My great-grandmother's motto was "Next!" announced as she pointed one finger forward to emphasize her readiness to move on. Shoshana
La Capra
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More Talk About Relationships
by sandy injust wondering how long it takes to really get over someone.
it has been about six months now since my ex boyfriend broke up.
we were together for four years.
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What Did you Plan On Doing In The New System?
by minimus inevery child and bible student was told about how wonderful the "new system" was going to be.
"and what animal do you want to have in the new system?
"......that was a very typical question.
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I was like Joannadandy (no not sailing around writing poetry), I knew I would not be making it through. I had no delusions-I didn't have what it took to be completely obedient: I hated meetings, I hated service, I hated elders. I never once fantasized about what I might do in "The New System." But I also figured I'd grow old and die before it ever came (but that I was so "bad" I wouldn't even get resurrected). I'm glad I decided to make a life now and not postpone. Shoshana.
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Sending "Love" from the Platform
by RubaDub ini have never been able to understand the "the brothers from xyz cogregation are sending their love" at the end of a public talk.. it always seemed to occur when the speaker was from a far-away place.
then, we all have to clap when he rhetorically asks "do you want to send our love to them?".
they never seem to do it when it is a near-by congregation .. only one far away.
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La Capra
Love my ass. This was just another example of how the rank and file get drummed into their heads that this is a religion of love, when it isn't. (Like the Autumn tract campaign) Shoshana
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La Capra
"why are you instructed to leave literature where a passer-by can't see it?" Because leaving crap on the porch would be a sign to potential miscreants that the occupant was not home and therefor could be burgled...Oh, the tract campaigns. Yukk. What a bunch of kooks (did you catch the note in the KM about special service arrangements for November 27th? They just can't bring themselves to say "Thanksgiving" can they). Shoshana
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A couple of questions about summer conventions (spinoff)
by razorMind inbeing as i haven't been to a convention in years, i have a couple of questions:
do they still come out with that list of special-jw-rate hotels at the service meeting for the summer conventions?
also, i remember times when the list would be practically useless by the time my parents got home from that service meeting and started trying to make reservations.
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La Capra
This is such a hoot. I remember my mother driving straight to the motel after each circuit assembly, after the next date was announced to make reservations (in a dive). I was so young then. I never had to do this myself, though. Those lists were carefully guarded for the district conventions, though. Lots of talk about being fair, etc. Fair would have been to stay home, save money and not only miss the convention crap, but also a Thursday meeting, Saturday service and a Sunday meeting, and little to no chance of getting caught in your own home town!!!! Best deal on the list if you ask me. Shoshana
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Got caught throwing magazines in the trash
by unbeliever ini had to take my dad to the va hospital for a doctor's appointment and in almost every waiting room there was magazines not even recent issues.
you have to wait for freaking ever at the va hospital so i decided to do my civic duty and i went around this huge hospital collecting magazines and would throw them in the nearest trash can.
nobody cared until i got on the 4th floor.
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La Capra
When a JW leaves the magazine, she counts it as a placement. Meaning she voluntarily gave up title and ownership to it. For the magazine to belong to someone else, possession and title MUST be accepted by someone else. Otherwise, the magazine was abandoned, and the finder may keep it. Since you found the magazines abandoned, you are free to keep them. If that means you want to throw them out you can. This in no way infringes on freedom of speech. Abandoning magazines is not exercising freedom of speech. We all know they were left there so someone could pad their time report and not have to talk to anyone in the process (sounds like someone was AVOIDING their freedom of speech, if you ask me). Shoshana
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Solve this problem you dumdums :)
by JH inmy nephew sent me this problem that his teacher gave him.
you have to go through each line only once and come back to the starting point.
start wherever you want but you have to come back to that starting point without missing one line.
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Uh....yeah, endpoints are included in segments, so the vertices count. Two intersections in one pass. MANY solutions.... These types of problems have nothing to do with mathematics, but unconventional problem solving. The example shown is designed to lead solvers down an entirely impossible way to solve it. An earnest adolescent (that follows directions and examples) can be VERY frustrated by these types of things-particularly the ones that tend to think very traditionally. I used to give these to my students, then quickly noted how seriously they took them, and how pointless it was when one student happened upon the "trick" and then shared it with everyone else. Once shared, the students stop thinking about creative ways to figure it out. Oh well-I bet nephew's teacher didn't get it herself, but had a solution given to her. Shoshana
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JW's and Pubs/Bars
by Heatmiser ini have noticed on past threads from posters from other countries than the usa that they would be hanging out in pubs and such while still jw's.
in the us i believe that going to bars would pretty much be a df/da offense.
in other countries is the policy different?
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Yeah, I've heard of the boot for habitual drunkeness...poor sob-he either turned himself in, or a beloved family member aimed the shoe at his butt by turning him in. They at least gave him a chance to stop drinking, before slamming the door on him-not that I condone shunning for clearly uncontrollable problems. This situation fits in with my experience concerning bars, alcohol abuse, and heavy drinking-and JWs in Northern California. Thanks, Shoshana.
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JW's and Pubs/Bars
by Heatmiser ini have noticed on past threads from posters from other countries than the usa that they would be hanging out in pubs and such while still jw's.
in the us i believe that going to bars would pretty much be a df/da offense.
in other countries is the policy different?
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Avi-I'm talking about heavy drinking as it stands alone (or in conjunction with going to bars). Of all the cases of disfellowshipping that involved drinking, there was always some other conduct besides the drinking involved that together resulted in the disfellowshipping (like a snort of coke, or a cigarette, or a drunken driving arrest, or a roll in the hay, or disturbing the peace arrests, etc.). If possible, can you elaborate on the case/s that were simply an occurrence of heavy drinking and disfellowshipping-how did it come out, how many people were involved, where did it occur, was it habitual or a one time thing...etc. Thanks, Shoshana
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JW's and Pubs/Bars
by Heatmiser ini have noticed on past threads from posters from other countries than the usa that they would be hanging out in pubs and such while still jw's.
in the us i believe that going to bars would pretty much be a df/da offense.
in other countries is the policy different?
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Going into bars (US) is not a DF offense. In fact, a JW could be a bartender (I knew one when I was a kid). Heavy drinking never resulted in disfellowshipping, at least not without other forbidden activities involved, on top of the drinking. While frequenting bars could be frowned upon and might result in a social distancing for some, alone it wouldn't even result in "counsel." Where do you draw the line? Most big hotels (where JWs stay for conventions) have bars (heck, the rooms are equipped with "mini-bars"). Lots of restaurants have bars. Lots of bars serve food (like restaurants). Does anyone know of someone who got the boot for the sole reason of going into a bar? Shoshana. Edited to add: That picture of me was taken in a bar...Law students can't live without bars.