11-08-2010, 05:02 PM | #1 |
Demiurge
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Wacky sealers
I haven't been to all that many temple weddings, but it seems like there is a high proportion that have a sealer that has been slightly off his game.
Here are my instructions: 1. Smile a lot. 2. Put people at ease. 3. A little bit of gentle humor is ok (see #2), but leave the standup routine at home. 4. Avoid off-color humor (see #2). 5. Gravitas is good, but keep the homily short and to the point. In some ways your job is to be forgettable. Because, I am betting, most of the time the sealer is remembered, it is not for reasons of competence. It's like a sacrament prayer--the good, appropriate ones are forgettable. It's the fiascos that we remember. The other part of this coin is to not to get too upset if you get someone a little off his game. "That's the way baseball go," as Ron Washington, manger of the Texas Rangers likes to say. |
11-09-2010, 01:21 AM | #2 |
Formerly known as MudPhudCoug
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Land of desolation
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Both guys who sealed me were great. I'd complain about them if I could, but I can't. I haven't been to any other sealings in forever though. No recommend at the moment.
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11-09-2010, 01:29 AM | #3 | |
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Tobias: You know, Lindsay, as a therapist, I have advised a number of couples to explore an open relationship where the couple remains emotionally committed, but free to explore extra-marital encounters. Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but...but it might work for us. |
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11-09-2010, 01:59 AM | #4 |
Demiurge
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Well, a little sexual innuendo about newlyweds can spice things up.
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