ninja:
they could have done with some 3 ply toilet paper....the scripture said their cry reached up to heaven
$hit that is funny ...how the hell are you?
Snakes (Rich )
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the futility of 1-ply vs 2-ply toilet paper (debate)
by SnakesInTheTower inover on my literature burning thread, someone jokingly suggested that when the big a comes i am going to regret not saving that paper for toilet paper..... this made me think of recent discussions my fiancee and i have had on this subject.. when we first started dating about 4 months ago, i would come to their apartment for coffee or dinner...after awhile i started spending the night.
one thing i noticed was the toilet paper.
lousy one-ply.
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the futility of 1-ply vs 2-ply toilet paper (debate)
by SnakesInTheTower inover on my literature burning thread, someone jokingly suggested that when the big a comes i am going to regret not saving that paper for toilet paper..... this made me think of recent discussions my fiancee and i have had on this subject.. when we first started dating about 4 months ago, i would come to their apartment for coffee or dinner...after awhile i started spending the night.
one thing i noticed was the toilet paper.
lousy one-ply.
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ks:
one-ply Cottonelle is vastly superior to two-ply generic.
true enough... I would never buy generic. It really has more to do with the particular fibers that the paper is made of than the number of plys. Number of plys affects only the strength of the paper. Composition of fibers affects the softness. I like both.
JWoods:
Corncobs
my fiancee once made a crack about me being a JW with a corncob up my a$$..... said I was too uptight at the time about my JW past. I still love her...and she was right..that's what sucks.
Snakes (Rich )
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Burning literature (pics) and police called on Snakes :P
by SnakesInTheTower inso for some time i have been threatening to burn my remaining watchtower literature.
i had gotten rid of two bookcases worth via a thread or two here, mailing it to various jwders for (hopefully) nefarious purposes.
i was down to one last 32 gallon rubbermaid container.
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OTWO...we had burning barrels when I was a kid....though we lived in town (the same town as I live now), we lived on 9 acres at the edge of town. My brothers and I once burned an entire hillside down...story for another time....
I will check into a burning barrel. Meanwhile, I am buying one of those small fire pits and putting out on the front concrete porch.
oh...the comment about toilet paper made me think about the debate my fiancee and I have on the subject... the futility of 1-ply vs 2-ply toilet paper (debate) lol
Snakes (Rich )
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the futility of 1-ply vs 2-ply toilet paper (debate)
by SnakesInTheTower inover on my literature burning thread, someone jokingly suggested that when the big a comes i am going to regret not saving that paper for toilet paper..... this made me think of recent discussions my fiancee and i have had on this subject.. when we first started dating about 4 months ago, i would come to their apartment for coffee or dinner...after awhile i started spending the night.
one thing i noticed was the toilet paper.
lousy one-ply.
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Over on my literature burning thread, someone jokingly suggested that when the Big A comes I am going to regret not saving that paper for toilet paper..... this made me think of recent discussions my fiancee and I have had on this subject.
When we first started dating about 4 months ago, I would come to their apartment for coffee or dinner...after awhile I started spending the night. One thing I noticed was the toilet paper. Lousy one-ply. I despise 1-ply toilet paper. I won't get graphic as some may be eating a meal or drinking coffee....let's just say I consider 1-ply futile. Huh. Oh well, not my house, I will just triple folded.
A month or so into our relationship, she needed to go to the store for groceries. The list included toilet paper. She sends the men (myself and her 8-year old son) off to get toilet paper (aka "bath tissue"...what is the deal with that? Call it what it is..no one is using it to take a bath....just like no one is "resting" in a restroom, but I digress, as I often do.) Her son and I find her requested brand....lousy 1-ply. Because it is cheap and she is, out of necessity of raising two kids as a single mom, frugal, she only buys 4 packs of the 1-ply. Her 23-year old daughter hated the stuff.
Instead, I see a better brand in a 12 pack and, of course, it is my beloved 2-ply. I figure I would pay for it. When we located my fiancee she noticed the a) lack of the usual brand and b) the larger quantity and presumed, correctly c) it was considerably more expensive. What she had not considered was that per square inch, my choice is considerably cheaper than her brand, not to mention more effective at doing its...ummm...job. She never did let me pay for it. Her daughter was happy I think.
