Now, Now, Now Reverend Thom, As I recollect, them collections go down  
both sides of a church most of the time so I figure we can work up  
another spittoon/collection plate and there's plenty to be shared.   
But I do recommend that maybe we make 'em at least dual purpose and  
put in little cubbies fer nails and such in the off-season and small  
change in the "on"!.  And it would allow the old geezers in the back  
row that like to waive around the $50 dollar bills, to make change  
for their donation, faster,  before the plate gets away from them!

Of course ya gotta line 'em with something soft regardless.  Nobody  
likes to hear the widow's mite jingle in the bottom of the plate,  
particularly when it's old Ebeneezer$$$$ droppin' the mite.  Of  
course, that gets us into another List altogether! So lets throw some  
wood around them brass "spit-plates" we done made and get on with the  
wittlin'!  Some on souls and some on wood, principles basically the  
same, I reckon.

Back to reverie of the mind and old hammers, Paul in Normal

On Mar 7, 2007, at 11:06 AM, Thomas W. Hoyt wrote:

> At 03:51 PM 3/5/07, Paul Schobernd wrote:
>
>>   You got the right address I think and
>> you'll not find a more congenial group. They are a bit uncouth in
>> that they still use spittoons, but I was just thinking that you could
>> probably find a blacksmith/whitesmith here to hammer one into a
>> collection plate!
>
>
> HEY, wait a minute here.
>
> IF anyone hammers up a collection plate (probably outta old  
> railroad spikes?) I get FIRST DIBS on it.
>
> I wuz here before this newcomer / novice!!
>
>
> wait - we were supposed to be congenial?
>
>
>
>
>
> Pastor Thomas W. Hoyt
> Holy Cross Lutheran Church
> Warda, TX
>    This is IT - Warda
>
>
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