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[blackpudd1n]

At least six days a week, you will find my dad at his favourite coffee shop between 10am and midday. On a Sunday, you will often find him there in the afternoon, having set up and packed up mum markets stall, and probably gone for a ride, too. That coffee shop is my dad's sanctuary.

Anyway, I was there with him a few weeks ago, and this lady was just walking away from dad as I came out of the shop, having spoken to one of the girls inside who was interested in my mum making something for her. Dad jokingly tells me that the woman tried to pick him up- she'd asked him to church. Of course, looking like a bikie must mean that my dad is a terrible sinner who needs god's salvation.

I slept all day today, what with being sick and all, and when I awoke, I had a message on my phone from dad- that damn woman has been at it again. Today she told dad at the coffee shop that god was on his case.

That's it. I told dad that next Sunday, I would be having coffee with him. And when I see this bitch, I'll be telling her that if she doesn't want me to come to her church and try to deconvert her friends and family, then stay the fuck away from my dad and stop trying to prosetylise to him. I will also explain that I am an atheist, a former christian, and that there is no point in her trying to get my dad to church, because he went with me on that journey, and knows only too well that her religion is a load of bullshit. Hell, I might even tell her that her salvation is useless, because jesus didn't die for everyone, only the jews.

What gets me the most, though, is that she's only targeting my dad because of how he looks. If he didn't have long hair, chops, didn't ride a Harley, and didn't wear a vest and boots, she wouldn't be bothering with him. She has judged my dad solely on how he looks, when you couldn't get a kinder or more gentle person in the world. And that really pisses me off. Just because my dad doesn't look conventional doesn't mean he's a drug dealing thug in desperate need of salvation.

[RedStar]

Stupid annoying bitch. Take a video camera with you, I wanna see you tear into her!

[LivingLife]

Yeah, I agree, we need pix and moving ones with sound even better.

[blackpudd1n]

Hahahaha guys. Unfortunately, it would be pretty hard to discreetly tape that

[LivingLife]

I can see the YouTube title, Aussie Atheist Gone Wild - or - Fundie Handed Ass on Plate

[blackpudd1n]

I can see the YouTube title, Aussie Atheist Gone Wild - or - Fundie Handed Ass on Plate

Hahahahaha. I'm going to try and keep my tone even- after all, there's no point playing into their "angry atheist" stereotype lol.

But I will be pointing out why I think it is abhorrent that she's gone after my dad based solely on his appearance. Judgemental, much?

[RedStar]

If I lived near you I would so be coming to watch this

[blackpudd1n]

If I lived near you I would so be coming to watch this

lol you'd be very welcome to come along

[NeverAgainV]

Dang, I wish you lived closer because I'd want to be there that day & I love coffee too!

It's frustrating & hurtful that bible thumpers in their zeal to convert others to their madness, make hasty judgments when they know NOTHING about the person they are judging.... Let us know what happens.

[blackpudd1n]

For some reason I imagined the title of this thread said in like a feminine crocodile Dundee voice.

Ugh. Mick Dundee. Making Aussies sound like uneducated oblivious dickheads since who-knows-when.

[blackpudd1n]

Dang, I wish you lived closer because I'd want to be there that day & I love coffee too!

It's frustrating & hurtful that bible thumpers in their zeal to convert others to their madness, make hasty judgments when they know NOTHING about the person they are judging.... Let us know what happens.

What annoys me more is that I know the chances are high that she's going to church and telling all her little church buddies about how she witnesses to that big bikie. I'm sure she gets a real kick out of telling them all about her witnessing, how brave she must be, going up to that big bikie! Too bad that big bikie has always refused to wear a patch and is not a 1%'er. And has had like two fines in his life. Has never been to jail. Raised four kids and 25 foster kids. Not to mention only has a gut because of a penchant for sweets and cake, and not beer. Used to be in the air force. Never got a tattoo. Never smoked, let alone done drugs.

Yep, she really chose a badass to witness to!

[blackpudd1n]

For some reason I imagined the title of this thread said in like a feminine crocodile Dundee voice.

Ugh. Mick Dundee. Making Aussies sound like uneducated oblivious dickheads since who-knows-when.

Or a femine tony jones, the guy who does your program Q and A.

Probably a bit more like it. Though my accent isn't exactly "Australian". Being born partially deaf leaves me with a slight deaf accent. Not only that, but due to my hearing, I pick up on the inflections of others around me, and because I spend a lot of time around my dad, well my aussie deaf accent is coloured with English inflections. Dad was from South End on Sea, and my partner's mum came from around the same area, so most aussies don't actually pick me for an aussie lol.

[stryper]

Hahahaha guys. Unfortunately, it would be pretty hard to discreetly tape that

But you're not discrete.

[blackpudd1n]

Hahahaha guys. Unfortunately, it would be pretty hard to discreetly tape that

But you're not discrete.

And therein lies the problem

[BendyLine]

What gets me the most, though, is that she's only targeting my dad because of how he looks. If he didn't have long hair, chops, didn't ride a Harley, and didn't wear a vest and boots, she wouldn't be bothering with him. She has judged my dad solely on how he looks, when you couldn't get a kinder or more gentle person in the world. And that really pisses me off. Just because my dad doesn't look conventional doesn't mean he's a drug dealing thug in desperate need of salvation.

This kind of thing annoys the shit out of me. My wife and I are both visually impaired (her completely blind, me partially) so we always seem to be the target of these idiots. You know, because we're disabled... I guess they think they get extra points for saving cripples.

[Rank Stranger]

For some reason I imagined the title of this thread said in like a feminine crocodile Dundee voice.

I know precisely two Australians in meat-space. And the first rule you need to know as an American relating to Australians is that you should never EVER mention Crocodile Dundee. Probably best to avoid kangaroos too.

[blackpudd1n]

For some reason I imagined the title of this thread said in like a feminine crocodile Dundee voice.

I know precisely two Australians in meat-space. And the first rule you need to know as an American relating to Australians is that you should never EVER mention Crocodile Dundee. Probably best to avoid kangaroos too.

Add Steve Irwin to that list.

[Rank Stranger]

For some reason I imagined the title of this thread said in like a feminine crocodile Dundee voice.

I know precisely two Australians in meat-space. And the first rule you need to know as an American relating to Australians is that you should never EVER mention Crocodile Dundee. Probably best to avoid kangaroos too.

Add Steve Irwin to that list.

Didn't know that. Thanks.