# The Bible Belt you're wearing is cutting off the circulation to your brain. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 11, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810 "2003-10-11T05:42:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/41 "2003-10-11T17:46:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Next time they ask you, say " I don’t talk about religion in public, it’s tacky." Unfortunately, in most of the modern variants of modern evangelicism, this isn’t good enough. You are called to proclaim and witness whenever you can, and refusing to talk about it is usually considered very suspect. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/42 "2003-10-11T17:47:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > **"Let’s talk about how much we hate people who don’t love Jesus." . . . Did you also know that atheists are the reason this country is going to pot . . .** For some reason, I really _like_ the fact that I bother them so much. The more tsouris I give 'em, the better. I suggest you and **Gunslinger** hie yourselves out here to New York, where we’re every last one of us left-wing, gay, atheist Jews who have abortions every month and wild sex parties every night. “Come for the orgies–stay for the Christian baby-blood Matzoh!” ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/43 "2003-10-11T18:32:26Z")
With all those wild sex parties I’m somewhat surprised you only have one abortion a month;) ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/44 "2003-10-11T18:40:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ogre \* > \*\*Oh, and according to what a good friend of mine calls Dixie Bushido, it is extraordinarily tacky to talk about religion in public…except of course, when it isn’t. You, however, must be extremely conversant with Dixie Bushido to tell exactly when that is. \*\* Dixie Bushido! I love it! I keep trying to explain these things to my Noo Yawk-born girlfriend, but now I’ll just say it’s “Dixie Bushido” and look all mystic. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/45 "2003-10-11T18:58:11Z")
My response to people who start preaching about how God hates (insert group here); “Yup, and as we all know, **God is Hate** ” The shocked looks and stunned silence are usually well worth the price of admission. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/46 "2003-10-11T19:01:42Z")
I am intrigued by this Dixie Bushido, and would like to know more. Can I learn it even though I’m in Texas? ---
**Author:** ![Daisy\_Cutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@Daisy\_Cutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daisy_Cutter)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/47 "2003-10-11T19:02:03Z")
I would love to see the reactions to an OP here, if it read: “That kuran you’re holding in your hand is cutting off the circulation to your brain.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/48 "2003-10-11T19:02:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Apos \* > \*\*Unfortunately, in most of the modern variants of modern evangelicism, this isn’t good enough. You are called to proclaim and witness whenever you can, and refusing to talk about it is usually considered very suspect. \*\* I feel led (sorry, sorry, that was terrible) to say that this could be something to keep in mind. Say that you don’t want to talk about religion at work and they could use that as ammunition to try to convert you even more. Would it help to get a new job, or is that mindset totally pervasive throughout the area? PS: Warm climate, mild winters, Dr. Pepper – another place might be Arizona. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/49 "2003-10-11T19:04:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fionn \* > \*\*I am intrigued by this Dixie Bushido, and would like to know more. Can I learn it even though I’m in Texas? \*\* Oh yeah, you can learn it anywhere… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/50 "2003-10-11T19:08:42Z")
> [@](#): > > I am intrigued by this Dixie Bushido, and would like to know more. Can I learn it even though I’m in Texas? Depends on your part of Texas. 🙂 Seriously, the term is intended to be a humorous stab at quickly describing a set of rules that are literally as codified, obscure, and rigid as Bushido. For the semi-serious student, read the two books I reference above. I know of no better introduction to the ins and outs of Southern manners. Granted, this code of conduct is being eroded, and that’s not entirely a bad thing when it comes to gender roles/racial issues/etc. I’ve also noticed a marked upturn in religious right-wingers seriously crossing the line on religion, but the culture still exists. And thank God for that. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/51 "2003-10-11T19:13:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ogre \* > \*\*Depends on your part of Texas. 🙂 Seriously, the term is intended to be a humorous stab at quickly describing a set of rules that are literally as codified, obscure, and rigid as Bushido. \*\* :eek: I thought Dixie Bushido was wordplay; say it really slowly and enunciate well. I’m being whooshed, aren’t I? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/52 "2003-10-11T19:44:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ogre \* > \*\*Depends on your part of Texas. 🙂 Seriously, the term is intended to be a humorous stab at quickly describing a set of rules that are literally as codified, obscure, and rigid as Bushido. \*\* Spot on! I keep telling her “Look, there are RULES!” ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/53 "2003-10-11T19:59:18Z")
> [@](#): > > I thought Dixie Bushido was wordplay; say it really slowly and enunciate well. > > I’m being whooshed, aren’t I? The term is most definitely _not_ wordplay…unless of course you’re a sarcastic, fringe practitioner of DB, which is allowed, but only under certain circumstances. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/54 "2003-10-11T20:08:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Daisy Cutter \* > \*\*I would love to see the reactions to an OP here, if it read: > > “That kuran you’re holding in your hand is cutting off the circulation to your brain.” > > 😃 \*\* Probably, “What the hell’s a 'kuran”? (it’s _Qu’ran_. Or sometimes _Koran_.) :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/55 "2003-10-11T20:52:26Z")
Guin,have you already forgotten from my RAM thread that you are a moron, and an idiot? No one likes you, as you smell of wee. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/56 "2003-10-11T22:12:32Z")
“Atheists for Jesus” made my day. I love this board! ---
**Author:** ![dqa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dqa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dqa)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/57 "2003-10-11T22:50:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*It’s the annual Fire Ant Festival in Marshall this weekend, in which one of the events is a chili cook-off using ACTUAL REAL FIRE ANTS as one of the ingredients… you can believe I’m racin’ away from THAT chili. \*\* The Fire Ant Festival! I drove up 4 hours from Houston years ago just to check that out. Unless they’ve changed it, some of the highlights are the aforementioned chili cookoff,[ul][li]Fire Ant Parade[/li][li]Fire Ant Roundup (winner has collected the most fireants in a period of time based on weight)[/li][li]Fire Ant Calling Contest[/li][li]Bicycle race “Tour de FireAnt”[/li][/ul]Definitely worth a visit if you’re in that area. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/58 "2003-10-11T23:13:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*Probably, “What the hell’s a 'kuran”? > > (it’s _Qu’ran_. Or sometimes _Koran_.) > > :rolleyes: \*\* Actually, it’s _Qur’an_. Yes, the apostrophe represents a sound and cannot be tossed into the word randomly. **Daisy Cutter** , if a non-Muslim Doper in Saudi Arabia or similar wants to post a thread about how irritated they are with being constantly evagelized to/pressured by Muslims, they’d get a similar response to **racinchikki** ’s here. Your anti-Islam rhetoric is getting old. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/59 "2003-10-11T23:19:14Z")
racinchikki: I recommend telling them you don’t belong to any sect because you find all of them much too liberal. Tell them Johnathan Edwards was the last preacher who taught the truth. Alternatively, tell them you belong to the Sixth Church of Rodney. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810/60 "2003-10-12T01:36:29Z")
There’s always the Church of the Subgenius. Or Cthulhu worship. I’d go for the second. The next time I hafta drive across Alabama, I’m taking a fistful of “Cthulhu is Coming!” stickers with me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810.md?page=4)