Well first I would try to locate all my friends for quick retrevial at lunch time. Then I would look for the hottie men for stalking ease for the rest of the day. Then I would stare at the ceiling...niffty ramps and such up there. mmmm cables. Then I would watch the people with children walking the isles. If one tripped, or was being dragged by it's mother it always made me laugh cuz it wasn't me anymore. The rest of the time was spent makiing faces at the kid sitting in front of me, adjusting my dress and cursing nylons and heels, writing notes to my father about where we were going for dinner after, and then counting how many old people were sleeping in the elderly section, and making wagers on which ones were dead, and which ones probably knew Rutherford.
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Where did you look at, at the conventions?
by fulano in.
not at the platform.. i always looked around if there were any nice coloured sisters (and i was married and an elder)...
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JW Prince not so popular now
by JWinSF insaw this in today's san francisco "the examiner" under the 2nd page "scoop" by bill picture:.
prince's fall.
prince is so b-list that the management at his favorite club won't even hold his favorite booth for him anymore.
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He's been studying for years, and frankly the scuttlebutt around the conventions and such is that JW's shouldn't say he is a witness cuz technically he isn't. Plus if you ever hear him open his mouth about religion he obviously is just blending JW teachings with others. It's pretty funny. The dubs have to be shaking their heads all the time.
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JW Prince not so popular now
by JWinSF insaw this in today's san francisco "the examiner" under the 2nd page "scoop" by bill picture:.
prince's fall.
prince is so b-list that the management at his favorite club won't even hold his favorite booth for him anymore.
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joannadandy
Damn...you high brass apostates need to come up here to Paisly Park in Chanhassen Minnesota for one of his parties so you can get in and talk some sense to him.
But you might have to move fast, he won't be able to have them anymore since it would be bad association...
I actually saw him at our Rochester convention once. Pulled up to the front door in a limo and everything. He came in late after the session started, so as not to create a scene...yeah right...the limo was real incognito
Edited by - joannadandy on 27 June 2002 22:42:24
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Lets get friendly! (pics are welcome)
by SpiceItUp inwhen i meet somebody for the first time i always have a few standard questions i ask them...so how about it.
i would like to know about all you wonderful people that i chat and post with on a daily basis.
this is me (i edited to put the link in by stephanus...thanks a bunch) .
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1. What is your favorite color? Blue
2. What is your sun sign? Libra
3. What is your poison of choice? Georges Duboef Pouilly-Fuisse (it's the yummiest white wine ever!!)
4. The one celebrity that you would sleep with if you could? Ewan Mcgreggor...mmmm
5. Musical Inspiration? Liz Phair, Etta James
6. What is your favorite movie? Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
7. Do you prefer to be too hot or too cold? Hot...coldness is evil!!
8. Your biggest fear. People hating me
9. What do you think is your greatest personality asset? I can always see the other point of view
10. What do you think is your biggest personality flaw? Too shy
Edited by - joannadandy on 27 June 2002 22:37:16
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TIPS FOR KEEPING AWAKE DURING THE ASSEMBLY!!!
by Mary ingoing to the assembly this year?
are you ready to fall asleep by 10:05am when the opening song and prayer are over?
wonder how you'll ever make it to 5 o'clock without losing it?
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Mary you really are my hero!
But you forgot another thing sisters can do. Wear the loudest clunkiest heels you can find, and march up and down the metal folding staircases as often as possible, if anyone questions you, claim you have an irritiable bowel and you are waiting on the new system to cure you.
Also-coming up with bad names for you badge card. Examples: Ivanna Humpalot, Erma Pukeonya, Seymore Butts, etc.
Something else to try-while in the bathroom washing your hands, be sure to wipe your hands on the sign that says "Please use only one towel" smile at all the sisters in line, and stick your tongue out and reply "I always try to go that extra mile for Jehovah, so I don't use ANY towels. You might want to follow my spiritual lead"
This is fun too-look into the crowd and try to notice themes of colors. Sometimes women will all wear hot pink, or you'll notice several yellow dresses. Begin to either connect the dots and find pictures. Or look for hidden words in the random patterns. If you notice anything particualry demonic in the patterns be sure to scream real loud about your observations and then beg Jehovah to forgive them for they know not what they do.
While walking by a an old lady with a contribution box, grab it, tuck it under your arm like a football and run like the wind! Be sure to stiff arm anyone who tries to stop you. After making a few laps around the convention center, stop and say you were just testing the security and pat them on the back telling them good job.
At the end of the convention when they are giving the experiences of the local merchants who say they appreciate the witnesses visiting, feel free to yell out "WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP-YOU TELL THIS STORY EVERY YEAR!"
When standing up to walk out for a bathroom break, make sure to have your ass pointing in to the chairs and poke it out a bit so you can crash into as many people as possible--bonus points if your actually nail a sleeping brother or sister in the face.
