Posts by Nate Merit

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

Honestly, Honesty

Have you ever considered getting a sense of humor, or perhaps a better grasp of what you're reading?

1984 was twenty one years ago Honesty, not recent. However, I asked Mark Smith about these pranks this morning, and he pointed out we had pulled them in 1979, not 1984. I was driving truck in Dallas in 1984. I'd only been out of the JW's for six years when we pulled these pranks. Let me tell you something else. I was DFed back during the 1975 era, and theit DFing me plunged me into a world of drugs, alcohol, depression, and suicide attempts. It took me over a decade of counseling to get over it. So yes, sweetie, I got counseling. This was very therapeutic and my counselor had a sense of humor.

Nate

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

Hi JWFacts!

Thank you! mark and I also, the same time frame, were pulling pranks on a Church of Christ in the area. Mark was DFed from the C o C.

This is for you because you enjoyed the pranks:

As our last prank on the JW's in Ann Arbor, we bought copies of both magazines from some JW's that had come to Mark's apartment door. Then we went door to door as Jehovah's Witnesses. I had a gigantic beard at the time, totally hillbilly looking.

My opening line was "Hello. My friend and I are Jehovah's Witnesses, and we'd like to tell you the Good News that Jehovah God will soon murder everyone and destroy everything, except for Jehovah's Witnesses. Would you like to purchase some magazines that explain this?"

Everyone of course said no. One gal slammed the door, so I started banging on the door and yelling 'JEHOVAH WILL GET YOU! JEHOVAH IS GOING TO DESTROY YOU!" The we took off down the street and into Marks car, figuring the gal probably called the police.

The best encounter was with the pastor of a Pentecostal church. His residence was right next door to the church. He was obviously puzzled by my beard, and when I offered him the magazines, he said "Sure, I'll buy them. How much?" Well, jeez, the mags were our props! Without them how could we be JW's? So real quick I said

"They're five dollars."

The minister looked at me suspiciously. "They weren't that much the last time I bought them."

"Price went up," I deadpanned, not so much as a quiver of laughter or betrayal of expression.

Thanks for having a sesne of humor.
Nate

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

Hi Misspeaches!

So far in my reading of these responses you're the only one who has noticed these pranks were pulled a long time ago. Goodonyemate!

1984 was twenty one years ago. However, I asked Mark Smith about these pranks this morning, and he pointed out we had pulled them in 1979, not 1984. I was driving truck in Dallas in 1984. I'd only been out of the JW's for six years when we pulled these pranks.

Thanks for posting! have a great week and weekend.
Nate

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

Hello Dedpoet

You, like everyone else that responded, speaks as though these pranks were recent. They werent. Perhaps you need some glasses or remedial reading instruction?

1984 was twenty one years ago. However, I asked Mark Smith about these pranks this morning, and he pointed out we had pulled them in 1979, not 1984. I was driving truck in Dallas in 1984. I'd only been out of the JW's for six years when we pulled these pranks. Let me tell you something else. I was DFed back during the 1975 era, and theit DFing me plunged me into a world of drugs, alcohol, depression, and suicide attempts. It took me over a decade of counseling to get over it.

Nate

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

Hello Defed

And here you are on an ex JW message board, prolly gonna share you hurts. How sad. Why not just move on pal?

1984 was twenty one years ago, Bumphus. However, I asked Mark Smith about these pranks this morning, and he pointed out we had pulled them in 1979, not 1984. I was driving truck in Dallas in 1984. I'd only been out of the JW's for six years when we pulled these pranks. Let me tell you something else hotshot. I was DFed back during the 1975 era, and theit DFing me plunged me into a wordl of drugs, alcohol, depression, and suicide attempts. It took me over a decade of counseling to get over it.

These pranks twenty six years ago. Get a clue, get a life, and get bent.

Nate

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

Hey Ozziepost

And here you are, having created a web-site and message board all about Jehovah's Witnesses! Sounds to me as though they still rule your life pal! LMFAO!

1984 was twenty one years ago, Ozzie. However, I asked Mark Smith about these pranks this morning, and he pointed out we had pulled them in 1979, not 1984. I was driving truck in Dallas in 1984. I'd only been out of the JW's for six years when we pulled these pranks. Let me tell you something else Oozie. I was DFed back during the 1975 era, and their DFing me plunged me into a world of drugs, alcohol, depression, and suicide attempts out of sheer TERROR that I was going to be destroyed. It took me a decade of counseling to get over it.

Anyway, these pranks were a long time ago, and WTBTS hasnot been any part of my life since then until I posted HERE at YOUR JW world Oz. Move on dude.
Nate

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

Hey Young Hearts

And here you are on an ex JW message board, prolly gonna share you hurts. How sad. Why not just move on pal?

