So Some Jehovah's Witnesses Knocked Today

[Novograd IV]

Open the door, welcome them in eagerly, give them some refreshments, and then ardently attempt to convert them to Islam.

Try a religion more opposed to them, like Wicca

Also,
Open the door
Get on the floor
Everybody walk the Dinosaur

[Xeraph]

I opened the door, stared for a second or two, then stabbed them in the heart with wooden stakes. It seems it's the only way to keep the others away from the house......

[Anemos Major]

Open the door, welcome them in eagerly, give them some refreshments, and then ardently attempt to convert them to Islam.

Try a religion more opposed to them, like Wicca

Also,
Open the door
Get on the floor
Everybody walk the Dinosaur

I FAHCKING LOVE YOU

On a more serious note, I was only suggesting something moderate. If I had the choice, I'd ask them to wait while I got dressed, pull on my yukata, get my dad's wooden practice sword, a Sonno Joi banner, and make an appearance at the door with that in hand, my dogs at my heels.

Pity Jehovah's Witnesses don't come around Tokyo.

[Serrland]

If you treat them respectfully, they won't disrespect you, and they'll usually go away if you make it clear you have no interest in their message. I don't really understand all the hate for them - it's not as if they harm you in any way by knocking on your door. Good for them for actually caring about something enough to go try to spread it to others, even if I wholeheartedly disagree with what it is their trying to spread.

Because they are annoying?

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@OP: Have you tried putting a huge sign like this in front of your house?

Meh, they take thirty seconds out of your day a few times a year. Now, I can understand if they show up at an unseemly hour or if there's a wake at your house that day or something, but heaven forbid you need to walk all the way to the door to say a few words that don't take more than a few seconds.

[Gidgetisms]

I really dont understand the hatred. And I see it a lot when I go door to door.

[Morrdh]

Best I've heard from people I know have been;

A Christian lady I know in her 40s/early 50s managed to convince a pair of JWs into a drinking contest.

Housemate once answered the door to a pair of female JWs with the line; "Go on then, get yer kit off!"

They haven't darkened our door since and that was like 2-3 years ago.

Though now I remember, another friend of mine ended up explaining to one about how awesome D&D and LARP was.

[Malgrave]

Fortunately for me (I can't debate for shit), I wasn't making any noise, so I pretended not to be home and they left for the next door (I observed this through the peephole to my apartment door).

That said, what's a good way in dealing with them if they come around later?

Talk with them. Seriously. The ones in my area are pretty decent and I don't mind talking with them and discussing my views. It might be different in the USA though (if thats where you live)

[Great Nepal]

Because they are annoying?

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@OP: Have you tried putting a huge sign like this in front of your house?

Meh, they take thirty seconds out of your day a few times a year. Now, I can understand if they show up at an unseemly hour or if there's a wake at your house that day or something, but heaven forbid you need to walk all the way to the door to say a few words that don't take more than a few seconds.

Except they dont take few seconds. They take at least fifteen minutes+ at a time. When you have opened the door, you cant exactly say "no, gtfo of my door", and have to listen to their never ending lecture.

[Scientific socks]

Open the door, welcome them in eagerly, give them some refreshments, and then ardently attempt to convert them to Islam.

Try a religion more opposed to them, like Wicca

Also,
Open the door
Get on the floor
Everybody walk the Dinosaur

For both of you

[Novograd IV]

I really dont understand the hatred. And I see it a lot when I go door to door.

Some do it for the lulz
Some do it because they find attempting to preach a different version of god to them offensive
Some do it because they're pissed that they have to turn off their porn for 5 minutes
Some do it because JWs the single easiest target for scapegoating, And it's an easy thing to take your anger out on.

[Serrland]

Meh, they take thirty seconds out of your day a few times a year. Now, I can understand if they show up at an unseemly hour or if there's a wake at your house that day or something, but heaven forbid you need to walk all the way to the door to say a few words that don't take more than a few seconds.

Except they dont take few seconds. They take at least fifteen minutes+ at a time. When you have opened the door, you cant exactly say "no, gtfo of my door", and have to listen to their never ending lecture.

More than fifteen minutes? Are you having them in for lunch or something?

[Novograd IV]

Try a religion more opposed to them, like Wicca

Also,
Open the door
Get on the floor
Everybody walk the Dinosaur

For both of you

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The problem is that I've spent enough time on the internet to apply my social skills there to real life, coupled with my lack of care for pain. I don't usually get into fights, but when I do... I don't do anything to the other guy beyond laugh dodge and block.

[Great Nepal]

Except they dont take few seconds. They take at least fifteen minutes+ at a time. When you have opened the door, you cant exactly say "no, gtfo of my door", and have to listen to their never ending lecture.

More than fifteen minutes? Are you having them in for lunch or something?

Um... no.
They do take over fifteen minutes. Unless you tell them to go away. They came to my house twice: once it was for about ten minutes, second time they came with their book and took about fifteen minutes as they started to show the pictures, reading there book and stuff.

[Anemos Major]

I really dont understand the hatred. And I see it a lot when I go door to door.

