Posts by FadeToBlack

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The Thief of Always

by YinzerDad in

prologue... .

a brief precursor about myself.

i've been lurking around for almost 2 years.

Don't be too hard on yourself. Recently, I had to deal with the same topic. A neighbor asked at a bbq - what are you passionate about? He would not take "I don't know" for an answer. That got me to thinking and I came to some of the same conclusions you did. Namely, that my involvement with JWism for 30+ years had robbed me of the opportunity to find out.

After giving it some thought, I think that some of us are just generalists. I'm very interested in a wide variety of things, but if I had to pick one to the exclusion of the others, I would be hard pressed. Just be open to new activities. Maybe one will catch on. Who knows what is could lead to. At the moment, I would have to say that my favorite activity is just wandering around in the forest seeing what I can find.

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I'm a cynical, sarcastic and curmudgeonly old bastard most of the time.

by nicolaou in

but as i move into my early 50's i find i'm more and more comfortable in my thick, leathery hide.. please get it into your thick skull's that i don't insult or make snarky comments with the intent of hurting anyone's feelings.

that being said, if your precious feelings are hurt it's probably your fault for being a prissy, over sensitive drama queen who can't defend his argument.. i do actually love you all, it's just that most of the time you spineless pussies really get on my nerves!.

good god i feel better for that!

FadeToBlack

Nic, just wait until you hit late 50's...

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Warwick Project Update Email

by wifibandit in

fwd from anon:.

dear brothers,.

we are happy to provide you with a brief progress update on the warwick project and explain how you can assist with a major adjustment recently approved in our construction schedule.

FadeToBlack

Could be all 3 OEJ.

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Make your predictions!

by Coded Logic in

the more specific the better :) here are mine:.

i predict that within the next two to three years (2017-2018) we will start seeing negative numbers in growth.. i predict that within the next thirteen to fifteen years (2027-2030) the number of jws will be less than 4million.. and i predict that by the time the first person sets foot on mars there will already have been a major split in the organization with either one of the gb or a branch overseer starting a new religion..

FadeToBlack

I predict that when round 2 of the 'Great Recession' kicks in (you ain't seen nothing yet folks) donations will totally dry up out of necessity. The troops will muddle on with encouragement to be well fed and warm, while the GB lives comfortably in Beth Sarim II and continues to spew out occasional new light via the web.

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Warwick Project Update Email

by wifibandit in

fwd from anon:.

dear brothers,.

we are happy to provide you with a brief progress update on the warwick project and explain how you can assist with a major adjustment recently approved in our construction schedule.

FadeToBlack

Maybe they want to be all moved and comfy before the AGM because they are going to have to announce some 'bad-news' that might discourage the free-help and donation flow.

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Raining before the Flood?

by GrownMidget in

i remember at my teen years when i was studying with a brother that he said to me that there was no rain before the flood.

instead there was this mist that you have.

never before or after this have i heard something like this.

FadeToBlack

I wasn't there, but I am pretty sure it rained a couple of times on the earth before 2370 BC.

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Jeb Bush would kill a baby !

by Simon in

ok, specifically he was talking about hitler.

apparently he was asked whether, if he could go back in time, he would kill him when he was a baby.. and he said "hell yeah !".

but still wtf?

FadeToBlack

Even if the question is ridiculous, why can't they just respond as dignified, serious adults?

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Jeb Bush would kill a baby !

by Simon in

ok, specifically he was talking about hitler.

apparently he was asked whether, if he could go back in time, he would kill him when he was a baby.. and he said "hell yeah !".

but still wtf?

FadeToBlack

Maybe a more interesting question: would he have killed Mohammad?

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Kingdom Hall feels uncomfortably hot lately

by StarTrekAngel in

i started noticing a change at the kh.

for the past couple of weeks, the place feels quiet warm.

personally i have to take my coat off as soon as i walk in.

FadeToBlack

My wife has already mentioned (we are in Poland) that she had to wear her coat recently at the meetings. I'll ask her when she gets back (CO visit this week - should be normal temps) and also ask if they had any 'interesting' letters read from the platform about world wide rifs.

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Holy Grail of Free Energy Might be Possible

by cofty in

every chloroplast in every green leaf on planet earth is wonderfully efficient at absorbing energy from the sun.

in combination with a complex protein enzyme h2o molecules are gently eased apart and combined with co2 to produce energy and oxygen.. a synthetic version of this process would make unlimited, clean cheap energy possible but it has so-far eluded chemical engineers.

until now..... researchers at florida state university have discovered a method of using manganese oxide also known as birnessite to capture sunlight and then use that solar energy to create an oxidation reaction read more....

FadeToBlack

Is manganese oxide readily available? Need to check...