Poor kid just came to my front door asking for a donation. It seems the federal government is considering cutting funds necessary to protect wildlife on the beaches of Cape Cod.

I asked him if he had been to the beaches recently, did he enjoy the smell of seal crap? And why on earth would I want to preserve an area for "widlife"that is more and more off limits to PEOPLE. Might as well burn it down. He left quickly.

Liar.
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Funny story but its still important to encourage the youth! :uhuh:

Liar.
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Why say you? I get people knocking on my door twice a month telling me something they are partially wrong on.

Let's all make sure we discourage our youths from participating on our democracy whenever possible.
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Spence, I don't know you, so I'm just going to laugh and let that slide off my back. I don't bull#^&#^&#^&#^& people, or if I do, it's with such a stupid grin that they know I'm full of it'

If you knew me, you wouldn't have said that, maybe someday we'll be friends, but that is not a smooth way to start. :love:

Your story stinks. I think you're making it up or at least embellishing. A kid is at your door and you dismiss him then brag about it? Doesn't make sense to me...

Perhaps it is true but that may be even more strange :hihi:
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I would have wanted to know what wild life they are looking to preserve and who the money was going to and why?
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At least the kid didn't make an unsolicited call to your home just as you took your first bite of dinner. Regardless of how you feel about whatever he was collecting for your reply to his request should have his attitude while he asked you for money
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I would have had some fun with him as well. He probably got a summer job working for a conservation group. I saw adds for them hiring in the boston area this summer. I am sure they have an agenda which more than likely will jive with fisherman in some respects. There is noting wrong with educating these kids. I would venture to say they were not given all sides of the story by their employer.

At least the kid didn't make an unsolicited call to your home just as you took your first bite of dinner. Regardless of how you feel about whatever he was collecting for your reply to his request should have his attitude while he asked you for money
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i Blew it once (and ONLY once) one day when some Jehovah witnesses came to the front door
right as we all sat down for dinner
and instead of telling them to "HIT the road JACK"

i simply said: DAD ! it's for you..... :uhuh:

I would not consider it discouraging kids.....this year we have seen multiple kids from the metro west area dropped off in our complex in Plymouth by the same Boston based marketing company.....collecting for charities. One was to stop a pebble mine in bristol bay.....didn't know where bristol bay was....another collecting for vets......tried to tell me I'm not a vet since I served in the coast guard. Thread very groups are telling people not to give to door to door funds speakers since they get less than 10% of what is collected.
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I just tell them that I am deaf.


Stewie, I think that what you just did is freaking funny to me as hell because you did have a valid point there!

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Well........


Just Kidding.

We work with a Coast Guard vet and there are 4 Navy vets (myself included) and we are always busting his balls about that....alll good ribbing though

Wonder what the "poor kid" would have to say here,,, hmmm

Spence - only thing I've ever seen him lie on is how far he casts. :rotf2:

So let's drop the liar part for places other than the Poliforum please :uhuh:

Wonder what the "poor kid" would have to say here,,, hmmm

"The weird guy in the pink robe and fuzzy bunny slippers is strange". Yup, that's Stewie!
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Spence - only thing I've ever seen him lie on is how far he casts. :rotf2:

So let's drop the liar part for places other than the Poliforum please :uhuh:

He has yet to prove that he hasn't :devil2: :hihi:
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Liar.
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Best one word response out of nowhere ever. Lmao!
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Irarley ever post here, but Spence you are a complete A S S

Irarley ever post here, but Spence you are a complete A S S
What's with the spaces?

You guys have proven at least one thing, my wife isn't the most wound up person I know :smash:
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Best one word response out of nowhere ever. Lmao!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2F4VcBmeo

-spence

I just tell them that I am deaf.
I remember years ago you catching your first fish on a home made teaser at Quonny...do you?

-spence

Funny story but its still important to encourage the youth! :uhuh:

Not if they are trying to protect the &*^%#$ seals.:fury: It's more important to teach the youth what's right and what's wrong and protecting the seals on the Cape is WRONG. Congrats to Stewie!

I remember years ago you catching your first fish on a home made teaser at Quonny...do you?

-spence

Yes, that's where I first met you there.

So let's drop the liar part for places other than the Poliforum please :uhuh:

Maybe if they dropped it there as well they might actually get some constructive dialog going instead of the usual "You Suck" "No You Suck" Arguments

Maybe if they dropped it there as well they might actually get some constructive dialog going instead of the usual "You Suck" "No You Suck" Arguments

Why do you think nobody posts there any more?
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One of my daughters had a summer job once for VPIRG (vermont public interest research group) It was a fundraising job, door to door, spreading halftruths and soliciting money from people to further their mission. Sounds like the same deal to me.
You missed a chance to educate the kid and besides every minute he spent with you he was not raising money to further the cause. Of course if he did'nt meet his targets he is gone.

