i have been trying to find a wt quote but all has failed and so i turn to this discussion board for help.
i am beginning to wonder if i imagined it in one of my wierd dreams.
i cannot give it exactly, but it went something like this.... (following discussion of "worldly" bombs that kill good and bad alike)... if only a bomb could be constructed that only destroyed the unrighteous.... ps - hello sirona.
Keep on dreaming Mr Ed.
Severe social retardation AND profound dyslexia into the bargain, Fred? You really ARE more to be pitied than laughed at...
"Not a soul asked the gravyman for gravy, and his smile was bitter..."
- Ivor Cutler, "The Hoorgi House"
the use of sheep and goats as figurative images of good and bad people gave me pause even when i was a witness.. i've lived in the countryside, and know that sheep are quite possibly some of the most stupid mammals i've ever observed close hand.
it's not unknown for a ewe to stand at the edge of a ditch whilst giving birth, with her arse hanging over the edge, with the inevitable 'splash' after the final heave.
some highland breeds might be smarter, but not a lot.
Abaddon - just HAD to thank you for giving me one of the most truly pant-wetting mental images I've had in LONG time - it'll keep me going for a while, that one....
Billygoat (I suppose you'd HAVE to have something to say on this thread, eh? ) - ditto to what you said; intelligence and independent-mindedness - wasn't that what 'God-given' free will was supposed to be about? Hmmmmm....
Anyway, reading everybody's thoughts here, I couldn't help but be reminded of a rather apt little vignette from the pen of that Scottish master surrealist/humourist and all-round literary cult GENIUS, Ivor Cutler (what d'you mean, never heard of him? ), entitled 'A Friendly Smell'. See what y'all think...
A FRIENDLY SMELL
Two sheep were sent to ask me to join the club. Diffident, they stood at the fence, their whole body moving as they breathed, a friendly smell, willing me to be a sheep. "It'll do you good," they baaed. Then moved away, to show me how lonely I was.
But there was a Soay ram, a bully, and I thought, "Oh no! What's the point. I may as well stay as I am."
Spookily apropos, eh? Especially the fact there was TWO of 'em...
"Not a soul asked the gravy man for gravy, and his smile was bitter..." - Ivor Cutler, "The Hoorgi House"
below is a scanned article from the august 22, 1967 awake!
magazine that deals with women and why they don't hold positions of authority in the wachtower.
metatron brought this subject up a few months ago and someone was nice enough to give me the actual article.
I heard an item on the radio recently discussing research which stated that while women's brains are smaller, this is because the brain cells themselves are more densely packed - a more efficient use of space, perhaps? I should think that'd mean there'd be less chance of them getting knocked about in there...
And as for "psychologically sound" - like the WTS ever knew what THAT meant - I would've thought the two concepts were mutually exclusive
gravyman
"Not a soul asked the gravy man for gravy, and his smile was bitter..."
take a break.... close your eyes.....and go back in time.... before the internet and dvd's.
before semi-automatic machine guns, joyriders and crack .... before sega, ps2 or super nintendo...way back..... i'm talking about hide and seek in the park.
the corner shop, hopscotch, butterscotch, skipping, handstands, football with an old can, bulldog, beano, twinkle and roly poly, hula hoops, jumping in enormous puddles and building dams... when astro wars, 'computer' tennis, pac-man and donkey-kong ruled.... the smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
...Small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts, mmm?
Marvellous....
Ron Manager
aka
gravyman
i've recently started listening to the work of tom lehrer and, what with all the un stuff going on lately, i felt inspired to try my hand at satire for the first time [poetry's usually my thing.].
apologies in advance if the reference is obscure; i appreciate that not everyone here will be au fait with the sex pistols' catalogue, but for those that are...enjoy (i hope .
(tune: 'emi').
Hi everybody,
I've recently started listening to the work of Tom Lehrer and, what with all the UN stuff going on lately, I felt inspired to try my hand at satire for the first time [poetry's usually my thing.]
Apologies in advance if the reference is obscure; I appreciate that not everyone here will be au fait with the Sex Pistols' catalogue, but for those that are...enjoy (I hope )
D.P.I. (Tune: 'EMI')
So they joined the DPI
But they never told us why
They've burnt their fingers on the flame
And now they're trying to shift the blame
(to) the DPI (x3)
They thought that they could ride it out
But too many ex-dubs soon found out
- An unlimited amount,
And now they're going to make it count
(with) the DPI (x3)
Paul Gillies crucified
In the Guardian, when he lied
No sign of con-tri-tion
Should've expected none
(Never! Ever! Ever!)
