James Thomas Rook Jr.

No, but they have a platonic spiritual "Bromance" going on, and are beginning to think alike. (shudder!)

That is EXACTLY what I think of when I hear the cringeworthy label "overlapping generations"..

Things like this are a good test of peoples' integrity. ESPECIALLY when the test has a simple YES or NO answer, and they are aware that they will answer to Almighty God, for lying. Honest questions deserve honest answers, and unless life or liberty are at stake, are appropriate. Especially in a discussion room where credibility is so very important ... as we are casually discussing life and death matters. so here goes..... 1.) BillyTheKid46, ... are you now or have you ever been one of Jehovah's Witnesses ? ... and, 2.) are you now, or have ever been a Watchtower Lawyer, or anything similar? 3.) Space Merchant: Are you now or have you ever been one of Jehovah's Witnesses? Working on the exchange of information theory of Steven Covey, in "The Seven Habits of Successful People", about emotional "bank accounts" ... that it is immoral to try and make a withdrawal without having enough "deposits" to cover it ... please consider all the personal information about myself I have freely given here, to try and contribute to general understanding ... including my real name, and real picture, ad nauseaum, as enough "deposit" to cover the request for a withdrawal from YOUR emotional bank accounts, for information not already volunteered. Of course this only works between men of integrity, and will be ridiculed and/or ignored by weasels.

You are just kidding about this one right? Ask him. He may evade, but I do not think he would lie.

If you really are a hunchback dwarf with duck feet, you could be a HUNCHMAN for the devil, and STILL keep your job as a Watchtower Lawyer!

You are the anonymous one BillytheKid46 .... and I am beginning to believe that you do not really know who you are. Perhaps your REAL name is Darfus Snorfdoggle, and you are embarrassed to admit you are a hunchback dwarf with duck feet. Tell you what .... Show us who you REALLY are, with your real name, and an address .... and after verification, I will attempt to make sure you get everything you need to be fairly treated when they come for you.

That is a WHOLE different issue. There are cults that are harmless .... and cults that are dangerous.

Very simple. "A cult is the church down the street from YOUR church."

Actually, since I treat everyone exactly the same, inside or outside of "The Truth" .... that is not as significant as you might think, John. I assume BTK46 is one of Jehovah's Witnesses, but I don't remember him actually indicating that he is one ... specifically. He may be just one that adores the Governing Body (?) There is a guy that worships President Trump, and paid $2,000 for a statue of him to worship. BTK46 has not, to the best of my knowledge, joined the JW ONLY CLUB, and there is some evidence that he is a Watchtower Lawyer as well as him being a self-proclaimed scholar. Who knows? I suspect, but I do not know ... so I give him the benefit of the doubt as really being one of Jehovah's Witnesses, as shown in the cartoon that mentions him, above. There is such a thing in everyday life as "The Myth of the Monolith", which is sometimes true, but most of the time, it is NOT true ... and that is that the general assumption that all ( pick a group) are the same, and have the same motives, aspirations, values, and loyalties. All Catholics are not the same, all USA Spanish voters are not the same, all Jehovah's Witnesses are not the same, and all Negro people are not the same ... and the list goes on and on. I have stated many times before .... I do not try to throw my lot in with the Jehovah's Witnesses as a religion because I agree with them ..... but BECAUSE THEY AGREE WITH ME. At least about core theology, and what is true, and what is TRUTH. I did learn the Truth from Jehovah's Witnesses, and it has been a blessing for me all the days of my life ... and probably kept me from being executed by the Governments, or being maimed or killed in various misadventures, or spending my entire life in a cell. Thinking we are a monolith is a mistake, even though current management is continually trying to make us one. .... I do not take up the torch for ANYONE .... except my wife Susan. I take up the torch for IDEAS I agree with, and use that same torch to try and destroy the IDEAS I know are false. Whether anybody here lives or dies is only of casual interest to me.

I miss Monty Python! ...sigh ....

Heck ! ... for all I know, BTK46 may be one of TTH's alternate on-line personalities !

TTH makes some good points .... technically, by adoption, TTH, BTK46 and myself are BROTHERS, and we are friends. All here is just banter, trying to get the ground rules straightened out. That does NOT mean there are any active "Bromances".

OH NO! Billy Billy, Oh Billy! If John Butler becomes a cartoonist, that will put ME out of work .... then how will I pay my rent for living free in your head?

WOW! How to conflict a simple passage. Man, you really need some serious help! 😉 You know.... I give considerable thought to being FAIR, with all people ... and the thought occurred to me that I am taking up a CONSIDERABLE amount of space In your head, Billy, and not even paying rent. I am living rent-free in your head, and although there is a lot of empty space, I seem to be taking up most of it. Here is what I propose: Lets say you, Billy, have 2 acres of free space up there, and I am taking up at least half of your imagination. I think a fair market value is $35 dollars a day per acre, with a $10 a day bonus per day for my not having to be exposed to any competing sense of humor. OK ... so that would be $45 a day .... and lets say I have been consuming your thoughts for about a year and a half ... say ... for want of a better figure, 548 days. So that would be 548 days, times $45 dollars per day so that would be in round numbers $24,640. I am assuming you do not dream about me, because you have never mentioned it .... but that would subtract from the above estimate, anyway. I am trying to be fair about this. I have decided to pay you IN FULL for the space that I appear to be permanently occupying, and from time to time as it appears to continue to be the case, perhaps at 600 or so day intervals, give or take, to catch up on the back rent, for living in your imagination. I asked a Lawyer if I would need a receipt, but he said since there was no formal agreement, it would not be necessary, Apparently all Real Estate transactions in every State are only legal if they are in writing, but he suggested that since I do not have any personal information about you, except that a lot of people have given you firearms over the years, and you hide behind an imaginary persona, with imaginary pistol and rifle as shown in your photo, and have an imaginary .50 caliber sniper rifle, and I live only in your imagination, the safest bet would be to pay you in the "coin of the realm". Since I do not know how to use BitCoin, please consider this code Blc%d42dyyjTHY65, as payment in full .... in imaginary money.

.... you do not house-train a puppy by cutting off its paws.

.... everyone knows disobedient "children" have to be disciplined. We do it by destroying whole families, and holding them and others hostage. Sometimes .... it is not WHAT is done .... it's HOW it is done.

It's been 3-1/2 years since you did this posting ... I hope it has all worked out as well for you as it seemed to be going in February of 2016. That does not often happen.

TTH: I understand Luigi .... from Chicago ( with the facial scars that never heal ...) is looking for both you AND John Butler. He is uncluttered with the vagaries of civilization, and he considers it a mission from God to do something with rails, to liars. He can just barely read at a third grade level, so both you and John may want to avoid confusing him by being obtuse, or evasive with each other.

15% core doctrines that are true. 85% agenda driven drivel that is not true. ..... to support a failed agenda, weaponized interpretation, including the taking of family as hostages, made up from thin air.

Cheaper than a Comedy Club ......

..... I am not laughing at you, Witness, I am laughing at BTK(JW)46's anticipated reply.

Except in Airports, where the "Clinton News Network" (CNN) pays the Airport to show their stuff, who watches CNN, anymore? Their coverage of the First "Gulf War" was magnificent ... but they quickly devolved to pablum and spittle.

Sorry for the strange type style, but I am down in the basement of my Super-Yacht, in the money bin where all the gold coins are stored, with my picture on the front, and Warwick HQ on the back, trying to get the bulldozer unstuck from the escalator landing up to the pontoon helicopter landing pad/olympic swimming pool. I try to lead a simple life, but it is so hard to get good help, nowadays!