Author Topic: Close, but no Cigar! (Read 4245 times)

Iban · April 11, 2011, 02:31:15 PM

I was at WalMart and I saw a woman wearing a black t-shirt with the text "DON'T GO TO CHURCH" printed on it.

I have lived in Florida for over a decade now and that was the first time I've seen anyone with any sort of anti-religion t-shirt/bumper sticker/anything. So, I had to ask her: "Why do you wear that?"

She smiled and said "Because God wants us to read the bible in our own way and find faith in Him on our own terms, not because some Preacher-man said to."

I grinned, said "Close, but no cigar!" and walked off. She looked confused as stuff.

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Blastdown · April 11, 2011, 02:32:52 PM

Quote from: Iban on April 11, 2011, 02:31:15 PM

I grinned, said "Close, but no cigar!" and walked off. She looked confused as stuff.

Explain. :3

Nymethus · April 11, 2011, 02:33:06 PM

How did you know there was no cigar?

Iban · April 11, 2011, 02:33:41 PM

Quote from: Blastdown on April 11, 2011, 02:32:52 PM

Explain. :3

I figured she was just an Atheist. It was a complete inside joke. I was hoping she was just totally devoid of religion.

Blastdown · April 11, 2011, 02:34:33 PM

Quote from: Iban on April 11, 2011, 02:33:41 PM

I figured she was just an Atheist. It was a complete inside joke. I was hoping she was just totally devoid of religion.

Aww, I was hoping for a complex explanation of why her explanation was wrong.
That works though.

Nymethus · April 11, 2011, 02:34:42 PM

She could have had a cigar in her pocket.

Azzurolix · April 11, 2011, 02:52:11 PM

Some christians are such hypocrites

Qwepir · April 11, 2011, 03:35:52 PM

ITT: A dumbass atheist makes himself look bad by prying into the personal beliefs of others and trying to be witty.

The Titanium · April 11, 2011, 03:42:17 PM

Quote from: Qwepir on April 11, 2011, 03:35:52 PM

ITT: A dumbass atheist makes himself look bad by prying into the personal beliefs of others and trying to be witty.

qwepir pls go

Proog · April 11, 2011, 03:43:16 PM

Quote from: Qwepir on April 11, 2011, 03:35:52 PM

ITT: A dumbass atheist makes himself look bad by prying into the personal beliefs of others and trying to be witty.

This. For every religion discussion on the forums, ever.

Also, lol'd at preacher-man.

The Titanium · April 11, 2011, 03:48:56 PM

I don't really see how Iban was "prying into people's beliefs"
From what I've read he saw someone with a shirt that implied secular thought. Being interested in seeing something apparently that rare he asked why she wore that.
It's really just a question towards someone he even considered to be secular as a possibility. When he discovered otherwise, he made an ambiguous remark not meant to really convey anything to her and walked away. Can someone explain to me how this is prying and arrogant and horrible blah blah etc?

Iban · April 11, 2011, 04:05:59 PM

Quote from: Qwepir on April 11, 2011, 03:35:52 PM

ITT: A dumbass atheist makes himself look bad by prying into the personal beliefs of others and trying to be witty.

It's not exactly prying when they wear a loving t-shirt exclaiming something controversial, now is it, jerk-off?

I didn't see a woman with rosary beads and say "A CATHOLIC? IN FLORIDA!? YOU CHILD MOLESTER!"

Nymethus · April 11, 2011, 04:10:56 PM

well she didn't say anything now did she

she was wearing a t-shirt

Iban · April 11, 2011, 04:15:21 PM

Quote from: Nymethus on April 11, 2011, 04:10:56 PM

well she didn't say anything now did she

she was wearing a t-shirt

I assure you that if I wore a T-Shirt that said "VOTE DEMOCRATIC" I would be shot.

Nymethus · April 11, 2011, 04:34:09 PM

I'm starting to believe that there was no cigar in the first place.