Greenpeace people on the street, will you please.....

02/20/2007 Jon B. says:

I have to agree, I always find it amusing when they start to complain about Global Warming when it's freezing outside with negative 20 wind chill.

02/20/2007 Kirs P. says:

The Greenpeace people are almost as annoying as the MassPirg folks.  I'm not donating money to some unwashed hippy on the street.  I have my chosen charities and I already give enough to them.

02/20/2007 Alex "Prom Queen" R. says:

And then I feel all guilty for hating them!  Like I'm hating the environment by proxy!  I know they're just poor college kids trying to make beer money while doing something less The Mannish than working at Starbucks, but they're still right up in my face while I'm trying to go to work and not think about the whales for five minutes.

Hooray, complaining!  I love complaining.

02/20/2007 Aretha W. says:

*deep sigh*

jon - global warming impacts extreme temperatures/weather conditions, either hot or cold... so it's actually the most unironic thing in the entire universe that they're out there talking about it.

I mean, yeah... new england should and does naturally get cold but my skin crawls when people say stuff like "global warming, my ass! It's freeeeeezing out!"

02/20/2007 L D. says:

My favorite are the new Fight Racism guys who call you a racist if you don't stop to talk to them in the freezing cold. Obviously, my unwillingness to stop in the frigid cold while already late for work marks me as a racist.

02/20/2007 Kirs P. says:

Duh Lynn, you freakin' racist.

02/20/2007 Bryan "tragically 80's influenced" S. says:

As a business owner I get hit up every single day for this cause or that cause.  My business focuses on supporting breast cancer research... not too shabby, right?  Yet, every time I have to decline giving money or product to some cause I'm treated like a cheapskate and hater of whatever cause I have declined to support.  It's always the folks that aren't clients at my spa and spend no money at my spa that give me the most disgusted look.  Whatever, I know that I give back more than the average Joe...

02/20/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

yeah, one of those fight racism guys called me a "white racist bitch" one day--I actually didn't know he'd been talking to me until he yelled that in my direction.  What all of these sidewalk canvassers need are better training--so many of them are so pushy, jaded, and take everything so personally (no wonder MassPirg has such high turnover).  I'll never forget a kid telling my friend (who works for Dana Farber and donates a portion of each paycheck!) that she had no heart for not wanting to give to his cause of the moment.  
I used to canvass for a completely separate organization and you had to go through two straight weeks of training (plus shadowing) before you were allowed to talk to anyone--it made the job so much easier b/c you knew how to find the people who actually WANTED to talk to you--I never once bulled anyone into donating....
Those kids kill me.

02/20/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

*better training programs

02/20/2007 L D. says:

Allix, I recently read on another forum that they called someone a faggot racist. That was especially disturbing.

02/20/2007 Alex "Prom Queen" R. says:

I love that Alli's hint that he was talking to her was when he yelled "white racist bitch" at her.  Alli's all "Oh!  That's me!"

I have no idea why all I'm doing today is picking on you, Alli.

02/20/2007 Brian "Methy Hobo" D. says:

i like the 'Spare Change' newsletter guys in Harvard Square, they are way more fun that green peace wussies - they'll chase after you if they hear your pockets rattling

02/20/2007 Jimmie L. says:

You know Alex, its not PC of you to say "doing something less The Mannish " - which although was funny, really is an insult to those who are working for "The Womanish"

I work for The Womanish right now.  I wouldn't think to exclude her.  She WOULD kick my ass.  It used to be the man.  now it is irrelevant - they all suck.

02/20/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

I picked up on the "bitch" b/c I was the only woman around.  That part is true. and, well yeah, I guess the "white" part is too.

02/20/2007 Walt "Specializes in Irritating Others" Z. says:

i can understand being late, etc....but condemning someone simply because they're putting you out for what amounts to about one minute (literally if it's just to sign something - and i read over what is there) is a bit harsh.

while i certainly don't stop for everyone, i simply say "no thank you" as politely as i can.

where are these "fight racism" people? now if i politely declined that and was called a racist in return, now THAT i would have time to turn around and respond to.

02/20/2007 Kirs P. says:

Walt- they don't want you to sign something- they want your credit card number or check.  I'm happy to sign petitions, but I ain't giving you my credit card number in the street.

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02/20/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

Yeah, but Walt, a lot of these kids, Masspirg especially, aren't interested in your signature--they're interested in your money and making quota for the day. I've had enough of them (Mpirg and otherwise) be rude to me (when I was an activist, and as a pedestrian), that, I hate to say it, I don't like to stop for anyone now.

