Posts by Bungi Bill

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Feb Kingdom Ministry 2015: Irate Householders - why so angry?

by Trailer Park Pioneer in

feb kingdom ministry 2015, irate householders, "we don't apologize for our work", "did they hear rumors about jws"?

why so angry?

blood or disfellowshipping?.

Bungi Bill

It was always realised that the suggested "presentations" in the Kingdom Ministry were completely irrelevant for the territory our congregation had (i.e. in Logan city, Queensland, Australia). There, angry persons were the rule rather than the exception. The cause of this anger was no mystery, either - we were covering the territory in less than a month, and people were heartily sick of us.

However, the party line was that "you don't work a territory to death, rather, you work it to life." (I fool you not!). Consequently, whatever conciliatory talk / explanations were suggestedby the WTS, the real issue was never ever mentioned. (Not that your typical Logan City resident - in his singlet and thongs,with a beer belly spilling over the top of his stubbie shorts - was ever very amenable to reasoning anyway, in this or any other matter).

Bill.

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Toddler accidentally shoots woman dead in Idaho Walmart

by nicolaou in

a woman has been shot dead by a 2-year-old in a wal-mart store in idaho.. .

the 29-year-old was shopping with four children in the store in hayden, when the two-year-old reached into her handbag and fired the weapon, shooting her dead.. initial reports suggested the woman was the boy's mother, but the police have said that this is as yet unclear how they are related.. source; http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/toddler-accidentally-shoots-woman-in-idaho-walmart-9950847.html.

i've nothing to add to my past comments on americas psychotic relationship with guns.

Bungi Bill

The only two people whom I know personally that have been shot were also themselves armed. Both were licensed to carry a 9 mm automatic, both were very proficient in using the things, yet both still ended up getting shot (in two separate incidents).

This would tend to indicate to me that carrying a firearm may not, after all, offer the level of protection that many people seem to think it does.

Maybe the Australian country singer, John Williamson, got it right in his song We must have a Flag of our Own:

- a stanza of which reads "The way to get shot is to carry a gun".

Bill

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2014 Year of the.......

by sparrowdown in

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friends

tight-pantsgate?.

the great wt rebranding?.

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Bungi Bill

One much like any other, I would have thought!

Bill

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Men are not looking forward to becoming Elders or Ministerial Servants

by Hidden-Window in

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i have noticed an apparently increasing number of men who are not interested in becoming ministerial servants or elders.

i also know of some that have voluntarily stepped down (which is my case) for no obvious solid reason.. i remember, during my teenage years or even during my twenties, the brothers were always looking forward to being appointed... although many still do, i have noticed there are many others with whom you do not know what the deal is.. since there is no freedom of speech within the organization, we remain in the dark about the motives and desires of everybody else.

i attend a congregation with only two ministerial servants, while it is full of men who do not seem to be willing to do more.. it is hard to tell exactly what is going on, since honesty is not possible while you are inside, but i am starting to think that more and more are becoming disillusioned.... .

Bungi Bill

How things must have changed !

Once, they were climbing over each other to be appointed.

Bill

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Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

by Witness 007 in

lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

Bungi Bill

From what I have heard and read Australians aren't allowed to own firearms except under special circumstances.

As the owner of a set of three rifles, I can say that it is not too difficult to obtain a firearms licence in this country. Primarily, you just need to have a genuine reason for owning these weapons. However, in common with many other countries of the former British Empire, the police here would not class self-defence as a legitimate reason (in fact, if you offered that as the reason for owning a gun, they would almost certainly reject your application for a firearms licence!)

In my case (and also true of most gun owners in Australia) being a member of a rifle shooting club was considered sufficient to be granted a Class A and B Firearms Licence, which covers rifles and shotguns.

Before anybody directs a stream of tomatoes in my direction, this is purely for your (i.e. Honesty's) information:

-I am not offering any comment as to whether this is, or is not, a good policy - I am just stating how it is!

Bill.

