Regulars readers may recall that in late June I got a letter addressed to Rev. Simon Jones with the job title of ‘Senior whip cracker and tea boy.’ Well, you may now refer to me as Rabbi Simon Jones.
Of course I am neither a Rabbi or a Reverend, but to the kind folks at the marketing department of ‘Original Source‘ I am indeed a man of the cloth.
I became a Rabbi while filling in an online form for a free sample of ‘Original Source’ shower gel. I could have chosen from a variety of interesting titles including Captain, Major, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Professor, Reverend, Sir, or Lord. Well come on, if they put a list of titles like that in a drop down menu the joker in me just has to choose one!
This does have a rather interesting side effect though. Now if I get any more mail addressed to the good Rabbi I will know exactly where they obtained my address from. I shouldn’t get any junk mail though because I specified that I only wanted the free sample and not tons of junk mail, plus I am on the UK’s mailing preference list, a service which prevents you from getting junk mail which is a common problem shared by many. (See my post about how to stop junk mail)
The free sample was only small, but hey, it was free! At the same time I also found a link to request a free sample of Lacoste cologne, but after filling out yet another long form that sample has yet to appear and frankly its been a while now so I doubt it ever will.
Wrote the following comment on Aug 24, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Lol, so you’re a Rabbi… seems they’ve gotten lax on the requirements. :-D
I have a sudden great desire to be a Whirling Dervish. Hmm.
Out of curiosity, why would the Jesus on your magnet look wet?
I think, in order to rebuke someone in the name of the Lord, that sincerity about what you are doing is necessary for the rebuke to be so defined.
“Jesus is coming”…”Look busy”. That made me laugh, albeit rather ruefully. See, since I’m a Christian, I recognize the fault that that magnet jabs at so successfully. I hope to always be the first one to be able to admit that I am a hypocrit, wanting to look spiritual and religious in front of others, while not really seeking to serve God.
Oy, I really must stop making confessions in public places. Not to mention that now you think I’m proud of myself for being so “humble”. And, lol, you’d be absolutely correct. Dear me. I guess that’s why, as a Christian, I’m told to focus on God instead of focusing on myself in the first place. ;-) Funny, isn’t it… that focusing on humility in yourself actually defeats the purpose, because you end up focusing on yourself, which in fact is not humility… okay, now I’m rambling, and I’m very proud of anyone who read this far down. Proud in my own humble little way, of course. ;-D
I get frustrated with the stereotypical “white Jesus”.
Free samples rock. :-D
Wrote the following comment on Aug 24, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Typo correction : hypocrite
My religious fervor apparently overwhelmed my attendance to the basic mechanics of writing.
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 12:22 am
Hey, you should bring that to TEXAS.
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 12:52 am
That’s hilarious… a rabbi?
as far as what he meant by fake.. I think he meant not genuine.. or putting on a front… or hypocrit.. pretending to be one thing while being another…
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 1:06 am
Speling erors aer entiely axeptabal hear Rachul. :)
Oh and hey Resplendant (the other Rachel, not to be confused of course with theotherrachel!) Good to see you round these parts again. Seems there are a lot of Rachel’s in these parts!
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 4:37 am
Definitely must be a British term, because my American brain no savvy. :-D
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 4:16 pm
Well, I know that you would never suggest that guys in church are “fake”… its far below you (light sarcasm :)) but I would like to point out, that I’m not the one who said it. It was my chiropractor… a guy who doesnt care to go to church. I dont think guys are any more fake at church then they are anywhere else….
It’s hard to tell who’s being ‘real.’ I even think that sometimes guys who seem blatantly honest about who they are and what they believe, can often times be masking what’s really going on inside of them… creating diversions with controversial statements or unexpected behavior from the true struggles inside them… or the things they are most ashamed about in themselves. Always dancing around a theory or idea and never dealing with the things that really bother them, or letting people around them see it. I do think its harder for guys in general, just because I think there’s more pressure on them to have tough front.
I think being real is a hard thing to achieve… I will say that I know people who try really hard to get it, and its almost like trying so hard to get it is what’s tripping them up. Anyways, those are my thoughts… i dont think you can really tell how genuine someone is until you know them for awhile…
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Good response that Resplendant. I would agree that I think in the ‘guy world’ there is a lot of bravado. It tends to tail off in later years though I think. [This is in response to a comment I made on Resplendants own blog]
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 5:07 pm
you should send that picture to some local ‘churches’ and see if you can get a job!
: )
Wrote the following comment on Aug 25, 2006 at 7:37 pm
In the completely off-topic vein, I thought I’d pass along this article containing a random Texas-UK connection, since you seem to be so good at those. We’re watching you.
;-)
Wrote the following comment on Aug 27, 2006 at 3:48 pm
That link is great Matt! :-)