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BACKGROUND
The last few years, I've been helping out with the local Pioneers' Association annual 5K road race as a steward, which basically means standing in front of moving traffic so that it won't hit the runners
It should be noted that, while I don't drink alcohol, I am not a member of the Pioneers, nor am I a religious person. This last point will be important later.
/BACKGROUND
So yesterday evening was the big race day and I showed up early to help out, as I do. All is well and good and we get set up ahead of schedule. I head off to take my position at a busy (and thus dangerous to the runners) intersection a half an hour before the race is due to begin. The local police keep an eye out for us and make sure we stewards are in position beforehand.
Up saunters a gentleman and begins to talk to me about the race and his own past running experience. So far all good and normal, this happens a lot. I wouldn't be writing here if it stayed normal though.
He proceeded to take a printout from his pocket and proudly display it for me. On it was a large image of the English royal family crest. He went on to point out and explain in painfully excruciating detail how the individual details proved that Prince William was the AntiChrist.
I just
and thought to myself "Great. It's Uncle Vick's Irish cousin".
He next went on to use maths of all things to prove that the tragedies of September 11th and the Japanese earthquake proved "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that the Mayan's prediction of the world ending in 2012 was fact and that these were also the signs heralding the Bible's judgement day. Hoo boy.
There was a bunch of other things such as "For every argument you have against the existance of God, I have proof that will destroy it".
This lasted until the pace car (I think that's the term) in front of the runners came into view and I was required to step into traffic. First time in my life I was happy to walk in front of moving cars
Here's the suck: He actually kept it up despite my telling him repeatedly that I wasn't religious and had no real interest in who was or wasn't the AntiChrist or Doomsday prophecies.
He was the first, and hopefully only, truely crazy person I've ever met.
BACKGROUND
The last few years, I've been helping out with the local Pioneers' Association annual 5K road race as a steward, which basically means standing in front of moving traffic so that it won't hit the runners
It should be noted that, while I don't drink alcohol, I am not a member of the Pioneers, nor am I a religious person. This last point will be important later.
/BACKGROUND
So yesterday evening was the big race day and I showed up early to help out, as I do. All is well and good and we get set up ahead of schedule. I head off to take my position at a busy (and thus dangerous to the runners) intersection a half an hour before the race is due to begin. The local police keep an eye out for us and make sure we stewards are in position beforehand.
Up saunters a gentleman and begins to talk to me about the race and his own past running experience. So far all good and normal, this happens a lot. I wouldn't be writing here if it stayed normal though.
He proceeded to take a printout from his pocket and proudly display it for me. On it was a large image of the English royal family crest. He went on to point out and explain in painfully excruciating detail how the individual details proved that Prince William was the AntiChrist.
I just
and thought to myself "Great. It's Uncle Vick's Irish cousin".He next went on to use maths of all things to prove that the tragedies of September 11th and the Japanese earthquake proved "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that the Mayan's prediction of the world ending in 2012 was fact and that these were also the signs heralding the Bible's judgement day. Hoo boy.
There was a bunch of other things such as "For every argument you have against the existance of God, I have proof that will destroy it".
This lasted until the pace car (I think that's the term) in front of the runners came into view and I was required to step into traffic. First time in my life I was happy to walk in front of moving cars
Here's the suck: He actually kept it up despite my telling him repeatedly that I wasn't religious and had no real interest in who was or wasn't the AntiChrist or Doomsday prophecies.
He was the first, and hopefully only, truely crazy person I've ever met.
Thank you.
It's a good thing I have two loving carers. 
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