Posts by ShirleyW

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Homeless guy begs with the Watchtower

by ShirleyW in

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after that crazy story about the bride and groom going out in service in their wedding attire, that reminded me of a scene yesterday in one of the subway stations, a disheveled homeless guy had one hand out begging for some money, "does anyone have some spare change to help me " he kept saying, in his other hand was a copy of the magazine.

so what must've happened was some dub passed him by and instead of giving him a quarter gave him a copy of the latest publication.

although some of the beggars use their money for alcoholic beverage anyway instead of food i'm sure that magazine will be put to good use when he feels the need to take a squat somewhere and needs some paper.

ShirleyW

After that crazy story about the bride and groom going out in service in their wedding attire, that reminded me of a scene yesterday in one of the subway stations, a disheveled homeless guy had one hand out begging for some money, "does anyone have some spare change to help me " he kept saying, in his other hand was a copy of the magazine. So what must've happened was some Dub passed him by and instead of giving him a quarter gave him a copy of the latest publication. Although some of the beggars use their money for alcoholic beverage anyway instead of food I'm sure that magazine will be put to good use when he feels the need to take a squat somewhere and needs some paper. Maybe that's why he was holding on to it, I came back to the same station after doing my errands about two hours later and he was still there, magazine still in hand.

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Top Bar

by Hecce in

i used to have a slim bar with information at the top of my page, it seems like i did something and now what i have is a slim bar without any information and i have to click in the right hand side to be able to see the information that used to be on that top bar.. any ideas?.

please and thanks.

ShirleyW

Hecce from your description it sounds like you're talking about the toolbar, you say it's now on the right side of your screen and instead of running side to side it's top to bottom.

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"Heritage" Vintage JW movie from 1966

by NikL in

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i can't remember where i first heard about this movie but it was recently.

i guess they even showed it on tv.

probably payed for like an infomercial.. anyway, i looked it up on youtube and viola!.

ShirleyW

I remember that, There were even posters in the windows of local corner stores about it. Here in NYC it didn't make any of the three bit networks, think it came on WPIX Ch.11. I remember they showed it at the Hall on a Sunday instead of the regular talk.

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2017 Circuit Assembly: Lesbians at school demonstration

by darkspilver in

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steve2: is there some way this can be presented so that it is crystal clear what was actually in the demonstrations and what was added?

i guess some will think it should be obvious - but this is where misunderstandings arise because we end up wrongly attributing something to jw organization that was never said.. circuit assembly theme: maintain love for jehovah!.

note to speaker: warmly encourage young ones to prove their friendship with jehovah by observing his commandments and defending his standards.

ShirleyW

Just thought of the fact that probably the first demonstration at an assembly about homosexuality was about female homosexuals, does that mean they're accepting of male homosexuals? They could've mentioned something about an LGBT march going on and had the same conversation, but they singled out female homosexuals.

We all know that there are many male and female gay folks that are baptized JWs so why just focus on the female gays.?

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2017 Circuit Assembly: Lesbians at school demonstration

by darkspilver in

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steve2: is there some way this can be presented so that it is crystal clear what was actually in the demonstrations and what was added?

i guess some will think it should be obvious - but this is where misunderstandings arise because we end up wrongly attributing something to jw organization that was never said.. circuit assembly theme: maintain love for jehovah!.

note to speaker: warmly encourage young ones to prove their friendship with jehovah by observing his commandments and defending his standards.

ShirleyW

I have some extra lines for Hannah to say in this little demo at the Assembly,

Hannah later on in the day has some time to herself to think over that little conversation, then says to herself " Hmm, I wonder if I was a little harsh in that convo with Emily, because SIster S and SIster C have been in the Cong ever since my parents were kids and they're still attending, but everyone knows that they've been roommates for more than 40 years and some of the brothers and sisters do talk about them being in a relationship, Oh well, Jah will clean out his Organization in due time and they will be taken care of, but I still believe in what I said to Emily".

BTW this little conversation is real life in the Cong I used to attend.

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How clean is Heaven?

by pleaseresearch in

so when i think of the word heaven.

i see angels, clouds and harp players.

but in reality when we think about it, for thousands of years it's been occupied by the devil himself and his demons.

ShirleyW

"How clean is heaven"?

Well, nobody's come back to give us the full report, so we'll never know

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"I'm Perfect, You're Doomed" . Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing

by stuckinarut2 in

hey all,.

we have purchased a bunch of great books recently, and one of them is from author kyria abrahams called "i'm perfect, you're doomed".

i'm only 5 chapters in at this stage, but i just have to share that this is a great read!.

ShirleyW

I have her book, we've had the conversation here before about Kyria and her book a while back. She's pretty accurate about the JW stuff she went through, but it was pointed out by a few folks here when discussed before that some of the situations she went through she brought them on herself. But all in all I could relate to being brought up in such a wacky cult.

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What have been some of the funniest local needs talks that you have heard?

by DaPriest in

i remember once in berlin south germany there was a local needs part for the men only, and how they should use the toilet.

in all seriousness for ten minutes a retarded nigerian was going on about how men need to sit down when using the toilet.

no mention of anything else.. it transpired that some little kraut boy from an "interested" family would aim for the side of the toilet and leave a great big puddle for others to clean up.

ShirleyW

Well, the whole talk wasn't about this, but I remember a brother adding to his talk that sisters shouldn't wear red shoes, I think this was after David Bowie's "Let's Dance" came out ("put on your red shoes and dance the blues")

Also I remember a CO dropping into one of his talks that brothers shouldn't watch football . . . well, ya' just know all the brothers immediately stopped watching football after they heard that don't you! Bet they haven't seen a game since that talk, and that was around the time I was in Junior HIgh School in the 70's.

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Cooking With Cast Iron

by Simon in

i can't even remember what got me interested in pans, probably wanting to try cooking more and watching some cooking videos on youtube, but i kind of started wanting to get a cast-iron skillet specifically so started reading up on them.

hey, if you're going to spend $50 on something you need to study them and create a comparison spreadsheet ... right?.

not only did cast-iron look great for cooking but there are some studies that show risks to aluminium / teflon cookware ... not that the wts was "right" about aluminium, but teflon can give off carcinogenic chemicals if overheated (so what if it chips off into your food?).

ShirleyW

So one of the chefs here can answer this for me, although I prefer to stick with my non-stick skillets

I notice in the non stick if it gets to hot while frying an egg and I do use oil, I just hold it up away from the heat and it will loosen up, now with cast iron, no matter how hot the pan gets nothing will stick to even a well seasoned cast iron pan? I can seer a steak and it won't stick ? I've been so tempted since they seem to be coming back now, but I don't know

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Will Donald Trump Be Impeached Before His Term Ends?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

i'm thinking his willful failure to be briefed by the cia about russian election tampering and not understanding diplomatic protocall.

making off handed statements without proper research about the mater.

he's an outsider when it comes to running the government that will make big mistakes at every turn because he seems clueless when it comes to running a government.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-moore-predicts-trump-impeach-resign_us_58261464e4b0c4b63b0c6dee.

ShirleyW

"Will the orange moron be impeached before his term ends?"

We can only hope so.