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williegoat OCT 30, 12:30 PM
I'm going to get one of these signs:



I am really tired of having people knock on my door and instead of introducing themselves, they start with an interrogation.

Annoying little twerp: "Are you William?"

Me: Who are you?

"I'm Bob. Are you the man of the house?"

What are you selling, Bob?

"I'm not selling anything. Do you know...?"

Who do you work for, Bob?

"I would like to talk about...?"

Bob, you will leave immediately.

"But I...."

You heard me, Bob. Leave NOW.

I see no need to be polite to these people. Half of the time, I think they are casing the place for a burglary.

I am polite to the religious groups and sometimes debate them. That can be fun.
But I do not like to be interrupted by some punk trying to tell me how I should vote or that I need aluminum siding on my block house.

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rinselberg OCT 30, 12:33 PM
I wonder if any of them were there to canvas you to vote on behalf of any political candidate or ballot issue.
williegoat OCT 30, 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

I wonder if any of them were there to canvas you to vote on behalf of any political candidate or ballot issue.


Yes, some are. I had to run off a pack of kids who were stumping for prop 208 a few weeks ago. They weren't very bright. They slipped up and mentioned that they worked for "Red for Ed" which is a communist backed group that is not mentioned anywhere in the literature supporting the proposition.

If someone starts by identifying himself and who they work for, I will give them some consideration; but very few start with that courtesy.

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rinselberg OCT 30, 01:12 PM
Red For Ed?

Is that meant to be perceived as Republicans for Education?

I took a quick look, but I couldn't figure it out in less than a minute or two.
rinselberg OCT 30, 01:26 PM
I guess it's more of a "grassroots" Teacher's union(s) kind of thing.

They could have opted for Mauve or Chartreuse, but I guess it's easier to clothe yourself with Red. And "Red" rhymes with "Ed(ucation.)"

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williegoat OCT 30, 01:53 PM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

Red For Ed?

Is that meant to be perceived as Republicans for Education?

I took a quick look, but I couldn't figure it out in less than a minute or two.



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Originally posted by rinselberg:

I guess it's more of a "grassroots" Teacher's union(s) kind of thing.

They could have opted for Mauve or Chartreuse, but I guess it's easier to clothe yourself with Red. And "Red" rhymes with "Ed(ucation.)"



Red, like red communist: http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum6/HTML/122711.html
FriendGregory OCT 30, 02:27 PM
prop 208 az 2020, because people earning under $250K do not think they should as much, as a percent, for education of the children because they do not like them.
Monkeyman OCT 30, 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

I wonder if any of them were there to canvas you to vote on behalf of any political candidate or ballot issue.



My mailbox is FULL of flyers telling me why I should vote for one candidate or another. I've also gotten a ton of texts (which I never signed up for). Everything goes in the circular file (physically or electronically). I'll vote for whomever I choose to vote for and I made up my mind long ago. Waste of paper and space. I answer my door "fully loaded". When someone comes to my door telling me about how good a certain political candidate is, I politely quote the law about trespassing and the Castle Law (which doesn't quite apply but they generally don't know that). I let them know they have approximately 2 seconds to remove themselves from my property or both the police and an ambulance will be called. They tend to leave pretty quickly.
MidEngineManiac OCT 30, 04:08 PM
I keep a wreath of spent 12-guage shells on the front door.

Most people get the hint.

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Jake_Dragon OCT 30, 05:42 PM