Posts by Captain Schmideo2

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Hebrew Was The First Language

by Bloody Hotdogs! in

according to the newest watchtower:.

jehovah communicated with adam in the garden of eden, using human language.

god likely did so in an ancient form of hebrew.

Captain Schmideo2

Saintbertholdt, that was ameyzing und wunderlicht. You show yourself to be a klug mensch (or faktish froy, depending on the gender).

Mazel tov, and zal Got zeyn mit ir.

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A True Story: PORTRAIT OF A GIRL and her dog

by Terry in

portrait of a girl and her dog.

(a true story by terry edwin walstrom).

her name was cheryl ann draper and she was about 11 years old the day she begged her daddy, who worked at a gas station, to let her go with him to work.

"Thanking God for sparing your life and home after a storm while others lost everything and/or died is like thanking a serial killer for sparing your family while murdering someone else's!" Betty Bowers, America's Number 1 Christian

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOST VIVID, ODD, or FUNNY Memories of Conventions and Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Balaamsass in

share with us memories of the bizarre, funny, strange, what you hated, what you miss...we all have them.

(question..why the big to do between terms- convention and assembly .

Captain Schmideo2

Ooh! This happened but just a few years ago. District convention at a college basketball stadium. There was one exit that was jealously guarded by some idiot attendant, and this exit, if used, was a shortcut to where I was parked. So, while he got distracted bossing some other couple, I slipped past him and walked through the doors and down the long, echoey hallway out. He noticed, and started hollering down the hallway. "What was that?" I thought. "Was that a trick of the acoustics? Sounds like someone hollering...Hmm!" Kept on going, made it to the far end. "BROTHER!!!" Opened the doors to freedom. Eff you, Napoleon! Come and get me!

Most.Satisfying.Assembly.Ever.

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOST VIVID, ODD, or FUNNY Memories of Conventions and Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Balaamsass in

share with us memories of the bizarre, funny, strange, what you hated, what you miss...we all have them.

(question..why the big to do between terms- convention and assembly .

Captain Schmideo2

My wife is suspecting...

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOST VIVID, ODD, or FUNNY Memories of Conventions and Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Balaamsass in

share with us memories of the bizarre, funny, strange, what you hated, what you miss...we all have them.

(question..why the big to do between terms- convention and assembly .

Captain Schmideo2

sparrowdown:

"A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to Jersey on the ferry, and as we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in, and on it there was a girl waiting to get off. A white dress she had on. She was carrying a white parasol. I only saw her for one second. She didn't see me at all, but I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl."- Mr. Bernstein, Citizen Kane

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOST VIVID, ODD, or FUNNY Memories of Conventions and Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Balaamsass in

share with us memories of the bizarre, funny, strange, what you hated, what you miss...we all have them.

(question..why the big to do between terms- convention and assembly .

Captain Schmideo2

Best memory my sons ever had for an assembly.
The same weekend that we had our summer convention, just a few miles away was a Star Trek/Fantasy convention. My oldest really wanted to go, as a friend of his from school would also be there. So, I drove him there in the morning to spend the day. Then, since I felt guilty about it, I let his brother (who was dressed for the assembly) go as well when we got there. At lunch break, I brought him his regular clothes.

They got to see William Shatner and talk to a voice actor for various animated shows (including Clone Wars). The best Assembly Saturday THEY ever had!

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOST VIVID, ODD, or FUNNY Memories of Conventions and Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Balaamsass in

share with us memories of the bizarre, funny, strange, what you hated, what you miss...we all have them.

(question..why the big to do between terms- convention and assembly .

Captain Schmideo2

1985-The day of the convention that the "Creation" book was released.

Standing in line, waiting for my copy, I notice the VERY CUTE blonde girl making eye contact with me and smiling. I look away and look back, yeah, no mistake, she is definitely vamping me!

Annnnnnddd... just at that moment, my Dad, gives his signature whistle, gives the twirling finger signal that we are "heading out" and I look back to see the look of pouty disappointment on the young lady's face as we leave.

Looked for her the next day, never found her. (No, I did not steal this scene from "American Grafitti", but it does have its similarities...)

Every so often, that memory comes up. Who was she? Was she really interested, or just giving a random fat guy a hopeless thrill? And if she was interested in me, why? Oh, the road not taken, the gusto not gone for. Why did my 19 year old self HAVE TO ride with my folks that day? Why wasn't I more assertive? What might have been?

And that's the best memory I have ever had of an assembly.

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Dear Church, Here's Why People are Really Leaving You

by Captain Schmideo2 in

jw
friends

so, without one ounce, one iota of self-reflection and irony, a witness i've known since childhood posted this on her facebook page:http://www.faithit.com/dear-church-heres-why-people-are-really-leaving-you/actual quotes from this article:"church, i know how much you despise the word tolerance, but right now, i really need you to tolerate me; to tolerate those of us who, for all sorts of reasons you may feel arent justified, are struggling to stay.

""if someone is frustrated, telling them that theyre wrong to be frustrated is, well, pretty freakin frustrating.it only breeds distance.. if someone shares that their heart is hurting, they dont want to hear that theyre not right to be hurt.. its a conversation-stopper.

"dear lord, do they actually read what they post?.

Captain Schmideo2

So, without one ounce, one iota of self-reflection and irony, a witness I've known since childhood posted this on her Facebook page:

http://www.faithit.com/dear-church-heres-why-people-are-really-leaving-you/

Actual quotes from this article:

"Church, I know how much you despise the word Tolerance, but right now, I really need you to tolerate me; to tolerate those of us who, for all sorts of reasons you may feel aren’t justified, are struggling to stay."

"If someone is frustrated, telling them that they’re wrong to be frustrated is, well, pretty freakin’ frustrating.

It only breeds distance.

If someone shares that their heart is hurting, they don’t want to hear that they’re not right to be hurt.

It’s a conversation-stopper."

Dear Lord, do they actually read what they post?

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Perfection? Ponder this...

by OverlappingGeneralizations in

hello all- nice forum.i have been contemplating a fade for a while, and i have been reading various sites such as this one.

i have seen all kinds of things that have made me think.

but something came to mind lately, and i wanted to throw it out there-satan was cast down to the earth, and he is supposedly the cause of all imperfection.

Captain Schmideo2

This whole "Light/Darkness" thing sound a lot like Zoroastrianism to me...

Oh, wait, wasn't Judea under Persian control for a while? Hmmmmm....