This priest was the Chaplain at an all male Catholic High School. He was also a very holy and even-tempered human who was incredibly cultured and well read.
I think the safety pins indicate that some previous testosterone-driven “troglodyte” had done this to him before and he was a man who came to serve God prepared for any and all eventualities. He may well have had a first aid kit secreted away in his vestments.
We have no millipedes in Ireland, Mrs. Tax. We do have Furies, however, and abundant Leprechauns who steal things like cowboy boots.
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How does that work, if the boots are snakeskin?