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  Pretty sneaky if you ask me

  by Jourles in

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  if you go to http://www.watchtower.org/statistics/worldwide_report.htm you will find the latest stats from the january watchtower for the "worldwide work.

  " i find it quite amusing that they intentionally left out the rate of increase/decrease stats over the year 2000. i guess it looks a hell of a lot better leaving that negative info off the page.. as always, if you have an ip address that can be tracked to your identity and you want to remain anonymous to the borg, do not click directly on the link above as the watchtower will "see" a log entry with a referal from this site.

  copy and paste it to a new browser window.

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  DazedAndConfused

  I went to that page and looked up the U.S. I found myself, at first, in the old "Witless" mode. I was, for a moment, impressed with the "Total Hours Preaching". Big number: 178,831,678. That's almost 2 million. Then I looked at the "2001 Peak Witnesses". I guess I thought there were more than 979,637, but still a pretty big number. Now, without breaking that down farther and being momentarily impressed, that is enough to satisfy the members. I remember looking forward to these numbers every year. What a dope I was!

  I thought that I would break it down. I took the "Total Hours" (178,831,678) and divided it by the "Peak Witnesses" (979,637) to see what they are averaging per year/month. Here is what I came up with:

  Yearly average: 18.254891
  Monthly average: 1.5212409

  HOW CAN THAT BE???!!!

  It would be interesting to know for a certainty who is counted in the total number of witnesses. Is it just the baptised ones? If so, then it would mean that the number of hours would have to go down from there considering that unbaptised publishers hours would be counted in the total hours. Does anyone know who is included in this number? Also, IF it does include all how can they say they have national averages that are much higher than that? Or don't they push that anymore
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  Oh the Horror!!

  by OUTLAW in

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  hey guys,dam i`ve picked up a few computer virus`s.my norton system cleaned them up,but i`ve lost my wallpaper!

  "naked women riding flying dragons.

  "now thats a mans wallpaper(lol)!

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  DazedAndConfused

  I agree, I would say that 80% of the attempted attacks I get are from this site. There is someone definitely trying to stop this site. The other 20% is from a gaming room.
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  I feel so sick, I think I am gonna die............

  by butalbee in

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  i feel achy all over, like i've been runned over by a steam roller, my head pounds, like someone just keeps ringing a god damn bell in my ear, i'm shivering, freezing, but i got the heat turned way up, my temp is 102.5 and i think i am gonna die.. i hate being sick.

  i know i got the flu.

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  DazedAndConfused

  butalbee, sorry to hear you are not doing well. I hope you feel better soon. I have had this nasty cough off and on for about 3 months but it took taking care of a sick husband for the past week for me to learn how to take care of it. haha, men are such babies aren't they? Gotta love 'em!

  First off, I hear there are shots now to take care of the flu. What a wonderful thing! Years ago, if you had the flu there was nothing they could do since they relied upon antibiotics which only takes care of "bugs". Now, lo and behold, virus' are now in the forefront in medicine.

  With the cough and congestion I would suggest a vaporizer, yes the kind we had as kids with the vick's. I actually enjoyed this with hubby, brought back warm cuddly memories of youth. Also, and just as important,...chicken soup (broth) there is an enzyme in the chicken fat that makes your nose run like nobodies business but it helps to clear everything out naturally.

  Again, I do hope you feel better soon. This year seems to be the worst I have seen in years as far as flu's go. I personally have not had anything close to this in over 8 years.
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  Misleading insertion in 2-22-02 Awake.

  by Belligerent Paladin in

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  misleading insertion.. in the 2-22-02 awake magazine with the cover title how safe are you at work?

  has an interesting article under watching the world.. blood transfusion dangers.

  one in three transfusions were being administered when, under [new south wales] health guidelines, they should not have been, reports australias sydney morning herald.

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  DazedAndConfused

  I am curious as to where the actual quotes (in it's entirety (sp)) can be found. Due to blindly accepting what is written for so many years, and then having a few years on the internet under my belt, I need to see both sides of the story.
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  BILL BOWEN R U THERE?

  by plmkrzy in

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  "why is bill bowen not df'd or d'ad or shunned?