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Sunday NY Times: How ISIS drives Muslims from Islam.

by Balaamsass2 in

230 comments.

sundayreview | op-ed columnist.

how isis drives muslims from islam.

Bungi Bill

Marked

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Officer Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown

by Simon in

after a thorough investigation and weighing of the evidence the grand jury has decided not to indict the officer.. the reaction so far seems as predicted - people refuse to accept that the result represents justice despite claims that is what they wanted.. there is now violence and vandalism, including gunshots.

let's hope the police contain the troublemakers.. .

Bungi Bill

The case of the Kurds is something else again.

Over the millenia, they have actually held powerful positions as co-rulers in the various empires.

For example, in Biblical times, the Persian Empire was known more correctly as the Medo-Persian Empire, with the Medes (i.e. allies of the Persians) being the modern day Kurds.

Later, during the time of the Crusades, the Saracen leader, Saladin, was in fact a Kurd.

In many ways, their case could be compared to the United Kingdom, where, at various times either Welshmen (as in David Lloyd George) or Scots (as in the cases of Campbell-Bannerman and Ramsay McDonald) served a sprime ministers of Great Britain.

Bill.

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Officer Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown

by Simon in

after a thorough investigation and weighing of the evidence the grand jury has decided not to indict the officer.. the reaction so far seems as predicted - people refuse to accept that the result represents justice despite claims that is what they wanted.. there is now violence and vandalism, including gunshots.

let's hope the police contain the troublemakers.. .

Bungi Bill

Why is Japan so successful today? Why is it not languishing in squalor?

Anybody following this thread would be well within their rights to ask "What has Japan got to do with it?"

However, as the question has been raised, I will say that Japan's revival to its present level is attributable in no small way to the attitude and approach of its post-WWII occupying power:

- and in particular, General Douglas McArthur.

Certainly, Japan was humiliated, but it could have been humiliated much, much worse - with the country kept stamped down into the dirt for generations afterwards. However, McArthur very wisely avoided doing that. Instead, the country's economic revival was not only permitted, it was actually promoted by the allied occupation (with Douglas McArthur at its head).

For an excellent discussion about this, Theodore White's "American Caesar" is a very informative read.

Bill.

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TYRED OF SPELING ERURS? SIK OF BAD GRAMMUR?

by Terry in

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Bungi Bill

Smiddy,

When you have lived for several decades amongst people whose first language is not English (as I have), you do learn to "cut them a bit of slack", as the saying goes. Granted, too, there are regional variations in the English language.

However........ none of this excuses careless grammar and sloppy spelling on the part of those whose first language is English.

I will forever marvel at the case of my mother (and her two brothers), who only ever received a primary school education, in a one room bush school, and whose total roll (Grades 1 to 7) would hardly have made up one soccer team. Yet, all of them were well read, and could spell perfectly. Now, just about everybody completes Grade 12 - yet few seem to have any idea about correct spelling and grammar, and even the general rate of literacy is not too impressive. (e.g. words bigger than "vegemite" seem to be a problem for many people!)

I would have to agree with your comments about the education system.

Bill

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TYRED OF SPELING ERURS? SIK OF BAD GRAMMUR?

by Terry in

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Bungi Bill

Terry,

What you have said is quite correct. Down in this part of the world, major reforms took place in business and industry some 20 to 25 years ago. Furthermore, not all these reforms were necessarily for the better. One observation by many (myself included) is that the skills base has shrunken during that time. (e.g. all the young engineers whom I have had to explain what "crankcase blow-by" is, or that a diesel engine does indeed have a component known as a "con rod"!)

However, one major casualty of these industry reforms (which in certain cases have been more like disclocations) has been the general standard of written language.

Ironically, the likes of my mother (born 1924), who never received a higher than Grade 7 education, could spell perfectly. (It was lookout if ever any of us kids made a spelling mistake - ten laps of the parade ground while holding your rifle above your head!)

Carrying on in the same vein, I try to pay particular attention to correct spelling and grammar, although I do tend at times to get my wucking fords muddled. My apologies for that, these are purely unintentional!

Bill