Posts by SirNose586

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Violence disguised as comedy

by Lady Lee in

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lately, here in ottawa, there is a tv ad for a comedy show.

it has a "teacher" in front of a 3 student class.

the teacher says that when he asks a question everyone should put up their hand.

SirNose586

I think it was inspired comedy. I agree that some slapstick just doesn't work. A case in point was the movie "Home Alone". The kid inflicted horrible injuries on the two hapless burglars and I actually cringed at some of the stunts.

Yes, I remember some of the nasty things he did to Pesci and Stern. When that movie came out, the concept of actors who don't get hurt and the difference between a stunt and an actual violent act hadn't really cemented in my mind (I was 5 when it came out). I was disturbed by some of the booby traps he set up.

Slapstick in the Three Stooges vein doesn't bother me. If it looks really painful--I can't watch.

126

WATCHTOWER loses in court!

by Nathan Natas in

SirNose586

Does anyone have a paper copy of the new pamphlet that they're willing to mail to me?

Kingdom News #37? Yeah, I can mail you one. BTW, excellent work in court; I and others cheer you on every step of the way!

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Big changes after the new tract?

by Matt_fs in

one of my jw friends who still talks to me said this was the last tract that will be released from the faithfull discreet slave and that after the tract has been released there will be some major changes and for everyone not to be affraid.

does anyone have an idea of what this might be?

this gets me a little curious!.

SirNose586

Yes, I believe the Society is going to start making their own kool aid, that's alot of powder for 6 million people.

Well at least if they start doling out kool-aid, they don't have guns, so I will be able to escape.

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THE END IS NEAR

by Mary in

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with all the ridiculous hype amongst the dubs about how this new tract is going to help bring about "the end", i thought it would be beneficial to highlight how often they've been crying that the sky is falling in the last 1/2 century:.

***w50 2/15 p. 54" stick to your work"*** now is the time to live and work as christians, especially now, for the final end is near.

*** the time of the end is near!

SirNose586

"This may be the last time you get to warn people!" said one of the elders, in reference to the tract work. I had to roll my eyes at that one.

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Disfellowshipping for Gluttony?

by Smoky in

is that possible?..have there been any cases like this?.

my family have been on my case about me hanging around with people (non-jw family) that like to drink alot.

they went as far as to call me "a drunk"...now i do admit that i have been gotten drunk before on occasion, but i am not a drunk or an alcoholic.. so, i told my mother (obese) that if i were "a drunk" for getting drunk from time to time (not every day), then can she be considered "a glutton", for eating to much, obese, having health problems, all because of the way she eats?

SirNose586

The Kingdom Halls would nearly be empty if you DisfellowShipped every fat ass in there.....

True. Beyond the overweight folks, there is one very obese sister who is still on the pioneer ranks. The whole family pioneers. Her brother is an elder so nothing will be said about it...

25

Oh Brother....

by mama1119 in

this morning my doorbell rang, and i usually never answer my door unless i know someone is coming, because this is thick jw territory, but i did, and low and behold, its a lone jw.

he was working on the construction site across the street and was trying to locate the owners of a cat he kept seeing.

he didn't recognize me at first, he was looking at my halloween decorations, and then back at me like he knew something was off...so finally, he asked my name.

SirNose586

"You know what's right" = "You've got enough background in this cult. Come back for some more Kool-Aid! Please! We need to get the numbers up for our CO!"

126

WATCHTOWER loses in court!

by Nathan Natas in

SirNose586

Guys, it is not a slam dunk, they do NOT have to provide documents that relate to the child abuse teleforms or the survey information provided because it is deemed privileged! That stuff is important as it relates to the specific information obtained during the abuse investigation and I believe it is the information in the "database", but I could be wrong about it being in the database. It is not a blanket granted order, but rather is granted in part and denied in part. You should read the Order to understand what the court has granted (and it has granted a lot, but not EVERYTHING).

I noticed that too. I'm not sure what the telememos/teleforms contain, but this much is clear: this is an important ruling, and I truly hope some victims are able to get at least a modicum of justice from these developments.

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Whatever Happened To THIS Belief?

by Sunspot in

as jws, we used to be told that "when they are crying peace and security, the end will come".

nothing indicates that this will be happening any time in the near future, but the "new" tract would seem to make people think the "end" will be soon.. has the wts changed this "peace and security" teaching over the past few years?

if they have changed their thinking, how have they worked their way around that one?.

SirNose586

We are still patiently waiting for the watchtower to create a new definition for the word "instantly", just as they've done with the word "generation". Then they have to come up with major and minor fulfillments of this text, as well as typical and antitypical meanings for it. Then they need to figure out who, precisely, is saying "peace and security". Is it the "king of the north"? South? Both?
This could take a very long time.

LOL'ed on that one, Finally Free. That's what they do to every simple prophecy: add so many layers of nonsense around it that the original meaning is lost in a glaze of Borgspeak and changed premises.

That's the trouble with that darned Bible. Too simple. Gotta add some layers to it--yeah, that's what the writers wanted!

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Fuzzy Right-of-Way Rules Leads to Pathetic, Awkward, Theocratic Dork Fight

by Check_Your_Premises in

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apupi - idaho.

"there were watchtowers and osmond cd's strewn around everywhere" recalled the shaken resident marjorie spade, whose yard was the setting for a lame, sissy fight.

"i couldn't believe that in this day and age we still are fighting religious wars", she said in the aftermath of the flailing, ineffectual fracas.. apparantly the outbreak of faith-based nerd violence took place when two groups of youths approached eachother while out in their respective ministries.

SirNose586

There was a little video on this...but it involved gunplay. Saw it on Youtube somewhere....

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In new tract they don't mention the harlot is riding on the back of the UN

by awol in

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oh okay bear with me, they changed their wording didn't they a while ago?

they did used to refer to the wild beast as the un didn't they?

help me out here..... helping my mum!

SirNose586

According to history, it was when World War I broke out in September of 1939 in spite of the existence of the League of Nations, which had been organized after World War I in order to preserve peace and make the world secure against, at least, another world war.
'Scuse me all. I am terrible with history and I could never make the mental leaps required to absorb and understand the mental gymnastics involved in the WT's interpretation of the scarlet colored beast. Please correct me if I am wrong (be kind) but didn't World War I break out in 1914--or am I as confused as ever from reading Watchtower publications? Thanks for your indulgence.

Hah, this is awesome! I'm looking at the 2005 CD, and yes, they have not fixed this glaring error! I guess this is what happens when "70 pairs of eyes to scan every article" phone it in, eh?