  " he is "in good standing" is he not or was that a false statement?

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  DazedAndConfused

  plm, with Bill it seems to be the same problem that the Borg had with Micheal Jackson in the mid-80's. He was so much in the limelight that for them to touch him would have brought way too much scrutiny. We all know they cannot afford that. Bill has been very open, more than the Borg wants, and he has been publicised.....thus making any action on their part "imprudent at this time" if you get my drift. The Borg has control over many but if they become "public property" so to speak.....it would be unwise for them to publicly do anything that they have preached against in their public site. Namely, by disfellowshipping...thus, shunning. It is a power-play on the Borg's part. They hate it, of course, but what can they do but to cowtow to someone that is in the public eye. Bad situation for them considering that they are the masters of manipulation. I bet it just burst's their shorts into flames.
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  Oh the Horror!!

  by OUTLAW in

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  hey guys,dam i`ve picked up a few computer virus`s.my norton system cleaned them up,but i`ve lost my wallpaper!

  "naked women riding flying dragons.

  "now thats a mans wallpaper(lol)!

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  DazedAndConfused

  I am wondering if you got them while being on this site. I can't pinpoint who may be the culprit but I find that MOST of the time that someone is trying to throw me a "trojan" is while I am on this site. Interesting considering what has been said about who monitors this site and what they are capable of doing. For anyone that comes in here I would strongly recommend getting Norton Internet Security. Sure, it cost's about $30. but what is that compared to down time and getting someone to clean up the ole hard drive? Just a thought.
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  KENNY....HAPPY BIRTHDAY.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by ladonna in

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  dear kenny,.

  happy happy birthday.

  you were warned.

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  DazedAndConfused

  You are right joy, I was dazed and confused. It was in the middle of the night. When will I ever learn to post when I can think? LOL, I got names ALL mixed up. How embarrassing...
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  KENNY....HAPPY BIRTHDAY.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by ladonna in

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  dear kenny,.

  happy happy birthday.

  you were warned.

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  DazedAndConfused

  I am feeling totally lost in this thread. Please forgive my ignorance.....but who is Kenny? The only Ken I know on this site is Ken Farkel. Is this the Kenny? The other closest I can come is Kent. ?????
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  Correlation

  by out4good3 in

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  does anyone here think there is any correlation between the abrupt departure from wt and awake subscription services and the march and april shepherding calls to the possibly millions that have gone inactive in the past few years?

  the few years i spend as a dub, i don't remember any such activity directed solely inactives.

  does anyone else see this as a vain attempt at the wtbts to get people back into khs for their usual dosages of guilt tripping and admonitions of loyalty to the organization?

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  DazedAndConfused

  IMO, the departure of the WT/Awake subscriptions has to do with us (apostates). They do not want us to cut and paste their own words against them in forums that are seen worldwide. Their push to get inactives involved again (again IMO) is because their numbers are going down. I think they have gotten themselves in a situation that they cannot explain away. Ie. they have printed many times about how Babylon the Great would be turned upon first, then they would turn against "God's people" but from what I see...they are being one of the first being attacked. First and foremost is the Roman Catholic Church for their coverups of Pedophiles in their ranks. I have seen 3 different religions being sued for this very same reason. Roman Catholics, Hare Krishnas, and JW's.

  My question to them is:

  If you are to be "the last" to be attacked...why are you one of the first ones being "attacked" and in the public eye for it?
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  Arizona Aposta-Fiesta!!!

  by mikepence in

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  in mid-march, let's have a get-together of phoenix-area former jw's!.

  we will pick a place and time that suits as many as possible...i am thinking carne asada and corona at our ~3 acre desert ranch, or maybe a local eatery.... email me if you are interested in attending!

  spread the word!.

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  DazedAndConfused

  Do you know the name of the club? I at one time was in it but due to family visiting...I deleted myself, thinking I would join again.