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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:37 PM Original message |
So the new guy at work asked me if I went to |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:39 PM Original message |
Or perhaps just to make conversation. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why is church appropriate for small talk? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. some people dont see church and religion as battle ground. lol |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. My friends and neighbors all know I'm agnostic. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. ya.... those around me know i am a heathen and they love me anyway, lol lol n/t |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. I kind of agree. I don't think it's offensive, but it is awfully presumptuous. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #32 |
192. No more than asking someone if they voted on election day.. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #192 |
210. I don't see how it's like that at all... |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #210 |
213. Most people see voting as a "civic duty" |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Weather? Okay. I'll start. "The weather outside is cold. Global warming is a bunch o' crap." |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
191. Why is church *not* appropriate for small talk? |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
202. Try responding "Why would you ask me that?" |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. He may have just been trying to make conversation. |
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Sebass1271 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
150. iam one of them. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Lemme lend a hand. |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. I can't explain why this bothers me so much. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Yea, that's it. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. It sounded like a simple question.... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
130. And sometimes if feels like people are making a list of who's naughty or nice |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #130 |
151. Theocracy, here we come n/t |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
179. We all know to never talk about anything other than work, at work. |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #179 |
217. And, goodness knows, |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #179 |
220. I really never desired to be "chums" with my co-workers |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #220 |
224. I never said find your roommate at work. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
203. Yes. It began as small talk, and ended with a judgment on his part |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
229. Excellent analysis. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes, in a sense it is rude, but once he has ... |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. You could have told him ... |
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mamalone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Maybe I'm wrong |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Because he wanted to know something about you? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Wouldn't a more appropriate way to ask the question been, |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
41. A lot of people lack finesse, diplomacy, tact, etc. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Forgiveness is for pussies. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. I think somebody needs a hug. |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #49 |
65. LOL!!! |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
218. Or even simply, "Did you have a nice Easter?" n/t |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
58. Old-fashioned as this will seem to you, it's bad manners |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #58 |
72. AMAZING! You know my mind, my very thoughts! |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Wow. I had no idea having respect |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Thank you for reading my post and giving it some thought. |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. You're welcome |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #82 |
96. No, thank you... and the horse you rode in on. |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #96 |
140. Oh, snap! n/t |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #72 |
212. bravo! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
102. You are absolutely correct! Brava! |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #58 |
219. . |
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TooBigaTent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's the assumption that "good" people go to church and believe in god and all the other |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yea, I see it as a huge red warning flag. |
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Captain Sensible (200 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. It was just a question...... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I work from sinister back to good when I'm asked certain |
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mamalone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Why would you think all that... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. My Damien (cboy4) is a he |
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mamalone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. oops! |
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TooBigaTent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
51. How would you react if I (a vegetarian athiest) asked you, "Did you eat any murdered animal flesh |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
66. Not a good comparison |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #66 |
188. True, but the main gist of that post has validity |
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mamalone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #51 |
68. Hmmm....... |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #51 |
152. "Did you eat any murdered animal flesh" |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #51 |
181. I would laugh at you and say yes. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. I agree |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm curious why it bothers you so much too |
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TooBigaTent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
57. Ask the homeless person on the street, "Did you go out to dinner last night?" |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. I'm not sure you're using an accurate definition of "assumption" |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #57 |
85. It's really not though |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
60. I guess it depends on how you were raised |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
88. I respect that I guess |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
116. You know - it bothers me when people ask me that - but the reason it |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
17. Tell him you spent the morning at the Satanic Temple |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Right. "Nope, the frisbeetarian coven is closed on Easter" n/t |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. LOL |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Well I'm gay, so that goes without saying. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well...DID you go to church? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I don't care if you ask me because this is the appropriate |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. I wouldn't have been offended but I probably would have said... |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. He thinks he's doing you a kindness. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. That kinda stuff doesn't bother me. |
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Sheets of Easter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. What was the context? Was it an honest inquiry, or asked |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. It was the way it was asked....just out of the blue...nothing |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
31. Why feel uncomfortable about it? If your atheism/agnosticism is in good faith, |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Yea, maybe I shouldn't feel uncomfortable about it. |
