Pearoast from the "Cringe" qotw
Every time I hear the line from Psalm 23:4 "As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death" I can't help but think of one of the daftest things I've done while sober.

A few years ago my aunt got married for the third time. Not being particularly religious, she went for a registry office wedding, and because I was deemed to be "more sensible" than her kids I was left in charge of playing the music when they signed the register.

Despite jokingly moaning that a church wedding would be better as you could have a live action opening to Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls, I assured her that I would be sensible and wouldn't ruin her happy day. She handed me a cheap compilation CD and told me she wanted me to play side one, track one.

"Ah," thought I, "a nice soppy Queen ballad. That'll be nice" as I picked up the first CD from the case and cued it up. The ceremony went off without a hitch, and as they went to the register to sign it, I got the nod and pressed play.

Smugly, I sat back down, just as the first few lines of "Gangsta's Paradise" filled the room. If I'm ever allowed to be in charge of the music at another wedding, I'll check which disc I'm putting in first.
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