Church Lady...

So, one of my favourite characters I've met on the bus in Winnipeg is a lady I've recently begun called "The Church Lady". I've seen her a number of times and, for some reason, she always picks on me when she sees me--which I absolutely love.

I saw her on the bus this morning.

The bus was pretty packed and was well into standing room only by the time I got on in Osborne Village. The Church Lady was Seated near the front, wearing a large green parka, which made me not realize immediately that it was her. While I walked slowly down the aisle towards where she was sitting, she looked at me and asked if I wanted to sit in her spot. I chuckled and thanked her, but declined, saying that I would be just fine standing. About 30 seconds later, in a completely changed tone, she looked up at me and said in a loud voice "Excuse me, can you not stand right here beside me? You're giving off energy rays! You're giving off No-Church rays!"

This absolutely intrigued me, so I probed her a little, so as to determine the nature of these so called "No-Church Rays".

She replied, matter-of-factly: "No-Church Rays! Do you go to church?"

I had to admit honestly that I didn't.

"Well there you go! No-Church Rays!"

While searching for a respond I came to the realization that this made perfect sense, so I told her so.

Then I moved towards the back, giving someone else a chance to have their morning brightened by the Church Lady...