Have You Ever Been 'Affirmed' On A Train?

[Khandro]

https://archive.ph/skLI4

[douglas9401]

No.

Forgive me father for I have knocked you flush and continue to beat upon your person.

[sandyRoe]

Thankfully, no .

My parents were nominal Catholics so while I went to a faith based school I never took part in activities where priests with an interest in affirming younger would be about.

[Old_Geezer]

That was some affirmation !

[sandyRoe]

^ affirming younger boys

[pastafreak]

Eeuuww! 

[douglas9401]

Time for a campaign to revive words that seem to have been lost or at least mislaid.

Molester, there's one to start with. Sly, filthy pervert.

[Khandro]

Affirming is a surprisingly long ecclesiastical process, it took him over an hour to perform the ancient rite.

[douglas9401]

Suppose we should be grateful he stopped short of offering succour.

[pastafreak]

I call them slimebags.

When I was young and commuting into NYC, I'd meet my best friend and her bf on the train. I always had the aisle seat. Until the same creep wearing the same beige raincoat got on what was a very crowded train...and leaned on me. Every single morning. We switched seats around. 

[ynnafymmi]

...or before anointing the victim with"holy oil",Dougie....

[Peter Pedant]

Suppose we should be grateful he stopped short of offering succour.

Thr Roman church recognises 7 sacraments just like the Anglican, and afffirmation is not  one of them

[Buenchico]

Whenever (in a solicitor's office, for example), I've been asked to take an oath, I've always responded with "I wish to affirm".  I'm now rather worried that my statement might be misunderstood!

😊

[Khandro]

Chris, Well at least you weren't drunk on a train.

[Old_Geezer]

Is drunk in the solicitor's office, better ?

[Canary42]

That's a new one. I always wondered what gay RC priests called it 😀

[Canary42]

Chris, that reminds me, I've affirmed in open court twice as a juryman.

[Peter Pedant]

 I've been asked to take an oath, I've always responded with "I wish to affirm". 

as a Roman, I have always said - " I will swear..."

and some of the young girls clutch their bazoomz and "scream scream scream I cant stand it, oh dear what shall I do, this is harassment in the extreme ( and then give screaming another good go) 

and until now I have never understood why