Its a priest thing - you wouldn't understand
One of you will get the title! (Dad?) Well the priests are off. The 10 day stay ended on Thursday night with them flying off back safely to London, whilst I was nursing a giddy tummy at the top of the CN tower.
It was a really good time, I really appreciated talking about home subjects, the European Union, the state of the church, further education back home, the Iraq war (from a British angle..), what it means to be British (as compared with Canadian..) It was nice to engage in that, and made me really relish the talking time we had.
Not that it was all perfect you understand! Don’t ever let anyone tell you that priests don’t gossip! They are the kings of it. And, what is worse, they get away with it under the veil of being ‘good men’… (not that I really think it’s a veil guys!) And Dan is the king of questions. ‘Why are you going to the office Matt?’ ‘Whats Sharon doing tonight Matt?’ ‘Who is Cathy, Matt?’ ‘How come Suzanne has got the same cold you have got Matt?’ ‘Why have you got a toy pirate set Matt?’ (I really need to stop here before I write something I could be arrested for…!)
So the priests decided I simultaneously fancied Sharon, Katie, Suzanne, Cathy, Paul (hell, in for a penny, question whether I might be batting for the other team while you’re here!). Not that I intend on divulging any truths through this medium. Not satisfied with that, Danny boy took a comment I made about a couple of the guys we had been out with on Friday night, and turned a smouldering ember of potential gossip in to a raging inferno by telling Suzanne the potential relationship brewing between Sheppard and Davisville. Please guys. Where is that priestly intuition you learned at Oscott?! For the record, and because Dan in particular will be desperate, between his runs to the loo (ha ha), to know what’s what, nothing happened between Amy and Doug that night. Now go and say 2 Hail Marys!
Accusations aren’t above the holies either!! There is only one word for this. Milk! (And no, Dan, I wasn’t thirsty last night!)
But they had a great time. Dinner dates, science trips, masses, the Toronto hippo, and visits to Stratford and Niagara falls. And then for the highlight – Nashville North! Kim kindly arranged a night out for us and we took them line dancing at a country and western pub!
There must have been 120 people there - nearly all women aged 40+. It was going well for a bit, then Kim told the teacher that there were 3 people in from the UK, and the teacher got us up on stage! Joy. The woman on stage said "you'll never guess what they do for a living... 2 priests and an accountant" (given Johnny’s amorous response to his 15 seconds of fame, giving the teacher a nice big Irish kiss, I’m not sure they knew who was who…) Then she said they were leaving the country tomorrow, to which all the old women in particular go 'ahhhhh".
We had women coming up to us for the rest of the evening wishing us well and a safe journey home, and someone from Ward End in Birmingham was delighted to be in the midst of 3 former adopted Brummies.
A nice way to finish the trip. So, priests! Thanks for coming. And Suzanne, Andy, Paul, Amy, Kim and everyone else who helped entertain them during their stay, thank you too. We’ll be sharing these stories for ever…
It was a really good time, I really appreciated talking about home subjects, the European Union, the state of the church, further education back home, the Iraq war (from a British angle..), what it means to be British (as compared with Canadian..) It was nice to engage in that, and made me really relish the talking time we had.
Not that it was all perfect you understand! Don’t ever let anyone tell you that priests don’t gossip! They are the kings of it. And, what is worse, they get away with it under the veil of being ‘good men’… (not that I really think it’s a veil guys!) And Dan is the king of questions. ‘Why are you going to the office Matt?’ ‘Whats Sharon doing tonight Matt?’ ‘Who is Cathy, Matt?’ ‘How come Suzanne has got the same cold you have got Matt?’ ‘Why have you got a toy pirate set Matt?’ (I really need to stop here before I write something I could be arrested for…!)
So the priests decided I simultaneously fancied Sharon, Katie, Suzanne, Cathy, Paul (hell, in for a penny, question whether I might be batting for the other team while you’re here!). Not that I intend on divulging any truths through this medium. Not satisfied with that, Danny boy took a comment I made about a couple of the guys we had been out with on Friday night, and turned a smouldering ember of potential gossip in to a raging inferno by telling Suzanne the potential relationship brewing between Sheppard and Davisville. Please guys. Where is that priestly intuition you learned at Oscott?! For the record, and because Dan in particular will be desperate, between his runs to the loo (ha ha), to know what’s what, nothing happened between Amy and Doug that night. Now go and say 2 Hail Marys!
Accusations aren’t above the holies either!! There is only one word for this. Milk! (And no, Dan, I wasn’t thirsty last night!)
But they had a great time. Dinner dates, science trips, masses, the Toronto hippo, and visits to Stratford and Niagara falls. And then for the highlight – Nashville North! Kim kindly arranged a night out for us and we took them line dancing at a country and western pub!
There must have been 120 people there - nearly all women aged 40+. It was going well for a bit, then Kim told the teacher that there were 3 people in from the UK, and the teacher got us up on stage! Joy. The woman on stage said "you'll never guess what they do for a living... 2 priests and an accountant" (given Johnny’s amorous response to his 15 seconds of fame, giving the teacher a nice big Irish kiss, I’m not sure they knew who was who…) Then she said they were leaving the country tomorrow, to which all the old women in particular go 'ahhhhh".
We had women coming up to us for the rest of the evening wishing us well and a safe journey home, and someone from Ward End in Birmingham was delighted to be in the midst of 3 former adopted Brummies.
A nice way to finish the trip. So, priests! Thanks for coming. And Suzanne, Andy, Paul, Amy, Kim and everyone else who helped entertain them during their stay, thank you too. We’ll be sharing these stories for ever…
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