Yesterday afternoon I was awakened from a nap (getting over a bad cold). Ding-dong...

Go the door and freakin' two Jehovah's witnesses want to talk to me.

I was pretty irritated but maintained my decorum. I wanted to say "Get the !@#$ out of here before I skin you alive" but instead said "Thanks, you'll have to pardon me but I'm not feeling all that well" and they went on their merry way.

I'm generally very sympathetic to religious causes but I dunno it must have been the cold. I mean, it's one thing if they approach you on the street but they came to my home (what part of "private" don't they understand?) :doh:

This ever happen to you? Should I feel guilty for being so annoyed?

Before she died a few years ago, my 104yrd old great grandmother use to invite them in and debate them.

It was kind of funny because she always won.. Sharp as a whip till the end.

There are benefits to having a 160' driveway with about a 30 degree rise :D

If they ever do come a'knocking, I'll just refer them to my next door neighbor "Professor Bill". He's a professor of theology at Suffolk Community College and it would make his year to get a chance to debate them. If the Lubavitchers who came by last Christmas Eve ever come back, that's where they're gonna get sent.

Last time they came to my door I told them that when they could fill yankee stadium with JW's who were in the millitary and would recite the pledge of alegence I would be happy to listen to what they had to say. They kept on talking, so I opened up my shed and started to flesh out the Deer I had hanging. They left in a hury. Man I love deer season in Kansas.

I think they should deliver the mail, there comeing to your house anyway and it would save the govn'ment some $$$

Just stare at them for a minute, lick you lips once or twice and say to the smaller one "You look Tender, I think you'll do"


That may make them leave...:D

my aunts a jehovah's witness..........my 9 yr old brother is a jehovah's witness............my mom is a jehovah's witness.......i must've been fishing when they converted..........I HATE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSESS. the last time they had a "gathering" at my house they tried to hand me magazines.........i lit them on fire. if u want to practice ur religion thats ur business i have nothing against it, but dont u dare try to convince me that my beliefs are wrong or inadequate because they aren't the same as yours:af: :af:

Originally posted by Mike P
There are benefits to having a 160' driveway with about a 30 degree rise :D

Mike, I have a similar setup, but these guys didn't even blink.

They walked it anyways.

What kinda signage do I have to put up?

"Absolutely no soliciting - trespassers eaten and their souls offered for the pleasure of Lucifer?" :smash:

LMFAO - u got some nads there Surfcastinglife! No wonder you and your Dad go on those road trips. ;)

I like The Dad Fisherman's response..... LOL - had me chuckling here at my pc pretty good. :D

I've seen some awefully cute gals going door to door. What a waste. ;)

U folks ever encounter the Boston Church of Christ? They operate differently.

Originally posted by maddog2020
U folks ever encounter the Boston Church of Christ? They operate differently.

U bet. When I was living in Brookline I would have to deal with these in-your-face-brainwashed cultists on a daily basis. In comparison, JW's are tame.

My wife, who was in school across the rivah, was warned during her freshman orientation to stay away from Boston Church of Christ as they were officially labeled a "cult."

A friends father used to invite them in, have them sit in their deep soft comfy couch for a spell and when they left he would check under the cushions for any change that fell from their pockets. :laughs:

I love playing with the door-to-door folks, no matter who they are. Kids and their causes always get a polite, positive response. Petitionists/Surveyers need to get the response of the other 12 neighbors on my street, then and only then will I sign.
Religious visitors, I would probably tell them I'm already part of a devout Druidic sect that believes god took the form of the Mountain Laural whom we dance about and worship in the buffy.

a few years back i rented a cabin on quimby pond up in rangley maine, about 6 or 7 miles in on a rut filled dirt road. come 8.00am saturday or sunday morning,knock, knock... freekin jw's found me in the woods! i was completly rude,crude and socially unacceptable and they still asked me to buy a copy of the watchtower! listen , i don't care if you worship mashed potatoes, don't try to force your beliefs on me!

Last one that came by my place i invited in to sit on the couch, and tossed a porn video in the vcr. Didnt take long before they were out the door.:)

I use to fish with one years ago. Strange man but one heck of a swordfisherman. Some of my best commerical fishing stories took place on that boat. I could go on and on about it until the pen runs out of ink. Strange bird that man........................twenty day trips, four guys, plenty of time to feel every quirk of a man's character.

I just give them my usual nice guy talk and they leave . never to return . even the mayor gets the nice guy talk ! passes by my house every election .

A real good friend of mine and her husband converted a couple years ago. First thing I told them was to NOT preach to me or try to enlist me. Oh no no they say. Then all of a sudden all they want to do is talk religion. I'm an atheist so that doesn't go over too well :rolleyes: Then they keep coming over and giving my kids presents and stuff, all the while with an agenda. Needless to say, we don't speak to each other anymore.

I like Chefs idea of putting in the porno :laughs:

Do what you will with your life, it's your life to live.

But I won't be a convert anytime soon. Cuz...

1) No likker.
2) No guns.

Fuhggeddaboudit.

Originally posted by fishweewee
Mike, I have a similar setup, but these guys didn't even blink.

They walked it anyways.

What kinda signage do I have to put up?

"Absolutely no soliciting - trespassers eaten and their souls offered for the pleasure of Lucifer?" :smash:

Yeah, but mine looks like the road to nowhere. You can't even tell from the street that there's a house up there.

If they start, the sign I'll put up will go something like, "No Soliciting--religious or otherwise. Your First Amendment rights end at my property line. If you disagree, you can discuss it with my tenant Mr. Mossberg". :D

They've showed up at my house... 3 times I think. After the 2nd time I said "hold on a minute, i'l get my wife" then closed the door... I have no idea how long they stood there:hihi:

I have a kingdom hall right around the corner from my house, I see them congregating out in front before they make their rounds...they ALWAYS seem to find my street and my place. They never take up on the invitation of cake, steroids and a reading of Salmon Rushdie (sp?)

