I'm an ex-Piskie and no fan of general absolution as well. "Piskie" is a great term, and kind of cute. I have long wondered what a good nickname for Episcopalians would be, and you have provided me with one. Thanks!
There were three little boys who were pals, but the other kids in the neighborhood wouldn't play with them because they weren't baptized. So they set out to find a church to get baptized in.
First church they came to, they walked right in. Nobody was there but the janitor, but they didn't know that. They asked him if he could baptize them, and he said sure, and took them to the washroom and dunked their heads in the toilet.
Kids come out, they're walking along, and they realize they never asked what kind of church it was. "Well, it wasn't the Baptists, because they dunk," said one. "And it wasn't the Methodists, because they sprinkle," said the second. "Well," said the third, "did you smell that water? It had to be the 'Piscopalians."
As another ex-ECUSA who is presently "Crossing the Tiber" I prefer the term Episcopagan. It pretty well sums up the whole church, seeing as how the Archbishop of Canterbury is also a practicing Druid. The other day someone posted a picture of a t-shirt with words which were something to the effect "The Episcopal Church As Diverse as Hell." AAM, do you remember that one? I think it was on the same thread you posted the "Tiber Swim Team" picture.