Are you an alcoholic?
Are you interested in becoming a member of Alcoholics Anonymous?

AA will be offering "tryout sessions" this week. You may attend one AA
meeting for *FREE*. During this meeting, you will be carefully
monitored to determine if you are "viable AA material". At the same
time, you will get the "feel" of how AA works.

If you want to become a member after this trial meeting, AA must first
approve you, based on your interest, and whether AA believes you can
recover. Only those approved by the AA board will be allowed to join.
If you're accepted, you can become an instant member, as soon as you pay
the introductory fee, as well as the annual membership fee for your
first year.

Acceptance of new members will be based on the following:

1. You must be extremely intoxicated when you attend. Anyone attending
who is sober will be denied membership and asked to leave. Blood
alcohol levels will be measured when you enter.

2. You must admit that you are an alcoholic as soon as you enter, and
sign a legally binding contract stating that you are an alcoholic.

3. Your determination to get sober. Some persons are not able to obtain
sobriety. You must be "sobriety material" to be accepted.

4. Your willingness to accept God as your savior, and turn your life
over to this God.

5. Your ability to remember and recite AA slogans.

6. Your willingness to let AA be your mind. Those not willing to follow
the AA rules exactly as written will not be accepted.

7. Your ability to read and understand the twelve steps.

8. Your general attitude toward the AA program. You must show a
devotion to the program over and above anything else in your life,
including your own family and your employer.

9. A willingness to be brainwashed and play "follow the thumper".

10. You must purchase a hardcover copy of the Alcoholics Anonymous book
as well as a Christian Bible before you leave the meeting.

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Anyone who is accepted, but who decides that AA is not for them, is
allowed to leave the meeting and go back to their alcoholic suicide.
They will not be given a second chance to join AA.

Those who are accepted but unable to pay the introductory, and annual
membership fee, will be given one week to obtain the money, or they will
not be accepted into the program, and will soon die from alcoholism.

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AA "tryout sessions" will be held this week, May 5 thru 12, all around
the United States and Canada. If you can not attend this week, the next
"tryouts" will be held July 1 thru 7, 2012. Simply go to any AA
meeting in your area for trials. Be sure to give them the code T0512
when you enter. This will identify you as a new tryout member, and
allow you *FREE* membership to that meeting.

Warning:
Alcoholic beverages, drugs, and weapons are not allowed at AA meetings.
Leave them at home.

AA "tryout sessions" will be held this week, May 5 thru 12, all around
the United States and Canada. If you can not attend this week, the next
"tryouts" will be held July 1 thru 7, 2012. Simply go to any AA
meeting in your area for trials. Be sure to give them the code T0512
when you enter. This will identify you as a new tryout member, and
allow you *FREE* membership to that meeting.

most people know this is a bull**** post correct? I just want to make
sure of that.


ALL people are welcomed at AA meetings.

On 5/5/12 9:42 PM, Duesenberg wrote:


AA "tryout sessions" will be held this week, May 5 thru 12, all around
the United States and Canada. If you can not attend this week, the next
"tryouts" will be held July 1 thru 7, 2012. Simply go to any AA
meeting in your area for trials. Be sure to give them the code T0512
when you enter. This will identify you as a new tryout member, and
allow you *FREE* membership to that meeting.

most people know this is a bull**** post correct? I just want to make
sure of that.


ALL people are welcomed at AA meetings.

There is a parody site called The Spoof. The lead post belongs
there. The Spoof has a little warning at the end of each article saying
it's parody or satire.
I attended some AA meetings years ago. All one had to do is show up,
sit down, and listen. They did pass the hat at the end for a
collection. A buck was the standard donation.

On 5/5/2012 11:12 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 5/5/12 9:42 PM, Duesenberg wrote:


AA "tryout sessions" will be held this week, May 5 thru 12, all around
the United States and Canada. If you can not attend this week, the next
"tryouts" will be held July 1 thru 7, 2012. Simply go to any AA
meeting in your area for trials. Be sure to give them the code T0512
when you enter. This will identify you as a new tryout member, and
allow you *FREE* membership to that meeting.

most people know this is a bull**** post correct? I just want to make
sure of that.


ALL people are welcomed at AA meetings.

There is a parody site called The Spoof. The lead post belongs there.
The Spoof has a little warning at the end of each article saying it's
parody or satire.
I attended some AA meetings years ago. All one had to do is show up, sit
down, and listen. They did pass the hat at the end for a collection. A
buck was the standard donation.


I had a friend who killed himself in a roadside motel to escape
alcoholism. I used to attend meetings with him for support. He had a
tough time staying sober and most of his other friends and family bailed
on him. He appreciated that I stayed interested in his well-being and
sitting thru those meetings. Some of those other people did get it
together, saved their marriages or their home, but a couple of others
ended dead as well (1 suicides 1 drunk driving accident and 1 other from
health complications).

My firend actually liked that group of people from AA and I thought the
consellors and support brought into help and speak was okay too from AA.
Some of the people that attended meetings weren't the alcoholic but
were spouses or family members wondering how to cope...

wrote in :

Are you an alcoholic?
Are you interested in becoming a member of Alcoholics Anonymous?

AA will be offering "tryout sessions" this week. You may attend one
AA meeting for *FREE*. During this meeting, you will be carefully
monitored to determine if you are "viable AA material". At the same
time, you will get the "feel" of how AA works.

If you want to become a member after this trial meeting, AA must first
approve you, based on your interest, and whether AA believes you can
recover. Only those approved by the AA board will be allowed to join.
If you're accepted, you can become an instant member, as soon as you
pay the introductory fee, as well as the annual membership fee for
your first year.

Acceptance of new members will be based on the following:

1. You must be extremely intoxicated when you attend. Anyone
attending who is sober will be denied membership and asked to leave.
Blood alcohol levels will be measured when you enter.

2. You must admit that you are an alcoholic as soon as you enter, and
sign a legally binding contract stating that you are an alcoholic.

3. Your determination to get sober. Some persons are not able to
obtain sobriety. You must be "sobriety material" to be accepted.

4. Your willingness to accept God as your savior, and turn your life
over to this God.

5. Your ability to remember and recite AA slogans.

6. Your willingness to let AA be your mind. Those not willing to
follow the AA rules exactly as written will not be accepted.

7. Your ability to read and understand the twelve steps.

8. Your general attitude toward the AA program. You must show a
devotion to the program over and above anything else in your life,
including your own family and your employer.

9. A willingness to be brainwashed and play "follow the thumper".

10. You must purchase a hardcover copy of the Alcoholics Anonymous
book as well as a Christian Bible before you leave the meeting.

---

Anyone who is accepted, but who decides that AA is not for them, is
allowed to leave the meeting and go back to their alcoholic suicide.
They will not be given a second chance to join AA.

Those who are accepted but unable to pay the introductory, and annual
membership fee, will be given one week to obtain the money, or they
will not be accepted into the program, and will soon die from
alcoholism.

---

AA "tryout sessions" will be held this week, May 5 thru 12, all around
the United States and Canada. If you can not attend this week, the
next "tryouts" will be held July 1 thru 7, 2012. Simply go to any AA
meeting in your area for trials. Be sure to give them the code T0512
when you enter. This will identify you as a new tryout member, and
allow you *FREE* membership to that meeting.

Warning:
Alcoholic beverages, drugs, and weapons are not allowed at AA
meetings. Leave them at home.



Based on your description and conclusions, sounds like your experience
with AA went like everything else in your life - a failure.