Today was our annual block party which was a little less attended than most years. Well, it is summer time and people do have other obligations. A couple of the neighbors were going downtown to attend the Hiroshima Day memorial peace rally. A Nichiren Buddhist priest gave a prayer and my neighbors asked me what I thought about it. Well, I was reminded of a joke I heard on Prairie Home Companion:<\/p>\n
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, \nabout to jump off. So I ran over and said, \"Stop! Don't do it!\"\n\n\t\"Why shouldn't I?\" he said.\n\nI said, \"Well, there's so much to live for!\"\n\n\tHe said, \"Like what?\"\n\nI said, \"Well, are you religious or atheist?\"\n\n\tHe said, \"Religious.\"\n\nI said, \"Me too! Are your Christian or Buddhist?\"\n\n\tHe said, \"Christian.\"\n\nI said, \"Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?\"\n\n\tHe said, \"Protestant.\"\n\nI said, Me too! Are your Episcopalian or Baptist?\n\n\tHe said, \"Baptist!\"\n\nI said, \"Wow! Me too! Are your Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?\n\n\tHe said, Baptist Church of God!\"\n\nI said, \"Me too! Are your Original Baptist Church of God or are you Reformed \nBaptist Church of God?\"\n\n\tHe said, \"Reformed Baptist Church of God!\"\n\nI said, \"Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1879, or \nReformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915?\"\n\n\tHe said, \"Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915!\"\n\nI said, \"Die, heretic scum!\" and pushed him off.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today was our annual block party which was a little less attended than most years. Well, it is summer time and people do have other obligations. A couple of the neighbors were going downtown to attend the Hiroshima Day memorial peace rally. A Nichiren Buddhist priest gave a prayer and my neighbors asked me what I thought about it. Well, I was reminded of a joke I heard on Prairie Home Companion: I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said, “Stop! Don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. I said, … Continue reading Block party.<\/span>