Re: My mother, the athiest
- From: "Deadrat" <ephemera1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:40:37 GMT
"Logos" <asdfd@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:S6SdnaVDqPotPCveRVn-ug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> We were all eating our Christmas dinners, sitting round the table.
>
> Then my mother suddenly blurted out: "I don't know if I believe in G_d
> anymore." You could hear a pin drop.
"Not only that." she continued. "But I basted the turkey with drain cleaner,
put used cat litter in the stuffing, and a laxative in the chocolate pudding."
"But it still tastes great!" said my sister. "Can I have the recipe for the sweet
potato casserole?"
"Your father peed in it." replied my mother.
> I rose from my seat with indignation coursing through every fibre of my
> G_d-created body. "What do you mean?" I queried, in a hushed yet punishing
> tone.
>
> "Well, look at the fossil record, honey. I mean, the transitional forms --"
>
> I threw up my hands in exasperation, "Aw, momma, we been through this
> before! There are no transitional forms! Remember the gaps?"
Angry and frustrated, I jumped up from the table. "Let's go." I said to my
siblings. "We don't have to eat with an athiest." As I herded the rest of the
family to the door, I heard my mother say
"I thought he'd never leave."
Dad replied, "You'd think a son of mine would learn to spell the word 'atheist.'"
Mom said, "Surely you've figured out he's not your son."
Dad said, "Really? But what's with leaving out the 'o' in God?"
And then it struck me. Mom had said she didn't know whether there was a
G_d. She wasn't an athiest; she was an angostic! As I slammed the door
behind us, my sister said, "I still want that recipe."
<snip>
Deadrat
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