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A Failure to Communicate
Jul. 5th, 2014 10:59 amIt's Saturday morning, so I'm sleeping in - or I was until I hear a knock at the door. A man and a woman are there holding copies of the Watchtower, which I guess makes them Jehovah's Witnesses.
It takes me a few moments to wake up, don sufficient clothing to not horrify/blind people with my near-naked body, and climb the stairs, so they've obviously been there long enough to consider that no one is home. As I answer the door it appears that they've just noticed this sign on my mailbox:
But seriously, what did you think the sign meant? I wish I had been a little more awake so I could have snarked at them about it - asked them what they thought a red slash through a man and a woman holding a religious text was trying to communicate to them - a man and a woman holding religious text. I'd have enjoyed getting them to either admit that they're 1) dumb, 2) unobservant, 3) didn't think it applied to them because they're not hawking a mere religion, they're telling The Truth™. Perhaps all three. Alas, the appropriate snarky response is not always at your fingertips.
It takes me a few moments to wake up, don sufficient clothing to not horrify/blind people with my near-naked body, and climb the stairs, so they've obviously been there long enough to consider that no one is home. As I answer the door it appears that they've just noticed this sign on my mailbox:
"Oh, hello. We just wanted to share some Good News™ with you, but we were wondering what this sign meant."On the bright side, it is a very nice day out.
"It means I don't want you coming to my door and sharing your so-called good news with me."
"Oh, well have a nice day."
But seriously, what did you think the sign meant? I wish I had been a little more awake so I could have snarked at them about it - asked them what they thought a red slash through a man and a woman holding a religious text was trying to communicate to them - a man and a woman holding religious text. I'd have enjoyed getting them to either admit that they're 1) dumb, 2) unobservant, 3) didn't think it applied to them because they're not hawking a mere religion, they're telling The Truth™. Perhaps all three. Alas, the appropriate snarky response is not always at your fingertips.
