Posts by unclebruce

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Message from the Apostle AK...

by TheApostleAK in

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it's only been 2 days and i'm starting to miss all of you (filthy apostates) already.

a lot can happen in 2 days and it has.......job's going ok, the chick got the flick, jw's keep smsing me on my phone (sending me goodluck letters) it's a pity they'd never find out the real story, and my friend has sent my records to me yesterday so i should get them soon.. from 2 days ago and onwards i'll only be online once or twice a month cos of work and the fact i don't have ready access to a computer anymore.

i was thinking about the situation of if someone was df'd for reading apostate literature.

unclebruce

G'day AK,

Glad you have control of your life (pity about the tongue) Yes I agree 100% with Uncanny. Your saying someone would 'get a hard on' over anothers disfellowshipping is silly, immature and plain wrong. It's mostly those who haven't been JW's very long that think in the black and white way that you do. Most Rabid anti-watchtower folk came to it late in life and fail to have the broadder outlook and careing attitude those raised in it have toward the poor sods still trapped.

EG: I have no need to see my mother free of the watchtower cult - she's using it to fullfill her needs. If she wasn't there she'd be in Hillcrest or Parkside. Not all us apostates who'd gladly machine gun Bethel and Patterson if it would do any good rejoice over disfellowshipings and judicial committees - they are almost always lose-lose situations and bring little joy to anyone. Pain might bring extacy to some but give apostate JWs a touch more credit than that - after-all you owe apostates your life no?

unclebruce

PS: Bethelite = Wanker (and don't those Bethel beds creak)

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All Good Things Come to an End!

by RR in

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well friends, it's been nice, but just like the society this board was created for, it has deterioted, far worse than h20 or any of the other boards out there, a certain element here continue to bring down this forum to the lowest of lows, and i no longer have the patience to sift through the garbage and hate incited threads to find something worth while contributing too.

so, with those words, i bid you all farewell, and pray one day you find yourselves!.

in christian love,.

unclebruce

RR I gotta ask - are you the same RollsRoyce that hasled and stalked the Farkelmeister earlier this year on H2O? (you can plead insanity but the 5th amendment doesn't work around here - that damned Focus!)

unclebruce

PS: Venice is right - you are as funny as hell! - really.

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The Quick-Build Deception.

by Englishman in

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i was driving past a disused kingdom hall last week, here in wsm.

it looked very out of place with its watchtower crennelations, like a mediaevel sort of castle, with a huge sign announcing that this was now the home of the british red cross.

however, we are now blessed with a new, quick-build kingdom hall on the outskirts of town.. but this is not the true story, this quick-build kingdom hall took 3 months to erect, unlike the publicity blurb handed out to our local newspaper which claimed that the work was done in 3 days.. being involved in the building trade, i knew that the local equipment hire company had been supplying the dubs with concrete mixers, diggers, back hoes and jcb's for fully 3 months before the build officially started.. all the ground work was done weeks beforehand, all the services laid on, the roof trusses were ready and waiting as was the curtain walling and window shutters.

unclebruce

Here's a poem I pinched from a JW poetry site referenced by Cluteman on H20:

*****

Quick Build for Jehovah

They will give themselves freely, for they are my people,
They will build me a house, without pulpit or steeple,
A house where my loved ones can worship together,
In spirit and truth, in fair or foul weather.

And early this morning I looked down from heaven,
A bit before dawn, yes just before seven,
My heart swelled with love for my servants below,
A love of the sort that no human can know.

With hammers in hand and sacks full of nails,
And hearts full of love, for love never fails,
They quickly got into the work to be done,
United together as if they were one.

With humming of drills and buzzing of saws,
The project continued without major flaws.
Everyone anxious to lend in a hand,
Yes, everyone busy with love in command.

And soon there were standing four walls all around,
Then shortly the first trusses, ready and bound,
And by 9:30 was found the first truss in place,
Yes, the rest were already and I'd given my grace.

By now the work of some seemed complete,
But they soon found another job right at their feet,
It was 1:00 PM Saturday that found the roofers in place,
And a smile was found on each and every face.

