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I'm not lovin' it

December 22, 2009

You know the McDonald’s on the west side of Route 1, in Crystal City, near the airport? They need a new sign guy. And a manager.

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Snow!

December 5, 2009

It’s not much, but it makes me sooooo happy!

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Hockey fans more courteous than church-goers?

November 14, 2009

The Elders at Immanuel have asked me to write a pamphlet on etiquette in church. I’m tempted to just post pictures of signs I’ve seen along with written and oral notices at concerts, plays, etc. about being respectful, turning off your cell phones, etc. We can add “hockey games” to the list of places where [...]

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Be a mensch

October 30, 2009

I play the piano at our Wednesday evening services. When we have Holy Communion, the piano bench blocks the aisle for communicants returning from the altar. For years, I could never remember to push in the bench after the Hymn of the Day. Kassie tried gentle reminders. I forgot. She tried admonitions. I ignored them. [...]

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Misogynistic Safeway

October 30, 2009

Why oh why would our grocery store want us to support a dreaded killer of women? As though charging exorbitant prices wasn’t bad enough…

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The Guardian and the Gunslinger

August 19, 2009

A glorious sight – two Viking warriors: That is all.

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Its tyme 2 lern Engrish

August 17, 2009

Anthony T. Lane School is just a few miles from my home in Fairfax County, Virginia. It’s a school for lower grade levels, the kind of school that used to be called a “grammar school.” After seeing this sign up for more than a week, it might be a good idea for the administrators to [...]

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Are you a educated pursen?

May 5, 2009

The blog Engrish Funny should not be read: while at work, lest you get fired; while drinking milk, lest it be snorted through your nose; or in bed while your spouse is sleeping, lest you awaken said spouse with your tremors of hilarity. This recent offering is wonderful:

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Real priests wear rose

March 22, 2009

I lost 5 followers on Twitter today with the remark, “Real priests wear rose.” So in the comments, please suggest short items equally scandalous by which I can weed out the rest of the chaff among my followers on Twitter. Rose (NOT pink!) is the liturgical color for Gaudete (the third Sunday in Advent) and [...]

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His blood's for you?

February 7, 2009

I love the Crummy Church Signs blog, but for some reason this submission of mine didn’t make the cut. (For you locals, this church is on Franconia Road near Van Dorn St., almost across the street from sister congregation St. John’s Lutheran Church.) Besides the obvious blasphemy (and the image I have in my mind [...]

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