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It wasn't "the greatness of The Word" that excited us, folks. It was the the hyped up, phony enthusiasm that VP pumped into the delivery.

I listened to a couple minutes of the law of believing teaching. It's no wonder VP kept such tight reins on the "original" PFAL. Without all the hype and hooplah, it's as transparent as a picture window.

"Oh, we love you, love you, love you----------------"

"Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio." Thomas Malthus------ 1798

Yeah, I think a lot of us identified with the "supporting" cast more than the leads.

Kinda reminds me a fifth fourth grade playground bully. "Whadda ya, chicken?"

He was much too short sighted to really care. As long as it was profitable long enough to assure him a chosen lifestyle, I don't think it concerned him to project beyond his own tenure. (I don't think the guy would have known "revelation" if it had smacked him upside the head.)

Yes, I was being facetious.

Sooooo------They had to be "retrained". That, in itself, doesn't seem to speak too favorably about the initial training. After graduating from Fellow Laborers, I went back in, of my own choosing, in a slightly different capacity. I can tell you from experience that this concept of "re-indoctrination" makes a good deal of sense to me personally.

Is that what they were calling it back then??? :o

Nobody knows this one???? It's Hoochie Coochie Man. Here's Jeff Healey cranking it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-IJsb_mTRo And Eric Clapton: Sugar Blue: Allman Brothers: The Stones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SizqLgRG4cE And here's the "original": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez5izCf2DLI I suppose that means that someone should get a free turn, no?

Hiya, Twinky You really have to look at the original clips in my first post before looking at the parody in the second post to understand the humor. Beaver and Wally and their whole bunch lived a life that was so incredibly foreign to the blue collar life that I, and probably lots of others, came from, it's laughable. The typical 50's American "Dad" was more likely to teach you a life lesson with the leather strap than a philosophical father/son talk.

Well, they might have a point------if they were, in fact, only rumors. But, what they are really saying is "I have KNOWN about it since the 1970's and I choose to ignore it."

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http://www.leaveittobeaver.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqMQDb9aG4A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUlAe7cpCpw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1toyAfNO_CA

"If a man wants to be stooooopid, let him be stooooopid"

Wayside Chapel of Charitable Chugging and Charismatic Gifts (Dogs kenneled by the week or month)

The gypsy woman told my mother----right before I was born

Can't be too careful with those silver crosses. Might be a debuhl spurt hiding in that thing.

Maybe they had subconscious memories of song.

Lucky Man----(not sure if that's the exact title) Emerson, Lake and Palmer

I must have "checked out" before Wayne M. was limb leader. (At least mentally, because I don't remember that) Earl B was the first Limb Leader there. Then, there was Howie Y., Jim M, and, I think, Pat and Donna S. I lost track of statewide doings after that. Rathbone is about an hour north of the state capitol, Columbus. At that time, it was in the middle of nowhere.

You've got a point there, TC. The Way of Ohio Limb Home was in Rathbone, Ohio. Now there's a booming metropolis if I've ever seen one. <_<

People have often wondered the same thing about many controversial historic figures, such as Hitler, Mussolini,Castro, Jim Jones, etc. I don't think there is an easy explanation. Early on, these kind of people develop and surround themselves with an impervious core of dedicated loyalists. They are very careful not to divulge their true nature in the early stages. They tend to eliminate malcontents quickly and quietly to divert harmful attention away from themselves. It seems to be a common phenomenon with political figures. You find yourself wondering why someone didn't just step forward and end their madness. I can tell you from personal experience that if you wanted to discuss such matters regarding TWI, in the mid 1970's, you had to make darn sure the person you confided in was trustworthy.