Thoughts from the Physics Chick: Distracted

s Thoughts from the Physics Chick: Distracted

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Have you ever noticed how many missionary terms sound really dirty out of context? “Hump day,” “threesome” . . . (Shoot, even “missionary” . . .)

At January 15, 2008 11:41 AM, Cavan said...: A normal human once commented to us that it was weird we'd talk about "committing" people.

Not dirty, but I'd never realized that to humans, that usually means sending them to the crazy house.
At January 15, 2008 12:54 PM, Mrs. Hass-Bark said...: I've always hated talking about missionary 'threesomes'.
At January 15, 2008 1:33 PM, Unknown said...: Even "companion" can sound a little weird.
At January 15, 2008 6:14 PM, Petra said...: I think you just ruined missionary work for me forever. Thanks a lot.
At January 15, 2008 6:52 PM, Katya said...: cavdawg - Not to mention "wards" and "institutes" . . .
At January 16, 2008 10:54 PM, JB said...: Yeah. I've noticed those things too. I had a hard time not giggling when people talked about missions sometimes. . .
At January 18, 2008 5:52 PM, Scholarastastic said...: Oh good, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. I always say "trio" in place of "threesome" when we talk about visiting teaching groups.
At January 23, 2008 2:20 PM, Th. said...: .

Sicko.