02/20/2007 Walt "Specializes in Irritating Others" Z. says:

i still stop for people if i see a clipboard and i think a signature for a good cause will help. donations? i simply tell them i will research them on charity navigator. to the shady ones, that usually will scare them off. i just say that once i get more info, if i feel it's a worthy cause, i'll donate at home. if people get rude with me, i have enough ways to make them regret it......

some of the ones out there certainly may have the best of intentions, but are just too dense to understand they're scaring us away....

02/20/2007 Maria "Asano mama mou suteki" V. says:

when they ask me "do you have a minute for the environment?"  i tell them "not usually..." they laugh, i walk away, we're all winners.  when i finally start earning enough disposable income so i can start giving away to charities in earnest, environmental groups will be #1 on my list.  but bugging po' me?  pointless.  so OP, i hear ya.

02/20/2007 Laura "The Italian Scallion" M. says:

I try not to allow myself to impulse-give to charity, or else I will give them all my money. My boyfriend very carefully sat down this year and researched a whole bunch of organizations, then gave a good amount to 8-10 of them. I think that's the way to go.

02/20/2007 Walt "Specializes in Irritating Others" Z. says:

he very carefully sat down? they have creams to relieve that sort of thing ;)

lol sorry, couldn't resist.....

07/27/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

I felt like resurrecting an old thread today. Sorry for the masses ready to be offended.

Anyway, I was walking down Boylston yesterday and literally ran the gauntlet through a bunch of legit canvassers (you know, the ones who, despite being annoying, wear uniforms and have ID badges).  As I walked by them, this scrubby, thugged out kid with a clipboard, starts to approach me. I was in a rush, so just kept walking, pretending I couldn't hear him. There were tons of other people around but this kid, tried to follow me down the street, at one point getting within an inch of my face and screaming: IGNORANT!! at me.

I never once looked at this kid, acknowledged that he was there, etc...I don't think he was even legit--point is, I understand that canvassing is hard--I used to do it myself, but I get so sick of these assholes who feel like it's their god-given right to harass people.

Seriously--how did that kid know I wasn't deaf, or hadn't just gotten a bunch of bad news?  I almost felt like he singled me out (out of a crowd of people walking by) just so he could scream at me--not b/c he actually had any intent of giving his pitch to me or asking me to donate to whatever scummy cause uses handwritten pieces of paper to collect people's information.  Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure he's the same kid who followed me down Newbury Street last year (I had headphones on, was reading over a reciept and had no idea anyone was trying to talk to me-I saw him out of the corner of my eye but didn't realize he was addressing or following me). On that occasion he waited till I was about to go into a store, and, after I took my headphones off, called me a racist bitch.

Sorry--had to vent--the whole encounter just really really bothered me.  At least the Save the Children kids will try to get a "read" on you--if you don't make eye contact they generally leave you alone.

07/27/2007 Alex "Prom Queen" R. says:

How do you attract all the craziest dudes?  These things never happen to me.

But if it did it would completely freak me out.    That kid needs a hug and shock treatment.

07/27/2007 Chloe "Guerita Cadillaca" D. says:

No joke, I would've decked the guy with his own clipboard.
I like it when someone yells "DONT YOU CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?"
And I'll walk back, pick up the flyer, crumple it into a ball, and leave it at their feet.

07/27/2007 Alex "Prom Queen" R. says:

Caroline, I've never wanted to shove my tongue into your tonsils as bad as I do right now.

07/27/2007 Chloe "Guerita Cadillaca" D. says:

Well, Steve N. just told me to 'bite the big one'. I wonder what he means by that....

Sometimes I pair it with a "looks like SOMEONE needs to take out the trash"

07/27/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

The last time one of those greenpeace kids asked Rob if he "cared about the environment," she had followed him halfway across the street. He turned around walked back and said:
"Yes, yes I do care about the environment. In fact, I'm vegan, I don't own a car and bike everywhere, I dumpster dive, I thrift, and I don't have cable or internet so I can cut down on my electricity usage. What exactly do you do if you care so much?"

The girl looked down and went, "ummm," to which Rob said: "Just what I thought. Oh, and also, I work as a mental health counselor, can't you tell from looking at me that I don't have $140 to give to you?"

07/27/2007 Chloe "Guerita Cadillaca" D. says:

Ooo nicely done! Rob = 10 pts

07/27/2007 Kirs P. says:

Alli- that is fucking crazy.  What org did he work for?

