Haha! I also laughed at the lady who turned around and looked at the clock!!! I can't say that I haven't done that before:).
What else struck your funny bone???
MarkedFragile
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Look at this funny cartoon spoof of the WT study -- Tell me what you think?
by MarkedFragile inthis clip is one of many cartoon spoofs of life in jw world.
this particular one is a cartoon play on the wt study.
one of my favorite parts is where the man is flipping pages in the bible, trying to find the scripture being read, and when he finds it, the person is already done reading it (which always used to happen)!
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Look at this funny cartoon spoof of the WT study -- Tell me what you think?
by MarkedFragile inthis clip is one of many cartoon spoofs of life in jw world.
this particular one is a cartoon play on the wt study.
one of my favorite parts is where the man is flipping pages in the bible, trying to find the scripture being read, and when he finds it, the person is already done reading it (which always used to happen)!
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Ok, it works now (as you can see above)!
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Look at this funny cartoon spoof of the WT study -- Tell me what you think?
by MarkedFragile inthis clip is one of many cartoon spoofs of life in jw world.
this particular one is a cartoon play on the wt study.
one of my favorite parts is where the man is flipping pages in the bible, trying to find the scripture being read, and when he finds it, the person is already done reading it (which always used to happen)!
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Look at this funny cartoon spoof of the WT study -- Tell me what you think?
by MarkedFragile inthis clip is one of many cartoon spoofs of life in jw world.
this particular one is a cartoon play on the wt study.
one of my favorite parts is where the man is flipping pages in the bible, trying to find the scripture being read, and when he finds it, the person is already done reading it (which always used to happen)!
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MarkedFragile
This clip is one of many cartoon spoofs of life in JW world. This particular one is a cartoon play on the WT study. One of my favorite parts is where the man is flipping pages in the Bible, trying to find the scripture being read, and when he finds it, the person is already done reading it (which always used to happen)! LOL! These videos capture so many nuances.
What about you? What part of the video struck a funny bone for you???
http://www.youtube.com/user/KingdomHallOfJws#p/u/2/KeidZmxHLiY
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Look at this Charlie Brown clip--What parallels do you see?
by MarkedFragile ini watched "the great pumpkin" episode of charlie brown tonight.
linus and sally stay in the pumpkin patch all night waiting on "the great pumpkin.
" what do you think of the parallels between this clip and the organization?
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GLTirebiter--yes! Good observation. He still insisted on waiting in that pumpkin patch, sleeping and shivering in the cold. He had invested so much in believing that the great pumpkin would come, and that the pumpkin patch was the only place he could come, that he couldn't give up.
Did you notice how Linus said, "he's gotta pick this one. He's got to. I don't see how a pumpkin patch [or an organization] could be more sincere than this one. You can look all around and there's not a sign of hypocrisy." Wow, what a parallel!
I wonder if this is more metaphorical than we realize?
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Look at this Charlie Brown clip--What parallels do you see?
by MarkedFragile ini watched "the great pumpkin" episode of charlie brown tonight.
linus and sally stay in the pumpkin patch all night waiting on "the great pumpkin.
" what do you think of the parallels between this clip and the organization?
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I watched "The Great Pumpkin" episode of Charlie Brown tonight. Linus and Sally stay in the pumpkin patch all night waiting on "the great pumpkin." What do you think of the parallels between this clip and the organization? How did Sally's speech at the end affect you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiSIQzwIPzQ&feature=related (3:31)
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Did you get token invites to witness gatherings?
by truthseeker ini was pretty much a loner the whole time i was in my old congregation, and it wasn't for lack of young people - there were plenty of "young ones", but because of various situations that went unchecked, rumors and just plain nastiness, i did not have any friends.. some of you might relate to this.
you feel like you don't fit in either camp - the world and the congregation - a rock in a hard place.. on the rare occasion i did get a token invite to a jw gathering, it was usually a video evening, as we called them in the uk.
since i had no social life to speak of, i would attend these rare and "exciting" events but it was always a let down.. you see, unless you have shared history with these folks, it's pretty much a non event.
