happysunshine

Joined

• started 104 topics
• posted 361 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by happysunshine

• 
  5

  Japan

  by happysunshine in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone have any connections with japan?.

  also, i'm trying to get touch with poster "jwd".

  tried address [email protected].

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Anyone have any connections with Japan?

  Also, I'm trying to get touch with poster "JWD". Tried address [email protected]
  but bounced back as delivery failure. Take care- Jonathan

  Edited by - happysunshine on 18 October 2002 1:59:43
• 
  5

  Here is who can sing the blues.

  by happysunshine in

  1. social
  2. humour

  many blues songs begin with "woke up this mornin'..." this is to differentiate blues musicians from most other musicians, who sleep past noon.

  "i got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line, like "i got a good woman, with the meanest face in town.

  the nice thing about the blues is that once you've written the first line, you're pretty much done with the second line too.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Many blues songs begin with "Woke up this mornin'..." This is to differentiate blues musicians from most other musicians, who sleep past noon. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line, like "I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town."

  The nice thing about the blues is that once you've written the first line, you're pretty much done with the second line too.

  The blues are not about choice. You stuck in a ditch, you stuck in a ditch; ain't no way out.

  Chevys and Cadillacs are blues cars. Other acceptable blues modes of transportation include:

  Greyhound bus southbound train broke down pickup truck walkin' Unacceptable modes of transportation for the blues: any non-U.S. car (Volvo, Fiat, Honda, etc.) SUV touring bike yacht motor scooter roller blades Teenagers should not sing the blues until they're old enough to get the electric chair if they shoot a man in Memphis.

  You can have the blues in New York City. St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City and Des Moines are other good blues towns. You cannot have the blues in Vail, the Hamptons or any town whose name ends in "Beach." There is no blues anyplace it doesn't rain. You can't have no blues in an office or a shopping mall. The lighting is all wrong. Go outside to the parking lot or sit by the dumpster.

  Shot in the back by a jealous lover is a blues way to die. So is the electric chair. If it occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's a blues death It is not a blues death if you die during liposuction treatment.

  You have a right to sing the blues if:

  you're blind you shot a man in Memphis you can't be satisfied But not if: you once were blind but now can see you shot an 85 at golf your Dad left you a trust fund Good places for the blues: a highway a jailhouse an empty bed the bottom of a whiskey glass a freight train Bad places for the blues: Yellowstone National Park the country club gallery openings indoor tennis courts No one will believe it's the blues if you wear a suit, unless you happen to be very old, and you slept in it.

  If you ask for water and yo' baby give you gasoline, that's the blues. Other blues drinks include: wine whiskey muddy water breakfast schnapps (homemade only!!!) Blues beverages do not include: any drink with a little umbrella any wine kosher for Passover Yoo Hoo (all flavors) Jello shots Picking a blues name: start with an infirmity (Blind, Li'l, Fat, Lame, Clubfoot...) OR the name of a city (Memphis, Chicago or Detroit work; forget about San Francisco or Ft. Lauderdale.) add Willie, Johnny or Joe OR pick the name of a fruit (Lemon, Peach, Apple, etc., but not kiwi or mango.) pick a U.S. President (Washington, Johnson, Fillmore, Roosevelt, etc.) Some Blues names for women:

  Sadie Big Mama Bessie Fat River Dumpling Persons with names like Ashley, Brittanny, Chad, Kimberly, Chip, Cissy, Brad, Sierra, or Rainbow may not sing the blues, no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.

  Blues is not a matter of color. It's a matter of bad luck. Tiger Woods cannot sing the blues. Gary Coleman could. Ugly white people also got a leg up on the blues.

  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
• 
  12

  Bali terrorists - doing Jeh's will?

  by PopeOfEruke in

  1. social
  2. current

  as most if not all of the 187 people killed in the bali bomb attack were not jehovahs witnesses, none of them probably had a chance of surviving armageddon (tm), which, as a d.o.

  pointed out recently, is due to begin any minute (tm) now!!!.

  so now, thanks to the bali terrorists, these 187 people now have basically won the lotto!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Thats cowardly, fucked up stuff. I was in one of those clubs 2 years ago. -J
• 
  42

  Today I had been DA

  by Ginosko in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first of all, sorry for my bad english i'm from peru south america.

  there's a lot to tell but i'm going in this time to be brief, because i'm very busy.. i had been an elder for almost 8 years and a jh for more than 22 years.. i'm a searcher of the truth from the 10 years old.

  i grow as a catholic and got baptized as a jh at the age of 21.. in october of 2001 a jw friend ask me about the un&wt and bulgarian affair.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Don't worry. Cowards attack in groups without just cause. Be happy and fight back. You can do it! -J
• 

  Rules of engagement for discussing science with JW

  by happysunshine in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  science vs creationists.

  this site puts the processes of debate in print.

  http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/yec1.htm.

• 

  happysunshine

  Science vs Creationists. This site puts the processes of debate in print.

  http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/yec1.htm

  I thought of how I used to debate with householders. -J

  Edited by - happysunshine on 15 October 2002 3:43:49
• 
  5

  Success stories about 'leaving'?

  by happysunshine in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  any success stories about getting family/friends out of the wts?.

  also, what happened to people after they left?.

  any info would be of great help.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Any success stories about getting family/friends out of the WTS?

  Also, what happened to people after they left?

  Any info would be of great help. -J
• 
  5

  Afraid of Armagedon? Read this!

  by happysunshine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  afraid of armagedon?

  read this!.

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  excellent points all. Take one example, the Mormons. I undersatnd that at least some have a movement claiming Smith never endorsed polygamy, among other things. Attempting to re-write history. I wonder where else this occurs...
• 
  5

  Afraid of Armagedon? Read this!

  by happysunshine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  afraid of armagedon?

  read this!.

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Afraid of Armagedon? Read this!

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/
• 
  9

  Approaching family- the specialist attack.

  by happysunshine in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm going to approach my family about the witnesses.

  i may only get one shot at this, so it'll have to be good.

  something short, fast, and effective, but with the possibility of further growth.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Thanks for taking the time to post responses guys! I apreciate it.

  I know what you're saying about shaking someones boat. It rarely goes over well. And its important to look at the big picture. You don't want to win the battle, but lose the war.

  I've basically taken that position until now. I believe a couple of things have led to my recent change of heart.

  One is the time factor. Mom and dad may not have much time left. I would love to fully explain to them why I did what I did. I'd also like to have an open repore about why they chose the JWs in the first place, see if we can compare notes, or at least be at peace about the difficult life they chose for the family.

  Another reason is the future. I know they were a major influence on us kids and the direction our lives have taken. I believe our concept of the Witnesses is closely tied up with them. Once they are gone, I fear that only a kind of rock-hard 'folklore' will be left. Any chance at having them influence the rest of the family with a frank discussion, not a WT filtered version, will pass. The family seems to be gradualy drifting apart. I can only imagine what my nephews are being taught about me at meetings.

  A third reason is my peace of mind. I've noticed some negative things in myself that must have sprung from my family and being a Witness. I feel like getting to the bottom of it includes having an open discussion with my family.

  Finally, the more research I do on sites like this, the more concerned I get and the more I want to get them out.
• 
  19

  "Silent Witnesses" now available to w...

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've added the australian "silent witnesses" programme to the media files on the site.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/media.asp.

  this is a very powerful programme !.

  the sound is a bit low so i'll have another go at encoding it better.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  happysunshine

  Wow. Ｔｈａｔ was hard to watch. I had tears of anger after Simon's story.