Posts by RubaDub

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Are You Afraid To Publicity Express Your Opinion?

by minimus in

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are you reticent to express your opinion when it comes to religion or politics?.

when we were jws , we had to be so careful that we didn’t stumble anyone.

are you comfortable saying that you don’t agree with someone or something even if it appears you are in the minority?

RubaDub

Dear Rub, I enjoy your humor so much!

@millie210 ...

Thank you. I try to maintain that balance between humor and stupidity.

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Anointed Grandmother wakes up

by Terry in

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anointed great grandmother who woke upi arrived at the coffee shop on my bicycle and took up a seat at the outdoor table in the fresh air.

(this was way before the pandemic).. a lady with permed white hair walked over to my table and spoke directly to me.. i was wearing earbuds at that moment and didn’t hear.

i popped them out and asked her to repeat herself.. “that’s a beautiful bicycle you have there.

RubaDub

Just to add to the above, they are both elders.

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Anointed Grandmother wakes up

by Terry in

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anointed great grandmother who woke upi arrived at the coffee shop on my bicycle and took up a seat at the outdoor table in the fresh air.

(this was way before the pandemic).. a lady with permed white hair walked over to my table and spoke directly to me.. i was wearing earbuds at that moment and didn’t hear.

i popped them out and asked her to repeat herself.. “that’s a beautiful bicycle you have there.

If I may guess, two older Eastern Europeans wearing dark suits will be subversively exchanging briefcases at the airport after exchanging code words. The first one says "All birds fly high". The second one responds "But only when the sky is blue". Then the briefcases are exchanged.

Just my thoughts on some material to get started for the next post.

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | August 2020

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | august 2020 .

study article 33. the resurrection reveals god’s love, wisdom, and patience.

8 for a number of reasons, we can assume that those greeting resurrected individuals will be able to recognize their loved ones.

RubaDub

I always thought about the resurrection thing.

You see someone that you know, walk over to him/her, say it's great to see them again, but tell them they smell like shit.

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Are You Afraid To Publicity Express Your Opinion?

by minimus in

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friends

are you reticent to express your opinion when it comes to religion or politics?.

when we were jws , we had to be so careful that we didn’t stumble anyone.

are you comfortable saying that you don’t agree with someone or something even if it appears you are in the minority?

RubaDub

I'm very timid. I don't like to offend anyone.

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"The Best Convention Ever" - 2020 starts today

by bats in the belfry in

dress up for the show.

... and now please be seated.

proudly presenting your 2020 convention program.. ... and, thank god, for the ff button on my player.

RubaDub

In a way I feel bad for the younger folks.

@frozen2018 ...

Yes, I totally agree. That little window of finding someone keeps getting smaller and smaller. This whole thing will backfire on the Borg. Mother thumb and her four daughters only works for so long when there are other options.

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I Got Messed Up on My Medications ... I Knew I Had to Watch the Assembly On-Line This Weekend

by RubaDub in

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what a weekend.

i have my normal medications to take; one white pill, one purple pill, one blue pill, one yellow pill ... you get the idea.. but having to watch the regional assembly on-line had me stressed.

i now realized i accidentally took too many of those big purple pills.

RubaDub

What a weekend. I have my normal medications to take; one white pill, one purple pill, one blue pill, one yellow pill ... you get the idea.

But having to watch the Regional Assembly on-line had me stressed. I now realized I accidentally took too many of those big purple pills. My wife was very happy. But later, it took me over an hour to put my pants on.

I cannot stress enough that it is important to watch our medications carefully.

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In the USA, why so often is the vote for President just a vote against someone?

by RubaDub in

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in my lifetime, (i will include kennedy even though i was probably breast-feeding at the time), but it seems that there have been relatively few presidents that we vote "for.

" my list would be kennedy, reagan, clinton and obama.

i'm not talking about their politics here but who generally got voted for, instead of simply voting against.. any thoughts?.

RubaDub

Out of respect I would also list Eisenhower

@Giordano ...

Yes, I was born at the end of his presidency. All I "know" from my father was that he played golf a lot and didn't do a whole lot but at the same time didn't mess things up too much. Overall liked generally. Would have had a third term if the law allowed.

In my mind at least, a lot of qualities that Obama has.

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