..another collecting for vets......tried to tell me I'm not a vet since I served in the coast guard.
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Wow. What a moron.
I wonder who taught the kid his fundraising skills, of insulting people and asking for a donation.
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National Seashore cannot sustain more budget cuts | CapeCodOnline.com (http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130625/OPINION/306250327/-1/rss17)

-spence

Spence, If I was somewhere and someone I didn't know said something I disagree with, I might tell him I disagreed. I wouldn't walk up to him and say "liar". If I did I would expect at least a dirty look. If I later came up to him and again said "liar" I would expect a punch in the nose.

This is the internet and you can be as rude and obnoxious as you like. I won't lose any sleep.

In my first retort to your Initial childish post, I suggested that we might someday become friends. I don't think this can ever happen now. I don't get along with people who haven't learned civility or how to "play nice"

It's been fun dealing with you, Stewie

Edit: I said something that wasn't very nice, realizing I was acting a little like you did, I quickly removed it, I'm sorry, I should know better

"The weird guy in the pink robe and fuzzy bunny slippers is strange". Yup, that's Stewie!
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Thanks for putting this all into perspective, Andy, But those aren't bunnies, they are puppies, at least that's what they were listed as in the Frederick's of Hollywood catalog. :rotf2:

Edit: I said something that wasn't very nice, realizing I was acting a little like you did, I quickly removed it, I'm sorry, I should know better

you should have left those words in,,,,, quite possibly the funniest jab ever!!! :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:

I know a good dentist,, anonymous

Spence, If I was somewhere and someone I didn't know said something I disagree with, I might tell him I disagreed. I wouldn't walk up to him and say "liar". If I did I would expect at least a dirty look. If I later came up to him and again said "liar" I would expect a punch in the nose.

This is the internet and you can be as rude and obnoxious as you like. I won't lose any sleep.

In my first retort to your Initial childish post, I suggested that we might someday become friends. I don't think this can ever happen now. I don't get along with people who haven't learned civility or how to "play nice"

It's been fun dealing with you, Stewie

Edit: I said something that wasn't very nice, realizing I was acting a little like you did, I quickly removed it, I'm sorry, I should know better
Ok, you seem pretty taken aback so I'll rescind my accusation of seal story exacerbation in good faith.

Enjoy the holiday :cheers:
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Thanks for putting this all into perspective, Andy, But those aren't bunnies, they are puppies, at least that's what they were listed as in the Frederick's of Hollywood catalog. :rotf2:

Wow, we may have more in common than I first assumed :devil2: :hihi:
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you should have left those words in,,,,, quite possibly the funniest jab ever!!! :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:


I was buying some new kayak racks at EMS today. The hippy chick checking me out said the ones I got were ok as long as you were strong enough to easily lift the yaks up.

I said, oh, I've got plenty of strength for that. She responds...

I can tell just by looking at you, now try not to break the machine when you swipe your card.

Now that was funny.
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Hahahaha!!!
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I'm pretty strong and I struggle to put my yak on the top of my van.
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Let's all make sure we discourage our youths from participating on our democracy whenever possible.
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What does soliciting donations have to do with democracy?

Here's mt 2 cents after reading the thread seems your definition of Kid makes the difference
When I 1st read Stewies post i was thinking the word kid was highschool on down . Saying damn thats harsh... Not a paid solicitors as some are saying I'll leave it there
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kid was in his twenties. Nice smile and all, accent like he just flew in from Ireland. With a little luck, he'll look into it and make up his mind if he agrees with his employers or not.

I don't like it when people show up at my door asking for money, especially when they are young and probably working for peanuts.

I don't like it when people show up at my door asking for money, especially when they are young and probably working for peanuts.

Or worse. True story...

Last summer a guy (who was obviously cleaned up for the role) came to the door selling magazine subscriptions. I told him we're not interested and he went away.

That afternoon my wife tells me about the magazine subscription she just bought. She said it was a little expensive, but he was out of prison (for dealing) and was really trying to get his life back together...his story was apparently quite moving.

So after I got off the floor, I looked up his company and amazingly enough it was a scam. No, seriously...

As luck would have it we drove past him leaving the neighborhood later that day. She explained her concern and he agreed to give the money back, then just drifted away.

