Email to Hobby Lobby (Looty Booty) regarding their decision to operate

[Sherman A1]

in defiance of Stay at Home Orders.

Note that their website indicates that their stores are now closed but as we know several of them closed then reopened in areas where they were not supposed to.

https://www.hobbylobby.com/customer-service/contact-us


Gentlemen: I am writing to express my absolute disgust with the decision by this company to operate stores in defiance of Stay at Home orders in several states requiring Non-Essential businesses such as yours to close. You may rest assured that I will never set foot in your stores again and I will share my feelings with others.

Most Sincerely,

[The Magistrate]

1. Honestly, Sir --- God Told Them To

You don't want them to disobey God, do you?

God spoke to the owner's wife, a noted Prayer Warrior, and made clear they were to keep their stores open.

Lest there be any question, this is straight reportage, not sarcasm.

[jimfields33]

9. They backpedlled. They are closing all stores

[The Magistrate]

10. Threat Of Legal Action, Sir, Can Concentrate The Mind Of Even Such God-Botherers As These

One would suppose God might have warned them the items they purchased as scraps of the Dead Sea Scrolls were faked modern forgeries, but He is said to move in mysterious ways. Perhaps he just wanted someone else to have some of their money....

[jimfields33]

11. Lol. True!

[Ohiogal]

2. Excellent!

Count me in. And I do patronize the art supply stores. Not this one any more.

[Sherman A1]

3. Email them and let them know

we need to pile on and make the Bible Thumpers hurt in the pocket book. It's the only thing they understand.

[niyad]

4. Have not set foot in one of their stores in many years, since before I learned what xians they are

Have told them so several times.

Fortunate here to have local craft stores to which I can give my matronage..

[rzemanfl]

5. Didn't know you were a matron. How's that working out for you?

[niyad]

6. Very well, thank you.

[rzemanfl]

7. I was joshing about the "matronage" typo.

Assuming it was one.

[niyad]

12. Not a typo. The feminine f.orm of "patronage". I use that or "custom".

[rzemanfl]

14. The patrimony runs deep in me. I never event thought about the etymology of

patronage. 72 years of indoctrination. I won't make that mistake again.

[niyad]

15. Most people don't think about the etymology of words and phrases, and are frequently shocked

When they do. "Rule of thumb" is a good one.

In the late 60's and 70's, we worked hard on gender-neutral language. The work still continues. Kristen Lems has a wonderful song Caledonia "Gender Neutrl Blues".

[rzemanfl]

16. Many years ago the State of Wisconsin tried to make its Statutes gender-nuetral.

The statute prohibiting wagering was changed from "...a contest of strength or endurance of man or beast..." to "persons or animals." I found myself wondering who lobbied for the animals.

[rzemanfl]

17. The "rule of thumb" story may be, dare I say it? "An old married female's tale." n/t

[niyad]

18. English common law

[rzemanfl]

19. Not what I read here-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thumb

North Carolina did not have much of a reputation back at the time the one court case was decided. Have you read?

White Trash
The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
by Nancy Isenberg

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Colorado AG Told Them To Knock It Off

Threatened them if they flouted the nonessential business rules. Direct legal order to comply.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213226732

[niyad]

13. Good for our AG. The morons here in fundieville think they are above the law.

And that does not even take into account the tinfoil brigade.