The rank and file still think we're faking
"It's just apostates, troublemaking"
They dare not believe it's for real -
Borg life would soon lose it's appeal.
But seems that they went undercover
To be the "wild beast's" secret lover
Still, blind acceptance is the sign
From dubs who toe the party line
(on) the DPI (x3)
Unlimited deception
With no satisfactory reply
Just one of many reasons
Why it was right to say goodbye
Now they've left the DPI (DPI)
They still haven't told us why (DPI)
They've burnt their fingers on the flame (DPI)
And now they're trying to shift the blame (DPI)
So good to see them under pressure (DPI)
Those two-faced, geriatric fools (DPI)
And now they've left the DPI (DPI)
Hello, DPI - goooooodbyyyeeeeee, NGO.....*fart*
"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
- John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, 01/14/78 (last live performance)
equal time, and given the spirit of the season, who is your favorite dead performer?.
mine, buddy holly, though he just kinda laid there and oozed all over the stage.. yerusalyim.
"vanity!
Ian Curtis (Joy Division) - "Left to blind destruction, waiting for our sign..."
Jim Morrison - "Cancel my subscription to the resurrection..."
hi folks,.
just wanted to share a little something i read over the weekend, from "how to be god" (andre deutsch, 1986) by expat hungarian, george mikes.. it's a reference to a "brilliant and frightening analysis of stalinism" by nobel prize-winning polish author ceslav milos; i'd be interested to hear if anyone gets resonances from this similar to the ones i picked up.... "[milos] stated that there were a hundred and one basic tenets of the creed and if someone doubted a single one of them he was branded a traitor to communism and thrown into prison or, perhaps, tortured to death.. "no one, not even stalin himself, believed in all the hundred and one dogmas but all behaved as if they did.
people who did not believe in the creed persecuted and prosecuted others who did not believe in it either.
Hi folks,
Just wanted to share a little something I read over the weekend, from "How To Be God" (Andre Deutsch, 1986) by expat Hungarian, George Mikes.
It's a reference to a "brilliant and frightening analysis of Stalinism" by Nobel Prize-winning Polish author Ceslav Milos; I'd be interested to hear if anyone gets resonances from this similar to the ones I picked up...
"[Milos] stated that there were a hundred and one basic tenets of the Creed and if someone doubted a single one of them he was branded a traitor to Communism and thrown into prison or, perhaps, tortured to death.
"No one, not even Stalin himself, believed in all the hundred and one dogmas but all behaved as if they did. People who did not believe in the Creed persecuted and prosecuted others who did not believe in it either. This was an era, said Milos, when strict orthodoxy was maintained by a gang of unbelievers."
One to file under 'things that make you go hmmmmm...'
"If this is Paradise, I wish I had a lawnmower..."
- Talking Heads, "(Nothing But) Flowers"
i hope to send this letter today although i must seriously consider the consequences if i do.. please let me know if i got the ngo info right.. dear brothers,.
i am writing on two matters of major concern to me.. firstly recently i have become aware of the fact that the watchtower society of jehovahs witnesses in new york is associated as an ngo (non governmental organisation) with the department of public information of the united nations organisation.. at first i was very skeptical of the idea , but when i checked it out on the uns web site i found that jehovahs witnesses were indeed listed in partnership with the un.. this is puzzling to me as by belief has been that the un was taught by the faithful and discreet slave to be part of satans political system of things.. here are some quotes from watchtower literature.. *** re 248 34 an awesome mystery solved ***.
the un is actually a blasphemous counterfeit of gods messianic kingdom by his prince of peace, jesus christto whose princely rule there will be no end.. .
Apologies in advance for being INSUFFERABLY pedantic, but I'm afraid Sleepy got it right; the British spelling is with a "c", the American with a "k" - just another example of being divided by a common language...which reminds me of a line I heard on the subject from an English stand-up comedian some years ago:
"You say 'diaper', we say 'nappy'; you say 'sidewalk', we say 'pavement'; you say 'bomb Libya', we say 'anything you say'..." [;p]
how do we know that the proclamation of peace and security comes before the destruction of false religion and not after?
I'm warning you, if you say "Peace and Security" ONCE more...!!
%D
