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Ocelot II

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2. Some years ago we were regularly afflicted with Mormons.

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 02:57 PM

Mar 30

You can see them coming a ways off - it's always two young men wearing white short-sleeved shirts and carrying books. One warm Saturday afternoon we were doing some housework in the living room with the front door open and only the screen door closed. Too late, we saw the Mormons coming up the sidewalk and all we could do is drop to the floor just to the side of the screen door so they couldn't see us. We lay on the floor motionless, stifling our laughter, as they rang the doorbell, waited, rang again, waited some more and finally went away although they must have known we were home because the door was open. Door-to-door religious proselytization must get one used to rejection, but Mormons are seriously weird and very hard to get rid of. I don't think we ever got Mormons again after that.

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The "No Solicitors" sign at my front door doesn't always work. So I have a new scheme that does. [View all] Aristus Mar 30 OP

LOL buzzycrumbhunger Mar 30 #1

My mum's approach buzzycrumbhunger Mar 30 #19

That's exactly what I do. Works like a charm. BTW, I haven't been to church in years. Raven Mar 31 #22

Yep, I keep a stack of religious tracts by my front door. Midnight Writer Mar 31 #30

Yep! Have you noticed that those who want to share their religion with you do no not want to share yours? Norrrm Mar 31 #36

So, many years ago I was working at a theater that had their own apartments. OldBaldy1701E Mar 31 #21

Oh, damn, I would have paid to see that. 3catwoman3 Mar 31 #27

Well, I lost the shirt. OldBaldy1701E Mar 31 #37

When they were about 8-9, our now-32 yr old younger son and his buddies wanted to... 3catwoman3 Mar 31 #38

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Apr 3 #46

Some years ago we were regularly afflicted with Mormons. Ocelot II Mar 30 #2

There's probably nowhere else in the world that Mormonism could have gotten started. Aristus Mar 30 #5

Even though they no longer officially allow polygamy, the idea Ocelot II Mar 30 #8

Mormons JoseBalow Mar 30 #14

We live down the street from a community college and the mormon seminary school, and boarding room. cksmithy Mar 30 #18

When I was in college, one of my best friends somehow got trapped in his dorm room with a couple rsdsharp Mar 30 #3

Best No Soliciting sign ever: yellowdogintexas Mar 30 #4

Nothing shows up? LearnedHand Mar 31 #32

I just clicked on the link and it came up just fine yellowdogintexas Apr 1 #43

It doesn't show up for me either. soldierant Apr 1 #44

Well, your approach is a good one, it worked. Mine is that I open the main door, leaving the storm door closed and SWBTATTReg Mar 30 #6

I accidently found out a way to get rid of religious solicitors very quicky DBoon Mar 30 #7

Years ago my neighbor would use a hand held boat horn. When they talk he would blast the horn...nt mitch96 Mar 30 #9

A buddy of mine had a good way to get rid of the door-to-door religionstas LogDog75 Mar 30 #10

I take a rottweiler to the door Phentex Mar 30 #11

Here's another approach intrepidity Mar 30 #12

Have you thought much about installing a sprinkler system? underpants Mar 30 #13

I had a big as a wolf black german shepherd. GreenWave Mar 30 #15

I used to have this sign at my front door. Americanme Mar 30 #16

You want the sign to read... Wounded Bear Mar 30 #17

Our front door ceramic sign: "No solicitors, religious LuckyLib Mar 30 #20

Excellent! some_of_us_are_sane Mar 31 #24

My gf went to a local Methodist church and gave our phone number. Got a recorded message at 11:20 PM. Norrrm Mar 31 #34

I just talk to them and they never come back. hunter Mar 31 #23

Let's say the solicitor True Dough Mar 31 #25

Yes. Aristus Mar 31 #33

The men running their church asked them to knock on your door. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 31 #26

I open the door, say" I've been bathed in the blood" WhiteTara Mar 31 #28

This works. cloudbase Mar 31 #29

I just tell them Grey5 Mar 31 #31

Do you have a business card?..... "No business card equals scam." Norrrm Mar 31 #35

That would entail opening the door and talking to them. Aristus Mar 31 #40

This indirectly reminds me of something I used to do when we would get calls from a company... 3catwoman3 Mar 31 #39

People don't know what "Solicit" means. LudwigPastorius Apr 1 #41

"All solicitations will cost you $20 per minute" sakabatou Apr 1 #42

just not answering the door works for me Skittles Apr 1 #45