1984 was twenty one years ago, Bumphus. However, I asked Mark Smith about these pranks this morning, and he pointed out we had pulled them in 1979, not 1984. I was driving truck in Dallas in 1984. I'd only been out of the JW's for six years when we pulled these pranks. Let me tell you something else hotshot. I was DFed back during the 1975 era, and theit DFing me plunged me into a wordl of drugs, alcohol, depression, and suicide attempts. It took me over a decade of counseling to get over it.

Get a clue, get a life, and get bent.

Nate

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National Geographic "The Search For Adam"

by SWALKER in

anyone see the special on national geographic, "the search for adam"?

i found it interesting that he is able to trace so many people by using the y chromosone.

here is the link:.

Nate Merit

Hey Seattle Nice Guy

Thanks for the additional info. Good stuff.

Nate

"Reality! What a concept!"

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National Geographic "The Search For Adam"

by SWALKER in

anyone see the special on national geographic, "the search for adam"?

i found it interesting that he is able to trace so many people by using the y chromosone.

here is the link:.

Nate Merit

Swalker, sheesh, cut me some slack, jack. Gimme a break jake. I jump in here to do a quick lookabout or post something or reply to something, then I split.

Thank you for pointing out your point to me. The pointed point is well pointed, "he said pointedly."

"If you relax the tension between polar opposites, the result is SLACK, and thats what all of us are really searching for." -Mustafa the Amazing

Nate
"I'm just here for the halibut"

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GAGS I HAVE PROUDLY PULLED ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES :)

by Nate Merit in

in 1984 (shudder!

) my bud mark smith and i picketed the kingdom hall in ann arbor, michigan.

our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'this religion is a snare and a racket!

Nate Merit

In 1984 (shudder!) my bud Mark Smith and I picketed the Kingdom Hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our signs had a watchtower drawn on them and said 'THIS religion is a snare and a racket!" We marched back and forth for a solid hour, with Witness elders almost continuously coming out and pleading with us to go away because "you're creating a SCENE!" They even called the cops, who did finally arrive and informed the shocked Witnesses that what we were doing was perfectly legal. I stuck my tongue out at the mean ol' Elder!

Same year, I sent a letter to the Ann Arbor Press, ostensibly from the same Kingdom Hall, announcing that the following Sunday a special Meeting would be held at the Hall (address given), and the guest speaker would be Rev. FW Franz, Pope of the Watchtower. The selected topics would include: Blood, the Source Of Demons; Demons Are Everywhere; Are YOU a Demon?; Armageddon, 1985! The blurb also said that "The laity will be alllowed to speak with and fawn over Father Franz at the conclusion of the meeting." The blurb was dutifully printed in the Ann Arbor press. Very early that Sunday morning, I phoned all the elders of that congregation and had them check out the blurb in the religion section of the paper. I had signed it as "Russel Rutherford."

Again that same year, Mark and I decorated the Ann Arbor Kingdom Hall with Christmas decorations. The trees all had glitter and Xmas bulbs on them, a huge MERRY CHRISTMAS! sign was out front, and a door-sized pic of ol' Saint Nick was covering the entrance.

We also uprooted a large wooden sign that read "DONATE BLOOD HERE!" from the the Red Cross Blood Donor center and replanted it, in the dead of night, right out front of the Ann Arbor Kingdom Hall, which was on a very busy street. We dug holes for the sign's wooden support beams and dumped quick-crete into the holes to make it even more of a chore to remove!

Then, I phoned one of the Elders and claimed to be the pastor of a very well known Methodist Church in the area, and complained to the Elder that someone was decorating my church property with all sorts of Jehovah's Witness materials, and if Elder so-and-so didn't make it stop I would press charges againt the Witnesses. The Elder fell for it and he got into a hot and heavy screaming match with me. We eventually parted amicably, with my promise that I would call him back if any further trouble ensued. Well, of course I called the Elder back a few days later, again identifying myself as the pastor of the large Methodist Church. The Elder, however, had called the church and now knew I wasn't really the pastor, so he read me the riot act and I blew a police whistle in his ear!

Mark and I ordered a rubber stamp set that simply had 666 in large bold numerals, and we stamped the number on our right hands and foreheads. The we dressed up reallly nice in our Sunday-go-to-meeting finest and attempted to enter the Ann Arbor Kingdom Hall. Our way was blocked by two huge "ministerial servants" ("bouncers") so we left, but not without blowing the cars horn for a couple of minutes in the parking lot and disrupting the meeting.

Then I made a really nice stencil that said PARKING RESERVED FOR ELDERS, and used a spray can of black paint to spray it four times onto the back wall of the Hall, where the best parking spaces were!

Finally, we made a VERY large paper sign that simply said JESUS IS LORD! and placed it prominently in the front of the Hall, which again is on a very busy street.

Our fun stopped when a buddy of mine on the Ann Arbor police force told me the JayDubs were gonna press charges if we messed with them one more time. Plus, we found out from my cop pal the Kingdom Hall had been being patrolled every hour on the hour ever since we had picketed the place. We had simply been very lucky to have pulled our pranks between patrols.

Nate
"Not exactly as you thought"