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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    catefrances wrote:
    nor have i. i was justing mucking about. :D

    hehe! :D Yeah, I know. Same with me and the "we all worship Satan here" comment to the boys last time. Only mentioned it after several no thank yous and a have a nice day, could see it was getting me nowhere and not wanting to shut the door in their faces, I pulled out the Satan comment very cheekily, when they continued on about the lord. They lit up for a moment, while I smiled at them, but when the "Perhaps God sent us to you to help you" comment came out, I really only could follow it up with, "Perhaps God sent you to me so I could teach you about Satan". At that point I think it finally sunk in that I wasn't interested. I wished them a good day and finally they left. :) The SDA ladies were so persistant though, and I'm such a sucker for little old ladies, that I finally had to stop answering the door and just hiding out till they went away.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    catefrances wrote:
    well you aren't really allowed to have a dog in your front yard. it has to be secured. and people have to be able to knock on your door. however one would imagine a big snarling drooling dog would be a way to keep the doorknockers at bay. :)

    Yeah.....nah! :rolleyes: Lukin has been going off like a frog in a sock when people knock on the front door and it's scared away no one. They know I have him inside with me because you can hear him, but it doesn't stop them knocking.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jeanie wrote:
    Yeah.....nah! :rolleyes: Lukin has been going off like a frog in a sock when people knock on the front door and it's scared away no one. They know I have him inside with me because you can hear him, but it doesn't stop them knocking.

    i was thinking more like cujo.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    catefrances wrote:
    ooh ooh let me have a go.

    satan rocks

    damn that american spelling.

    edit: WOOHOO!! i did it. :D


    GO CATE!!!!!! :D
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    catefrances wrote:
    i was thinking more like cujo.

    hehe! :D Well you'd be surprised the number of people that are intimidated by Lukin. I mean I know he's a big old softy and a bloody sook but other people cross the road when they see us coming. I think they think he's got pit bull or something in him.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Scubascott wrote:
    Bourbon is not whiskey. Its horrible.

    Which? The bourbon or the whiskey? :D Personally I can't stomach either!
    Tis Bundy all the way for me or vodka. :)
    Scubascott wrote:
    I've only had one run in with Mormon's in the last five years or so. A guy came knocking on the door at my girlfriends house the day after my graduation. We were both well and truly hung over and she didn't even move when I tried to tell her there was someone at the door. I dragged my sorry arse out of bed and probably answered the door in boxer shorts or nude or something, I can't remember. I must have smelt like a stale brewery cause the guy actually didn't hang around for long, even when I told him I was an atheist.

    Nice work scott! On the graduation and the naked, hangover athiest response! :D
    Scubascott wrote:
    I'd love for them to come round to my house when I'm in a better frame of mind - so I can invite them in and tell them all about Darwinism. Maybe give them some Richard Dawkins to read. . . .

    My Dad got sweet on one of the girls that used to come around, not sure which religion, but he always invited her in and listened to what she had to say, until she wised up and realized that he was angling for a dinner date! :D
    Do you remember those blokes in Melbourne that invited the Mormons in and served them hash cookies?
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jeanie wrote:
    GO CATE!!!!!! :D

    that is brilliant. i wanna do that. :D
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    this could be the day
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    MahoganySouls wrote:
    Don't we all "indoctrinate" our children though with our beliefs? If we are Jewish, we teach them the way. If we are Catholic, we teach them the way. If we are Mormon, we teach them the way. If we are Athiest, we teach them the way. We all indoctrinate our kids with what OUR life experience has taught us.

    As for "selling" their religion. I truly don't believe that is what these people are doing. They aren't selling anything. It isn't a business transaction they are after. They are working hard to share their faith. Something that obviously brings them happiness and goodness in their lives. Does that mean we all have to stop and listen and join? Absolutely not. But it also does not mean we should belittle, degrade, humiliate or frighten them.

    I dont' remember who made the comment, but it was said something to the effect of "I don't take my godless music and placard and go door to door preaching my love for Satan" (paraphrasing)...but the point is there. If you are so sure what you believe is good, right or otherwise enlightened, why wouldn't you? Why don't any of us? Shouldn't we be doing the same thing and spread the message that we have found to be true to ourselves? Shouldn't we try to draw as many people into what we believe is happy and good and real?

    If anything, this thread has taught me that I need to stand by and promote my own beliefs more. Otherwise, I'm nothing more than a hypocrite.

    nope. our child is almost three.........if he finds god, he'll have to do it on his own.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    anotherclone wrote:
    Thank you for that. :)

    I'm reading the book for entertainment purposes only, not as if it was complete fact. I believe every author does interject a little bit of their own opinion, even if it is labeled non-fiction.

