tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post6636269758300337087..comments2023-04-28T10:53:10.258+01:00Comments on KNITMAN: BRITISH GASAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864658805462324550noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-54180037539250622812008-10-15T04:47:00.000+01:002008-10-15T04:47:00.000+01:00PS Colin, there's alwasys the "showing-up-at-the-f...PS Colin, there's alwasys the "showing-up-at-the-front-door-totally-in-the-nude (preferably with an erection)tactic" <BR/>Gets 'em every time.<BR/>Unfortunately i don't need the erection - one look at me and they run screaming in the other direction, mumbling something about exorcisms, deliverance and psychiatric help.FuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-54280574748754571012008-10-13T22:45:00.000+01:002008-10-13T22:45:00.000+01:00BRILLIANT!!!!!:)Sorry for all the one-word comment...BRILLIANT!!!!!<BR/>:)<BR/>Sorry for all the one-word comments, but seriously, it's all been said. Like Yarnhog, I too almost lost the diet drink through the nose, LOL!FuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-82480566689008261472008-10-13T19:31:00.000+01:002008-10-13T19:31:00.000+01:00The last time that JW's called at my home I told t...The last time that JW's called at my home I told them truthfully that I was,<BR/>A. Gay<BR/>B. A spiritual healer<BR/>C. Taking medication (well, hrt and lansoprazole, but I expect they thought the worst!)<BR/>They haven't called since.<BR/>Result!<BR/>Love your eloquent mega-rant, Colin. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-1049512884058404372008-10-13T17:00:00.000+01:002008-10-13T17:00:00.000+01:00I love the part about the Mormons. My friend's so...I love the part about the Mormons. My friend's son answered the door <BR/>one time, looked at the two young men, turned around and yelled to <BR/>his mother, "Mom! I think we have the virgins we need for the ceremony!"<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, they left in a hurry.<BR/><BR/>It's even funnier because my friend is a lapsed Mormon (granddaughter <BR/>of a polygamist) and is on the list of people to visit and bring back <BR/>to the fold.<BR/><BR/>We've haven't seen any Mormon missionaries since we told them we were <BR/>blacklisted over 30 years ago - my husband's friends, twin brothers, <BR/>wrote the church, told them they were full of bulls@*t and were <BR/>subsequently excommunicated. All their friends were blacklisted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-71746317660695574382008-10-12T23:33:00.000+01:002008-10-12T23:33:00.000+01:00Years ago, a religous solicitor of some denominati...Years ago, a religous solicitor of some denomination or other, I forget which, knocked on my door. Zeus, my rottweiler wandered up behind me when I answered, curious as to what was going on. <BR/><BR/>Shocked religious solicitor: "Jesus Christ!"<BR/><BR/>Me: "His name's Satan, actually..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-85895881142965478622008-10-12T12:26:00.000+01:002008-10-12T12:26:00.000+01:00Take a few deep breaths and check your blood press...Take a few deep breaths and check your blood pressure!!! Whew Although I am what you call a fundie, I am just a regular person warts and all.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135328206108100271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-69273567233186463252008-10-12T07:02:00.000+01:002008-10-12T07:02:00.000+01:00Not worth the effort to get irritated by such thin...Not worth the effort to get irritated by such things -- I have a mechanism on my phone that indicates the phone number of the caller. I just don't answer any of the 800+ numbers, or any whose name and number I don't recognize. Much easier that raising my blood pressure. Before I got this phone, I would just ask for their name and home phone number so that I could call them at a more convenient time...and, incidentally, please remove my name and number from this calling list. As for all the paper that comes...I hate that as there seems to be no way to stem the tide of it. Recycling bin! <BR/> <BR/>JoanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-84455618160503342852008-10-12T06:56:00.000+01:002008-10-12T06:56:00.000+01:00Originally, when I became really annoyed by these ...Originally, when I became really annoyed by these calls, I bought an <BR/>answering machine to avoid them. Most of those irritating callers do <BR/>not leave messages. Even if they did, they didn't get a return call. <BR/>The ex-secretary in me had a hard time at first ignoring the ringing <BR/>telephone. Now I have my number on the "Do not call" list here in <BR/>Australia. <BR/><BR/>However, in the last few months I have been receiving automated voice <BR/>calls telling me that I had won a holiday and to press a number to find<BR/> <BR/>out the details. Finally, I did press the number and inform the person<BR/> <BR/>on the other end that the call was illegal and the firm could be <BR/>prosecuted because my number was listed not to call. He was very <BR/>apologetic and said that the number would not be called again and it <BR/>hasn't.