WordWolf

vpw was granted a doctorate from an UNACCREDITED INSTITUTION. To paraphrase Al Franken on this subject, "They have as much authority to grant a degree as Schlotsky's Deli does!" Legally, they were ALLOWED to do so. And the title is worth the breath it takes to pronounce it. legally, ANYONE can issue a Doctorate which is equally worthless. That's why I have THREE Doctorates, all of which are equally worthless to vpw's, which, possibly, makes me triple the "doctor" he ever was. (For those who missed it some time ago, "Doctor WordWolf" has been granted Doctorates in the fields of Theology, Bible Truths, and Using Boldface Type To Make His Posts Easier To Read. That was all done at the GSC. And it's all just as legal as vpw's "doctorate" with no less legal authority than his had.) vpw himself made a big deal if anyone called him "MISTER wierwille" despite that being legally correct and proper. I heard others typically call him "Doctor" as if that was his name, with no reference as to which "Doctor", as if there's only one. It's like saying "Elvis" and expecting everyone else to know you meant "Presley" and not, say, "Costello". I called him "Doc" typically (which still supposed he had a PhD), and it seemed to offend and shock QUITE a number of people.

A bit over 5 years ago it was about 3000 including children. twi tries very hard to hide their LACK of numbers and how many members they have hemorrhaged over the last 2 decades or so. Since they were at 3000, they have remained at "negative population growth." That means that the numbers keep going down. They continue to have members die off (they can't help that) and leave (they would have fewer if they were a respectable organization) while very few people join (word gets around your group is no good) and kids that grow up in twi often leave (some do, some don't.) The handful of kids who remain are hardly equal to the numbers who leave or die, and the members can't AFFORD to have large numbers of children to replace the numbers. Of course, twi has actively DISCOURAGED followers from having children. The time and money spent raising a child is time and money twi won't see, so they say not to do it..... then they wonder why they don't have a lot of kids growing up to be members. Only the top cadre are encouraged to have kids- kids who are supported through excellent schools while they tell the followers to send their kids to the cheapest schools (if they HAD kids) and to try to get family members who never joined twi to PAY for it. So, somewhere less than 3000, and falling. And the numbers will NEVER turn UP again. twi's cadre is just delaying action while they siphon off all the money and comfort they can from twi WHILE they can.

"Man, what is this supposed to be?" "Oatmeal... I think." "Man, how do you f*** up oatmeal?" "Someone once asked me if I was the best future for my little girl. I've thought about this for long time, and here's what I've decided: No one in this world is perfect. Heaven knows I'm not. But I love her more than anyone else possibly could. In the end, that's all that matters." "Now that's entertainment." "Cash or check?" Better make it cash. Three hundred dollars? I've worked a hundred and twenty hours in the last two weeks." "Cash fee. Next!" "Cash fee?" "You wanted cash, there's a fee. You want a check instead?" "Seeing as how the company's out of business, not exactly." "What does little Piper want? Do you want a story? You know you won't understand it, but it'll be good practice for me." "So what are you in for?" "They say I killed a cop." "Did you do it?" "Yeah." "Bad cop?" "Good cop... lousy husband." "14K. First generation Chinese-American, tenth generation Triad. His father sent him to business school, and he's the only man in here who holds a degree from MIT. He's killed four men off the track..." "That we know of." "...another seven on it." "Hector Grimm, the Grimm Reaper. The man's a master. Clinical psychopath. Three time consecutive life sentences. He's killed six men off the track, another twelve on it." "You've already met the local chapter of the Brotherhood. Their driver, Pachenko, has killed nine men on the track. Nobody knows how many off." "Don't talk to the other drivers. Frank never did. Part of the mystique. Let the mask do the work." "You wanted a monster? Well, you've got one." "This prison is the home to murderers, rapists, and violent offenders of every kind. The United States Penal System sends me the worst of the worst. But the men you've provoked, well, let's just say Mr. Ames that the life term you've joined us for may be a lot shorter than you think." "This is a race! You don't go backwards! And you don't get out of the car!" "Release the Dreadnought." "A man so disfigured by crashes that he's forced to wear a mask. His return to the track is highly anticipated, and therein lies my problem. No one knows yet, but poor Frank died on an operating table not long after his last race. Anyone can wear the mask, but not just anyone can drive the car. You have the skills required to keep the legend alive. I want you to become Frankenstein." "No thanks. He's dead. Why don't you just tell the truth?" "The audience wants to see Frank again. He moves them. Inspires them. And in this world that's not easy to come by." "What makes you think for a second I would risk my life doing this for you?" "Win five races, you go free. Those are the rules, and Frank has won four. Win one more, you walk. Call it intuition, but I don't think you belong in here with the rest of these animals." "I might surprise you." "The race is Friday, and I need your decision. You're a skilled driver. You're chances are good. I'm offering you your freedom, Mr. Ames. If it's not worth risking your life for, what is?" "You sure are lucky a driver like me just happened to turn up in your prison when I did." "Oh, I'm more than lucky. I'm blessed. Sometimes it's like the right hand of God is sitting on my shoulder."

