Come all ye faithful and lead me to the light
Do I have a sign on my back that says "This one's a sinner, come all ye faithful and by all means witness"?
I'm starting to get a complex, really.
This weekend as I sat on my front porch reading "Paradise Lost" in one hand and "The Thirds" in another, two cars of Jehovah's witnesses pulled up in my drive. Now I love a good Jehovah's witness. I"m not bothered by them visiting my house in the least. Really. They are just practicing their religion, so I can be tolerant.
Yes, yes, thank you for your literature. Now may I tell you about my God, and they're off-- well, sometimes they stay and we talk God talk, but usually they go. Everyone is polite. No one is bothered.
What I didn't understand was the ice cream truck that can rolling through at 5:30 p.m.-- just before dinner-- playing Christmas carols. What the heck is up with that? I pulling the chicken out of the oven and the pied piper of children is calling "Oh come all ye faithful." This is too much.
Here's a drumstick for your little drummer boy. A sundae for a Sunday. Have a bomb pop while we jingle some bells.
The worst part. My husband dished out $12 for some frozen religion. Fa-la-la-la----la-la---la---la.
* This post is in no way meant to be disrespectful to any religion or ice cream truck drivers.
posted by Bonnie B | 3:57 AM
13 Comments:
Okay, so you just had to jump on THAT bandwagon did ya? :) And, two carloads of Witnesses? How do you rate? Did they come together or at different times?? How odd and since I am a JW I can say that with the upmost authority. You must be popular! :)
I HATE it when the ice cream man comes at 5:30. Good Lord. BAD TIMING. 3:30 in the afternoon or 7 PM would be much better. Let's write letters to protest to the Ice Cream Man labor union! And I do NOT even know what to say about the carols in June. Odd, very odd. Maybe he feels like he needs to spread Holiday cheer now because he doesn't usually drive his ice cream truck in Dec.? or maybe it's 'cuz he's feeling festive with the 4th of July coming up but doesn't have the appropriate tunes for the Independance Day. HMMM...questions, I have lots of those and theory's too.
Hmmm... it's what they put IN the ice cream that i want to know.
When I was in high school, way back when I knew everything, I used to debate with the JW's for sport. Some of them really knew their stuff!
The ice cream truck in my neighborhood is all beat up and scary looking. Even my kids don't want anything to do with it (yay me!)
Christmas music? That's hilarious!
Hello Bonnie
Gosh youre flavourfull and funny!
Husbands -
aren't they just the cherry on top!
Lol
I'm sure your kids think so -
fa la la la la la la -
see ya!
Jodi-- dear you are my favorite. you can witness to me any time you want. I think they come by in two carloads because I have dirty children-- only two came to my house though
I'll join you in your letter writing campaign
Kasamba I am sure quite postive judging by the way my children acted after eating said ice cream that i was loaded with potentually illegal stimulants.
Babaloo-- so nice to hear from you. I hope today is a good day. I wish your kids could teach my kidsa and my husband to fear the ice cream man too.
The only way I know-- welcome, so gald to have you visiting. Yes, husbands are the cherry on top. Their intentions are always in the right place- but right before dinner-- oh well. It's the law you are required to love your husband and honor his insane decisions (for the most part)
Luckily - the ice cream truck has not ventured our way since we moved....with a DQ on every corner they do have a lot of competition.
You wanna know what's funny....as I type this I had someone come ring my doorbell and try to witness to me and my family. No kidding.
NIcole-- You may be onto something. Last night, it played "Happy Birthday"
bonnie something about you that you can't possible offend me the way you write. You have this clever way of expressing your thoughts.
socialworker/frustrated mom-- thank you. I would never want to offend anyone. I do have a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses who are my friends and it would sadden me if I offended them or hurt them.
I don't think you have to worry as I said. People know you are sweet and respectful.
soxialworker/frustrated mom-- thank you.
That's too funny! I thought only MY ice cream truck played christmas carols. Does yours also play lakookaracha? (don't mind my spelling. I don't begin to know how that's supposed to be spelled).
Yes it plays La Cucaracha and ahppy birthday and When the Saints Come MArching In-- and jsut about any other holiday tune you can think of
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