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Fumesucker

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4. If you live in a heavily evangelical area you're already familiar with the way a lot of them think
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 01:33 PM
Jan 2013

Many evangelicals seem to be incapable of keeping quiet about their religion (duh! right?), it's their right to say what they wish, it's non evangelical's right to think they are often rude and boring and a little scary, particularly the heavily armed ones carrying on about Jesus and Second Amendment Remedies without pausing for breath.

I'm actually embarrassed for them sometimes the way they carry on, like watching some poor sod who has his shirt inside out, his fly open and two yards of bumph dragging from his mismatched shoe.

I'm reminded of this joke.

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said "Stop! don't do it!" "Why shouldn't I?" he said. I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!" He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?" He said, "Religious." I said, "Me too! Are you christian or buddhist?" He said, "Christian." I said, "Me too! Are you catholic or protestant?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me too! Are you episcopalian or baptist?" He said, "Baptist!" I said,"Wow! Me too! Are you baptist church of god or baptist church of the lord?" He said, "Baptist church of god!" I said, "Me too! Are you original baptist church of god, or are you reformed baptist church of god?" He said,"Reformed Baptist church of god!" I said, "Me too! Are you reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1879, or reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915?" He said, "Reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915!" I said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off. -- Emo Phillips

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