"Man, what is this supposed to be?" "Oatmeal... I think." "Man, how do you f*** up oatmeal?" "Someone once asked me if I was the best future for my little girl. I've thought about this for long time, and here's what I've decided: No one in this world is perfect. Heaven knows I'm not. But I love her more than anyone else possibly could. In the end, that's all that matters." "Now that's entertainment." "Cash or check?" Better make it cash. Three hundred dollars? I've worked a hundred and twenty hours in the last two weeks." "Cash fee. Next!" "Cash fee?" "You wanted cash, there's a fee. You want a check instead?" "Seeing as how the company's out of business, not exactly." "What does little Piper want? Do you want a story? You know you won't understand it, but it'll be good practice for me." "So what are you in for?" "They say I killed a cop." "Did you do it?" "Yeah." "Bad cop?" "Good cop... lousy husband." "14K. First generation Chinese-American, tenth generation Triad. His father sent him to business school, and he's the only man in here who holds a degree from MIT. He's killed four men off the track..." "That we know of." "...another seven on it." "Hector Grimm, the Grimm Reaper. The man's a master. Clinical psychopath. Three time consecutive life sentences. He's killed six men off the track, another twelve on it." "You've already met the local chapter of the Brotherhood. Their driver, Pachenko, has killed nine men on the track. Nobody knows how many off." "Don't talk to the other drivers. Frank never did. Part of the mystique. Let the mask do the work." "You wanted a monster? Well, you've got one." "This prison is the home to murderers, rapists, and violent offenders of every kind. The United States Penal System sends me the worst of the worst. But the men you've provoked, well, let's just say Mr. Ames that the life term you've joined us for may be a lot shorter than you think." "This is a race! You don't go backwards! And you don't get out of the car!" "Release the Dreadnought."

"Man, what is this supposed to be?" "Oatmeal... I think." "Man, how do you f*** up oatmeal?" "Someone once asked me if I was the best future for my little girl. I've thought about this for long time, and here's what I've decided: No one in this world is perfect. Heaven knows I'm not. But I love her more than anyone else possibly could. In the end, that's all that matters." "Now that's entertainment." "Cash or check?" Better make it cash. Three hundred dollars? I've worked a hundred and twenty hours in the last two weeks." "Cash fee. Next!" "Cash fee?" "You wanted cash, there's a fee. You want a check instead?" "Seeing as how the company's out of business, not exactly." "What does little Piper want? Do you want a story? You know you won't understand it, but it'll be good practice for me." "They say I killed a cop." "Did you do it?" "Yeah." "Bad cop?" "Good cop... lousy husband." "14K. First generation Chinese-American, tenth generation Triad. His father sent him to business school, and he's the only man in here who holds a degree from MIT. He's killed four men off the track..." "That we know of." "...another seven on it." "Hector Grimm, the Grimm Reaper. The man's a master. Clinical psychopath. Three time consecutive life sentences. He's killed six men off the track, another twelve on it." "You've already met the local chapter of the Brotherhood. Their driver, Pachenko, has killed nine men on the track. Nobody knows how many off." "Don't talk to the other drivers. Frank never did. Part of the mystique. Let the mask do the work." "You wanted a monster? Well, you've got one."

"Man, what is this supposed to be?" "Oatmeal... I think." "Man, how do you f*** up oatmeal?" "Someone once asked me if I was the best future for my little girl. I've thought about this for long time, and here's what I've decided: No one in this world is perfect. Heaven knows I'm not. But I love her more than anyone else possibly could. In the end, that's all that matters." "Now that's entertainment." "Cash or check?" Jensen Ames: Better make it cash. Three hundred dollars? I've worked a hundred and twenty hours in the last two weeks." "Cash fee. Next!" "Cash fee?" "You wanted cash, there's a fee. You want a check instead?" "Seeing as how the company's out of business, not exactly." "What does little Piper want? Do you want a story? You know you won't understand it, but it'll be good practice for me." "They say I killed a cop." "Did you do it?" "Yeah." "Bad cop?" "Good cop... lousy husband."

