Abducted by Scientologists

Peppapig

Happened to me while I was in New York for the first time recently.

I was sitting in Times Sq all on my own watching the hustle and bustle with a hot chocolate from Starbucks. All of a sudden this jittery young lad comes over to me with this leaflets about "Dianetics

He asked me to come with him to watch a film about it in there " Centre ". Reluctantly I went with him through this alleys and finally to New York's Scientology Centre. He obviously didn't want me to know it was Scientology.

So they put me in this tiny cinema room to watch a film about Dianetics, and I'm ****ting it thinking I'm going to be brainwashed. So I'm sitting there with one eye open sipping hot chocolate. After about 10 minutes it finished and I went to leave, but this crazy blonde sat me down again to purchase a book. I told her I had no money or credit card. ( she couldn't believe I was Irish) So then the little bee-oche opens my wallet and takes my laser card and starts swipping it through her machine and I'm like WTF!. I told her I was going to go get my brothers credit card and come back later, like fcuk!!

You'd want to have seen a little wicklow lad like me legging it home to the hotel with a story like this :P

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I'm not quite sure what you're talking about. Was there a spaceship involved?

Peppapig

No but free coffee!

prinz

Was this before or after your Oprah appearance Tom?

MagicMarker

What's a ''bee-oche''?

dr.bollocko

Stage 2 of the brainwashing process is a gay Cruise. Could have been fun OP.

Dravokivich

so a woman fumbled around in yer wallet and you didn't get any?

pickarooney

I'm fairly sure that
a) abduction doesn't involve being asked nicely
b) you should have not gone if you were so reluctant
c) the same thing has been going on in cities around the world, including Dublin, for at least 20 years

prinz

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Stage 2 of the brainwashing process is a gay Cruise. Could have been fun OP.

Does Katie know? :eek:

Bob the Seducer

Peppapig wrote: »

He asked me to come with him to watch a film about it in there " Centre ". Reluctantly I went with him through this alleys and finally to New York's Scientology Centre.

Here's where you went wrong...

AnonoBoy

Just ask them about Xenu - it always puts them on the back foot.

Sanjuro

Sorry, but you followed some jittery weirdo through a series of alley ways, to a dark room, watched their propaganda, allowed someone rifle through your wallet and take your cards... what the hell is wrong with you?

Rented Mule

How exactly did she get your wallet ?

Peppapig

Obviously I wasn't abducted, makes it sound more interesting!

Peppapig

Rented Mule wrote: »

How exactly did she get your wallet ?

I was showing her I had no money, when then " Ohhh whats this " Bank Of Ireland", whats this maybe this will work!"

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Peppapig wrote: »

Location: Cloud 9

You should change that to "away with the fairies"

Peppapig

elviscostello wrote: »

You should change that to "away with the fairies"

I'm not crazy! *eats shoe*

Seaneh

You were lucky you walked away before them offered you a free "stress test".

kylith

Peppapig wrote: »

I was showing her I had no money, when then " Ohhh whats this " Bank Of Ireland", whats this maybe this will work!"

And the second she touched your credit card without permission should have been the second you called the cops.

Zapho

Peppapig wrote: »

I was showing her I had no money, when then " Ohhh whats this " Bank Of Ireland", whats this maybe this will work!"

She didn't exactly have to resort to brian washing to get your wallet off you.

The wallet inspector strikes again.....

If you had taken off all your clothes and defecated on her desk she might have asked you to leave.

Seaneh

Or pulled a guy fawkes mask out.

General Zod

holy **** they went through your wallet? did they take your address or where you're staying in New York?

go tell the police.

ElaElaElano

I've often wondered if Scientology was actually set up and paid for by the Catholic church to make itself look a bit more plausible by comparison.

Dunjohn

Zapho wrote: »

She didn't exactly have to resort to brian washing to get your wallet off you.

The wallet inspector strikes again.....

Gay Cruises? Brian washing? This is a side of Scientology I confess I hadn't known about.

Scuid Mhór

jesus peppapig you are spineless

artanevilla

Was the film good?

Smartypantsdig

ElaElaElano wrote: »

I've often wondered if Scientology was actually set up and paid for by the Catholic church to make itself look a bit more plausible by comparison.

SSSHHHH!!!!!!

opinion guy

General Zod wrote: »

holy **** they went through your wallet? did they take your address or where you're staying in New York?

go tell the police.

Agreed. OP you owe it to gullible fools everywhere to report this invasion of your person/privacy to the police!

Terry

artanevilla wrote: »

Was the film good?

Internal affairs were in on it the whole time.

Also, anyone who is over 20 and lives along the N4 based Dublin bus routes will have met these ****ers at one time or another.

RolandIRL

did they check your thetan levels, and are you the reincarnation of L Ron Hubbard?

Yakult

Peppapig wrote: »

Happened to me while I was in New York for the first time recently.

I was sitting in Times Sq all on my own watching the hustle and bustle with a hot chocolate from Starbucks. All of a sudden this jittery young lad comes over to me with this leaflets about "Dianetics

He asked me to come with him to watch a film about it in there " Centre ". Reluctantly I went with him through this alleys and finally to New York's Scientology Centre. He obviously didn't want me to know it was Scientology.

So they put me in this tiny cinema room to watch a film about Dianetics, and I'm ****ting it thinking I'm going to be brainwashed. So I'm sitting there with one eye open sipping hot chocolate. After about 10 minutes it finished and I went to leave, but this crazy blonde sat me down again to purchase a book. I told her I had no money or credit card. ( she couldn't believe I was Irish) So then the little bee-oche opens my wallet and takes my laser card and starts swipping it through her machine and I'm like WTF!. I told her I was going to go get my brothers credit card and come back later, like fcuk!!

