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  Those from Guam

  by Yerusalyim in

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  i was speaking with my neighbor who is from guam...she was telling stories about dwindies and tontamoanies...i'm sure i've spelled that wrong...anyone got any good stories about the little people and the spirits?

  she and her whole family believe in this stuff throughly.

  even the one fromer jw family member does...interesting stuff.

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  Hi Poztate,

  I've never heard of him, I looked in the phonebook and they only list one Pfister here and she lives on the Airforce base, so I doubt it has anything to do with him.

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  Those from Guam

  by Yerusalyim in

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  i was speaking with my neighbor who is from guam...she was telling stories about dwindies and tontamoanies...i'm sure i've spelled that wrong...anyone got any good stories about the little people and the spirits?

  she and her whole family believe in this stuff throughly.

  even the one fromer jw family member does...interesting stuff.

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  seedy3

  Hey chevy, double,

  I have tried bettlenut, it sucks LOL, it gives me cotton mouth really bad and tastes like crap, however I have a friend that chews it with lime and some sort of leaf with a cig broken into it, it's not so bad that way but it turns your mouth all red and stains your teeth really bad.

  There's about 600+ JW's on the island, I know I have met a few exJW's but they didn't know I was an ex, they were friends of a friend, so I know there are many here. The JW's don't really know I exist here, so I have fun with them when they come by to knock on my door, usually they leave with their tails tucked between their legs, and promise to return with answers, but never do.

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  Those from Guam

  by Yerusalyim in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was speaking with my neighbor who is from guam...she was telling stories about dwindies and tontamoanies...i'm sure i've spelled that wrong...anyone got any good stories about the little people and the spirits?

  she and her whole family believe in this stuff throughly.

  even the one fromer jw family member does...interesting stuff.

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  Yerusalyim, Buenos, i Hafa afai,

  I think I'm about the only one on the board that lives on the island of Guam.There are many stories about the Taotaomonas, and Dwendes. Taotaomona is literally translated as Ancient people, they are the spirits of the first people that lived here on the island and live in the jungles around Guam, some can be very visious and others can be very friendly. The local folk here are quite afraid of them, I hear all the time about people that did something to tick a Taotaomona off and they retalite in some manner, such as make you sick, or cripple a finger or hand. You then have to go to a Sirujana (witchdoctor) to have them help you out, usually it's a matter of making a gift of food and taking it back to where it happened, sometimes it's an apology to then Taotaomona, given again back where the incident happened. If you take an ancient artifact, it would be a matter of returning it and apologizing. Dwendes are the little people, they are more like the irish lepracons, but these although pretty much harmless to adults, it is said they take little children, to play and then raise them. I have yet ot see one or know of any direct contact with them by anyone I know, just legend stories. The Taotaomonas however I have seen and spoken with, They are generally tall. naked (clothing was not worn here prior to the spanish coming here about 400 years ago) and dark complected. They seem to concentrate around certain part of the island more then others, but generally you can find them anywhere. Their general hang outs are ancient village sites, special trees called Banyon trees, (this is a local version of the Strangling Fig tree) or large rock out croppings. When going into the jungle it is custom here to ask permission, if you take a leak in the jungle again you must ask permission (don't expect an answer from them, just ask LOL), otherwise risk pissing them off. Even during construction projects if there is one of the banyon trees in the way a local will not touch it. One of the Hotels in Tumon (the main tourist area of Guam) has a bar in it called "The Tree Bar" because it has a banyon tree there, that no one would cutdown so they built the bar around it.

  Here is a link to a government website that lists many of the legends of Guam, The taotaomonas are one of the legends listed, I forget if the Dwendes are. Scroll down about 1/4 of the way and there are 2 links called legends part 1 and legends part 2. http://ns.gov.gu

  Seedy

  Edited to to put the website I mentioned LOL
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  Hi all!....say, remember Paradise Lost book? (the orange one...LOL)

  by Ron1968 in

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  first i have to say a big hi to everyone and especially those from the beyondjw board!

  anyway, i must post here more often.

  i get stuck in my old routines too much.. .

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  hmmmmmmmmm All I get is Error: Invalid article key (WO,20040125,,308060024,AR).

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  George W. quotes

  by smurfette in

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  what is your favorite george w. bush quote?.

  my personal favorite is, "do you have blacks, too?

  " (george w. bush to the president of brazil) .

