It was a grand ecumenical celebration of the Reformation, in a Transylvanian city. We drove to the church, stepped out of the car, and saw this sign: "Blueball Real Estate."Father A. began to laugh. When his bishop asked what was so funny, perhaps he should have maintained a tactful silence. But does that sound like him?
The bishop roared, and as we entered the vestry, made a point of sharing this new and off-color bit of English slang with the assembled clergy.
A German observed that his language had no corresponding word. All agreed that Germans are a lucky, lucky nation.
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