[Tax-chick]

Thank you. St. Francis de Sales said the same.

[Kolokotronis]

Years and years ago during one Great Lent, I went to a Greek restaurant next to my then branch office for lunch. I ordered the “fisherman's platter” which had, among other sea foods, a piece of fried cod. As I sat down, the then priest came in with some converts (a/k/a THE HOLY PEOPLE OF GOD). They all ordered the same thing. When our food came the Xenoi (THE HOLY PEOPLE OF GOD) avoided the fish like the plague. Being a trouble maker and full well knowing what they would say, I innocently asked if they didn't like nice fried cod. They seriously replied that they were fasting and couldn't possibly eat fish with a back bone. I turned to the priest, smiled and asked which was the greater sin, breaking the fast by eating perfectly good fish which one had ordered, or throwing the fish away in the interests of playing HOLY PEOPLE OF GOD. The priest was not amused...with me! I lived....