A conversation on the bus
Gladys: "Of course I suppose you've heard about Harold's son celebrating Black Masses in the village hall they use down their way."

Margaret: "Lydia told me at bridge this week and at first I couldn't believe what I was hearing. You'd never have seen that sort of thing back in the day."

Gladys: "Well, you know what they say about freedom of religion these days, dear. As long as you aren't frightening the horses, so they say, you can do what you like behind closed doors. But what about the fabric of society, that's what I'd like to know. Sooner or later they'll be setting up their own communities and everything!"

Margaret: "Well, exactly! What's wrong with worshipping the good old-fashioned way, anyway? Why do we have to keep on having all these Black Masses all over the place?"

Gladys: "Ah well...at least it keeps the Coloured folk out of regular Mass, dear."

Margaret: "Mmmmh. Is this our stop?"
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Sun 18 Dec 2011, 0:03, 3 replies)

Amusing as this is
where's the OCD factor?
(zebideedoodah likes florence but prefers venice, Sun 18 Dec 2011, 1:14, closed)

Nothing to do with OCD;
Everything to do with weird rituals.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Sun 18 Dec 2011, 1:16, closed)

Ahhhhhh
yes - I was forgetting. Happens a lot, these days.
(zebideedoodah likes florence but prefers venice, Sun 18 Dec 2011, 1:38, closed)