Posts by RubaDub

107

Do You Trump Should Have Exterminated That Poor Iranian Fellow?

by minimus in

jw
friends

good move or bad?

?.

RubaDub

In the famous words of General Colin Powell to George W. Bush when Bush was contemplating invading Iraq: "You break it, you bought it."

Rub a Dub

36

i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

and this is exactly whats happening.

RubaDub

I have lived here in South Florida for over 30 years and when the iconic South Beach flooded, it was a major, and I mean major news event.

Now it happens 3 or 4 times year. The water keeps rising. There is even debate over whether to just buy some areas out and move them to higher ground (at taxpayer expense of course).

For whatever reason, man or otherwise, things are getting warmer. We keep breaking all-time temperature records regularly here. In 2019, we had about 150 days of temperature over 90 F (32 C). Nearly 150 days at or above that temperature when the average is typically about 85 days.

Forecasted high today at the beginning of winter (4 Jan 2020) is 86 F (30 C) which would tie an all time record. Another degree and it is broken.

There may be multiple factors involved, but you can't just keep dumping shit into the air, which retains heat when sunlight hits it, and expect to keep a "normal" environment.

Rub a Dub

58

What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

he has been “impeached “.

will he be convicted in the senate?

is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

RubaDub

Don't count Uncle Joe out.

When the democrats start bombarding the airwaves with political ads next summer/fall with Trump's own profanity-laced, bat-shit crazy conspiracy stuff, I think he will lose most of the independents.

At every political event he attends and his twitter stuff, he creates enough fodder for a dozen democratic commercials.

I can just see a rural family sitting around the TV, and Trump coming on the air screaming his sons-of-bitches and bastards lines. The parents get up and change the channel and tell the young children you shouldn't be listening to this. "We taught you be better than that." ..... and the picture fades away and the Biden 2020 thing appears on the screen.

Just wait.

Rub a Dub

31

Don Adams has passed away

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.

RubaDub

We look forward to the day very soon where Br. Adams can take up his service here on Earth

respectful ...

My money is on exactly what you mention.

Rub a Dub

19

Poll: When my PIMI wife comes back from meeting. she is a different person. how many out there experience the same and why?

by goingthruthemotions in

so i am trying to understand if i am the only pomo that experiences the situation where the pimi spouse comes back from a meeting a different personanlity.

it may not be obivious to the untrained eye, but i notice it and i know my sons notice it.

this last round after all the loyalty bs and armagedon bs it's like she has stayed stuck in it.

RubaDub

They could be reading the phone book and she wouldn’t know the difference.

Steel ...

I remember the older sisters in the "car-group" say "Wasn't that a wonderful Tower today!" And I would ask them what specifically they learned. They went into the deer in the headlights mode.

About the most you would get out of anybody was "it was encouraging."

I quit asking.

As you mention, in the meeting they could read the phone book or the Iliad in Greek backwards and you would get the same response.

Rub a Dub

12

Another Rare Beard Sighting

by neat blue dog in

this is from a recent article about malawi, and the caption calls the man "brother welosi mbendera".. .

RubaDub

If their KH has a "library" or "back room", he will likely be brought in after the meeting and encouraged to shave it so as not to stumble the other people in the neighborhood. They might think he rides a Harley, has a Satanic tattoo on his back and does drugs.

Also, the sister has a "green" hat that may be too worldly in their opinion. It may bring too much attention to her.

Note: I bet he got that tooth knocked out in a bar fight with a rival group.

Rub a Dub

24

Latest Circuit Assembly Money Assault!

by eyeuse2badub in

probably not new to many of you but i'm gonna post it anyway!.

i went to a circuit assembly last week at the fremont, ca assembly hall in fremont, ca to be with my wife so she could be there to 'witness' the baptism of a person she "studied" with about 2 decades ago!.

at the main entry to the assembly hall there are 3 or 4 large double door entrances.

RubaDub

Now I better understand when I entered the assembly hall the last time, instead of some kingdom songs, they were playing the old song by the O'Jays 'Money, money, money, money"

Rub a Dub

23

Hip Replacement Surgery

by titch in

i'm not really sure where to put this post or "thread", so i'll just put it in the physical activities area.

i just want to know if anyone on the forum has any experience with having a hip replacement surgery done on them, or perhaps a friend or relative.

what was your experience, if it was you?

RubaDub

titch ...

Just don't don't try the "hips don't lie" thing by Shikira anytime soon ... lol.

Seriously, I know several people that have had it done and overall are very pleased. Nothing is perfect, but they all say it is a definite improvement.

Rub a Dub

31

Don Adams has passed away

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.

RubaDub

Will they do some sort of video memorial for him or any of the gb?

carla ...

Good question. It would not surprise me now with the jw dot org thing, that there would be more information and detail than was typically provided in the past. It used to be briefly mentioned that so-and-so has ended his earthly service or something similar.

Since Don did not claim to be of the anointed, I'm not really sure how they will handle it. But again, they now have a much larger communication channel with the internet than before with only the WT/Awake/KM.

Rub a Dub

31

Don Adams has passed away

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.

RubaDub

Shoe phone!

stillin ...

When he was on a judicial committee they did it in the cone of silence.

Rub a Dub