so right; would be 2yrs ago now I accompanied a woman (US-educated Taiwanese) to her church, one of these new-age ones that have sprung up in NZ run by good folks from the USA who have come on a mission to save the heathens . . . for just 10% of one's net income . . . thought I'd walked into a Jerry Springer show . . . they were the talking in tongues people, during the service they had an out you f'ing demon, out! session where an old chap would put his hands on volunteers' shoulders, shake them, say some magic words and they would, one after another, fall back into the arms of the two big blokes standing behind who would gently lower them to the floor, some writhing about, some shaking.
Learned behaviour, I suppose if one just said 'thanks, that feels better' or 'your breath stinks' they'd have been burnt at the stake.
Hilarious. All I could think of was the final scene from Cape Far where Robert de Niro is jabbering away as he goes under the water. Found the link (below) jibber jabber!
I only went as thought maybe I'd get a shag afterwards, worked for me, once she'd been forgiven for the past week's sinning she was ready to start on some new ones. Soon after though the minister apparently told her I was evil, and it was over. Maybe an exorcism would have helped after all.





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