HEAR the announcement... (page 3)

DJK

I have determined that it came from Alvin and the Chipmunks

I didn't listen to the fast play until end. I heard Alvin, did the chipmunks eventually chime in?

caliber

Thank you and great job although I just got Alvin & the Chipmunks on my computer ha ha ha . I heard it on my wife's

computer !

Caliber

AlmostAtheist

VERY cool, Spy -- thank you! I would love to have seen the JW's faces when they heard this.

I'll also mention how very strange it was to listen to. I haven't been to the hall in 3 years. I've read lots of dub-speak on this forum, but always in the context of deconstructing it or making fun of it. Listening to this guy with his dramatic pauses and practiced emphasis, reading a letter from someone that truly feels they have the authority to tell others how to spend their Tuesday evenings... it was surreal.

Thank God I'm an atheist...

Dave

shopaholic

Great work SpyAmI!!! Now I can say that I heard the announcement.

It doesn't sit well me that now that prices have risen in affluent lands the GB sees a need to make an adjustment to the meeting schedule. Several years ago, when there were ongoing transportation strikes in several poor countries with utterly ridiculous gas prices and with currency basically bottomed out every other week, there was not an adjustment to the meetings. What's up with that?

BreakingAway

They knew that most of the friends would automatically conclude that this letter signals that the "end must be close".So in line with that, I noticed toward the conclusion of the letter they stated:

"it is VITAL for all to buy out the opportune time"

"and to strengthen themselves for what will SHORTLY take place"..."the day of Jehovah IS FAST APPROACHING, how URGENT it is for ALL of us to see and use the TIME REMAINING to build ourselves up to the most holy faith"

Once again, fear plays a vital role and expectations are built up of what is to come.Concluding with, "more information will come later."