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"B. Kildow" |
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07 Oct 2004 06:38:35 PM |
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I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.) Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
BK
AA#1992
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| User: "Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut!" |
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| Title: Re: I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
07 Oct 2004 07:34:53 PM |
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.).
Well I get to see a ratty paper bark tree and my neighbour's rusty tin roof!
Jealous?
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| User: "B. Kildow" |
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| Title: Re: I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
08 Oct 2004 11:08:48 AM |
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Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut! wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.).
Well I get to see a ratty paper bark tree and my neighbour's rusty tin roof!
Jealous?
I would've been in our old place. A lovely view of the apartment
parking lot and a big window right next to the mailboxes, so all the
neighbors could pick up their mail and stare in at the same time.
Nothing like getting that creepy feeling someone's watching you, turning
around and seeing 4 or 5 kids glued to your window staring in. Erg!
BK
AA#1992
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
09 Oct 2004 11:25:55 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 09:08:48 -0700, "B. Kildow"
<tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote:
Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut! wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.).
Well I get to see a ratty paper bark tree and my neighbour's rusty tin roof!
Jealous?
I would've been in our old place. A lovely view of the apartment
parking lot and a big window right next to the mailboxes, so all the
neighbors could pick up their mail and stare in at the same time.
Nothing like getting that creepy feeling someone's watching you, turning
around and seeing 4 or 5 kids glued to your window staring in. Erg!
An exhibitionist would have been right at home..... ;)
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
07 Oct 2004 07:05:33 PM |
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.)
SNARK! Oh my :)
Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and when
I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit you
did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial". Ack! :P
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut!" |
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07 Oct 2004 07:38:12 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:2sm3u8F1nibkfU1@uni-berlin.de...
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.)
SNARK! Oh my :)
Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school
nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when
I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit you
did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial". Ack! :P
I remember turning away one such bitter faced old JW crone. As she was
walking down the stairs she's saying (progressively louder and more forceful
with each repeat) "We know what's going to happen....WE KNOW...WEEEE
KNOOOOOOWWWW!!!". Felt like throwing a bucket of warm ***** over her and
asking, "Did you know that was going to happen?"
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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08 Oct 2004 06:25:35 AM |
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"Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut!" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonyemail.com> wrote
in message news:4165e0c7$0$20127$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
snip
I remember turning away one such bitter faced old JW crone. As she was
walking down the stairs she's saying (progressively louder and more
forceful
with each repeat) "We know what's going to happen....WE KNOW...WEEEE
KNOOOOOOWWWW!!!". Felt like throwing a bucket of warm ***** over her and
asking, "Did you know that was going to happen?"
SNARK! Oh dear. Hmm, as much as I would like an encounter with JWs, I'm
still quite grateful that they seem to avoid my neighborhood :)
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
08 Oct 2004 04:24:25 PM |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 07:25:35 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut!" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonyemail.com> wrote
in message news:4165e0c7$0$20127$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
snip
I remember turning away one such bitter faced old JW crone. As she was
walking down the stairs she's saying (progressively louder and more
forceful
with each repeat) "We know what's going to happen....WE KNOW...WEEEE
KNOOOOOOWWWW!!!". Felt like throwing a bucket of warm ***** over her and
asking, "Did you know that was going to happen?"
SNARK! Oh dear. Hmm, as much as I would like an encounter with JWs, I'm
still quite grateful that they seem to avoid my neighborhood :)
One hasn't been here for probably four years now. Guess the last
encounter with me was too much for them and they must have put the
word out.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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| User: "B. Kildow" |
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08 Oct 2004 11:01:14 AM |
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Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut! wrote:
(snip for length)
I remember turning away one such bitter faced old JW crone. As she was
walking down the stairs she's saying (progressively louder and more forceful
with each repeat) "We know what's going to happen....WE KNOW...WEEEE
KNOOOOOOWWWW!!!". Felt like throwing a bucket of warm ***** over her and
asking, "Did you know that was going to happen?"
But if you do stuff like that, please remember the rest of us and
videotape it!
BK
AA#1992
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| User: "" |
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08 Oct 2004 04:22:32 PM |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:38:12 +1000, "Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A
Gut!" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonyemail.com> wrote:
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:2sm3u8F1nibkfU1@uni-berlin.de...
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.)
