We recently saw some friends that we haven't seen in about six years. We used to go to church together in Utah. Marie reminded me of a funny thing that I did once. I've told you before that I am such an idiot. Marie says that the following is a story that she shares often about her crazy friend who worries people constantly...you never know what might come out of my mouth.
So, Marie and I were at church choir practice. And after the practice it was typical for everyone to visit and eat delicious refreshments provided by the perfect Mormon hostess/choir director, Nancy. After a perfect hour of music, Nancy asked me to say the closing prayer and to bless the refreshments. I gladly obliged.
During the middle of the prayer, I realized that the typical Mormon phrase of "bless this food to nourish and strengthen our bodies" wasn't going to work...they were desserts for heaven sakes! So, I improvised with, "please bless the refreshments, that they".....um...think fast, Alice!....no, you can't say not make us fat!...that may really offend that fellow Weight Watcher friend....um....think...think...fast. "Please bless the refreshments, that they won't make us .... sick!"
That's the best I could come up with. Needless to say, after the Amens, and everyone lifted their chins and opened their eyes, all eyes were on me and all jaws were dropped. Nancy (being the perfect Mormon that she was) showed great restrain and didn't kick me out of her house. She was perfectly composed and ignored me all together. I hadn't even thought about offending her by alluding to the fact that I thought her food would make us sick.
I quickly tried to make it right, "Nancy, I am so sorry, you know I love your food...it's some of the best ever....I just couldn't think that fast...they're refreshments, they aren't going to nourish us and I thought sick was a better choice than fat."
Nancy didn't react at all. I don't thinks she ever cared for me much after that. My Weight Watcher friend, on the other hand, said, "You should have said fat!"
And who knew that I had a comic routine on my hands. Here's a clip to prove the point.
8 comments:
Absolutely too funny.
Open mouth (even to pray) insert foot. That-a-girl! Maybe when we eat treats we should be praying ever time that they will nourish us... we gotta get something from those pesky little cravings.
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That is hillarious!!!! Thanks for that!!!
Thanks for the laugh!
LOL, roaring!
I think I would have said, FAT! LOL
make you sick?? LOL, howls with laughter. I would have been throwing daggers at you, had it been my house and my refreshments!
Loved this.
Oh that is so funny!!! I'm laughing so hard!
Oh my goodness! John and I are cracking up! That's one of the funniest clips I've ever seen!
Oh Alice -- I am laughing at the clip and your prayer. That is so funny!! Poor Nancy probably had a complex every time she served refreshments for a while after that! ;)
The clip goes perfect with the story.
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