Sonno Joi = I hate all foreigners.

It's more inclusion than exclusion.

[Gidgetisms]

I really dont understand the hatred. And I see it a lot when I go door to door.

Some do it for the lulz
Some do it because they find attempting to preach a different version of god to them offensive
Some do it because they're pissed that they have to turn off their porn for 5 minutes
Some do it because JWs the single easiest target for scapegoating, And it's an easy thing to take your anger out on.

I've had people literally sic their dog on me. I'm fine with being told you're not interested, but extremes isnt going to do anything

[Serrland]

More than fifteen minutes? Are you having them in for lunch or something?

Um... no.
They do take over fifteen minutes. Unless you tell them to go away. They came to my house twice: once it was for about ten minutes, second time they came with their book and took about fifteen minutes as they started to show the pictures, reading there book and stuff.

So you tell them you're not interested. There's no wrong in that. I don't know why you'd listen if you're not interested, anyways. Be polite, tell them you're not interested, and they'll leave. Takes me about thirty seconds.

[Scientific socks]

For both of you

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The problem is that I've spent enough time on the internet to apply my social skills there to real life, coupled with my lack of care for pain. I don't usually get into fights, but when I do... I don't do anything to the other guy beyond laugh dodge and block.

Then being small is perfect. Afterall a midget has less body surface to lay a fist upon. The smaller the better.

[Great Nepal]

Um... no.
They do take over fifteen minutes. Unless you tell them to go away. They came to my house twice: once it was for about ten minutes, second time they came with their book and took about fifteen minutes as they started to show the pictures, reading there book and stuff.

So you tell them you're not interested. There's no wrong in that. I don't know why you'd listen if you're not interested, anyways. Be polite, tell them you're not interested, and they'll leave. Takes me about thirty seconds.

When someone comes to you with all book and stuff and starts talking: you cant intrupt to say "I am not interested" though can you..

[Anemos Major]

More than fifteen minutes? Are you having them in for lunch or something?

Um... no.
They do take over fifteen minutes. Unless you tell them to go away. They came to my house twice: once it was for about ten minutes, second time they came with their book and took about fifteen minutes as they started to show the pictures, reading there book and stuff.

Look, if you really need a way out, reach for your zipper and tell them that you want to show them pictures in your book. That'll get most people halfway down your driveway.

[Novograd IV]

Some do it for the lulz
Some do it because they find attempting to preach a different version of god to them offensive
Some do it because they're pissed that they have to turn off their porn for 5 minutes
Some do it because JWs the single easiest target for scapegoating, And it's an easy thing to take your anger out on.

I've had people literally sic their dog on me. I'm fine with being told you're not interested, but extremes isnt going to do anything

more than scare the person away for good?

IRL I'm actually very much open to discussion, if someone gets too preachy in a holier-than-thou fashion that's when I break out the 'innocent heathen' deal

[Serrland]

So you tell them you're not interested. There's no wrong in that. I don't know why you'd listen if you're not interested, anyways. Be polite, tell them you're not interested, and they'll leave. Takes me about thirty seconds.

When someone comes to you with all book and stuff and starts talking: you cant intrupt to say "I am not interested" though can you..

You absolutely can. I do. I think it's almost something of a courtesy, too - if you tell them off the bat (politely, mind, no need to be rude), they can thank you for you time and move on to the next apartment/house. I don't see why you'd listen to the talk and get the phamplets and such just to throw them away and never think about them again...

[Novograd IV]

So you tell them you're not interested. There's no wrong in that. I don't know why you'd listen if you're not interested, anyways. Be polite, tell them you're not interested, and they'll leave. Takes me about thirty seconds.

When someone comes to you with all book and stuff and starts talking: you cant intrupt to say "I am not interested" though can you..

Yes... And it's a practice a lot of people regularly use in similar context.

"look, mate. I'm sure that you came here with honest intentions, but really, you have to recognise that there's more than one god if you want to get into valhalla"

[Great Nepal]

Um... no.
They do take over fifteen minutes. Unless you tell them to go away. They came to my house twice: once it was for about ten minutes, second time they came with their book and took about fifteen minutes as they started to show the pictures, reading there book and stuff.

Look, if you really need a way out, reach for your zipper and tell them that you want to show them pictures in your book. That'll get most people halfway down your driveway.

I prefer my way of not opening the door.

[UCUMAY]

I'd say I used to be a guy.

-(Please note I am female.)

[Farnhamia]

When someone comes to you with all book and stuff and starts talking: you cant intrupt to say "I am not interested" though can you..

You absolutely can. I do. I think it's almost something of a courtesy, too - if you tell them off the bat (politely, mind, no need to be rude), they can thank you for you time and move on to the next apartment/house. I don't see why you'd listen to the talk and get the phamplets and such just to throw them away and never think about them again...

Absolutely. I simply say, as pleasantly as I can, that I'm not interested and firmly close the door. There's no requirement that I listen to their schpiel. And as Serrland says, this way neither of us wastes the other's time.