Posts by CaptainSchmideo

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The Real Aftermath of the AGM...Part 2

by raymond frantz in

for the ones based in britain only the "few" were invited to attend the agm .they received their new grey bible and the rumor was that the new bible will not be available for the rest of the congragations until january .it was confirmed tonight .a letter was read as local announcement that the new bibles will not be available until the end of january for the rest of the congragation .all the in crowd were sat there with their new flashy bible looking smug.also the bible reading was read from the new bible to make it all the more obvious ..... the real aftermath of agm....

CaptainSchmideo

Comatose-You are prophetic!

This is a Facebook post from this morning from a Witless-

" So is anyone else ocding over their Bibles? I may or may not be thinking along the lines of- i don't want anyone touchin or even lookin at it or inin it in anyway. If u do want to touch my Bible, u will have to wash your hands first and undergo a full back ground check. And there's a very good possibility that I might hover until u give it back to me, with a wet wipe in hand just in case something happened to it when I wasn't looking. WHAT??? Bad things happen to good people ya know. Alright I've spoke my peace now maybe now when I see a wrinkle on a page I can say "well looky there, isn't that a cute little wrinkle in my brand new beautiful shiny Bible." "

Yep. It's the new Talisman of the "better" JW's

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Oh, those demonic 80's videos...

by CaptainSchmideo in

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back in the glorious mtv 80's decade, i was just hitting my twenties.

a district overseer gave a talk at a circuit assembly about, of course, "music that debases.

" he specifically zeroed in on this particular video:.

CaptainSchmideo

LisaRose-I remember that as late as the late 90's, the tired old outlines still listed the evil influence of Disco music as a danger (watching the Sunday speaker stumble over this hilarious anachronism was always fun to watch....)

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Oh, those demonic 80's videos...

by CaptainSchmideo in

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back in the glorious mtv 80's decade, i was just hitting my twenties.

a district overseer gave a talk at a circuit assembly about, of course, "music that debases.

" he specifically zeroed in on this particular video:.

CaptainSchmideo

Back in the glorious MTV 80's decade, I was just hitting my twenties. A District Overseer gave a talk at a Circuit Assembly about, of course, "music that debases." He specifically zeroed in on this particular video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9AbeALNVkk

He really went on about what a particularly violent and disrespectful video this was. And he brought up about how a "youth" at another convention tried to explain how the video was really supposed to be comic. "Really? Would it be funny or comic if you and your father were having a confrontation in your house, and someone came in to the house and threw him through the window?" (Have these guys ever watched Laurel and Hardy or The Three Stooges? On second thought, probably not...)

Even though the character of the father is played ultimately as a big fool (he is played by Mark Metcalf, doing an updated version of "Greg Neidermeyer", the sadistic ROTC cadet officer and Omega House bully from the movie "Animal House"), there are some chilling echoes of some JW parents I have had the misfortune of knowing (not MY Dad. He tried to limit our viewing and reading material, but his hear really wasn't in it).

I was surprised that this video in particular was singled out so specifically back then. Some of the songs that were referred to in his talk were actually quite old, such as Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride", which I am CERTAIN were being hummed by your average 15 year old in 1985.

Dee Snider, the lead singer in the group "Twisted Sister", later went on to testify against music censorship in a US Senate hearing (along with Frank Zappa (not surprising) and John Denver (VERY surprising) ). (The Parents Music Rescurce Center (or PMRC) was spearheaded by Al Gore's wife, Tipper. I never could bring myself to like the Gores after this little adventure of theirs. Not enough to prefer GWB for President, but, still...)

Does anyone else remember SPECIFIC videos being referred to in talks or at assemblies?

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What Will Be the Penalty For Using the Old New World Translation?

by LostGeneration in

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so who here wants to run an experiment?

if you still attend the meetings, are you willing to cling to the "old" new world translation?.

keep using it in front of all of the rest of the cultists.

CaptainSchmideo

It will be an $85.00 penalty the first year, then will increase to $150.00 the following year, to be taken out of your tax refund...oh wait, wrong penalty.

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The handbook issued to American soldiers when they came to Britain in WWII

by konceptual99 in

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plain, common horse sense; understanding of evident truths.. .

they speak the same language.

try to do the same for the british and respect the things they treasure.. .

CaptainSchmideo

Phizzy- A "panty-waist" was a slang term for a "sissy" or a weakling; it implied that you were probably a homosexual.

I also caught the United Nations expression. I did not know that they (whoever "they" were) were coining the phrase in 1943.

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Lying to children

by jwfacts in

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zac's first tooth just fell out, and so people are telling him that the tooth fairy will come with money.

zac asked me if the tooth fairy is real.

i am at a loss as to what to say.

CaptainSchmideo

http://pbfcomics.com/187/

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Have your prescription meds skyrocketed in price?

by compound complex in

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mine have, and they're generic.. greetings, friends.. a couple days ago i went to pick up my meds at k-mart (california, usa).

i had $5.00, the discounted price, in hand.

the assistant rang me up for $27 and change.

CaptainSchmideo

No problems here either. 90 day 'scrip for 10 bucks.

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is Superman an angel ?

by bigmac in

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is superman really an angel--?.

he is from outer space.. he can fly.

he has superhuman powers-------what do you think bros?.

CaptainSchmideo

I always find the attempts at paralleling Kal-El to Jesus a bit amusing. The origins of Superman are rooted in the wish fullfilment fantasies of two Jewish kids from Cleveland, Ohio. I don't really believe they were creating a Christ tale. I think a better case could be made in comparing Supes to Moses (baby put in a container to save its life, discovered by some Goyim and raised as one of their own, but once grown, becomes a hero and liberator). The Jesus stuff got real heavy in the 70's movie version, but if Supes is supposed to be Jesus, he's a pretty Republican version of him.

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1975 - The Killer WT quote

by tim hooper in

one thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!

(matt.

24:34) this is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent.

CaptainSchmideo

I was 10 in 1975. My parents were supposed to be looking out for my well being and my future. And (in the words of Cosmo Kramer) "You blew it, baby!!! You REALLLLLLYYY Blew IT!" Why the hell they didn't smell the BullSH*T for what it was, I just don't know! Nearly 40 years later, neither of them go to meetings, and that's all well and good for them, but dammit, opportunities for my life were stolen! Also for my brother and sister! The only thing I can say is that I am not letting history repeat with my kids. I have allowed them the right to choose for themselves, and they do me proud by living good lives, without the dead weight of BS religion pressing on their backs. My mother-in-law may treat us like we are dead, but, in reality, she's the Walking Dead, she just doesn't realize it. I hate, hate, HATE this Effing organization, and may they all go straight to the Hell I don't believe in.

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Interesting Observation by a Coworker

by breakfast of champions in

over the past couple years, i've confided my whole "apostate experience" to one of my coworkers, everything from 607 and 1914, to disfellowshipping and being raised with the constant fear my worldly family would die in armageddon.

so he knows the whole witness thing.. anyway, he tells me this experience he had on tuesday:.

you wouldn't believe this, boc.

CaptainSchmideo

the man, who they didnt recognise said sarcastically 'very interesting - brothers'

Jehovahs' Spies, er, I mean, Faithful Servants are everywhere!