But nothing could stop these beloved of mine,
Once started, they followed a solid straight line,
They gave of themselves in so many ways,
To finish my house by the end of two days.

Like locusts they mingled, both shepherds and sheep,
They know what they're sowing they also shall reap,
This day they are sowing the fruits of the spirit,
Let the world stand in awe, for one day they'll fear it!

"What a sight to behold," said by angels above,
They, too, would enjoy this labor of love,
I laughed as I watched, and my soul filled with pride,
I rejoiced with my Son, and also his bride.

Yes, they've built me a house, without pulpit or steeple,
For I am their God and they are my people,
And at the end of this day, when rest their souls crave,
I'll whisper to them "WELL DONE, FAITHFUL SLAVE."

*****

Now wasn't that just lovely

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Final Observations

by Esmeralda in

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friends

i'm an observant person.

i became that way back in what i call the 'wallflower years' of my life, when i could very easily blend into the woodwork of any room i walked into without anyone looking up.

i became a student of human nature and watched how people interacted, and that study has come in handy at many points.. sometimes, though, i don't realize when i'm opening a can of worms.

unclebruce

Warning: Contents under pressure. Do not expose to heat, sparks or open flames.

ROTFLMExaustFumesOff! That sentence says it all for me Essie (the locked booth monster)

cheers and best wishes, hug me if you must, unclebruce

PS: I've never quite got the hang of quietly observing .. everytime I enter a room people look at me and stuff ... anyway .. gotta go - Mr. SlayerLayer wants to say something ...

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The Quick-Build Deception.

by Englishman in

jw
friends

i was driving past a disused kingdom hall last week, here in wsm.

it looked very out of place with its watchtower crennelations, like a mediaevel sort of castle, with a huge sign announcing that this was now the home of the british red cross.

however, we are now blessed with a new, quick-build kingdom hall on the outskirts of town.. but this is not the true story, this quick-build kingdom hall took 3 months to erect, unlike the publicity blurb handed out to our local newspaper which claimed that the work was done in 3 days.. being involved in the building trade, i knew that the local equipment hire company had been supplying the dubs with concrete mixers, diggers, back hoes and jcb's for fully 3 months before the build officially started.. all the ground work was done weeks beforehand, all the services laid on, the roof trusses were ready and waiting as was the curtain walling and window shutters.

unclebruce

G'day Englishmun,

This 'quick-build' nonesense has always annoyed me. In 1976 South Australias first AssHall was built at Ridgehaven (a suburb 15 miles North-East of Adelaide) During the day I worked several miles down the road roofing a New High School and at night making 'flashings for the roof at the Rigdehaven Ass Hall. The High School and AssHall project were started virtually the same day and both had their official openings within a week of each other. This made for a good comparison. I was at the High School project from day one (to help survey the stormwater drains) and at the Righaven project from day one (helping remove trees)

The High School was aproximately 3 times the size of Ridghaven ass hall, came in within time and budget, had no strikes or major problems even though it incoprporated some new building techniques. (though I remember one cranky moment when I dropped a roofing screw on a comrads hard-hat once too often)

The AssHall on the other hand was a building disater. Many brothers refused to work there from the begining and I lost count of the Elders losing their tempers and storming off site never to return again. Even though one could count ones time as a pioneer on the site many prefered to keep door knocking rather than endure Elder heavyhandedness and 'personality clashes' up close and personal with building implements at the ready.

Imagine my gufaws when I endured the bullshit speach at the AssHalls opening. "This project shows our unity compared to worldly building sites etc."

To my mind the AssHall wasn't finished for another 3 years when the Large cracks in the brickwork were repaired - sat at many an assembly waiting for the walls to implode or explode - ala Jericho (faulty foundations in clay soil - big eye-roll) and roof flashings were finally in place and one could look up in the kitchen without seeing blue sky through the roof or water pouring in whenever it rained. (I gave up halfway through making the roof flashings when bullied for not being quick enough (doing the work of six men from sundown to midnight was hard when I already had an exausting day job ;)

The Ridgehaven Assembly Hall was a joke from start to finish, from the hundreds of sisters crushing bricks with hammers for the carpark (a real third world look - a rock crusher was hauled in later when volunteers dried up) to the Electrical circuitry catching on fire during the first offical inspection. Not to mention the 16 year old sister eloping with the 44 year old brother and other romantic goings on. (a bloke could write a book)

... Then there were the 'quick-build' Kingdom Halls. (beaten by several years by a SA builder who designed 2 day house builds for rural properties) - a separate but not disimilar book ...

