
Finally got around to touring the mosque next to my flat. Met a group of military on base, then drove in. Upon entry, we all took off our shoes and stuffed them in little wooden cubby-holes on the wall like you did in pre-school. The women on our tour had to put on abayas and hijabs. Nice place, all carpeted and air-conditioned. Some people were there praying. The young guide explained the basics of Islam and all about the mosque. Said they have to pray 5 times a day, including at 3:30 a.m. (!), which pretty much automatically disqualifies me from joining their church. A Sailor kept trying to argue religion with the guide, and an officer's wife finally got irritated and told him he was ruining her tour. We got free juice on the way out.
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Let me correct one of your statements. The young little 909 boy (back then it was 714) I knew NEVER took his shoes off in pre-school. In fact I doubt you ever followed Mrs. Olmstead's rules.
Dude, don't take your shoes off! Talk about proliferating WMD.
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