hot stock tip:
....if WT is its biggest customer... and WT is drastically reducing printing.....better sell your stock in MAN corporation....
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SnakesInTheTower
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WT to shut down printing operations in Madrid Bethel branch
by sir82 inoriginally posted about here:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/173648/1/sales-of-bethel-premises-and-transfer-of-millions-to-brooklyn.
...but i thought it deserved its own thread.. there is a letter from the madrid bethel branch to all spanish congregations posted here (written in spanish, of course):.
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Simon Cowell's Britains Got Talent....47 year old Scottish woman (a must see audition)
by digderidoo inwell it's back and just look at what britain can produce.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z0h1nnk1ik.
bet you didn't expect that?.
paul.
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I will try to post the article.....never mind...here is the link: http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Talented-Susan-looks-to-have.5163658.jp
Its already all over the London papers this morning... the reason she did not pursue her singing was because she had to take care of her sick mom. Neighborhood kids make fun of her all the time.
Bet ol Simon will take care of any needed makeover...he sees money right there....the cat is out of the bag now...so a new 'do would be another great shocker. Imagine her cleaned up a bit..nice hair, nice dress, trim them brows a bit... a bit of time she might regain some of the youth she lost taking care of her mom...what is it they say over there...good on her..... taking care of mum first......
A previous year winner of Britain Got Talent was a nondescript cell phone sales man...equally wrote off because of his looks... and is now a millionaire with a #1 classical album in about 38 countries..and a movie about his life in development...
We never know what is going on with people..we dont do it on purpose..but I am sure I judge by the cover waaaay too often..human nature.
Mary joked about "maybe she was pioneering"... sadly, I know so many people in the Organization that are sooo talented musically especially and either gave it up or keep it buried. One young brother whose whole family came into the Lie when he was in his late teens was a trained classical cellist... would have went on to play in top orchestras...gave it up because he might be asked to play holiday music and/or bring too much attention to himself. Truly sad. I didnt realize that last night was the auditions...that sounded more like a final to me. In checking, I guess that is the first show of the new season over there.
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twice in one day!
by chickpea ini am literally gobsmacked!.
and measurably relieved...... this is the day after the memorial.
(or as wtwizard would say:.
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did they do some sort of mind control thing last night.... two out of three sets of dubs ignored me outright and the 3rd one smiled and waved but kept going...in the same restaraunt....
guess if I miss one its not a big deal...two years in a row..I must be off the reservation....good riddance to them.
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The Official What happened at the Memorial thread
by truthseeker ini thought rather than everyone start their own topic relating their experience of attending the memorial, we keep it simple and have just one thread.
if anything, it's saves bandwidth.. i will be going to the memorial tonight and will post my experiences afterwards.. all the other memorials i attended, i was an active jw, so this will be my first experience as a submarine witness.
it's weird being on the other side so to speak.
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noni....I had mexican food tonight too....but I took it home.... $14 for a big order of fajitas...but its enough for at least 2 meals .... with rice and refried beans and guac.... and a huge bag of chips and salsa....
i had a local elder call 3 times today... never left a voice mail...so I didnt return his call...
now I am headed to bed...taking maalox (just in case....lol.).. and a sleeping pill (as always)... and a niproxen for my ankle (super size aleve)...
and maybe some spearment tea... and a calm demeanor...not having had to attend that lousy non-event...
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Go Green~Cellophane House
by purplesofa ini was in a waiting room today and browsed through a magazine and found this article on cellophane house.. brad pitt is getting with the designer to modify to help with rebuilding homes in new orleans.. .
read moreblogsite mapsite indexsearchcellophane house the museum of modern art, new york, ny cellophane house is a five-story, offsite fabricated dwelling commissioned by the museum of modern art's exhibition home delivery: fabricating the modern dwelling, on display july 20 through october 20, 2008. the 1800 square-foot residence has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, living and dining space, a roof terrace, and a carport.
an online journal tracking the fabrication process can be viewed atwww.moma.org/homedelivery.
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Confusious say:
"man who live in glass celophane house, make spectacle of self"
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Anybody know about statutory rape - especially Illinois?
by jws inthere's a 19-year old in the family (non-jw) who got his 16-year old girlfriend pregnant.
from what i can tell, that could be considered criminal sexual abuse in illinois with a potential sentence of up to a year in prison.. anybody know anything about this?
especially in illinois?.
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I posted on this somewhere on the board.. cant find it with the search right now...but big tex's post looks right...
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As an active JW, did you find the Memorial to be special?
by Robert7 ineven as active jws, my wife and i always found the memorial to be anti-climatic, overhyped.
it was supposed to be the most important event of the year, but it just felt like another meeting.
i just never felt compelled to have to go.
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I knew it was overhyped when I finally became an elder. I knew it was really hyped the year I gave the Memoral™ Talk. It was also the same year that the Society introduced the "SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT" to be read at the end of the event... just another WT Informercial about the Special Talk™.
4 hours and counting... I am headed out to do other things... not going to the Memorial...lol
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Anyone know of a PDF of 'Paradise Lost - Paradise Regained'?
by AK - Jeff inpm or email if you do.
please...!.
jeff.
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SnakesInTheTower
I have the real deal... you need something specific or the whole book?
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hate the memorial meeting tonight
by slimboyfat ini have to go to the memorial tonight but i hate it.
i feel so bad today.
i feek sick all the time and i nearly fainted this morning.
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M-time is about 4.5-5 hours away for this time zone... I am not going. I am going to the office, then I am going to get some carry out... and then going home and watch Survivor... much more interesting than Memorial. I may lose my remaining JW "friends" if I miss a second year in a row...
I dont envy those who are pressured directly by family to go to this Time Wasting Non-Event.
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Did you feel "Stoopid" when going out in service?
by Quirky1 inman, i always felt like a complete idiot!!
dressing up in a suit riding around with a carload of other "stoopid" people speaking "stoopid" shit!
wtf was i thinking??
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oh yeah... I hated every second of field service. Even (and especially) when I was a regular pioneer. I did it because that is what I thought God wanted me to do. Ironically, I often admitted this fact from the platform, even during public talks... I would say "we go out in service because that is what Jehovah expects of us...but ...do you reallylike it?" long pause..... "cause I gotta tell ya..it's just not a natural thing to go knocking on strangers doors to talk about an unpopular topic..... and to be honest...I really hate knocking on doors." {{gasp}}.....from the audience...I could always tell who the elders were in a cong I was visiting...their eyes would bug out.... and then the nervous twitter of laughter..as I let them in on the joke...
"and yet brothers and sisters, we go out in service because we looove Jehovah....right?" Then everyone relaxes as they zone back into their Borg-induced coma..... and yet I would get invited back repeatedly..... to tell more zingers like that one....
...zingers such as the times during a public talk when I called certain unannounced shepherding calls ... "Gestapo Visits".....yeah that was fun ....as I counseled the elders from the platform to show kindness by scheduling an appointment...... (something the Society told them and often was ignored...gotcha calls were a power play)...those talks always got the loudest applause and best response...well, except for most of the elders...and I still got invited back...go figure...lol....
so yeah...I hated service....fake doorbell ringing....light knocking....work by myself...volunteer to drive the group....suggest return visits and coffee breaks (once I figured out that taking the breaks got me out of door knocking, I quit criticizing the long breaks).... offer to "go back and get the car" (which was parked a block or two away)... offer to keep the car warmed up/cooled down..... yeah...I got out of a lot of conversations at the door doing those strategies...lol
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