I had Jehovah's Witnesses round this morning (not a very common occurrence round here).

[outview_and_inview@oslo.town]

@Ruth_Mottram And the response?

[ruth_mottram@fediscience.org]

@humanhorseshoes

OMG that is *yikes*

(Also I think there may be should a trigger warning on your post... )

[ruth_mottram@fediscience.org]

@outview_and_inview They were a little taken a back, but we wished each other a pleasant weekend..

[humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world]

@Ruth_Mottram It gets worse! Content warning up

[ruth_mottram@fediscience.org]

@humanhorseshoes I honestly couldn't watch past the first minute... 🫣

[humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world]

@Ruth_Mottram This is what I was looking for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mvF2e6NE4c&list=RD8mvF2e6NE4c&start_radio=1

[elaterite@mastoart.social]

@Ruth_Mottram Ha ha, indeed!

[mayonnaise@mk.moth.zone]

@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org fun fact, JWs are also climate change deniers. IIRC one of their Governing Body members was quoted as saying the Earth was like a disposable plastic cup because Armageddon was supposedly coming so soon. it was either them or the Mormons, lmao

[mostlytato@mstdn.social]

@Ruth_Mottram
They know better than to knock on my door after they ignored the notice literally telling them to go away, saying 'that doesn't apply to us' and got chased down the street by an angry screaming nutter (me).

[askpippa@c.im]

@Ruth_Mottram In a former neighborhood, Scientologists often would come up to me on the street and ask if I'd like to take a personality test. I replied, "no thanks, I already have one."

[jaztrophysicist@social.sciences.re]

@Ruth_Mottram I am writing an important (for me) grant proposal atm, and have been mulling a lot over the project title. I finally settled for "Ecofutures".

[phwolfe@scicomm.xyz]

@Ruth_Mottram
<insert mic drop here>

[notsoloud@expressional.social]

@AskPippa
If you test positive for personality, Church of Scientology will administer antipersonalitics.
@Ruth_Mottram

[oddhack@mstdn.social]

@Ruth_Mottram Recalls when I was walking across the UNC-CH campus and was accosted by two missionaries:

M: "Have you heard of the Church of JC of LDS?"
Me: "Yes indeed. In fact, I spent the last week on the BYU campus!" (true, I had gone to a ballroom dance camp there).

In their momentary confusion, I made a break for it. (1/2)

[oddhack@mstdn.social]

@Ruth_Mottram

Another year at the BYU dance camp I was in the student infirmary for a knee problem, and a very attractive young lady struck up a conversation with me while we were waiting, having seen my home city on my nametag. I was confused but interested until she asked if I knew so-and-so in her friend's Ward, and I had to explain I was not LDS, at which point she lost all interest. Clearly shopping for husband material. (2/2)

[blotosmetek@circumstances.run]

@Ruth_Mottram I knew a guy who, asked by JWs if he believes in the world's ending, answered "I don't believe, I know it; I'm a physicist…"

[chemicaleyeguy@mstdn.science]

@Ruth_Mottram Have this #NewYorker cartoon by Wyatt ready to lighten the mood next time!

#Resist hilariously!
#religion #comedy

[mauriziano@lile.cl]

@Ruth_Mottram Here, when they're rolling around, we hide in the houses waiting for them to leave, otherwise they'll come looking for you and won't leave you alone.

[vgoller@nrw.social]

@Ruth_Mottram funny. Reminds me of an encounter back in the 1980s (yes, I am *that old*). I was living in a small apartments and these guys had their temple in same street.

I was doing the dishes or what. Door rang. I opened the door and an older and a not that old lady stood in front of me. The older one said “we all need god, don’t we?” And within a fraction of a second I channeled that guy from “life of Brian” and said “I don’t” and closed the door.

[ruth_mottram@fediscience.org]

@vgoller I wonder if they have forums or something where they share all the witty responses they get?