entrance fee to avoid having to leave my home/bed and travel to some distant metropolis, go out to eat, fight traffic etc.
• 
  7

  UNPACKING the language that Traps

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "you must be holy because jehovah is holy", the watchtower, february 15, 1976. page 124, "would not a failure to respond to direction from god through his organization really indicate a rejection of divine rulership?".

  the above quoted watchtower article came the year after the failure of 1975 on every level.. not only was the worldwide publicity connected with 1975 totally embarassing to jehovah's name and organization it was the 2nd time the error.

  had been made!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  watson

  Great post Terry. I would love to just cut and paste those points into an email and send to my "active" friends. For some reason, the thought of doing that hurts....

  Reminds me of when I was younger, and my brother and I would "fight". Neither one of us REALLY hit each other with any serious force. The thought of actually hurting each other kept us from that.

  Throwing serious evidence/attacks like this at the "followers" just seems like giving them a real, full on, punch to the face.

  I guess I'm not angry enough yet. Or, as some here would suggest....just a whimp.

  Watson