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Published on July 16, 2004 By CS Guy In Life Journals
A while back I was playing some on-line game... I think it was Planetside. I was using the name Gideon, as I often do.

So here I am, running around blasting the fools who enter my sight, and I get a tell from some fellow.

Other-dude: "Hey, great name! Are you a LDS?"

Now, I have several mormon friends. I dated a mormon (but I wasn't mormon enough, or at all), my best friend's whole family is mormon, though he left the church as a teenager. So I knew what LDS meant. But I was in a wierd, ass-like mood, so I decided to mess with this guy.

Me: "No man! Drugs are bad, just say no!"

Other-dude: "No, not LSD, LDS."

Me: "What's the difference? You're stuff stronger or something?"

Other-dude: "LDS! Latter-Day Saints"

Me: "Oh, are they like the Jehovah's Witness dudes?"

Other-dude: "No, the Mormons."

Me: "Oh, I try to stay away from cults. Thanks for asking, though!"

Other-dude: "The Church of Mormon is not a cult! Would you like me to explain it to you?"

Remembering some comedians rip on Latter-Day Saints, I replied...
Me: "Naw, I gotta launch a few grenades at these asshats... maybe latter in the day!"

Was that insensitive of me?

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on Jul 16, 2004
Absolutely. "Gideon" is the name of a figure in The Book of Mormon

Well, that is a reasonable explaination for that. But if he were just looking for another LDS then my first response should have indicated to him that he had failed.
on Jul 16, 2004
But if he were just looking for another LDS then my first response should have indicated to him that he had failed.


At that point (as I tried to mention earlier, just not sure if it was clear or not) I agree with you. That would have been where I replied with a "lol" and left it at that.

on Jul 16, 2004
At that point (as I tried to mention earlier, just not sure if it was clear or not) I agree with you. That would have been where I replied with a "lol" and left it at that.


Thanks for the input. And for the record, the vast majority of Mormons that I have known have steered away from pushing their religion on me. I may have strong disagreements with the church and it's dogma, but the people are generally top notch.
on Jul 16, 2004
as a member of the jehovahs agnostics (we saw something but arent sure what it is), i'm not personally offended.  nor should you be when i mark your door with the secret sign that lets our missionaries know you enjoy being awakened at 5:30am on weekdays to purchase the current edition of our flagship publication, 'the knockoff designer watch tower'.  
on Jul 16, 2004
nor should you be when i mark your door with the secret sign that lets our missionaries know you enjoy being awakened at 5:30am on weekdays to purchase the current edition of our flagship publication, 'the knockoff designer watch tower'.


I won't be offended by that if you are not offended by several 9mm slugs fired at you.
on Jul 17, 2004

if you are not offended by several 9mm slugs fired at you.


naawwww  take your best shot bro.  literally i mean.  some of these door-to-door guys backslide when it comes to that turnin the other cheek thing

on Jul 17, 2004
naawwww take your best shot bro. literally i mean. some of these door-to-door guys backslide when it comes to that turnin the other cheek thing


Sweet! Just don't come around while I'm at Red Lobster having my Jehovah fun.
on Jul 17, 2004

Red Lobster


beware lest thou goest there and returneth with the crabs

on Jul 18, 2004

, they never come back,

no need to waste good bourbon. 

answering the door naked was all it took here.

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