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Next Aussie BBQ in Sydney

by OlderTom in

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free booze!!.

now that i have your attention, well all you aussies anyway.. if you would like to come to the next sydney bbq, email me so that i can do some planning just in case ozziepost is too busy to organise the next bbq.. we were thinking of either late this month or early next month.. you will need to e-mail one of the group to find the details.. as always it's byo everything.. how about it younger tom?

bring the missus and the youngens.. hope to see you there, older tom

unclebruce

Old Tom said 'bring a plate' - you could stuff one into yer suitcase for the next bbq. No one flys fleece like New Zealand. (I saw a sheep flying below a helicopter last time I was there)

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Next Aussie BBQ in Sydney

by OlderTom in

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friends

free booze!!.

now that i have your attention, well all you aussies anyway.. if you would like to come to the next sydney bbq, email me so that i can do some planning just in case ozziepost is too busy to organise the next bbq.. we were thinking of either late this month or early next month.. you will need to e-mail one of the group to find the details.. as always it's byo everything.. how about it younger tom?

bring the missus and the youngens.. hope to see you there, older tom

unclebruce

Hey Prisca, that $5US converts to about $13NZ. Hippikon could do well outta this. $13 buys a flock of sheep over there. We better be nice to the kiwi - it's one of the few places we can afford to visit these days.

Sir FRED - you want me ta slap Stephanus about a bit for ya? Maybe I should pounce on him and scratch him up a bit - wouldn't risk it for anyone else. (I might get fleas - who knows where he's been)

Logical why not get a job and save your own $5AUS? (about 1Pound)

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Pleased to meet you....hope you guess my name

by hybridous in

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hello, message board.. i've been a-lurkin here for a while.

i introduced myself to the old hourglass board right before it went down - didn't have much of a chance to say anything.. but i would like to express how much i appreciate all the contributions you all make to the discussions that go on here.

if you only knew how much your words and stories have been helping me to resolve my issues..... i guess that my hope is that i can, in some small way, relate my experiences and thoughts, and maybe that will also help someone else along the way.. once again, thank you for being here (& there).

unclebruce

g'day hybridous,

what's puzzling me is the nature of your game ... hung around St'Petersburg saw time for a change? killed a czar and his ministers while anethstaesia screamed in vain?

... rode a tank, held a generals rank, while the blitzkreig raged and the bodies stank? - Nah that's Focus!

unclebruce

(Brian Ferry sings it best on 'These Foolish Things')

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Pictures

by Norm in

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hi folks,.

i recently, a week ago.

had a trip up the west coast of norway it was very nice (early) spring weather so i took my little canon digital s100 with me.

unclebruce

G'day Norm,

Thanks for sharing - you got us pining for the fiords. I'm impressed with the quality from your digital camera. (gee Tina's gone a bit high-brow tonight ;)

uncle- trying to balance his gullibility with realism -bruce

PS: Tina: I caught a sea-gull with my bare hands once - was that an example of my 'gull-ability?'

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Isabel Paterson on Dubs

by Farkel in

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a very good friend of mine whos also a professor of english literature and humanities at a large, well-known university is also a libertarian!

he is quite a remarkable person, who has written extensively on many and varied subjects including a book on the titanic disaster, ayn rand, jehovahs witnesses, and isabel paterson, a contemporary of ayn rand.

he knows more about jws than even most informed apostates, although he has never been a jw.

unclebruce

Farkel: Thanks for sharing.

Francoise: Brilliant (sounds Einsteinian)

Uncanny: You're only as old as you are :)

unclebruce: High on paint fumes.