SNARK! Oh my :)
Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school
nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when
I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit you
did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial". Ack! :P
I remember turning away one such bitter faced old JW crone. As she was
walking down the stairs she's saying (progressively louder and more forceful
with each repeat) "We know what's going to happen....WE KNOW...WEEEE
KNOOOOOOWWWW!!!". Felt like throwing a bucket of warm ***** over her and
asking, "Did you know that was going to happen?"
/clayton
It's off to Hell you'll go JW!
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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| User: "B. Kildow" |
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07 Oct 2004 07:22:33 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.)
SNARK! Oh my :)
Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and when
I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit you
did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial". Ack! :P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
BK
AA#1992
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| User: "Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut!" |
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07 Oct 2004 07:41:01 PM |
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
I remember at a friends place once, while he was talking to them at the door
I started re-enacting a black mass in the back ground, squeeling "Praise
Satan" in my best possessed voice. I eventually found it easier just to
post a note on my door saying "Religious kooks, go away, you aren't
welcome!"
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| User: "B. Kildow" |
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08 Oct 2004 11:05:41 AM |
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Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut! wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
I remember at a friends place once, while he was talking to them at the door
I started re-enacting a black mass in the back ground, squeeling "Praise
Satan" in my best possessed voice. I eventually found it easier just to
post a note on my door saying "Religious kooks, go away, you aren't
welcome!"
I had one on our apartment that said, "No Soliciting, Religious or
Otherwise". It got consistently ignored. "Soliciting? Isn't that what
hookers do? That can't mean us!" Up the driveway I want to put the
sign that has concentric red rings on it and says, "You are now within
range". :)
BK
AA#1992
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
09 Oct 2004 10:15:28 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 09:05:41 -0700, "B. Kildow"
<tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote:
Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A Gut! wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
I remember at a friends place once, while he was talking to them at the door
I started re-enacting a black mass in the back ground, squeeling "Praise
Satan" in my best possessed voice. I eventually found it easier just to
post a note on my door saying "Religious kooks, go away, you aren't
welcome!"
I had one on our apartment that said, "No Soliciting, Religious or
Otherwise". It got consistently ignored. "Soliciting? Isn't that what
hookers do? That can't mean us!"
Proselytizers=hookers.
Up the driveway I want to put the
sign that has concentric red rings on it and says, "You are now within
range". :)
Put the range marking..... :))
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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| User: "" |
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08 Oct 2004 04:17:16 PM |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:41:01 +1000, "Clayton: Ready At The Drop Of A
Gut!" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonyemail.com> wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
I remember at a friends place once, while he was talking to them at the door
I started re-enacting a black mass in the back ground, squeeling "Praise
Satan" in my best possessed voice. I eventually found it easier just to
post a note on my door saying "Religious kooks, go away, you aren't
welcome!"
/superstitious kook
(reads sign)
It doesn't mention me.
knock knock knock.....
"Gawd calling"
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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| User: "Ike" |
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| Title: Re: I'm not angry, I just don't believe in god |
07 Oct 2004 07:23:10 PM |
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.)
SNARK! Oh my :)
Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school
nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when
I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit you
did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial". Ack!
:P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
BK
AA#1992
I'm different!
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07 Oct 2004 11:15:26 PM |
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
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Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.)
SNARK! Oh my :)
Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit
you did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial".
Ack! :P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
BK
AA#1992
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them. Hasn't
worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time, which I felt
kinda bad about.
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08 Oct 2004 05:58:49 AM |
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"Neil Kelsey" <neil_kelsey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165d26a_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Two women showed up at my door this morning. I'm assuming Jehovah's
Witnesses, but I never did give them a chance to go into the spiel. I
answered the door and the elderly lady (EL) remarked what a nice view we
have (which is true. The lake is very pretty, leaves are changing, and
all sorts of birds were hitting the feeders.). As the middle-aged one
(MA) was reaching into a bag the size of your average tote bag, I could
see her grabbing a bible and I told her, "If this is anything religious,
we may as well save your time and mine. I'm an atheist and no, I won't
change my mind." Out whipped the bible and got clutched to her chest
(doesn't work lady. I'm an atheist, not a vampire.)