While taking notes feel free to misquote the brothers. For example, when they give the standard talk about not sparing the rod, list several types of rods that could be used. Steel, wood, iron, brass, etc. When sharing your notes with your family members later insist you heard correctly and then accuse them of sleeping through that part.
Oh and one final thought....adding bubble bath to the baptizimal pool might be a fun for shits and giggles.
Edited by - joannadandy on 27 June 2002 22:3:35
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Any ex-annointed ones here or know of any?
by carlitos71 inin all seriousness, i would like to know from anybody in this forum if anybody on here had ever experienced such an "annointing".
even though i do not believe in the tower and its teachings for a couple of years now, i would always question the supposed "feelings" an "annointed" person was suupposed to have.
in light of younger people claiming to be of this "annointed class" in recent years, i question their motive and all of those that were older which were most likely "annointed'".. thanks
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You know, no one ever could explain this to me. I was told you just "know" if you are annointed or not at baptisim.
When I was 9 I told my parents I thought I was annointed. Hahaha! I said I didn't think I would like living in a paradise so I thought I was probably going to heaven then. They laughed at me and told me I was too young.'
Being I never got baptized I could be annointed! And not even know it! In fact, maybe it's my fault!!?? Maybe the great tribulation can't happen until I get my annointed wings...or whatever...holy crap, get me to a kingdom hall boys!
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Were you a virgin on your wedding night?
by montag inif you were a good little 'raised in the truth' jw then the answer should be 'yes'.. so let's here from you.. [stands up] my name is montag and i was a 22 year old virgin on my wedding night.. .
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Well I am not married...
And cobwebs are a type of hymen right? So in that case, yes! I will be a virgin when I get married, provided I don't do any heavy dusting until then...
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Confusion / A Thorny Thought
by Xandria ina thorny thought.
growing up in the jw religion (if you can call it that) was soo confusing.
the terror tactics have left scars on my sisters, brother and myself.
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How many people here live in fear of losing family, friends because they don't believe the same as someone else ?
Daily! I still worry that I might do or say something that will get my parents to shun me. So far they have not, and I believe that they wouldn't. But I still worry.
And even tho, I was not Df'd or Da'd and did NOTHING WRONG, other than I stopped going to meetings. I panic when I see someone I know. Generally they pretend not to see me, and I pretend not to see them. Sometimes we might smile and say hello, but that is it. It's very akward and hard. The other day I was in a bookstore with a friend of mine, who happens to be male, and saw a lady who used to go to my congregation. Granted I have never had a relationship with this man other than friendship, but I freaked out. He was not even near me at the time, but I worried he would come over to me while she was nearby. She was one who we pretended not to see each other, and as soon as she was out of sight, I told him I wanted to leave. I didn't tell him why. And how utterly STUPID, that i should run, when I had done nothing wrong. But I worried that rumor mill would begin and before you know it I would be shacked up with a worldly guy and fathering his children according to the congregation presses. And that's the LAST thing I need my parents to hear. I already know they don't have a lot of trust for me (even tho I have never lied to them, nor done anything wrong)
I hope someday, the panic, and paranoid feelings of being seen by an elder will some day go away. But as for right now that is not the case.
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Mom - Why do you treat me like the damned!
by zenpunk innot that my mom would ever visit this site - but i have to just vent.
last night my mom promised she would meet me at home to help me move some furniture.
she made it seem like it was a tremendous deal and the only reason why she would be by would be because she had something else to do in the neighbourhood.
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Has anyone noticed a patern of how it's usually the mothers who know how to say the most hurtful and vindictive things? I know fathers are just as capabable of doing, (and maybe I am biased because my own mother is a whackjob, but my dad is so sweet and supportive of me, no matter what) I dunno, I just wondered if anyone else noticed that too...
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EVIL OR NAIVE?
by bay64me induring my former days of pioneering, there was a particular gentleman that used to take the magazines regularly.
on one of our visits to him, he produced a cutting from a national newspaper that had a story of a jw elder that had been found guilty of some sexual assault on minor children.. the "sister" i was with, gave what i imagine would be the usual response, ie.
comparisons to the catholic church and how they cover it up and move the priests on, whereas jws deal with the matter and disfellowship such a person.. i, on the other hand, said that the story could not possibly be true, believing at that time, that no person that was a shepherd in gods loving organisation could possibly be guilty of such a crime!
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joannadandy
Saying "That could never happen here" is a very common reaction for LOTS of people when they hear about horrific things like child abuse, drug abuse, spousal abuse, etc. We like to think we live in a perfect bubble and the people we know and associate with are not capable of such behavior. I think this is a pretty typical human response at first.
I think a lot of JW's are outragged. I know my parents watched the Dateline episode with me in horror, and before they watched it said "no way! The organization would never let that happen." They changed their tune afterward. So no, I don't believe all witnesses are blindly saying "no way" but I am sure there are some. Just as I am sure there are some staunch catholics out there who don't believe the sex scandals within their church. People get awfully touchy about religion and it's no surprise that if they are willing to go to war for it, they are willing to protect it's scandals at all costs. It's sad.