Mundane News

[coffeejo]

My wife's upbringing was a bit like Jeanette Winterson's as described in her book Oranges are not the only Fruit. She was expected to go to church three times on a Sunday and there was a lot of physical and mental punishment. She is a strong person, as she had to be to survive but it negatively affected two of her brothers. She found it spooky going back to the church of her youth that she hadn't visited for over 40 years.

OT but that's the first time I've heard anyone reference "Oranges" for years. A decade or more. When I first came out, I read that and the supremely cheerful "Well of Loneliness".

 

[Lullabelle]

When us kids were little our local vicar told my mum that because we didn't go to Sunday School us 2 girls would become prostitutes to pay for our drug addiction!! Mum practically threw him out. It is no great surprise churches nowadays have a low turn out

 

[coffeejo]

Mrs R has read that too...and has just quoted from it to me ..... 'and that night they were not parted'

It's the only cheerful line in the whole damn book. And it's a long book.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I'm definitely giving it a go, the scotch eggs sound good.

Scotch eggs are served after midday only. The other egg selections are served in the morning.

 

[coffeejo]

The prof agrees

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[TVC]

Looks like the prof needs a top up of coffee. Chop chop Rocky.

 

[coffeejo]

I'll try and post some autumn color from the Midwest, best I can do anymore. Unless Trump wins, then it'll be bare trees from Ontario.

Either sounds good. Well, the latter doesn't in terms of the Trump thing, but winter in Canada is also appealing.

 

[Gravity Aided]

When us kids were little our local vicar told my mum that because we didn't go to Sunday School us 2 girls would become prostitutes to pay for our drug addiction!! Mum practically threw him out. It is no great surprise churches nowadays have a low turn out

WTF? Although, I've heard worse things said by evangelicals over here.(Actually, some of the comments may have been directed at me)

 

[Gravity Aided]

Either sounds good. Well, the latter doesn't in terms of the Trump thing, but winter in Canada is also appealing.

Really appealing, compared to the nightmarish vision of Trump and his colleagues. (Oh, that's gonna get me sent to camp for sure...)

 

[summerdays]

My wife's upbringing was a bit like Jeanette Winterson's as described in her book Oranges are not the only Fruit. She was expected to go to church three times on a Sunday and there was a lot of physical and mental punishment. She is a strong person, as she had to be to survive but it negatively affected two of her brothers. She found it spooky going back to the church of her youth that she hadn't visited for over 40 years.

I still have a certificate of abstinence that belonged to my grandad, and I really don't really remember seeing alcohol in their house, whereas my grandfather on the other side brought whiskey to the hospital to wet the baby's lips when I was born (so I'll blame him for which route I took!)

 

[Gravity Aided]

I might add that Jesus made really good wine.

 

[potsy]

When us kids were little our local vicar told my mum that because we didn't go to Sunday School us 2 girls would become prostitutes to pay for our drug addiction!! Mum practically threw him out. It is no great surprise churches nowadays have a low turn out

Yes but he was right though

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I might add that Jesus made really good wine.

Allegedly

 

[GM]

Not sure who this is in todays T o B, but he's going to be a bit sore tomorrow......

 

[Hill Wimp]

Ouch. Not seen it today but that does not look good.