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Quixote1818

(28,918 posts)
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 02:03 AM Oct 2014

Guy freaks out after not being thanked for opening a door.

Some folks apparently like to share the Good News by standing outside fast food restaurants (on private property) and holding the door open for people while holding the Bibles – ready to share the Gospel at the drop of a hat.

After hours of this activity at an In-N-Out Burger in Redding, CA – managers finally asked the man to buy something or leave. His reaction? To throw this SCARY expletive-filled screaming temper tantrum that had families nervously leaving the building before he started pulling up one of the fake plants in the restaurant in the midst of his rage.

http://gawker.com/man-freaks-out-after-no-one-thanks-him-for-holding-door-1652206012



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Guy freaks out after not being thanked for opening a door. (Original Post) Quixote1818 Oct 2014 OP
Wow shenmue Oct 2014 #1
If this guy was Muslim, this would play non-stop on FOXNEWS Midnight Writer Oct 2014 #2
If this guy had a country, he would Bomb the Muslims! Oh, wait.... grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #3
Probably. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #4
Or pretty much Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #5
Yep. (nt) Control-Z Oct 2014 #6
Better believe it! silverweb Oct 2014 #7
I do hope that the man riversedge Oct 2014 #8
This video Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #9
And it makes one wonder just what do they value, themselves. That being said, that guy is OTT. freshwest Oct 2014 #10
Maybe because many of us have faced the smug superiority of those who claim to have seen the light. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #12
Unfortunately, it seems to be... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #26
Church of the Holy Jack Daniels. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #11
.. littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #13
In and Out burgers (very good product, I must say--efficient operation and the people are MADem Oct 2014 #14
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, and tell me to KurtNYC Oct 2014 #23
That's the re-write in this case, for sure!!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #32
He's a Christian, allright... Helen Borg Oct 2014 #15
I don't want lunch... jberryhill Oct 2014 #16
first thing I thought of too. reflection Oct 2014 #20
One of my favorite movies, ever. Hoppy Oct 2014 #22
A Classic oh yes lunasun Oct 2014 #28
Glad he didn't assume his ultimate form Deny and Shred Oct 2014 #35
This is a brain ctsnowman Oct 2014 #17
Oh, look- Another Christian being oppressed WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2014 #18
Another Christian nut job blackspade Oct 2014 #19
Reminds me, about 20 years ago, Grenwich Village, 2:00 a.m. Guy shouting, Hoppy Oct 2014 #21
Easter Sunday, Greenwich Village, 3 guys come to ER at St. Vincents, all claiming to be Jesus. KurtNYC Oct 2014 #24
He's a fuckin' Christian packman Oct 2014 #25
There should be a law for verbal assault. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #27
With all those bible qoutes on their food maybe he thought it was a place of lunasun Oct 2014 #29
For what office and in which city is this GOP candidate running? wandy Oct 2014 #30
This is a direct result of Republican misinformation. Darb Oct 2014 #31
Thankfully he wasn't armed zebonaut Oct 2014 #33
He seems nice. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #34

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
9. This video
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:02 AM
Oct 2014

provided a neat opportunity in the YouTube comments for people to start bashing religion again and generalize everybody of faith. Yes, this guy in the video is a Christian, and yes, he was acting like a fool, but still--why do some people feel the need to group all of us in a box just because of a handful of idiots like this man? Those commenters come off as close-minded and as ignorant as the man in the video, frankly.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
10. And it makes one wonder just what do they value, themselves. That being said, that guy is OTT.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:18 AM
Oct 2014

I feel bad for the restaurant staff having to clean up after him tearing things up. They are maintaining their cool as they try to keep order in a peaceful way. As usual, the workers get no respect from those who are too big for their pants. Just as many women and POC are treated, just trying to make the world a better place. No respect. And that's not my view of Christian, but a person who is using identity to win an argument. And yes, the bashing gets old and says more about the bashers than peaceful peeps.



 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
12. Maybe because many of us have faced the smug superiority of those who claim to have seen the light.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:37 AM
Oct 2014

MADem

(135,425 posts)
14. In and Out burgers (very good product, I must say--efficient operation and the people are
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:10 AM
Oct 2014

nice; you can get your burger wrapped in lettuce--wish they were on the east coast) has a "Christian" association, but they don't shove it down people's throats. There are very tiny Bible verses (the numbers pointing to them, anyway) printed on the paper wrappers of their products.

This guy probably had the idea that he was in their "club" or something.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger#Bible_verses

Bible verses[edit]
In-N-Out prints discreet references to Bible verses on their paper containers. These consist of the book, chapter, and number of the verse, not the text of the passage, in small print on an inconspicuous area of the item. The practice began in the 1980s during Rich Snyder's presidency,[39] a reflection of the Christian beliefs held by the Snyder family:

Burger and cheeseburger wrappers
Revelation 3:20—"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me."
Beverage cups and replicas
John 3:16—"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Milkshake cups
Proverbs 3:5—"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."
Double-Double wrapper
Nahum 1: 7 —"The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."
Paper water cups (no longer in use for customers, they are now used by employees only)
John 14:6—"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me."
License plate keychain
1 Corinthians 13:13—"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
Fry Boat
Proverbs 24:16—"For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity."


None of the workers have anything to say about this, that I've seen, anyway. I've only been there a couple of times, admittedly.

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
23. "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, and tell me to
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:04 AM
Oct 2014

'buy something or leave' I will come in and screameth loudly for all of YouTube to behold. I will go ape shit and teareth up thy fake plants and make of your dining room a desert." -Revelations 10:29

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)
15. He's a Christian, allright...
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:36 AM
Oct 2014

If I were a customer there I 'd be worried that a shooting would be about to take place.

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
18. Oh, look- Another Christian being oppressed
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:14 AM
Oct 2014

This is like the religious version of the cat callers who get offended when the pretty girl doesn't want to talk to them on the street.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
21. Reminds me, about 20 years ago, Grenwich Village, 2:00 a.m. Guy shouting,
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:41 AM
Oct 2014

"I'll show you bastards the love of Jesus Christ. You pieces of shit don't love him? I'll fuckin' teach ya."

and on, and on...

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
24. Easter Sunday, Greenwich Village, 3 guys come to ER at St. Vincents, all claiming to be Jesus.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:10 AM
Oct 2014

One had stigmata. Two of them got into a fist fight over who was Jesus.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
25. He's a fuckin' Christian
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:34 AM
Oct 2014

and the Holy Spirit was moving him to speak in tongues. They should have that hamburger joint designated a church, a shrine, a holy place.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
27. There should be a law for verbal assault.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:48 AM
Oct 2014

Name it after that guy. He should go to jail for interfering with a business and public safety that way. If not terrorism charges, then at least some kind of assault charges. That is atrocious.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
29. With all those bible qoutes on their food maybe he thought it was a place of
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 10:23 AM
Oct 2014

worship - didn't Jesus go into a temple get angry and start flipping tables over messing up everything and driving people out?
It is somewhere in the bible he holds

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
31. This is a direct result of Republican misinformation.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 11:09 AM
Oct 2014

Talk radio, False News, every single Repug parroting the same lies. They have created a monster. I hope they can control it. I doubt it.

This guy needs some therapy, he has some issues, obviously. But with all the crazy shit being put forth as truth these days, it is no wonder.

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