Why are you mad that I [del]insulted[/del] stated the proper name for a group that you are not even a part of?
Since you called me a young man, I’ll go back to my original question from yesterday, How you doin’?
Tasty, you called me tasty! I have a question for you (but don’t let Sari know I asked this) How you doin?
Now I gotta go to the orifice on a day I was supposed to irk from home because the big boss is coming in. So I gotta figure out if I’m a dog or a pony. Note: I can figure this out on my own without any help from the Mump!
Nothing of the sort - all opinions are welcome - we just wanted to assure you that none of the comments were malicious in intent - Please try not to take anything we say too seriously. {{{{{Seanette}}}}}
So you’d be fine with me choosing some outdated stance of your church, that is constantly being used to attack your morality, and jeer at it, misrepresenting the obsolete as current and thereby spreading ignorance, especially on a board that’s supposedly about fighting ignorance? Seems to me that perpetuating outdated stereotypes that are regularly used for malicious purposes would be beneath those of good will.
I do have a sense of humor, but there are sensitive topics that really aren’t funny, especially to a former evangelical Protestant who’s frequently subjected to the hate-lore and scare-lore spread about the church I now belong to. I doubt Hispanics care for jokes about illegal immigration, and really don’t think African-Americans get much of a kick out of slavery jokes. If some outdated stereotypes aren’t acceptable for humor, why are any of them?
Besides, old and inaccurate stuff is just worn out, and one does need fresher material.
There’s plenty of current stuff to joke about, such as Mormon Standard Time. I converted as an adult and was raised to be punctual (I tend toward early, since I like to allow a little extra time for possible delays). About the only thing in my church that actually starts on time is Sacrament (our main worship service), and that is sometimes iffy. Sunday School classes, social events, etc., routinely start at least five minutes late. Eighteen years, and I still haven’t adjusted my own time zone to match MST.
Then there’s the Mormon variant of the classic light bulb joke. In our case, it’s five: one to give the opening prayer, one to lead the music, one to change the bulb, one to give the closing prayer, and one to provide refreshments.
Healing hugs for the** FCM **extended family. Tis never fun being the healthy and sane one in the midst of several family crisisies/crisisi (both of those look weird but are slightly fun to say).
Also wanted to say FCM I really enjoy hearing about your drawing job. I am jealous. It sounds like a lot of fun!
Another Tuesday morning and the orange tic-tacs still beckon as a possible breakfast. They are orange flavored, just like drinking orange juice right? Probably less calories too! Maybe not less sugar though. Hmmmm serving size is one. I usually eat at least 10-15 per serving. Oh well.
Tis a brisk 35f/2c with a high of 54/12 that is cold for SE Texas. Had to put the cycle on the charger as the battery does not like the chill, yep I need a new one. Need more coffee, I will be back
Nettie there are two answers about how many Episcopalians it takes to change a light bulb. The first answer is four. One to call the Sexton (Episcopal for janitor), one to make the gin and tonics and two to stand around talkin’ about how much better they liked the old light bulb. The second answer is… CHANGE!!! Why sound we CHANGE!!! Why my great grandmother gave that lightbulb to this church!
Where there are two or three Episcopalians gathered there’s a fifth.
A woman dies and goes to heaven, and St. Peter takes her on a tour of hell. Work with me people she wanted to see what she managed to avoid.
They pass a pit where there were people gnashing their teeth and wailing, and the woman says, “Who’s down there?”
St. Peter says, “Oh, those are the Catholics who ate meat on Fridays.”
They walked a little farther and there was another pit with more groaning and wailing, and she says, “O.K., who’s down there?”
St. Peter answers, “Those are the Baptists who went to dances.”
And a little farther along, there was another pit and people down there gnashing their teeth and crying and ripping their garments, and she says, “And those people?”
And St. Peter says, “Those are the Episcopalians who ate their salads with their shrimp forks.”
Thank You! I’ll be here all week! Don’t forget to try the waitstaff and tip your veal!
We had a Dalmatian and everyone swore she’d mellow as she aged. Well, in 7 years she not only didn’t mellow, she finally broke out of the yard and we never saw her again. Not saying dogs and cats are equivalent… um, we’ve got a bengal - I think he’s close to 8 - and he’s frequently energetic - especially when he cuddles up next to me and I’m trying to sleep. That seems to be grooming time. Idiot cat.
Oh yeah, I came here to ask an etiquette question since you’re such a classy group…
A few weeks back, I got an evite to a party for this Saturday. It stated that directions would follow. No directions have been forthcoming - would it be out of line to ask for them or do I assume that the party is no longer happening? The host is frequently pressed into work-related travel at the last minute and he’s kinda bad about answering emails. I don’t want to put him on the spot, but I did say I’d attend… altho at this point, I’m not sure I want to brave the wilds of Virginia. :eek:
What do you play? I played trombone for several years through grade school and junior high - then I got on stage - I’ve done a lot of G&S, but never Iolanthe or TbJ
This reminds me of one I found amusing which does require some background. One item in our Scriptures is known as the Articles of Faith (see here), and there are 13 of them.
The joke, of course, is a 14th Article of Faith, most commonly along the lines of “We believe in meetings, all that have been scheduled, all that are now scheduled, and we believe that there will yet be many great and important meetings scheduled. We have endured many meetings and hope to be able to endure all meetings. Indeed, we may say that if there is a meeting or anything that resembles a meeting or anything that we may possibly turn into a meeting, we seek after these things.”
