[Magdalen] odd email

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Visiting bishop begins the service, but the sound system's not operating.
He says quietly, "There is something the matter with this microphone."
The congregation dutifully replied, "And also with you."



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 3:18 AM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 04/10/2016 01:55, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>
>> I have a small, tangentially related peeve.  I hate it when folks use
>> "The Lord be with you" as a call to order for a meeting or other gathering
>> and then just proceed with the business of the occasion.
>> I remember once in seminary when I was chairing a meeting that hadn't
>> started yet. Another student declaimed the sentence, everyone immediately
>> quieted down and looked at me. I continued looking at the one student who
>> was eyeing me quizzically. Finally I said, "Well...?"  No response. So I
>> said, "well you called us to pray--will you please offer the prayer?"  He
>> did...
>>
>
> What gets me is when they say "The Lord be with you" *after* the prayer
> before a meeting.
>
> Roger
>