# Glow-in-the-dark Rosary **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 2, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076 "2006-08-02T21:40:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tashabot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tashabot/32/6250_2.png) [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/1 "2006-08-02T21:40:02Z")
So at the newspaper that I work at, I have to collect the mail for Editorial and sort it to the various editors and reporters. I think nothing of it, most days. Except that today there was an envelope addressed specifically to me, care of my newspaper. I finished what I was doing and looked at the address. Some church in Texas. I live in Nevada, so that was a little weird, but I figured, hey, maybe they wanted a community brief for an exchange program or something. I open the envelope. It’s a cheap ass plastic glow-in-the-dark Rosary and a packet of information on how to say a Rosary. I’m not Catholic, but I’m still seeing the humor in this. Or maybe that’s why I see the humor. But seriously, this thing was bad. If there were Catholic quarter machines, this thing’d come out of it. It’s bad. I just can’t figure out how they found me! My full name, place of employment, and the address! Not even the PO Box, but the physical address! Because I’m not a reporter or an editor, my name is never put into the paper, online edition, and the print edition only has a teeeeny thing in the staff box saying “Call this number for newsroom information.” I’m so confused! Has anyone else gotten anything like this? I never thought my first thread at the SDMB would be in MPSIMS. And I never thought it’d be about a plastic Rosary. ~Tasha ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/2 "2006-08-02T22:10:20Z")
I was going to say the next step is the Torah on an Ipod, but then I realized it has probably already been done. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/3 "2006-08-02T22:13:22Z")
Hey, maybe eventually someone will [mail you a dollar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320168). ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/4 "2006-08-02T22:14:25Z")
> [@tashabot](#): > > It’s a cheap ass plastic glow-in-the-dark Rosary and a packet of information on how to say a Rosary. Get yourself some [Jesus glasses](http://jesusoftheweek.com/jesii/396/index.html) to go with it, and youll be the most fashionable editor on the block! ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/5 "2006-08-02T22:21:58Z")
I think a cheap rosary is the way to go, actually. I once shelled out 27 dollars for a _really_ nice one and as I was leaving the church, this HUGE black dog ran up out of nowhere and _ate_ it. … Yeah, that’s right. He ATE it. Damn. To this day, I still hate dogs because of that. I can’t even be around the big ones, either. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/6 "2006-08-02T22:39:58Z")
> [@Clockwork And Candy](#): > > I think a cheap rosary is the way to go, actually. I once shelled out 27 dollars for a _really_ nice one and as I was leaving the church, this HUGE black dog ran up out of nowhere and _ate_ it. That was no mortal black dog! That was Satan! Isn’t that obvious? Gee, this thread reminded me about a glow-in-the-dark rosary I had when I was in first grade. I used to love to drape it over the top of the lampshade on the hall lamp, let it get good and “charged,” then take it into the hall closet and shut the door. Coooool! Then one sad day I forgot I put it there, and Jesus melted. I was seriously bummed. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/7 "2006-08-02T22:41:37Z")
Ha! I had one of those growing up. Ah, memories. That is really weird - you should call and ask how they got your info. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/8 "2006-08-02T22:48:13Z")
My grade four teacher gave those out as presents for good grades and the like. I’m sure I still have one floating around somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/9 "2006-08-02T22:54:49Z")
I’m not even Catholic, have never prayed a rosary in my life and never plan to, and I want a glow-in-the-dark rosary. > [@Clockwork And Candy](#): > > I think a cheap rosary is the way to go, actually. I once shelled out 27 dollars for a _really_ nice one and as I was leaving the church, this HUGE black dog ran up out of nowhere and _ate_ it. > > Yeah, that’s right. He ATE it. :eek: Did he have glowing red eyes? ---
**Author:** ![tashabot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tashabot/32/6250_2.png) [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/10 "2006-08-02T22:55:57Z")
I was talking to a friend about it. His response was “What if you lose Jesus in the night - oh, wait…” I dunno, I just find it really odd. I’m not Catholic. I purposely stay away from Christian Web sites because I don’t feel like starting anything. My name and WORK ADDRESS are not published ANYWHERE. And I can’t find a phone number for this Church, either. Maybe it’s someone who actually knows me and is trying to give me a message. I dunno. The creep factor is going off the scale, but I kind of want to keep the Rosary because…well, honestly, glow-in-the-dark Jesus, man! I’m not even Christian and I see the cool-factor in that. ~Tasha ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/11 "2006-08-02T23:18:21Z")