So, vpw set up the only formal training as (sometimes) who ran the LEAD program (Christian leaders with no counseling skills, but they could climb rocks and hitch-hike) but not always (some LEAD groups were lead by woefully unprepared people, which is why at least 1 group went up a mountain in freezing, unsafe weather, which was the direct cause of one of them losing a toe, and that's not counting the rapes and deaths resulting from the hitch-hiking... or the training done by the Dale Carnegie organization- but run for free by one of their trainers at vpw's request, thus robbing them of their proper tuition for their formal program, year after year. Again, I say, vpw sure knew how to run a scam....

"Man, what is this supposed to be?" "Oatmeal... I think." "Man, how do you f*** up oatmeal?" "Someone once asked me if I was the best future for my little girl. I've thought about this for long time, and here's what I've decided: No one in this world is perfect. Heaven knows I'm not. But I love her more than anyone else possibly could. In the end, that's all that matters." "Now that's entertainment."

Ok, let's see.... Currently in theaters (probably) World War II references, Hitler references A project to produce a super-soldier.. to fight the Nazis and Hitler. Sounds like "Project:Rebirth." When Captain America throws his mighty shield, All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield! If he’s led to a fight and a duel is due, Then the red and white and the blue’ll come through When Captain America throws his mighty shield!

Actually, there's not that much on the GSC regarding this. I've looked around and found little when I attempted to make a timeline. vpw found that his first attempt to do the way corps was not subservient enough for him, near as I could determine. As was his usual style, he savaged their reputation and tried to hide their existence. He claimed they "never got it together" and a few WEEKS into the program "I gave them the privilege of leaving." (Per TW:LIL.) The fact that his first attempt was a consistent FAILURE should have told a lot. After all, vpw himself had ZERO training in programs, neither as a manager nor as a participant. He claimed he wanted to model it after the military-despite having ZERO experience with the military. So, basically, he wanted the OBEDIENCE seen in army movies or whatever without providing the corresponding BENEFITS to the soldier (which vpw knew nothing about, any way.) He claimed that model a number of times and places. At others, he claimed to model it after the Book of Acts- which it in no way resembles. vpw was fond of saying THIS to one person and THAT to another and lying to both at the same time if it suited his purposes. What he WANTED was the OBEDIENCE, and he kept trying until he got it. Anywhere the people actually CARED would have stopped everything and disassembled the program after an initial "failure" and completely re-engineered it with improvements across the board. With twi, that was never an option- just get more obedience to vpw. Later, the corps were taught to enforce vpw's will across twi, and they got formal training-in SALES from the Dale Carnegie organization. It's obvious what vpw thought was important. As for real training Christian leaders could need, there was none- nothing on COUNSELING or anything on relating to people. People are supposed to JUMP when told to, as vpw sees it and as he tried to teach the corps (succeeding at times.) He also had no QUALITY CONTROL as to who joined- his only rule seems to be the one lcm HIMSELF faced- "YOU CAN STAY AS LONG AS YOUR MONEY HOLDS." vpw cared about money and obedience, and the rest of the corps was filler...except when they were called upon to do manual labor around the farm. The students not only worked for FREE, they PAID TUITION to work around the farm. Did vpw know how to work a scam or what? ==================== I forgot to mention- just as he kid their existence by numbering others "the FIRST" who came later, twi followed that example and hid the others who came later. After EVERYONE from the "FIRST" (second, after the "zero" corps) all left twi, twi had none left to show. So, they went around to all the old-timers who were never corps, and said "congratulations- you are now the First Corps" and claimed they had "First Corps" around twi still. When it comes to twi, vpw established that lying was just fine as long as you don't get caught, and that's still policy at twi.

