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calimary

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33. Got a passive-aggressive one: give 'em a fake phone number.

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 08:28 PM

Mar 2015

I got stuck next to one on a plane once. SHEEEEEEEEEE-IT!!!! I hope THAT never happens to you!!!!!

This was a LONG time ago. He got into a conversation with me. No matter what I said - including - HEY, I'm ALREADY saved! We believe in the SAME Guy! I was baptized Catholic at the ripe old age of two-WEEKS!" That wasn't enough. It was HIS particular "Christian" cult that he insisted I embrace. He would not stop. Finally, I decided that he wouldn't be able to tell if I was lying, so I lied to him. I "gave in." I realized nothing else was gonna shut him up. That actually did work. We held hands and said a prayer - his. I went along with it. I tried to stay pleasant. I thought it would be better to let him think he'd scored another win - and it did seem to work out that way. And he left me alone after that. Except at the end of the flight, he asked for my phone number so we could "continue the conversation." I lied again. "Yeah, sure. This was great." And I gave him a number I made up. I made up a last name, too. Smiled and thanked him, and got the hell off the plane, disappeared into a crowd, and outta that terminal as soon as I could.

Sometimes you have to be a stealth fighter.

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Intolerance of Religion/Christianity? [View all] SomethingFishy Mar 2015 OP

And yes, they and other con artists like Scientology, pay ZERO in taxes... NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1

Saw the Scientology Doc Going Clear on HBO last night... SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #3

did you come away HATING Tom Cruise like me? NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #6

Didn't really like him to begin with but... SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #9

Besides the conditioning that leads some to surrender their own will to a cult, there is tblue37 Mar 2015 #22

My answer is yes! StarzGuy Mar 2015 #92

Mr. Twain got it right a long time ago, as he often did hifiguy Mar 2015 #7

Love this. Thanks for posting it. GreenEyedLefty Mar 2015 #68

Robert Heinlein: "As soon as a man mentions religion, I check my wallet." byronius Mar 2015 #93

I saw the program to... StarzGuy Mar 2015 #90

We need laws to protect us from these zealots! It's a zombie sickness and spreading! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #2

Zombie sickness? OK. I'll take your clue, that you may be a watcher, too... nikto Mar 2015 #49

Even here on DU some people will tell you that Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #4

I'm an atheist, and there are other atheists that seem interested only in picking fights Maedhros Mar 2015 #16

I agree. Ineeda Mar 2015 #71

They're not knocking on doors to tell people their beliefs are wrong Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #82

That's very true Ineeda Mar 2015 #91

Whether Christian or Atheist, it's counter-productive to try and berate others Maedhros Mar 2015 #102

there are other atheists that seem interested only in picking fights AlbertCat Mar 2015 #76

Picking fights with posters on DU who, in good faith, are trying to have reasonable discussions Maedhros Mar 2015 #101

"posters on DU who, in good faith, are trying to have reasonable discussions" Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #103

If I don't allow them to discriminate against me I'm intolerant. Not them. stillwaiting Mar 2015 #5

Now you're learning "Doublespeak" world wide wally Mar 2015 #17

Good points. nt Zorra Mar 2015 #8

Not only are you intolerant, you're going to hell. Avalux Mar 2015 #10

I have a 100% sure fire guaranteed to work solution for Proselytizing. gordianot Mar 2015 #21

Got a passive-aggressive one: give 'em a fake phone number. calimary Mar 2015 #33

I've memorized the local gop headquarters phone number BarbaRosa Mar 2015 #83

Oh man! Thanks! calimary Mar 2015 #84

I like that. or one of the local porn shops, or mmj stores here. niyad Mar 2015 #87

I use this one, "no thanks, I have my own religion". They always look perplexed and leave quickly. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #35

I tell them, "I'm not a superstitious person. Good-bye." Fuddnik Mar 2015 #48

I suggest a variation of "... I have my own religion." chemenger Mar 2015 #81

LOL! I'll do it! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #100

The line I usually here is... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #107

Oh, just hire a night nurse to sleep on your sofa while you clear off for a weekend Warpy Mar 2015 #51

That is right for some you have to take a firm hand to get them to stop. gordianot Mar 2015 #57

Good for you, I hope he was assisted by the front third of your right shoe Warpy Mar 2015 #58

