I was just recalling the first few years when I was a well known apostate dub, a man of the world, an outcast to be shunned!
Back then, when I was still a familiar sight, before new dubs who did not recognise me came on the scene, I would often be ignored whilst in town shopping or even whilst imbibing a quick half in the pub.
I quickly realised that there wasn't much satisfaction in being on the receiving end of a snub, or, as H.G. Wells so splendidly described it in "Kipps": "Cut! Egad!"
So I had a couple of witty ripostes to hand so that no-one who snubbed me would ever want to openly do it again. Leastwise it gave me a small measure of satisfaction to see the confusion at my affrontery. These were:
* For an overt snub: "So you're still subservient to Brooklyn then!". They hate that, they really do.
** To the person who apologises for not speaking to me: "That's OK, we're all trying to do what is right before God". They hate that too, because you have jumped out of your Satanic pigeon-hole and taken the moral high ground.
***Finally, there is the person who says: "I don't mind talking to you even if you are disfellowshipped". To that one I have replied that as they are JW's, I do mind talking to them, please go away.
So, what's your standard reply if you find yourself nose to nose with an active JW?
Englishman.