I want this a sign by my front door

[D Gary Grady]

8. Reminds me of three quick things

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1. In an episode of the British comedy programme "Black Books," the protagonist, a bookstore owner, is in the agony of working on his taxes when his doorbell is rung by a pair of visitors who want to come in and tell him about God. He sheds tears of joy at the interruption and practically drags them inside and starts interrogating them about God. The visitors stammer for a bit and finally admit they don't have any idea what to say. "No one has ever invited us in before."

2. I knew someone who wanted to get a pair of contact lenses that looked like little convex mirrors that he could put in before inviting missionaries inside, just to see how long it took them to realize they were trying to convert an apparent demon.

3. Mickey Spillane, the guy who wrote the Mike Hammer private eye novels that were chock full of hot sex and deadly violence, sometimes at the same time, was a Jehovah's Witness. I don't mean that he converted to the religion later; he was writing Mike Hammer books at the same time he was a Jehovah's Witness. I think it would have been great to have Mickey Spillane show up at my door with a copy of The Watchtower, but alas it never happened.