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winter999 (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Shame. Sounds like you lost an opportunity to say just what you |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
80. I think you feel bad for not thinking of what you just said... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #80 |
125. Yea, good advice. But actually, I don't really feel like |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
104. Well, it was worth starting the thread. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #104 |
126. Well, I was an Altar Boy who went to Catholic school |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
227. Good to hear on all counts. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
37. I had several people point out the significance of this past Friday |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. I bet it was a feeler to see if there was fertile ground for some witnessing. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. That's the distinct impression I received |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
39. Want to shut him up? |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. Meh. |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. You are exactly right. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. Well, I couldn't go to church yesterday, because I had to drive 300 miles home. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
45. Tell him you worship the Sun God. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
47. Say "Yes, at Home Baptist Church" |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
50. I'm going to be the complete contrarian here |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
52. the appropriate response is... |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
53. "HELL fucking no." |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
56. This guy at work asked me if I watched the game Sunday |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
69. Asking someone if they watched the game |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #69 |
84. but Hockey IS my religion... nt |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #84 |
196. You're my type of spiritual guide! |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
59. Almost as bad as a stranger asking if I believe in God. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
61. "Nah, I don't go much any more, and I always hated |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
62. So one of my students |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #62 |
86. That's fucking weird and CREEPY! |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. No. |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #90 |
95. Wow. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #62 |
103. Oh, thanks for posting a better story than mine. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #103 |
105. He will if he doesn't change the path he's currently on. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Probably the same thing that's in the air that causes |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #106 |
121. That's a sad thing, |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #62 |
230. That is creepy. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
63. I wonder why we feel bad also. Some guy was handing out some pamphlets and asked us |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #63 |
87. I think of it... |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. You're a Chaplain? My brother is a Catholic priest. (he doesn't go for little boys) |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. That is important... |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #93 |
189. Heck I'm a pretty outspoken atheist and even I think it's sad |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
64. Perhaps it was innocent, as in conversation... but |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
67. Two psychiatrists pass each other on the street. |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
70. Report This To Your Boss Or EEO Office |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Oh come on, that's as lame as fundies claiming they're "oppressed" |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Please tell me you're not serious. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. i'd be more wary of a co-worker with your attitude, than one who asked if i went to church on easter |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #70 |
89. Go to the individual first. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #70 |
101. Oh, if it had been a situation where he learned I didn't |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
134. ,,, |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
76. Do the people encouraging the OP to respond rudely really act this way in real life |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #76 |
100. Yea, of course I would not act rudely....I know what you're |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #100 |
110. Why? What is offensive about asking someone if they went to church for Easter? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #110 |
118. Sigh. Ok, I'll explain it again....Someone who's new at |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #118 |
131. Out of the two people in your story, one is socially retarded all right. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:34 AM Response to Reply #131 |
146. And you are very socially challenged if you're brain is |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:56 AM Response to Reply #146 |
158. "I'm getting a lot of right wing fundamentalist christian vibes from you." |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #118 |
136. I think you're admitting that you're the one who is defensive |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:38 AM Response to Reply #136 |
147. Why is making new friends so easy for me? That's because |
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usrbs (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #147 |
161. That is just as faulty an assumption as your co-worker's |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #76 |
214. nah, it's because their mommies and daddies didn't love them enough as children |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
77. I'd be askin' too. nt. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #77 |
124. And I'd be alerting at the same time. |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
81. He was probably just trying to make conversation |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #81 |
98. I don't go to church because I have a problem with my |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #98 |
115. I agree that religion and politics should be off limits at work |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #115 |
127. Nah, it's all good. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
83. His purpose was that he thinks everyone is just like him... |
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rniel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
91. I would take it |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Why assume that the guy is a churchgoer? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #91 |
113. "I would take it as an attack" |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
97. "None of your fucking business" should have been the answer... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #97 |
111. So if a coworker asks if you're married or have kids, you tell them "none of your fucking business?" |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #111 |
141. Yeah because asking someone what I did in my personal time is the same as asking if I'm married... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:58 AM Response to Reply #141 |
159. Could you explain how it's different? |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:45 AM Response to Reply #159 |
164. Umm..because one asks if you went to a place of worship and other didn't? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #164 |
167. If that's all you've got, I don't think you've justified "none of your fucking business" |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #167 |
172. My personal religious activities are none of anyone's fucking business... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #172 |
173. I can think of a hundred reasons why someone's marital status |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #173 |
