Second question: If you weren't roped into this religion by your parents... (page 2)

2good2bad

Mmmm...enter the 2BAD portion of me......TROLL DEEZ IN YA MOUF BEEEEYYYYY....*clears throat* well you know the rest.

xjw_b12

Stephanie:

CHEVYSNTATS:

Once upon a time there were three billy goats, who were to go up to the hillside to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was "Gruff."

On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll , with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker.

So first of all came the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.

"Trip, trap, trip, trap! " went the bridge.

"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll .

"Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, with such a small voice.

"Now, I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.

"Oh, no! pray don't take me. I'm too little, that I am," said the billy goat. "Wait a bit till the second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."

"Well, be off with you," said the troll.

A little while after came the second Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.

Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap, went the bridge.

"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

"Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice.

"Now I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.

"Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."

"Very well! Be off with you," said the troll.

But just then up came the big Billy Goat Gruff .

Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.

"Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

"It's I! The big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his own.

"Now I 'm coming to gobble you up," roared the troll.

Well, come along! I've got two spears,
And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears;
I've got besides two curling-stones,
And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.

That was what the big billy goat said. And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so,

Snip, snap, snout.
This tale's told out.

2good2bad

I realize that as a child you had no choice, I mean now. Let's say you weren't brought up in the religion. Let's say they came to your door in the afternoon on Sunday, rather than Saturday morning...early....after you'd been waking up early all week for work...lol....Would you have listened to them and if you did would you be intrigued enough to learn more? That's what I'm asking.

itsallgoodnow

no I think I wouldn't have. Some of the teachings would have instantly triggered warning bells, I would have needed to look further into this or more likely wouldn't have bought into it from the start.

Stefanie

Aww Thanks xjw but Its not showing up.

xjw_b12

Edited ending to a format that 2g2b can understand:

Well, come along! I've got two spears,
And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears;
I've got besides two curling-stones,
And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.

That was what the big billy goat said. And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so,

ApagaLaLuz

HOORAY!!! Thank you xjw

however I think your ending is a little different from how I remember it. I dont remember the whole "poking eyeballs out with spears" part of it :)

Atilla

If only google would have existed 10 years ago and I knew how to use it. These days I google everything and now no one fu*ks with me.

Englishman

Ummh Interesting. The constantly changing IP address, form post to post.
Scanning......

Yes indeedy..

Englishman.

CeriseRose

That's kind of a subjective question...how can someone answer what their life experience would have been had their life been different? Looking back with years of experience, it's easy to say "No, I'd have seen through it.", but it's almost impossible to say one way or another with any surety.

If several events hadn't combined in my life to make me vulnerable to this cult, I wouldn't have been in it. If several events hadn't combined in my life to open my eyes to this cult, I'd still be in it.

Just the way it is. Live and learn. Hopefully while you still have years of life to enjoy.

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