Visit from the God Squad

[Lace Neil Singer]

Not to do with SCs so posting this here. We had a visit from some Jehovah's Witnesses at the petrol station; they handed out some pamphlets and left. As soon as they did, I tore them up and chucked them in the bin. Anyone else have this happen?

[Zapper]

People distributing flyers and pamphlets always strike me as lazy. "Here, YOU throw this out for me."

Religion is a deep and personal journey, and a three page booklet ain't gonna change that. If you can be converted like that, you're already in a cult waiting for the starship to take you home.

[Trixie]

We used to get some reading material left in our bathrooms. I would usually just leave it there because hey, maybe someone needed some guidance while they were doing their business.

[Indigo]

All the time. We also get people trying to tell us about their church/revival/whatever while we're checking them out. Gee, holding up my line to shove pamphlets and cards into my hand SO makes me want to come join you... not. And they always seem to decide that the perfect time to come do this is when I've got a line stretching halfway down the store and a packed drive-thru.

One guy decided to ask me if I was from *area* and I said I was, since we get a lot of people asking for directions. Then he goes and starts pulling out pamphlets and business cards, all while telling me how he's a youth minister for *certain church* - I cut him off with a "Thanks, not interested." His wife gave me the worst death glare/catbutt face I've ever seen. Even their two kids glared at me. Sorry, but if you have to resort to a forced hostage who is on the clock, then you might want to reevaluate your methods (or who you're representing).

[Aethian]

I think I told the story of how one time I chased a couple people off unintentionally. It only took a bloody apron, a dog with blood on his muzzle, and a bloody butcher knife.

[crazyofficeclerk]

We occasionally find religious pamphlets tucked in between the merchandise and shoved in other spots in the store.

[Lace Neil Singer]

We used to get some reading material left in our bathrooms. I would usually just leave it there because hey, maybe someone needed some guidance while they were doing their business.

Plus if there's no loo roll left... you can see where this is going, right?

[dalesys]

Plus if there's no loo roll left... you can see where this is going, right?

Dear sir or madam: I am in the smallest room in my establishment. Your missive is in front of me. Soon...

[kaherbert]

The grocery store I go to got a no tresspass order against them. They were driving through the parking lot with a van. When you were putting your groceries in the trunk they would pull up behind you open the sliding door pop out and start giving you "the good word". Growing up a classmate was kidnapped for ransom (was saved by 2 older ladies), 3 cousin disappeared as part of a custody dispute (they are back safe), and my aunt was car jack the week before I got my permit (she took the gun away from the punk). I had self defense drilled into my head - they came this || close to getting a tire iron upside the their heads. The manager saw them coming and was telling them to get off the property fast.

[Trixie]

Plus if there's no loo roll left... you can see where this is going, right?

The only thing is they were usually too small to do much help. But I still think they make be softer than the industrial toilet paper we have.

And a side note...by being quoted I become great and powerful? Now I just need to figure out how to fit that into my resume.

[Aethian]

And a side note...by being quoted I become great and powerful? Now I just need to figure out how to fit that into my resume.

For The Great and Powerful Trixie's reading http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Trixie

[Jay 2K Winger]

I'd get the occasional God Squad type at the wholesale club passing their literature on to me when I was working FDLP. I'd politely thank them for it and set it aside... then throw it out as soon as they were gone. Sometimes they were Chick Tracts, which I'd only read for entertainment purposes before throwing them out.

My friend Mot-- who doesn't much care for this kind of proselytizing-- has his own method for getting rid of God Squad types that come to his house. He gets a blank look on his face for a few moments, then blinks and smiles, saying, "Okay, Satan's done talking to me now. What did you want?"

[Lace Neil Singer]

For The Great and Powerful Trixie's reading http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Trixie

This, basically. XD Seeing someone post here called Trixie just made me do it.

[PepperElf]

at my last job, sometimes people would go through the lot and stick all the cars with fliers under the windshield. although it wasn't always faith-based; sometimes it was just a flier for someone's business. (although usually not a very big one)

[Trixie]

This, basically. XD Seeing someone post here called Trixie just made me do it.

Ahh, okay. Just shows how out of the loop I am.

But to get back on topic, just thought of this one. Had a coworker who was shall we say a definite non-believer and found a pamphlet that left him offended. So of course he shared with everyone but more in a "can you believe this stuff" kind of way and yeah it was pretty out there.