on rare occasions like christmas or easter
i was made to go to mass as a child and the irish priest did exactly this. it was only his accent that made it bearable.

when everyone else was giving each other the sign of peace, poor old father benedict was walking obliviously around the congregation. "piss," he'd say, beaming happily as he shook hands. "piss." "piss."

he also had an obsession with saying "two towsand years ago". my brother and i used to bet how many times he'd say it per mass. it was never, ever, ever less than three.

"when christ came down from heaven two towsand years ago"...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 1 Apr 2008, 15:59, Reply)