Posts by FriendlyFellaAL

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Dr. Nicolosi and homosexuality

by JWinSF in

i was going to respond to isps topic on preventing homosexuality dr. j nicolosi, but due to its number of responses, decided to start a new topic.. nicolosi's comments were prominently referred to in the three 1995 awake!

articles about homosexuality in the "young people ask" section.

i had just come out recently and read the articles.

FriendlyFellaAL

What I'm saying is that I do understand the problem that sufferers of homoseuxal orientation experience. Life is difficult for them to say the least. Intolerance amongst a group that you consider brothers or friends makes life even more unbearable for something you never wished upon yourself. Suicide is a remedy for some sufferers, you know that. Now, the sufferer has five options:(i) Either he(or she) acquiesces to the sexual craving and engages in the behaviour,(ii) he remains celibate forever,(iii)forces himself into heterosexuality and the anguish that brings or (iv) seeks reparative therapy which, contrary to what the Homosexual Activists claim, is highly successful or (v) suicide.

I know this wasn't really addressed to me, but I'm going to take a moment to respond to your post.

You mentioned above that it is possible to seek "reparative therapy which, contrary to what the Homosexual Activists claim, is highly successful." Could you please provide some sort of statistic to back up that claim? I've heard statements like this made repeatedly on this forum in the last few weeks but as of yet have found no one providing proof to back that up.

Brian

25

Shameless plea for birthday wishes

by jaded in

jw
friends

well people, this is a big day for me.

not only am i 50 today (ugh) but i am celebrating it.

at least i can say that so far it feels no worse than 49.lol.

FriendlyFellaAL

Jaded,

Happy Birthday to you! Today is also my father's birthday...he hit 54 and we had a nice little party for him. I love the simple act of celebrating holidays and birthdays. Wonder what I did with all that time I had before? Oh that's right - meeting preparation, field service and meeting attendance. LOL!

Brian

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July 8 Awake! in Praise of Police

by Room 215 in

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friends

have you seen the july 8 awake!

in praise of police?

is it just me, or does this example of jw duplicitous doublespeak boggle your mind as well?

FriendlyFellaAL

If it wasn't for the Police, we would not have a society.

No, Fred, if it wasn't for the Police we wouldn't have Synchronicity.

Brian

25

Ear pierced

by blahman in

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friends

i'm a jw and i know jw's are not supposed to have tattoos but im wondering if its ok to get my ear pierced.if anyone has any information regarding this please reply.thank you.

FriendlyFellaAL

This reminds me of a friend I had during my last days in the borg. He didn't know my 'worldly' leanings, so he valued what appeared to be my good JW advice. He wanted to get his ear pierced and kept asking me whether he should do it or not. Growing tired of his asking, I told him to go for it. When he asked what to do about the reaction of the brothers and sisters at the hall, I simply told him not to wear it to the meetings. He then informed me that that would be living a double life and he simply couldn't do that.

Honestly, though, if you want to get your ear pierced get it pierced. It's your body...your decision.

Brian

21

A Mike Myers moment...

by jaccilynn in

late last night, i made a grilled cheese sandwhich and stuck "wayne's world" in the vcr.

i've seen it dozens of times, but it never stops being funny!

and i thought about how clever mike meyers is to come up with such a great character like wayne campbell... then i thought about austin powers and the fact that part three is coming out soon!

FriendlyFellaAL

D'oh! What was I thinking?

BTW, just noticed that your name is also Brian. Hi Brian! LOL!

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A Mike Myers moment...

by jaccilynn in

late last night, i made a grilled cheese sandwhich and stuck "wayne's world" in the vcr.

i've seen it dozens of times, but it never stops being funny!

and i thought about how clever mike meyers is to come up with such a great character like wayne campbell... then i thought about austin powers and the fact that part three is coming out soon!

FriendlyFellaAL

Of course I was, Mac.

Based on your ancestry then I'm sure you'll remember one of my personal favorites...

"If it's not Scottish, it's craaaaaaap!"

Brian

27

I would love to do this at a judicial hearing

by WildTurkey in

jw
friends

man this would be so funny to do to the elders, .

bring a cell phone and order a pizza when the elders starts talking.

stare off into space and blow spit bubbles.. .

FriendlyFellaAL

You could always have a ham sandwich tucked safely away in your pocket to be pulled out at the most inopportune moment as you ask: "Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?"

Brian

21

A Mike Myers moment...

by jaccilynn in

late last night, i made a grilled cheese sandwhich and stuck "wayne's world" in the vcr.

i've seen it dozens of times, but it never stops being funny!

and i thought about how clever mike meyers is to come up with such a great character like wayne campbell... then i thought about austin powers and the fact that part three is coming out soon!

FriendlyFellaAL

Not at all, hybridous. Here are a few more Dieter quotes for you.

"Touch my monkey"

"I am as happy as a little girl!"

Brian

21

A Mike Myers moment...

by jaccilynn in

late last night, i made a grilled cheese sandwhich and stuck "wayne's world" in the vcr.

i've seen it dozens of times, but it never stops being funny!

and i thought about how clever mike meyers is to come up with such a great character like wayne campbell... then i thought about austin powers and the fact that part three is coming out soon!

FriendlyFellaAL

I was beginning to think that I was the only person on the planet that actually thought "So I Married An Axe Murderer" was funny. I've seen it dozens of times and laugh all the way through it.

Some favorite quotes:

"Would ya look at the size of that kid's head! It's the size of a planetoid and it has it's own weather system! Looks like an orange on a toothpick!"
"I'm not kidding, that boy's head is like Sputnik; spherical but quite pointy at parts! Aye, now that was offsides, now wasn't it? He'll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow."

or

Charlie: Have you ever brutally murdered anyone?
Harriett: Well, brutal's a subjective term. What's brutal to one person might be entirely reasonable to someone else.

Brian (who really needs to get a life!)

31

demonized child

by finnrot in

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friends

i was raised a witness, and i was always told that demons were everywhere.

i was told that if you let your mind open to "wrong" thinking that demons will invade you and take over.

and just about anything could get you demonized.

FriendlyFellaAL

Lisa,

So, so true about our parents being gullible. Someone earlier also mentioned how yoga was a no-no as it involved meditation which would open our minds to the demons. Well, I threw that one out the window a few weeks ago when I started taking yoga classes. Told Mom about it and she absolutely freaked out!

Shouldn't part of me not enjoy that so much?

Brian