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  Slang or Terms Only Used by Bethelities

  by new boy in

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  there are many terms used at bethel that might sound foreign to normal people.

  there are many words or terms used at bethel that are unique only to their organization.

  here are just a few of them.. “a jack” this is someone who is a slacker or just lazy.. “a pot licker” this term has been used for many years but its connotation is unclear.

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  "Flag Brother"
  
  Someone who hopper shopped, or had a field day in "donated," would assemble an outfit with many colors that resembled a "flag."
  

  Usually it'd be a new boy and the term was probably as much a comment on their new boy status as it was on their fashion sense.

  Sometimes, it seems, brothers would come from very poor backgrounds and the opportunity to parade in "new" clothes trumped any fashion sense they might have had.

  It was derogatory and unkind but....heard it many times. I worked in 25-30 so would pass through donated area often (especially when it was poor weather).
  
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  Is it just me or are the street sign, road,car verification excessive?

  by nonjwspouse in

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  i must go through six of new verification screens on average before verifying.

  i seriously try harder and harder, i don't know if we include the tiny little piece of sign or not.

  i have done both,and still get another screen.

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  Beyond annoying. I constantly clear cookies, history, cache, etc. (every session) which, as noted, means I have to sign in to this site again...so I rarely do. If I send or receive a PM, I log in.
  

  Some sites have very simple CAPTCHA "challenges" so perhaps one can set "level of difficulty" or something? For example, some sites have only numbers that are visually distorted.

  I'm guessing there is a good reason to have a CAPTCHA at the gate of this site (?) but...it does lessen the likelihood of signing in, for me at least.
  

  My bank has several layers of authentication (credentials and the answer to a "secret" question). Perhaps that would be a more acceptable (or at least a less frustrating) solution?
  
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  Just Bumped Into My JW Sister And Brother In Town

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. experiences

  so im walking through town today on my lunchbreak and spot the unmistakable walk of my younger brother.

  this is the one who left watchtower... well it turns out he's returned to the vomit after stupidly turning up to the 2017 convention and a few elders filling his head with seeing our dead dad in paradise and to "wait on jehovah".. a few meters behind him was my sister.

  she spotted me first, then hurried up her step to my brother.

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  Pale-

  I have to agree with LongHairGal...after a certain amount of time (years?) you'll be "relieved to not be bothered with Witnesses."

  My sister and brother both "shun" me, although they were able to say "sorry for your loss" to me at our sister's funeral. I didn't respond. It was their sister also and I suspect they were putting on a show for the rest of the family, none of whom are JWs... although my mom flirts with it enough to keep the JW siblings hopeful (guessing).
  
  At any rate, I've read your posts and you seem to be one of those who will be successful.... even if you have to "fake it to make it" on occasion.

  While I don't know you at all, I am confident that you are in a better place being shunned by JWs than being a JW.... regardless of the cost.

  Best regards.
  
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  Miracle Wheat trial transcript

  by VM44 in

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  here is the miracle wheat trial transcript..

  miraclewheattrial.pdf

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  JW_Researcher

  Thank you and Greetings!

  Some of the newer board members/lurkers may not be familiar with some of your work from the past.

  Your post history reveals a deep and varied collection of topics.

  Hope you and yours are well!
  
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  Video of my stand up comedy

  by usualusername1 in

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  one part of me is petrified of showing this video.

  on the one hand my comedy is not very funny yet.

  i also have not let people know who i am.. on the other hand this website has been the most important even after attempting suicide.. ladies and gents i give you my stand up comedy routine.. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10211223943093218&id=1197882608.

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  Great job! Follow your dream, man.

  You have a very likable and relate-able demeanor which is as important (or more so, perhaps) than "joke-telling skill," which will come, as you note, with time.

  Sincere best wishes.
  
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  EXJW's in Mensa?

  by Luther bertrand in

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  any exjw's or faders out there in mensa?

  any online groups for this niche?

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  David_Jay's explanation is correct. Score is not the qualification; it is percentile.

  My grandmother and mother were/are members so I joined after exiting. Chapters vary as they are made of people who vary. While I've done very little with the group (scored some scholarship essays, etc.), I enjoy the publications.

  It has never been my experience that Mensans think they're "special" or whatever. It can be difficult to find others with like abilities at times so....the round table makes sense.

  Since I have so little to do with the group (other than reading the publications), I often found it difficult to justify the dues so I became a life member.
  
  There are some obviously bright folks on this board and elsewhere. Mensans certainly don't have the "intelligent interaction" market cornered.
  
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  I need to help to counter JW misinformation!

  by Island Man in

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  2. beliefs

  in this yahoo answers quesiton jw apologists are trying to give the impression that the watchtower never published any information about parents fondling the genitals of their infants leading to masturbation later on.

  the jw apologists claims vary from saying it's not true to accusing the questioner and one ex-jw answerer of not having proof and being untrustworthy with the truth.. i want to provide proof to the contrary but the online library doesn't go have magaizes as far back as 1973 when the article was published.

  i think that the best proof would be a screenshot of the watchtower library open to the article with the statement highlighted.

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  JWStruggle post: Bethel Layoffs Reveal a Kingdom without Clothes

  by Londo111 in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.jwstruggle.com/2013/07/bethel-layoffs-reveal-a-kingdom-without-clothes/.

  despite everything, i still have a lingering admiration toward those who serve or have served in bethel.

  it is not that i believe it is gods organization in any way, shape, or form.

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  Oculos Aperire wrote "[the Bethel application asked] 'Have you ever smoked Marijuana?' Well I had.. so I never got accepted or even considered."

  I also was seduced by the evil weed (and similar evil pursuits), disclosed it on the application, and was accepted. While at Brooklyn, I met many who had similarly been cannabis-corrupted (although not certain whether they disclosed it or not).

  Marijuana use (and worse) didn't seem to be a disqualifier.... at least not in the early 1980s and at least not in my case.
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  If you were on the Zimmerman jury, how would you vote? 2nd degree murder, manslaughter or innocent?

  by UnConfused in

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  JW_Researcher

  not guilty.

  the transparent race hustlers haven't been able to make the case, in spite of the biased media like the NYT reporting that GZ is a "white Hispanic."
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  Anyone else an Ex Bethel "volunteer"

  by BackseatDevil in

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  2. experiences

  i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.

  i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.

  it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.

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  JW_Researcher

  Brooklyn 1983 - 1985