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  I just turned 75 and here is a giant steaming pile of my "Wisdumb"

  by Terry in

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  birthday wisdom magnum opus.

  i was born 2 years after the end of wwii.. everything was in black and white.. harry truman was president.. mahatma gandhi was the spiritual leader of india.. .

  by the time i was 5, a new-fangled invention called television.

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  Terry: Congratulations on your first 75 years...a and, I wish you the very best of success on your NEXT 75 years. Best Regards.....

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  NASA hiring religious leaders on extraterrestrial life....

  by mikeflood in

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  nasa hiring religious leaders just in case they found extraterrestrial life, at priceton university's center of theological inquiry.

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  just of curiosity, if nasa find something, how do you think the borg is gonna spin it.

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  Greetings, all: You know, something that I've wondered about for a long time. If---and I do mean IF---extra-terrestrial beings are discovered, or, they somehow reveal themselves to us Earth inhabitants.....What makes Evangelical people THINK that they, the extra-terrestrials, NEED to be preached to? What makes them think that? Supposing---just supposing----that they, the ETs, have a better understanding and knowledge of the origin of the Universe, and, of a creator, than we have. And that we, human beings, Earthly beings, need to be "preached" to, or, instructed? I wonder about that. Best Regards.

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  GB 2021 Update #10 - "get vaccinated"

  by neat blue dog in

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  am the turd comes the closest to just coming right out and telling jws they have to do it.

  he says, 'there's no need to worry, just keep doing what works: wear masks, wash your hands and get vaccinated when possible'.

  the busybodies are going to be even more insufferable now than they have been.

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  Greetings To Everyone: On a related side-note....Some of you might be familiar with a TV Evangelistic network, known as Daystar. (Here in Southern California, it is aired on Channel 50.3.) That network was started by Marcus and Joni Lamb; and, for the past year or so, they have become a very vocal anti-vaccination "spokesperson." I will sometimes surf through the TV stations, and watch this channel, but for only a few minutes. Well, last night, I came across it, and it was airing a special presentation, entitled "Marcus Lamb Memorial Service." Huh? What's up with that? I wondered. Yep, they were having a "memorial service" for none other than Marcus Lamb. So, I did some Internet research this morning, and found out that Mr. Marcus Lamb passed away from complications of...well, you guessed it...COVID-19. In late November. Now, Mr. Lamb had some underlying health issues, such as diabetes. And, he was, age-wise, north of 60. (He was 64) And, he refused to get any vaccination. So, when he contracted COVID, he had those underlying health conditions that might have contributed to his demise. But, what I found to be ironic is that here was a TV Evangelist, who was actively "preaching" against the COVID vaccinations, on his TV network, and what does he demise from? That's right...COVID-19. What was further interesting, is that when he went into a hospital for treatment, his son, Jonathan Lamb, made the statement, that it was "the enemy" who had brought the COVID virus upon his father. (Oh, yeah, "the enemy", eh? Satan, perhaps?) Now, by writing this, I am NOT trying to convince anyone as to whether they should or should not, get a vaccination shot. It's your own decision. But, still, the irony of the issue is there, in the form of Mr. Marcus Lamb and his circumstances. Best Regards......Titch.
  
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  Mop and Bucket: A JW minister and Three Incidents

  by Terry in

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  three incidents (from my youth).

  in 1972 i had a glorious job as a janitor cleaning fort worth's largest newspaper offices at the star-telegram for $1.60 an hour in the wee hours (midnight to 8 am).. (hold your applause till the end, please).. .

  yes - i was still a jehovah's witness and yes - we young full-time ministers accepted any part-time employment such as mine to survive until 1975 (when the, um, end of human existence would occur; according to watchtower magazine leaders.).

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  Mr. Terry: Great stories, from Way Back When". Keep 'em coming. Best Regards....Titch.
  
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  Armageddon Aftermath

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  actually you can hear it from the governing body himself (jehovah's witnesses leaders) and visualise it with this video… .

  welcome to jehovah's witness paradise!.

  https://youtu.be/ssd0kymdzt8.

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  All of this thread reminds me of something that a Congregation Overseer (a Presiding Overseer, at one time) said at a Book Study, that he visited. He expressed the idea that at Armageddon, god would use "anti-matter" to destroy the wicked that would have to be destroyed. The thought is that "anti-matter", when it comes into contact with "matter"---well, they destroy each other. Poof! Both are gone. At that time, I thought, Well, if god will use anti-matter to destroy matter---physical human beings---then why would billions of human carcasses be strewn from one end of the Earth to the other end? Wouldn't all of that be taken care of by the "anti-matter/matter" situation? Oh, well...just my thoughts. Best Regards.....Titch.
  
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  Funniest insults

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  so, i was wondering what are the funniest insults i've heard/been called.. the woman who taught me the arabic alphabet did a lesson about insults in colloquial palestinian arabic.. the one that stuck out to me was iniqbir or ini'bir.

  literal meaning: bury yourself.

  "go and bury yourself".

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  Back in 1960s, there was a radio talk-show host, here in the Los Angeles area, named Joe Pyne. One of his insults for those who he disagreed with was "Go gargle with razor blades."

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  TRICKY WORDS and why not to use them

  by Terry in

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  tricky words .

  perfectly good words go unused in writing and speaking.

  their meaning isn't clear and the eye is 'tricked' by similarity to other words or sounds.. .

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  Folks, I apologize for my previous post. I'll admit that I did a search on the Internet AFTER I wrote it. The correct phrase, as I found out is..."hear hear", kind of a shortened version of "hear that person, hear that person." It's a phrase that was used quite frequently in the British Parliament. So, there, I correct my previous post.

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  TRICKY WORDS and why not to use them

  by Terry in

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  tricky words .

  perfectly good words go unused in writing and speaking.

  their meaning isn't clear and the eye is 'tricked' by similarity to other words or sounds.. .

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  FedUpJW: I hear you on that matter. So,..."here here" to proper grammar.

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  TRICKY WORDS and why not to use them

  by Terry in

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  tricky words .

  perfectly good words go unused in writing and speaking.

  their meaning isn't clear and the eye is 'tricked' by similarity to other words or sounds.. .

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  This is a very good listing of words that get misused quite frequently. How about the phrases "could of", "should of", and "would of". The correct phrases are " could have", "should have" and "would have." Just thought I'd mention those. Also, I wish that people would know the difference between "there", "their", and "they're". The word "there" indicates place, location. "OK, put your copy of the NWT over there on that table." "Their" indicates the ownership or possession of something or someone. "Oh, those copies of the NWT....well, they are their very own copies." And, the word "they're" is a contraction of the two words, "they" and "are." "Tomorrow, they're going to the Circuit Assembly." So, please use the words correctly. Thank you. Best Regards.....Titch.
  
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  Ballad of Armageddon (to be sung sort of like Ballad of the Alamo

  by Terry in

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  the ballad of armageddon _________________a sinner trudged to salem and he went down on his knee asking heaven for a token or a sign of what would be but a wind came out of nowhere and a thunderbolt flashed high as a sudden hush of stillness brought a rumble and a sigh.

  the valley of meggido beckons hordes to reckon blood higher than a bridle comes that roiling, gruesome flood in the valley of the shadow where the dead will surely rise on the day (maybe tomorrow) you will understand if wise.

  yet the sinner slept in salem and his dreams of monstrous fears woke him screaming much affrighted as he mumbled washed in tears

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  Wow! You are quite the poet and lyricist, Terry! Best Regards...Titch.