Guest Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 So I just had my memory jogged about something that happened to me while I was on the cruise ship working. This was a brand new ship being built in France (It's the Norwegian EPIC, for those interested). I went there 2 months early to help with the final touches, etc. It was about a day or 2 out of port after it was done, we were going to South Hampton to pick up some guests for a trial cruise, and I was sitting in the crew mess alone eating my dinner when a priest came in blessing the room and sprinkling the floors and table with holy water. I chuckled to myself about how superstitious the Filipinos are, a few of them were following the priest around like he was god himself. I figured this chaplain was there to bless the ship on its maiden voyage or something, I didnt care that much really. So anyway, I get up and start to bring my tray to the kitchen when the priest walks up to me and sprinkles holy water on my shoes!! I froze in mid step and looked at him in disbelief. He had this shit eating grin on his face so I kinda lost it and very sternly said to him "How dare you assault me like that, you fucking bastard! Are you trying to turn me into a child molester too?" to which the shit eating grin quickly faded from his face. I walked away and went to work, but it angered me for a few days after until I apparently forgot about the incident until now. I felt like complaining to management, but that is by far the worst company I have ever worked for and if they dont care about simple things in the lives of their employees, I was sure they wouldnt care about the rights of an Atheist among 1700 cathlicks, so I just shut up about it... What jogged my memory is the thread elsewhere today about military chaplins threatening to leave if DADT is lifted... In hindsight, I should have dropped to the floor holding on to my feet and screamed "It burns, the pain!! It burns!"
Loren Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 This In hindsight, I should have dropped to the floor holding on to my feet and screamed "It burns, the pain!! It burns!"might be what hindsight tells you would have been better, but this"How dare you assault me like that, you fucking bastard! Are you trying to turn me into a child molester too?" to which the shit eating grin quickly faded from his face.was completely choice!
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