Mythra Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 C-T: If you go to that, you are - you are - CRAZY! You agreed to go to a wedding aniversary. Tell em to let you know when that is. That's bullshit to trick you like that. I think a "kiss my ass" is definitely in order here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightflight Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Go drunk and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I would not go. They lied to you. You gave your word based on a premise. Just tell them you aren't going, and tell them why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Take a date ... make sure its a boy! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ROFL!!! Seeing is I used to be heavy into pentecostalism, that is one way to get their holy pants in a bunch.. hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Simon Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Hey, it's your call. But you should do what you want. You know ... if you were to go along with this, and pretend that everything was cool even after he lied to you, you (in turn) would be deceiving him. Do you really want to do that? I don't think so. I would think you'd want to be honest ...show him who's ethically superior. So tell him to stick it. NS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphgeek Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I'm a man of my word... If I say I'll do something, I will. If I say I'll be there, I'll be there.The git knows this about me, and he's played on that to get me there. He also knows that I despise going into any church building or celebrating anyting to do with the church, but it's not stopped him from doing this. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You know, I'm a man of my word, too. If I say I'll do something I'll do it. But in this case, I would have absolutely NO problem telling him I won't be there and if he asked me why I said I would, I would look him straight in the eyes and tell him, "I lied." No remorse on my part, either. Absolutely none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted September 24, 2005 Author Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hey, it's your call. But you should do what you want. You know ... if you were to go along with this, and pretend that everything was cool even after he lied to you, you (in turn) would be deceiving him. Do you really want to do that? I don't think so. I would think you'd want to be honest ...show him who's ethically superior. So tell him to stick it. NS <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh boy... what ever gives you the idea that I'll be pretending everything is cool? You know, I'm a man of my word, too. If I say I'll do something I'll do it. But in this case, I would have absolutely NO problem telling him I won't be there and if he asked me why I said I would, I would look him straight in the eyes and tell him, "I lied." No remorse on my part, either. Absolutely none. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I could do that, but I feel it's going to be rather enjoyable showing all these Christians that an Atheist is a better man... C-T: If you go to that, you are - you are - CRAZY! You agreed to go to a wedding aniversary. Tell em to let you know when that is. That's bullshit to trick you like that. I think a "kiss my ass" is definitely in order here. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> :checks user name...: Yep... I'm crazy alright... Just need to make sure I've got a new battery in the MP3 player, it might end up boring there... Ha! Like hell it will... when you guys hear a load of explosions around 10am EST+1, you know I'm having FUN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphgeek Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I could do that, but I feel it's going to be rather enjoyable showing all these Christians that an Atheist is a better man... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah. Well, never let it be said that I don't encourage someone to have a good time. Kinda makes me wish I lived in the UK so I could watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I've got 2 choices... Go and give everyone the silent treatment, or go and give them hell if they try to save me. CT, There are two things that your "friend" didn't tell you. First, he didn't tell you that it was an anniversary party for the church. Secondly, he didn't tell you that it was a non-alcoholic party either. BYOB, my brother. BYOB! Get drunk off your ass, make an ass out of yourself, and I'll guarantee he'll never pull that decetptive shit again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 And C-T, bring a boombox and some CDs with Judas Priest, Opeth, Devil Driver or maybe even some death metal. You celebrate it your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 CT... I would certainly not see you as a man not of your word for not going. He purposefully withheld that info and if he doesn't like him...screw him. I agree with Serenity here. You're a man of your word when you agree to an honest proposition. This wasn't one. Your word isn't binding. If he knows how to manipulate you like this, it is because he thinks that you don't view it this way. I'd call him on it, along with letting him know how deceptive he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Yeah... I'm a strange person... If I make a promise, I will keep it Thing is, he never said it was a wedding anniversary... I just assumed that was what he meant. I've decided what I'm gonna do... I'll be polite and quiet, but not give them the silent treatment. If anyone asks why I'm there, I'll let them know that I was misled about the occasion. (that'll put the cat amongst the pigeons... ) But if anyone tries to "save" me... Never mind. This thread had me so worked up that I was replying as I was reading through it. I see that you've already got this under control. I do very much like the idea of you letting them know that you were mislead about the occasion. That is just too sweet. Too bad that you don't have one of those neat little red ExC ribbons like the one on the side of the screen here. That would be a good conversation starter, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Intent on keeping your word CT?Make this party a memorable one for everyone. Are they serving food and drink? I think I would invite a few homeless people to come along and share in the Lard's provisions. Halllleeefuckingluya! Praise Jebus! OH HELL YES!!!! I'd call every one of my fuckin' neighbors and invite them too. I'd tell them to come hungry, and I don't mean "hungry for the lord" either. (whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 You know, now that I think about it, you could have a lot of fun there. Go grab a pair of your wife's panty-hose, cut off one of the legs, stuff it full of cotton and shove it down into your pants before you get there. Then, when you sit down, make sure you kinda lay back in the chair and keep your legs wide open. No one will even attempt to approach you then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luck Mermaid Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 this makes me so mad - mad at you, Tiger!!! You didn't agree to go. Plain and smiple, you can go if you want to but you