Too Much Honesty

I try to encourage everyone to say whatever they want in front of me. Usually that's a good policy, but sometimes it backfires.

I was out to dinner with a friend tonight. She was telling me about her new boyfriend and how he picks her up, always opens the car door for her, and is a real catch. Then she told me they go to Mass together every Sunday morning and registered at the parish as a couple.

The official explanation is that her brain got stuck on the next thought as she tried to decide whether to use the word "brunch" or not.

She blurted out, "After we go to Mass, we go home and make l-l-l-l-l-l-l-unch."

I burst out laughing, and she followed suit. I was so embarrassed when I started doing the creepy laugh-cry my father sometimes does. She turned bright red when she realized what her indecision sounded like, and I couldn't help but ask between my giggling, "What kind of homilies are they giving at your church!?"

Too funny.