His cuppeth overfloweth
As a good Catholic boy from a good Catholic family and sent to a good Catholic school it was inevitable I became an alter server. The Baptismal font in the church was quite ornate with a flowing stream and small fountain surrounding the font. The priest would turn on the water pumps only just before the family got there to save the electric bill. What he didn't know was that I'd turned up early and emptied a bottle of bubble bath into the stream. It took about 30 seconds for the foam to start flowing over the fountain edge and turned the marble floor into an Ambulance chasing lawyer’s dream. The livid priest turned off the pumps and delivered the ceremony through a clenched jaw and a face of pure rage. The poor baby screamed all the way through as it could possibly sense the fury.
It was mentioned at mass that Sunday as the whole fountain needed emptying and cleaning at a cost of hundreds. He still looked furious and didn't turn the fountain on during Baptisms unless the family specifically asked for it and he’d watch it for a good minute before continuing.
(TitanLX, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:20, Reply)