Overheard at Booth Four: Atheist Intolerance

I hadn't really wanted to believe my pastor when he told me that atheists are intolerant in their demnds for tolerance. I thought he was just being closed minded. But then i was on this diacussion page with an atheist, and wewere both responding to this young man,about 19, obviously going through a struggle about how firmly to stand up for his morals, and I'm telling him that to be in the world does not mean he has to be of the world. Basically, to liveamong people and work beside them doesn't mean you give up your morals, or compromise them, it just means you realize that we're all in this together. Then the atheist comes out of left field telling me tha I should let this kid make his mind up and be good to everyone regardless of what he beeves and realise that his moral code is based on a false god who hates gays and wants men to rape their own daughters and didn't I understand I'm just perpetrating the same line of illogical thinking that led to the crusades Nd the inquisition. So, basically, I don't think anybody can really tolerate anything in this world, much lessan opposing viewpoint,

Overread at the Counter: A Promise to that Kid, Years Ago

from 366.

206.

Yes, it’s true.

I blinked and that boy’s years are now
my decades, but
I kept my promise to him
:that I would crack jokes,
smile at pretty girls,
and enjoy every sunset.

Overread at the Counter: 205 (from 366)

from 366.

205.

My love is not the arrowtip.
My love is the crook of two fingers, cradling
the nock of the arrow
against the tensed, taut string.

Overheard at Table 3: Dodge Ball

Finally showed the kids Dodge Ball

Still funny.

Still funny.

Great lines.

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!

L is for Love, honey!

He just got crushed by two tons of irony.

Overheard at Booth 4: Social Equality

Straight Man to Lesbian: I don't think we're really talking hte same language.  When you say "social equality" you mean marrying your same sex partner.   When I say "social equality" I mean not treating the homeless like they're dogs that should be put down.

Lesbian to Straight Man: You're right, we're not talking the same language.  You think "social equality" only has your one definition.  

Overheard at Table 2: Election Year Reality Show

Corrine:  An election year just seems like some sort of sillybad reality TV show where the contestants produce the pilot, but the viewers have to pay for it for the next four years.

Overheard at the Counter: Shell's Arctic Campaign

http://arcticready.com/social/gallery

This is on Shell's site. They were asking people to send in pics of how the Arctic would change with increased drilling. The people have uploaded many many pictures with depressing slogans. Shell either is "down" with satire, or they really, sickly, do not give a %@$k.