Fast forward 3 months...she and her son are moving into my house. I have enough storage room and so the bathroom closet is well stocked with toilet paper (and paper towels). When she opened the closet to put some of her stuff in there, she just started laughing... you see, I buy toilet paper in 24 packs or bigger if available. I buy the good stuff on sale and stock up. I have never in my bachelor life run out of toilet paper. She is coming around to the joys and comforts of simple luxuries such as soft 2-ply.
The other thing I don't understand.... why would you leave an empty core on the toilet paper holder? What is that about? I would go to her apartment and often see an empty roll on the holder, a full roll sitting on the hamper next to it. How difficult is it to, while sitting on the toilet doing nothing but ...one's business, to remove the core, place it in the trash next to the toilet, put the new one on the core, and voila? When the roll is down to the last 10%, I change rolls and put the nearly empty one on top of the new one. And no, I don't have one of those cute roll holders in my bathroom that holds 4 or 5 extras.....the humidity in the bathroom makes the sheets stick together...not to mention the 8 year old has poor aim...wouldnt want to see new paper ruined by a bad shot.
anyway...that's my rant on regular life today. My fiancee thought my "thing" about toilet paper was funny. However, toilet paper does not fall into the arena of "groceries." I still buy that myself. If they ever make 3-ply, I will be in heaven. lol
Oh, by the way, she does the majority of the grocery shopping now.... I hate shopping... I do the occasional shopping and the produce shopping at a farmer's market near my job....everything else "grocery" she does. We split chores otherwise...she hates washing dishes, I am obsessive about a clean sink...there are no dishes now at all. We have a washer and dryer now...she does a load every day or two...I do a load as needed. Primary responsibility for keeping the house clean falls to me....Hell, the beds are already made. I am a bit OCD about it. lol.
Snakes (Rich )
ps...yes, I have a regular job....no I am not working today...I usually work Tuesday-Saturday....but work is very slow the last couple of weeks. If I am posting about the intricacies of 1-ply vs. 2-ply toilet paper, I have waaaay too much time on my hands right now....
PSS....snap...someone does make 3-ply toilet paper. Yes! http://www.quiltednorthern.com/ultraPlush.html I did a search on their site...no one sells it within 100 miles. Damn.
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Burning literature (pics) and police called on Snakes :P
by SnakesInTheTower inso for some time i have been threatening to burn my remaining watchtower literature.
i had gotten rid of two bookcases worth via a thread or two here, mailing it to various jwders for (hopefully) nefarious purposes.
i was down to one last 32 gallon rubbermaid container.
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vilot:
I think it was a big mistake to burn those books Snakes when the big "A" comes there may be a shortage of toilet paper...
lol....that stuff was so brittle it is worse than 1-ply. Besides, I don't want the stink of the Good News® on my butt.
I think the subject of toilet paper needs its own thread...lol
Snakes (Rich )
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Burning literature (pics) and police called on Snakes :P
by SnakesInTheTower inso for some time i have been threatening to burn my remaining watchtower literature.
i had gotten rid of two bookcases worth via a thread or two here, mailing it to various jwders for (hopefully) nefarious purposes.
i was down to one last 32 gallon rubbermaid container.
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lisa:
That fire is awfully close to your house.
lol....I wondered if anyone would notice that... it was the garage actually. And no, the garage was in no danger...it was actually about 15 feet away, depth perception of the pic made it seem closer..there were a couple of mulberry branches that were close to the garage..and were moved to the center of the fire right after I took that pic...
jamie:
But did you get to roast weenies before the cops showed up?
no, we did get to roast a few marshmallows... ever read the ingredients on those things....ugh...
blondie:
Well, as to fire, it would affect more people and the community. So you are saying that if someone called and said that your neighbor was beating the crap out of you, threatening you with a knife or a gun, that it would take 45 minutes to get there?
as to the first point...absolutely...I was in the wrong and I knew it, despite my feigned ignorance to the cop.
