We're all worried about the wrong thing...

[PLAYER57832]

Forget liberals, or democrats, forget socialists or anarchists, forget them all (even the Mormons and the Muslims which both start with the letter "M")

There's no way I can forget about Mormons. They always seem to have a knack for coming over when I'm watching a good basketball game, especially the last 2:00. I try to tell them nicely I'm not interested but they never seem to pick up on the fact that I'm WATCHING THE DAMN GAME! If you've ever argued with one (or two or three) you know how relentless they can be in trying to convert you.

I amy be giving away the farm here, but those Mormons are like the Honda guys in the commercial. They really will do ANYTHING to help you. I've had them do some painting and my husband had them help him build a wall. They don't stop at our door anymore, I think our address got blacklisted for the Mormon Bicycle Brigade.

Since they are required to help you, I say use them!

Smartly, the Amish don't offer the same free labor. It allows them to put their resources towards buidling the Amish Nation State.

I love it! Best idea yet.

I talk to them.. that seems to get me blacklisted rather quickly

Forget liberals, or democrats, forget socialists or anarchists, forget them all (even the Mormons and the Muslims which both start with the letter "M")

There's no way I can forget about Mormons. They always seem to have a knack for coming over when I'm watching a good basketball game, especially the last 2:00. I try to tell them nicely I'm not interested but they never seem to pick up on the fact that I'm WATCHING THE DAMN GAME! If you've ever argued with one (or two or three) you know how relentless they can be in trying to convert you.

I hear telling them you are Roman Catholic works, too.. and might be easier than the above (though the work idea seems like the best ever!)

[Queen_Herpes]

Forget liberals, or democrats, forget socialists or anarchists, forget them all (even the Mormons and the Muslims which both start with the letter "M")

There's no way I can forget about Mormons. They always seem to have a knack for coming over when I'm watching a good basketball game, especially the last 2:00. I try to tell them nicely I'm not interested but they never seem to pick up on the fact that I'm WATCHING THE DAMN GAME! If you've ever argued with one (or two or three) you know how relentless they can be in trying to convert you.

I amy be giving away the farm here, but those Mormons are like the Honda guys in the commercial. They really will do ANYTHING to help you. I've had them do some painting and my husband had them help him build a wall. They don't stop at our door anymore, I think our address got blacklisted for the Mormon Bicycle Brigade.

Since they are required to help you, I say use them!

Smartly, the Amish don't offer the same free labor. It allows them to put their resources towards buidling the Amish Nation State.

I love it! Best idea yet.

I talk to them.. that seems to get me blacklisted rather quickly

Forget liberals, or democrats, forget socialists or anarchists, forget them all (even the Mormons and the Muslims which both start with the letter "M")

There's no way I can forget about Mormons. They always seem to have a knack for coming over when I'm watching a good basketball game, especially the last 2:00. I try to tell them nicely I'm not interested but they never seem to pick up on the fact that I'm WATCHING THE DAMN GAME! If you've ever argued with one (or two or three) you know how relentless they can be in trying to convert you.

I hear telling them you are Roman Catholic works, too.. and might be easier than the above (though the work idea seems like the best ever!)

Definitely don't blow it by telling them you are Roman Catholic. Act surprised when they say give you their schtick, ease them in, appear to be just as bothered as the people in the last house who accidentally answered the door. If you have Native American or Hawaiian ancestry, wait a few minutes before divulging that information. Once you've got them hooked, and they ask if they can help you with anything (oh, and they will offer to help you), then cautiously say "Yes." You could also ask for their identification, but that may scare them off, I never tried it personally. Then right after you accept their offer for help and simultaneously tell them about the help that you require, tell them how much you despise people from Missouri. (They'll friggin' build an addition on your house for that!)

Someday, I'm going to tell them that "I found a tablet buried in my backyard and that I need help from someone to transcribe the information." I will probably make sure my husband is home, though, and I may ask him to say that information, since women, well, don't get to be prophets in their religion.

[PLAYER57832]

Definitely don't blow it by telling them you are Roman Catholic. Act surprised when they say give you their schtick, ease them in, appear to be just as bothered as the people in the last house who accidentally answered the door. .

Telling them you are Roman Catholic is an alternative to your idea. No, you should definitely not try to do both!
(and yes, I like your idea better.. lol)

[2dimes]

My first LDS missionary encounter when I moved here. Two "sisters" walk up while I'm shovelling the snow off the sidewalk.
"Hi we're... can we help you with this?"
Uh... thinking, They don't have shovels, what's their plan here? speaking, "No, I'm ok, thanks."

Them most likely relieved, "Would you like to hear a message...."
Me, "Certainly!"
Them having expected me to say, "Maybe later, I'm obviously busy here." ask, "When's a good time."
Me, "Right now is best."
Them, "Oh, uh... we actually have to go to an appointment right now. Is there another time that would be good?"
Me, wondering more about their offer to help shovel while not having time to talk, "Not really. I'm usually pretty busy."

Didn't see another one for years.

[Queen_Herpes]

My first LDS missionary encounter when I moved here. Two "sisters" walk up while I'm shovelling the snow off the sidewalk.
"Hi we're... can we help you with this?"
Uh... thinking, They don't have shovels, what's their plan here? speaking, "No, I'm ok, thanks."

Them most likely relieved, "Would you like to hear a message...."
Me, "Certainly!"
Them having expected me to say, "Maybe later, I'm obviously busy here." ask, "When's a good time."
Me, "Right now is best."
Them, "Oh, uh... we actually have to go to an appointment right now. Is there another time that would be good?"
Me, wondering more about their offer to help shovel while not having time to talk, "Not really. I'm usually pretty busy."

Didn't see another one for years.

Could probably tell them you like South Park and that the episode about their church was relaly enlightening.

[2dimes]

That was first season southpark.

[Borderdawg]

Mormons, Jehovah Witness, Southern Baptist. If they came to my door, I always greeted them enthusiastically, and showed great interest in what they had to say up to the point they invited me to attend services with them. Then I would say "Well, I suppose I could do that, if ya'll would first come to my services. Saturday night at Midnight. We goin' kill a goat! Oh, by the way, any of ya'll virgins?" For some reason, they never came back!!

[jonesthecurl]

Similarly, inviting them indoors but leaving a copy of the Satanic Bible lyng about often causes them to leave quickly.

More subtly, if you can work out which lot they are when they come calling, leaving out a copy of the Book of Mormon when they're JW's or several issues of "Watchtower" when they're Mormons - this works almost as well.

[PLAYER57832]

Similarly, inviting them indoors but leaving a copy of the Satanic Bible lyng about often causes them to leave quickly.

More subtly, if you can work out which lot they are when they come calling, leaving out a copy of the Book of Mormon when they're JW's or several issues of "Watchtower" when they're Mormons - this works almost as well.

Or you can just say you are Catholic... that works for them all.

[2dimes]

Wouldn't catholicism be implied by leaving out the satanic bible?

[Queen_Herpes]

Similarly, inviting them indoors but leaving a copy of the Satanic Bible lyng about often causes them to leave quickly.

More subtly, if you can work out which lot they are when they come calling, leaving out a copy of the Book of Mormon when they're JW's or several issues of "Watchtower" when they're Mormons - this works almost as well.

Or you can just say you are Catholic... that works for them all.

No, no, no...

The goal is to get them to perform tricks for you! Entertain you with hard labor! Don't scare them away!