Today will be a really tough work day for me. I will be spending the day with two of our former elders attending a four plus hour event. Yes, these are the trials and hardships of this job. I have to be with two men I respect (and enjoy spending time with) watching the Washington Nationals play baseball. It’s a tough, tough task but by the strength of pine-tar I hope to make it through unscathed.
I’m just wondering if it’s acceptable to yell insulting things at the other team in the presence of two former elders? I know this would be impossible with two current elders, but former elders?
Also, is there any way I could yell insulting things at the other team disguised as spiritual affirmations or religious statements? Perhaps, “Smite them with the fastball” or “The gospel chariot has just rolled right over thee,” or “Now turn the other cheek.” Anyone out there have any ideas that might work?
Maybe I’ll make a poster of some off-the-wall Bible verse that makes no sense just to get on TV. I’m thinking of Leviticus 19:27.
Randy Wray
June 30th, 2005 at 5:09 pm
So long as the Nationals are not beating the Braves, you can be mild. If you’re ever there and they are beating up on our Southern team, then you yell whatever it takes!
June 30th, 2005 at 5:30 pm
Who are they playing? Is anything bad happening to Jose Guillen? Not that I would wish anything bad on anybody…but is anything BAD happening to him???
Hope you had a great time. Nothing like a day at the park.
July 5th, 2005 at 5:05 pm
Shouting at the opposing team is legit in the post – shout to bring down the walls of Jericho – era. And didn’t the armies of Israel sing their way to victory in one famous biblical battle? One could argue plausibly that biblical tradition encourages singing and shouting at sporting events. Ok, the word here is plausible not conclusive.
That Leviticus reference is hilarious. I checked.