My Father would not have approved. gordianot Mar 2015 #72

Here's One That Worked For Me ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #75

I have always suspected that many who show up at the door know it is a scam. gordianot Mar 2015 #77

Thumper at the door Teacheral Mar 2015 #86

..... and please come in so I can absorb your energy in anticipation of the next equinox. gordianot Mar 2015 #95

One of the first things I loved about Nichiren Buddhism is the teaching that EVERYONE will be happy DesertDiamond Mar 2015 #63

Well said. blackspade Mar 2015 #11

I'm a highly intolerant left wing Catholic heretic, pacifist, and radical environmentalist... hunter Mar 2015 #12

Same here, but Episcopalian wryter2000 Mar 2015 #80

Most accurate post TxDemChem Mar 2015 #13

I am very pleased to learn that I am not the only secular humanist in Texas. jamesatemple Mar 2015 #61

Glad to hear I am not alone in Tx TxDemChem Mar 2015 #64

Rec and a bump. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #14

Don't forget too that their "god" is on our money, government seal, courts, National Anthem.... NightWatcher Mar 2015 #15

I share your intolerance Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #18

What is your solution? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #19

freedom FROM religion laws. obxhead Mar 2015 #24

That we agree. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #37

I agree including no government funding of religions. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #79

To what? I'm not a Christian. SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #28

" First ride off this shitty forsaken rock..." hrmjustin Mar 2015 #30

It means, that there is no solution. I can't change people, SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #31

I was just asking. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #32

Who is "we"? SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #34

I am a gay Christian and I don't need to prove anything. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #36

?? No you don't. And you do the same... SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #39

I am sorry i was not clear. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #40

Hey, if anyone should be angry about all this it's you... SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #41

No problem my friend! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #43

... Enthusiast Mar 2015 #55

Nice to meet you, intolerant. That's my name too. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #20

I am intolerant. obxhead Mar 2015 #23

Intolerance of religion/Christianity? No. meow2u3 Mar 2015 #25

speaking of which ... napkinz Mar 2015 #26

I heard just today-- digonswine Mar 2015 #27

It's ALL ABOUT "MY religion trumps YOUR rights." calimary Mar 2015 #42

agreed digonswine Mar 2015 #108

K & R Thespian2 Mar 2015 #29

They confuse disregard for intolerance Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #38

sick of whiny so-called Christians Skittles Mar 2015 #44

They have added two more Christian radio Stations and a lot more TV ones in the glinda Mar 2015 #45

The fact that none of them get it is even more amusing... Moostache Mar 2015 #46

It never ceases to amaze me SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #47

Those are great, btw. Thanks for posting them. TDale313 Mar 2015 #53

I am fucking intolerant Lunabell Mar 2015 #50

I am not a Christian yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #52

Your kind of buddhism mixes in satanism? F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #56

To some Christians yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #59

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #54

persecuted ... napkinz Mar 2015 #60

Geee Shizz,,, Cryptoad Mar 2015 #62

Religion is where bigots go ... amuse bouche Mar 2015 #65

This is excellent. K&R nt TBF Mar 2015 #66

I live in a country that used to fight 30 year wars over religion DFW Mar 2015 #67

religion is just the excuse. AlbertCat Mar 2015 #78

I was talking about the 30 years war DFW Mar 2015 #85

Fought on the soil on top of which now sits the house I live in AlbertCat Mar 2015 #89

Agreed. Especially then DFW Mar 2015 #94

The really twisted part is... gregcrawford Mar 2015 #69

I'm Not Intolerant yellowwoodII Mar 2015 #70

k&r.... spanone Mar 2015 #73

K&R demmiblue Mar 2015 #74

only THEY have the right to exist and prosper, free from interference from the rest of us unsaved. niyad Mar 2015 #88

. libodem Mar 2015 #96

. libodem Mar 2015 #97

Because I can: libodem Mar 2015 #98

. libodem Mar 2015 #99

you are definely intolerant guillaumeb Mar 2015 #104

TAX-FREE Churches, might I add. blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #105

Within my town, there are 14 churches and one pub. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2015 #106

I'm in a suburb of Denver.. I work out of Nashville though and the place I stay when I'm there SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #109