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Dresderstan
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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:15 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
"Too involved"?

I get to tell complete strangers they're going to hell. Not the most enjoyable use of my time.

This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

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Postby Western Vale Confederacy » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:18 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
"Too involved"?

I get to tell complete strangers they're going to hell. Not the most enjoyable use of my time.


Someday you're gonna get somebody so pissed off that they'll hurt you.

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Postby New haven america » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:18 pm

Dresderstan wrote:
Geneviev wrote:I get to tell complete strangers they're going to hell. Not the most enjoyable use of my time.

This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

Evangelical, so par for the course.

When I was in Colorado (Evangelical capital of the US) the older pastors and chuch workers would surround my school every few months or so and try to shove Bibles into the hands of people who I guess they deemed to be in need of saving. Happened to me 3 times caused I usually wore mostly black, gray, red, etc...
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Postby Pasong Tirad » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:19 pm

Dresderstan wrote:
Geneviev wrote:I get to tell complete strangers they're going to hell. Not the most enjoyable use of my time.

This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

No no, that's not what we do.

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Postby Geneviev » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:19 pm

Dresderstan wrote:
Geneviev wrote:I get to tell complete strangers they're going to hell. Not the most enjoyable use of my time.

This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

No, quite the opposite.

Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Geneviev wrote:I get to tell complete strangers they're going to hell. Not the most enjoyable use of my time.


Someday you're gonna get somebody so pissed off that they'll hurt you.

It's happened before.
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Postby Pasong Tirad » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:19 pm

New haven america wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

Evangelical, so par for the course.

When I was in Colorado (Evangelical capital of the US) the older pastors and chuch workers would surround my school every few months of so and try to shove Bibles into the hands of people who I guess they deemed to be in need of saving. Happened to me 3 times caused I usually wore mostly black, gray, red, etc...

Ah, yes. The three genders. Black, gray, red.

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Postby Western Vale Confederacy » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:20 pm

Pasong Tirad wrote:
New haven america wrote:Evangelical, so par for the course.

When I was in Colorado (Evangelical capital of the US) the older pastors and chuch workers would surround my school every few months of so and try to shove Bibles into the hands of people who I guess they deemed to be in need of saving. Happened to me 3 times caused I usually wore mostly black, gray, red, etc...

Ah, yes. The three genders. Black, gray, red.


I thought they were Snap, Crackle and Pop..

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Dresderstan
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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:21 pm

Pasong Tirad wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

No no, that's not what we do.

I mean I should know it wasn't a Catholic one, I don't know any like that since I went to Catholic church and I went to CCD school.

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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:22 pm

Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Pasong Tirad wrote:Ah, yes. The three genders. Black, gray, red.


I thought they were Snap, Crackle and Pop..

Oh great now I want Rice Krispies cereal and we don't have any.

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Postby Idzequitch » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:30 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
"Too involved"?

I get to tell complete strangers they're going to hell. Not the most enjoyable use of my time.

Then... Don't do it?
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Postby The Free Joy State » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:56 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Someday you're gonna get somebody so pissed off that they'll hurt you.

It's happened before.

Your church shouldn't put you in that situation.

New haven america wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

Evangelical, so par for the course.

When I was in Colorado (Evangelical capital of the US) the older pastors and chuch workers would surround my school every few months or so and try to shove Bibles into the hands of people who I guess they deemed to be in need of saving. Happened to me 3 times caused I usually wore mostly black, gray, red, etc...

Once, when I was clearly not looking as happy as a person ought to be when absentmindedly browsing windows and waiting for someone, I had a JW woman shove a leaflet into my hand, promising that joining the JWs would fill me with new purpose and joy.

Those groups always go for those they think may be vulnerable. They're like lions, picking off the lame ones in a herd.

She'd misjudged, and it went straight in the bin...
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Postby The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:01 am

Well, it's 02:01 right now, I woke up at 00:53 today; I'm ready for the day ahead of me. :)
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Postby New haven america » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:02 am

The Free Joy State wrote:
Geneviev wrote:

It's happened before.

Your church shouldn't put you in that situation.

New haven america wrote:Evangelical, so par for the course.

