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  guess what watchtower, books are making a comeback!

  by nowwhat? in

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  now that the org.

  has gone 90% digital, it would seem most people now would rather read a good old fashioned book than a tablet!.

  way to show insight oh fearless leaders!.

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  Have and am reading old JFR books: Salvation, Enemies, etc.

  The storytelling is actually quite spellbinding and the color illustrations are beautiful and, frankly, erotic.

  Subtle?
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  guess what watchtower, books are making a comeback!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  now that the org.

  has gone 90% digital, it would seem most people now would rather read a good old fashioned book than a tablet!.

  way to show insight oh fearless leaders!.

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  compound complex

  "What is great about digital publications from WT perspective is that they can delete them once they realise it's old light." -- Skepsis

  When I was a proofreader, Bethel, Brooklyn, I remember one of our senior members, Ann Rose, noting textual errors, found in recently published books, on the back fly leaf. That's what we called "errata data."

  I don't recall on how wide a scale it was done, but we would take a separate "signature" (folded sheets of paper) with printed corrections and manually glue it into the back of the book.

  "Errata data tipped in" means that corrections have been inserted.

  We've come a long way, Baby!
  
  
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  Will your great grandchildren go to school in this system of things?

  by compound complex in

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  mine won't, and i have that on good and reliable second-hand authority.

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  maybe, third-hand .

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  compound complex

  Mine won't, and I have that on good and reliable second-hand authority.

  Maybe, third-hand . . .
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  Bored Teenagers?

  by compound complex in

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  we loved connie when we were kids, back in the '50s.

  still do, for that matter!.

  watch the kids in the audience.

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  compound complex

  Good morning, smiddy, zeb, and HappyDad:

  Great replies and experiences -- THANKS! Yeah, the '50s and '60s. We were poor, but we had our phonographs and 45 rpm records. Family and I still have Richie Valens, Everly Brothers, etc.

  My irreverent allusion to dear Connie's tale of woe:

  
  

  Dear Happy Homemaker:

  I'm having a laundry problem. My husband's shirt collars have red lipstick on them and it just won't come out. I've tried scrubbing, bleaching, and bluing, with no success at all. Mary Jane, who's my best friend, has offered to have the shirts professionally cleaned -- she'll kindly fetch them while I'm at work and Hubby's tending to household chores -- but I don't want to take advantage of her generosity.

  What do you say?
  

  Connie aka Baby Pink

  
  

  Dear Connie,

  You don't have a laundry problem, Sweetie! If I were you, I'd switch from baby pink to a red-hot, angry slash of magenta across those lips. Or, you could buy your husband red shirts. Or, make him go out and find a job while you tend to the house. Or, move to another state and leave no forwarding address.

  Good luck with Old Mister Innocent Bystander!

  HH

  
  
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  Bored Teenagers?

  by compound complex in

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  we loved connie when we were kids, back in the '50s.

  still do, for that matter!.

  watch the kids in the audience.

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  compound complex

  We loved Connie when we were kids, back in the '50s. Still do, for that matter!

  Watch the kids in the audience.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8x5cUFoDnU
  
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  Gas or Electric Stove

  by just fine in

  1. jw
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  i am getting new appliances.

  i have decided on black stainless for the finish.

  the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.

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  compound complex

  I remember that scene with Jim Carrey.

  Thanks, OUTLAW!

  I work for lots of people who have fancy, upscale kitchens. I clean their fridges, stoves, etc., even when it's not my assigned duty. Love cleaning kitchens, and used to do commercial kitchens -- AAAAARGH!!!
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  Gas or Electric Stove

  by just fine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am getting new appliances.

  i have decided on black stainless for the finish.

  the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.

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  Just returned from cleaning this lovely F. Bertazzon Italia, 5-burner gas range. Easy peasy:

  
  
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  Ask Happy Homemaker!

  by compound complex in

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  are you in a muddle over domestic chores?

  ask happy homemaker for practical and up-to-the-minute advice.

  you won't be disappointed!.

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  Thanks, just fine!

  I hope your all-singing, all-dancing cucina moderna is coming along as planned. Yes, that recommended cleaner does work, and very well. Me, I try the basics, particularly when the client does not have what you described. I should know by now, but I keep experimenting and . . .

  My biggest gripe is when someone -- owner OR house cleaner -- uses abrasive pads and such.

  NO!!!
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  Ask Happy Homemaker!

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are you in a muddle over domestic chores?

  ask happy homemaker for practical and up-to-the-minute advice.

  you won't be disappointed!.

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  compound complex

  Well, with all this talk of gas and electric ranges and my obsession with how to clean them, I only now came up with this -- and you already knew it:

  I was having a problem removing streaks from the black enameled top of the SAMSUNG shown below. My problem was that I couldn't sufficiently expunge (with a sponge!!!) the residue from the dish soap I was using. Should know that it and the residue left behind in tea towels -- for drying -- cannot be easily wiped away.

  I had a gallon of white vinegar at hand, so, I moistened a few wet paper towels with the vinegar, swabbed the stove's deck, and wiped it all up, streak-free, mind you, with a clutch of PTs.

  VOILA' -- no more streaks. Therefore, I retract what I wrote earlier about not having CORNING glass tops, et al., because my ignorance was showing.

  So obvious, the wonders of white vinegar!

  HH

  
  
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  Told My Parents Yesterday That I Don't Want to Be a JW

  by Saethydd in

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  i wasn't entirely sure what to expect when i made the decision to tell my parents how i really feel, but i was prepared for the worst, fortunately, it didn't come to that.

  after i told them i didn't want to go to the meetings anymore it led to a long talk with them.

  they made a number of irksome and woefully uninformed statements but at least they were not aggressive and have said that they won't force me to move out over this, though, i can tell they are hoping they can convince me to "accept the truth," as long as i still live with them.

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  Greetings, Saethydd:

  WIshing you the best possible outcome.

  We were such parents 30 years ago, until we woke up. Not re: TTATT, but that we would lose our child. It went against the "wisdom" meted out by The Society, but we, Mom and Dad, said you don't have to be a JW, just obey the house rules.

  This newly liberated teenager became obedient and lost the rebel attitude. To this day our kid is kind, generous, and forgiving. Just never believed in the religion and we said okay.

  Please hang in there.