as an american, i see words such as cheerio, blimey, bloody (when referring to something negative), loo, bugger, fag (cigarette), etc.
as chiefly british (i suppose they are).. what words and/or phrases do you consider to be chiefly american?
i'm honestly unaware of which words i use that may not be used in other english-speaking countries.
I always thought loads of the expressions and words in the Witchtower were pure american 'you folks' 'glean' 'old timers'. It was like listening to the theocratic version of Starsky and Hutch listening to the taped American dramas at the assembly.
And the WItchtower americanisms just didnt sit well with the ancient wizened Yorkshire man reading it from the platform.
when i was sleeping in a foreign field (well glastonbury, so it might have been the mushroom garlic bread).. i dreamed me and mum were at the meeting doing the witchtower, and uncle malcolm was taking it (yes the very same who was widowed by a sausage and married a rich old lady).
well he asked a question and mum answered up and what she said was totally the opposite of what the witchtower was saying, but she used such long words and convoluted reasoning that no-one noticed.
in fact some other people answered up and said they agreed with her and continued to spout the witchtower line.
Wow Mary, thats amazing. I would have loved to have had the courage to stand up and say something, but I was always too scared to break the 'polite spell'.
The feeling I had when I read your post was exactly the one I had in my dream the other night.
Hi Chris - agreed Kaiser Cheifs were good, also Killers and White Stripes. Am taking my daughter next time im lucky enough to get a ticket (fallow year next year).
i was curious to see if i knew anyone that would post on a jw dating site so i checked out jw connections that is linked to on this page.
i did not find anyone i know but i was kinda shocked to see the number of ones there that were "divorced, but free to marry".
is this a big problem now or is it just that more divorced jw's use the web to find "mates".
That Witchtower quote reminded me of just how enraged every article used to make me. How demeaning to expect a woman to want nothing more than a neat home and a bit of cooking. And ontop of that to regulate her thoughts towards it - not just a chore, no, but she has to bloody well love it too.
Assholes.
anyone who regularly reads this site is well aware of the sexual abuse scandals amongst jw congregations worldwide.
(for those not familiar, visit www.silentlambs.org).
not to make light of those who were sexually abused, but i think there is an epedimic of other types of abuse in the org.. how many here have been, or know of, someone who was "spanked" regularly and excessively?
Yes it was a kind of spiritual competition at our congregation. It was always great, as a kid, if someone else got taken out to the back room screaming 'help me jehovah help me'.
I got spanked regularly. Never in anger, always accompanied by a painful lecture about exactly why this punishment was being administered as a loving gesture from jehovah, and wouldnt it be worse if nobody even cared whether I was being naughty or not. (HMmmm, dunno, can we try it?)
I was spanked on my bottom up until I was 16. I definately felt that it verged on the pervy, but I think dad thought he was doing the right thing. Now hes not a dub he pretends it never happened.
I buy lots of stuff online, books I cant get hold of in the regular bookshop, I source way cheaper goods than if I only had access to the local shops, I have bought odd stuff (a wonderful replica victorian corset, a replica Lewis chess set). I plan all my holidays. I research lots. I get loads of teaching resources to make my lessons interesting and relevant. I got my Glastonbury tickets.
Its wonderful, but it will never replace books - you cant doze off in bed with a computer folded over your face as easily!
i went to the meeting yesterday because the out of town speaker and his wife are good friends of my wife and i. after the meeting we got invited to someones house who was feeding the speaker because they know that we are friends and because ive missed lots of meetings in the last two months and my wife and i need a good love bombing!
well during our lunch i was complaining about my having braces at 30 and how stupid i looked with them and the 83 year old sisters house we were at told me that i wasted my money on them because the end would be here with 7 years anyway.
i asked her "do you really think so?
Stupid thing is - we all feel sorry for that 'old timer'. None of us would have the hard heart to try and disillusion her (what would be the point?). Unlike the borg who are happy to force the very old and the very young (and everyone in the middle) into accepting their point of view, no matter what hardship it might cause. In fact the more hardship the better (for Witchtower quotes).
Well, I guess it just show how evil us apostates are!
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...and its absolutely pissing it down!!
theres been thunder storms all night and day.. wayhey im gonna be a dirty rock chick tonight!