I don’t care if it rains or freezes Long as I got my plastic glow in the dark Jesus Hanging from My plastic glow in the dark Rosary! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/12 "2006-08-02T23:55:57Z")
When my mother passed away and we were cleaning out the house, we found about 537 rosaries. Some had the beads made out of rose petals. What the heck do you do wth Roasaries? You can’t throw them out. So you put some in the mail to other dopers and wait. Actually we took most of them to the church, with about a ton of other religious relics and donated them. I kept a glow in the dark rosary on my bed post for a long time. At least till I invented jerking off. You can’t do that with with a rosary on the bed post. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/13 "2006-08-03T00:27:41Z")
> [@Clockwork And Candy](#): > > I think a cheap rosary is the way to go, actually. I once shelled out 27 dollars for a _really_ nice one and as I was leaving the church, this HUGE black dog ran up out of nowhere and _ate_ it. $27 bucks? That’s nothing. I bought Mom one for Christmas last year–I can’t remember the exact price but it was closer to $200 than $100. Think the most expensive one in the store was $240 (Canadian, but still). That was gorgeous, black onyx in silver. I almost wanted it for myself, if I had any want for a rosary. The one I did buy was mother of pearl, also in silver. There were also some really garish ones in the $70 area, faceted glass in gold. Yuck. ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/14 "2006-08-03T00:42:53Z")
One day when I was home from college for the weekend, I noticed my mother had changed my bedroom around. There was an extra little table in the corner. When I went to bed and turned off the lights, I was unnerved to see a glow-in-the-dark Mary looking right at me from the table. I hid it under a blanket unti l the light of day. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/15 "2006-08-03T01:16:27Z")
> [@Clockwork And Candy](#): > > I think a cheap rosary is the way to go, actually. I once shelled out 27 dollars for a _really_ nice one and as I was leaving the church, this HUGE black dog ran up out of nowhere and _ate_ it. > > … Canine Anal Butt Beads. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/16 "2006-08-03T03:03:19Z")
The Rosary, the Jesus glasses, now all you need is this [shirt](http://www.thinkgeek.com/pennyarcade/shirts/84c5/zoom/) and you’ll be set. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/17 "2006-08-03T04:37:18Z")
There was this kid at my high school named Domenico. He was Vietnamese, really tall, with a bowl cut, and he was a couple years older than all the other kids in his class because he came to the US and started kindergarten when he was 7 or something. He was also deeply religious and totally weird. He campaigned for class president and promised to pray for everyone who voted for him. He wrote songs about Jesus and America and sang them at talent shows and over the intercom once when he had the chance to read the morning announcements. He’d ask the teacher questions about what was on the test…as he was taking the test. He tried out for American Idol (or claimed to). He also wore a glow-in-the-dark rosary as a necklace every day. I’m not sure because I’m not Catholic, but isn’t that taboo? Wear a rosary as a necklace, I mean, not having a glow-in-the-dark rosary. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/18 "2006-08-03T07:51:11Z")
\*\*Tashabot, \*\*maybe one of your friends got you on the mailing list as a joke? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/19 "2006-08-03T08:05:54Z")
> [@Mirror Image egamI rorriM](#): > > He also wore a glow-in-the-dark rosary as a necklace every day. I’m not sure because I’m not Catholic, but isn’t that taboo? Wear a rosary as a necklace, I mean, not having a glow-in-the-dark rosary. Nah. Unusual, yes, but not taboo. I used to have a rosary ring: it was just a silver ring with ten thin strips and one cross. My Physics teacher in college ate it, I think: I sometimes took the ring off and left it on my table when it bothered me because the heat in the classroom had made my hands bigger; the teacher would walk up and down the central aisle and distractedly pick stuff from our tables and later put them in his pockets. I also have a “5 continents rosary”: glass beads, each a different color for each continent (white for Europe, red for America, green for Africa, blue for Oceania, yellow for Asia). A couple times when I was in some sort of religious meet with my parents, Mom would bring it along and pass it to me when it was time to say it; later I’d just use it as a bracelet rather than pass it back in the throng. But of course, the most convenient portable rosary is using your fingers. ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076/20 "2006-08-03T09:09:04Z")
> [@Clockwork And Candy](#): > > I think a cheap rosary is the way to go, actually. I once shelled out 27 dollars for a _really_ nice one and as I was leaving the church, this HUGE black dog ran up out of nowhere and _ate_ it. > > … > > Yeah, that’s right. He ATE it. Damn. > > To this day, I still hate dogs because of that. I can’t even be around the big ones, either. Ugh. Thou shalt not waste money on expensive rosaries. Poverty is a virtue. I need a very stern nun-shaped emoticon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-rosary/367076.md?page=2)