I can't walk through downtown crossing without being harassed by at least three college kids asking for my money.  I love when the 'save the children' jerks come up to me, I smile and say "I fucking hate children, you aren't getting my money"

07/27/2007 Chloe "Guerita Cadillaca" D. says:

Kirs, did you notice that all the STC people around here lately are like...19?
GO SAVE YOURSELF FROM THAT HORRIFIC POLO SHIRT

07/27/2007 Chloe "Guerita Cadillaca" D. says:

i can barely afford to feed myself most of the time

07/27/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

I also have alwasy wondered why the Save the children kids work within a half block of each other. If someone says "no" to one of them it's likely they're not changing their mind for the kid 1/2 a block a way either.

07/27/2007 steve "i'll give you an hour to stop that" n. says:

i love messing with these people. when i tell them that i don't give a rats ass about the environment they either get angry or look crushed. then i get in my Escalade and drive around with the emergency brake on.

07/27/2007 Alex "Prom Queen" R. says:

Motherfuckers need to realize we got a population crisis and the best thing we can do for the world is let most of those children die.  Also, kids are annoying.  If I saw someone with a "Fuck the Children Up" clipboard, I would give that hippie some money.

07/27/2007 Chloe "Guerita Cadillaca" D. says:

children are most certainly NOT the future....the real future is ROBOTS..or babies with bionic arms

07/27/2007 steve "i'll give you an hour to stop that" n. says:

Alex R.-
damn skippy!

07/27/2007 Jay G. says:

I'll take the environerds over Mormons any day.

07/27/2007 Brian "Methy Hobo" D. says:

those little buggers are just trying to make a pay check like anybody else. they suck. i hate their jobs and the fact that they have hard ons for no reason but they need to put bread ont eh table too. or more likely ramen and some 'kind' beers.

07/27/2007 Pete S. says:

These people annoy the shit out of me, but they have nothing on the LaRouche people, who are not only ruder but kind of nuts.

07/27/2007 Kirs P. says:

Oooh.  LaRouche freaks.  They are fantastically insane.

07/27/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

I think these kids bother me largely b/c there are people out there who canvass for a living and do it really well--in a very professional manner.  A lot of these kids hang around here for the summer, living on mommy and daddy's dime, and feel like they're entitled to get in people's faces.  They just make things harder for professional canvassers who do this sort of thing year round, rain or shine--and for legit organizations--these kids turn people off to what are often really good causes.

07/27/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

I might be daft--LaRouche?

07/27/2007 Kirs P. says:

Alli- You've never seen them!?  THey love hanging out on college campuses- although I did see them in front of the Borders in DTC the other day.  One time they got into the lawschool at Northeastern and left pamphlets everywhere.  Super annoying.

http://www.larouchepub...

07/27/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

oh my dog--yeah, i know who they are. Their shit was thrown all over one of the cars on the B-line one day.

07/27/2007 Devon W. says:

my favorite response to, "I bet YOU want to save the polar bears!" is "my dad was eaten by a polar bear.  fuck you!"

The fuck you is optional.

07/27/2007 Gwen S. says:

I think anything with "fur" should be "worshipped"-don't you think? My pizza delivery boy agrees..he came as he does evey Wed after my shower and he too loves "fur"!

07/27/2007 Devon W. says:

fuck you not optional.

where do they keep coming from?

07/27/2007 Devon W. says:

fuck you not optional.

where do they keep coming from?

07/27/2007 Gwen S. says:

Devon, you don't like "fur"? Nice, smooth, mature "fur"?

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07/27/2007 Gwen S. says:

pizza boy really did a number on me with that big sausage that came with pizza. It's the sausage that makes the pizza worthwile after i shower and wait in only a towel below my waist.

07/27/2007 Katy S. says:

Jennifer, I had the same problem

07/27/2007 Julia "freddie b" F. says:

I feel surrounded by the MassPirg people wherever I go. Now when they start to walk near me I tell them I know about global warming - I'm sick over it, but I can't and won't give them money. They badger... It's annoying

07/27/2007 Louis "Can't Take Me Anywhere" C. says:

It's really annoying when these kids are standing outside my work... we depend on foot traffic during the day and our customers see these kids and start to cross the street. Some times I just want to go outside and scream at them that they're killing our business.

What I hate though is I walk in and out of my office on Newbury St. close to 87 times a day. And without fail, even if they just say me two minutes before hand, they ask me EVERY time if "I have a minute for the environment?" I'm always like, "You JUST fucking asked me!!" Then I take the 'crumple up their flyer and drop it on the ground' approach.