As to the latter point...yes... the old neighbor...who it turns out was a felon, was recently arrested for getting into a shooting exchange outside of the house next door...the same neighbor that I have written about on these very pages...the one that on two seperate occasions (before I put up the fence) came over and pinned me up against my car and threatened to kill me if I didn't ignore his criminal activities...and on another occasion came over to my porch and verbally threatened me for "looking over at him on his porch."....yeah...that guy. It did take the cops nearly an hour to show up on those and other occasions because the city doesn't have enough manpower because of budget constraints......I guess last night was an exception.
Old Hippie:
Strange to see that there are still people who openly follow the custom so openly shown in the 1930s, when burning books was at a peak.
When people start burning books, it's time to seek refuge. Soon they'll start burning people.
that was tongue-in-cheek, right? I don't care if JWs have their lit...I just wanted the satisfaction of erasing what represented literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of hours of "studying" at the University of Awake, highlighting "main points", etc., instead of pursuing a college education. anyway...I have tons more time to do more important things.... gotta run...Tue-Friday I have to take my soon to be stepson to school.... lol Snakes (Rich )
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Burning literature (pics) and police called on Snakes :P
by SnakesInTheTower inso for some time i have been threatening to burn my remaining watchtower literature.
i had gotten rid of two bookcases worth via a thread or two here, mailing it to various jwders for (hopefully) nefarious purposes.
i was down to one last 32 gallon rubbermaid container.
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OM:
Throwing away your Theocratic Education like that!
haven't tossed out my MTS folders yet.... burned most of my bethel pics though...
I wish I coulda gotten it on video..or better pics..it was a ton o fun..roasting marshmallows over yearbooks...white goo dripping all over those precious missionary experiences of marshmallows crossing marshmallow infested marshmallows...
Snakes (Rich )
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Burning literature (pics) and police called on Snakes :P
by SnakesInTheTower inso for some time i have been threatening to burn my remaining watchtower literature.
i had gotten rid of two bookcases worth via a thread or two here, mailing it to various jwders for (hopefully) nefarious purposes.
i was down to one last 32 gallon rubbermaid container.
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So for some time I have been threatening to burn my remaining Watchtower literature. I had gotten rid of two bookcases worth via a thread or two here, mailing it to various JWDers for (hopefully) nefarious purposes. I was down to one last 32 gallon Rubbermaid container. My soon to be 8 year old step-son has been after me for a bonfire for a weiner and marshmallow roast.
Last week I brought out the remainder of the literature and dumped it on the big pile of brush which, ironically, did not come from any trees on my property because I have no trees...all from neighbor yards dumping on mine...but I digress. There is a certain satisfaction in the ripping of old Watchtower books being ripped in half, as the old binding of an Insight book splits down the middle, highlighted pages blowing away. Really old literature has a special propensity for burning, as the paper is really old and brittle. Those pre-1970 Yearbooks especially share this charming flammable quality, the only redeeming quality that these books do have.
One problem with that type of paper. As it burns the ash has a tendency to wisp quickly into the air. My first indicator of a problem was my backyard neighbor popping his head over the fence Home Improvement style to let me know that black ash was covering his car, one of which is an especially nice car. I apologized and offered to come around and clean up any ash or paper that had made its way over there. He declined that offer and said it will blow off easily since it was not wet and no danger of rain.
My next indicator of a problem was the other neighbor popping his head over the fence to express the same concerns with my rather illicit activities.
Sigh.... I want to at least let the fire burn long enough to knock the majority of the brush down and, of course, thoroughly burn the books. I made the mistake of throwing the Yearbooks in whole, so it takes a bit of manipulation with a rake to seperate the pages. Unfortunately, it also takes time, time which was running out quicker than Armageddon in 1975.
