to partake or not to partake that is the question!
i need some questions answered maybe you all can help.
is it because they wish to be of an earthly resurection?
kes, I think you are making some good points.
Just from a personal experience/feeling viewpoint, the Memorial always felt like an empty ritual because there was no one partaking (in three decades of attending I never saw anyone partake). It almost seems comical - it's built up as the most important event of the jw year, they all dress to the nines, and basically nothing happens.
One local DJ said "Her reinvention tour will feature her earlier songs that first made her popular. When your new songs are lousy, I guess you have to reinvent your old ones".
what are your thoughts on this?
would you date someone significantly older than yourself?
have you done so in the past?
Just make sure his life insurance is up to date!
i havent really been keeping up with the latest garbage being spewed forth from the wts to its members, but stumbled on this little gem from
http://quotes.watchtower.ca/bewarethevoiceofstrangers.htm
i'm sure this has been mentioned before and i missed it but i enjoyed this talk.
It's funny... they will apply the rule of testing truth to an angel... but NOT to themselves!
Very true.
And the thing is, we all know, and they all know, that the "angel" test will never happen. Thus, the real question is, why do jws accept everything that comes from the "organization" without challenge or debate?
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from buzzflash.com: watch 60 minutes on sunday: another ex-bush aide accuses bush and rumsfeld of being obsessed with iraq at the expense of the war on terrorism.
bush turns lies and failure to protect us into an excuse for more lies and failure to protect us.
I watched it and it was quite interesting.
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wanted to pop in and say hi, and also to ask if anyone is saddened by "the vet"'s dimise?
it was nothing more than a sweltering cesspool in which the jw's had their yearly conventions.
Tex,
One detail I forgot to add about my parking experience is that we had already prepaid and had our tix in advance, expecting a decent spot in the Vet lot, and then getting routed to Roosevelt Park instead. So the WTS got the $$ and we got crap. It only happened once, but once was enough to make me hate the Vet, the city of brotherly love, and the WTS all in one swoop.
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wanted to pop in and say hi, and also to ask if anyone is saddened by "the vet"'s dimise?
it was nothing more than a sweltering cesspool in which the jw's had their yearly conventions.
Oh, and here's my "fondest" memory:
During one convention we were not allowed, for some unexplained reason, to park in the stadium lot or in the Spectrum lot accross the street. Instead, we had to drive to Roosevelt Park and the walk back to the Vet after parking. It was of course hot and humid. By the time we reached the stadium and walked the ramps all to the top (to get a seat in the shade) we were exhausted.
Just one of many $%$#@&*&((**&&^ wonderful memories.
Oh, and another one:
Four years ago, again for some unexplained reason, the lot attendants would not open one of the sets of stadium gates to allow cars to exit, thus cramming all other exits. I was told later that it took nearly an hour to exit the stadium. We left early that day (thankfully) and were not caught in that traffic.
There was always, and I do mean always, some hassle when we went to conventions there.
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wanted to pop in and say hi, and also to ask if anyone is saddened by "the vet"'s dimise?
it was nothing more than a sweltering cesspool in which the jw's had their yearly conventions.
Good riddance.
I sweltered in that concrete hell hole for three dacades worth of conventions. It was pure hell - the stadium and, of course, the program too.
how much does a persons avatar affect how you view them?
i mean, don't you picture the avatar when you think of the person, if that's all you have to go by?
i know i do, at least if the avy is a photo of a human.
Some folks change their avatars quite often, and so I really make no association between theirs and what I perceive them to be like. But some members keep the same avatar for quite a long time and yes, there can be an association made in my mind.
how much does a persons avatar affect how you view them?
i mean, don't you picture the avatar when you think of the person, if that's all you have to go by?
i know i do, at least if the avy is a photo of a human.
P.S. I came across one of those red M&M figures at someone's house, and my first subconscious thought was "Minimus." This place is weird, man.
Scary.