My take is that his story was probably legit. Some company rounds these guys up, uneducated and (perhaps just a low IQ to g begin with) and in prison for god knows what. Gives them a place to stay and food and makes them feel like they're doing the right thing...likely had no idea he was being taken advantage of.

-spence

Low IQ but high enough to outsmart Mrs. Spencer?

Spence, I think you need a vacation, a long vacation. You are, quite obviously, stressed out. Your comments of late have been beyond ridiculous.

As luck would have it we drove past him leaving the neighborhood later that day. She explained her concern and he agreed to give the money back, then just drifted away.



I think you're being a bit naive. If this gentleman took cash from your wife for a magazine script, he's well aware of being involved in a possible scam. He knows this *job is not a lifetime career and that he can easily take the "2 for them, 1 for me" approach. What does he have to lose? Lots of scams out there...I'd bet after you got your money back and voiced your concern, the "drifted away" that you saw, was his escape.

Low IQ but high enough to outsmart Mrs. Spencer?
She's a sucker for a good story.

-spence

Spence, I think you need a vacation, a long vacation. You are, quite obviously, stressed out. Your comments of late have been beyond ridiculous.

Paul, the world is a very complex place. Somebody has to be prepared to straighten things out once and a while.

Besides, Stewie and I have already made private plans to exchange novelty clothing. If it ever happens it should be interesting.

-spence

I think you're being a bit naive. If this gentleman took cash from your wife for a magazine script, he's well aware of being involved in a possible scam. He knows this *job is not a lifetime career and that he can easily take the "2 for them, 1 for me" approach. What does he have to lose? Lots of scams out there...I'd bet after you got your money back and voiced your concern, the "drifted away" that you saw, was his escape.
That's certainly possible, but I didn't take it as an act.

I'd think that if he was in on the scam he'd have a story ready, oh, I already gave the money to my manager, you'll have to call the company and file for a refund...or something like that.

While I'm not against door to door activity having these less than savory people let lose in my neighborhood doesn't exactly make me happy.

-spence

She's a sucker for a good story.

-spence

She appears to be stupid,nothing personal of course.
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She appears to be stupid,nothing personal of course.
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Everybody has their weakness.

-spence

Everybody has their weakness.

-spence

Fortunately for you, her weakness appears to be common sense.
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Fortunately for you, her weakness appears to be common sense.
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In this instance I would agree that common sense was absent. Fortunately it worked out for the better.

-spence

Jeff,a fool once said the world is a very complex place.Perhaps she should learn the basics of survival,lest she endanger your family with more serious consequences.After all,the hat rack above her shoulders can be used for more than reading. Saison

Jeff,a fool once said the world is a very complex place.Perhaps she should learn the basics of survival,lest she endanger your family with more serious consequences.After all,the hat rack above her shoulders can be used for more than reading. Saison
I'm sure she'll do just fine. In the grand scheme of things there are far worse threats to family survival. We could run out of beer :buds:

-spence

........or pink bunny slippers :buds:

wow this thread keeps on going.. anyway, I usually pretend I'm not home and tell my wife to do the same as these days god knows who could be knocking on your door, the days of trusting strangers are over IMO.

We had a period of time when a certain religious sect use to come to our home every week. I repeatedly explained that we were practicing Catholics and very active in our parish. Well after about 2 months of this I got really annoyed and told them to stop.
The next week I let Gab, our 150 pound German Shepard answer the door. Haven't seen them since.

wow this thread keeps on going..

You can never have too much of a good thing.
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We had a period of time when a certain religious sect use to come to our home every week. I repeatedly explained that we were practicing Catholics and very active in our parish. Well after about 2 months of this I got really annoyed and told them to stop.
The next week I let Gab, our 150 pound German Shepard answer the door. Haven't seen them since.


When I was in high school, three or four of us were still up drinking at 10 on a Saturday morning, for some reason, we had a bunch of lit candles among the empty and full beer cans on the coffee table.

two of this religious sect appeared at the door. We invited them in. My friend Gerry started moaning and jabbering. they left quickly.

(when I was in high school. 18 year olds were of legal drinking age)

Don't get me wrong, I'd have left quickly too if I had any sense. :buds:

(when I was in high school. 18 year olds were of legal drinking age)

Did anyone graduate? :devil2:

By the skin of our teeth. I remember walking to the graduation ceremony in our caps and gowns, beers being tossed to us from passing cars. There was very little sobriety amongst the seniors that day. :buds: