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I was walking into the TA Truck Stop here in Georgia earlier, and the Trucker Chapel Chaplin (say that three times fast) was hanging out at the entrance harassing, I mean inviting, people to this evening's service.  Now, I am not really in the mood for antics tonight, so I tried my damndest to sneak by on the side while he targeted another driver.  Sadly that backfired when I brought attention to myself by knocking into a rack of free industry related magazines and I ended up being cornered by the overzealous guy.  Well, he extended his hand for a shake and without thinking (stupid involuntary reactions) I obliged.  His grip quickly loosened when I declined, citing my lack of belief in his All Mighty.  With a fake smile he said, "Well God bless you anyway." To which I replied, "Thanks, and have a scientastic day!"  I will give a cookie to anybody that can tell me where I stole that line from.  Anyway, he looked puzzled, or disheartened, I couldn't decided which it was and quickly scurried back to his converted semi-trailer church.  And that, my friends, is today's caper in my never ending battle against truck stop evangelicals.

Wow.. I never thought truck stops were so god-busy.

Venture Brothers quote ftw.

You have chapels at truck stops? That's scary.

And here is your cookie.  Yes, we do have "chapels".  They are almost always converted semi-trailers with a deck built on and neon cross above them, although I have seen several that were old school buses.  Most have some sort of catch phrase painted on them as well.  My favorite to date is, "Ain't God Good Ya'll?"

Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"My favorite to date is, "Ain't God Good Ya'll?"

Haha!! O'Rly?? If being a petty, jealous, petulant, malevolent, sadistic, barbaric, spoilt, sexist, genocidal, infanticidal, homicidal lunatic is a good thing, then this is a strange world we live in...

Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"I was walking into the TA Truck Stop here in Georgia earlier, and the Trucker Chapel Chaplin (say that three times fast) was hanging out at the entrance harassing, I mean inviting, people to this evening's service.  Now, I am not really in the mood for antics tonight, so I tried my damndest to sneak by on the side while he targeted another driver.  Sadly that backfired when I brought attention to myself by knocking into a rack of free industry related magazines and I ended up being cornered by the overzealous guy.  Well, he extended his hand for a shake and without thinking (stupid involuntary reactions) I obliged.  His grip quickly loosened when I declined, citing my lack of belief in his All Mighty.  With a fake smile he said, "Well God bless you anyway." To which I replied, "Thanks, and have a scientastic day!"  I will give a cookie to anybody that can tell me where I stole that line from.  Anyway, he looked puzzled, or disheartened, I couldn't decided which it was and quickly scurried back to his converted semi-trailer church.  And that, my friends, is today's caper in my never ending battle against truck stop evangelicals.

Who could have said that? Jesus?   I'll have to use that line sometime.

Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"Sadly that backfired when I brought attention to myself by knocking into a rack of free industry related magazines and I ended up being cornered by the overzealous guy.  Well, he extended his hand for a shake and without thinking (stupid involuntary reactions) I obliged.  His grip quickly loosened when I declined, citing my lack of belief in his All Mighty.  With a fake smile he said, "Well God bless you anyway." To which I replied, "Thanks, and have a scientastic day!"

You are friggin' hilarious.(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi284.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll25%2FEvolveds_Photos%2Frofl-1.gif&hash=239c45fc1579b7271cdcba6fb2acc1baf8165650)

I hope that you washed your hands afterward to get the church stink off.

Don't you have any capers that involve truck stop hookers and tainted meat?  

Well, at least the preacher backed down and didn't persist in trying to save you.  It could have been more confrontational.

Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"With a fake smile he said, "Well God bless you anyway." To which I replied, "Thanks, and have a scientastic day!"

Love it! Could never say it, but love it!

I've never heard of such fundie truck stops. Good job on holding your own!

This is their website.  Notice, if you will, it's Truckstop Ministries, INC .

http://www.truckstopministries.com/

From their website: "Ministering to the Truckers of the World -John 14:27"

I didn't know they had truckers in biblical times.  

Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"I was walking into the TA Truck Stop here in Georgia earlier, and the Trucker Chapel Chaplin (say that three times fast) was hanging out at the entrance harassing, I mean inviting, people to this evening's service.  Now, I am not really in the mood for antics tonight, so I tried my damndest to sneak by on the side while he targeted another driver.  Sadly that backfired when I brought attention to myself by knocking into a rack of free industry related magazines and I ended up being cornered by the overzealous guy.  Well, he extended his hand for a shake and without thinking (stupid involuntary reactions) I obliged.  His grip quickly loosened when I declined, citing my lack of belief in his All Mighty.  With a fake smile he said, "Well God bless you anyway." To which I replied, "Thanks, and have a scientastic day!"  I will give a cookie to anybody that can tell me where I stole that line from.  Anyway, he looked puzzled, or disheartened, I couldn't decided which it was and quickly scurried back to his converted semi-trailer church.  And that, my friends, is today's caper in my never ending battle against truck stop evangelicals.

Need I say hidden camera.The stuff you get into   .You could do a mini show on YouTube.

I know!  I can't seem to avoid this crap.  It's not like I even go looking for it, they come to me.

Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"I know!  I can't seem to avoid this crap.  It's not like I even go looking for it, they come to me.

It's that innocent looking face you have.

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Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"I know!  I can't seem to avoid this crap.  It's not like I even go looking for it, they come to me.

It's that innocent looking face you have.

Or maybe you're emitting extreme heathen vibes that only truck-stop evangelists can pick up...

It could be my fiery red beard, I suppose.

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Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"I know!  I can't seem to avoid this crap.  It's not like I even go looking for it, they come to me.

It's that innocent looking face you have.

Or maybe you're emitting extreme heathen vibes that only truck-stop evangelists can pick up...

Haha heathendar?

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Quote from: "susangail"Or maybe you're emitting extreme heathen vibes that only truck-stop evangelists can pick up...

Haha heathendar?

Of course! The space where the gaydar would be is empty so they had to replace it with something.

Bwahahahaha.  I should start throwing mixed signals!

Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"Bwahahahaha.  I should start throwing mixed signals!

 

What part of Georgia were you in?

Cartersville.

Ah, opposite side of Georgia from me.