Posts by titch

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Have you ever been called for Jury Duty? before or after registering to vote?

by EndofMysteries in

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friends

i've never been called for jury duty and i'm not yet registered to vote, although i'm hoping to get that done this month.

i know someone who within a few months of registering to vote was called for jury duty.

i've read some articles that said voter records 'used' to be used to call on people but that was a thing of the past.

titch

Greetings: Yep, I was summoned for jury duty many times, before I registered to vote. MOST of the instances were of the "call-in" kind, in which I had to call a phone number each day, to see if my group was needed or not. Very few of the times have I ever had to present myself at a local courthouse---maybe two times that THAT happened. The time that I had to present myself at local courthouse was back in late August of 2007. That ws interesting. The case was a criminal case, in which the defendant was accused of resisting arrest which resulted in injury to the polilce officer. There was one lady who was chosen to sit in the "potential jurist" box. She stated---and I kid you not---that she was a devout Christian, and that her "God" would speak to her heart and mind, and personally tell her if the defendant was guilty or not guilty. Neither the public defender, nor the prosecuting attorney wanted her on the jury! Dismissal!!!! So, next time that you are called in to a courhouse---pull the "devout Christian" card, if you don't want to serve. It might work!

Titch

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Poll--How Many Believe In God, Do Not Believe or Are Not Sure Of His Existence?

by minimus in

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friends

i believe in god but i'm not sure of anything....what about you?.

titch

My thoughts: Well maybe there is "GOD", mayber there isn't. Who really knows, who cares, who "gives a spit?". I mean, think about it for a minute. For those who speak and understand the English language, write down the word "GOD" on a piece of paper, and look at it for 5 minutes or so. Now, ask yourself, What is it? It's just a word, and a word in the English language, a collecition of letters in the English language, that substitutes for, or represents, a concept, an idea. A concept or idea, in your own mind. That's all. It's just a word that represents an idea. A concept. Some peole believe that "god" is a mighty, all-powerful spirit. Some people think that "god" is a flying spaghetti monster, or an invisible pink unicorn. Some people pereceive "god" to be a man in the sky with a long, flowing beard. Other people believe that the whole entire visible Universe is "god" (Pantheists) So, I believe that "god" is whatever YOU think that he, or she or it, is. Nothing more, nothing less. There. I've stated it. Best Wishes to all.

Titch.

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JWs getting "Footloose" at the Kingdom Hall

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

i hope no one here get's injured when they see this and their jaw hits the floor:.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=689701664435095&set=vb.100001858044479&type=2&theater.

titch

Well, they look like they should all audition for that TV show, "Witnesses Got Talent." Just sayin' (Is that a TV show, yet?)

Titch

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George Harrison, born February 25th, Happy Birthday George..

by designs in

what an incredible and gifted song writer.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6j4tgqvl5g.

titch

Thanks for that, Mr. Designs. Thanks. May Geroge Harrison's memory live on...

Mr. Titch

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Do you pray over your meals? If so why? If not, when did you stop and why?

by BU2B in

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friends

to answer my question, no i do not pray over meals anymore exept for when i am with other jws i do a 15 second head bow for appearances sake.

i just came to the realization god had nothing to do with whether i ate or not.

many believers are starving right now whilst many non-believers are eating like kings.. also why should god give me food while he lets little children in dprk concentration camps starve to death.

titch

An interesting thread propounded here. But, I've wondered for a long time, concerning those who DO pray over a meal. What about when you pull into a gasoline station, to get your vehicle re-fueled. Just before pumping the gas into your tank, do you say a silent prayer for that gasoline, too? After all, you're "feeding" the vehicle it's needed fuel. But, did some "God", some "Creator" just majigally put that fuel into the underground tanks at the gas station? Nope. It didn't happen. It was put there by someone. Why don't you offer some thanks to the driver of the truck who drove there, and pumped the fuel from the tanker trailer, into the tanks beneath the gas station? Why don't you say a silent prayer to the owner or owners of the station who maintainthe gas station, so that you can pull in and get some fuel for your vehicle? Why not say a praryer to the people who work at the refinery, wherever that is located? Or the water for your radiator, or air for your tirres? Do you "thank" a creator for those things, also? Why not? But, as stated earlier, the gasoline was NOT put into the underground tanks by some miracle , some creator, ready for you to pump it into your vehicle. Just a thought...Ive never seen ANYONE, praying, just before putting some fuel into their car...

Titch.

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Super Bowl XLVIII SEATTLE OR DENVER

by ldrnomo in

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friends

i have to go with seattle.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsrq3hujme.

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titch

It doesn't matter to me. Whatever team wins, wins. Whatever team loses, loses. It will have no effect upon me whatsoever. I could say the same thing about the Pro Bowl on Sunday. Whoever wins or loses, the NFC Team or the AFC Team, it'll have no effect upon me at all. Oh, the games are fun to watch, but beyond that, it makes no difference to me.

Titch

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How Many Remember the Mass Skating Rink Parties of the Late 70's ?

by Perry in

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they were a hoot weren't they?.

titch

BTW, I never got into roller skating, just ice skating. I just never took to roller skating. BAck in the early 1970s, "disco roller skating" was the "craze." If there is anyone here who is into roller-blading, (in-line skates) I found out in 2006 that I am related to the gentleman who first invented the roller-blades. His name is Scott Olson, from Minnesota. He and I are second cousins. His dad and my dad were first cousins. His grandfather, and my grandmother were siblings. I've never met Scott, but yet, we are related.

Titch

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How Many Remember the Mass Skating Rink Parties of the Late 70's ?

by Perry in

jw
friends

they were a hoot weren't they?.

titch

Designs: Do you mind if I ask you as to which rink or rinks that you went to? I remember back in the last 60s and early 70s, it was popular for JW youngsters to go to an ice-skating rink in Anahiem, the Glacier Falls Ice Rink. Around 1971/1972, an ice rink was built in Costa Mesa, the Klondike Ice Rink, which later became an Ice Capades Chalet. It was there, in the late 1970s that I first set foot upon ice. I kept at it for many years after, evenaully buying my own figure skates, and skated just for recreation, for many years. I completely lost interest in the activity about 12 years ago, so I have beome a "skating fader", too! So, anyway, which roller rinks or ice rinks do you go to?

Titch

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Christmas Field Service

by NeverKnew in

on another thread, i read that a few adherents may be traveling (cough-cough) to other cities and wouldn't be able to make field service on christmas day.. what is the likelihood that going out on christmas will be encouraged at the weekend services at the khs?

...or do most halls stay neutral on this?

given what i've read on this forum, i have the impression that disrespecting a day of other's celebration wouldn't be discouraged which annoys the heck out of me..

titch

Well, if you are in a situation in which you MUST go out on Christmas Day, approach the door, and just do the "invisible presence" knock. In other words, VERRRRRY lightly, so that your presence would not even be detected.

Titch

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Finally decided to introduce myself here

by cookiemaster in

hey guys !

i've stopped believing the watchtower crap a few years ago.

i achieved this on my own, despite being raised as one.

titch

Cookiemaster (or, Cookiemeister, perhaps): Welcome to this forum. If people give you dirty looks because of your own individual choice to attend college, well, then that's THEIR problem, not yours. As a radio talk-show host here in the California area once said. "Deal with it." Enjoy those cookies!

Titch