175. Religious beliefs = personal and private...Marriage = public info.... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #175 |
176. Keep your religious beliefs & practices private to your little heart's content |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #176 |
177. You see it differently than me obviously... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #177 |
183. You changed the issue. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #183 |
185. Sez you. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #185 |
186. No, says common sense and civil society. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #186 |
187. No, says respect of people's privacy. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #187 |
200. Nope, you're changing the issue again. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
99. it's a loaded question that could be neutered w a reasonable answer like this... |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
107. Don't ask, don't tell |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #107 |
109. That's funny - I related it to the same thing. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Yeah! That'll teach him for trying to make a human connection with a coworker! |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #112 |
122. Are you really this socially awkward, or do you know |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #112 |
129. Isn't my question also about making a human connection? (nt) |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #129 |
135. I thought it was more about being wilfully hyper-sensitive |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. Have we switched topics now? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #137 |
163. Planning a little 'trap' to make someone feel bad about asking a harmless question |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #163 |
165. Asking if they went to Gay Pride is equally inoffensive. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #165 |
168. I fully agree. Anyone who takes offense at being asked if they saw a parade, |
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TooBigaTent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #165 |
170. NO. The parallel would be, "Did you march in the Civil Rights Parade yesterday?" |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #170 |
171. You could say the same about the gay pride parade |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #107 |
123. Umm, no. That's the worst policy. I have an idea..... |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
108. It probably felt like an intrusion into your private domain |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
114. Responding that you were Jewish would not have cut it, would it? (nt) |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
117. I answered a similar question at work with "I don't do the god thing", |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. Yea, and hopefully I established the boundaries with |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #117 |
145. I am not embarrassed at all to say that I don't believe in god. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #145 |
226. when my children were small I was kinda discreet, but now that they're |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
119. Ha! What an ass. |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
128. For some people this is no different than asking did you watch the game yesterday. n/t |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
132. Oh the guy was just likely trying to make small talk. |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
133. That's all it takes to offend you? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #133 |
143. You clearly haven't read any of my responses throughout |
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spotbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
138. Why do you ask? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #138 |
142. Actually, that's an excellent, excellent response. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
139. Rude as hell, and you were right to be bothered |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:29 AM Response to Reply #139 |
144. O'key. It's easter and many people go to church. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:47 AM Response to Reply #144 |
149. Lizzy, it may not be "intrusive" per se, if the question is |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #149 |
153. Once again Ignore comes to my rescue. |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
148. I think the best answer is with a question. Such as |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
154. bad answer, my sweet |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:28 AM Response to Reply #154 |
156. LOL. You see, this is why I need to text you in situations like |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #154 |
162. Yes, that seems reasonable. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
155. My answer is always "Why yes, my church is where my God is" |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:30 AM Response to Reply #155 |
157. You're too much! |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
160. If you can't explain why |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #160 |
178. Not just rude, but totally not in |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #178 |
190. LOL |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #190 |
205. I'm OK with the easter egg hunt question, but not the |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
166. Americans tend to be pretty nosy. |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
169. What did he do? Just plain ask? |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #169 |
195. Yes, anyone who believes in God is automatically a "mental 5 year old." |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #195 |
209. I'm sure that's not the case in your part of the world, |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #169 |
199. Wow, that's the sort of arrogant judgement........ |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
174. I take it as awkward but innocent. |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #174 |
193. Very nice response. eom |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #174 |
232. I usually tell proselytizers that we're fine and not to waste their resources on us. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #232 |
233. Agree. |
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noel711 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
180. In some parts of the country, a question like that |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
182. At least he didn't ask you, |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
184. "Sure! But the orgy was delayed because we ran out of kittens to sacrifice to Persephone!" |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #184 |
198. LOL! |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
194. Did he damn you to hell for saying "no"? |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
197. It depends on the tone |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
201. got to give a pastor a Norooz candy |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
204. A clerk at Best Buy once told me to "Have a Blessed Day" |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #204 |
206. And the problem with that is...? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #206 |
207. If I hafta-tell-ya, you'll never "get" it |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #207 |
208. That's a cop-out. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #208 |
221. Its fairly obvious isn't it? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #221 |
222. With all due respect, that is nonsense. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #222 |
223. Well as listed in the dictionary the religious definition is listed first |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #223 |
225. So what? Do you really think it makes more sense to interpret "have a blessed day" |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
211. people who have issues |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #211 |
228. Would that be Hector "Macho" Camacho? Or is he a congressman? |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
215. As an atheist I would have just said "No, I did not." |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
216. Eh, I don't see the harm. |
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231. He wants to save your ass, friend. |
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