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Cartoonist

(7,320 posts) Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:03 PM Mar 2016

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The palm frond racket

I have a lousy job as a delivery driver. My company delivers everything from tennis balls to fine wine, but mostly paychecks and business correspondence.

This week I've been delivering palms to various churches.

The rubes and their money are easily parted.

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The palm frond racket (Original Post) Cartoonist Mar 2016 OP

Churches love their rituals. Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #1

How's the market looking bvf Mar 2016 #2

The Tooth Market Cartoonist Mar 2016 #3

Cartoonist, you're a machine, you are. n/t bvf Mar 2016 #4

Holy Tooth of Buddha! progressoid Mar 2016 #5

The rubes and their money are easily parted. AlbertCat Mar 2016 #6

"Cross my palms with silver" . . . mr blur Mar 2016 #7

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

1. Churches love their rituals.

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:06 PM

Mar 2016

And you can't have "Palm Sunday" without palms. Just one of the many rituals that cost them money. So give your 10% now.

bvf

(6,604 posts)

2. How's the market looking

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:34 PM

Mar 2016

for pieces of the One True Cross?

Because I have a few shoeboxes full of them, some blessed by JP the First.

Cartoonist

(7,320 posts)

3. The Tooth Market

Reply to bvf (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:02 PM

Mar 2016

Just found this:

bvf

(6,604 posts)

4. Cartoonist, you're a machine, you are. n/t

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:13 PM

Mar 2016

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

5. Holy Tooth of Buddha!

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:47 PM

Mar 2016

Sounds like a hipster band name.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

6. The rubes and their money are easily parted.

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:12 PM

Mar 2016

Hosana Heysana sana-sana-ho
Sana-Hey Sana-ho and how!

(thank you Tim Rice)

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

7. "Cross my palms with silver" . . .

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:02 PM

Mar 2016

Not just for gypsy fortune tellers. And the Lone Ranger.

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