At Least He Didn't Wipe it Off

I'm Mormon, and even though we recognise other religious days, we don't practice Ash Wednesday like Catholics. I honestly feel strange saying this, but I actually forgot it was Ash Wednesday today, but then again I didn't leave the house, and that is usually what clues me in. I mean, I live in New Mexico. At least 50% of the population is Catholic here. You kind of HAVE to know what Ash Wednesday is, or at least when it is.

Me: Did you know it's Ash Wedneday?

Matt: Of course I did. I went to work and everyone had that stuff on their forehead.

Me: You weren't mean were you?

Matt: No. I stopped being rude about it when I was like 15. Of course I didn't actually know what Ash Wednesday was back then.

Me: Are you serious?

Matt: Yeah. I was dating this Catholic girl and she came to school and I saw stuff on her forehead and said, 'Hey, you've got something on your forehead.' And she said, 'It's lent.' So I just said, 'Okay fine, you've got some lent on your forehead.'

Note: I have no shame in posting this, because I have lots of Catholic friends, and they all have a sense of humor. If you are Catholic and we're offended by this post (I'm sorry), but you should just be thankful that you're not a hippie, or a feminist liberal, or someone who works for PETA . . . cause then you wouldn't even get an apology.

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