Michael Thelen ([info]saganist) wrote,
@ 2007-10-31 16:17:00
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Entry tags:halloween

Trick or treat! I have a wonderful message for you.
I hadn't planned on dressing up for Halloween, but this morning on a whim I decided to put on a white shirt and tie. This qualifies as a costume because I never really dress up that much, even for church.

When I arrived at work, three ladies smoking in the parking garage scowled at me despite me cheerily saying hello to them, and when I got on the elevator to go to my office, they opted to take the next one rather than get in the elevator with me. I thought that was a little odd, and wondered why they treated me that way.

Then it struck me. With my white shirt, tie, and backpack, I look just like a Mormon missionary! Well, except for the long hair, the beard, the tennis shoes, the lack of name badge and no companion. So I've decided to be a bad missionary. Someone at work suggested I should be an atheist missionary, so I thought I was going to do that. Here's a funny video I was starting to use as a model. But then I hit on a new spiel, as follows.

"Hello, I am a personal representative of Aristotle, and I would like to share with you a wonderful message about the correct usage of the phrase 'to beg the question'. Would you like to know more?" If someone says no, I write a toll-free number (1-800-BEG-THEQ) on the back of my Beg the Question pass-along card, and give it to them. No converts yet, but I know the field is white and ready to harvest. Halloween is the perfect time for evangelism, since I'll be going door to door anyway. Gotta run. It's time to do some good!




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[info]cesarsalad
2007-10-31 10:27 pm UTC (link)
hahah! :)

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[info]waystar
2007-10-31 11:15 pm UTC (link)
Awesome picture. Your costume is made of win. Even better that it wasn't intentional.

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[info]paulsid
2007-11-01 01:01 am UTC (link)
Yes, very convincing! I can speak with authority to this because there are a persistent pair of Mormon missionaries (maybe brothers) in my neighbourhood. It's unusual since Mormons are quite rare here.

The other thought I had - triggered by what looks like a cube wall in the background - is that if you bleached and spiked your hair you would make a fairly convincing Dilbert.

(I have decided to gloss over the contradiction involved with atheists celebrating Halloween...)

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[info]saganist
2007-11-02 04:25 am UTC (link)
I celebrate Halloween because it's fun, and you get to eat candy! That's all the reason I need. :-)

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[info]evwhore
2007-11-01 09:18 am UTC (link)
Were you riding a bike?

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[info]saganist
2007-11-01 03:01 pm UTC (link)
I wasn't, but I noticed after the picture was taken that someone else's bike is in the background. That was a nice coincidence.

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[info]andysaunders
2007-11-02 03:56 am UTC (link)
You know, I've had nothing but good experiences with Mormon missionaries.

A couple of them stopped by the lawn bowling club last summer and did a bunch of painting for us.

(There is a second reason to this comment - I got a song stuck in my head and thought of you. I'm sure you will get a song stuck in your head after reading this comment. On LJ.)

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[info]saganist
2007-11-02 04:24 am UTC (link)
No no no no, la la la la la la la!! I can't hear you! I'm thinking of another equally annoying song! Gah, I can't think of one! Crap!

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[info]brownpau
2007-11-15 09:57 pm UTC (link)
I'm the guy who made begthequestion.info, and this is awesome and I love you for it.

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[info]saganist
2007-11-21 07:58 am UTC (link)
Sweet! Thanks! I love your site, and I do my best to spread the word.

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