Students at Indiana University saw a Dominican priest and thought he was a Ku Klux Klansman. This is not a joke. Oh, how I wish this really were a joke. They saw his Rosary and thought it was a whip. Since most students at Indiana University didn’t attend Catholic grade school or high school, how would they ever know that a Rosary can be used very effectively as a whip?
A priest wearing the white habit of his order – an order that’s been around for roughly 800 years, represented in art, and much more recently, shown on film and even on television – is presumed to be a Grand Dragon. What is being taught at Big Ten schools? If a whip is a more common item to presume a person is holding than a Rosary, what is occupying the thoughts of America’s college students? The mind reels…well, at least mine does:
A student at Iowa saw a nun and thought it was an Emperor Penguin.
A student at Purdue saw a monk and thought it was a knife-murderer in an Edvard Munch mask.
A student at Minnesota saw a Franciscan and thought it was a Jedi Knight.
A student at Wisconsin saw a diocesan priest and thought it was someone from the Matrix.
A student at Ohio State saw a bishop and thought it was a post-hole digger walking under its own power.
A student at Illinois saw a Mormon missionary and thought a grocery store bagger was lost.
A student at Miami saw road workers in orange vests picking up trash on the side of the road and thought it was the football team chain-gang.
A student at Virginia Tech saw a urinal and thought it was for washing potatoes.
A student at Florida State saw people making moonshine in the woods and thought it was an alumni reception.
A student at USC saw smoke and flame shooting out of a manhole and thought it was the entrance to his dorm.
A student at Michigan saw a crazed lunatic talking to himself as he ran across campus and…no, that really was the head football coach.
A student at Alabama saw the Porta Potty truck drive by and though his house was being moved.
A student at Oklahoma saw a police car and knew his ride had arrived.
A student at Boston College saw a Jesuit and thought it was a witch…turns out, he was right.
A student at Notre Dame saw a squirrel in a garbage can and thought the rector wasn’t feeding his French Bulldog enough.
A student at Michigan State saw a short, bearded figure dressed in green and thought it was the Leprech mother.
A student at Texas saw a group of men in gold helmets and knew defeat had come for the Longhorns.
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