Posts by Thirdson

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there, their and they're

by LDH in

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ok, quick posting tips.... there= a location.

"the contribution box is over there.

a quantity.

Thirdson

I have my pet peeves but I make lots of mistakes myself and over do the clichés.

However, posting messages and chatting on the Internet is not the same as writing a business letter or writing your résumé. The language of the Internet is dynamic and evolving. It has its own vocabulary and a unique writing style. Spelling and grammatical rules of ordinary written language do not apply in fast moving discussion boards and chat. They may apply to published articles where the standard of language affects the credibility of the writer. But on boards like this who cares whether the poster is word perfect?

Spell-checkers may correct simple typos but often in the speed of making a reply ‘to, too and two’ get inter-mixed as do a host of other words. I’d rather have a person make a reply than hesitate for fear of criticism that the writing is not perfect. I don’t care, generally I get the gist of the message.

When we speak no-one has to correct our spelling and Internet discussion boards are an extension of the spoken word not the written language of the novel writer.

Thirdson

'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'

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Watchtower & Awake Subscriptions

by Amazing in

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in another thread the point was made that the wts is ending subscriptions to the watchtower and awake!

magazines.

isp rightly commented the following, "the wts gets double payment for the mags from the r+f......so subscribers are not cost effective!".

Thirdson

I have a question and I am not sure that this has been raised:

If the Watchtower and Awake magazines state on their inside covers "Subscriptions available in these languages" and provides details for informing them of forwarding addresses, doesn't that make the publisher obligated to provide subscriptions?

Thirdson

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I apologize in advance to any Arkansas residents..

by Tishie in

the 2000 federal census form (arkansas residents only).

first name: (check appropriate box).

what does everyone call you?.

Thirdson

Good one. I am sure I have seen it before but I still found it so funny I laughed out loud.

Shouldn't the question be "color of tooth" not "teeth". After all isn't it true that toothbrushes were invented in the south? Anywhere else and they'd have been called teethbrushes!

Thrdson

'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'

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ENRON & SYSTEMIC COLLAPSE

by You Know in

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a few days back i made a comment on the collapse of enron on this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=16970&site=3.

an excerpt from my post read: "enron is a classic example of the hollow and predatory nature of the so-called new economy, which some imagine to be a new and improved way to make money!

instead of actually producing gas and energy products, enron got into buying and selling futures sales of non-existent gas and electricity.

Thirdson

According to You Know's calendar today is:

Tuesday, October 72, 2001

You Know talks out of his enteron.

Thirdson

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A Question 4 Canadians and Expats

by Thirdson in

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does anyone know where i can buy canadian food produce on-line for shippping to the us?

i read in newsweek a while back that there were a couple of .com companies catering to the needs of ex-pat canadians living in the us.

can anyone help me with some sites.

Thirdson

Thanks so much Scully!!!!

I just ordered a 2lb xmas pud plus assorted chocolate bars. What a life saver.

Merry Christmas to you,

THirdson

'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'

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WTS Plan to Improve Stats

by Marvin Shilmer in

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it looks like the wts finally put 2 and 2 together on the us branchs failing statistics over the past few years, particularly the years 97 - 01. what happened?.

in the latter part of 1996 cos instructed elders that congregation bookstudy conductors (soon to be officially called "congregation bookstudy overseers) should not initially ask congregation publishers for their field service time reports.

instead, each congregation should have a small box so that publishers could "shoulder their own responsibility by turning in time of their own accord," by voluntarily putting their report slip into this box.

Thirdson

I'm not sure that the change will cause much of a blip. What tends to happen with low hour publishers is that their time gets counted when they reach one hour of time. With an extra push periodically these publishers will report something and this swells the number of publishers reporting and hence creates the "peak" which is reported by the WTS.

The 15 minute reporting rule may increase the "average number of publishers" but it will reduce the "peak". If you look at the US figures for 2000 the average number of publishers stayed about the same. There was a sizeable drop in the "peak" number.

