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I am the walrus

I posted this recently on the Mark & Avoid thread. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I also remember a time (1973 or 1974) when there was a huge push to contact any and all grads who had tripped out and recruit them back into the fold. The goal was to show their names on class attendance sheets.. (I think this may have been some kind of qualifying test for branch leaders who were WC candidates.) In this instance, the branch leaders met with their twig leaders at the weekly twig leader meeting and handed out printed lists of all the people in the area who were PLAF grads but tripped out. This list apparently came from International HQ or, at the very least, Limb HQ. Then, at the monthly branch leaders meeting, the branch leaders were called upon to show how they had increased their active numbers. In reality, it was a convoluted form of artificially inflating sales numbers.

As these events unfold, the world will increasingly become aware of the authenticity of the words in this book and realize that Ronald Weinland has been sent by God as His end-time prophet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just what we need, another "authority" who's been "sent by God" as a "prophet".

Maybe they can "believe" their way out of it.

No guesses? (All that's left is the title.)

cheranne The "Read More>>" parts of your post don't link to anything. Is there any way to fix that?

Uhmmmm-- That question was posed rhetorically, no?

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Who needs a loaf of bread when you can have a bowl of familia with fig pep and extra flax seeds? :wacko:

I was in Mr. Blake's 8th grade Earth Science class when the principal's voice came over the P.A. School was dismissed immediately. A group of us walked home together in almost total silence for the entire mile and a half trek. There wasn't much merriment at Thanksgiving that year.

Do you remember where you were when you heard the news of JFK's death 45 years ago? http://www.fiftiesweb.com/kennedy/kennedy-...ination.htm#top

Well she strolled on up to me and said---- "Hey, big boy, what's your name?"

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Twinky Yes, they were in our area. We had an open branch meeting every Sunday evening. Attendance was open to anyone.Usually, about 50 to 75 people would show up. A lot of people knew each other from pre-Way days. (high school chums and such) So, sometimes "trip-outs" would come to meetings to reconnect with old friends rather than to "hear The Word". We made a very deliberate effort to protect our newbies from them as they were prone to take the post teaching fellowship conversations into subjects we deemed inappropriate. We told our newbies it was o.k. to associate with them if, and only "if", in doing so, they were actively focusing on bringing them back into the fold. Otherwise, it was not cool to simply "hang out" with them because they would drag you down instead of you pulling them up. I also remember a time (1973 or 1974) when there was a huge push to contact any and all grads who had tripped out and recruit them back into the fold. The goal was to show their names on class attendance sheets.. (I think this may have been some kind of qualifying test for branch leaders who were WC candidates.) In this instance, the branch leaders met with their twig leaders at the weekly twig leader meeting and handed out printed lists of all the people in the area who were PLAF grads but tripped out. This list apparently came from International HQ or, at the very least, Limb HQ. Then, at the monthly branch leaders meeting, the branch leaders were called upon to show how they had increased their active numbers. In reality, it was a convoluted form of artificially inflating sales numbers. It was nowhere near as vicious as M&A. It does illustrate, however, that the organization (at its core level) was driven by sales goals, not a genuine desire to help people, even back in "the good old days".

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A very nearly exact scenario was played out one morning at 2 or 3am in Fellow Laborers of Ohio (FLO). That would have been in about 1976 or 1977. This stuff was all choreographed and staged. They played it out like it was based on some Earth shaking revelation when in reality it was a totally contrived sham designed to force us into submission.

What criteria should we use to define an "American Made" car? Honda, and its peripheral suppliers, for example, is one of the largest employers in the State of Ohio. Thousands upon thousands of Ohio jobs depend on the success of Honda. (Work conditions, however, have been the source of many horror stories I have heard people relate, especially at the peripheral suppliers.) Toyota is also a major employer in various U.S. cities. Then there is the other side of the coin. Cars that we might define as "American Made", such as "The Big Three", may, in reality, be merely assembled in the U.S.A. from parts imported from Canada or Mexico. And, American made parts might also be shipped to both of these countries for final assembly of what many consider an "American Made" car. It's really not a new phenomena. I worked for a Chrysler dealership doing new car prep in the mid 1980's. One of the first things we did was remove all the stickers that said "made/assembled" in anywhere other than the U.S.A. ------And there was a lot of sticker removal going on, believe you me.

I can't tell you when it started but the practice was already in evidence in 1972 when I first took PLAF (The Wonder Class). Granted, though, it was not called "Mark and Avoid" and it was much more subtle. The buzz-word of the day was "tripped out". At classes and branch meetings we were supposed to keep our "babes" away from the "trip-outs". If they started to develop a friendship with a "trip-out", we were supposed to jump in and keep them preoccupied with helping string chairs, etc. so they wouldn't have time for the other person. And, we poured on the "unequaled yoke" stuff pretty heavy so it would make them feel guilty about enjoying the company of unbelievers. Speaking on a personal level, there was a huge wedge that was deliberately driven between me and my "old-man" friends and family. Unfortunately, rather than desert my family, I opted to drag them into TWI. I have since apologized. In addition, at the direction of my local leaders and undershepherders, I deliberately distanced myself from a long time friend who had serious mental health problems and always looked to me for support. He took his own life soon after. This kind of action was not just "verbal tradition" or a local practice. It was spelled out rather clearly in a communique that originated in New Knothead, Ohio. It was taught, in turn, at twig leader meetings. Those meetings were where official information and proclamations were supposed to be disseminated. In addition, it was very clearly and vehemently promoted in "Dealing With The Adversary", though the exact terminology was not yet in use as far as I recall.