Showing posts with label Mormon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mormon. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Name that Religion

Who would have thought that finding out that I am Morman could inspire such an entertaining conversation:

Coworker 1 "You're Mormon? You don't meet that many of them."
Me "There aren't so many out this way, but there's quite a few out west."
Coworker 1 "Wait.....who are those people in Utah. Quakers?"
Me "Uh....Mormons."
Coworker 1 "Mormons, really? I met a Mormon once when I ran a B and B. He was real nice, but I really like the Quaker commercials."
Coworker 2 "You mean the oatmeal?"
Coworker 1 "No, these real nice commercials."
Me "The Mormons do a lot of commericials about families."
Coworker 1 "Oh that's it. You really do some great commercials."

And the conversation got worse as we moved to another coworker's desk.

Me to Coworker 3 "Did you know I'm a Quaker."
Coworker 3 "Aren't you Mormon?"
Coworker 1 "I get the Quakers and the Mormons mixed up."
Coworker 3 "Quakers do the furniture."
Me "The Quakers don't do furniture. You sure you're not thinking of the Amish?"
Coworker 3 "No, the Quakers make this furniture with a simple design."
Coworker 1 "You mean Shaker furniture?"
Coworker 3 "Shaker, Quaker, baker, whatever."

At this point I'm dying with laughter. Welcome to Religion 101, and it's going to be a tough course. ;o)