New 'Fun' thread

[Kristos]

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Just rolled through your neck of the woods. Rental car broke down - had to swap it out in Bakersfield, then on to Fresno. Never trust a Malibu.

 

[PittBullMom]

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

You were one hour from Gurney!

Just rolled through your neck of the woods. Rental car broke down - had to swap it out in Bakersfield, then on to Fresno. Never trust a Malibu.

 

[Philip_B]

 

[Anhelyna]

 

[Zummi]

Since the intro thread is dead, I thought I would say "hello" here! Long time lurker, first time poster!

 

[Paidiske]

Catholics [ with the exception of most Eastern Catholics ] have no idea as to what fasting is.

They are required to fast on two days only - Ash Wednesday and Good Friday . They are supposed to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent and nowadays all year round - but , to our eyes fish is meat and they have these Fish Fries on Fridays during Lent [ Actually that's a US practice - never heard of it in the UK ]

Most strange

"Fish for Lent" is a big deal in Australia. Most of the supermarkets use it as a time to really promote the fish section.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Since the intro thread is dead, I thought I would say "hello" here! Long time lurker, first time poster!

welcome aboard!

 

[~Anastasia~]

Since the intro thread is dead, I thought I would say "hello" here! Long time lurker, first time poster!

Welcome!!!

We are very glad to have you. I hope we get to see you in other threads now.


Hehe it's kind of a running joke in our parish - our priest came FROM this parish, he and his Presvytera's families are both in the area, and the older ladies often mention how they used to change her diapers. I think maybe it makes an unusual dynamic as far as an American parish, but we are SO blessed to have him. I just hope they don't move him anytime soon!

 

[Zummi]

Welcome!!!

We are very glad to have you. I hope we get to see you in other threads now.


Hehe it's kind of a running joke in our parish - our priest came FROM this parish, he and his Presvytera's families are both in the area, and the older ladies often mention how they used to change her diapers. I think maybe it makes an unusual dynamic as far as an American parish, but we are SO blessed to have him. I just hope they don't move him anytime soon!

Thanks for the welcome Anastasia and ArmyMatt!

And haha, that story is great! It reminds me of how my ancestors in Greece must have lived, with the Priest probably being from the same/ nearby village!

 

[~Anastasia~]

Thanks for the welcome Anastasia and ArmyMatt!

And haha, that story is great! It reminds me of how my ancestors in Greece must have lived, with the Priest probably being from the same/ nearby village!

That's what I was thinking - in Greece I understood it was the norm for the priest to grow up in the village, maybe the son of the previous priest. But if it ever made confession awkward, I guess it was usually easy enough to find another priest (though maybe not some times in recent history).

 

[Zummi]

That's what I was thinking - in Greece I understood it was the norm for the priest to grow up in the village, maybe the son of the previous priest. But if it ever made confession awkward, I guess it was usually easy enough to find another priest (though maybe not some times in recent history).

I guess another Priest was only a Donkey ride away in the next village? ha! Speaking of the Priest's son, you can tell by many Greek surnames if the person is descended from a Priest! Names like "Pappas" and "Pappanikolaou", "Papageorge, etc..." all denote ancestry from a Priest! You probably knew that of course, this being an Orthodox forum...

 

[nutroll]

"Fish for Lent" is a big deal in Australia. Most of the supermarkets use it as a time to really promote the fish section.

One year the local supermarket in my town in Pennsylvania had a sign advertising "Lenten Special: ribeye steaks $5.99/lb." I laughed at the absurdity of such a sign and then bought some because Orthodox lent wasn't going to start for a few weeks...

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

This was before he was Father Nutroll. He was Subdeacon Porterhouse back then.

One year the local supermarket in my town in Pennsylvania had a sign advertising "Lenten Special: ribeye steaks $5.99/lb." I laughed at the absurdity of such a sign and then bought some because Orthodox lent wasn't going to start for a few weeks...

 

[nutroll]

Not even a reader. I was just a tater tot.

 

[~Anastasia~]

I guess another Priest was only a Donkey ride away in the next village? ha! Speaking of the Priest's son, you can tell by many Greek surnames if the person is descended from a Priest! Names like "Pappas" and "Pappanikolaou", "Papageorge, etc..." all denote ancestry from a Priest! You probably knew that of course, this being an Orthodox forum...

LOL yes ... we have lots of "Papas...." in our parish.

Our priest, in contrast, is of Irish descent, I think he said. Presvytera is Greek though.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Not even a reader. I was just a tater tot.

 

[Anhelyna]

 

[Zummi]

I'm back, with the Memes Orthodox fam!

 

[Not David]