Hello Peeps - Crumpy the BBC coverage was crap because basically the music was indeed crap, and given that the Beeb have to condense the festival what you saw was condensed crap!
The best bit about the festival doesnt hold up well for broadcast - the stand up poets, the all day long comedy, the wandering performance artists, the Fields of Lost Vagueness (I think...) the Healing Fields, the tipi field, the stone circle, three dance tents, ...
Best bands this year according to me were White Stripes, and Killer. Keane was rubbish, I just dont like his music (except that ONE song), Garbage were OK, Ian Brown is brill, but I have seen better from him, Chas N Dave (nuff said).
But I dont really go for the music, its everything else that makes it. Like the man who carried my bags to my car for me, or the woman we gave a round of applause to when she (finally) came out of the portaloo, or the woman who wanted to give me a ciggie cos I lent her my lighter, listening to Howard Marks giving a very funny lecture on how to smuggles drugs through Heathrow Airport, watching Chris Moyles broadcast live on Radio 1, discovering Pear Cider. Rediscovering Pear Cider. Just making sure the Pear Cider was as good as it seemed to be 20 minutes ago.
Im knackered today at school. And I have a big red nose.
when i was sleeping in a foreign field (well glastonbury, so it might have been the mushroom garlic bread).. i dreamed me and mum were at the meeting doing the witchtower, and uncle malcolm was taking it (yes the very same who was widowed by a sausage and married a rich old lady).
well he asked a question and mum answered up and what she said was totally the opposite of what the witchtower was saying, but she used such long words and convoluted reasoning that no-one noticed.
in fact some other people answered up and said they agreed with her and continued to spout the witchtower line.
when I was sleeping in a foreign field (well Glastonbury, so it might have been the mushroom garlic bread).
I dreamed me and mum were at the meeting doing the Witchtower, and Uncle Malcolm was taking it (yes the very same who was widowed by a sausage and married a rich old lady). Well he asked a question and mum answered up and what she said was totally the opposite of what the Witchtower was saying, but she used such long words and convoluted reasoning that no-one noticed. In fact some other people answered up and said they agreed with her and continued to spout the WItchtower line.
So then I answered up and said some stuff about how the Witchtower was wrong, and there was this deadly hush, and Uncle Malcolm told me off. I replied something like 'Oh we can only study what you tell us to'. Then I said 'come on mum this is stupid Im leaving'. As we walked out feeling pretty embarrased, slowly at least HALF the congregation got up and followed us in silent support because what we had said was what they had all been thinking but had been too scared to voice.
And I knew that none of them would go back.
GOD it was FANTASTIC!!! Pity it was a dream. It was really empowering.
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...and its absolutely pissing it down!!
theres been thunder storms all night and day.. wayhey im gonna be a dirty rock chick tonight!
NEWSFLASH:
The BBC is pleased to report that one if the UK's finest mathematics teachers attended a small west country festival this weekend on the back of a legitimate fully paid ticket. No trig tricks were used in the entering or exiting of the site, as other news agencies had suggested.
Miss K Kitten returned home last night after a weekend of dirty frolics and enjoyed a bath and a toilet without queues. Miss Kitten was quoted as saying "I was shaving mud off my fooking legs for 15 minutes". A paramedic spokesperson for the National Health Service confirmed that Miss Kitten suffered only mild blisters and sunburn, but refused to substantiate the rumours of advanced rotting trenchfoot.
When asked which bands she had watched Miss KK replied "bands???....errr.... I thought this was a district assembly...ive been smoking my watchtower all weekend...isnt this the new system?? I watched the Big A happen on thursday. It must have been Armageddon cos the beer tent got hit..."
Several firemen confirmed that they were not required to drain Miss K's tent, but it took them 3 hours, 14 pints of pear cider and a tour of Miss K's body piercing before they were able to confirm that her tent was in fact moored on dry land. Miss K was given a formal warning about the misuse of mobile phones and emergency numbers.
The BBC hopes to be able to bring further updates about this fine British mathematics teacher later on in the week, just as soon as the drugs wear off. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. In the meantime please listen to some relaxing melodies by the Killers.
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...and its absolutely pissing it down!!
theres been thunder storms all night and day.. wayhey im gonna be a dirty rock chick tonight!
...and its absolutely PISSING it down!! Theres been thunder storms all night and day.
WAYHEY im gonna be a dirty rock chick tonight!!