SNARK! Oh my :)
Her big toothy
grin fell into a concerned expression followed by "How long have you
been angry at god?" (please imagine this in a combination of an
undertaker's assistant talking to the bereaved and a grade school
nurse's
concerned voices). I told her I wasn't angry and that I didn't get
angry at mythological beings. The EL wasn't paying much attention to
the conversation (Hard of hearing? Not all there? Just smiling and
enjoying the view and, possibly, her compatriot's discomfiture? Don't
know.) MA kept insisting I'd "turned away from god" because I was angry
at him. Oh, maybe I didn't know it, but that was the only possible
reason. So, I evidently don't know why I'm an atheist, I'm angry at an
imaginary construct, I don't know why I'm angry at it, but I'm denying
being angry at it (for some unknown reason). Golly! I'm sure glad that
there are some christians around who can read my mind and know things
about me I don't. (/sarcasm)
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same
bit you did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial".
Ack! :P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude. And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
BK
AA#1992
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them.
Hasn't worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time, which
I felt kinda bad about.
Oh my. Details, details! :)
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Resident Witchypoo
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08 Oct 2004 08:12:50 AM |
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Neil Kelsey wrote in alt.atheism
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them.
Hasn't worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time,
which I felt kinda bad about.
Was there a Roy at the end of the cry?
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EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://www.eapnews.com
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| User: "B. Kildow" |
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08 Oct 2004 11:23:06 AM |
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Neil Kelsey wrote:
(snip for length)
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them. Hasn't
worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time, which I felt
kinda bad about.
I tried once many years ago. Talks fell apart when they were unable to
define what they meant by "god". "You know....GOD!!!" "You're trying
to make me believe in something and you can't even tell me what it is?
How about if I convert *you* to the Great Purple Snorkwangler? I can't
tell you a darned thing about it, but you really ought to believe in it
and enjoy a peace that surpasseth all other." They left shortly after
that.
And how did you make the poor lady cry? Frustration on her part?
BK
ZZ#1992
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08 Oct 2004 06:16:21 PM |
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
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Neil Kelsey wrote:
(snip for length)
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them.
Hasn't worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time,
which I felt kinda bad about.
I tried once many years ago. Talks fell apart when they were unable to
define what they meant by "god". "You know....GOD!!!" "You're trying to
make me believe in something and you can't even tell me what it is? How
about if I convert *you* to the Great Purple Snorkwangler? I can't tell
you a darned thing about it, but you really ought to believe in it and
enjoy a peace that surpasseth all other." They left shortly after that.
And how did you make the poor lady cry? Frustration on her part?
BK
ZZ#1992
Just by sticking to my guns that I was an atheist.
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09 Oct 2004 10:20:21 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 23:16:21 GMT, "Neil Kelsey"
<neil_kelsey@hotmail.com> wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
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Neil Kelsey wrote:
(snip for length)
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them.
Hasn't worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time,
which I felt kinda bad about.
I tried once many years ago. Talks fell apart when they were unable to
define what they meant by "god". "You know....GOD!!!" "You're trying to
make me believe in something and you can't even tell me what it is? How
about if I convert *you* to the Great Purple Snorkwangler? I can't tell
you a darned thing about it, but you really ought to believe in it and
enjoy a peace that surpasseth all other." They left shortly after that.
And how did you make the poor lady cry? Frustration on her part?
BK
ZZ#1992
Just by sticking to my guns that I was an atheist.
Remind them *they* are atheist, too.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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| User: "Strig" |
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08 Oct 2004 01:19:28 AM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 04:15:26 GMT, "Neil Kelsey"
<neil_kelsey@hotmail.com> wrote:
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them. Hasn't
worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time, which I felt
kinda bad about.
I was beginning to think I was the only one who did this! The best
part is when you're throwing questions at them and they mumble' I'll
have to ask the elders about this '.
I lent one of them my copy of 'The Jesus Mysteries' once but I don't
think he read very much of it.
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08 Oct 2004 06:14:43 PM |
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"Strig" <hswivel@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 04:15:26 GMT, "Neil Kelsey"
<neil_kelsey@hotmail.com> wrote:
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them.
Hasn't
worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time, which I felt
kinda bad about.
I was beginning to think I was the only one who did this! The best
part is when you're throwing questions at them and they mumble' I'll
have to ask the elders about this '.
I especially like them trying to explain to me how big Noah's Ark was. I go
"Oh really? And it was built by a 900 year old man?"
