Sometimes the guys at work are pretty funny

[OriginalGeek]

I was late for work because I had some errands to do this morning. As I was finishing up the errands and heading that way I started getting more and more desperate texts and emails; "Hurry up! The phone system went down!" "Nobody can call in or out! Ack hurry!"
so I hustled on up to work and as I was parking the car I got a text that the system came back up.

So of course I stroll on in claiming responsibility for just showing up and making the phones work again and one of the network guys says "Well no wonder you're so lucky - Since you're an atheist, Friday the 13th works the opposite for you! It's like your holy day!"

and then we went to lunch at a new British Pub where my good luck continued as they had Fuller's ESB on draft.

Happy Friday the 13th, fellow Atheists!

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Quick, go buy a lottery ticket.

Friday the 13th, your holy day, is almost over. WTF. People are really misinformed about atheists, aren't they? I have one of the bosses at work engaging me in discussions about how my mind works and how I can live not believing. I think that he sincerely wants to understand, but it is exhausting.

[OriginalGeek]

4. Oh you are so right

I totally understand that from long conversations with my brother. He no longer even pretends to try and understand me - he just waits for his chances push god. But since he's my brother I try and guide him along anyway. Literally wears me out.

[Curmudgeoness]

11. What bothers me the most

is that I don't care if anyone understands. I don't want them to try to get inside my brain and see how it works. They believe for whatever reason, and I do not believe for my own reasons. It is just that simple. I have just got an email from that boss who was explaining that my problem is that I am trying to make it an intellectual pursuit, when it has to be a spiritual pursuit. WTF. How can I NOT make everything an intellectual pursuit? But that certainly is a way to convince me that it is my fault for not believing....I am just not trying.

Bah.

[onager]

2. Had a bit of luck myself...

Running errands today, I bumped into a new store - "All Books $10 Or Less."

Now I should never go into such a store without a personal keeper. Preferably one who will slap my hand and say, "No! Bad Onager! You got enough books already. Resist!!!"

But of course I went in anyway. I've always believed the only way to resist temptation is to give in to it.

Immediately saw ONE copy of Susan Jacoby's book "Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism." Hardcover. For $6.

The original price on the dust jacket was $27.50. Sold!

Other finds: a coffee-table sized history of the Ford Thunderbird ($4) and an operational study of the German WWII Stuka dive bomber ($3).

Maybe Fri. 13 IS our lucky day...

[OriginalGeek]

5. Ha! That sounds like a great store!

I'm gonna look around here for one.

And I practiced that resisting temptation by having a second beer at lunch. Soooooooo tasty. And no more temptation!

[Curmudgeoness]

12. Lucky for us atheists

that we don't have to be delivered from temptation, huh?

[libodem]

3. Happy Friday 13th

The only smilie that looks like a wizard is actually a dunce. So I'll add a couple devils to boot. Just in case you have to start believing in magical creatures.

[OriginalGeek]

6. That works for me!

[libodem]

7. .

[skepticscott]

8. Fuller's ESB on draft is more than luck

It's a miracle!

[OriginalGeek]

9. Lol yep!

And it rocketed this place straight to the top of my go-to places. They had a bunch of other great beers to try in the future too.

[NastyRiffraff]

10. Damn, I missed this thread yesterday!

I had no idea it was our "holy day"!

Strnage that someone would even have a concept of an atheist holy day. The whole point is that we don't have holy days. (But we do have fun days, give to charity days, volunteer days)