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  Speaker Podiums at the KH

  by limbogirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for some strange reason i started thinking about the fact that i've never seen a speaker podium like the ones used at the kh anywhere aside from the kh.

  you know what i'm talking about...those tall spindly legs supporting a small table and then a bible holder thing attached to that.

  are those made specifically for the kh?

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  I wonder what would happen should another dub decide to compete? Would the original manufacturer heed the "no compete clause" that is so much a part of dub life? or would there be a pricing war and advertising campaign?

  It's hard to predict. A lot of these Dub servicing businesses seem to exist in a grey area - the WBTS doesn't like having anybody trading on their "good name", yet Dubs love to deal with Dub businesses, esp. where the business produces materials they can use in their day to day Dub lives. Some years back, the WBTS cracked down on pro-Dub websites and forced a Dub friendly software operation out of business, yet they don't seem as worried about more traditional material such as Bible-covers and the like. So two competing Dub businesses that got too much attention might not be seen too favourably by Brooklyn.
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  Speaker Podiums at the KH

  by limbogirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for some strange reason i started thinking about the fact that i've never seen a speaker podium like the ones used at the kh anywhere aside from the kh.

  you know what i'm talking about...those tall spindly legs supporting a small table and then a bible holder thing attached to that.

  are those made specifically for the kh?

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  My family makes them. It is from a business named Fisher Enterprises begun by my grandfather. Now my cousins have inherited this very profitable business.

  Just goes to show how lucrative niche marketing to weirdo sects can be. Greg Stafford probably does okay. There's a guy that writes books aimed at the Oneness Pentecostal market every couple of years. Even though they are broken up into different denominations, he still has 5 million people willing to buy his product. Not bad work if you can get it!
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  Speaker Podiums at the KH

  by limbogirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for some strange reason i started thinking about the fact that i've never seen a speaker podium like the ones used at the kh anywhere aside from the kh.

  you know what i'm talking about...those tall spindly legs supporting a small table and then a bible holder thing attached to that.

  are those made specifically for the kh?

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  THERE DOES THE CAR WINDOW COME INTO?

  The switch for making the thing go up and down; that's there(sic)!
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  Local church is having a serman: How to help those who have left the Borg!

  by Lady Liberty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just this morning my mother phoned me to tell me that a lady she had previously studied with years ago, had called her this morning with news that her church was having a special serman designed to help those who have left the watchtower.

  my mother asked, "is there really that many leaving in this area?

  " that was amazing!!

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  And certainly no Elder would go.

  Not if the local BOE was aware of this meeting and its potential for identifying future disfellowshipping targets?
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  Local church is having a serman: How to help those who have left the Borg!

  by Lady Liberty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just this morning my mother phoned me to tell me that a lady she had previously studied with years ago, had called her this morning with news that her church was having a special serman designed to help those who have left the watchtower.

  my mother asked, "is there really that many leaving in this area?

  " that was amazing!!

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  Could be risky. All you need is an Elder to attend in order to find out who all the faders are who doubt the Mother Org, and "Bang!" - mass disfellowshipping all round!
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  What makes you happy to be alive?

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think we need a positive thread..... i am happy to be alive for my family and my pets.

  i feel valued.. i am also a music and art lover........ how do you feel, and what makes you happy?.

  r..

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  Being alive, mostly. I often wake up in the morning and breathe a word of thanks to God that I lived to see another one. But at the end of the day, I also thank God for my warm bed to snuggle down into. So things both small and profound can make me happy.
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  My first video is finally online - Great Blue Heron

  by Lady Lee in

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  2. friends

  i posted about this a few days ago but coulden't figure out how to get the video online.

  part way through a young boy joined me warching the bird so you'll hear me ask him.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ocp9s0bhk.

  the video is a little blurry and i'm not sure why.

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  Steph considering how large he was I think GREAT is just right

  Big is almost always good. It's a pity he was Blue. Couldn't you have done something to cheer him up?
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  On Pretending to Be a JW to Sell a Car (posted on Sept 19). . .

  by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just read the many responses and i apologize that this was offensive to some, and likely not the right place for it.

  however, the truth is, i am still a jw--i am an inactive, secretly hateful, bitter jw and i will soon da.

  did i make known that i was a jw in order to secure trust with a client?

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  As long as you sold the car...... LOL

  That's the bottom line!

  Heck, it's not like they were ripped off or anything; they wanted a car, they bought a car!
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  NZ beautiful

  by ania in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i love it in here sooo much and so do my kids just wanted to share some of my photo's with people who i know will appreciate the beauty of our natural environment and wildlife: if anyone ever gets a chance to visit nz please don't drive through kaikoura on your way (from christchurch to blenheim) you would be missing out on one of the most special places in the world!!!.

  seals about 3 minutes walk down the beach from where i live.

  aren't they gorgeous???.

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  You Ozzie's

  Actually, I am impressed by some aspects of NZ. For example, I'm pretty sure that the NZ per capita number of home hobbyists who tinker with jet engines is much higher than the global average. There's Bruce Simpson (an ex-pat Aussie - Shhhhhh!) and his pulse jets (you can buy them in kit form if you like), and there's even a bloke who uses a jet engine to cool his beer! Don't believe me? Google "jet propelled beer cooler" - you should find it.
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  IT'S OFFICIAL! MEETINGS WILL LAST FOREVER!! Shoot me now!

  by Gill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes, it's official!

  in the new system jehovah's witnesses will still have to attend the terrible meetings for all eternity!!!!!!.

  the watchtower, november 1st, page 31, para 16:.

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  It's like the Ancient Egyptian view of the afterlife: peasants are still peasants, still slaving for the pharoah's glory.