Posts by jean-luc picard

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Nothing worst than a Thief!

by Jomavrick in

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i had an expensive pen i carried with me at work, it had sentamental value because i purchased it with my wife in venice after a tortuous attempt to find a store that carried fine pens.

last year it went missing, i was mortified that it just dissapeared and painstakingly retraced everything i did the previous day.

i concluded it got left on the table at a business lunch i had the day before.

jean-luc picard

I think that thefts at work are among the worst, as you almost always know the thief, passed him in the corridor, drank a coffee with him. etc

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Men...what do you look for in a woman?

by LouBelle in

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so we had the woman version.

let it rip guys - what type of woman makes you just want to get her know her better - the one that makes you take that risk and walk on over to start a conversation?.

What would it take for YOU to come back?

by noonehome in

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jean-luc picard

The point seems to be that you are afraid that they might be right. Its normal to have that nagging doubt. But it goes away with the passing of time.Remember,cults prey on fear. Not one thing that the wt has predicted has ever come true. They are always modifying the party line in order to try and keep some credibility.

But they have never ever been right. Proof enough that they are not god backed.

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The only thing a JW needs to know to be set free from their religion

by yadda yadda 2 in

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billions of human beings right now are muslims, hindus, buddhists, etc, etc.

they do not know a jot about 'jehovah' or the 'watchtower bible & tract society of new york" etc etc.

what is going to happen to these billions of persons at armageddon?.

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Unfortunately the reasonning is this:

jah knows their hearts.If he sees that they are looking for the truth he will see that they find it.

Sorry, but they have an answer for everything.

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Off to the Doctor.

by LouBelle in

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in a couple of hours i'm going to the doctor - an intervention.

i don't want to be a burdon to my mother, she has her own life to lead with her own responsibilities.

i've always been able to take care of everything for myself.

jean-luc picard

good luck loubelle.

I'm sure you're on the right track.

It's normal to be scared. When I had a bad spell,several years ago now, I reassured myself, thinking, this isn't going to go on all my life just the same.

One day, I will get to the end of the tunnel.

And I did. And you will too. Believe me. It sounds like you are a fighter by nature, dispite how you might feel just now.

Again, good look.

jlp

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Were You Ever Interrogated By The Elders?

by minimus in

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some elders enjoy giving the business to the lowly flock thru intimidation.

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some love to ask you to enter with them into the "backroom".. of course, there were many that never had run-ins with the shepherds because they were under the radar.. did you ever get interrogatted by the elders and if so, how did it go??

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dazed:

you speak of the backroom. That really is a universal expression in the borg isnt it?

I hadnt thought about it before, but no matter where you go in the world, the elders drag you into the `backroom'

Ours had an enormous window too, so everybody could see and wondered what you'd been up to.

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The Experts- Jehovahs Witnesses

by jean-luc picard in

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i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .

but he had no education.

no schooling.

jean-luc picard

steve: I knew a simiar elder back then. I remember my dad giving my a diary from his job, in 1974. This elder looked at it one day and told me: you know, the date of armageddon is in there (as it had the calendar for 1975 in the front page).

As a young boy I was all in awe.

Hes dead too.

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NEW video on Youtube MUST SEE! the elder's meeting is ridiculous!

by Newly Enlightened in

brother of the hawk, newly enlightened & gojira, recorded an elder's meeting on 5/7/03.

both does a great job of defending me and making the elders look foolish!.

thank you raypublisher/jj and jwstruggle for the awesome job you did on it.. follow up story was not recorded but we will post it here hopefully over the weekend.. enjoy, it's pretty hilarious how they try to control us and come after me on a work of fiction!.

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Knowing the MO, one thing that stinks is this:

When talking to the wife about something she has done, they ask the husband to be there because HE is her head.

So, OK, its good in this case that her husband is there to defend her, against two bible wealding morons, but from their point of view, he is her head, she doesnt have any rights.

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The Experts- Jehovahs Witnesses

by jean-luc picard in

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i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .

but he had no education.

no schooling.

jean-luc picard

Band on the run:

No one can say that the Pope has no style. Yes, though not a catholic, I really quite admire him.

Julia: Sounds like you were a rebel LOL.

What with unexpected job losses and injury and that! Its just that. They never prepare for the unexpected. Jehovah will provide. I remember when my dad was ill and I needed a new school uniform: we arrived home one day to find one on our doorstep. Oh, Jehovah has provided.

More the Churchgoing neighbour, moved from her own sense of Christianity provided.

Pickler: I know what you mean. I guess we should feel sorry for them, but its so frustrating.

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Leaving...

by LouBelle in

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i just broke down in such an ugly cry at work.

walked outside and just sobbed my guts out.

i am so very unhappy here.

jean-luc picard

Hi Loubelle.

I agree with Loz. I dont know how the healthcare system works in your country, but if your doctor could put you on sickleave for a week or two: its clear to us that you need a break. Sick leave isnt just for bad backs and runny noses.

Try and get some time for yourself, stand back and appraise your situation. In anycase, it seems that sooner or later you must change your job.

Good luck. We shall be thinking about you, in our little corner of the globe.