Some of My Best Friends Are Mormons
The other day we were driving through the University of Arkansas when this bike came out of nowhere and it seemed would end up under my car. My son whipped his head around to get a better look.
“Mom! That was one of those Mormons.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because. He was riding a bike and wearing a white shirt. AND he had a backpack.”
“Lots of students ride bikes and wear backpacks.”
“But the white shirt, Mom. I’m telling you he was Mormon.”
“They don’t bike that fast. Besides, he was alone. No way.”
“Mormon.”
Little sister from the back seat: “What’s a Norman?”
by Lela Davidson on August 24, 2010
in Random Amusements, Rugrats, Tweens, & Other Offspring
That made me laugh SOOOO hard because my daughter called them Normans, too, when she was little and caused quite a bit of confusion around here when she asked if she could go to church with her friend but her friend’s mom said to let me know they were “Normans”.
Gosh, that’s even better than an Elvis sighting! But I’m wondering: If a Mormon’s ancestors lived in 8th century France, could he qualify as a Norman Mormon? My high school choir teacher, Norman Wendel, was a Mormon. So he was a Mormon Norman.
Ha. I slay me.
You’re right about one thing; he wouldn’t have been alone. They need to stick close together, if for no other reason than when one darts out in front of distracted columnists’ cars, the other one can spatula him off the pavement.
I was sure I’d be getting a shout-out on this one, Lela. How hard would it have been to add “Like DeNae, as a ferinstance” to your title?
Are clean cut kids with nice bicycles really that uncommon in Arkansas?
John, you seem surprised.
Candance, our daughters are a pair, because I hadn’t heard that before. Ever.
DeNae, first of all – love the use of spatula as a verb. And second, I shouted you out on Facebook, and we all know how much more action that gets than this blog.
This makes me laugh! I am going to call them Normans from here on out. ;-)
Woot woot! I just saw my Facebook shout-out! Take THAT, all the rest of you 13 million Mormons in the world! DeNae – Mormona Numera Una!!