When I was in Colorado (Evangelical capital of the US) the older pastors and chuch workers would surround my school every few months or so and try to shove Bibles into the hands of people who I guess they deemed to be in need of saving. Happened to me 3 times caused I usually wore mostly black, gray, red, etc...

Once, when I was clearly not looking as happy as a person ought to be when absentmindedly browsing windows and waiting for someone, I had a JW woman shove a leaflet into my hand, promising that joining the JWs would fill me with new purpose and joy.

Those groups always go for those they think may be vulnerable. They're like lions, picking off the lame ones in a herd.

She'd misjudged, and it went straight in the bin...

In my case they were going for people who looked stereotypically non God-faring people. Y'know, emos, punks, stoners, immigrant students, etc...

Funnily enough, it was actually people in those groups who know more about religions then the people handing out Bibles probably did.
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Postby Western Vale Confederacy » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:50 am

So the Bowsette meme has been knocked out by the fucking Twitter birb one..

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Postby Dresderstan » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:50 am

Western Vale Confederacy wrote:So the Bowsette meme has been knocked out by the fucking Twitter birb one..

Wat?

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Postby Western Vale Confederacy » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:56 am

Dresderstan wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:So the Bowsette meme has been knocked out by the fucking Twitter birb one..

Wat?


Yes, wat.

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Postby Dresderstan » Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:00 am

Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:Wat?


Yes, wat.

No seriously what fucking Twitter birb meme?

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Postby NeuPolska » Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:01 am

Hrythingland wrote:
NeuPolska wrote:Ugh probably long day tomorrow, looks like we're doing combat shit

Could be nice though sounds like we're getting blanks so at least we get to shoot at shit, probably each other

Blank firing exercises are always a good roar, especially if you get to do trench clearing with grenades and bayonets. At night it’s utter chaos though; flares going up and sergeants being even more shouty than normal.

Having said that they’re only fun if you’re just doing a firing exercise. Not so fun when it’s part of a longer weekend in the field; sleeping outside, damp kit, cold rations et cetera.

You’re one of the lads that gets a real hard-on for the military huh

I doubt it’s going to be much, I’m just hoping to lay down on a nice patch of grass and get some sleep at some point. Packed a ton of food and my sergeants are pretty relaxed so it should be a decent time.

I’ve been getting very little sleep lately but that’s largely my own fault, staying up late facetiming that girl

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Postby Hrythingland » Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:19 am

NeuPolska wrote:
Hrythingland wrote:Blank firing exercises are always a good roar, especially if you get to do trench clearing with grenades and bayonets. At night it’s utter chaos though; flares going up and sergeants being even more shouty than normal.

Having said that they’re only fun if you’re just doing a firing exercise. Not so fun when it’s part of a longer weekend in the field; sleeping outside, damp kit, cold rations et cetera.

You’re one of the lads that gets a real hard-on for the military huh

I doubt it’s going to be much, I’m just hoping to lay down on a nice patch of grass and get some sleep at some point. Packed a ton of food and my sergeants are pretty relaxed so it should be a decent time.

I’ve been getting very little sleep lately but that’s largely my own fault, staying up late facetiming that girl

Hard on? Eh, possibly. I enjoy what I do, it’s great fun. There are ups and downs of course but at this stage it’s mostly ups. And being a reservist it gives me a break from the monotony of my everyday life.
I tend not to take too much of my own food on exercise but then again I’m not sure what sort of rations you guys get issued in the US. Normally I’ll take my own tea bags and some biscuits -everything else is provided or would take up too much room.
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Postby NeuPolska » Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:24 am

Hrythingland wrote:
NeuPolska wrote:You’re one of the lads that gets a real hard-on for the military huh

I doubt it’s going to be much, I’m just hoping to lay down on a nice patch of grass and get some sleep at some point. Packed a ton of food and my sergeants are pretty relaxed so it should be a decent time.

I’ve been getting very little sleep lately but that’s largely my own fault, staying up late facetiming that girl

Hard on? Eh, possibly. I enjoy what I do, it’s great fun. There are ups and downs of course but at this stage it’s mostly ups. And being a reservist it gives me a break from the monotony of my everyday life.
I tend not to take too much of my own food on exercise but then again I’m not sure what sort of rations you guys get issued in the US. Normally I’ll take my own tea bags and some biscuits -everything else is provided or would take up too much room.

