Dear Day People,
Do I come to your house and ring your doorbell at 4 AM? Do I?
Groggily and grumpily,
Me
Dear Religious Day People,
Do I come to your house and ring your doorbell at 4 AM and hand you atheistic propaganda? Do I? I do not. But sometimes I am tempted to start.
Groggy, grumpy, and unconverted,
Me
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Maybe you need to hang a sign on your door. That, or disable your doorbell.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've thought about it. But I want the mailman to be able/willing to ring the door, because as annoying as getting woken up when there's a package is, it's more annoying to miss them and have to go out to the stupid Post Office/UPS depot when you're supposed to be sleeping.
ReplyDeletePlus, I know myself well enough to know that I'd constantly be forgetting to take down a "do not disturb" sign when I got up.
Maybe I just need a "no soliciting" sign. Although somehow I really doubt people would pay attention to it.
Maybe I just need a "no soliciting" sign.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it really bugs me when those people knock on my door, offering sex for money. Oh, wait. Wrong definition. :)
Seriously, my coworkers cheese me off with their constant yammering about (U.S.) football every Monday morning -- although not to the point that they wake me up. Here's how I recently described it.
I believe it exists. I believe that others have the right to worship at that particular temple, even though I do not share their beliefs. I believe that they may take whatever joy and comfort they wish from their religion, but I do not appreciate them proselytizing during work hours about how great their particular denomination is.
Amen to that! (Er, so to speak.) But at least nobody's ever knocked on my door to evangelize to me about football. :)
ReplyDeleteMy Mum used to work nights as a nurse. A "no solicitors please" sign worked wonders. You still got people tinging the bell at odd hours for her, but only couriers and people who were supposed to...
ReplyDeleteA "no solicitors please" sign worked wonders.
ReplyDeleteThat wouldn't work here in the UK where "solictor" (though not "soliciting", oddly) has a different definition. So far I haven't had any lawyers knocking on my door to offer their services. :)
Maybe I'll try it, although I balk just because it seems to... give off unfriendly vibes, somehow. I think it's the fact that I live in a small town that does that; I wouldn't think twice about it if I lived in a city.
ReplyDeleteAnd, hey, keeping British lawyers away is a bonus! :)
How about an "No Tresspassing" sign. Except for USPS and UPS and whoever else delivers all your internet goodies. Remember Oct 11 1986?
ReplyDeleteYeah, that would seem real friendly. "You kids stay off my goddamn lawn!" :)
ReplyDeleteAnd October 11, 1986, hmmm? Now, what could that be... Should I be wishing you guys a happy... something? ;)
"You kids stay off my goddamn lawn!"
ReplyDeleteYours is the second blog in which I've seen this quote. Here I go being culturally unconscious again, but is this something I missed?
I think it's pretty been the standard Crusty Old Sourpuss line since today's Crusty Old Sourpusses were young. :)
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