[saradippity]

Fr.Andrew Greeley,that paragon of Catholic orthodoxy,and who I read and enjoy pretty often,(blush)did say that one of the seven or eight recognized indicators of intelligence was a good sense of humor.It was a long time ago,but as I recall,he said that he considered that along with the ability to analogise,the two most telling indicators.

So it would stand to reason that on a board like this,with so many conservative,orthodox and traditional Catholics,one would find the brightest people and if Fr. Andrew is correct then we would also find some pretty funny,amusing,droll,witty,humorous posters.And we do!!!

So to answer your question:"Or am I being stupid and gerealizing?",NO,YOU ARE BEING BRILLIANT AND GENERALIZING.

[american colleen]

Oh thanks! I read NYer's post before I read your post.

NYer, never mind, I was being brilliant AND generalizing at the same time. ;-)

[american colleen]

Oh oh. I usually take everything Fr. Greeley writes with a grain of salt!

Actually, despite myself, I do like him. I have an elderly 1st cousin, 3 times removed (took me 6 mos to figure the relationship out- he's my grandfather's 1st cousin) who lives in St. John's, Newfoundland. He is quite devoted to Fr. Greeley's novels (yes, I know!) and a couple of years ago he wrote Fr. Greeley a nice little note to tell him how much he enjoyed reading his books and also gave him some background on a particular subject Fr. Greeley had written about in the past (Ireland). And you know, Fr. Greeley hand wrote him a rather lengthy and kind reply. I was pretty impressed by that act of kindness.