07/29/2007 wendy f. says:

I too have had trouble with such people.  While Greenpeace is a good organization to support ( I actually donate annually), i despise being attacked on the street by these annoying people. Lately, however, it has not been greenpeace but the Larouche folks in front of the Harvard Coop in Harvard Square.  The 15 or 20 of them make it impossible to walk by and you will definitely get stopped by one of these freaks. One guy (they are always guys) told me that i was "destroying America by voting for Liberal candidates".  The thing that works best is to tell them either "I gave at the office" (which amazingly works) or simply "screw off asshole".  Either one works fine.

07/29/2007 Aretha W. says:

Allix - was the asshole that confronted you one of the "chargers"? You know, the kids that are begging day and night, season after season, with the orange shirts on?

Don't you think that for a fake sports team chairty, that "chargers" is quite possibly the most hilarious name, at least in terms of transparency?

07/29/2007 Aretha W. says:

...what's not hilarious is that kids are being exploited, begging for money alongside junkies near the methodone clinic. On dangerous street areas.

07/29/2007 Keane L. says:

People need to understand that they represent an organization when they participate in activities. Having an abortion rights activist yell at my face with a bullhorn doesn't do well for their cause in my head..

07/29/2007 Alex "Prom Queen" R. says:

Yo, the Chargers infuriate me.  Using kids!  Teaching them to beg!  GAH, I will kill somebody in the face.

07/29/2007 Aretha W. says:

even worse, nobody does anything about it. I know that many people have contacted various state agencies about the situation. The police, social services, etc. keep passing the buck on being responsible about it. It's just really sad. Kids getting used by adults (the nerve to go to some shirt printing service and make up a bunch of jerseys for these kids to scam).

07/29/2007 Alex "Prom Queen" R. says:

I also have a friend who called child welfare on 'em.  Seriously, no one will do a thing.

08/01/2007 Julia "freddie b" F. says:

Have you seen the adults outside the PP on Comm Ave who bring kids and stick sandwich boards on them? I am appalled.

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08/02/2007 Allix "granny sunglasses" T. says:

Has anyone ever noticed how often the protesters outside the PP on Comm Ave are 95% male.  I love when men feel they can take the moral high road and tell women what to do with their bodies.

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11/02/2007 A "Skeet^3" A. says:

Allix, what I love about New England republicans is that so many seemed to be pro-choice.  I'm Anglo-Catholic so I'm obligated to not trash Catholic people so I will censor my thoughts on that front.  I would be far more willing to tolerate anti-choice people if they worked actively to prevent unwanted pregnancies and if they also provided resources to mothers that would make keeping a child more of an option.  There are some working on the latter but none on the former.   Much of my work past volunteer work in reproductive health had to do with prevention.  The only anti-choice person was from the clergy group.  I respected his view but I find it difficult to respect the views of the many people who are against it but don't want comprehensive sex ed or mentoring programs for "at-risk" girls.  I was surprised to find that many of these girls were actually planning to get pregnant.  It bother the hell out of me because so many people view it as a perfectly valid way to become whole... even at 13 and 14 years old.

11/02/2007 Devon W. says:

I knew this would be brought back with the other thread.  Fuck Greenpeace people and those stupid save the kids people who just keep talking and talking and talking at you AFTER YOU'VE WALKED BY!  It's so silly.  Clearly, I said I'm going to work, so stop!

11/02/2007 Becki "because you are entitled to my opinion" W. says:

My favorite are always the religious enthusiasts who are outside the Garden who damn you to Hell when you are walking out of a rock concert, Celtics game, or Bruins game if you have not accepted Jesus as your savior and take their reading materials.

Last time, after a Bruins game, one came up with the pamphlets, told me God loved me, so i said "I know he told me,"  then I walked right by the guy and left him staring after me slack-jawed

11/02/2007 Coffee Anyone "Miss Coffee if you're nasty" ,. says:

My favorite is when the cult religion can't-get-a-real-job wingnuts approach with something like, "do you want to take a personality test?"  
Another time two really dumpy looking women approached me on the train and asked if I thought I was going to heaven.  I said, you're damn right I am.  They had the balls to then ask if I was sure.  I said I just spoke with God and he said I was.   Their brainwashed smiles disappeared and they took their fat, flabby bodies and walked away.  It was awesome.

11/02/2007 Melissa "I'm not drinkin'" M. says:

get a REAL job!

11/03/2007 Mike "Fondle Dew" C. says:

I heard that it will be legal to marry your robot in the state of Massachusetts by 2050. Hope I like that long.

11/03/2007 Mike "Fondle Dew" C. says:

Live that long...

11/03/2007 Mike "Fondle Dew" C. says:

My favorite bum is the little black guy with the hat who stands on the bridge coming out of Brookline at Comm Ave before you make the quick left and right to go over the BU Bridge. I usually give him a quarter, but sometimes I just ignore him. He's a bum!