So it was street-cleaning day, and we were (obviously) cleaning the street. I was working with The Joker - he had a broom and I had a dustpan and garbage bag. Glove Love (he was not yet called that) came up, and he was (you guessed it) wearing a pair of gloves. So he started speaking in third person about himself, saying that he was the superhero "Glove Love" with the superpower of service. (Actually a spiritual gift, but he was calling it a superpower.) The Joker and I thought that was totally random, not to mention hilarious. And we started making fun of him. (All in good fun, of course.)
The Joker: "Why does Glove Love talk about himself in third person?"
Me: "I think Glove-Love-is-an-automaton-robot and doesn't know how to talk normally..."
Glove Love: "Glove Love has no weaknesses."
The Joker: "Dude, you're not God!"
Glove Love: "Glove Love knows no higher power, only justice."
At this point, The Joker and I were laughing our heads off.
The Joker: "You know what, I'm sorry, just go away..."
Glove Love: "Glove Love accepts no apology, for Glove Love knows no grudge."
The Joker and I yelled, "GET OUT OF HERE!" as best as we could for laughing.
Later in the day we handed out fliers about the church, held evangelistic signs (in Spanish!) on street corners, etc. The community was really impressed that we had cleaned their street and were doing all this, and it did create a very good impression of the church. In fact, one couple invited the us and the pastor's family out to dinner and wanted to get a picture. We had a great time, enjoying being with the community and communicating as best as possible. When we got out of the vehicle we were in at the place we were eating, one little girl just started holding my hand, and then reached over and started holding Sweet n' Spazzy's hand...it was so adorable!
(By the way, Sweet n' Spazzy laughed herself silly upon hearing this alias for herself...)
Ever since that day, we still call Glove Love exactly that sometimes, and "Glove Love has no weaknesses," "Glove Love knows no higher power, only justice" and "Glove Love accepts no apology, for Glove Love knows no grudge." have become catchphrases well known even to my brothers, who have never met him.
It was a wonderful day.
The Joker: "Why does Glove Love talk about himself in third person?"
Me: "I think Glove-Love-is-an-automaton-robot and doesn't know how to talk normally..."
Glove Love: "Glove Love has no weaknesses."
The Joker: "Dude, you're not God!"
Glove Love: "Glove Love knows no higher power, only justice."
At this point, The Joker and I were laughing our heads off.
The Joker: "You know what, I'm sorry, just go away..."
Glove Love: "Glove Love accepts no apology, for Glove Love knows no grudge."
The Joker and I yelled, "GET OUT OF HERE!" as best as we could for laughing.
Later in the day we handed out fliers about the church, held evangelistic signs (in Spanish!) on street corners, etc. The community was really impressed that we had cleaned their street and were doing all this, and it did create a very good impression of the church. In fact, one couple invited the us and the pastor's family out to dinner and wanted to get a picture. We had a great time, enjoying being with the community and communicating as best as possible. When we got out of the vehicle we were in at the place we were eating, one little girl just started holding my hand, and then reached over and started holding Sweet n' Spazzy's hand...it was so adorable!
(By the way, Sweet n' Spazzy laughed herself silly upon hearing this alias for herself...)
Ever since that day, we still call Glove Love exactly that sometimes, and "Glove Love has no weaknesses," "Glove Love knows no higher power, only justice" and "Glove Love accepts no apology, for Glove Love knows no grudge." have become catchphrases well known even to my brothers, who have never met him.
It was a wonderful day.
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