# Question about Xan Suspension

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 28, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480 "2009-10-28T17:45:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/21 "2009-10-30T02:59:31Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> You’d often hear the tower wardens asking each other “Oh say does that char mangled spammer yet wave?”

**YOU** -get out.  
😃

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/22 "2009-10-30T03:41:47Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Burning spammers? Hmmm…that would be a chemical fire, wouldn’t it? All those preservatives, might have to get some kind of permit from the EPA. Also, I claim at least half of the heads on stakes to decorate my driveway. That ought to cut down on local missionary visits…  
> 😃

If it’s just one particular church that’s the worst offender, then answering the door in just your undies usually works wonders. I live exactly two houses down from a major fundamentalist evangelical church, and used to get missionaries from them regularly (because of course I’d never, ever notice their huge church on my way to and from my daily excursions). I finally sent the pastor a registered letter, and started opening the door without bothering to get dressed first. This method works best if you habitually lounge about your place in your undies.

For random missionaries/door-to-door salesmen, I suspect that heads on stakes would be the best bet, as the answering the door in your undies method requires word of mouth to work. We’ll get started on burning spammers, and you can have at least half of the heads, to use as you please. We just banned a whole IP family of spammers, and they’re in China. Is your visa up to date?

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/23 "2009-10-30T14:00:41Z")

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Amusing though this digression is, and much though I hate to be a spoil-sport, let’s please keep this thread focused on **Xan** ’s suspension. He was NOT accused of spamming, so this delightful little side excursion is not relevant (and I don’t want anyone reading quickly to make the erroneous connection and mistakenly think that **Xan** was somehow a spammer.)

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/24 "2009-10-30T22:24:49Z")

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Dex, my question about the suspension has been answered. I don’t mind if you close the thread.

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