Dealing with Jehovah Witness's

[handscombmp]

I've never actually had one knock on my door.

I feel I'm missing out on part of life.

[Behemoth]

I wouldn't worry too much about it mate, it's really not as fun as it first appears.

[Saracen]

Surprised you would get out of the bath to go answer the door.
I never ever go unless I'm expecting someone - doorbell doesn't work, that helps.

I work from home and at that time, was expecting some courier deliveries. And couriers, being what they are, always manage to get me at inconvenient times. So naturally, I assumed it was the courier. Or I wouldn't have got out of the bath.

Normally, I don't get out of the bath to answer the phone, much less the door. My normal attitude is that if it's important, they'll call back, and if it isn't important, it's not worth getting out of the bath for!

Also, in my defence, even someone such as me, with an advanced Doctorate in being a grumpy ol' git, can have their off days.

[Brucelles]

Living in Paris, we get French ones, but when I pretended not to speak French they replied in perfect English. Nice guys, though, and left with no bad feeling when I explained that I was a committed atheist.

[false emperor]

I don't get any JWs knocking at my door so I can challenge their logic.

[Tumble]

Now kindly <bleep> off before I lose my <bleeping> temper."

Before you lose your temper?? hurr hurr hurr....

My dad did a fantastic one once... he was hanging wallpaper in the hall and the knocked on the door - he opened the door with one hand whilst holding the paper against the wall with the other and invited them in so that they could hold the paper up while he went to get the paste. After they'd helped him put that last bit of wallpaper up, he explained that he was a member of the local baptist church, and that he wasn't interested in the JWs They left pretty quickly and never came back

[Jiff Lemon]

I too am blacklisted; First time they called, it was a guy in his 20's and an elderly companion. I spent a happy 10 minutes debating their religion, shooting it down from all angles. At any point when they started losing an argument, the old dear would fire up something completely random

Her - "Yes, but in the old times, Jesus would pick up a child and shake the demons from him!"
Me - "yes, and in these times, we'd call that child abuse...."

Eventually, they left defeated. I was somewhat surprised to when 2 weeks later, who's back on the doorstep? The guys in his 20's again, only this time with someone of a similar age. Shot them both down again and they left feeling utterly confused, with their heads filled with everything from quotes from Dogma and the website for the flat earth society.

Sadly, they've never been back since.

[Behemoth]

I too am blacklisted; First time they called, it was a guy in his 20's and an elderly companion. I spent a happy 10 minutes debating their religion, shooting it down from all angles. At any point when they started losing an argument, the old dear would fire up something completely random

Her - "Yes, but in the old times, Jesus would pick up a child and shake the demons from him!"
Me - "yes, and in these times, we'd call that child abuse...."

Eventually, they left defeated. I was somewhat surprised to when 2 weeks later, who's back on the doorstep? The guys in his 20's again, only this time with someone of a similar age. Shot them both down again and they left feeling utterly confused, with their heads filled with everything from quotes from Dogma and the website for the flat earth society.

Sadly, they've never been back since.

Your complaining they haven't been back ? I should say your pretty lucky to be fair !

[roachcoach]

I probably miss most of it due to being at work* but planned and as yet unused stock reply to "Do you believe in God/Jesus?" is going to be "Who? Never heard of her."

*Or its because of where I live/surrounding area well...I can't imagine it going down well, which isn't nearly as cool/funny as it sounds