My third indication of a problem was I heard yet another voice over the fence. Not a familiar voice. I overheard snippets of the conversation, my inflammatory activities being the topic. I popped my head over the fence and a black gal, whom I had never seen before, was there chatting with the previous two fellows about the ash that was, by this time, spreading two blocks over. Understand, I had no intention of spreading the Good News of God's Kingdom® that far around the neighborhood. The woman let me know she wasn't too pleased with my fiery message of doom...oh wait...she didn't like the ash on her car, my bad.
I had my hose out and was hoping for a bit more time.....no such luck...I seen the faint, yet distinct, outline of a patrol car in the next door neighbor's drive through are adjoining fence. I then heard the car pull out. About 90 seconds later, right on time, my town's finest was pulled in my driveway. By the time the green cop had walked into my backyard, all that was left was a smoldering, and rather wet, pile of ash and a bit of unburned paper. After providing name and birth date, and a rather terse solilquy about the unlawfulness of open burning in our fair town, I was off the hook...this time.....
...but not before my 8 year old (soon to be) step son started to ask the officer a bunch of questions, one of which, had I not stopped him, was "are you going to give him a fine?" Yeah...gave him a freaking marshmallow....chewy stops the chatter. No fine or citation that I know of, unless the city plans on mailing me that little surprise later. Ironically, I can call the cops when one of my neighbors is threatening me physically and verbally (same one they eventually arrested for gunfire)....and it takes 45 minutes or more for them to arrive ..... .... but I burn a few damn books and the cops are in my driveway in 5 minutes. This time next year we are moving out of this place and this town....
Oh, did I mention that all this time my fiancee was at 6pm Mass? So just as the cop is pulling out of the drive and down the street, she passes him. She pulls into the spot the cop had been, walks back, sees the smoldering ruins....smart girl knows what happened.
I will not live this down. Crap. She has had good fun at my expense all last night and most of today. I love her anyway.
So, the literature is gone for good, I remain free of any sort of bonds, either religious or literal, and I am still wiping egg from my face. No video, did take a couple of pics from my cell phone.
Freedom is good. Fiancee messing with me not.
Snakes ( Rich)
PS...I would have taken better pics...but ....my extracurricular activities were interrupted...
Of course, where I live, open burning is prohibited by Ordinance 6131 and 6448. Leaf burning is only allowed in burning barrels during certain times of the year...now not being one of those times. I live in a town so I was in violation...heh heh... been doing it for 12 years...never a problem before.
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Last of the JW literature on the burn pile :)
by SnakesInTheTower ini have posted a couple of threads in the last year getting rid of my old wt literatrash.
the first purge emptied an entire bookcase and part of another.
i put the remaining books into a big rubbermaid container and stored it.
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bb:
Boxes and boxes of mine went into the recycle truck. I hope it was made into toilet paper.
If I had been drinking my coffee at that moment, I would have spewed..... LMAO... wonder if anyone would like to photoshop that and post the result.... I'm thinking...roll of TP with the roll down over the top....with WT covers as sheets? heh heh..
wtwizard:
so I had to settle for ordering new Halloween lights to decorate the foyer for Halloween when it never was attempted before
I figure I should be DF by Oct 31....my fiancee is huge into the holidays and decorating....and I have no intention of stopping her...probably help her... if the "Happy Birthday" banner earlier in the month forher birthday doesn't do it first.
Snakes (Rich )
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Last of the JW literature on the burn pile :)
by SnakesInTheTower ini have posted a couple of threads in the last year getting rid of my old wt literatrash.
the first purge emptied an entire bookcase and part of another.
i put the remaining books into a big rubbermaid container and stored it.
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sacolton:
It's gratifying to think they are rotting away in some landfill right now.
chickpea:
you can almost use the book layers like an archeological dig
these two statements are interesting....I purposefully burned and/or recycled because of this very thing. Newspapers were unearthed from decades ago that were still legible. Stuff in landfills are compressed to such a degree that decomposition does not take place, or does so slowly. See Google links to the Tuscon Garbage Project. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/05/books/we-are-what-we-throw-away.html?n=Top/Features/Books/Book%20Reviews&scp=1&sq=garbage%20dump%20archaeology&st=cse Interesting book I want to read.
Snakes (Rich )
