Next time I will ask how's it hanging...

[Gurndigarn]

Members of any clergy are as human as the rest of us. They have their strengths, their weaknesses, and the little voices in the backs of their heads with some really odd suggestions that most of the time you want to ignore.

You're supposed to ignore them? So that's what I've been doing wrong all these years.

Rapscallion

Only most of the time. True wisdom is recognizing when those voices have really, really good ideas.

[tollbaby]

In the ideal world, they get noticed and removed from positions of authority. Of course, in the ideal world, chocolate woudn't be fattening, either.

What??? Chocolate is NOT fattening!!!!!

*looks down*

aw crap.

[chainedbarista]

i'd hate to get him for confession...

[Jester]

George Carlin has a routine on his "Playin' With Your Head" CD called "Hello and Goodbye" about all the wonderful ways we have to greet and bid farewell to one another. He talks about the "How's your hammer hanging?" one:

"You can't really say that to a woman. Unless, of course, you're talking to a female carpenter. Then, it's perfectly okay! Actually, I've always wanted to say that to a high church official. 'Good evening, your Excellency. How hangs the hammer?'"

Somehow that seemed appropriate here.

[DisgruntledBadger]

There was once a customer who called the-pizza-shop-formerly-known-as-mine to order a pizza. I answered the phone and did my usual smiley "Thank you for calling Thus-and-such Pizza; would you like to place an order for pickup or delivery?" Call proceed in the normal fashion, with me being sure to do the "yes ma'am" and "no ma'am" and all that good polite stuff. She came in to pick up her pizza about twenty minutes later and apparently didn't realize that I was the one she'd spoken to over the phone. She kinda gave me a funny look and said, "I don't know who answered the phone, but you should fire her. She was offensively cheerful." Lady paid for her pizza, left a dollar in the cook tip jar, and wandered on out. I was a little confused...but hey, at least she tipped the cooks, so I don't figure she rates as a sucky customer. Just an odd one.