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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:38 PM Original message |
How do you deal with the door to door Latter Day Saints? |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. I point to the sign which says "Shalom" and they leave |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
64. There's a good idea. I'll show them the "mezuzah" on the door frame. |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 11:36 PM Response to Reply #64 |
153. Correction |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:49 AM Response to Reply #153 |
158. Oops! I'd better atone for that critical error on Yom Kippur. |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 01:42 AM Response to Reply #158 |
166. hehe |
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LoKnLoD (923 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ask them about |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Heh |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:00 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. I tell them I've read up on LDS and my son is a Mormon, too. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
68. hi fellow Utahn (also not LDS) |
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LoKnLoD (923 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #68 |
184. Howdy!!! |
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boise1 (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
107. I've lived smack in the middle of Momoland for 35 years |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
146. better yet ask to see their magic underwear |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:49 AM Response to Reply #146 |
159. I've washed that "magic" underwear. If it were really magic, it would |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. answer the door naked |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
60. Oh man, I could scar them for life |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
142. that's funny |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Tell them |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. I did that! |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. You could make a sign |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 11:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
152. I have a t-shirt with the Periodic Table of the Elements on it... |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. "No, thank you. Good bye." (close door) n/t |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. when you open the door |
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cdsilv (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. ... what my dad used to do in the 60's and 70's... |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. Actually I've done door to door missions work... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
76. When we were in Egypt in the 80s, a merchant invited us in for tea -- |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:20 AM Response to Reply #47 |
156. I've been visited twice |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. The way I usually deal with these folks |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Every two weeks? |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. I guess I've had better luck than you... |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Not I...the OP I think is OhioLiberal. n/t |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. I'm sorry, my mistake. n/t |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Tell them you're calling the police to have them arrested for harassment. |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. True story: |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. I tell them I've read the Book of Mormon, but they always ask what I think |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
140. Tell them you LOVED "Under the Banner of Heaven". |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
161. Um-m-m... riiiight.... That's the best answer I've ever heard! |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 06:41 AM Response to Reply #161 |
175. It really miffs them off |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. THey are coming every two weeks? |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
57. Oh, it might be every three weeks once in a while |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. Maybe you live near a mission home |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
189. The every 2 weeks suprises me, too |
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pauldp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
13. Tell them "Satan Lives". n/t |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'd get one of these |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Well that might be a good thing to get |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. That's what I have! |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
91. Matthew 6:5-6 |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #91 |
144. Love it...and I'm NOT an atheist. |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
87. I put that on my door |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. I look through my peep hole |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. I just say: "Thank you for stopping by, but I'm a Catholic and do not |
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trixie (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Tell them that they are going to hell |
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ErisFiveFingers (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
129. Uhm.... what a way to start posting (sigh) |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:37 PM Response to Reply #129 |
136. Welcome to DU! |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:30 PM Response to Reply #129 |
191. Welcome, Eris! |
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babsbunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. We get Jehovah Witnesses |
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jackster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. if there are different ones coming then telling them no probably |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. Put some Wiccan symbols |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. Ask: What happened at the Mountain Meadows Massacre? |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
25. politely tell them... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
26. The pentacle on the welcome mat usually keeps them at bay |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. Or any of these symbols |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
116. Nothing like gray and black with white typeface. What a boring site -- |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #116 |
150. Though the diagrams are very nicely done. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. Have you ever answered the door? |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. yeah, but not very fun. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. answer the door in your leather bondage outfit... |
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FyurFly (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
85. With ball gag n/t |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:53 PM Response to Reply #85 |
106. no, because then you can't invite them in. |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
31. I didn't realize females went on 'missions' too |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. It's always girls here, in pairs |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
95. Not as many, but they do. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
32. I invite them in |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
74. By the time I get to Derrida, they've fled. |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
75. You're good |
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LizMoonstar (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
104. this sounds like what one of my old professors would do with door-to-doors |
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Geoff R. Casavant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
33. So many ways to be cruel |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
89. you could also tell them to hang on a sec.... |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
35. My next-door neighbors of 12 years are LDS |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. I've never been bothered that often by them |
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FyurFly (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
90. I agree.. |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
38. I always open the door and tell them I am a Charismatic Druid. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. Do you have a dog? |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. I have a German Shepherd |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
42. Tell them |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
43. "I'm not going to change beliefs. Please leave." *SLAM* |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
44. Well, if they're members of DU... |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
45. I tell them to GO AWAY and ... |
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dback (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
46. Ask them if they've seen the movie "Latter Days" |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
50. Ignore them until they go away. |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
52. Ask them how much they'll |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
53. Mossberg 500 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun, sawed off w/pistol grip |
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FyurFly (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
100. I have that shotgun |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. That's good stuff! I love the speaking in tongues bit. (n/t) |
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timber84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
54. Too bad you don't live in FLa |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
56. When I first moved here two came to our door . AC DC was playing |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
58. Hide. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
59. Ask them to defend thier church's treatement of black people |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #59 |
84. This I know nothing about.... |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:37 PM Response to Reply #84 |
101. Only recently granted them status as human beings. |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:22 PM Response to Reply #101 |
130. Oh My |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:04 PM Response to Reply #84 |
126. Here's the basics for you |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. Wow, 1978! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:25 AM Response to Reply #131 |
157. And around 1970 the LDS in the UT legislature actually PASSED A LAW |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
62. I have a sign on my door |
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Ioo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
63. I had sex with one, while the other watched... |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. They were going door to door? |
