Posts by TheCoolerKing

Nope, thats just not right Mrs.J! Back when I was a dub, we were always told to stuff something in the door. And we ALWAYS had to say, "Have a nice day!", even as the door was being slammed in our faces!

Now cut it out Outlaw! You have me licking my chops! I've been told before how temptingly delicious Dub meat can be...especially when they are seasoned just right in their field service clothes! But I must do my duty and follow my religion's interpretation of the scripture that says to "abstain from those things sacrificed to idols, and from loose women and from Dub meat..." Golly, this is tough...You all will have to excuse me. I have to go and pray that I resist this "evil" temptation!

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Jws working my neighborhood...

by mrsjones5 in

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and i missed them again.

last time i saw them walking down the other side of my street.

today they stopped by when i was out and i missed them by about ten or twenty minutes and no they didn't leave any mags.

TheCoolerKing

Thanks for the advice there Outlaw! But my religion says that I must "abstain from Roast Dub".

Beer, however, may be consumed in great quantities!!!

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Jws working my neighborhood...

by mrsjones5 in

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and i missed them again.

last time i saw them walking down the other side of my street.

today they stopped by when i was out and i missed them by about ten or twenty minutes and no they didn't leave any mags.

TheCoolerKing

no they didn't leave any mags. Darn...

awww, what a shame that you missed them!

The JWs in my neighborhood always leave a mag stuffed in my door. I've got a few still lying around. I can send them to you if you like. Otherwise they'll end up on Ebay!!!

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What is your opinion of these experiences?

by R.F. in

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one thing that the jws are always proud of themselves over is the idea that they come across individuals that are low in spirits and were praying for help just as they were stopping by in the door to door magazine selling work, thus proving they have god's backing and are being led by angels.

this happened to me sometime recently.

i was out door to door and came across a man that was severly depressed.

TheCoolerKing

When I was a dub, I believed in those so called "experiences". Just like I believed everything else that they taught me. I remember listening to one of those "experiences" at a district convention.

Supposedly, an elderly couple were working on their shutters when a young JW man (that was going door to door) approached them. Apparently the young JW offered to assist the couple with installing their shutters. When they were all done the elderly wife said,"My husband was just complaining, about doing all this hard work. And I told him that if he would just believe in God more, things would be easier. Then my husband said to me, 'If there is a God, then why doesn't he send a young man to help me put up these shutters!' Just then you walked up!" I remember how moved the assembly crowd was and we all started clapping after hearing about this "experience". I believed it and said to myself, "This MUST be the Truth!!!"

Do I still believe that God sent that JW to that couple's door? Nope. Not at all. I think thepackage said it best: It's the law of probability. If you knock on enough doors you'll find somebody...

TCK

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We are we almost all black now? Especially CO's.

by coaster in

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for the past couple of years at my district conventions, i have been unable to actually listen to most of it, so my mind is in many places.

one such place was to count people in several of the other sections as to blacks and whites.

section 132..42 white and 137 black, section 133..36 white and 144 black, and so on.

TheCoolerKing

However there is only one African American on the GB.

Yup, the last I heard the majority of old guys in Brooklyn that are handing down the orders to the rank & file are still whiteys...

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Were You "Refreshed" After Going To Meetings & Assemblies?

by minimus in

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they say that our spiritual food is sooo refreshing!

it's "just what we needed"!.

how did you feel after going out in the ministry or after a meeting?.

TheCoolerKing

Refreshed?? No.

Exhausted?? Yes.

I always felt like the meetings wore me down. Especially the kingdom ministry school and service meetings on Thurs. evenings, UGH!

The worst part about the district assemblies was trying to get to the stadium before everyone else (usually got there at 6AM.) to grab a shady seat. Nothing worse than sitting out in the hot sun with a necktie on! But then by the time the program started I was ready for a nap, which wasn't so bad!

TCK

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What COULDN'T You Do Because You Were A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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a witness cannot question anything from a critic's point of view.

wondering aloud why the watchtower says a certain thing can get you in trouble with the think police (the elders).

what things can you think of that are taboo for jws??

TheCoolerKing

I started making a list to reply to this, but it's way too dammed depressing! Let's just say that, like many others here, I missed the chance at having a normal and fun childhood! Especially not participating in high school sports.
I just thank my lucky (yup, that’s right elders, I said lucky!!!) stars that I’m forever out of that mind controlling nonsense! Now I can finally enjoy life...

anyone up for a beer this weekend???

TCK