I partook this year. I had a glass of good red wine 3 times (for um.......emphasis on how much Jehover loves me) and watched Ben Hur.
Posts by Mary
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60Memorial partakers this year?
by punkofnice inwill there be over 12k 'partakers'(tm) this year?.
won't the wbt$ publish the amount of 'partakers'(tm) of the vinegar and crackers this year given that they stated this in qfr watchtower 15th august 2011 page 22 ????
(wow!
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Mary
I didn't go this year, even though there was a knock at the door Tuesday night inviting me to come. One of the elders (a former friend of mine) came and and wanted me to come to the special talk on Sunday too. I innocently asked "What's the name of the talk?" knowing full well what it was. He goes (real dramatic-like: "It's called 'Is It Later than You Think?'
Me: Wasn't there a WT or Awake magazine by that very title about 40 years ago?
Elder: I've had about 10 people ask me that and the answer is 'yes'. But it's different this time.
Me: How?
Elder: Because it is later than what it was then.
Me: (WTF?) Sorry, but I have a huge problem with this because The Organization has been preaching that The End has been right around the corner for the last hundred and thirty years.
Elder: So?
Me: And.....it's still not here.
Elder: Mary it doesn't matter if it doesn't come in our life-time.
Me (getting annoyed): Then why are you going out there and telling people that it is coming in our life time?!
Elder: Because it gives them hope.
Me: Ya but it's a false hope!!
We then talked about 1975, how frigging "bad" the world was, how the Catholic Church is on it's last legs and how we have "proof" that Noah spent 40 years building the Ark and it was an established "fact" that there was a world-wide flood 5,000 years ago. Blah, blah, blah, the world is just going to hell in a hand-bag and Satan is going after Jehovah's people with a vengence. I needed to come back "before it's too late" and that he knows that I "still have a love for the Truth". (ya, okay...that's news to me).
It was sad, because we had been good friends years ago, but as I sat there listening to the silliness of his arguments, I could see that there was no point in trying to get him to see logic and reasoning on any scale. That glazed look that I'm sure I had at one time too, was masked on his face and there would be no convincing him of anything. Plus by this time it was almost 9 o'clock at night and I was tired, wanted him to leave so I just said I would try to make it on Sunday.
Didn't go to the Memorial but I sat here and partook of my own stock of red vino.
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My Daughters House Burned Down
by Babyruth inmy daughters house burned down and her and her husband and three children got out with just the jammies on their back.
when her husband called his parents ( dad is elder and both parents are regular pioneers) the next morning, they told him they were sorry that they were unable to come and help as 'big wig' brother, head of the branch had just died and they were going to be with his grieving wife and son!?!
it's been a week now and they are still a no-show as they are too busy with their bible studies and service to even see their son and three grandchildren.
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Mary
That's disgusting, but I guess I shouldn't be shocked. Perhaps the media would like a story like this since the Memorial's upon us. Would give the public a good idea as to what this damn cult is all about.
How is your daughter and the family doing now?
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So What Would You Do If You Won $550,000,000?
by Mary inok, so the mega millions jackpot is at half a billion dollars.
if you won and decided to take it in a lump sum, you automatically lose 40%, then there's state and federal taxes, so you'd actually get a 'meazly' $240,000,000.. what would you do if you won that kind of money?
other than donate a chunk to the world-wide-wit-lessing-work..........
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Mary
I might be daring and actually fill my gas tank up.
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So What Would You Do If You Won $550,000,000?
by Mary inok, so the mega millions jackpot is at half a billion dollars.
if you won and decided to take it in a lump sum, you automatically lose 40%, then there's state and federal taxes, so you'd actually get a 'meazly' $240,000,000.. what would you do if you won that kind of money?
other than donate a chunk to the world-wide-wit-lessing-work..........
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How Many Here Were Ever "Hit On" By A JW?
by minimus indid you ever get hit on by a member of the " christian congregation" ???.
ever get hit on by an elder, pioneer or ms?.
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Mary
Um.....yes. Usually by elders who were old enough to be my father.
Dirty-minded ol' bastards.......
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So What Would You Do If You Won $550,000,000?
by Mary inok, so the mega millions jackpot is at half a billion dollars.
if you won and decided to take it in a lump sum, you automatically lose 40%, then there's state and federal taxes, so you'd actually get a 'meazly' $240,000,000.. what would you do if you won that kind of money?
other than donate a chunk to the world-wide-wit-lessing-work..........
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Mary
LOL @ DaCheech.........You'd have all theocratic rides right?
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Just why did He create Mosquitoes?
by jean-luc picard inso if blood is so precious in gods sight, just why did he create mosquitoes?.
or did they used to drink orange juice in the past?.
and if you feel up to it, here's a load of other blood sucking creatures that are living on you, every day.. .
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Mary
...and further to what Brother Minimus just said, I believe that mosquitos only suck fractions of blood out of us. And that's approved by Jehover.
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So What Would You Do If You Won $550,000,000?
by Mary inok, so the mega millions jackpot is at half a billion dollars.
if you won and decided to take it in a lump sum, you automatically lose 40%, then there's state and federal taxes, so you'd actually get a 'meazly' $240,000,000.. what would you do if you won that kind of money?
other than donate a chunk to the world-wide-wit-lessing-work..........
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Mary
OK, so the Mega Millions jackpot is at half a billion dollars. Well, it's not really. If you won and decided to take it in a lump sum, you automatically lose 40%, then there's state and federal taxes, so you'd actually get a 'meazly' $240,000,000.
What would you do if you won that kind of money? Other than donate a chunk to the World-Wide-Wit-lessing-Work.........
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BANNED words in the Education System (eye opening!)
by Terry innew york (cbsnewyork) george carlin is rolling over in his grave.. the new york city department of education is waging a war on words of sorts, and is seeking to have words they deem upsetting removed from standardized tests.. marla diamond talks to walcott, student about banned words.
fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests.. the word dinosaur made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, wcbs 880s marla diamond reported.
halloween is targeted because it suggests paganism; a birthday might not be happy to all because it isnt celebrated by jehovahs witnesses.. julie lewis family celebrates christmas and kwanzaa, but she told cbs 2s emily smith she wants her children to appreciate and learn about other holidays and celebrations.. theyre going to meet people from all walks of life and theyre going to have to learn to adjust, lewis said.. words that suggest wealth are excluded because they could make kids jealous.
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Mary
I'm not sure which is more bizarre: The list of everyday words they want to ban, or WTWizard's anti-Semetic rant. Did you forget to take your meds today WT?