How To Catch Tuberculosis

by WTWizard 5 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    OK, so this is an "urban legend". This is the reply to all those Craptower magazines that relate to people that narrowly missed getting AIDS from fornication, simply by staying within Tower principles.

    This time, the brother refrained from fornication, though the person he was tempted with was just about perfect for him--except for religion. Instead, this brother devoutly passed her by and went from door to door trying to "do the right thing". This created quite a bit of emotional conflict for both parties.

    One day, the brother knocked on a door. The person came to the door coughing a lot. No big deal: the flu is going around at this time of year. But a few weeks later, he notices that this is no ordinary flu. He goes to the doctor, and finds that he now has tuberculosis. And from all the exhausting service, it has gone active much quicker than normal. And it is much worse than normal.

    Still, he is determined to go out in service. Coughing, he is soon infecting most of the congregation with tuberculosis. A number of people at the doors catch it too--however, they are not as severe since those people have the opportunity to sleep more. And with this grueling schedule, the tuberculosis gets much worse and soon this brother ends up dead. About 10 minutes before he dies, he finds out that his would-have-been girlfriend did NOT have AIDS or any of that sort of disease.

    Now, one might ask how long one must go out in service to catch tuberculosis. It's not as long as it seems. I just heard that 4.2 people per 100,000 have it. Meaning you have to knock on 24,000 doors on average to run into one that has tuberculosis (the actual number is closer to 10,000 due to multi-person households and it only takes one to have it to catch it). If you are getting the door-a-minute that they "suggest", you will get 60 doors an hour. That is 600 per day, if you work the 10-hours they "suggest". Which works out to about 40 days of service on average before you are going to run into tuberculosis. That is about 400 hours, if you are industrious (if you are lazy or poorly organized, then of course it will take longer).

    If you knock on doors like Jehovah's Witnesses do all the time, it's only a matter of time before you are going to be exposed to tuberculosis. And your resistance will be compromised from being exhausted from all that service, and the poor McPioneer diet that too many people eat (a Big Mac or Whopper for lunch every day and a quick TV Poison dinner for supper. Like the Craptower is quick to pounce on for AIDS and fornication, if you keep knocking on those doors, you ARE going to catch tuberculosis. It's only a matter of time.

    And by the way, you won't even get the fun before catching the disease. At least with fornication, you get a bit of fun before paying for it. By going door to door, you lose out on even that. Plus you are as likely to spread a deadly plague. (No, tuberculosis is not easy to cure. And in the condition the Witnesses are in, it may well be impossible--even getting rid of the bacteria will still leave the body weak and open to other infections, and the schedule precludes getting any sleep to help.)

  • ex-nj-jw
    ex-nj-jw

    I get what you are saying here, but you can catch TB from someone at your local grocery store, movie theatre, bank, work (I'm a nurse and we are tested once a year), school, bar, restaurant, etc....

    This is a disease that is spread by coughing, speaking, sneezing, even speaking as droplets are carried though the air that we all breath. Unlike HIV/AIDS which is by far harder to contract as it is not spread by any of the above (transmitted by bodily fluids) and can be prevented by abstaining or properly using protection (condoms), and having a monogomus (sp?) relationship.

    Regards

    nj

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    It is true that you can catch tuberculosis at a public place. However, it is much more likely if you are actually looking for people at home. This is because (1) you are going to get more or less everyone by looking door to door, and (2) people that have tuberculosis are more likely to be the ones that are home when you get to the door. They are likely to be home sick, and when you come with the Craptower magazines, BAM! You are likely to get it!

  • Pubsinger
    Pubsinger
    If you are getting the door-a-minute that they "suggest", you will get 60 doors an hour

    Now THAT is funny

  • LongHairGal
    LongHairGal

    WT Wizard:

    Very good post! I have always thought being in the preaching work was hazardous to your health in more ways than one. I also know what you mean about how a JW can also SPREAD the germs. I know of an unbalanced JW who is like a typhoid-Mary. I can't be around this person because they are always unhealthy and I get sick when I am with them. But, try telling one of these robots they have an obligation to stay home till they are better.

    As far as catching TB is concerned: many years ago I did street work for a short time. One of the reasons I stopped, besides the fact it was a waste of time, is that I did not like some of the types of persons who walked up to me. I know we were supposed to preach to all kinds of people, but I did not like to get up close to street people. Some were scary, some were repulsive. Many looked not quite healthy. In order to protect myself from the spittle that occurs when people speak to each other, I actually purchased a pair of large clear glasses that I wore when speaking to the public. While I realize this only protected my eyes, I felt it was better than nothing and more attractive than wearing a biohazard suit, which was what I felt like wearing around some of the types I saw.

    But in a real epidemic, all the care in the world won't help. In all probability, most of us have been exposed to regular TB germs, but a healthy immune system keeps the disease from breaking out. Let's just hope this TB strain doesn't mutate to something as easy to catch as the common cold. Then, we're all done for.

    LHG

  • SirNose586
    SirNose586
    Many looked not quite healthy. In order to protect myself from the spittle that occurs when people speak to each other, I actually purchased a pair of large clear glasses that I wore when speaking to the public.

    One time I went to the door and this guy swung it open. "TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED!" he barked, his corn spittle sticking to my suit.

    Eeeewwww....

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