Posts by LoneWolf

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FARTING at the meetings

by gambler in

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i'm sure you all have some good comical stories of pple farting during prayer or other quiet times during meeting.

as a personal experience of mine, the night before i had eaten a frozen pizza, doritos, and some old chocolate milk.

this combination produced the worst smelling brew i have ever had.

LoneWolf

LOL. Yes, this thread brings back memories.

It was about 25 years ago that one of the elders was conducting a part. I can't remember what meeting, but it was either the WT study or the Service Meeting. The material contained the word "flatulance", and I chuckled, figuring that they would scrupulously avoid that subject altogether.

To my astonishment, he looked at the audience and asked "What does 'flatulance' mean?" There was a dead silence, and when no one volunteered, I shrugged and figured what the heck, why not. So I raised my hand and answered, "That's a fart."

The conductor about fell off the platform.

LoneWolf

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Reviling - have you been admonished not to

by Judith in

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there was a talk in august or september of this year that told what men's places were, women's places were, and children.

i can't find my notes (think i threw them away when i angry and reviled the wts.).

i do remember the speaker telling women not to revile their husbands.

LoneWolf

LOL, Judith. Couldn't help laughing at this question.

Reviling is what I was disfellowshipped for about 13 years ago. I was talking quietly with someone and an irregular publisher came up and demanded that I stop. I answered him quietly, disagreed, and pointed out what the proper steps were if he disagreed with me, and he just got louder and more belligerent, attempting to physically interfere.

I decided to speak to his conduct and said: "If you think you are going to intimidate me, you aren't man enough." A few minutes later I added, "I don't appreciate people comming on to me like bodacious circus apes." He promptly messed his pants, went crying to the elders, and they then disfellowshipped me for reviling. Heck I didn't even raise my voice!

I can't say that I regret it. Ever since that day I've always included those phrases in whatever correspondance I've had with Brooklyn. That applies to them too.

LoneWolf

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What does AMICUS CURIAE mean??

by OhHappyDay in

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hi folks,.

well i know about swaggart.. but what i need is the exact lingiustic and judicial meaning of.

amicus curiae,.

LoneWolf

Phooey. You're all wrong. "Amicus Curiae" is the cure for a special kind of hiccups brought on from laughing too hard at a friends joke.

They can also be brought on by eating jello with a fork.

LoneWolf

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Getting the UN thing published.

by LoneWolf in

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i can't say that i've had much success in rousing interest in the reporters that i've contacted about the united nations thing.

however, i'm not discouraged, as i've long used the technique of trying something and carefully analyzing its results, then trying again.

eventually it usually succeeds.. anyway, i've been doing a little digging and it appears that not too many are going to touch it unless we maintain a steady contact and feed them incontrovertable proof in a concise manner, with most of the details reduced to bare-bones.

LoneWolf

Thanks everyone, for your comments. Am taking them all into consideration and will incorporate that knowledge into future efforts.

Kent, maybe you should set up a class for us so that we can have the same success?

LoneWolf

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Getting the UN thing published.

by LoneWolf in

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i can't say that i've had much success in rousing interest in the reporters that i've contacted about the united nations thing.

however, i'm not discouraged, as i've long used the technique of trying something and carefully analyzing its results, then trying again.

eventually it usually succeeds.. anyway, i've been doing a little digging and it appears that not too many are going to touch it unless we maintain a steady contact and feed them incontrovertable proof in a concise manner, with most of the details reduced to bare-bones.

LoneWolf

Hi, all,

I can't say that I've had much success in rousing interest in the reporters that I've contacted about the United Nations thing. However, I'm not discouraged, as I've long used the technique of trying something and carefully analyzing its results, then trying again. Eventually it usually succeeds.

Anyway, I've been doing a little digging and it appears that not too many are going to touch it unless we maintain a steady contact and feed them incontrovertable proof in a concise manner, with most of the details reduced to bare-bones.

It also looks like we aren't really convincing them that there is much interest in it. Probably if we pick one person, then deluge them with emails, etc., we would have a better chance.

Then again, I think we are making a mistake in sending these things to reporters. Most reporters are assigned stories by their editors. Therefore, perhaps we should research the target publications and find out what editor would be the most likely to be interested, then concentrate on that individual.

Also, I get the feeling that the smaller newspapers aren't prepared to do a story of that magnitude unless some bigger entity does it first. That way their butt's covered in case something goes wrong, and you must admit that the WTBTS does have a reputation.

