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  Name Some Trivial Things That Are Big Deals To JWs

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  so many things come to mind to show how silly jws sound in reality.

  for example, being allowed to pass the microphones is a big deal, especially to a young brother.

  or being given the "privilege" of cutting the grass or working on a "quick-build" is really something special to a jw.

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  on chaperones,

  we had a couple in their late forties/early fifties that were "dating" and intended to get hitched. it was hysterical to see that they arranged for a chaperone (usually someone in their 20s) every time they were together

  and then one recently separated brother sat down next to me in the front row *because it was standing room only with no other seats available* at the time i too was separated from my first dubby hubby. the elders made a HUGE STINK over it and chastised him to death!
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  letter from congregation

  by by grace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all, i've been gone for a little while, but i'm back and i wanted to get some opinions.

  back in april i told you guys that i sent out my da letter to the congregation, our family, and some of our witness friends.

  well, we got a letter in response from two elders by certified mail.

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  that's exactly why my DA letter was approx 2 sentences long. no need to open a weasle hole for them to try and crawl into. and it's none of their biz why one DAs themselves anyway. any other religion/church would just accept a single letter stating that "i no longer wish to be a member." end of story

  maybe i would write back just stating simply that "we agree to disagree" and have a nice day.
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  Greatest Rock drummers

  by DanTheMan in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i was listening to zep's dazed and confused today and the rocking middle section of that song never ceases to amaze me - john bonham was from a different planet, was completely insane, or both.

  nothing i've ever heard in any other song quite compares to that.. honorable mentions:.

  neil peart on the songs tom sawyer and subdivisions.

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  I think the guy who drums for System of a Down is really good. He puts in a lot of subtle nuances and changes up the rythym where you'd least expect it. ie. toxicity
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  COs and DOs Stuck in the Fulltime Work Because they Have No Retirement!

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm talking over 55 years of age that know the gb are frauds, but because they have no retirement benifits worth anything feel forced to hold on to this position.

  man that has to be the worst drag ever.

  remember to copy all secret corospondance to further expose the gb in thier under handed vicious treatment of its member they may come in very handy in the hands of prosecuting attorneys.

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  "we live in a culture (good or bad) where a man is suppose to take care of his woman"

  you're KIDDING right? i've always had it the other way around!!
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  Parent Conversation

  by mapleaf18 in

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  i called my super-dub parents last night and it was totally depressing.

  they had just gotten back from toronto visiting relatives and all they could say was my cousin's husband "wasn't doing anything about da troof.

  " it was all i could do to keep from saying "well at least he doesn't beat her like my jw hubby did.

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  I called my super-dub parents last night and it was totally depressing. They had just gotten back from Toronto visiting relatives and all they could say was my cousin's husband "wasn't doing anything about da troof." It was all i could do to keep from saying "well at least he doesn't beat her like my JW hubby did. . ."

  It was sickening because that is their MAIN focus ALWAYS! Like they are some sort of meter keeping track of everyone's field service and meeting attendance!
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  WTS Recognizes that Millions have Left the Faith

  by Bluegrass Tom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at the portland maine district convention that was held this past weekend, brother buck from brooklyn bethel gave the last talk on sunday.

  in this talk he mentioned the "millions of people that have left" in the recent past.

  he also mentioned them in the concluding prayer.

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  interesting! my dyed in the wool parents attended that one. . .
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  30 years ago TODAY - 7-June-1975

  by BrendaCloutier in

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  2. experiences

  i got married to my jw husband.

  my own personal armageddon began.

  this i call the second biggest regret of my life.

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  OMG! I can't begin to tell you how totally familiar your experience is. I got married in '78 for the first time and I felt EXACTLY the way you did. Just turned 18 yr old bride and i wanted out but it was the "right thing to do." all the invitations, etc. had been sent out and my gut feeling was screaming NO NO NO. Exact same thing happened to me except for the affair and the suicide attempt.

  My father, being a super-elder didn't exactly agree with me getting married at all because he was one of the original latch key kids (his mom was divorced) he even took away the key to the apartment; letting me know that there was no return. I put up with all sorts of abuse from jdubby hubby! physical, mental, emotional; he REFUSED to hold down a regular job either and I did all of the financial support. . .
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  How To Enjoy Assemblies By Being Rebellious

  by metatron in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  1. go out to lunch at every session.

  bring back bags of fast food that say "burger king".

  or "mcdonalds" on them.

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  Of course you realize, all these items WILL be covered in next year's admonishing (gawd i hate that JW word) KM

  Brothers,

  Do we not realize the value of our beloved conventions, but sadly, there have been incidents of explosive, uncontrolled flatulence, due to consumption of outside, worldy foodstuffs, imitation currency, open and raging hormones, abuse of toilet facilities, extraneous worldy material left in our precious NWTs, convention delegates wearing inappropriate clothing and visiting extra-curricular sausage gargling and nudie establishments. With this in mind, the GB has issued double secret probation on all in attendance.

  Have a nice day.
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  What did you want to be when you grew up?

  by whyamihere in

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  2. friends

  as a child, what did you want to be, when you became an adult?

  if you could, would you want to go back in time, and become what you wanted to be in the first place?.

  as a child, i wanted to be a florist.

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  jt stumbler,

  what a coincidence. my boyfriend works for old castle precast in manchester NY. he does finishing, dry and wetcast
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  What did you want to be when you grew up?

  by whyamihere in

  1. jw
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  as a child, what did you want to be, when you became an adult?

  if you could, would you want to go back in time, and become what you wanted to be in the first place?.

  as a child, i wanted to be a florist.

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  jt stumbler,

  is that "precast" as in concrete?