Posts by freddo

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October 2016 Campaign

by rosesinbloom in

hello.

does anyone know what the campaign in october is going to be about?.

freddo

Okay, Okay. Let's imagine that they get a couple of extra people come along to visit.

Now let's imagine that the planets line up and they hear a good talk from a skilled speaker and they enjoy the half-hour presentation.

Then they'll sit through some whacky Watchtower about overlapping generations or studying with pirates in the resurrection or Abraham trekking up a hill to sacrifice his only son and that will really keep 'em coming won't it?

... ... ...

Or ... imagine they go completely nuts and decide to beam in a talk from HQ and they get Steven Lett gurning all over the place!

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! They must be running round in HQ with their heads cut off at the moment all coming up with any idea other than to mention the elephant in the room which is that the GB have lost the plot!

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October 2016 Campaign

by rosesinbloom in

hello.

does anyone know what the campaign in october is going to be about?.

freddo

"The large number of visitors they anticipate ... "

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHa!

COBE to Hall Servant:

"Well Bill we have been asked to prepare for large numbers of visitors to the Kingdom Hall in October so what do you think we can do to accommodate them?"

Bill the Hall Servant to the COBE:

"Well Brother, as the hall is half empty anyway I don't see the need to do anything really ..."

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Jehovah’s Witnesses’ lock down deal for $700M Brooklyn plot

by defender of truth in

the jehovah’s witnesses appear to have achieved a handshake with their bffs: jared kushner, aby rosen and lvwrk.. the pricing is roughly $700 million for the witnesses’ 733,000-square-foot world headquarters at 25-30 columbia heights and a 1.1-million-square-foot as-of-right development site at 85 jay st.. the same group purchased 1.2 million square feet in dumbo heights for $375 million in 2013 from the witnesses and are now leasing to such companies as wework and etsy.. tech outfits have been circling the brooklyn waterfront properties — and the large “watchtower” on the sign could someday be swapped for a name like “facebook.”.

bob knakal of cushman & wakefield has been running the sale for the witnesses, who are moving to warwick, ny.. multiple contracts were handed out for the properties and, so far, all are unsigned.. there has been interest globally, and local bidders have included l&l holding, east end capital, equity one and vornado realty trust.

when reached, the parties declined comment.. .

freddo

Today I thought - "Damn! WT has been let off again in the Lopez case in the $13.2 million award." (At least for the time being ...)

But looking at this thread - on the basis they were hoping for $1 Billion and they "only" get $700 million then that is definitely a "missing of the mark" in their accounts!

A $300,000,000 hole.

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Letter: TO APPLICANTS FOR THE SCHOOL FOR KINGDOM EVANGELIZERS

by wifibandit in

to applicants for the school for kingdom evangelizers g-14-e us 3/16

freddo

Thank you!

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My mom died at 96 (without a visit from her granddaughter)

by BONEZZ in

jw
friends

don't get here much anymore.

my mom, if you remember, really wanted to see her granddaughter before she died.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcpuj96a8lg.

freddo

I'm so, so sorry, BONEZZ. So truly sorry ...

I didn't see this first time round but if there is one small blessing - this video has over 70,000 views. How can we make it 700,000? or 7,000,000?

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2016-03-12-E US BOE Re: Literature Offer for July through December 2016

by wifibandit in

to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: literature offer for july through december 2016.

freddo

Anyone want to take a bet that the next "simpleton" err... I mean simplification will be that AWAKE! will only be available on line and that if anyone needs a hard copy (Sister faithful who won't change but is leaving her house to the Watchtower) the congregation should print it out?

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Australia Branch to end magazine printing

by no-zombie in

jw
friends

just one week from the zone overseer's visit is the announcement that the magazine production by the australia branch will end in a few months.

the task being transferred to the japan branch.

while i'm not 100% certain, i understand that this effectively ends all major printing bar perhaps tracts, handbills and other loose items.

freddo

@steve2

What you describe is a kind of air freight isn't it?

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Bible Visit

by Michelle in

jw
friends

is anyone here from imus cavite?

i need someone come to our house.

i need someone to invite my father.

freddo

Hi Michelle,

I guess you are in the Philippines - what is your father's interest in Jehovah's Witnesses?

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Another Newbie

by Drifting Away in

jw
friends

hello, i have been lurking for a while, but discovered ttatt for about 8 months now.

i am trying to fade out, problem is i have a big family i would lose if i got df'ed or da,'ed myself.

my wife knows how i feel, and is not thrilled but i cant hide my feelings.

freddo

Hello! Welcome to you.

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Anybody remember those brothers that would harass, and hound the elders into making them, finally, appoint him as an elder himself?

by Dunedain in

lol, for some reason, i was thinking back to all the many "characters" that were often so prevalent in kingdom halls back in the day.

they are, i am sure, still there now, but fortunately i haven't been in a kh for like 20 years.. anyway, i remembered this one brother, who was dying to be made an elder.

he could not believe he wasn't an elder yet, after sooo many years.

freddo

I've seen similar. About ten years ago an MS. He even wrote letters to the body twice a year complaining.

He moved congregations to get appointed. Hours and hours were spent on this brother because he would suck up to a couple of the dominant elders but there was always a couple of elders who did not dominate but would not be pushed around.

Even a DO and CO spent their visit discussing him with one of the bodies of elders and as always in these cases there is a good side and a not so good side to these people.

He changed congregations three times and never got appointed and on the last move they did not even make him a MS! As far as I know he still can't grasp why he doesn't qualify even as an MS.