I lent one of them my copy of 'The Jesus Mysteries' once but I don't
think he read very much of it.
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aa #1734
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09 Oct 2004 10:19:29 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 23:14:43 GMT, "Neil Kelsey"
<neil_kelsey@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Strig" <hswivel@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gsbcm013708396b7bi2djrfvmtljm6ovg2@4ax.com...
On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 04:15:26 GMT, "Neil Kelsey"
<neil_kelsey@hotmail.com> wrote:
I generally invite them in, serve them tea, and try to convert them.
Hasn't
worked but it's kinda fun, and I did make an EL cry one time, which I felt
kinda bad about.
I was beginning to think I was the only one who did this! The best
part is when you're throwing questions at them and they mumble' I'll
have to ask the elders about this '.
I especially like them trying to explain to me how big Noah's Ark was. I go
"Oh really? And it was built by a 900 year old man?"
Without even a ruler, power saw, or the first hint of a clue.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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08 Oct 2004 08:15:11 AM |
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Strig <hswivel@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in alt.atheism
The best part is when you're throwing questions at them and
they mumble' I'll have to ask the elders about this '.
You should ask them if their elders are "occultists" and see
what they say, after explaining to them what "occult" really means...
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EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://www.eapnews.com
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07 Oct 2004 07:29:20 PM |
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"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:snip
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit
you did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial".
Ack! :P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude.
Aagh, stuff like that makes me want to reach out and smack that
self-righteous superior smirk right off of their faces :P
And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
Neverwinter Nights? Who dat?
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "B. Kildow" |
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08 Oct 2004 11:03:04 AM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:snip
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit
you did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial".
Ack! :P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude.
Aagh, stuff like that makes me want to reach out and smack that
self-righteous superior smirk right off of their faces :P
And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
Neverwinter Nights? Who dat?
RPG sequel to Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. Great stuff! Bards, wizards and
fighters and batting things over the head. Guess who I was thinking of
as I whacked the next zombie I ran into with a very large warhammer? :)
BK
AA#1992
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| User: "" |
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09 Oct 2004 10:14:15 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 09:03:04 -0700, "B. Kildow"
<tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote:
Robibnikoff wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:snip
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit
you did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial".
Ack! :P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude.
Aagh, stuff like that makes me want to reach out and smack that
self-righteous superior smirk right off of their faces :P
And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
Neverwinter Nights? Who dat?
RPG sequel to Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. Great stuff! Bards, wizards and
fighters and batting things over the head. Guess who I was thinking of
as I whacked the next zombie I ran into with a very large warhammer? :)
Bush, Cheney, and the rest of the Xtain Taliban.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
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10 Oct 2004 08:08:49 AM |
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wrote:
On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 09:03:04 -0700, "B. Kildow"
<tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote:
Robibnikoff wrote:
"B. Kildow" <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote in message
news:4165dcaf_5@newsfeed.slurp.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:snip
Tell me, were you pissed by the time they left?
See, this sort of thinking really burns my biscuits. I had a similar
encounter with a counselor at an adoptee discussion group that keep
insisting that I was totally f'ed up mentally due to being adopted and
when I insisted that I knew for a fact that I wasn't, I got that same bit
you did - I was, but I didn't realize it, or that I was "in denial".
Ack! :P
Normally other than being miffed at them interrupting my day, they don't
bother me. But I hate the fake concern/condescending "You really don't
have a clue about what's going on, dear, and I know what's good for you"
attitude.
Aagh, stuff like that makes me want to reach out and smack that
self-righteous superior smirk right off of their faces :P
And, yes I was pissed. Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
Neverwinter Nights? Who dat?
RPG sequel to Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. Great stuff! Bards, wizards and
fighters and batting things over the head. Guess who I was thinking of
as I whacked the next zombie I ran into with a very large warhammer? :)
Bush, Cheney, and the rest of the Xtain Taliban.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
Okay, them too...
BK
AA#1992
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07 Oct 2004 11:10:42 PM |
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B. Kildow <tracker99@spamenot.foxinternet.net> wrote:
Should've just opened the door, said,
"I'm sorry, I'm busy killing things." and shut it again. Well, I *was*
playing "Neverwinter Nights" when they arrived. :)
Really? What's the secret to enjoying that game? I gave it
a good try, and eventually got frustrated with how little
control I had over my party.
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