stopping jahovas witnesses

[mollykins]

We don't want to be rude to them, but they knock at the most inapropriate times and its starting to annoy us. Is there anything we can put on our door that'll stop them knocking, but won't get us in trouble with my deeply christian nan?

We were thinking of putting on something like a sticker mum got when she donated blood, but would that deter them, or just make them try harder to convert us?

[mollykins]

We were ideally looking for a non-violent and legal way of deterring them, sorry didn't i make that clear?

[moonraker558]

Landmines?

[seekeerz]

molly, I know you're a lovely considerate person, but why do you open the door to these people ?? You can always tell them a mile off, just ignore the doorbell until they have left - it isn't rude, just inconvenient to answer the door right now. They will get the message,,,,,,,,,,eventually !!

[mollykins]

But we can't see whose the other side of the door, we haven't got an apropriately places window or a spyhole, so if we're not expecting anyone, the best we can do is put the chain on when we answer.

[mollykins]

Sometimes we are too busy to answer and other times mum answers (she is hardly ever cooking when they come) and because she was brought up by my christian nan, she politely tells them that we are atheists (even she is, the only times she's been in a church is for weddings) and that we don't believe in all that nonsense.

[ChuckFickens]

So a tactical nuclear strike is out the question too I guess then?

[ummmm]

Tell them you're Catholic....like Jews they are hard to convert.

If she says you're atheists they will think you're convertible....they will keep trying because your soul will need saving.

[mollykins]

yes chuck that is also out of the question

[Red-berry]

Its not just your door they get you, i had one knock on my window while sitting in my car in a carpark!!

[joggerjayne]

Say ...

I have studied the Bible. I believe that your interpretation is deeply flawed, and God is going to strike you down with a lightning bolt. Please move away from my house, because I do not want it to burn down."

[beejay1124]

a couple of quick jabs to their jaws should stop them

[joggerjayne]

Open your eyes wide, tilt your shoulders down on one side, and stand there, staring at them.

Then simply repeat the last wird of each sentence that they say.

(also works with cold callers on the phone, but you have to inflect your voice like a question).

Hello, could I speak to whoever pays the utility bills?

"Bills?"

I'm calling on behalf of Powergen.

"Powergen?"

Etc.

[vulcan]

That's a good one joggerjayne, must give it a try. I usually pretend I'm deaf,they soon get fed up and tell me they have to move on.

[beso]

I had been quite tolerant of them and discussed the hard topics. After one couple left saying I had given them a lot to think about I hadn't seen them for a long time.

However this week I had a particularly persistant one who was able to offer some reasonably coherent perspective on several aspects. We got to talking about the nature of reality and the production of particle-antiparticle pairs from the vacuum.

At this point the woman accompanying him sniggered and when I asked her why she said that what I was saying was wrong and she knew the truth from the Bible. So I told her what I thought of her stupid book.

The guy was a bit taken aback and listened for a bit until he said he thought it was time they left. Don't think they will be back too soon.

[joggerjayne]

"Pardon?"

LOL

[mrs.chappie]

A simple way to stop Jehovas Witnesses calling at your house ...... Just move to another location and don't tell 'em where you've moved to.

[joggerjayne]

Join the Jehovah's Witnesses ... then they won't feel the need to call on you !

[mollykins]

But then i have to go calling at other houses, trying to convert them.

[joggerjayne]

Next time you give blood (which I hope you all do ... unless Molly is too young) get a big Blood Service sticker for your window.