So I just ordered

This shirt. I probably could have gone with one that just said "atheist" but I didn't really look hard enough.

I want everyone to come up with something that a religious person might say so I can practice making retorts (given that the person isn't just being an asshole in which case I would ignore them).

so you want me to be empty minded?

It sucks that one has to worry about retorts over a shirt. Plenty of folk wear crosses around their neck and would find it really odd if someone started commenting and questioning them for it.

Oh, nice shirt, by the way!

(September 13, 2014 at 8:37 pm)Elskidor Wrote: It sucks that one has to worry about retorts over a shirt. Plenty of folk wear crosses around their neck and would find it really odd if someone started commenting and questioning them for it.

Oh, nice shirt, by the way!

Hey, people comment on my math joke t-shirts all the time!

Here in the Bible belt, I can usually wear a cross around my neck with no comment. BUT when I wear a headcovering that looks Amish, Jewish or Islamic... or especially if I wear a Rosary... I get all sorts of comments and questions about that. It's kinda normal to get comments on your clothing, at least if you make any kind of statement with it.

(September 13, 2014 at 8:37 pm)graciesings Wrote: so you want me to be empty minded?

If someone just came up to me and said this I would probably just say "what?" or if they were threatening in their posture or tone I would just not say a single word.

(September 13, 2014 at 8:37 pm)Elskidor Wrote: It sucks that one has to worry about retorts over a shirt. Plenty of folk wear crosses around their neck and would find it really odd if someone started commenting and questioning them for it.

Oh, nice shirt, by the way!

Thanks. Yeah it does suck that people can wear crosses and if you grill them on it it's considered wrong. I could just imagine the people who are going to comment on my shirt. I feel like I need to do some mental pushups or something. I feel like 50% chance of no one says anything and 50% chance someone is going to start arguing with me.

When I was in high school my friends and I usually mocked anything going on that drove us insane at the school. Prayer circles out by the flag pole were matched with fake satanic prayer circles where we would form an outer circle around their circle.

The pretty little jocks and cheerleaders at the prom were crashed by all of us dressing up as the opposite sex, and starting mosh pits to songs. I suppose we would have been considered trolls now, but they just called us tree huggers, freaks, pagans (not sure how that is even suppose to be offensive) and fags.

Sometimes you just have to express yourself - to hell with what others think.

(September 13, 2014 at 9:00 pm)Elskidor Wrote: When I was in high school my friends and I usually mocked anything going on that drove us insane at the school. Prayer circles out by the flag pole were matched with fake satanic prayer circles where we would form an outer circle around their circle.

The pretty little jocks and cheerleaders at the prom were crashed by all of us dressing up as the opposite sex, and starting mosh pits to songs. I suppose we would have been considered trolls now, but they just called us tree huggers, freaks, pagans (not sure how that is even suppose to be offensive) and fags.

Sometimes you just have to express yourself - to hell with what others think.

Word. I was more concerned with arguments and stuff. I don't want to look like a jackass if someone presents an argument to me and I don't have an intelligent retort.

(September 13, 2014 at 8:37 pm)Elskidor Wrote: It sucks that one has to worry about retorts over a shirt. Plenty of folk wear crosses around their neck and would find it really odd if someone started commenting and questioning them for it.

Oh, nice shirt, by the way!

IANMTU, just saw a gay male pron (one of the infamous Bait Bus titles) and the decoy guy was wearing a cross on a chain.

Really.

Like the topless 'bait' woman isn't enough of a turn off, and then the gay dude being drilled by a down on his luck (supposedly) straight guy is wearing a cross.

I suppose it might add to the 'adultness' for some.

Any how, I can imagine a few Christers might comment on the shirt to the extent of saying something like "Jesus still loves you" which I find super annoying.

The design is sufficiently complex it may not garner too many comments. I've had exceeding few comments on my Blake's 7 bumper sticker . . .

(September 13, 2014 at 10:19 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Any how, I can imagine a few Christers might comment on the shirt to the extent of saying something like "Jesus still loves you" which I find super annoying.

The design is sufficiently complex it may not garner too many comments. I've had exceeding few comments on my Blake's 7 bumper sticker . . .

I keep thinking I probably should have gone with the fiction shirt. That one seems a bit more straight forward. I imagine that this one will get the message across pretty clearly though.

(September 13, 2014 at 8:37 pm)graciesings Wrote: so you want me to be empty minded?

If that means not being filled with crap, yes.