by Open mind 65 Replies latest members private
While hardly a candidate for the WTF Award, this line....
What a witness this will give to the community!
...is even more mind-boggling. Like the community is even paying attention! Another example of the the WTS thinking more of itself than necessary.
OM ... How about this for stupid "no jeans" rules: during the CO visit about a year ago (when I was still an elder and still chummy with the CO), I took him and his wife out to lunch. They are really nice, but still part of the Collective. The wife and CO was telling us about a directive they received either in a letter or at TOS (Traveling Overseer School) that they were never to wear jeans in public. And if they went out late at night to make a snack run at the local store, they were to go properly dressed -- "dressed as a minister" would. WTF? I thought to myself. What kind of control freaks are the GB becoming. I think that comment alone started me questioning the control factor of the Borg. The CO and his wife are in their 40's, relatively young for circuit work...you could tell they were a little bent out of shape about it (especially the wife in private), but even the CO was more honest to certain of us elders in private...but what could they do? They were stuck on the CO Pension Plan ("serve" until you are 80 or we send you back to the R&F), so they went along with the new CO/CO wife dress code UNIFORM.
Hell, if I want late night munchies or a 6 pk of Jamaican Red Stripe, I dont get all cleaned up to go to the store. I throw on a T-shirt and horror of horrorsDENIM JEANS, and tennis shoes and go. The heck with the Borg.
For about 10 years, I did not wear jeans, but that was personal preference. I was more comfortable with khakis and button down shirts. In 2002, I changed my wardrobe and almost all I wear now is plain t-shirts and jeans. I have found by missing more meetings and not going in FS, my dry cleaning bills have dropped substantially (but my laundry bill for jeans has gone up...I'd call that a wash....sorry couldnt help it).
Oh, BTW, for grins (and often laziness), I often showed up at elders meetings in khakis and button down shirt and tie....NO JACKET! I often conducted book study that way too, but they loved me in my last book study group...real laid back that bunch. (Maybe thats why the elders voted me off the elder island) By way of contrast, when I visited Florida, I noticed the brothers only wore jackets when they were on the platform giving a part or talk or conducting WT....as soon as they were off the platform...and sometimes as they were leaving, that jacket was coming off. The elders there told me they were "reasonable" in Florida because it is hot and humid.
Last year I went to a European convention as a delegate. We were specifically instructed in the material packet we got from the Borg NOT to wear jeans at any time. I showed up at the NY airport in.... you guessed it.... jeans and a t-shirt.... no way in hell I was going to take a 6 hour flight in a shirt and tie and suit pants. I HATE flying. I got kindly counseled chewed out good by the group captain. He really was nice, if not a bit nosy in my business....oh well my suit was in my checked luggage (DARN, how'd that happen). I told him I "forgot" and packed it all away.....I was comfy and others were envious.... wonder if I will get invited as a delegate again?
Tuesday .... darn good idea... I think I will get an iPOD or at least a radio so I can listen to something else if (IF?!!!!) I get bored. Usually if the snake gets bored, the snake goes looking for eye candy in the corridors (and there is plenty of it)...too bad snake cant bring some candy home..... You should see the violations of Borg Dress code in FLORIDA! ...which leads me to what ButtLight said:
Maybe everyone on here should go get a convention badge.........and all the girls dress like ho's, with mini skirts and tight tops
ButtLight: Now thats what I'm talking about....maybe not "hos". No matter how many talks they give on the LipService Meeting, there will always be sisters wearing "less than modest" clothing. (and dont give me the usual crap I hear "oh, that's just a bible study who is new".... BULL$$it.. ) I say....Keep wearing the short skirts and form fitting tops...as long as you look good doing it....I am certain if a sister looks good in such items of clothing, she has worked hard to keep her self in shape.... and no....Br. Snake is not a chauvenist....us single "Brothers" just have to appreciate a woman's naturalGod-given beauty. (I hope you realize that this is said tongue in cheek...or tongue hanging out.....)
OTWO...
common sense
common sense cannot be attributed to the Borg. and how about wearing slogan shirts such as DannyHazzard has posted along with those denim jeans! AND A BADGE
OK, good night all.... I've had enough fun with this topic and thread.....
SnakesInTheTower (of the Lazy {Jeans-wearing} Sheep Class)
But if I can't wear shorts and a tshirt, how will I show off my bitchin' tattoos?
Seriously, I had a laugh over something similar this morning... I remember I couldn't own anything with a skull on it- cause it might have demons. Oh well.
Hey Snakes:
Really enjoyed your lengthy contribution. My favorite quote:
(Maybe thats why the elders voted me off the elder island)
LMAO. Good thing you're a Survivor.
Open Mind
The best JW uniform I ever saw was a young sister wearing either her prom dress or a ballroom gown.
Try to imagine a 19 to 21 year old, in a fancy floor length gown with a couple of spagetti straps holding
it up at the top, slight cleavage showing, the skirt widening out slightly (hoop skirt). The gown was
off white. Now add the gloves- I am not kidding. She had gloves that went past her elbows. It gets
funnier. She was wearing the tiera (crown).
I don't know who she was trying to say "In your face!" to, but she acted as if it was normal. I saw her
in her uniform at lunch and at the end of the session walking out, probably on Saturday. She had a
convention badge. The only thing funnier would have been a wand with a glitter star on the end.
Hey OTWO, how 'bout this outfit?
Background: My sexually ultra-conservative dub-Mom refused to allow us kids to watch TV shows in the 60s/70s where the women wore mini skirts. That's right, no Star Trek in our house! Had to watch Lt. Uhura's long, lovely gams at friend's homes who's spiritually weak parents allowed them to watch such filth.
So, I'm 11 or 12 yrs old and we're at a District Convention and this hot momma wearing a Star Trek style mini skirt sits down in the row right above us and a couple seats over. OMG, my Mom was popping blood vessels and slapping our heads around to make sure we weren't "peeking". And the hot momma apparently didn't care about keeping her knees together, so we were treated to flashes of her undies all day long. Other boys & men throughout our section started rubber necking as the day went on.
Ahhhh, what a lovely little agent of Satan she was. One of my very few pleasant District Conv. memories.
Open Mind
