This is yesterday's Arlo & Janis comic. Which is timely, since last Saturday the neighbor lady showed up on our doorstep with two loaves of bread in her hands, wanting to know if we wanted them.
A couple things. She's done this several times now. And this is "store" bread, not homemade. It is also "past-its-expiration-date" bread she gets from a local bakery. She and the owner know each other through church. We won't identify the denomination, but they have magic panties.
It should also be said that we and our neighbors are not particularly chummy. Indeed, "frosty" would be a more appropriate description. So this act of sharing bread stems not from friendship.
So what is it? I've eaten some and haven't come down with the runs or food-poisoning. Is it penance she's doing for thinking bad thoughts about us? Or, like the Arlo-&-Janis strip, does she for some reason think we're down to our last dollar?
2 comments:
Based on my past experience...penance for bad thoughts. :P
Watch out taking the bread too, it's how they get ya'. First it's "ooh, here have some bread!" then it's "well, so I gave you all that bread now I'm going to guilt trip you into attending 'X'".
Just stay away from the light!
well, it's our Mormon neighbor, and she pretty much knows we are unreachable. I suspect she grabs as much of the free bread as she can, then realizes it's more than she's going to use.
your point is still valid though - no church-related activity, no matter what the denomination, is ever "free". Central Christian will hold a "free fireworks" display Thursday night. but before the light show, you'll get their come-to-Jesus spiel.
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