Posts by Hortensia

50

Were U Surprised To Learn Anything About The Witnesses That U Didn't Know??

by minimus in

jw
friends

when i was a kid, i researched the origins of the religion and realized that the witnesses were an offshoot of adventism.....we're you surprised to learn something about the witnesses that you didn't realize?.

Hortensia

I was very shocked, and I guess somewhat naive, when I found out how many "brothers" had "worldly" girlfriends outside the org. Married men, not the single men. At the school I attended several women were dating married JW men.

87

Do you think "Blondie" is addicted to reading Watchtowers and Awakes?

by booker-t in

jw
friends

i remember when i was a "devout" jws i could not wait to get the new watchtowers and awakes from the wednesday nite theocratic ministry school.

i would actually salivate thinking of the new information jehovah had in the magazines for us.

i was "franatical" and i would go home still in my three piece suit and devour the magazines that very nite.

Hortensia

Maybe it amuses her?

63

Who from JWN would you most like to have dinner with?

by laverite in

jw
friends

if you could pick anyone from jwn to meet in real life to meet and have dinner with, who would that be?

let's exclude all those who you are already friends with, who you know and love from jwn in real life.

so or me, that excludes my friend ann and also curious butterfly.

Hortensia

Besides having a big party and trying to fit ALL of you in my apartment, I also wouldn't mind sitting in the corner listening to the smart folks on this forum -- Leolia, Cofty -- and the rest of you. You all know who you are. I'd love to listen to their dinnertime conversation! I'd come away smarter, guaranteed.

63

Who from JWN would you most like to have dinner with?

by laverite in

jw
friends

if you could pick anyone from jwn to meet in real life to meet and have dinner with, who would that be?

let's exclude all those who you are already friends with, who you know and love from jwn in real life.

so or me, that excludes my friend ann and also curious butterfly.

Hortensia

MUM! I've got a pot of homemade vegetable beef soup going right now. I like to serve it on mashed potatoes, for extra goodness. Come on over!

I know what -- Let's have a get-together! That's what they called it in my old KH. Potluck. There was one who always made yummy stroganoff with noodles and a Filipina who made lumpia and pancit. Yummmm. Adobo, too. And a Mexican woman from Texas who made her enchilada sauce from scratch -- I didn't know you could (at that time, at least), I always saw it in a can. Whatever house we used was always crowded with people, kids running around everywhere, everyone eating a lot and lots of chatting. Almost human behavior, in fact. Same with beach parties. But then, they'd go back to the KH and friendliness wasn't allowed in the door.

41

Passed my Post Grad with 'Outstanding' grade! Shows it's never too late.

by Lozhasleft in

jw
friends

i've just had the official results on my pgce.

i'm not posting here to boast, but to encourage any who may have abandoned education because of the pressure as a jw, and who may feel that it's too late to return and achieve such goals.

in the 1980s i stopped halfway through my b.ed honours and accepted a dip.h.e.

Hortensia

Go ahead and boast -- you've earned it and can be justifiably proud of yourself.

2

Facebook caught harvesting

by Satanus in

jw
friends

most popular android app caught harvesting users contacts: facebookby daniel eran dilger.

facebook, the top-ranking free app in google play, has taken advantage of android's weak platform security to collect users' phone numbers as soon as the app is installed, highlighting core differences in apple's approach to protecting users' privacy and those of social-advertising firms like facebook and google.. .

the news of facebook's latest "leak" was outed by symantec after it analyzed various android apps using its norton mobile insight tool designed to "discover malicious applications, privacy risks, and potentially intrusive behavior.".

Hortensia

yeah. I don't care how much any of them talk about respecting privacy, they all harvest info one way or another, from the US government on down. I have no expectation of privacy online.

80

Forum cleanup and archive

by Simon in

i mentioned i was cleaning the forum archive when i bumped this thread by oompa:.

damm i miss jwd...this place will always be jwd to me.... rather than turn that into a discussion of the archive, i'll answer slimboyfat's concern here.. the things i'm clearing up are either:.

time specific and non jw related (e.g.

Hortensia

I go to the local library on the 50%-off day and buy books I resell online. I don't make a living from it, but I make walking-around money at least. Same with yard sales, junk stores, etc. You never know what you'll find that might be worth reselling.

54

Was I too harsh?

by chrisuk in

jw
friends

hello, first let me apologixe for both my spelling and my grammer in advance, both are not my strong points.. i'll keep this short.

since i've been a child my mother has studied on and off with jw's ( i'm now 34) so i've been around it most of my life, i studied on and off myself for around 10 years.

thank's to this site and jwfacts i'll never study or step foot inside a kingdom hall again.

Hortensia

Sometimes we have the feeling that being straightforward is harsh, because most of us were brought up to be mealy-mouthed and to never offend anyone. You were direct, and also courteous and friendly. Good letter.

7