Ben--just thought of the best "No Trespassing" sign I ever saw, on the front door of a house on Staten Island.

Had a silhouette of two Rotties and it read "We can make it to the gate in 3 seconds-----can you?" :D

Eben, what you did telling them you'd get your wife is how I sometimes deal with phone solicitors. "Uhhh, hold on a minute you need to speak with my wife. Let me get her." Then I just leave the phone sitting there and come back and hang it up 20-30 minutes later. Makes me feel so good to do that. Can't wait to try it when they come to the door next.

Originally posted by Mike P
Ben--just thought of the best "No Trespassing" sign I ever saw, on the front door of a house on Staten Island.

Had a silhouette of two Rotties and it read "We can make it to the gate in 3 seconds-----can you?" :D

:laughs:

How about ...

"Got Satan?" :devil:

Answer the door naked next time.

My sign simply reads: Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again.:rocketem:

Mulder said:
"They kept on talking, so I opened up my shed and started to flesh out the Deer I had hanging. They left in a hury. Man I love deer season in Kansas."

Too Funny,
This is EXACTLY what I did, but by accident. I had a deer hanging in the garage ready to be skinned. I innocently opened the garage door as my mom was talking to them, when I turned back around they were halfway down the driveway, never to return. That was approx 1978.

:D you can usually spot them a mile away.....gives you time to strip to your boxers...crack a cold one and grab your favorite shotgun/rifle and answer the door smelling like hoppes solvent....they leave:laughs:

Maybe I should ask about what's up with Michael Jackson? :laughs:

Originally posted by Flaptail
Answer the door naked next time.
That's just wrong, Flap. you're like 7 feet tall, what do ya think they'd be preaching to? :eek: :laughs: :laughs:

Originally posted by Bliz
Maybe I should ask about what's up with Michael Jackson? :laughs:

Don, funny you should mention that freak.

Wasn't he in bed with the Nation of Islam not too long ago? :rolleyes:

LMAO Jake :D:laughs: :laughs:

Bliz, is Michael a JW?


We have a hall down the street(or I should say used to, some moron burnt it down) I just politely tell them I am not interested, they respect that and go on. I don't think they are all that bad , and the fishermen that I know of are not preachy at all.

we used to have the jehovahs at my neighborhood at least once a month..(the lady across from us was one to keep her kids out of the military..)

but they came to my house on a day we were going to shoot skeet.. they knocked.. my buddy opened the door and they found 5 guys all cleaning shot guns..


for some reason they never returned..

The last JWs I had at my house were in 29 Palms, Ca. We were literally 10 miles from anywhere. My buddy and I lived next door to each other and worked the same watch. They would come to the door EARLY because it gets damned hot in the desert. All it took was my buddy turning the dog loose on them when they wouldn't leave.....
Its amazing how fast some of them can run and how far they will have to run in the desert!

Yes Slip... He's a JW

FWW, you're right about the Nation of Isllam...

Likely it was a PR move used to further distort his already twisted carnival image...

Man, imagine the reaction he gets when he goes a doorknockin'

:eek: :eek5: :err: :yak:

I can only imagine Karl! :laughs:

If more people practiced their faith no matter what it is, it would make for a better world.

I had them show up at my door when I was living in Hoyoke. Nice Lady asked how it would feel to live in Eden I told her it would be boring nothing to conplain about. they left about a min later never came back to the house after that. ThomT

Goose,
I agree with you but when your practicing interferes with mine, it is time for you to get off my doorstep (I don't mean you specifically). If the first "No" doesn't do it, expect a harsher response the second time.

answer the door nekkid, and be pleasent and invite them in :D works like a charm. The first and last time they came by I saw them standing outside, I stripped down in the kitchen and answered the door :D :laughs:

Originally posted by ThrowingTimber
answer the door nekkid, and be pleasent and invite them in :D works like a charm. The first and last time they came by I saw them standing outside, I stripped down in the kitchen and answered the door :D :laughs:

ROFLMAO!!!
You're kidding right??
If not, how many beers did that take? :laughs:

had a chicken thawing out once, man I grabbed that sucker and some rosary beads and ran for the front door after I knew it was them :D I got a pretty good sense of humor :happy: They kept coming back trying to convert me.. thats when I hatched the plan to drop trow

I'm with Goose on this one.

"If more people practiced their faith no matter what it is, it would make for a better world."

Virtually every faith calls for the people to spread the faith.

Anyone who professes to be Christian can learn something from the JWs, you don't need to climb on board with them, but just maybe they were put at a certain place at a certain time for a reason.

Hi Ed :wave:

There is another kind of JW, deaf JW. everytime one of them comes to my door and knocks, my mom always answers to them and boy, she was a damn gullibile. she thought that i would be elated to see them because they were deaf like me. and they start toying my mom's feeble mind with their sermons, magazines, and phamplets. and she suggested to me that i should join them. i was very patient with them and i told them that i was busy and if they can leave me the eff alone.

JUst looking through and so this post. Those Motherfers came to my house on Friday my wife didn't answer the front door so what do they do. They go through the back yard and up on the porch to the back door. If I were home I would have grabed my f-in 12 gauge and shoved it in their face.

I can't believe they would have balls to do this. :af: :af: :af:

They use to come to my house and the last time they came we had a big (150 #) german Shepard who has since passed on. I calmly told them that they had 30 seconds to get off my property or my dog was coming out to "play". They have not been back since that day.

I'd invite them in, strip butt naked and do my tahitian lizzard dance.

alright, I'm closing this one up, that is enough. remember this is a fishing board not your playground, recess is over on this thread.