Fiddling with the figures doesn't solve the root cause of the problem. With CBSOs demanding to know the time the group members did each month I can imagine the last and first Tuesday's (or Thursday) group attendance will plummet.

Thirdson

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How many things could I get DF'd for tonight?

by rhett in

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my wife and i just got home from a christmas party.

before the party i took a shower and washed my long hair and trimmed my beard a bit.

we then went to the christmas party that was being held by my friend ken and his partner steve.

Thirdson

Hi Rhett,

I haven't done as much as you today but if I didn't get DF'd I could get enforced DA'ing. We have a wreath on the front door and a bow on the Garage. There are lights on the bushes out front and a Christmas CD in my car. We bought a tree today, and decorated it, even put a star on top. I wrote Christmas cards and wrapped presents.

My JW parents know I do all this but I live too far away for them to cause me any trouble.

Thirdson

'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'

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A Question 4 Canadians and Expats

by Thirdson in

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does anyone know where i can buy canadian food produce on-line for shippping to the us?

i read in newsweek a while back that there were a couple of .com companies catering to the needs of ex-pat canadians living in the us.

can anyone help me with some sites.

Thirdson

Does anyone know where I can buy Canadian food produce on-line for shippping to the US? I read in Newsweek a while back that there were a couple of .com companies catering to the needs of ex-pat Canadians living in the US.

Can anyone help me with some sites. I am particularly interested in English style Christmas pudding and Cadbury chocolate bars not available in the US. I stock up on various items when I visit Canada and have imported Xmas pud from England when I visited in winter. With xmas not far off I'm in dire need of pudding.

Thirdson

(As an English JW growing up we always had xmas pudding in January when the leftovers were sold off cheap)

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Hail the Theocracy Ever Increasing?

by Thirdson in

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the thread on wedding music plus isp's postings on "theocracy's" decline got me thinking while flicking through a song book.. song 53 -- theocracy's increase -- is it still being sung?

it struck me that this song contains "old light".

so do jws still sing this song at the meetings?

Thirdson

The thread on wedding music plus ISP's postings on "Theocracy's" decline got me thinking while flicking through a song book.

Song 53 -- Theocracy's Increase -- Is it still being sung? It struck me that this song contains "old light". So do JWs still sing this song at the meetings?

Why do I question the song? Well, 1.7% increase is hardly "wondrous expansion". Also, "Christ on his judgement throne sits and is reigning; Nations and peoples before him appear" has not happened yet has it? I don't think Christ had stood up and sat down yet. Certainly the preaching work is not the judging activity and people are not appearing before Christ to be judged in current Witness theology, but was when the song book was published.

"Share in the joy that gets greater by giving" is not being taken to heart since there is less giving in the witness work and the decline shows little gladness.

I wonder, has this song been dropped or are JWs instructed to make word amendments like they were for song 40?

Thirdson

PS Isn't song 159 based on the Carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem"?

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For You Know: Life in 1960

by larc in

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friends and neighbors,.

on another thread, "bad news for you know", i pointed out the amazing changes that have occured in the quality of life since 1960. you know maintains that life has been going down hill since then.

after about 25 unanswered posts on that thread, i figured that he was not going to address the facts.. now, what i would like to propose is that you who remember life in the 1960's, to list some of the conveniences and inventions that the average person did not have then, that are readily available today.

Thirdson

I have listened to much financial news about Enron including yesterday's lawsuit against the senior management of the company. The one thing I'll comment on is this:

Apparently, the company traded prevously under a different name and after much fanfare they announced the name of the new company.

**** Enteron ****

A day later someone pointed out that enteron is he name of the embryonic alimentary canal (see Gray's Anatomy page 1158)...that is where poop comes from. They quickly changed the name to Enron. I guess it would be funny except for the employees who have seen their Enron shares--linked 401Ks go down the toilet!

Thirdson - A 60s child

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