Ahhh Ambushed!

[TLAM Strike]

Ok there I was sitting in the local pizzeria waiting for dinner when two girls come in. ‘Hay their kinda cute’ I think. I look like a bum! I didn’t shave, my hair is all shaggy and my shirt is dirty. They go to the counter and talk to the owner; I hear them say they are new to the area and they ask if they get any missionaries in this area. Oh no… Mormons! I should have guessed (I thought they were beauticians with the black coat and name tags!) They turn to head for the door when they ping me! They start asking me if I'm religious and stuff. I kinda play along figuring taking to two cute missionaries beats staring at the wall for the next ten minutes. “Do you know of anyone in this area who might be interested…� Oh-uh! Bad thing, they are searching for others. “Uhh no I just moved in (I lied) and I don’t really know anyone around here (kinda true).� They hand me a card for a free book and say, “Do you come here often?� “…Yea…� “Then we might see you again.� Oh great I think I need a new Pizzeria. They leave and the owner’s wife comes in, “where those Mormons!?� “yep� I say. “I had some of them bugging me a month ago and I chased them off. They better not be coming back around bugging my customers.� Good I can keep going there because their pizza was really good that night. :rotfl:

Anyone else get cornered by these people? :hmm:

[CCIP]

I did just about a week ago, actually, and they've been running amok on my campus over the last little while.

Actually, I got off very easily. I talked to the guy for a few minutes, and I think I managed to subtly intimidate him off me - by being nice and yet keeping "high ground" and throwing out a few effective countermeasures

I told him I'm a quaker (not quite true) and grew up in the family of a full-qualified protestant pastor (entirely true). Looks like a direct but well-directed evasion worked on him.

My dad, who has actually become increasingly atheistic over the years had taken a more extreme approach a few months ago when instead of crossing fingers when they showed up in the neighbourhood - he actually got out of the house, went right after them, and made minced meat of them (intellectually speaking). They've been so traumatized, I think, that they don't even come to our area anymore :rotfl:

[Ducimus]

Geez, i havent seen any Mormons since they used to go around on bicyles in two's dressed in black slacks and a white shirt. I just don't understand why they feel they have to convert everbody.

I've had a few buddies that had a few run ins with them. But they were pretty extreme. They went off on a raging physco devil worship kick in front of them, and from what i heard it worked, wish i could have seen it.

[August]

From what i understand the Mormons don't try to convert those of other religions, just the Godless.

[Kapitan]

We have jehova witnesses, i enjoy it when they come to the door and ask is thier anyone ill in your family? i have to say ues we are currently holding a religious scarifice of my grand mother they normaly walk away at that point.

[jumpy]

aah, 'jehova baiting' a much under rated passtime, if you can stand the piety ofcourse lol, sure invite them in then waste their time with rubbish talk, or find some other means of offending the rightious believers! Enough to leave a lasting impression that they don't come back.
Apparantly a good one to get rid of the jehovas witnesses is to tell them that you are 'disfellowshiped' supposedly practising JW cannot speak or associate with a person who has been cast from the fold, as it were... always worked for a m8 of mine who's parents were JW - the church is more important than their son, so they don't speak to him anymore... bit sad really.

[Sixpack]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

. I kinda play along figuring taking to two cute missionaries beats staring at the wall for the next ten minutes.

Not too many mormons this side of the pond, but arent they kind of sexually liberal ?

Might have been more in it for you. Too bad you were preoccupied about your appearance I guess :hmm:

[STEED]

Boring the run of the mill folk, last month I had a visitor who said come with me and I will take you to my new home planet all you have to do is pay me £10,000 and what do I get out of it I asked. Answer peace of mind and a new life. What a noodle

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Anyone else get cornered by these people? :hmm:

Several times throughout the years. In earlier years I used to leave them in no doubt what I think, which usually made them perform a rocket-start, later I made myself some fun by turning their talking techniques against them, or talking techniques I know from hypnotherapy and provocative therapy (which are intended to confuse blocked mindsets ). It usually ends with them getting silent (!) and staring at me, considering me to be an alien, maybe, while I stare back, also in silence Well, if I want something from them, I let them know. Active missionizing concerning religions I find disgusting, and consider it to be an aggressive act, somehow. That they receive training on how to act in a pair of two and how to bring down resisting arguments by tricks and techniques alone tells me something about their truthfulness. Two times I had witnesses of Jerhova on my doorstep, who were very much pressing to get me into a talk. This is when I switch lights to red. If they ask once on the street (not coming to my home), and I say No, and they leave imemdiately, then it would be minor thing only, and would be okay. but often they try to press on, or come to your doorstep. This is were I stop being amused, and have some fun at their cost, for compensation.

[Konovalov]

They knocked on my door at home one Saturday morning about 2 months ago. It was 9:40am in the MORNING!

Anyway half asleep I opened the door to find these two ladies smiling and holding information pamphlets. After about a 5 min discussion at the door whilst in my PJ's and still half asleep they left leaving me with some reading material which I read out of nothing but simple curiosity and perhaps a dash of boredom.

In the end its harmless really though I am not a fan of home visits. I wouldn't go as far as Skybird to label it as disgusting and an aggressive act but hey maybe I am a little bit more relaxed. However if it was made clear to them that you aren't interested but they don't get the hint then that would tee me off. The pushy sales technique is so oh

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Sixpack

Not too many mormons this side of the pond, but arent they kind of sexually liberal ?

Might have been more in it for you. Too bad you were preoccupied about your appearance I guess :hmm:

No they are not sexually liberal. They think all sex outside of marrage is very sinful. They also have to dress modestly.

[Sixpack]

My bad then. Put polygamy is okay for them, isnt it ?

[August]

Originally Posted by Sixpack

My bad then. Put polygamy is okay for them, isnt it ?

It used to be back in the 1800's.. They wanted to get their population up and felt polygamy was the best way to do it....

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Sixpack

My bad then. Put polygamy is okay for them, isnt it ?

Not anymore. Some secs do practace it (out in Utah) but they are not considered part of "The Curch of Jesus Christ of later-day saints" that these missionaries represented.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_...aints#Polygamy

[Sixpack]

Can not fool me

http://www.absalom.com/mormon/polygamy/faq.htm