Thursday, January 05, 2006

i've never really had any religious talks w/my mom

so i was surprised to have 2 conversations w/her during break about stuff from the bible... lemme try to recontruct as best to my memory... keep in mind me and mom talk in a blend of taiwanese and english, but i'm just going to type it all in english...

m:how come man is so stupid? it's all adam's fault!
r:no it's not; eve ate the apple first
m:if adam did not eat the apple, we would not have all these problems... it's adam's fault
r:eve still ate the apple first; if she didn't, adam would not have
(we go back and forth basically saying this over and over in various ways)
r:no, you see, eve ate the apple wanting to become more like god... adam was just hungry.

m:how much was that king james bible you bought? (she's probably expecting 30+, cause it seems i buy the most random useless junk sometimes)
r:*grins* which one?
m:the small one you brought to church
r:*grins* (i like fooling w/my mom sometimes on stuff i buy, making her think i spent a lot of money)
m:30?
r:20
m:only cost you 20?
r:that's because the king james bible doesn't have a copyright; it expired years ago
m:how come my chinese bible doesn't cost that cheap?
r:that's cause chinese bibles are based on the NIV
...
m:does bob have a girlfriend?
r:haha... no... he's lived at home with his parents for quite some time, remember?
m:who says you can't have a girlfriend and live with your parents?
r:because no girl is going to like a boyfriend who does that!
m:you're just being silly
r:*racks head*
r:the bible says so...
m:WHAT?!?!?
m:where?
r:genesis
m:you mean where God says a man must leave his mother and father to become tied to another woman?
r:EXACTLY! if you don't leave your mother and father, HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TIED TO ANOTHER WOMAN?
m:tis a shame you bought that king james bible; i thought you were going to get smarter

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