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43. So you are now a convert are you? You do know what the old saying is, don't you?

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 12:50 PM

Jul 2014

He, She, It, Whatever works in mysterious ways.

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Told my sister-in-law I was an Atheist. She nearly had a stroke.... [View all] Heddi Jul 2014 OP

I became an orthodox jew this weekend. Must be some sort of virus. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #1

I filmed her response to me in the restaurant Heddi Jul 2014 #2

I joined the ranks of The Intoxicated this weekend. Although great company helped. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #36

I don't drink. I had no escape. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #39

A Masters Degree you say. progressoid Jul 2014 #3

It was pretty amazing. I told her *I* was going to get my Masters in Nursing Heddi Jul 2014 #4

Bwahaha. progressoid Jul 2014 #5

Nicely enough, MSN programs don't require GRE's either Heddi Jul 2014 #6

I never met this woman, but just reading about her Heather MC Jul 2014 #7

She sounds like a narcissist or an idiot, or both. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #35

Tell her you are next going for a masters in ocean science, specifically, ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #37

Rofl. WHen I was like 8 I "made" my own "dirty joke" Heddi Jul 2014 #56

8? That would be perfect for her. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #58

hilarious read�. dhill926 Jul 2014 #8

LOL, LittleGirl Jul 2014 #9

Better you than me IkeRepublican Jul 2014 #10

Thanks for coming out intaglio Jul 2014 #11

Great post! Auggie Jul 2014 #12

Never got that far Old Codger Jul 2014 #13

Funny story, well told. Thanks for the laugh! (nt) ca3799 Jul 2014 #14

Geez! You handled it a lot better than I would have. LoisB Jul 2014 #15

This would make a great little short story libodem Jul 2014 #16

That was fun/great writing. I just, you know. Looove the vallee guillll talk. Much fun. BlueJazz Jul 2014 #17

Your story had me grinning from start to finish! A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #18

I tell them that I'm just a *little* bit more of an Atheist than they are. SeattleVet Jul 2014 #24

Yup. I've used that as well. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #28

"She refused to talk to me for the rest of the weekend" awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #19

That is winning!! nt stillwaiting Jul 2014 #45

"I was about to pluck my eye out with the SEAFOOD fork..." FailureToCommunicate Jul 2014 #20

Haaahaaa! aaand that is how You got her to STFU!! hue Jul 2014 #21

There are way too many like her wasting oxygen. Divernan Jul 2014 #22

I'll never forget RedSpartan Jul 2014 #50

Tell her this Zappa quote SHRED Jul 2014 #23

Your "conversion" was perfect. Curmudgeoness Jul 2014 #25

Thanks for the laughs sammythecat Jul 2014 #26

"EVERYONE believes in God" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #27

Heddi, if you don't have a blog... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #29

Wear this shirt at your next family get-together klook Jul 2014 #30

Hilarious! Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #31

Unusual for a chemist to do that. In the sciences, it's almost inverse snobbery to avoid eridani Jul 2014 #34

I have my JD as well. RedSpartan Jul 2014 #51

Funny! polly7 Jul 2014 #32

"Twenty minutes on and everyone is either asleep or dead" Hissyspit Jul 2014 #33

"Twenty minutes on and everyone is either asleep or dead" AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #38

Very nice bit of writing gwheezie Jul 2014 #40

Next week tell her you're converting to Islam - TBF Jul 2014 #41

Heddi, Worried senior Jul 2014 #42

So you are now a convert are you? You do know what the old saying is, don't you? A Simple Game Jul 2014 #43

Your dinner with the SIL reminded me of the scenes below: deucemagnet Jul 2014 #44

That's totally what it was like Heddi Jul 2014 #57

Problem is, you had peace and quiet while she thought you were an Atheist, If rhett o rick Jul 2014 #46

What I would have said about 3 minutes after meeting her: eShirl Jul 2014 #47

Next time use the Basil Fawlty quote... onager Jul 2014 #48

As a full fledged Christian myself... hamsterjill Jul 2014 #49

Here is a funny story, at least to me. RebelOne Jul 2014 #52

Jesus story homegirl Jul 2014 #54

I found Jesus AlbertCat Jul 2014 #60

We used to have a woman at work who ran around injecting the bible into conversations. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #53

oy. beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #55

"Twenty minutes on and everyone is either asleep or dead," AlbertCat Jul 2014 #59