You'd want to have seen a little wicklow lad like me legging it home to the hotel with a story like this :P

Thats like rape, with consent.

Kiwi_knock

Peppapig wrote: »

Happened to me while I was in New York for the first time recently.

I was sitting in Times Sq all on my own watching the hustle and bustle with a hot chocolate from Starbucks. All of a sudden this jittery young lad comes over to me with this leaflets about "Dianetics

He asked me to come with him to watch a film about it in there " Centre ". Reluctantly I went with him through this alleys and finally to New York's Scientology Centre. He obviously didn't want me to know it was Scientology.

So they put me in this tiny cinema room to watch a film about Dianetics, and I'm ****ting it thinking I'm going to be brainwashed. So I'm sitting there with one eye open sipping hot chocolate. After about 10 minutes it finished and I went to leave, but this crazy blonde sat me down again to purchase a book. I told her I had no money or credit card. ( she couldn't believe I was Irish) So then the little bee-oche opens my wallet and takes my laser card and starts swipping it through her machine and I'm like WTF!. I told her I was going to go get my brothers credit card and come back later, like fcuk!!

You'd want to have seen a little wicklow lad like me legging it home to the hotel with a story like this :P

Unless you have a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome, you were in no way abducted. You went with someone who handed you a leaflet, sat through a movie and handed over your wallet to someone you never met before. One of the strangest hostage situations I ever heard of

CreepingDeath

Terry wrote: »

Also, anyone who is over 20 and lives along the N4 based Dublin bus routes will have met these ****ers at one time or another.

Nope.
Maybe they only target the gullible looking ones, like those who subscribe to boards

GizAGoOfYerGee

Peppapig wrote: »

So then the little bee-oche opens my wallet and takes my laser card and starts swipping it through her machine and I'm like WTF!.

You sound like a very naive person, a bit of a pushover.

Stand up for yourself next time, maybe.


And a bit of advice for everyone here.

Scientology is a dangerous cult that destroys lives, splits up families and only wants your money.

Stay well away from it.

ps, Peppapig, sorry if I sounded harsh there, but I have seen what Scientology has done to people, and what you experienced is exactly how they recruit people into the cult.

Sulmac

I posted this in another thread about religious cults before, but it's worth a watch if you haven't seen it yet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGP-0545EU (NSFW, possibly disturbing images)

As everyone else here has said, stay the hell away from them in future, OP!

law86

They hauled me in to the place on Abbey Street in Dublin about fifteen years ago,when I was about eighteen. I was waiting for the bus to Leixlip just outside, sort of giddy from the night before, and hadn't heard of them before. They phrased it as a personality test. They really put the shiits up me; if I had the £70 that they wanted, I would have given it to them, just to get away. They were a bizarre mixture of persuasive, aggressive, demeaning, foreboding and cajoling.
Young and foolish. These days though, anyone who offered me a personality test would be offered an -oscopy of my choosing in return.

VinnyTGM

You followed a stranger through some back alleys in New York and your surprised that something bad happened.

Lone Stone

I'd do it just for the experience

Peppapig

I put this story up because it was a funny turn of events...

I was in no way gullible, it was mainly curiosity!

Biggins

Peppapig wrote: »

I put this story up because it was a funny turn of events...

I was in no way gullible, it was mainly curiosity!

Sometimes too much curiosity (and not enough common sense) kills the cat?

Sofiztikated

Peppapig wrote: »

Happened to me while I was in New York for the first time recently.

I was sitting in Times Sq all on my own watching the hustle and bustle with a hot chocolate from Starbucks. All of a sudden this jittery young lad comes over to me with this leaflets about "Dianetics

He asked me to come with him to watch a film about it in there " Centre ". Reluctantly I went with him through this alleys and finally to New York's Scientology Centre. He obviously didn't want me to know it was Scientology.

So they put me in this tiny cinema room to watch a film about Dianetics, and I'm ****ting it thinking I'm going to be brainwashed. So I'm sitting there with one eye open sipping hot chocolate. After about 10 minutes it finished and I went to leave, but this crazy blonde sat me down again to purchase a book. I told her I had no money or credit card. ( she couldn't believe I was Irish) So then the little bee-oche opens my wallet and takes my laser card and starts swipping it through her machine and I'm like WTF!. I told her I was going to go get my brothers credit card and come back later, like fcuk!!

You'd want to have seen a little wicklow lad like me legging it home to the hotel with a story like this :P

Peppapig wrote: »

I put this story up because it was a funny turn of events...

I was in no way gullible, it was mainly curiosity!

Sorry, sounds like gullible to me.

You followed a "jittery" chap through backstreets in an unknown city? Christ, would you follow one of the lads that hang around on the Boardwalk on the Liffey down some back alley? ****'d if I would.

You let them look in your wallet, and let them take you laser card out. **** that, if someone tries that again, the correct response is, "Get the **** away from me," not "Here, take my valuables."

Actually, I'm short a bit of cash, where do you live? I've got something to show you.

The guy

Terry wrote: »

Internal affairs were in on it the whole time.

Also, anyone who is over 20 and lives along the N4 based Dublin bus routes will have met these ****ers at one time or another.

I've never met a Scientologist along those bus routes or anywhere in Dublin, where did you meet them?

bytey

you do know , that unless its a cop
if someone come up to you and asks you to go somewhere with them
the standard response is to kick them in the balls - very hard.