When SHR and I first moved to our new neighborhood last spring, I began to take the bus to school every morning. The bus stop is right in front of a church. I was struck by the listing for the Mother's Day Diner sign last spring. "Hah," I thought, "Those Frenchies don't know how to spell dinner!"I was happy to see the listing reappear last month to promote this year's Mother's Day Diner. Even with a year to look up the word, they still could not spell it correctly.
I mentioned this to SHR and she thinks that I am dead wrong. Her theory, "It is a 50's diner theme where the girls wear poodle skirts and the waitresses are all called Mabel and Tootsie and have red hair and they serve all the moms in the congregation. You know a 50's themed diner for Mom!"
I like her theory much more than mine. But why is it on Tuesday and not on Sunday? That really confuses me. The Lord does work in mysterious ways I suppose. I also like that the 21st is Church Day. Isn't everyday Church Day at the church?
I'm tempted to peek my head in the church tomorrow after 4 to see if I can spy any red-haired waitresses named Tootsie serving the congregation cassoulet and other Frenchie stuff.
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I dare you to peek in:)
A French speaking Baptist must blow Jerry Falwell's mind. Effete and damned, yet conversant with scriptural literalism and difference-hating. Wowser.
You should pop by for the fellowship hour: try and score a piece of the true cross-aint for re-sale on ebay.
am i being Captain Obvious here by pointing out that the French spelling of the word is "Dîner"? perhaps that explains it? either that or the little kit of letters they have for the sign board only has 4 Ns in the size, so they had to scrimp.
by that logic, shouldn't everything else be spelled out in french? le diner pour le jour de la mere...or something like that? unless of course, they are going for a frenchie themed dinner event of sorts?
i stopped by at 4 pm yesterday. nothing was going on. no one was around. i get the feeling that the diner/dinner was actually on the 11th.
the mystery continues...
So how did you get out of there without appearing foolish or suspicious? Did you slap you palm to your forehead and loudly exclaim "Damn! I'm an hour late for VBS training 9!"?
i didn't actually go in. i was outside.
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