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Did the title confuse you? It did? Awesome! This post is about a couple of interesting things I witnessed this weekend.
(1)-Tired of those pesky Jehovah's Witnesses beating on your door? Never fear! Just answer the door and do what one woman I saw this weekend did. I was out doing some running on Saturday and came across 3 Jehovah's witnesses teens in their traditional ties, white shirts, and black slacks. 2 of them were talking with a middle aged woman, while the third one was mowing her lawn with a push mower, his tie blowing in his face, while getting his white shirt all sweaty. It was an awesome sight. I only wish I'd had my camera with me. D'oh! So the next time I'm napping and I hear the door bell ring only to see Jehovah's witnesses congregating on my door step, here's what I'll do:
(Answer door)
(JW):"Blessed morning, mam. May we share the Word with you?"
(Me):"Depends."
(JW): "On what?"
(Me): "How good are you with a push mower?"
(2) I was out driving yesterday and did a double-take when I saw a man riding a bicycle down the road, and on the handlebars there was a monkey wearing a dress-no kidding. And, no, it wasn't a really ugly kid.
(1)-Tired of those pesky Jehovah's Witnesses beating on your door? Never fear! Just answer the door and do what one woman I saw this weekend did. I was out doing some running on Saturday and came across 3 Jehovah's witnesses teens in their traditional ties, white shirts, and black slacks. 2 of them were talking with a middle aged woman, while the third one was mowing her lawn with a push mower, his tie blowing in his face, while getting his white shirt all sweaty. It was an awesome sight. I only wish I'd had my camera with me. D'oh! So the next time I'm napping and I hear the door bell ring only to see Jehovah's witnesses congregating on my door step, here's what I'll do:
(Answer door)
(JW):"Blessed morning, mam. May we share the Word with you?"
(Me):"Depends."
(JW): "On what?"
(Me): "How good are you with a push mower?"
(2) I was out driving yesterday and did a double-take when I saw a man riding a bicycle down the road, and on the handlebars there was a monkey wearing a dress-no kidding. And, no, it wasn't a really ugly kid.
11 comments:
Answering the door at 9 AM, in my underwear, while holding an open can of beer worked for me. Those Jehovah's witnesses never came back to my place.
Jeff,
Hilarious! I will have to try that one, lol!
O live your idea and I just got the blades on my push mower sharpened so I'll be using it for sure. :)
oops! That's what been visually impaired produced, eh? Sheesh ... I meant to type "I love your idea ... " [red faced]
My friend's dad invites them in for tea and proceeds to obliterate every single point that they make with a bunch of Darwin sciency garble. Eventually they actually get up and leave themselves. This guarantees no repeat visits but is a bit time consuming!
Why is it people always get Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses so confused?
Mormons send out only their young men, who wear black pants, white shirts, and nametags. These ones spend 2 years on their "mission" to convert people. They also always make a concerted point to try and help people with chores, etc. When their time is done their job is to marry & have as many offspring as possible.
Jehovah's Witnesses, on the other hand, imitate Jesus & his first century disciples who preached the good news of God's Kingdom continually until they died. So, you will see witnesses of both sexes and all ages, dressed in many different colors & styles. This is not a temporary thing for them.
Another difference you will note is that Mormons use mostly the Book of Mormon when sharing scriptures, and Jehovah's Witnesses only use the Bible.
Heidi,
Your dad had better watch out, or he may become a JW, lol. I've heard they're pretty persuasive.
"Anonymous," thank you very much for pointing that out. Very interesting.
It's my friends' dad, and he is the head of the department of religion at a University here so I highly doubt that he will be moved!
I remember when I was in church, we'd have to qualify for trips. One thing they'd make us do was go off, paired in groups, to go door-to-door witnessing. Those were the best opportunities to go hide and make-out until the bus came back to pick us up. Ironically, I got more action at church than I did at school. Nothing makes for that any better than being around a bunch of sexually-repressed post-pubescent teenagers with a score to settle.
You have them confused with the Mormons. Mormons are the ones who wear the black pants, white shirts, black tie (backpacks) and do yard work for little old ladies. (I should know, my grandma always made them work in her yard when they came.)
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