However, speaking of T-shirts not saying what you
expect them to say: last summer I saw someone in a parking lot whose T-shirt
read, in large black caps, PERPETUAL CONJECTURE. I thought that was a pretty
intriguing thing to put on a T-shirt and I also liked the sound of the words (as
in, their aural effect. I am reminded of the poet Annie Dillard's mother
who heard a baseball umpire on the radio say "Terwilliger bunts one!" and often
repeated it just for love of its sound.).
BUT then when I looked at the T-shirt again, it
said nothing of the kind! There were large black caps, it was definitely the
same T-shirt on the same person facing the same way, but it said something
completely different which I don't even remember. It was the weirdest thing. No
doubt some people who like to think of me as an agnostic (who wants her ears
tickled) would attach great significance to this... but no, such I'm not. Maybe
it was a temptation...
Debbie
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John
16:13,14
>> Like good song lyrics or a poem.
>> You can't be lazy.
>
> What about a bad song or poem, where you take the time to try and
> understand, but then you are upset with the meaning you uncovered.
>
> This kind of reminds me of some of my preaching adventures in the nightclub
> districts. I sometimes wear this all black T-shirt with red flames on it.
> The words say, "REPENT OR PERISH." When I'm walking to my preaching spot,
> these clubbers sometimes stop me to read my shirt. "Wait, let me read your
> shirt." They are expecting to read some vulgar joke or something, then when
> they read out loud, "RE-PENT OR PER---ISH ---- OH MAN! UGH...!" They act
> like I just slugged them or something. Not what they were expecting to
> find. :-)
>
> Peace be with you.
> David Miller.
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