I was told to bring as much food and water as I would need for the day — likely not needed because they tend to bring a hefty amount of water canisters and my buddy said he was helping to pack up and load boxes of MREs for lunch. Regardless, I’m not trying to even risk losing a single pound so I’m bringing a lot of my own food.

Being a reservist probably keeps your enthusiasm pretty high, active duty kills it

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Postby Hurdergaryp » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:03 am

New haven america wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:This wouldn't happen to be a Catholic church right?

Evangelical, so par for the course.

When I was in Colorado (Evangelical capital of the US) the older pastors and chuch workers would surround my school every few months or so and try to shove Bibles into the hands of people who I guess they deemed to be in need of saving. Happened to me 3 times caused I usually wore mostly black, gray, red, etc...

Personally I always found the evangelicals to be rather deranged, given their various tendencies. Wishing hell upon everyone who's not like them is only one of the grievances, their insane desire for the death and destruction of our world is another.


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Postby Gallade » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:16 am

Hurdergaryp wrote:
New haven america wrote:Evangelical, so par for the course.

When I was in Colorado (Evangelical capital of the US) the older pastors and chuch workers would surround my school every few months or so and try to shove Bibles into the hands of people who I guess they deemed to be in need of saving. Happened to me 3 times caused I usually wore mostly black, gray, red, etc...

Personally I always found the evangelicals to be rather deranged, given their various tendencies. Wishing hell upon everyone who's not like them is only one of the grievances, their insane desire for the death and destruction of our world is another.

When I was teaching there was a lovely American gent fighting a righteous holy crusade by himself by plaguing the schools in the city, trying to get in to preach at the kids. School caretaker knocked him into a wheelbarrow and rolled him off school property one time when I was on lunchtime yard supervision duty, that was a fun day.

That of course being but one of the city's many characters that occasionally tried to climb the gates.
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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:19 am

Gallade wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:Personally I always found the evangelicals to be rather deranged, given their various tendencies. Wishing hell upon everyone who's not like them is only one of the grievances, their insane desire for the death and destruction of our world is another.

When I was teaching there was a lovely American gent fighting a righteous holy crusade by himself by plaguing the schools in the city, trying to get in to preach at the kids. School caretaker knocked him into a wheelbarrow and rolled him off school property one time when I was on lunchtime yard supervision duty, that was a fun day.

That of course being but one of the city's many characters that occasionally tried to climb the gates.


I'd question if he was a zombie, but no-one goes into schoolyards looking for brains.
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Postby Hrythingland » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:24 am

NeuPolska wrote:
Hrythingland wrote:Hard on? Eh, possibly. I enjoy what I do, it’s great fun. There are ups and downs of course but at this stage it’s mostly ups. And being a reservist it gives me a break from the monotony of my everyday life.
I tend not to take too much of my own food on exercise but then again I’m not sure what sort of rations you guys get issued in the US. Normally I’ll take my own tea bags and some biscuits -everything else is provided or would take up too much room.

I was told to bring as much food and water as I would need for the day — likely not needed because they tend to bring a hefty amount of water canisters and my buddy said he was helping to pack up and load boxes of MREs for lunch. Regardless, I’m not trying to even risk losing a single pound so I’m bringing a lot of my own food.

Being a reservist probably keeps your enthusiasm pretty high, active duty kills it

Fair enough. Damn, those Jerry cans of water can be pretty hefty to lift though. And a bloody delight when three get strapped to a stretcher to run a mile with for CASEVAC.

It likely does keep my enthusiasm high since there’s escape. Having said that I’ve spent more than one night in my sentry hole outside a platoon harbour in wet kit wishing I’d never signed up lmao.
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Postby Gallade » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:26 am

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Gallade wrote:When I was teaching there was a lovely American gent fighting a righteous holy crusade by himself by plaguing the schools in the city, trying to get in to preach at the kids. School caretaker knocked him into a wheelbarrow and rolled him off school property one time when I was on lunchtime yard supervision duty, that was a fun day.

That of course being but one of the city's many characters that occasionally tried to climb the gates.


I'd question if he was a zombie, but no-one goes into schoolyards looking for brains.

Lot of calcium in young bones, British Isles zombies surely just want a cure to vitamin D deficiency.
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