Good tales, FF.
It's always a treat to see how folks from other cultures live. They, too, no matter how simple their lives, can see through BS easier than some of us in more advanced societies.
FF
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Tales from the Bush / The Real Use For Magizines
by fadinfast insome of you may have read these, but i thought i would put them in this category which seems more appropriate, if you like a bit of lite reading ,let me know, got a few more related stories i can drop here [am a one finger typist though, and she who must be obeyed bans me off the computer from time to time].. .
mention was made round here the other day of mag placement [was it a complete waste of time etc] and this story came to mind that i thought you may enjoy.
me and my mate decided to go do some 'outback' witnessing, the word got around , and out comes all them unplaced mags, like a mud slide threatening to overwhelm/overload you.
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Peanuts on the Overlapping Generations
by FatFreek 2005 inwe apostates have to maintain our distance at times.. .
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FatFreek 2005
What an avatar, OverlapMyAss. Here's another to celebrate that.
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Peanuts on the Overlapping Generations
by FatFreek 2005 inwe apostates have to maintain our distance at times.. .
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FatFreek 2005
Hi Found Sheep,
course if you are not a JW or ex you would have no idea what it was saying... good job made me laugh
Very true. A very private cartoon, indeed -- but lots of fun fracturing the late Mr. Shultz's artistic genius -- the Peanuts characters -- and lampooning an ivory tower corporate publisher.
Len
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Peanuts on the Overlapping Generations
by FatFreek 2005 inwe apostates have to maintain our distance at times.. .
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FatFreek 2005
Thanks all.
Len
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Peanuts on the Overlapping Generations
by FatFreek 2005 inwe apostates have to maintain our distance at times.. .
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FatFreek 2005
We apostates have to maintain our distance at times.
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RF and GG
by Farkel inrf and gg.
the parallels between raymond franz and galileo galilei are remarkable and we can learn from them and their religious masters.. in the case of galileo and the catholic church, the issue was not what the church wanted people to believe it was: "who owns the truth about the heavens?".
in the case of raymond franz and the watchtower printing corporation, the issue was not what the corporation wanted people to believe it was: "who owns the truth about shunning", and "who owns the truth about what the bible really teaches?".
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FatFreek 2005
Bravo, dear Farkel!
It's sad that this written gem is disguised by such a cryptic title. Far too many members and lurkers will probably skip to some useless fluff.
Len
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Two Or More Witnesses Policy Still In Effect For Elders In Child Abuse Cases
by PublishingCult indespite its assurances to the media reporting on child sex abuse cases, the official wtbts policy on dealing with child molestation in the congregation has not actually changed.
the most recent direction given to congregation elders in dealing with child molestation allegations can be found in the 2010 revised edition of the secret for-elders'-eyes-only manual, shepherd the flock.
this direction is in direct violation of the law regarding how ministers are to handle allegations of child molestation.
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FatFreek 2005
Are they saying that forensic evidence -- semem stain, dna, etc -- cannot suffice as a 2nd witness?
Len
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Facebook search "Charles Manson" -- now he thinks I'm a friend?
by FatFreek 2005 inno, i haven't really done that one but i've thought of searching for several acquaintances from kingdom halls years ago but not if they become aware that i've looked them up.
i don't want facebook to announce to these folks that "fatfreek wants to be your friend".
i don't want to appear to be boot licking -- i'm simply curious.. as far as i know i'm as anonymous as one can be on facebook but that may be my naivette showing through.. what say you facebookers?.
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FatFreek 2005
Thanks all, as I head over to Facebook.
Len
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Facebook search "Charles Manson" -- now he thinks I'm a friend?
by FatFreek 2005 inno, i haven't really done that one but i've thought of searching for several acquaintances from kingdom halls years ago but not if they become aware that i've looked them up.
i don't want facebook to announce to these folks that "fatfreek wants to be your friend".
i don't want to appear to be boot licking -- i'm simply curious.. as far as i know i'm as anonymous as one can be on facebook but that may be my naivette showing through.. what say you facebookers?.
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FatFreek 2005
No, I haven't really done that one but I've thought of searching for several acquaintances from Kingdom Halls years ago but not if they become aware that I've looked them up. I don't want Facebook to announce to these folks that "Fatfreek wants to be your friend". I don't want to appear to be boot licking -- I'm simply curious.
As far as I know I'm as anonymous as one can be on Facebook but that may be my naivette showing through.
What say you Facebookers?
Len
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19th Century Sears catalog reprint, ads for cocaine, etc, editorially removed
by FatFreek 2005 inas most know, 1906 was a year that drugs such as cocaine became somewhat controlled in the u.s. this from wikipedia:.
the pure food and drug act required that certain specified drugs, including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, morphine, and cannabis, be accurately labeled with contents and dosage.
previously many drugs had been sold as patent medicines with secret ingredients or misleading labels.
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FatFreek 2005
Hi Leolaia,
Great research find. I can't tell you how long I'd looked. Thanks very much.
Investigator -- That makes sense that a law enacted becomes effective on the first of the subsequent year. This, from Wiki:
The Pure Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906 is a United States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products and poisonous patent medicines. [1]
