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Need the NPC in the next seat who wants to tell you about Jesus, or sleeps on your shoulder. Also, the more times you play it, the smaller your bladder is, and

by fernly 8y ago

Need the NPC in the next seat who wants to tell you about Jesus, or sleeps on your shoulder. Also, the more times you play it, the smaller your bladder is, and the more likely there will be a food cart in the aisle between you and the toilet, which will be occupied.

GW150914 8y ago
I figured out the best way to shut up evangelists in those situations, it is 100% not rude, 100% effective. They start in with Jesus or Allah or Kraznor-The-Many-Headed, and you... get techical. Don’t engage the subject matter of whichever god they’re peddling, just use a flimsy rhetorical “oh that makes me think of...” and whip out the dryest topic you can imagine. I like to start with the differences between a scalar, vector, and tensor, then move on to the differences between Newtonian, Einsteinian, and Quantum field theories. Make no accommodation for your audience’s level of interest and expertise. Inevitably they become the ones who suddenly have to do something else, and you get to read your book in peace. It can only backfire if they’re also highly literate in the field you chose, but then at least you’ve changed the conversation. One time a guy next to me on a bus tried to turn me on to Jainism, I started talking physics, and it turned out he worked in non-linear optics! We still stay in touch. You cannot lose with this method.
- zappo2938 8y ago
  I've had a 100% effective rate saying, "JC is a cool dude. However, I have not been saved yet. When JC wants me to be saved I'm sure I'll be the first he speaks to." For reasons I don't understand this works flawless every time. It is almost as if Jesus wanted me to be saved he will let me know. Maybe they all know to stay out of Jesus' business when he is working.
- selimthegrim 8y ago
  I thought Jains weren’t into conversion....

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Need the NPC in the next seat who wants to tell you about Jesus, or sleeps on your shoulder. Also, the more times you play it, the smaller your bladder is, and

by fernly 8y ago

GW150914 8y ago
I figured out the best way to shut up evangelists in those situations, it is 100% not rude, 100% effective. They start in with Jesus or Allah or Kraznor-The-Many-Headed, and you... get techical. Don’t engage the subject matter of whichever god they’re peddling, just use a flimsy rhetorical “oh that makes me think of...” and whip out the dryest topic you can imagine. I like to start with the differences between a scalar, vector, and tensor, then move on to the differences between Newtonian, Einsteinian, and Quantum field theories. Make no accommodation for your audience’s level of interest and expertise. Inevitably they become the ones who suddenly have to do something else, and you get to read your book in peace. It can only backfire if they’re also highly literate in the field you chose, but then at least you’ve changed the conversation. One time a guy next to me on a bus tried to turn me on to Jainism, I started talking physics, and it turned out he worked in non-linear optics! We still stay in touch. You cannot lose with this method.
- zappo2938 8y ago
  I've had a 100% effective rate saying, "JC is a cool dude. However, I have not been saved yet. When JC wants me to be saved I'm sure I'll be the first he speaks to." For reasons I don't understand this works flawless every time. It is almost as if Jesus wanted me to be saved he will let me know. Maybe they all know to stay out of Jesus' business when he is working.
- selimthegrim 8y ago
  I thought Jains weren’t into conversion....