Tenuous?
I'll give you tenuous...

I was in Israel once - working on a network install and I often used to wander down to the Wailing Wall and watch the religious nuttery. But one guy caught my attention. A typical religious Jew, with the ringlets and beard but he was GINGER!!

So most days, while eating my lunch I'd watch him. I'd occasionally catch a glimpse of him early in the morning as I made my way to work and it was always the same. He'd be standing facing the wall, bending and swaying as he mumbled his prayers.

So one day I waited at the wall and waited for him to finish. Exactly as the sun went down he mumbled one last prayer and started to walk away.

"Hey, Duracell!" I yelled "Can I have a quick word?"

He stopped, looked at me, and sat down on a bench and gestured to me to sit beside him. We talked long into the night about the Bible, philosophy and religion. And then I asked him about what I really wanted to know.

"What, exactly, do you pray for all day at The Wall?"

"I pray for justice in the world. I pray for the Jews and the Muslims to put aside their differences and recognise that we both pray to the same God. I pray for understanding. I pray for peace. That's what I spend my whole life doing"

"And do you think God listens" I asked gently.

"No." he said bitterly. "It's like talking to a fucking wall"

Cheers

Shoehorned *that* fucking old one into a tight QOTW....
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sat 27 Feb 2010, 10:15, 2 replies)

Good shoehorning!
Like your style, my man.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Sat 27 Feb 2010, 12:17, closed)

Excellent
Hypocrites them.
(Archeleus hates cabbage, Sun 28 Feb 2010, 1:25, closed)