didn't agree to go to the church anniversary. You agreed to go to your friend's wedding anniversary. If someone says , 'sign this and we'll have a record that you are going to pay for this television set', then I'll sign it if I want the tv. But if they turn the page and say, 'ah ha! see, what you REALLY signed was permission for us to make a bondage porn video and mutilate you by putting a knife in your ass!' Well guess what? I didn't sign for that. And you didn't sign to go to the church. If you INSIST in your silliness and go, the least you can do is stock yourself up good and well with some 'delicious' pamphlets from Godhatesfigs.com and make sure EVERYONE gets one. In fact, you can lie as well and say something like 'god's word is in here' (which technically it is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Damn, LM!!!! I've never wanted to do you more than I do right now!!! That was beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CRCampbell Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I'm a man of my word... If I say I'll do something, I will. If I say I'll be there, I'll be there.The git knows this about me, and he's played on that to get me there. He also knows that I despise going into any church building or celebrating anyting to do with the church, but it's not stopped him from doing this. I phoned him right back and asked him why he couldn't tell me what it was all about in the first place... "well, if I'd done that, you wouldn't come to church, and Jesus really want's you to go to church so you can be saved" Well, if you insist on following your own principles, then it's your fault. Why would you want to lock yourself in this coffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CRCampbell Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 As a Nihilist, I think any principle that weakens a man, and causes another man to take advantage of him is bullshit, plain and simple. Better to lose it and remain in control, then adopt it and allow others to have power over you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luck Mermaid Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 "Damn, LM!!!! I've never wanted to do you more than I do right now!!! That was beautiful!!! " Um okay... turning you on with a 'knife in my ass' imagery wasn't what I was going for, but if it floats your boat, just use plenty of lube (and a dead person). "I'm a man of my word".... Keeps making me think of this. .."I'm a man of the land I'm into discipline got a bible in my hand and a beard on my chine but if you finish all of your chores and I finish mine then tonight we're going to party like it's 1699. We keep spending most our lives living in an Amish paradise..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eponymic Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Well guess what? I didn't sign for that. And you didn't sign to go to the church. If you INSIST in your silliness and go, the least you can do is stock yourself up good and well with some 'delicious' pamphlets from Godhatesfigs.com and make sure EVERYONE gets one. In fact, you can lie as well and say something like 'god's word is in here' (which technically it is). Damn straight sugar sister! That's the way to go I say. Don't go along with it. You've been conned. And if you let them follow through with it without either fighting back by making some kind of demonstration or protest, or just not going, then you're losing a bit of your strength and character, and giving them the energy to do it again to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted September 24, 2005 Author Share Posted September 24, 2005 FUCKING STUPID ARROGANT BASTARDS!!! That's better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silent One Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Halloweens coming up. You should be able to find some good devil costumes. Get one of those first. I'd personally tell you to back out, though - I find it's more important to be honest with yourself than someone else. You wouldn't have attended if you'd had good intel, correct? Why go through with it just because the intel was bad? You have proper intel now, inform the target (fundy friend) that you're no longer going because he's a lying sack of slime. Or - if you are hard stuck to stick to your guns about going (can't fault you, you're making your own choices - that's what's truly important. The rest of us can only make recommendations.) - Take people. Lots of people, there is strength in numbers. You walk in with a unit, and stick together, suddenly your opposition is far less interested in advancing. Too many targets, and their ammunition is pathetically weak. Or at least go with a sign that says "I was lied to, to get me here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted September 24, 2005 Author Share Posted September 24, 2005 Ok... 3 hours of intense, hard-core preaching and attempted brain-washing has been endured, but I survived. I don't believe just how deluded those people are... with the evidence in front of them, they declared that the geneology in Matthew is Mary's, that Jesus was Josephs blood son, that I can still be saved, (Can someone be born 3 times? I think not.) that they are right to be full of pride, that they can openly declare the RCC in not Christian, that Mormons are not Christian... The daft git who invited me even claimed that he'd told me it was a church do before I agreed to go down... (and the pastor praised him for bringing another "lost sheep" into the house of God... even said that lying was ok as long as it's God's will ) 3 fucking hours of dealing with insane people who have a propensity for chucking out lies. They threw the whole "evolution has no evidence" thing out, the "Millions of people turn to Christianity every day" claim, the "a circle means a sphere" crud... They even threw a "I lost my child through a mis-carriage, and a child I adopted replaced it... Praise God!" story at me... I was just too polite to say, "so, God decided to make you pregnant and then make you mis-carry it? Nice of him.) 'cos I'm well-mannered like that. High-light of the afternoon was when the pastor threw Pascals Wager at me, and admitted that he's an inerrentist. 3 good things about it though... 1) I managed to run rings around the pastor. (it was fun ) 2) I managed to get a few of them thinking. (hell, I so badly stumped some of them you could see the doubts forming) 3) I got to see just how stupid and fake the whole thing was... again. Oh, and I got a free feed out of it too. Just fucking shoot me if I ever stick to my word on this kind of thing again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Ok... 3 hours of intense, hard-core preaching and attempted brain-washing has been endured, but I survived. "And the only thing I got was this lousy T-Shirt!" WELL DONE MAN!!! You just gained even more Impressive Points by me. Time to celebrate! ---edit--- When Ps 23 talks about walking in the valley, I'm sure it was supposed to refer to this kind of events. You survived torture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentLoner Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 wat to go, crazy-tiger. I dunno if I could have handled that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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