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  From an Arabic newspaper interview: "God told me to attact Sadam"

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  Do you think that JW's will ever get rid of the 1914-doctrine?

  by jads in

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  after awhile the jw's will have to do something about 1914 when it crumbles right before them.

  how long can they hold onto this russell-invented doctrine?

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  I think Blondie is quite correct, they will most likely hold n to the 1914 date, because unlike the 1874 date they locked themselves in making the claim that they were chosen in 1919 as the sole spokesman for God and Jesus. But as in the 1874 date they dropped it in a heartbeat when they discovered they couldn't really promote it, so it's hard to say how they will continue to handle 1914. See in 1914 and for still years later, they were still set 1874 as the date that Jesus returned, until about the mid 1920's if I recall. then they sort of phased 1874 out and replaced it with 1914. even after they had been supposedly chosen by God in 1919 (but I guess they never knew it till many years later).

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  Captain Kangaroo dead at age 76- farewell

  by wednesday in

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  'captain kangaroo' bob keeshan dies at 76 by

  ap file ''captain kangaroo'' entertained and educated children for 36 years.

  keeshan died of a long illness, his family said in a statement.. .

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  Captian Kangaroo, was what I grew up with, he was really a great and honorable man, as well as an american hero, not many people know that about him. He was a Marine platoon leader in the landing at Iwo Jima, and won the Navy Cross for his actions there. Him and those like him, are the reason the JW's and other pacifists can still operate openly. Our nation has a lot to thank him for.

  On a different note, Mr. Rogers was also a warrior before becoming a minister and childrens advocate/teacher/entertainer, he was a Navy Seal during the Vienam War.

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  Twenty Billion Pieces of Literature !

  by Blueblades in

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  watchtower founder charles t.russell authored works totaling some fifty thousand printed pages,and nearly twenty million copies of his books and booklets had been sold by the time of his death.. during joseph f.rutherford's presidency the watch tower society produced twenty-four books,eighty-six booklets,and annual yearbooks,as well as scores of tracts,besides periodical literature.. under the presidencies of nathan h.knorr,frederick w.franz,and milton g.henschel,nearly all jehovah's witness literature has been publish without a byline.. the sect published its ten-billionth ( 10,000,000,000th ) piece of literature at some point during the 1980s.at the current rate of production the twenty-billionth piece will be printed around the year 2,000.. from the book "blood on the altar "by david a.reed page 261.. in the 34 years that i have been associated i wonder how many pieces of their literature was placed in the field by my family.. blueblades

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  In the 34 years that I have been associated I wonder how many pieces of their literature was placed in the field by my family.Paid for by us.Profits for them.$$$$$$$$$$

  You know, when I was a JW, I used to pick up about 10 copies of each issue and seldom placed more the 2 or 3 copies of each. so in effect I threw out 7 or 8 copies of each issue, every month, that times 4 ( 2 watchtower and 2 awake) equals up to 32 copies each month, now I know I was one of the lesser picker-uppers.. Now the Watchtower just loves to brag about the number of Magazines and books it prints, millions each of the Botchtower and Asleep, but how many really get into hands other then the members of the cult Religion?? I bet it is fewer then 20%, most end up in the landfill or recycle bin.

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  getting out in service and the GB

  by seedy3 in

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  hey folks,.

  i was just doing some thinkning, and man that can be dangerious, but maybe some of the former bethel members can answer this.

  how often does any of the gb ever go out door to door?

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  Hey folks,

  I was just doing some thinkning, and man that can be dangerious, but maybe some of the former bethel members can answer this. How often does any of the GB ever go out door to door? Or perhaps they just leave all that footwork to the R&F. It would sure be interesting to see their "Field Service Reports". As you all know the Gospels had Jesus showing by example, he preached he taught, and so forth, so, do these modern day Jesus' reps do the same?? or do they sit on their butts in NY making sure everyone else is hoofing it around from Door to Door?

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  Have any of you experienced this ?

  by codeblue in

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  as a married jw, did your spouse ever cheat on you with another jw?

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  Yeah I agree, I do not think it's that unusual, I have a boyhood friend of mine I just found on the internet, about 2 years ago, he said the same thing happened to him. His wife started having an affaif with another Bro in the congregation, both got DF'd, my friend divorced her and the adulterating couple ended up getting married. They still went to the same KH, and were very well accepted, after reinstatement, yet my friend felt like he was treated as the outcast in the Congregation.

  Seedy