Just my 2 cents: When I was at Watchtower Farms in the mid '70's there was plenty of food at breakfast and the noon meal. Supper was scant because it was usually leftovers.
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Chapter 37 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy inchapter 37. passing it down line.
how did i rationalized everything i had experienced growing up and what i saw at bethel?
no one wants to believe their whole life is a lie.
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Michael Parks
by glenster inbelated rip michael parks born harry samuel parks april 24, 1940 to may 9, 2017 he was known for the 1969-1970 tv series "then came bronson" and acting forfilmmakers such as quentin tarantino, robert rodriguez, and kevin smith.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/michael_parks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/then_came_bronson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pykq3fwnb0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flpxujapnye.
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Thanks for posting this. I was thinking about Michael Parks the other night when I caught the tail end of the movie Django. He was one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. My favorite role that he played, was Walter in Niagara, Niagara which was partially filmed near Watchtower Farms.
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In Honor of Jimmy Olson October 31, 1973
by sparky1 inin memory of jimmy olson, i have provided a link to his story below.
many who now post here are new to the forum and i felt it was necessary to honor his memory.
although i never knew him, his brother was my roommate for a time at watchtower farms.
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Bumped for newer members who may not be aware of Jimmy's story.
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Spillane, Mickey Spillane--Cool Brother Spillane-naked wife on the cover
by TerryWalstrom inspillane, mickey spillane.
he pulled no punches and his pen was as fast as his gun.
after all, it took almost three whole weeks for mickey to type his first novel.
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Just as an item of interest: At least one of his daughters attended the Pine Bush Kingdom Hall when I was a Bethelite at Watchtower Farms. She seemed to be quiet, unassuming people. Just regular folks. I believe that you are right about his wife lying, Terry. I am not 100% positive, but I think that they were married in a Kingdom Hall and so she was well aware that Mickey was a Witness. If my mother was alive I could ask her. My mother was an acquaintance of one of Mickeys friends who was our Congregation Servant or Assistant back in the late '50's early '60's and was Mickeys best man at the wedding.
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JW Broadcasting: Russian Convention Travel Report w/Mark Sanderson
by pale.emperor inhttps://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.
a few things about this video:.
it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.
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Now boarding at Gate 144,000! Last flight out of Moscow!
"I'm leaving on a jet plane.......don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, (Russian Brotherhood) I hate to go............." - Marky Pig
(Sorry John Denver, no disrespect intended. R.I.P.)
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JW Broadcasting: Russian Convention Travel Report w/Mark Sanderson
by pale.emperor inhttps://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.
a few things about this video:.
it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.
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"It's good to be king and have your own world" - Tom Petty.
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"aww, But it's not MY fault, someone else is to blame!"
by stuckinarut2 ini was just thinking about the account of adam and eve, and how they both attempted to 'pass the buck', or shift the blame to someone else.
eve to the snake, and adam to eve.... does that sound familiar??.
the society has never taken ownership of its mistakes!
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Nice one Splash! I like learning new things. I went to Bible Gateway and by golly, you are right. Lot's of translations render it this way.
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"Cultivate Self-Control"
by mrssauk inthis weeks watchtower study (september 2017) about self-control states: "clearly, people who lack self-control are causing problems for themselves and for others.
and the problem of lacking self-control is worsening.
self-discipline was studied in the 1940’s, but recent studies have shown that people have become much worse at exercising self-discipline.
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sparky1
There was an experiment done with children in the 1940's on self regulation. I don't know who did the experiment but it is referenced in a report done on NPR in 2008. Interestingly enough, the experiment was replicated in 2001. Could WATCHTOWER and it's scholarly writers be taking another scientific study out of context and viewing the results through their own 'colored lenses'?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
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Why pigs???
by stuckinarut2 inwhy did jesus supposedly cast the demons into a herd of pigs?.
(matt 8 / luke 8).
and, how were there so many demons inside one man, that when "released" by jesus, it took a whole pack of pigs to contain them??.
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"If you waste your time on here joking, you are wasting a readers time." David_Jay
"They seriously need our help, not our jokes." David_Jay
I'll keep my sense of humor and my JOKES, thank you.
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Why pigs???
by stuckinarut2 inwhy did jesus supposedly cast the demons into a herd of pigs?.
(matt 8 / luke 8).
and, how were there so many demons inside one man, that when "released" by jesus, it took a whole pack of pigs to contain them??.
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sparky1
"Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self preservation." - Viktor E. Frankl
"When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him." - Thomas S. Szasz
I'll keep my sense of humor, thank you.