All in all, I feel that we have the best chance if we would concentrate on one or two columnists like William Safire of the New York Times, and/or go straight to the Associated Press.

However, why don't we try an experiment first? One of the people writing for the Times is:

Barbara Crossette --- Bureau Chief, United Nations

[email protected]

She is, as I understand it, the person overseeing all the stories concerning the United Nations. It would be quite interesting to see what reaction we prompt if she got a few dozen (or hundred) emails concerning this matter from all over the world.

If you wish to chip in, make the message rather short, but pointed as to why this information is important to have published. Any personal reasons would be good, and I would suggest that we use no particular script or form. That way, she will realize that each one is by an individual that is concerned and not a bunch of automations that blindly follow the suggestions of some "leader".

Hope you like this idea and wish to jump in.

LoneWolf
Alias: Tom Howell

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WTS support for the beast

by Trevor Scott in

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one of the responsibilities of an ngo associated with un-dpi is to disseminate un propaganda to their members.

from the un-dpi brochure:.

"the department of public information and ngos cooperate regularly.

LoneWolf

Thanks,man. I'll use them.

LoneWolf

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Chuckling at Simon's thread.

by LoneWolf in

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"little things that annoy.

now, you sweet innocent ones aren't supposed to read this now, okay?.

simon wrote as one of those things that annoy:.

LoneWolf

"Little things that annoy. . ."

Now, you sweet innocent ones aren't supposed to read this now, okay?

Simon wrote as one of those things that annoy:

People who say "I saw that!" when by coincidence an attractive woman walks by as you happen to be practicing safe driving techniques and checking your mirrors

Did that bring back memories!

One day my wife and I (we've been married 41 years) were driving down main street when we both spotted this gorgeous little slim thing tripping on down the sidewalk. Yessireebob, she looked like she was straight out of Hollywood. I doubt that she weighed more than 100 lbs.

Me, I kept my eyes straight ahead like a good little boy, but I knew darn well my little gal was watching me like a hawk. After we got past, I glanced at her with an ornery look in my eyes and drawled: "Darlin', I wouldn't dare."

Her eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Why not?" She asked.

"Wal, heck, sweetheart, if I ever trying makin' love to a little gal like that, I'd go clear through her!!"

My wife laughed until the tears were rolling down her cheeks. To this day (about 8 years later), whenever we see a little gal like that, all I have to do is turn slowly and look at my wife and we both crack up.

LoneWolf

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Don't cooperate with their SHUNNING you!

by bluesapphire in

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my dub sister planned this little event to see the lion king.

she invited my two other sisters and their families and purposely left me out.

when my family asked about me, she just shrugged her shoulders -- the little hypocrite couldn't "stumble" them by telling them she was shunning her own sister.

LoneWolf

More power to you, gal.

It's like I've told the elders and anyone else that ever brought it up: "When you disfellowshipped me, you removed yourselves from having any authority over me." And from that day on, that is how I conducted myself.

LoneWolf

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Mispronunciations at the meetings

by TR in

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moxy raised a point in the "exaggeration" thread that aggravated me at the meetings.

mispronunciations.

moxy mentioned the word 'hyperbole' as frequently being mispronounced.. another one that bugged me was 'epitome'.

LoneWolf

I think my two favorites were:

The time my Dad went to the door and met a super patriot type, who promptly yelled "ARE YOU ONE OF JEE-WIT-NA-HO-VAHS???" Dad cracked up.

The very warm, caring Mexican brother who had a very rough youth and had only been through the 3rd grade. He loved to read the paragraphs, and everyone appreciated his enthusiam, but sometimes it was still a chore listening to him.

One night we were studying about Nebuchadnezzar and he got that one just fine, but when he ran across Nebuchadnezzar's father, Nabopolassar, it stopped him cold. We all waited in glee, not knowing what would come out of him. Finally, he says, "Nay--, Naybo--, Aye, aye, aye!!!! Why didn't they name him John??" We laughed until our bellies ached.

I still love that brother.

LoneWolf

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UN involvement announced at Assembly?

by Simon in

i heard from someone that the wts was going to or had already announced something about the un involvement at an assembly.

anyone else heard of this or is it a local thing ?.

i would guess they may have only done this because of the coverage in the uk national newspaper which they know they have to counter.

LoneWolf

Excellent --- and right on, Bible Examiner.

Would you be willing to post a copy of that letter you're sending?
Others may like to send out copies too.

LoneWolf