DING! We have a winner! Here's how the quotes went... "You're lucky he didn't kill you, too. Or rape you, then kill you. Or kill you, then rape you." When Ben Richards was being taken by the show staff and the contract was being read. It's a line I've heard quoted since then. "I warn you I get sick. Car sick, air sick. And I'm going to throw up all over *you*." "Go for it. Won't show on this shirt..." I thought this was the best line when it was said. Ben Richards was trying to escape to Hawaii, with Amber as his hostage. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt. "Me and my big mouth. We should have taken the trip to Hawaii." "I had the shirt for it, but you f***ed it up." I don't remember this exchange, but it's on the Imdb page, so whatever. "Mr. Spock, you have the com." "Who is Mr. Spock?" "Mick" (Mick Fleetwood) to one of the kids when they were taking over the network feed. "Hi, cutie pie. You know one of us is in deep trouble. You know who I am?" "I've seen you before. You're the @$$hole on TV." "That's funny. I was going to say the same thing about you." Damon Killian and Ben Richards, the first time they spoke. (The last time they spoke, Richards began by repeating Killian's initial comment. "Hi, cutie pie. One of us is in deep trouble.") "You bastard! Drop dead!" "I don't do requests." Killian and Richards at their last meeting. "Don't touch that dial!" Dweezil Zappa got to say that line when taking over the studio. "The Justice Department's calling every ten minutes." "Just give them an evasive answer. Tell them to go f* themselves." Killian's aide and Killian- which nicely summed up what Killian was like.

Not even close.

We first HEARD of Yoda on Hoth when Luke was freezing and Obi-Wan spoke to him. We first SAW Yoda on Dagobah. Hoth and Dagobah first appear in "Empire." In SW, we had Tattooine, the Death Star, a Star Destroyer, and Yavin 4. But this one IS "Dune."

I have 2 short quotes for the price of one.... "My name is a killing word." "The spice must flow."

"You're lucky he didn't kill you, too. Or rape you, then kill you. Or kill you, then rape you." "I warn you I get sick. Car sick, air sick. And I'm going to throw up all over *you*." "Go for it. Won't show on this shirt..." "Me and my big mouth. We should have taken the trip to Hawaii." "I had the shirt for it, but you f***ed it up." "Mr. Spock, you have the com." "Who is Mr. Spock?" "Hi, cutie pie. You know one of us is in deep trouble. You know who I am?" "I've seen you before. You're the @$$hole on TV." "That's funny. I was going to say the same thing about you." "You bastard! Drop dead!" "I don't do requests." "Don't touch that dial!" "The Justice Department's calling every ten minutes." "Just give them an evasive answer. Tell them to go f* themselves."

BZZT! George, that's not "Star Wars". (aka Episode 4-A New Hope.) That was Yoda's famous line, which makes this Episode 5-The Empire Strikes Back.....

That's not it. (And it's not close, either.)

"You're lucky he didn't kill you, too. Or rape you, then kill you. Or kill you, then rape you." "I warn you I get sick. Car sick, air sick. And I'm going to throw up all over *you*." "Go for it. Won't show on this shirt..." "Me and my big mouth. We should have taken the trip to Hawaii." "I had the shirt for it, but you f***ed it up." "Mr. Spock, you have the com." "Who is Mr. Spock?" "Hi, cutie pie. You know one of us is in deep trouble. You know who I am?" "I've seen you before. You're the @$$hole on TV." "That's funny. I was going to say the same thing about you."

"Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."

If that's not from "Dead Poets Society", it should be.

"You're lucky he didn't kill you, too. Or rape you, then kill you. Or kill you, then rape you." "I warn you I get sick. Car sick, air sick. And I'm going to throw up all over *you*." "Go for it. Won't show on this shirt..." "Me and my big mouth. We should have taken the trip to Hawaii." "I had the shirt for it, but you f***ed it up."

*hums "Axel F" * This is from "Beverly Hills Cop", when Axel Foley was trying to check in to the Beverly Palm Hotel with no reservation.

He also told some corps to quit smoking so they could use the money for cigarettes to spend on their corps tuition...while continuing to chain-smoke.

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Yes. You've pointed out quite a few similarities. However, the Amish are VERY different in certain things. A) They encourage their young to see the outside world and decide for themselves if they prefer the world of the Amish. (They look around, and some leave and some stay.) B) The Amish AVOID technology. twi is afraid of new technology, but uses outdated stuff they understand just fine. C) The Amish avoid violence or even the suggestion of violence. Harsh words are avoided. twi people bluster and threaten violence as if self-control was evil. D) The Amish work toward the GENERAL good. The whole community will work together to raise a barn on a farm. In twi, all resources are bent towards helping twi and never the average member on the field.