Posts by SadElder

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Why Did I Have to Be an Adopted Child? - Another HORRID ARTICLE From the Creators of Throw Sparlock in the bin

by 3dogs1husband in

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20030422a/article_01.htm.

omg they do not even have the current adoption pc lingo down.

wrong on sooo many level i would have to be a shrink to count them, and just think it is just a first instalment.

SadElder

Hypocritical at best. I remember some years ago the then DO (the pompous Rodney Thompson) giving a talk at an assembly (Plant City, FL) and discussing adopting. I don't remember the exact wording, but the gist is dubs need to be careful about adopting because you don't know what you might get. The impression he gave was dubs really shouldn't adopt but spend their time and resources ($$$$$) slaving for the folks at Bethell.

After the program I castigated him for such a narrow minded attitude. His defense was - it was in the outline. Of course he didn't show me the notes and I left the discussion telling him he was a pompous ass. What a look on his face. I'd have liked to have slapped him a few times.

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Has the WTB&TS broken copyright/Trade-mark laws with their use of sparlock ?

by smiddy in

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when i googled sparlock,i was directed to some companies that traded under that name , so i`m just curious if they have infringed on some laws here.. any legal eagles here that can to shed some light on this ?.

i`m just curious.. smiddy.

SadElder

Bet they didn't register their Sparlock doll either. Maybe someone could register the Sparlock character and make them recall all the DVD's.

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Windows 8 beta, the tiles interface sucks

by moshe in

i downloaded and installed windows 8 beta on a six year old laptop to check it out.

i found out i don't like the new graphical tiles interface at all.

maybe i am just stuck in the old windows format and don't like change.

SadElder

Cuckoo: thanks for the tip. I'll check out Libre.

I don't know about everyone else, but I'm a bit tired of the 'upgrade' process with MS. Look for new drivers, get frustrated looking for new drivers, spend bucks updating favorite software programs, get irritated finding out that a special piece of hardware will not work at all under the new 'best of the best' proffered by MS.

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What the CO sends to the society! Your thoughts...

by MC RubberMallet in

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SadElder

What is even more intriguing is what they don't show the elder body that is sent to the society? I have seen cases where self serving CO's sent ex parte communication to Crooklyn; the blindsided local body was unable to effectively defend themselves to onesided half truths.

Slimboy: lowly publishers would categorically be denied any access to such 'confidential' information.

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Windows 8 beta, the tiles interface sucks

by moshe in

i downloaded and installed windows 8 beta on a six year old laptop to check it out.

i found out i don't like the new graphical tiles interface at all.

maybe i am just stuck in the old windows format and don't like change.

SadElder

Moshe, I agree with your observations. I'll sit this one out for now til I'm forced to move on. MS is taking a great risk with this release. They should have learned with Windows ME and Vista.

I'm just as frustrated with the constant changes. Just when you think you've learned where all your favorite shortcuts are, they change the OS and move everything. The ribbon in Office is just as frustrating. Some of my favorite functions are still hiding, fortunately I found a little app that gives me back the old menu. I still like Wordperfect, but have been forced by the market to also use Office.

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Here is a pic of Stephen Lett and his wife.

by Iamallcool in

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SadElder

Him- Cheap suit, tie and shirt. Her- Bet she didn't get that tailored suit and necklace 'hopper shopping' at Bethell.

Both- plastic smiles while waiting for a paper handshake,

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Did You Believe The Demons Might Contact You?

by minimus in

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my dear mother and aunt were always worrying about those pesky demons and their father, the devil.. did you obsess over the deminz??

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SadElder

They left 2 magazines in my door last weekend. I tried to burn them but they wouldn't burn, they ran out the door with the smurf.

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Bro. Lett (Governing Body) borrowed illustration from an outspoken WT critic

by fugue in

we're discussing this over on jwr:.

http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=12805.

a jdub has posted a video of a talk that stephen lett, a member of the governing body, just gave at a special assembly day in iowa.

SadElder

....and he laughs at his own jokes quite amused with himself.

I've used many "secular" books to lift nice stories and illustrations. "Hot illustrations for youth talks" was one, and there were a couple other similar titles. Some years ago there was a CD put out by a brother in California I believe that had a great collection of illustrations. I still have the CD but it won't run on my 64 bit Win7.

I remember some of the brothers in my cong. being quite jealous that I could always come up with something to put in my talks to liven up some of the dried up stuff we had to serve.

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Dub Glossary

by Farkel in

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many of you have already seen this, but there are also many new ones posting and lurking.

this is a little handy reference to help you understand dub-speak.

i've updated it an added a number of new terms and expressions.. ----------------------.

SadElder

I'm surprised no one mentioned this interesting self effacing look at expressions by a dub, "Hyperglossary of American English Hacker Theocratese"

Here's the link http://jehovah.to/glos/index.html

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exJW artist,,, amazing paintings, and heart-warming video. :))

by talesin in

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i came across this artist in my internet travels .... his paintings are just,, well, you have to see them for yourself!

it's abstract expressionism at its finest, and easy to relate to the symbolism, especially as explained in the vid.

many of you, reading this, may find joy and release in expressing yourself in artistic mediums; here's what can happen if you 'go for it'.

SadElder

I hope he finds peace. The sadness I feel from his expressions and demeanor make me hurt for so many others like him that are wrestling within as a result of the Jdub influence.