<BR/><BR/>As for religious door knockers. I just say that I am not interested as<BR/> <BR/>I am shutting the door. The older I get, the less guilty I feel about <BR/>it:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-37691591195128397752008-10-12T02:46:00.000+01:002008-10-12T02:46:00.000+01:00Since my husband and I bought our new home we don'...Since my husband and I bought our new home we don't get people trying to sell us anything in person. We bought an old church! Most people don't realize it's a private home. We still get all the junk mail, but no in person trying to convert us! If someone calls, I tell them to send me their information and I'll put it in my end of the year review. It's surprising that no one has ever sent me any information. MelindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-87970454954388837112008-10-11T23:57:00.000+01:002008-10-11T23:57:00.000+01:00I think I got coffee in my keyboard laughing.I think I got coffee in my keyboard laughing.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-64992575999550605802008-10-11T22:06:00.000+01:002008-10-11T22:06:00.000+01:00Let me add the idiots who hang advertising on your...Let me add the idiots who hang advertising on your door when you're away. We got back to our condo after a 12 week absence and found a pizza restaurant had hung their advertisement on the doorknob. It has stuck and, now, the color won't come off! I know how to get Pappa John's Pizza if I want it. Leave me alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-22423279647299246292008-10-11T21:27:00.000+01:002008-10-11T21:27:00.000+01:00Oh, that's magnificent! I'm sorry you were provok...Oh, that's magnificent! I'm sorry you were provoked to this extent but appreciate you sharing it in such a humorous way, reading this made my day. <BR/>hmm... possibly I could print it out, laminate it and stick it to the front door, perhaps OVER the !%^$# doorbell (and blocking the mail slot too), to cut down on interruptions from idiots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-20117076461759846622008-10-11T21:11:00.000+01:002008-10-11T21:11:00.000+01:00Yea!!!!!!!!!Colin. My voice mail tells them I won...Yea!!!!!!!!!Colin. My voice mail tells them I won't call back if they are selling something. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!<BR/><BR/>Brenda in WinnipegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-63107359277121702882008-10-11T19:55:00.000+01:002008-10-11T19:55:00.000+01:00When you rec. a call you do not want tell them to ...When you rec. a call you do not want tell them to hang on, then lay the phone down and leave it, it will tie them up as they cannot break the connection, at least that is what I have been told, good luck, ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-3337782818230125982008-10-11T19:53:00.000+01:002008-10-11T19:53:00.000+01:00OK, I read the rant and agree. My daughter has an ...OK, I read the rant and agree. My daughter has an answering machine message which says"We screen all our calls in this house. Please leave your name and phone number and we will call you back if its something we are interested in." At first I thought that was rather rude. Then I realized that we get a lot of hang-ups and no solicitors. Yippee. So now I stand by the phone and listen to see if it's going to be a click or a friend who I will pick up for. We pay for the phone. We bought the answering machine. They are there for our benefit, not that of some obnoxious pest selling Lord only knows what. My sanity and peace of mind are a high priority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-8578211766801449602008-10-11T19:50:00.000+01:002008-10-11T19:50:00.000+01:00Thanks so much for my morning laugh :-) I truly...Thanks so much for my morning laugh :-) I truly sympathize and have <BR/>felt EXACTLY those sentiments myself! I hate junk mail, junk email, <BR/>telemarketers, and door-to-door salesman (that includes religious <BR/>ones!).<BR/><BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-40875846024468877832008-10-11T18:28:00.000+01:002008-10-11T18:28:00.000+01:00I could not have said any of that better myself Co...I could not have said any of that better myself Colin.<BR/> <BR/>CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-1826372247429954732008-10-11T18:27:00.000+01:002008-10-11T18:27:00.000+01:00Colin for president! Of the Save the Tree society ...Colin for president! Of the Save the Tree society ;-)tinebeesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175670153017396759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-27188099550054477642008-10-11T16:25:00.000+01:002008-10-11T16:25:00.000+01:00Colin, to keep Jehovah's Witnesses away, let them ...Colin, to keep Jehovah's Witnesses away, let them know you're a Catholic (even though you might not be). They don't like Catholics and will leave you alone from now on.P. Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695959441873616301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-36191909508411406922008-10-11T15:57:00.000+01:002008-10-11T15:57:00.000+01:00It is so thoughtful and kind of you to post your r...It is so thoughtful and kind of you to post your rant. It saves me the energy to do so today. As for everything you say: agree 10..................ruth in NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-32948983807447649042008-10-11T15:39:00.000+01:002008-10-11T15:39:00.000+01:00So, Colin...how do you really feel about these peo...So, Colin...how do you <B>really</B> feel about these people?<BR/><BR/>I agree...what else can I say?LizzieK8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com