June 30, 2002
And Another... I haven't been able to find an online reference, but there was another story redounding to the glory of the Northwest on an area news show last night. Apparently there is some car dealer in Washington State who is so incensed over the Pledge brouhaha that he is charging anyone who doesn't believe in God $10,000 more per auto at his dealership. An action, he claims, nowhere near as bad as the one that provoked him into it. Not that he's likely to have a passel o' atheist customers suing him for religious discrimination.

File this one under "So you think you're a jackass?! I'll show you!"


Posted by Moira Breen at June 30, 2002 02:43 PM
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I heard passing reference on that while listening to Fox News, i think... I can't find it online either. I think this guy is a loon, but it's only his business he's screwing.

Posted by: Dave Worley on June 30, 2002

How can he tell if people believe in god or not? Do atheists have to wear special tattoos in Washington state?

Posted by: Andrea Harris on June 30, 2002

aren't atheists barcoded on the back of the neck? ;-)

Posted by: Dave Worley on June 30, 2002

My driver's license number begins with "666". Maybe there's a special code in those numbers?

Story: When I first received the license, I got a good chuckle and pointed it out to the clerk. In all seriousness, she said, "Oh ma'am, we can give you another! You don't have to keep that!" I said no thanks. The millenium was coming, and the Weekly World News had reported that the Anti-Christ was living in Portland. Maybe the hour of destiny would soon be upon me?

Posted by: Moira on June 30, 2002

I think you guys are missing the point. The car dealer just got himself a lot of free advertising.

Posted by: Jonathan on July 01, 2002

That'd be the result. But really I think he was just bein' a dickhead.

Posted by: Moira on July 01, 2002

A dickhead he may be, but he's being a dickhead on his own time and on his own dime, no? Maybe he's just got a sense of humor, or maybe he is convinced he has a feel for the market in his town.

Fate will use him, and he shall rise or fall as Fate wills. If I were an atheist who needed a new ride and could get a good deal at this guys' place, I'd lie about being an atheist, or keep my mouth shut, go ahead and close the sale, and when the salesman walked me out to the car to watch me drive off, I'd get in, fire 'er up, roll the window down, and taunt him by saying I was really an atheist, put my thumbs in my ears and go "Nyahh nyahh nyahh nyahh" at him as I wiggled my fingers, and then lay rubber out of the lot as I screamed "I'm an atheist! AN AY-THEE-IIIIISSSTT!! HAHAHAHAHAHA..."

Given a choice, I would rather live in a world run by Cranky Car Dealer Guy, who at least acts with his own resources, as opposed to the world a control freak dickhead like Michael Newdow would impose upon us. Without any more information about Dr. Newdow than I have read about in the papers or on blogs, I get the feeling that there is quite a lot that he is not satisfied with, and would change with the force of law if he could. I get offended by stuff every day, but not yet by anything out of which I would make a federal case.

Posted by: Mike James on July 01, 2002

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