me: >>Aha! I knew there was a Presbyterian in your woodpile. <<

Yoshie: >... The chief evil of religion, if you take it seriously, is
that it doesn't allow you to sleep in even on your day off, plus every
other poor guy who happens upon you tries to guilt-trip you into
lending him money, giving him a ride, or whatever.  The latter evil
has been the source of much friction in the marriage of my father- and
mother-in-law.<

yes, that "whatever" can cause real problems with a marriage.

I like to give people rides, BTW. I sort of miss picking up hitch-hikers.

As for giving rides being a pain, I've noticed that this can happen
with political meetings, too. I used to groan (silently) when a
certain mutual friend (of Yoshie and myself) asked for a ride, because
he lived far away from my apartment.
--
Jim Devine / "Self-exhaustion in war has killed more states than any
foreign assailant." -- BH Liddell Hart.

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