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Truthseeker,
Oh my goodness! I think you hit my experience right on the nail! I came into the organization in my late 20s. I was also in a different state from my family. So, I had no friends or family in the area where I was living. I had no history with anyone there. They would all talk about their long-time friends, family members, past experiences, etc, and the most that I could do was smile and nod my head. They really didn't care to hear about my experiences or memories, and even if they did, they wouldn't treat it with the same level of importance. When you're the new kid on the block, you learn about everybody around you, but no one really learns about you. And the gatherings....yes...you go there, make small talk, watch a movie for 2 hours, and then leave, feeling just as lonely as when you came. There was no deep conversation, no heart-to-hearts, no real connecting. Weekends consisted of watching your four walls, or going to "video gatherings". The phone wasn't exactly ringing off the hook. At the meeting on Sundays, you would hear about gatherings that took place over the weekend, or people spending time with their families. That's the reason I started seeking out various websites. There was such a lack of connection. I had nothing in common with Witnesses. I had so much more in common with people "in the world". In fact, my so-called "worldy friends" (who I would now call my true friends) inquired more about my life than Witnesses did. Not only did they inquire, but they cared enough to listen to what went on in my life, and treated me like I mattered. I so relate to your post!!!!
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The Truman Show, a movie that JW's must hate.
by moshe inthe truman show is on tbs tonight and i know, it's been mentioned before here, but it has to be a movie that gives jw's the creeps.
jw's know something is not right in the wt fantasy land, but until they have that epiphany, that the wt has lied to them, the jw is just left with a niggly feeling of "something is just not right" in the back of their mind.
now when jim carrey- truman burbank- figures it out and becomes self aware of the lie, everyone around him tries to redirect his focus away from his epiphany , then convince him he is the only one who see's a problem.
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Great movie! I've seen it three times now. The first time I saw it, the people who showed it to me (JWs of course) interpreted it sort of the same as "HintofLime's" parents -- that we are protected from Satan's world, and the demons can manipulate our actions and encourage us to do wrong. Now, I totally see it differently. Truman realized there was a problem and he got out. Very metaphorical movie!
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Did you ever play this legalistic JW game?
by no lies please ini remember years ago playing a game at gatherings wherein the object was to get into the new system.
they would hold up a nwt or a knowledge book (or similar)and after clearing their throat would state the name of the book that they were holding and state that if you read it and apply it you would get into the new system.
after which you were told whether or not you made it into the new system by precisely repeating what you had heard.
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Oh yes! I have played this game. I remember sitting and thinking, "what in the world am I doing wrong? I seem to be saying all the right things." Then, at the end, it came down to a silly throat-clearing and everyone laughed because I missed that one small thing. I also remember playing a similar game about getting on Noah's ark. People played the game in different ways but the basic idea is that, in order to "get on Noah's ark," you had to pick up on some nuance like clearing your throat before speaking. It was all fun and games then, but your point is well taken: You can say and do all the right things but if one thing isn't right you lose out on everlasting life. Good observation!!!
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I'm new and wanted to introduce myself
by MarkedFragile inhello everyone.. i'm new to this forum.
i left the organization several months ago, and am on a new path now.
though i didn't grow up in the organization, i have basically lived a life of pretending to be something i'm not, sheltering my feelings from everyone, and not feeling "enough" to anyone.
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Hello Everyone.
I'm new to this forum. I left the organization several months ago, and am on a new path now. Though I didn't grow up in the organization, I have basically lived a life of pretending to be something I'm not, sheltering my feelings from everyone, and not feeling "enough" to anyone. It's one of those journeys where smiles, hugs, or "I love you's" only existed in storybooks and tv shows. I joined the organization because people kept telling me my current religion was wrong, and I wanted to serve God in the "right way". The years I spent in the organizatipn were filled with lots of confusion and conflict. On the outside, I was a suit-and-tie Bible boy who went door to door, and on the inside, I was a small child who was screaming for love, attention, friendship, and truth. People in the organization said I would have new mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers, but most of what I gained was loneliness, fear, and tears. I would often cry in my pillow, or drive around town in the early hours of the morning, trying to figure out why I felt so empty when I was in an organization that promised love. I decided that I couldn't go on hiding who I was and believing things that I found to be false. I left "cold turkey" and had to deal with the "search parties" that call and knock whenever someone leaves. I am still dealing with that. Since leaving, I have met some wonderful people in my life, but, to some extent, still feel like a shivering child in need of a blanket. I don't usually talk about my feelings much, but decided to use this forum as a way of introducing myself in hopes of finding support and friendship. Thanks for listening. --MarkedFragile