Posts by unclebruce

Pasties are big in my home state (SA) due to an influx of Cornish miners to mine copper in the mid 1800's. The miners wives made them using the leftovers of last evenings meal.

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You Say I've Inherited What???

by Terry in

i get a phone call last friday telling me there was a note pinned to the door of my old house (deserted and up for sale) saying to contact this person asap because i am an heir to something or other.. eventually, i get around to it this morning; i make the call.. it seems xto energy corporation is looking for me because i'm an heir to my great grandmother's mineral rights to a 4 acre strip of land in burleson texas.

the land is wanted for drilling purposes by the oil and gas drilling exploration team.. i met with the agent this morning.

he showed me my great grandmother's obituary and his copy of the family tree.

unclebruce

Great news - goodluck Terry!

unlebruce

lol @ stephanus

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What's your favorite Thanksgiving food/recipe?

by Frannie Banannie in

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mine's a toss-up.

baking powder <i use calumet>1/2 tsp.

salt1/4 cup sugar <optional>1/4 cup vegetable oil or shortening <crisco>1 egg1 cup milk preheat oven to 400 degrees.

unclebruce

It's worse than it looks - heritage icon or not - that upside down pie is just wrong! lol

A National Trust Icon

I love pea & ham soup though. Ham bones were the cheapest when I was a kid so winter saw a big pot of pea & ham soup brewing on the stove Then in the mid 80's knuckle bones got really expensive for some reason.

Captain Thunderbolt's Homemade Pasties

Ingredients:

3 cups flour
1 cup suet, ground fine
1/4 cup lard
1 teaspoon salt
6-7 tablespoons cold water
1 1/2 pounds diced or cubed beef/lamb/chicken or pork.
5-6 medium-sized potatoes
3 carrots
1 turnip
1 onion
Butter
Parsley

Construction:

Blend lard into flour. Add suet, salt then cold water.
Roll dough out.
Add a handfull of chopped carrots, potatoes, turnips, parsley, onion and cubes of meat (or just some of last nights leftovers).
season with salt and pepper. .
Fold dough over, crimping the edges.
Slit the top, and place on a greased sheet.
Bake in a hot oven (400F degrees) for one hour, or until the crust is golden brown (if using a camp oven an awesome mouth watering arouma will fill the air just before they burn!

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What's your favorite Thanksgiving food/recipe?

by Frannie Banannie in

jw
friends

mine's a toss-up.

baking powder <i use calumet>1/2 tsp.

salt1/4 cup sugar <optional>1/4 cup vegetable oil or shortening <crisco>1 egg1 cup milk preheat oven to 400 degrees.

unclebruce

South Australian delicacy the Pie Floater:

Take one large bowl of steaming hot pea & ham soup add one meat pie and a cup of unfrozen peas then tuck right in ...

would you like tomato sauce with that?

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WHY DOES GOD HATE ME?

by Mary in

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do you ever feel like god really hates you?

when nothing ever works out for you?

when you're stupid enough to actually think that you might find happiness?

unclebruce

Nobody hates you Mary .. how silly .. I've had a bummer this past fortnight too .. everything around me broke

Well, now that I've cheered you up

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Halloween Pics

by Sparkplug in

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here are some pics i want to share from my little one and i dressing up for halloween.

i usually opt for the non traditional costumes, but this year i thought i would vamp it up!

hehe.

unclebruce

LOL - you're barking mad!

and your girl's a great little actor - a witch fer sure lol

thanks for sharing,

unc

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The Tribal Nature of Jehovah's Witnesses

by unclebruce in

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it seems to me a common misconception amongst ex- jehovahs witnesses is that there will one day be an issue arises so big that it will pull the rug from under the watchtower bible and tract society bringing the whole edifice crumbling down.

revelations come and go, apostates jump from one hope to another.

expose after expose fail to cause more than a ripple on the tranquil jw pond.

unclebruce

Thanks for your imput folks,

I know there is much more to the tribalism of JW's than the generalisations I made above (re: recruitment and disfellowshiping). Indoctrination by repetition, information control, loading the language, numerous personal fears and keeping the sheep busy all play a role in locking people in but at the same time our fight is with people who simply don't want to change. I think the big thing we can take heart in is the way the internet has exposed the truth about the truth to anyone curious about it from householder to diehard dub.

unclebruce

I'll check your profile fokyc

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Does anyone now celebrate...

by Hannah in

does anyone who was raised a jw and is now df'd of da'd celebrate all the holidays?

i do, and for the first time in my entire life i'm actually having a blast and so are my children.

at least my youngest child doesn't have to suffer the segregation all jw children surrender to due to the freakin' mind controlling gb and all there so called "god channeled" rules..

unclebruce

I'm gonna call all the elders in your congregations and tell on all you apostates for returning to the vomit of this old world and taking a stand against Jehovah. When Jesus the now reigning king comes to gather his chosen ones and bring about armageddon, all you celebrators are gonna be vulture food and me and the rest of the faithful witnesses of Jehovah will be laughing at you.
Gumtegrity

Hey Bro Gumby, Can I ask a favour? Please email me as soon as the Great Tribulation hits will ya unc who may repent before Jehovah's crack ps: I'll serve ya fruit for 1,000 years

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The Tribal Nature of Jehovah's Witnesses

by unclebruce in

jw
friends

it seems to me a common misconception amongst ex- jehovahs witnesses is that there will one day be an issue arises so big that it will pull the rug from under the watchtower bible and tract society bringing the whole edifice crumbling down.

revelations come and go, apostates jump from one hope to another.

expose after expose fail to cause more than a ripple on the tranquil jw pond.

unclebruce

g'day,

It seems to me a common misconception amongst ex- Jehovah’s Witnesses is that there will one day be an issue arises so big that it will pull the rug from under the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society bringing the whole edifice crumbling down. Revelations come and go, apostates jump from one hope to another. Expose’ after expose’ fail to cause more than a ripple on the tranquil JW pond. Hard won revelations from Rutherford’s admiration of Hitler and sexual corruption to the Society’s false prophesies, fraudulent scholarship and UN links have little effect on the loyalty of the average zombified witness.

One reason for this is the damage and information control employed by the Society to keep the flockin’ dubs inline. For me though the main reason these hopes are constantly dashed is that they’re based on a faulty understanding of the Watchtower beast. They fail to address the key underlying strength supporting fortress Watchtower. The Watchtower religion is tribal. It attracts people rejected and with low self esteem. People who don’t imagine themselves worthy of forgiveness by grace let alone good enough to attain heavenly glory.

The hope of paradise regained generally appeals to people later in life when they feel lonely and as if they aren’t about to accomplish anything with their lives. And, with the taking part in politics, education, socializing, sport and the like being outlawed, their new found Kingdom Hall culture isn’t about to give them or their offspring the tools to gain confidence and social standing. So the more one is incultated in ‘the truth’ the more socially isolated one becomes. As one is ‘encouraged to socialize’ with ones own small group, ones loyalty becomes localized and tribal. Fear, hope, snobbery and the JW class system being but some of the glues that bind.

When called before a Judicial Committee there is rarely anything but one sin and, unless one is groveling contrite, one outcome. The great sin the vast majority of JW’s are disfellowshiped and shunned for is that of being ‘disloyal to the Society’. No amount of trying to reason will save you once the tribe has spoken. Judicial Comitee meetings are rarely anything but a final indignity, just a formality.. you’ve been disloyal, you’re not wanted, please extinguish your torch, the tribe has spoken.

The Tribalism of JW world is something that's been rattling about at the back of my mind for some time now. Yur thoughts would be much appreciated. Am I barking mad / up the wrong tree or what?

unclebruce