Tounges

[NightAngel]

Okay, this was just a bit odd. We were REALLY busy, I was in the middle of cashing this woman out when one of my Shift Leads asked me a question. (I should mention that this woman was renting all 'religious' movies.)

I asked her if she minded excusing me for a moment? She said to go ahead and help the SL. I stepped over one register and started working with his customer's account.

All of a sudden she looks my SL straight in the face and says,

"Ubbeltohgksthnkwhsdhfsh!" and smacks her hands on the counter as if punctuating the sentence.

I stopped what I was doing and stared, his customers stopped their whining and stared, he (the SL) looks utterly shocked and says, "Ma'am, did you just say something I was supposed to understand?"

She says, "Oh, I was just speaking in Tounges."

Everyone: *blink, blink... blank stares*

Then everything proceeded normally- I just thought that was strange.

[JustADude]

Bah, most likely the woman was either delusional or wanting to show off how 'holy' she was. Just because I have the ability to spout off random gibberish (in a very convincingly demonic voice no less) doesn't mean I'm possessed by anything more than boredom!

[Becks]

How very odd. *perplexed*

[ContraCorriente]

Isn't speaking in tongues supposed to be, like, the climax of your worship experience or something? Last I checked, unless you've got Tourette's, you donj't go around blurting out random gibberish.

[LostMyMind]

Well, speaking in tongues is 2 things and all depends on who you talking to.

First, in the Bible. Speaking in tongues mean being able to speak in the language of the person you're "preaching" to without even knowing the language.

Second, is the general acting nuts. However, I can't tell you if they're doing it on purpose or they got a split personality doing it for them.

[Andara Bledin]

My vote is that she was just attention whoring.

^-.-^

[draggar]

Isn't speaking in tongues supposed to be, like, the climax of your worship experience or something? Last I checked, unless you've got Tourette's, you donj't go around blurting out random gibberish.

Maybe those were really really REALLY good *ahem* religious movies, or she swapped the movies that were in those cases for the ones that were "hidden' in the back.

[NightAngel]

My vote is that she was just attention whoring.

I thought so also. However, she wasn't an SC- she was polite, patient and said thanks/ have a nice day. So, I really can't begrudge her on it too much.

[AirHostess]

Maybe she meant Parseltongue like in Harry Potter?

[Gost2036]

Isn't speaking in tongues supposed to be a sign that you are possesed?

[JustADude]

Isn't speaking in tongues supposed to be a sign that you are possesed?

No, it's a sign of devout holiness among certain Christian sects.

[LostMyMind]

Actually, FYI JustADude. The Christian Charismatic "sect" do believe they're being possessed when they're speaking in tongues. Just not possessed by the devil but the holy spirit.

[BusBus]

And that, kids, was today's "WTF?" moment....

[JustADude]

Actually, FYI JustADude. The Christian Charismatic "sect" do believe they're being possessed when they're speaking in tongues. Just not possessed by the devil but the holy spirit.

Ah, yes, thank you. I forgot to make that distinction, since ~90% of the time people say 'possessed' they're talking about evil stuff.

[LostMyMind]

Possession is possession. Don't make any different if the possessor is evil or good

Don't mind me, I'm not saying I believe that they're really possessed. But you know how some people correct grammar.