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"Having a religion is much like having a penis. It's all well and good to have one, and one can even be proud of it. However, when you whip it out in public and bandy it about to my face, we will have problems."
- Dame Maggie Smith
Off topic but I love how Dame hasn't been watered down like Sir. Cuz like lots of people who aren't knighted get called Sir.
Normalize calling women "madame"!
I'd expect they would react negatively like being called "Ma'am" (old). Adding the "d" might make you sound impudent.
It depends on how you say it. I haven't gotten any bad reactions yet. One lady was surprised and delighted to be addressed with dignity for a change.
It depends more on who you say it to not how you say it.
Well yeah, that goes without saying.
Seems to me the obvious solution is to unplug your headphones. Put the stuggles-with-consent-like-the-rest-of-them fame seeker (how pious) on the defensive and force the airline to make a decision.
Fuck that. I'd be the first one to shout "SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" if someone started preaching on my flight. Stupid arrogant motherfuckers think they can do whatever they want.
There’s unfortunately very little airline staff can do to stop this.
Bullshit. The flight attendants and especially captains’ word is law on a plane. They say stop and they don’t they can and should absolutely charge them with disobeying the instructions of airline staff (something we see all the time) and blacklist them.
I can guarantee that will happen more quickly if they are quoting from a different holy text (for American flights).
Source: United Airlines Flight 93.
And then they have their lives ruined by Fox News 24/7 coverage.
This is a big ol set up.
I think the reverse can be true if footage is filmed by other onlookers which then is uploaded to social media for influencers to break down what happened.
The dude in a Target making a scene about the Satanic pride wear (the artist drew some devils in unrelated work) was pretty much a flop.
I dunno, dropping a quick 400 feet without warning might get them to shut up.
I will start spouting old Cult of Nugget talking points from my DayZ RP server days in response.
"Behold, for we embark on this trip in the Nugget's crispy glow. Ye, this vessel is blessed for it is very much like a fry basket, and we are all made in the image of the holy basket. If we fail to reach our destination fear not friends, for we will joint our fellow morsals on the eternal counter of complete orders. All hail the holy Nugget, all glory to the deep fryer which embraces us in it's eternal warmth. Please open your menu's to the brunch section, and let us pray. Oh holy Nugget, I owe you everything. For I was hungry and you gave me a fluffy breaded exterior. My fingies were dry and you gave me oil. My nostrils bored and you gave them aromas. My brain big sad and you gave me an endorphin hit. In Nugget's name we pray. Hooray."
Matthew 6:1 - do not practice righteousness just to be seen by people.
Matthew 6:5 - prayer is not meant to become a performance for attention.
Jesus 6:9 - Shut up, shut up, for the love of me just shut the hell up!
seen the fuckin crazies do this on busses and trains too. it's annoying as fuck
That's why I prefer traveling by car. Public transport in theory is nice, but in practice it is ruined by obnoxious people.
i just make sure to always carry headphones with me xD
but yeah i used to have a car and i miss it. was nice, being able to get places more directly with less hassle. and just blaring music with the windows down lol
Imagine if Islam preachers (or whatever is the equivalent role) were doing that.
Imagine if satanists did this.
I would be stoked if a Satanist¹ rose up to counter an evangelist like this and was prepared to do so.
¹ Is satanist proper? I know there are different kinds of satanists, from TST folk to LaVeyan Satanists and unlike Christians, have very little to do with each other.
I can’t see someone trying this on a plane full of Aussies and not catching hands.
We all know which country all these weirdos are from.
Well, a polite bunch of Aussies might shout phrases such as "shut up and sit down, ya dumb cunt" at the very least.
Another normal day in the Federal Republic of Dumbfuckistan...
Think I'd get out and walk the rest of the way.
Sky Daddy, I'm up here so close to you! Can you hear me? SSKKKYY DDAADDDY?!
This is already insufferable on mass transit when people do this shit but at least that’s a short ride most of the time.
It’s a real sign of how poor your message is when you have to trap people to get them to listen to it.
what the fuck. this is common?
In America, yes. My truck driver stepfather stopped using his CB because it was incessant preaching or childish fighting 99% of the time. Only turned it on for info on traffic jams he got stuck in, and at customers who used them to tell trucks when they'd been assigned a dock door (back before they finally started calling them instead).
Religion is used to manipulate people and also turn them into sheeple. As America has proven, it's devastatingly effective.
I would sing baby shark loudly. I shut up when they shut up. And I can belt.
being that i am held captive in the tube, can i consider this a form of assault?
From the cabin it looks like that might be a 737 MAX 8, in which case you’re gonna need those prayers.
Everyone memorize these words "flight attendant, would you please shut this religious zealot up or I'm going to change my phone's wifi to bomb"
Straight up tell that crazy to shut the fuck up.
I'd say beat them senseless but they clearly have no sense to beat.