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Welcome to What’s That You Say?, where we take all the silly (and occasionally pertinent) things you people say during the week, put them together so everyone can read them for a second time, and bask in the fuzzy feeling that only such manual back-scratching can provide.

Fred Phelps and his cadre of fanatics were in town earlier this week, protesting local high schools in an attempt to yell at teenagers about how gay people and the military-industrial complex were killing God in America. Or something. In any case, most of our commenters were able to burn through Phelps’ followers’ wacko-spouting with little delay, but it was demonfafa who really nailed it, earning our Comment of the Week:

I don’t doubt that most in his church believe in what they do, but the reason they use such flagrantly offensive methods is because of the sheer amount of people who assault due to said methods them gives them the ability to collect damages on a constant basis (most of Phelps’ kids have law degrees), thereby funding their church.

So what have we learned kiddies? That ideals can certainly motivate you, but money motivates more.

After the jump, DCist comment threads become advertisement boards for recently laid-off creative types, how the Nationals could sell more tickets, and the rest of last week’s best comments and threads which you may have missed.