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Ioo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #67 |
94. Here is what happen.. |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #94 |
128. Now that is a story.... |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 06:16 AM Response to Reply #94 |
174. Ah, Mormons on the DL also! ;) n/t |
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ozarkvet (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #63 |
86. Yes, but did you smoke a cig afterward? n/m |
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Ioo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #86 |
98. No, Mormons don't smoke, or drink coke. |
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ozarkvet (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #98 |
112. The temperance was the basis of my joke. |
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Ioo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:54 PM Response to Reply #112 |
125. Mine was a joke as well... |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
65. I simply tell them that if I wanted to participate in a religion I would |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
66. I tell them I'm a Buddhist. They normally don't know what to say and off |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. I tried "I'm Jewish", "I'm an atheist" and "I'm a follower of Islam" |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
70. If they were nice looking young men, I'd invite them in, offer a drink and |
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VWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
71. Here's what I do |
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The Animator (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
72. My cousin has a pretty effective way of dealing with church solicitors. |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
77. I had some a couple of weeks ago |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
78. "Sorry, but I'm in the middle of making a batch of meth..." |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. LOL! |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
80. I had a friend who used to answer the door |
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ozarkvet (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
81. By being black |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
82. Would they leave you alone if you put up a sign? |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. Maybe... |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
83. Last time they came by... |
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dickthegrouch (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
92. (At top of lungs) OOOh honey, God sent us a pair of cuties |
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Ioo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #92 |
97. LOL, I agree. Thank God for 2 Hot Young Studs at my Door. |
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Cell Whitman (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
93. I invite them in and show them this short video clip |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:59 PM Response to Reply #93 |
110. any idea why these won't play for me? |
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Cell Whitman (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:37 PM Response to Reply #110 |
119. No I don't but I am a computer illiterate |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
96. I just tell them I'm not interested but appreciate them thinking of me. |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
99. Answer the door completely nude with chocolate smears in various places. |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
102. I ask them if they voted for * and |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
105. Try to convert them to another religion. Lol They leave fast. n/t |
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pelagius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
108. Telling them you're a minister of a different religion... |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
109. Keep your dictionary by the door |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
111. Our dog is our best friend |
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blitzen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
113. We invite them to dinner...and tell them we are atheists |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
114. Some suggestions I've seen and liked |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
115. I told them I was an atheist...they avoid me like the plague |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #115 |
133. LOL |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
117. I don't answer the door when they appear. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
118. If I have time, it's a kick to argue with them. |
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ProgressiveFool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
120. Best rememdy I ever heard |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
121. They don't come back to my house anymore. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
122. I have read the Book of Mormon |
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kick_them_hard (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
123. Their office is 2 blocks from me |
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ithinkmyliverhurts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
124. I invite them in for a cup of coffee. N/T |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
127. I tell them that I am a Buddhist Jew and then wish them a beautiful day! |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
132. "No thanks, one wife is plenty for me, try next door" n/t |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
134. I tell them not to come back... |
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erinlough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
135. scare the sh*t outta them by, |
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Spirochete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
137. I tell them I don't have time to talk |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
138. I made up a sign in Paintshop and posted it on my door |
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PatriotMom (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
139. I would have my Anti-Mormon tracts ready and would invite them.... |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
141. My idea involves a bit of acting |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
143. Don't need to |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
145. I open the door and let the dogs bark at them, I make no effort to quiet.. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
147. I have them thrown out of my gated community |
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lateo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
148. I start singing the "Inquisition" song from "History of the World Part 1" |
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geniph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
149. My cat scared the Mormons off! |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
151. I ask them if they are into public nudity. They scurry away n/t |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
154. Does anyone else |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:54 AM Response to Reply #154 |
162. And they are usually young kids barely out of high school... |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:58 AM Response to Reply #154 |
163. See my post below. nt |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 02:42 AM Response to Reply #154 |
169. Yeah |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
155. I just smile and tell them I know all about the LDS church because my |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
160. The people who sold us our property were Catholic. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 01:05 AM Response to Reply #160 |
164. Interesting... |
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KBlagburn (409 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
165. Young Ladies cannot be missionaries in the LDS church |
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ErisFiveFingers (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:11 AM Response to Reply #165 |
170. Without getting too deep into religious debate.... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 08:04 AM Response to Reply #170 |
180. The missions are supported by the church...just not financially... |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #165 |
190. That is not true |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
167. I have a friend who has a collection of swards |
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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
168. IF YOU DO THIS, THEY WILL NEVER COME BACK>>>>> |
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baron j (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:12 AM Response to Original message |
171. I try to be polite. My best friend in high school was from a Mormon |
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AztecGringo (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
172. I Kick them in the BALLS |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 05:49 AM Response to Original message |
173. I just put one of these on my mailbox |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
176. When I lived in town I dealt with them the easy way. |
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greekspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
177. Funny story...I when I tell them I study religion professionally, the run! |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
178. Here's how I deal with ANY door to door folks. |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
179. I tell them to come back Latter in the day..................nt |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
181. I say Not interested and shut the door. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
182. Have some fun. Ask them who they voted for and why. |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
183. I tell them that I have a church, but thank you for stopping by |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
185. First I joined them, then I repudiated their cult. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
186. I answer the door with a live snake in hand... |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
187. Tell them I only pray in a language Jesus knew |
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SiouxJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
188. They came to my door today too; second time in two weeks |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
192. Get a copy of "The Godmakers" from a christian book store |
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kohodog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
193. My 21 year old son answered the door |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
194. Since they do not understand English (re: my "no soliciting" sign), |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
195. I wish there were an atheist sign I could put up. |
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MODemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
196. I have a "beware of dog" sign in my yard |
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