Correction re: metal/mettle.................
'Spanish metal proved no match for English mettle.'
I jumped out of bed with the above "more correct" quotation exploding in my head; where do these things come from?
CoCo
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Found an Old Letter
by Scully ini was going through an old file folder a few days ago and came across this letter i wrote to our old congregation regarding renovations that had been proposed.
at the time, i was very upset with the way the proposals were steam-rollered through (i think the sentiment comes across nicely in my letter lol).
has anything like this ever happened elsewhere??
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Gerald Ford dying: Any Impact on the Rose Bowl?
by Oroborus21 inwill michigan go out there and "win one for the slipper?".
--eduardo.
fight on trojans!.
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Fred and Ray on Door-to-Door: the Truth
by compound complex indear friends,.
the following is from notes derived from in search of christian freedom, by ray franz.
the chapter is "from house to house.
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Comment from Milton Henschel, ibid., p. 232:
"And what will the brothers do if we give them more free time? Probably use it in watching TV."
Comment from Ray Franz, ibid.:
"Whether they consciously think of it in this connection, the men in positions of leadership also know that the Watch Tower organization has produced a publishing empire of tremendous size, one that has taken decades to build up. That publishing system with its large, expensive branch offices and printeries and the impressive, multi-storied dwellings for those operating these, are a source of considerable pride and a frequently cited evidence of divine blessing and prosperity. Any diminishing of the pressure on Witnesses to engage in door-to-door activity with the publications flowing from that system could eventually cause that empire to crumble or require its being largely dismantled. I seriously believe that for many of those in the organizational leadership, the very idea of this is unthinkable."
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AWAKE! Urges Questions on United Nations
by compound complex indear friends,.
i am hearing regularly now, from local jws and jwd, that the governing body says the end is -- this time for sure -- near or soon or at hand.
though the following awake!
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Dear ESTEE.........
Your point is well made. To quote Rhett Butler's original line from the GWTW script:
"Frankly Scarlett, I couldn't care less."
His infamous ad-lib, which somehow got past the censors, is far too profane to quote here, so you'll just have to get my meaning!
CoCo
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Answers to donating JW's about contributions, why not?
by restrangled inafter reading another post it came to me that any corporation, even non profit has to answer about funds collected and spent... which needs to be tallied by an outside accounting firm and made public for all to see.. i was the president of a large condo complex and every dollar spent, collected, etc., had to be accounted for and if there were any questions, i was available for answers.. so here is my question for the wbts,...why is it you feel you can collect, millions of dollars, perhaps billions and not answer to your contributors as to where this money went , where it was invested, what personnel recieved what, etc.
this needs to be answered by an outside firm that is nuetral and not sympathetic in anyway to your financial objectives.. do i think this will happen, no.
making the general public aware, priceless.. r.. r.. .
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CoCo again, Rest.-----
When major corporations collapse - such as Enron - thousands suffer terrible loss financially. I know some personally. Their lives can be totally upended, particularly if they become destitute as a result. When a religious entity is exposed and loses face - whatever - those followers who truly are captive experience a mental, emotional and spiritual breakdown. Oh my gosh! I only now realize I'm talking about us! One JW woman, whose story is published, went bonkers because all she trusted was skewered. About five family members were DFed because they refused to back down on a WT deception. She too was DFed. Though she knew the Society was wrong, her loosing everything - literally - sent her over the edge and into a destructive life-style.
I want to see accountability for the WTB&TS, but I'm truly concerned over the fallout when "she" [The Society of Easy Virtue] has to face the music. We'll certainly have our work cut out for us. All we can do is wait and see.
CoCo
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I miss the days when my buddies were in charge...not!!!
by thecarpenter inremember these two guys, i met them in bethel and got a little grilling from ganges.
ex: how fast does light travveeel?
did you guys ever met fast freddie or school master ganges?.
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Hey Abandoned,
Given the paces we've been put through, you know - what is fantasy, what is fact - I will state categorically that they were abducted by aliens [not the NYC kind I lived with] and are currently residing in the Pleiades. I'm given to understand that I'm able to think and speak freely now - ain't it grand!
CoCo
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I miss the days when my buddies were in charge...not!!!
by thecarpenter inremember these two guys, i met them in bethel and got a little grilling from ganges.
ex: how fast does light travveeel?
did you guys ever met fast freddie or school master ganges?.
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Photo # 1 is Fred Franz
Photo # 2 is George Gangas
I remember both of them very well when they were active. I wonder where they are now that they've left Bethel................
CoCo
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Out in Service & Making Bark-Calls
by compound complex indear hounded by the hounds,.
when the dogs came rushing toward the two sisters out in service, the scaredy-cat sister got behind the other sister for protection.
her reason?
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Hello and Thanx Dedpoet,
Seems like the birds are starting early in their great and prophetic work; it had to be collateral damage as Faithful Dubs would never be singled out for such treatment. A "hit" was put out on the wrong guy!
CoCo
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Fred and Ray on Door-to-Door: the Truth
by compound complex indear friends,.
the following is from notes derived from in search of christian freedom, by ray franz.
the chapter is "from house to house.
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Dear JWDa and Narkissos,
I appreciate your comments - thank you very much. It's truly amazing, especially the recorded comments of several GB members. There was no concern over scriptural backing but only the most expeditious way to get the work done: the r&f are "disorganized personally" [Leo Greenlees, ibid., p. 222] and need arrangements through the organization.
CoCo
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The Ice is melting
by orangefatcat inwe are all aware that major occurances are happening in this earth and the heavens that are causing scientist, biologist, epidemologist are all in a quandry as to why a large chunck of ice seperated from the canadian artic ice shelf the size of which is the equal of eleven thousand football fields.
beyond belief.. what a great concern for mankind and the earth.
the global warming, the ozone layer enlarging asteroids, and whatever else they can think of is definetly destroying our planet or at least changing the global warming.
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Dear Orangefatcat,
Thank you for sharing this information. We some of us have previously brought up Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and Michael Crichton's STATE OF FEAR (and everything else in between). I believe it was Kudra who mentioned getting the straight dope from climatologists and paleoclimatologists. I'm still working on it; with all the info out there, my head is swimming, and when the sea level rises, so will I!
CoCo