Posts by iggy_the

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Question about the Annointed.

by patricia in

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when you were still a jw, what was your concept of what happened to those of the "annointed" who had died.

i remember the scoffing and tittering when we were out in field service when a householder mentioned their belief that their loved ones were in "heaven".

we were told to ask them "what was heaven like?, were there pearly gates, did people eat up there, did they have emotions?

Question about the Annointed.

by patricia in

jw
friends

when you were still a jw, what was your concept of what happened to those of the "annointed" who had died.

i remember the scoffing and tittering when we were out in field service when a householder mentioned their belief that their loved ones were in "heaven".

we were told to ask them "what was heaven like?, were there pearly gates, did people eat up there, did they have emotions?

144,000 very old, very smelly and very barking mad people. We had 4 of them in our cong. in the mid-late 80's, all as old/smelly/barking mad as each other, so it was difficult not to picture the other 143,996 being exactly the same. One of them only ever seemed to say "probably you may be saved in the day of Jeeyooover's anger" in a forboding tone, so I imagined them all saying that to each other up in heaven as well. Childish I know.

ig.

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How did you come into the Truth Brothers and Siste

by refiners fire in

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its an oldie i know.. i remember, years ago, my parents had some people around for dinner that we never talked to.

after a while we remembered why we never talked to them.

the conversation was so stilted that my father, in a long silence, resorted to this question.

iggy_the_fish

Ah, yes, those were the days. I remember them as if they were yesterday. One minute I was doing normal things like playing kiss chase and putting frogs down girl's blouses, and the next minute I seemed to be saying daft things like "no I can't be in the nativity play because I'm a Jehovah's Witness", all because some woman called Kim called at our house proclaiming the good news to anyone who'd listen. I blame My Book of Bible Stories. I was struck by the suffering of Job, and the yellowness of the cover, and the talking ass.

ig

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Asperger's Syndrome

by Mulan in

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has anyone heard of asperger's syndrome?

i was doing research the other day, for someone, and came across this disorder.

in reading it, i am positive both my youngest son and his wife have it.

iggy_the_fish

Hi Mulan,

My brother has Asperger's syndrome. The autism/asperger's newsgroup alt.support.autism is well worth a look.

ig

25

What do you live for?

by YoursChelbie in

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friends

i have been wondering, .

before, while in the borg, many of us were under intense indoctrination of ideas like; "live for god", "look to the new system were everything will be perfect.." .

--not in those very words but you know what i mean... .

iggy_the_fish

For me it's definitely more "what" than "who".

Music: I shall pass all the piano grades even if it takes me the next 40 years of my life (assuming I make the full three score and ten that is), and playing bass in a band is worth staying alive for.

ig.

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Jehovah is a forgiving God

by Beans2 in

as jehovah leads the faithful and discreet slave how has it contributed to your life and what does the slave mean to you?.

to me it is the right spiritual food at the right time!.

agapa.

iggy_the_fish

Beans, Beans, good for your heart The more you eat, the more you fart. The more you fart, the better you feel, So Beans Beans for every meal!

Consider yourself punished by bad poetry.

ig

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The British.

by Englishman in

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one thing i find about a lot of the british !!

!boy do they complain !!!

about the weather,bus system,trains, etc,etc,etc, i was there last year & i really had to laugh i went through the whole day once counting "complaints" ( they were numerous) when i asked one soul "what are you doing about it?

iggy_the_fish

Yes it's true, we all speak like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins!

Coor bloimey Meery Papins, its a jorly 'orliday wiv yoo!

ig

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A Question to all men out there

by sunshineToo in

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friends

let's say you are out with your girlfriend/wife for a nice lunch in a nice restaurant.

then, all of sudden she is in pain!!!

well, she is having her monthly thing.

iggy_the_fish

If it was my girlfriend, I'd be appropriately sympathetic. However, if it was my wife, I'd probably just leave her to it.

Seriously though, I'd just be sympathetic and try to be cheerful, take her mind off it a bit.

ig.

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Sad Songs

by Larry in

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friends

i'm compiling a cd of songs that make you cry (i'm in that mood).

what songs are tear jerkers to you?

thanks - ll

iggy_the_fish

"Wouldn't it be lovely", from the musical My Fair Lady.

"Memories" from the musical Cats

"Polaroids" by Shawn Colvin, the first line of which is "Please, no more therapy, Mother take care of me..."

I'm welling up!

ig

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Favorite XMas Foods and Drink

by blondie in

jw
friends

what do you look forward to?.

tom and jerries?.

egg nog.

iggy_the_fish

Hi Blondie,

Erm, you know what, I don't know what's in bread sauce! We buy it in jars or sachets and then either heat it up or add the sachet contents to a pan of warm milk. I think its basically breadcrumbs and either cream or milk. Whatever it is, it's delicious. I think you need something quite moist and stodgy to go with turkey which can be quite dry.

I'm one of those people who's quite happy to eat bread sauce, but have no idea how it works!

ig.

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