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Why can't people who don't believe have the same ads as people who do? And why would anyone care? I don't do or buy most advertised products. All

Posted by Amy (aka momstravaganza) Jan 29 '09, 07:34

those ads annoy me. I just don't pay attention to them.

The "you will rot in hell if you don't come to our church" ads are way worse. Some of them have really frightening imagery. We got an ad a few weeks ago in the mail with scary demons and flames that I didn't want Logan to even see.

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we have a guy in town who for years has worn a sandwich board and handed those thigns out at sporting events... - Mel Profit Jan 29, 07:47 4
- I used to see that same dude after every concert at the Fleet Center/Red Sox game. -- nm - kelly Jan 29, 07:56
- We have a group of folks that always do this for football games - Strongbad Jan 29, 07:51
- You should check out the entrance end of Bourbon St. sometime. Yowzers. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 07:50
- litterbug -- nm - CQ Jan 29, 07:50
I have no problem with it being out there at all. But just like that ad you got bothered you (and it would me too)... - TFox Jan 29, 07:40 9
- Well, I think there's a some daylight between 'good person' and 'strict religious adherent'. We're not saying give up ethics; just don't bother - emoticripple Jan 29, 07:45
- You don't get it, I hate all ads equally, regardless of product. Well, I hate the "Axe" and beer ads more... -- nm - Amy Jan 29, 07:43 7
  - I hate the Kotex ad with the adorable bouncing blood-red period more than any other ad I've ever seen. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 07:45 6
    - nothing tops the anthropomorphic mucus in the Mucinex ads. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 07:46
    - Even more than the Mucinex ad with the big mucus biker dude? -- nm - kelly Jan 29, 07:46 4
      - "Don't you hate when your period gets in the middle of things?" PIC.NIC SWIM.MING - TFox Jan 29, 07:48
      - you. out of my head. now. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 07:47 2
        
        heh heh. - kelly Jan 29, 07:48 1
        
        I haven't been in his head, but I can only imagine... -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 07:49
all of t he religious ads annoy me. the atheist ads just strike me as a lot of trouble. I don't believe in a lot of things, but I don't have to - loosilu Jan 29, 07:37 14
- It's also a little abrasive to many people to live under the strictures of somebody else's belief system - emoticripple Jan 29, 07:48
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  - well, he was a huge supporter of the campaign in the UK that started this whole trend -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 07:41
  - yes, exactly. why not just let people be? -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 07:40 10
    - Why not tolerate the dialog? Why not accept the fact that people of both sides want to express their views with signs? -- nm - mara Jan 29, 07:41 9
      - As a Christian, I'm 100% in favor of the dialogue. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 29, 07:48 2
        
        see, i *love* this attitude. -- nm - Andie Jan 29, 07:52 1
        
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      - Serious question: is anyone here not tolerating the dialogue? I thought we were just discussing the validity of other people's offense. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 07:43
      - sure, it's a free country. I just have a strong suspicion the people behind hte sign are jerks. - loosilu Jan 29, 07:43 3
        
        Well, it did get Richard Dawkins' support, so you've got that going in favor of your suspicion. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 07:44 2
        
        that guy is an asshole. and I say that as a fan of some of his theories. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 07:45 1
        
        you won't get any disagreement from me, on either count -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 07:47

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