My first year in high school. Teachers broke the news to us.

High school, I used speak to the white women sometimes in big market when Jones let them come to town, they used to wear all white with head scarves. 

My family and I arrived in NYC the year before and we were still adjusting to a new country, when the news came on the tv. We were stunned, never heard of it while we lived there. Then everyone asked us 'so you're from the Jim Jones place?' We wanted to answer 'yes, the American JJ murdered his people in that country.'

What did Burnham or Guyana get from allowing Jim Jones to get that land in the interior?

VishMahabir posted:

What did Burnham or Guyana get from allowing Jim Jones to get that land in the interior?

I heard lots of stuff, don't know what to believe.

While on the Demerara River ferry traveling to work, one morning a friend said "he heard some thing happened to some church people in the interior", when the news broke my  friend hearsay was true.

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

Never knew that there was a place called Jonestown until then.

Vish, we heard that part of the deal was that Forbes and his Ministers get tons of US$, and fun with the white girls and boys.

kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

seriously . . .?

banna, not every moronic thing you hear in a rum shop is worth repeating

try using COMMON SENSE as a filter

smfh

ronan posted:

kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

seriously . . .?

banna, not every moronic thing you hear in a rum shop is worth repeating

try using COMMON SENSE as a filter

smfh

I was at your house when I heard that story,I remember you running around without pants holding your ass crying that uncle Jones dead.

kp posted:

ronan posted:

kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

seriously . . .?

banna, not every moronic thing you hear in a rum shop is worth repeating

try using COMMON SENSE as a filter

smfh

I was at your house when I heard that story, I remember you running around without pants holding your ass crying that uncle Jones dead.

your truly pitiful attempt at comedy to mitigate the skundle o' bunt you got called on is something to feel sorry for

i suggest you try another tack more suited to your limited 'intellectual' abilities . . . like cussin

VishMahabir posted:

What did Burnham or Guyana get from allowing Jim Jones to get that land in the interior?

Cool Aid.

ronan posted:

kp posted:

ronan posted:

kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

seriously . . .?

banna, not every moronic thing you hear in a rum shop is worth repeating

try using COMMON SENSE as a filter

smfh

I was at your house when I heard that story, I remember you running around without pants holding your ass crying that uncle Jones dead.

your truly pitiful attempt at comedy to mitigate the skundle o' bunt you got called on is something to feel sorry for

i suggest you try another tack more suited to your limited 'intellectual' abilities . . . like cussin

I leave that activity for you ,it's Saturday night go and play with yourself  , you're yearning for attention. 

ronan posted:

kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

seriously . . .?

banna, not every moronic thing you hear in a rum shop is worth repeating

try using COMMON SENSE as a filter

smfh

Weh u been bai when dis thing happen.

Sheik101 posted:

ronan posted:

kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

seriously . . .?

banna, not every moronic thing you hear in a rum shop is worth repeating

try using COMMON SENSE as a filter

smfh

Weh u been bai when dis thing happen.

stateside . . . after Saturday Night Live, breaking news on NBC 

ronan posted:

Sheik101 posted:

ronan posted:

kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

seriously . . .?

banna, not every moronic thing you hear in a rum shop is worth repeating

try using COMMON SENSE as a filter

smfh

Weh u been bai when dis thing happen.

stateside . . . after Saturday Night Live, breaking news on NBC 

I was at the airport with my dad waiting on my mom who was coming in from trinidad. There was a flurry of activity. I remember these small lear jets coming in. Didnt understand what was going on til later on 

I was in the Rupanunui when I heard the news. I remember a guy telling me that he had seen Jones give a sermon at Brickdam cathedral. He also told me that Jones had young white children begging people for money in Georgetown for his church.

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kp posted:

It was said that Viola Burnham and some security was first at the scene and they stole money and other valuables.

The first on the scene was the son of Winifred Gaskin.   A few days later he took a flight to the USA with several suitcases!