    The first part of this book is regarding the religion and its origins, which the author footnotes with corresponding books (including the book of Mormon), or news articles. The second part is how a couple of fundamentalist brothers received a message from God to kill a woman and her baby. Apparently, it was news in Utah in 1984.
    ah ok... like I said I've never read it but probably will... it's just I felt bitter and kinda used after into thin air... cos I formed my opinions on what happened, but then after reading other books and articles on the same topic, realised how a strong opinion from the author can actually be quite dangerous. I'll keep an eye out for this one though so thanks :)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    momofglynn wrote:

    She then throws in that she has heard that New Englanders are very stand off'ish. Well you know what....if any one hands my kids something full knowing that the parent would not allow it that is kinda of scummy if you ask me. She knew I would never accept her little booklets. But she knew my kids wouldn't know any better.
    What's the difference between that and handing my kids something from a any other cult or whacko group?? Again kinda scummy if you ask me.
    WOW :eek:

    Do they have kids? How about you give them some alcohol next time ya see them... or a cigarette :) no wait, that's illegal :(

    dammit, give her kids something you know she wouldn't appreciate and see how she likes it... oh I hope she has kids.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Scubascott
    Scubascott Posts: 815
    Jeanie wrote:
    Which? The bourbon or the whiskey? :D Personally I can't stomach either!
    Tis Bundy all the way for me or vodka. :)

    I could be wrong, but I think when Americans say whiskey they usually mean bourbon (which is all terrible), as opposed to scotch (which can be bloody good). I used to drink bundy all the time, but it usually seems to result in incidents like the aforementioned mormon encounter (eg feeling hungover as a mofo and being unable to function properly at a time when I'd love to be preaching some evolutionary theory). Now I stick to beer, and less of it. It was my first grad by the way. I have to finish this stinking phd before I can celebrate a the graduation that I'm really looking forward to. I imagine there will be much bundy consumed THAT night, but its a special occasion.

    Oh yeah, mormons - what a weird cult. Right up there with best of them.
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Scubascott wrote:
    I could be wrong, but I think when Americans say whiskey they usually mean bourbon (which is all terrible), as opposed to scotch (which can be bloody good). I used to drink bundy all the time, but it usually seems to result in incidents like the aforementioned mormon encounter (eg feeling hungover as a mofo and being unable to function properly at a time when I'd love to be preaching some evolutionary theory). Now I stick to beer, and less of it. It was my first grad by the way. I have to finish this stinking phd before I can celebrate a the graduation that I'm really looking forward to. I imagine there will be much bundy consumed THAT night, but its a special occasion.

    Oh yeah, mormons - what a weird cult. Right up there with best of them.
    Actually Scotch is whiskY... the REAL stuff is whiskEY :cool: bourbon's bourbon!
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Pfffft. I'm far too drunk to quibble over semantics.:p
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Bourbon is whiskey. It is made with at least 50% corn. It is aged on oak barrels. Jack Daniels isn't bourbon. It is a sour mash whiskey. It has been charcoal filtered. If your only experience with "bourbon" is Jack Daniels, or Jim Beam, you're missing out. Bourbon is my sacrament (trying to steer this back on topic!). Like the former Governor of Massachusetts, William Weld says, "Scotch going down tastes like bourbon coming up."
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  • Mojopin
    Mojopin Posts: 216
    Scotch is far superior imho...

    As for mormons, and growing up during my high-school years in southern utah, I ALWAYS felt the outsider. One of my best friends who I thought I knew very well, went off on one of them missions for two years. This was a guy that I partied hard with. When he came back he also had one of those blank stares, and I didn't know him anymore.

    I'm personally glad I left Utah, and quite frankly, have never looked back.

    Mojo
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  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Of all the groups in the world creating problems right now, Mormons are pretty darn low on my shit list.
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Scubascott wrote:
    I could be wrong, but I think when Americans say whiskey they usually mean bourbon (which is all terrible), as opposed to scotch (which can be bloody good). I used to drink bundy all the time, but it usually seems to result in incidents like the aforementioned mormon encounter (eg feeling hungover as a mofo and being unable to function properly at a time when I'd love to be preaching some evolutionary theory). Now I stick to beer, and less of it. It was my first grad by the way. I have to finish this stinking phd before I can celebrate a the graduation that I'm really looking forward to. I imagine there will be much bundy consumed THAT night, but its a special occasion.

    Oh yeah, mormons - what a weird cult. Right up there with best of them.

    Yeah, I'm really not sure what the differential is scott because I dislike both of them, but I'd be more likely to drink bourbon than scotch or whisky, but only if the Bundy had run out!! :p
    None of it appeals to me, nor does Southern Comfort! :eek: VILE STUFF!!
    Nah I'll be sticking to me Bundy and I'll even raise a glass to you when you finish the "stinking PHD". :D

    Mormon's I guess I don't consider to be any more of a cult than any other religion to be honest. To each their own. Just not my thing. And ANY religious organization that comes to my door is equally irritating from my point of view. :)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Pfffft. I'm far too drunk to quibble over semantics.:p

    Bugger! :D I missed it!! Happy Birthday you clever, articulate little piss head you! ;)
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  • ClimberInOz
    ClimberInOz Posts: 216
    I will never forgive the mormons for enforcing 3% beer onto me during a brief stay in Utah a few years back. Apart from that I really enjoyed the culture shock of the place- twas like nowhere I had ever been before.

    As for the scotch vs bourbon thing... In my opinion scotch is the red wine of the spirit world. Its good for you and the flavors are delightfully complex... provided you drink it properly. If you are mixing then it really doesn't matter if you drink scotch, bourbon or horse urine- it will all taste kinda the same.
  • Scubascott
    Scubascott Posts: 815
    ClimberInOz wrote:
    I will never forgive the mormons for enforcing 3% beer onto me during a brief stay in Utah a few years back. Apart from that I really enjoyed the culture shock of the place- twas like nowhere I had ever been before.

    It can't have been much worse than the 'beer' that they drink in the rest of the country. I assume you were climbing your way through Utah? What's it like?
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