19.8.09

Speaking of guys thinking about dumb things

Quick story. This one time in the MTC, my district and I were at lunch, and several of us got into a heated who-would-win-in-a-fight debate. This is one of the oldest and most important points of discussion for men dating back to our caveman days (some women might argue that those haven't ended, but that's another discussion...) when one cro magnon man and another got into an argument over whether a sabre-tooth tiger could beat a mammoth in a fight. The debate was settled when the two men were trampled and their now-much-more-tender bodies were eaten by the tiger. Anyway, back to the story.

Our debate centered on whether Neo from "The Matrix" could beat Superman. We were in the midst of fleshing out essential ground rules (in the matrix or out, is there kryptonite in the matrix, and could Neo make kryptonite appear if it didn't exist) when some guy threw a napkin in front of us. On it was written the words:

Jesus is my superhero.

-The Thai Elders

I know it's not very Christlike of me, but that's one time that I honestly thought about decking someone in the MTC. Oh well. Apparently you're not allowed to relax a little or let your hair down (figuratively speaking, because literally if you're a dude then you can't). It's a weird place sometimes. (But don't let that dissuade you from going on a mission. You won't regret it.)

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