TipsyMangoTea

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  My First CLAM Meeting

  by The Searcher in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i carried out my monthly "cover" visit to the k.h.

  tonight.

  as previously discussed on this forum, the clam meeting is just a rehashed, recycled, reshuffled, & rebranded ministry school and service meeting.

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  TipsyMangoTea

  I attend a non-English-speaking congregation in the US (my mom and her side of the family are unfortunately still in), and the CLAM meeting seems to excite everyone since it was announced, oh dear... Is this the case for other non-English-speaking congregations out there? Really curious whether this is a trend or the people around me are just too indoctrinated.
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  Elder Mentioning an "Apostate Problem"

  by Simon Templar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i bumped into a sister that i have known for at least 40 years or so.

  we were catching up.

  she and her husband have been in the truth for decades.

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  Sugar Shane Dude, your idea needs to be a thing this year. Maybe family members of awakened/former Witnesses can attend the Memorial of other congregations so it wouldn't look suspicious.
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  New WT pdf tells children to report. Irony?

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  pdf.

  why won't watchtower tell abusers "i'm going to tell on you!

  " and follow through with the proper authorities?

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  (*just shakes my head...*) Judging from the quality of the carppy word bubbles ("carppy" because it's definitely fishy) and the overall shortness of the page, this was done in a hurry.
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  Alan Rickman's Passing

  by TipsyMangoTea in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  alan rickman, best known to my generation as prof. severus snape from the harry potter film franchise, has passed away due to cancer at the age of 69.. growing up with a witness mother, anything related to science fiction and fantasy was looked down upon, so, naturally, i was a rebel rebel (oh david bowie...).. just wanted to let any potterheads know the news and that even if you feel like you'll never be free of the deadly watchtower, you're not alone and there's hope.. always..

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  Late Bloomer - I usually become a fan of a celebrity based on his/her voice, and Alan Rickman is in my top list. I’ve been wanting to collect audiobooks read by my favorite actors, and Alan did some that I will definitely buy.

  Saintbertholdt and pbrow - I haven’t seen Die Hard in a long time, oh mate, it really is the best Christmas movie!

  GoneAwol - Alan’s performance made me root for the Sheriff of Nottingham (like how I secretly rooted for Snape).

  Heaven and Saintbertholdt - That’s exactly the first thing I thought of when I heard the news. I’m curious to check who else is 69 but a little scared, too…

  Gentledawn - I was cringing in my seat with anxiety when I first saw this movie because I didn't want to see Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd role killing Alan's.
  

  Xanthippe - I always give extra kudos and respect to celebs who are able to maintain their marriages for so long.

  Cadellin - If I could edit my original topic post, I would add those photos (all three). Time to change my wallpaper at work…
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  Alan Rickman's Passing

  by TipsyMangoTea in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  alan rickman, best known to my generation as prof. severus snape from the harry potter film franchise, has passed away due to cancer at the age of 69.. growing up with a witness mother, anything related to science fiction and fantasy was looked down upon, so, naturally, i was a rebel rebel (oh david bowie...).. just wanted to let any potterheads know the news and that even if you feel like you'll never be free of the deadly watchtower, you're not alone and there's hope.. always..

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  Alan Rickman, best known to my generation as Prof. Severus Snape from the Harry Potter film franchise, has passed away due to cancer at the age of 69.

  Growing up with a Witness mother, anything related to science fiction and fantasy was looked down upon, so, naturally, I was a rebel rebel (oh David Bowie...).

  Just wanted to let any Potterheads know the news and that even if you feel like you'll never be free of the Deadly Watchtower, you're not alone and there's hope.

  Always.
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  when you went to an "assembly" did you wear a badge?

  by greenhornet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it embarrassed me.

  when i was young my folks made me wear one and i opened it up and took the paper out making it look like it fell out.

  after my folks ask what happen i said i dont know.

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  My younger sister and I used to draw on the back side (usually anime and video game characters), write our nicknames and be really vague on what congregation we're from. We eventually stopped wearing them and made the excuse that we misplaced our badges. Thankfully, Mom gave up on the issue, mostly because she legitimately couldn't find hers, hahaha. d(^___^)b*
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  The disappointed look on a Jehovah's Witness face - that you're living a good and fulfilling life

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  another thread got me thinking of this issue.

  i don't think you'll ever come across a set of people with such a skewed and twisted outlook on life.. my memory serves me well when i recall a sort of blood lusting excitement over things like the 9/11 atrocities.

  in fact i remember jw's describing the event as 'sad but exciting.

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  Thanks, cha ching, at least for me, it helps to look at Witnesses like that and then everything turns into a weird reality TV show that you unwillingly star in.
  
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  Powerball Jackpot up to 1.3 Billion Dollars. Do you think the governing body bought any tickets?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what if the governing body members bought a ticket or somehow obtained one.

  then the unthinkable happens...they won!

  how would they be able to hide that?

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  @Darkknight757 - I instantly cringed when I started imagining possible faces in slow motion.

  If I bought a ticket, I'd move my family into a nicer house... and I'd move into my own house/apartment.

  That or do a Mission-Impossible-styled attempt at getting recorded evidence of what the Governing Body actually have meetings about.
  
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  David Bowie

  by smiddy in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i just heard the news david bowie has died ,so sad .

  rip d,b, .

  smiddy .

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  TipsyMangoTea

  (*plays "Rebel Rebel" on repeat, plans on watching Labyrinth every night this week*)

  Long live the Goblin King <3*
  
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  The disappointed look on a Jehovah's Witness face - that you're living a good and fulfilling life

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  another thread got me thinking of this issue.

  i don't think you'll ever come across a set of people with such a skewed and twisted outlook on life.. my memory serves me well when i recall a sort of blood lusting excitement over things like the 9/11 atrocities.

  in fact i remember jw's describing the event as 'sad but exciting.

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  TipsyMangoTea

  It's like they're trying to play a video game on a nonexistent difficulty level, making things hard for themselves and wondering why you're not doing the same and proclaiming that the Witness struggle is real.

  One sister from my congregation once asked me how college was going, and when I said that the commute was a bit difficult, she followed up about praying for strength and going to field service with her.

  I learned never to complain and just say "I'm doing okay!"