Posts by mustang

"For example if you go to China, and say to the Chineese that America is beautiful, well what would they think? Would they think of The US or would they think of the continent as beautiful?"

JH,

It turns out that the Chinese word for the country "America" (the United States of America) IS MEI-GWO. This is the PinYin or Romanization of the Mandarin or Standard Chinese. Mei-Gwo literally means "Beautiful Country"; the Chinese ACTUALLY DO use "beautiful country" as the name of the USA, not the continent. This comes from the national anthem, "America the Beautiful".

Bad example

Mustang

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Uh-oh.........elder visit tomorrow.

by Mulan in

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i was gone all day today, and when i returned dave told me an elder and his wife had called on mom today, and when he left, he approached dave in the yard, and arranged to come here tomorrow after their meeting, with another elder to talk to the two of us.. the noose is tightening.

we are babysitting the grandkids, so haven't been able to talk about strategy.. stay tuned..............i'll update you tomorrow afternoon.

mustang

Righto- Jourles!!!

Scuttle their "two witnesses" crap. In fact, make the one that arrives remove his jacket and leave any briefcase in his car. You might want to have him "assume the position" and pat him down. Security, you know; you can't be too careful!!!

The "two witnesses" thing isn't just for going to the "defense position" on Molestation: it is also used in "NAILING YOUR HIDE TO THE BARN WALL"!!!!

Definitely RUN OFF THE SECOND GUY. MAKE HIM SIT IN THE CAR OR STAND ON THE CURB!!!

Any that want to talk to me will talk through an intercom, 1 person only, my ID will not be verified, I will have a TV camera and I will record it all. They will be standing on my doorstep, left there unceremoniously. IT will be staring at a Notice posted on the door that informs it that they are under observation "with no expectation of privacy".

Mustang

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My nasty B*tch of a Sister

by mattnoel in

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grrrrrr need to vent !.

ok of my two step sisters the one who was punched in the mouth for not going to the meeting and left the "truth" me and her get on so well and i love her to bits.

the other one is a jw and a nasty b*tch, she lives with her non jw mum in preperation for moving to los angeles in september.. non jw sister called me the other day to say that she has an audition for pop idol and she has produced a song to be sent to record companies, i am proud of her and know someone at a record company so i am going to e mail the song to her, but needed to call sisters mum to ask her to e mail it to me, we get on well so no probs there, when i called jw sis answers the phone, not recognising my voice passes me on to her mother, we have a little chat and she says "its matt on the phone, you wanna speak to him" answer a big firm "no", this girl has only ever sponged off me, last time she spoke to me was to ask me for money, when i said no that was it, no more contact !

mustang

Since Hallmark doesn’t make a greeting card in the fashion that Scully mentioned, you are stuck with making your own. But take cheer, nothing could express your true feelings any better.

Mustang

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Elders=voice of God?

by simplesally in

well, at first when i saw that bill bowen was saying that elders are the voice of god, i thought, oh what an exaggeration!!!

but then i got to thinking............. at my committee meeting one of the elders asked if i had confessed to jehovah, when i said yes and that it was easier to do it to jehovah because i didn't have to see his face, i could just hide in the palm of his hand, he tried to mileed corrected me and said that when you confess to the elders, you are looking at the face of jehovah.

i wanted to walk out right then and tell him either i was in the wrong religion all along or he was totally "out there"........... i should have walked out and said that both things were true no "or's" about it!

mustang

...and this same Elder will parrot the Generation change from the platform and CAN'T EXPLAIN IT!!!

This is NOT THE SAME JW'S I left 30 years ago. What a crock of hypocrites!!! INFALLIBLE MEN/UNTRAINED wannabe CLERGY are now the FACE OF GOD. You can't have it both ways!!!

Mustang

How Do You spell BLASPHEMY Class

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WORST PRESENTATION I'VE EVER SEEN

by mustang in

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(i wrote this during the week, but saturday morning is the most appropriate time for it.

coming back from the holiday, i was running about an hour late into work.

i noticed a girl hovering around the bus stop as the bus approached my first stop.

mustang

GRITS,

"Stall-stall Witnessing" is also possible:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/28337/1.ashx

Mustang

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meetings

by GirlOnFence in

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how many of you, go to the occasional meeting?

i no longer believe any of the things i was raised to believe... but for some reason i still go to the occasional meeting and i even went to the special assembly last weekend (even though i got there after lunch).

i guess it will take a while to completely break away but i was wondering if anyone else is in this situation.

mustang

Welcome, GirlOnFence,

I felt like straddling the fence for many a moon. In fact, my basic strategy has always been to go further away and SAY NOTHING with any contact. This has kept me from real confrontation with the "Olders"

A problem with going to a meeting is that there is always a GREETER: someone who comes up and introduces itself and PUMPS YOU FOR INFORMATION. Sometimes this is a pUBLISHER that is desperate for a Bible Study. Sometimes it is one of the servants. IT IS ALWAYS A NOSY BUSYBODY.

The servant's will get around to your status and will ask for REFERENCE'S: can you spell BACKGROUND CHECK???

Little good can come of this encounter.

Mustang

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meetings

by GirlOnFence in

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how many of you, go to the occasional meeting?

i no longer believe any of the things i was raised to believe... but for some reason i still go to the occasional meeting and i even went to the special assembly last weekend (even though i got there after lunch).

i guess it will take a while to completely break away but i was wondering if anyone else is in this situation.

mustang

I don't think so:

currently, I have missed 7365 meetings, not counting Ass-emblies, Conventions, Memorials and any special occasions.

I think that I may be "spiritually weak"

but, I am proud of it!!!!

Mustang

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My stupid neighbors!

by DanTheMan in

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my next door neighbor ed is a very nice man.

he and his wife have lived in their house for 37 years.

they are avid gardeners and the landscaping around their house is gorgeous.. however, my neighbor 2 doors down (on the other side of ed) is another story.

mustang

"The neighbor also has a civil cause of action against these folks for nuisance, which means that the neighbors are not allowed to interfere with the use and enjoyment of your neighbors land and property. "

This is known as the "doctrine" of The Right of Quiet Enjoyment. It is a principle found in almost all legal codes. While it usually applies strictly to landlord-tenant situations, I think it has been used in neighbor-neighbor situations.

Also, it is easy to look up ownership records at the County Recorders Office. This would verify what you probably already know: whether the occupant rents or owns. If the occupant rents, does his landlord know about this?

What is not so easy is to identify the CARRIER OF THE HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE. But if you could, inform them. The Insurance Carriers almost always LOSE in any action regarding such a dog. They would be VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW OF THIS SITUATION.

Mustang