Well, I'm just a big girls blouse...
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We used to say grace before each meal.
I have something in mind for Boxing Day. I'm not religious, mind. But I'd like to bless the food of my girlfriends family on Boxing Day. There will be more than a dozen of us at the table, and they aren't religious either. So It'll be a nice surprise for us all.
The trouble is, despite having spent the last 10 minutes practising blessing an invisible food and preparing my speech, I still can't stop laughing. I was Hoping to surprise them all with my favourite lines (below) but I just can't keep a straight face, even in practise...
Dear Lord,
Rub a dub dub
Thanks for the grub
Amen
The kids have never said grace, I hoped to create an air of solemnness but I fear I can't, without laughing.
Tips gratefully received. I can already feel myself bailing out due to self inflicted pressure...
I have something in mind for Boxing Day. I'm not religious, mind. But I'd like to bless the food of my girlfriends family on Boxing Day. There will be more than a dozen of us at the table, and they aren't religious either. So It'll be a nice surprise for us all.
The trouble is, despite having spent the last 10 minutes practising blessing an invisible food and preparing my speech, I still can't stop laughing. I was Hoping to surprise them all with my favourite lines (below) but I just can't keep a straight face, even in practise...
Dear Lord,
Rub a dub dub
Thanks for the grub
Amen
The kids have never said grace, I hoped to create an air of solemnness but I fear I can't, without laughing.
Tips gratefully received. I can already feel myself bailing out due to self inflicted pressure...
FFSport said:
Say it while you think of her Grandma's saggy chebs... should get through it with a straight or slightly horrified look? I'm sure you will b
h slap saying grace... do you take bookings?
Funny you should mention my grandmother, as she was deeply religious, and died on December 21st, of this year. Ie a few days ago. h slap saying grace... do you take bookings?Yes, really. Her blood is only cold, as she is in a refrigerator in Africa. And you mock her already
GFs family know of my loss and sadness. I could use her passing as leverage when it comes to getting them all to close their eyes.
My fear is in getting a bunch of alpha males to hold hands and close their eyes at their food, rather than eating it. I can deliver the lines ok
With no offence to those who still say grace
If not religious, being solemn (in that sense) is going to be a world of fail.
Just give some praise for the migrants & less lucky who got you there & move on to the alleged fun stuff.
Or, a sliver of fk the poor (as befits us, in this place)/praise Jack & Ken & some milkmen (odd merkins)
Just give some praise for the migrants & less lucky who got you there & move on to the alleged fun stuff.
Or, a sliver of f
k the poor (as befits us, in this place)/praise Jack & Ken & some milkmen (odd merkins) Mobsta said:
Funny you should mention my grandmother, as she was deeply religious, and died on December 21st, of this year. Ie a few days ago.
Yes, really. Her blood is only cold, as she is in a refrigerator in Africa. And you mock her already
GFs family know of my loss and sadness. I could use her passing as leverage when it comes to getting them all to close their eyes.
My fear is in getting a bunch of alpha males to hold hands and close their eyes at their food, rather than eating it. I can deliver the lines ok
With no offence to those who still say grace
You said your going to your girlfriends family right? Thinking of your own? That's just sick Yes, really. Her blood is only cold, as she is in a refrigerator in Africa. And you mock her already
GFs family know of my loss and sadness. I could use her passing as leverage when it comes to getting them all to close their eyes.
My fear is in getting a bunch of alpha males to hold hands and close their eyes at their food, rather than eating it. I can deliver the lines ok
With no offence to those who still say grace
Sorry for your loss. Or what you could actually do is make them all close their eyes and then you just start to tuck in, When they all open them again just laugh.Boozy said:
If you're not religious then why bless the food? Just say I'd like to say thanks and crack on with your ditty.
The joke being that they believe some of my family are religious, but not everyone will twig that I am not. I liked the idea of a dozen unbelieving heads bowing towards their food, before I take the mickey and read out the actual lines I posted above, nothing more.This will go wrong. The omen of misunderstanding is ready upon me
What are you lot doing awake at this time anyway, filling stockings?
Merry early Christmas morning
FFSport said:
You said your going to your girlfriends family right? Thinking of your own? That's just sick
Not sure I follow. My immediate family are on 4 continents. Detonated fragmentation grenade fragments are closer. Unable to fly due to an ear infection, should I be doing something differently?Mobsta said:
The joke being that they believe some of my family are religious, but not everyone will twig that I am not. I liked the idea of a dozen unbelieving heads bowing towards their food, before I take the mickey and read out the actual lines I posted above, nothing more.
This will go wrong. The omen of misunderstanding is ready upon me
What are you lot doing awake at this time anyway, filling stockings?
Merry early Christmas morning
I'm living in the US so was placing presents under the tree! If it's all harmless fun and won't offend anyone crack on. Merry Christmas chap.This will go wrong. The omen of misunderstanding is ready upon me
What are you lot doing awake at this time anyway, filling stockings?
Merry early Christmas morning
We tend to be very traditional, at most meals/functions there tends to be grace and a toast to the queen.
When it's a more formal function (when there are >30ppl) the 1st verse of the national anthem gets aired.
There are a mix of religious/non-religious, grace is more about being generally thankful rather than godly, if you get me.
When it's a more formal function (when there are >30ppl) the 1st verse of the national anthem gets aired.
There are a mix of religious/non-religious, grace is more about being generally thankful rather than godly, if you get me.
I'm with nightrunnner. I've heard a range of graces and believe a little more though should go into being grateful or at least acknowledging good health, or where the food came from, but unfortunately grace will always be attached to one religion o other.
if I ever become unbanned, I'll post a full list perhaps you could relay the message back to the lounge, I'm not ignoring anyone over there, honest...
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