Don't disrespect a woman in her own house!

This is a second-hand story that came from my parents:

One day a pair of LDS missionaries came to the door. Mom was washing dishes, so Dad answered. He agreed to hear them out, and let them in (note: my parents were going to a Lutheran church that they still go to more than 40 years later). Mom is vaguely listening from the kitchen, but is not active in the conversation when this goes down.

Dad: While I understand why you guys came out and all, we're happy with our church. But we'll talk it over and see.

Missionary: You're the man of the house; you should be telling your wife what the situation is.

Mom: <stomps angrily from the kitchen> I will not be spoken about that way in my own house. You can leave NOW. <Opens and gestures emphatically out the door>

The problem - remember how she'd been washing dishes? Well, this part of the conversation happened when she had picked up and started washing the huge chef's knife. So when she walked out to the living room, she was pointing it at them, and then gestured with it out the door.

Those poor boys scurried out, and the next time any missionaries from the LDS church came was at least a few years later, when they'd moved across town. Dad doesn't invite proselytizers in anymore 😂