Posts by Locutus of Borg

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craig fergussion just now...he went on about cedar point ohio????

by oompa in

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in his intro it was.....somebody in the audience was from sandusky me thinks she said......and he went on how that was near cedarpoint......several times he mentioned it?....wtf???........oompa.

well damm...i just edited this after a google........and it says cedar is the roller coaster capital of the world???????

?.........geeze learn something new everday...and ya......i love coasters..........

Locutus of Borg

There were several large Witnoid conventions there during the 20s. Considered historical touchstones in the Kults' history.

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Have you ever been on TELEVISION?

by BonaFide in

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i sometimes try to put a non-witness topic out there, guess i need a break.. i was on tv once.

when i was a missionary i was filmed as i gave a talk at the assembly.

30 seconds max.. back here in the states, i auditioned for a reality tv show once, and i made it to the first round, but the show was never picked up.. and you?.

Locutus of Borg

Yes, several times, re: My Band and My Business.

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sees hot sister .. walks up... "hi, i'm austin, do you pioneer?"

by mraimondi in

i actually knew someone who did this, this was his approach to people at conventions or assemblies to find women.. i found it insane then, i find it even moreso now..

Locutus of Borg

"Not JW related, but an old friend of mine used to go up to women and say, "Wanna get lucky? I've got 10 inches."

He got laid more than anyone I've ever known. He also got slapped more than anyone I've ever known. I guess it all balances out."

that was me

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What Was YOUR Worst Quality As A JW?

by minimus in

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for me it had to be that i was trained to be judgmental.

i'm naturally a person who doesn't believe everything someone says---just because they say it's true.

still, a "good elder" is supposed to be watchful of what might "contaminate" the congregation.. so, it's time to bare your soul.

Locutus of Borg

I was intelligent and thought for myself.

I was always in trouble for independent research, or comments based on independent research at the BS.

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Your favourite wise quote? Mine is...

by Newborn in

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"don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened".

(do i dare to think what may come from oompa, joe d, outlaw etc).

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Locutus of Borg

"A friend will help you move. A real friend will help you move a body."

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What was the most profound spiritual moment of your life?

by cluless in

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mine was simply the realisation that if a person had faith they wouldnt need a religon.. infact not associating with any religouse association is a bit like being on the oceon in a rowing boat.

but the thing is i dont care if the oceon gets rough.

it doesnt matter not having the answers.

10 years out of the kult, visiting my 6 Uncles and Grandfather in the veterans cemetery a few years ago, all decorated wwII combat veterans, and realizing, for the first time, at 53 yrs of age . . . the sacrifices they made for ME and MY freedoms.

I felt ashamed, sad, and elated all at the same time.

Ashamed because I never sought their friendship, association, or wisdom when they were alive. Because of the Kult.

Sad because I was not in their circle of friends and did not know them when they were alive. Because of the Kult.

Elated because I am finally free and can begin to get to know my surviving relatives.

Since then I have become the default family chronicler/historian/Grave Tender. Two of those Uncles are actually named in historical books relating to the campaigns they fought in.

Me . . . . I was selling worthless deceptive/subversive literature door to door . . . while they were alive. Now they are gone.

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NY Post Article on sale of Brooklyn Properties

by CaptainSchmideo in

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http://www.nypost.com/seven/05142007/news/regionalnews/the_land_lord_regionalnews_rich_calder.htm.

my cousin's wife sent me a scan of a clipping of this article, without a trace of irony in her message.

(actually, she sent it without comment at all!).

Locutus of Borg

the Witnoids will ZOOM in - - - >> to the "devine intervention" comment. I was going to forward this article to my twitnoid parents until I saw that . . .

Edited to add . . Serendipity?? I was just in Brooklyn Hts yesterday and today and drove by some of those properties today, very nice neighborhoods.

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1950s pinup model Bettie Page dead at 85

by Elsewhere in

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she was one of the great ones and will be missed.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/us/12/12/bettie.page.obit/index.html.

1950s pinup model bettie page dead at 85. los angeles, california (cnn) -- legendary pinup queen bettie page died of pneumonia at the age of 85 in a los angeles, california, hospital thursday, a week after suffering a heart attack, according to her agent.. "she captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality," said agent mark roesler in a written statement.

Locutus of Borg

I will miss her. I have fond memories of sneeking peeks of her in my Uncles "one-handed magazines" when I was a hormonally overcharged lad in the early 60s.

Sigh

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