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Thread #102719   Message #2085311
Posted By: JennyO
23-Jun-07 - 11:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obit: one small freedom
Subject: RE: BS: Obit: one small freedom
*sings*
Ya cain't roller skate in a buffalo herd,
Ya cain't roller skate in a buffalo herd,
Ya cain't roller skate in a buffalo herd,
But you can be happy if you've a mind tooooo...

Ah yes, I grew up under the influence of the Methodist Church, where one of the unwritten commandments was definitely "Thou shalt not have fun!" No alcohol, no dancing on a Sunday - or anything else except going to church, having Sunday dinner and doing "the work of the Lord" :-(

I think they've loosened up somewhat since I was a kid though - since they became the Uniting Church. One of my best friends who is an ordained minister is a folkie who's quite happy to sing about "three drunken maidens" and enjoys her Guinness. She's married to a Morris dancer.