Posts by Alostpuppydog

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I'm not the only one who sees the similarity am I?

by NikL in

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i've been thinking this for some time.

we all know what this picture is.... .

well, this is dachau concentration camp.... .

one day convention

by zeb in

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well my wife is off to a one day convention and will doubtless return home cranky and tired.

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Alostpuppydog

These one day convention make as much sense as pouring coffee in my ear. I mean really, gunna drive 3 hours there, spend 4-10 hours 'studying and listening', and drive 3 hours back.

People are drones that are going to go down with the ship. Open your eyes people and speak your own opinion. The GB is only your god if you let them be.

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Second birthday!

by Nihilistic Journey in

turning 42 and celebrating my second birthday!

there's some strange crap only we could understand..

Happy birthday! Just remember by partaking of your cake you are in line to have your tongue bleed out of your mouth and your eyes rott in their sockets from the ever-so-loving Jesus on a power trip sent from Jehovah (According to the holy holy holy GB and WT) Lol...

Huzzah! 😜

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New Resolution?

by NikL in

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had our midweek meeting last night.

they had a resolution to send an extra (i wanna say $1100 but i only remember it was at least $1000) per month to forward the kingdom preaching work etc.. you know how they work in the kh...no one votes against anything.

i abstained as i almost have always done.

Alostpuppydog

How are the JW's any different than the Jews in Jesus day? SOMEBODY BETTER HAVE AN ANSWER!

Reply....*crickets*

Simply put: They are not. I noticed it almost immediately when I began to study. But I was the crazy psychotic one.. Peace out Jdub land.

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Quite Possibly The Most Sinister Speaker Ever?

by pale.emperor in

hi guys.. "brother" jose is quite possibly the most sinister speaker i've ever seen or heard.

and i've seen/head a lot of cults in my time.. he's over the top with his voice tone and gestures.

i see a future governing body member in the making here:.

Alostpuppydog

Pretty scary voice man. And so this is a bethelite huh? Sure glad I never met one of them, the arrogance of elders and even just regular old Jdubs was quite apparent. I can only imagine this guy....

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Awkward exchange with my JW sister in law regarding the circle of life

by TTWSYF in

so we were at another family members home for a random celebration when the nature channel showed a killer whale eating a seal and my sister in law was horrified.

we made a joke about the circle of life and i said something along the lines of 'everything that lives must die, the bible says every king must die, so even jesus wasn't immune'.

after that comment there was an awkward silence with our jw family whispering to each other about my comment of dying.. once upon a time i asked my uber elder jw brother if he thought that he would not die and he asked me if i knew when god would start armageddon.

Alostpuppydog

Wash, rince, occasionally dry, andddddd repeat.

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Visit to my Psychiatrist today

by James Mixon in

i told him i communicate with my dog, my dog informed me that the cute little french poodle two doors south is a slut.

my orange tree is not producing fruit this year, so i cursed it and told it i want you out of yard.and then i told him the other day i was at the race track (horses) and while passing the stables old turkey told me he will win his race today.

what do you think my psychiatrist diagnose for me.

Alostpuppydog

What?

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That One Defining Moment That Changed Your Life.

by new boy in

it seems that many times in life there is a moment or an action that changes your whole world.

it could be just a look that someone gives you.. many times it can be something rather small.

something hardly noticeable by anyone but you.

Alostpuppydog

Great post dude, just great!

As far as the Jdubs are concerned:

After being kicked out of my Mom's house in the senior year of high school, I moved in (literally walked 10+miles in the snow and took a nap in a parking lot) with a Jdub couple in their late 60's I had know for some several years and was studying with for several months (they would come get me and bring me to meetings because my Mom wouldn't drive me anywhere or let me get my liscence).

Whilst moving in and having a dinner cooked for me every night was amazing (hadn't had my parents cook me meals since I was 12) and going to meetings and studying was nice and all, everything quickly went sour.

While nobody in the Kingdom Hall would give me the time of day, I really started wondering if this was the truth. The family that I was living with and studying with said even their own kids that were as old as my parents out of the house hated me for no reason that was made aware of to me.

(Defining moment incoming) One day when the couple had to go to a funeral and I had to go to the Sunday meeting by myself, I walked in and nobody looked at me or said hello. I sat down by myself and raised my hand several times to answer questions and wasn't called on. After the meeting I walked out as if I was never there.

Soon thereafter (as in the following week) all kinds of crazy rumors were circling about me apparently; of course never being told what they were, just being informed that they were circling by the couple I was staying with.

Then, after going to the convention about a month later, I was blatantly ignored and frowned upon by my entire congregation. I soon began to think otherwise of the congregation and brought up my points with the couple. We then had a serious discussion and decided it was better for me to leave and go live with my grandparents several hundred miles away (since I had by then graduated high school).

The whole thing was pretty nuts and I studied with another congregation near my grandparents house and I guess word spread around the congregation after having spoken to the family I lived with and I soon left. Only to make a recent appearance at a KH near where I live now. Made it a month and was kicked out because I had depression about all of this.

That's my story anyways, I hope someone found it interesting to read haha.

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"West World" and The Jehovah Witnesses

by new boy in

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sitting there watching the new hbo series last night, i couldn't help but laugh and think about the similarities.

the creators (the gods) and the hosts (their creations) have an interesting relationship.. the "hosts" are programmed to have free thinking but only up to a point.

just like the witnesses.

Alostpuppydog

I don't watch tv other than news. But, from what it sounds like it's very interesting and you make valid points. JW's really are the classic everyday run-of-the-mill business with corporate executives making decisions for their many pawns, who have no say whatsoever. Any uprising and you are fired and told its nothing personal and we hope you understand...mhm...quite similar alright.

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My plans for Christmas this year

by UnshackleTheChains in

1. attend a charity christmas party which my wife (active jw) helps to organise each year 😀.

2. buy a very small christmas tree with lights for the living room (which can easily be hidden away if jw friends are coming up).

3. buy some nice presents for my family.

Alostpuppydog

Going to work as I do every Christmas and Christmas Eve and then sleep and wake up the next day and work again?

Its kinda weird not celebrating holidays when you are not even a JW because you have no family to celebrate it with or friends.

But ehh, I get to save my money when the car breaks down! 😊