Wikipedia explains what a nun is:
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. The term “nun” is applicable to Catholics – both eastern and western traditions – Orthodox Christians, Anglicans, Lutherans, Jains, Buddhists, and Taoists. While in common usage the terms nun and sister are often used interchangeably, in some cases they are differentiated, a nun being a religious female who lives a contemplative cloistered life of prayer and meditation, while a sister, in Christian denominations, lives an active vocation of prayer and service, often to the needy, sick, poor, and uneducated.
With that in mind, the following picture might explain why I suffer from Monachousaphobia – fear of penguins (maybe):
Bill, Great post, except that I suffer from wordsidontknowhowtopronounceaphobia. The nuns kinda look like Egyptian nuns. I give penguins a hard time…but I’m pretty sure I probably deserved every beating I got. YA HEAR THAT GOD? I DON’T BLAME YOUR PENQUINS ANYMORE! now cut me some slack…WHAT? I DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING….
Now that’s exactly what I was going for in this post. I would never apologize for giving penguins a hard time. Penguins are to nuns what people are to chocolate bars or something.
Bill, Shhhhhh…I’m trying to cut a deal with God here! Everybody just play nice and be cool!
You want to talk scary:
Zombie penguin clowns.
I’m just sayin’.
Bill Y definitely doesn’t want to talk that type of scary because he would never be able to sleep again after it.
I put in 11 years in Catholic school. I knew one nun who looked and acted like she could be capable of growing a beard. She was one of the reasons I transferred to public school in my senior year, although the main reason was because, over the 11 years since First Grade, I had managed to establish myself as the School Outcast. In the bigger public school I could hide better.
Ah but was she a nun or a penguin? The reason I ask, is that there are a lot of similarities between the two! I’m in the middle of an investigation at the moment and my findings are going to challenge perceptions to the max!
Bill, I have to admit I’ve mud wrestled with nuns with better beards or at least they said they were nuns??
I used to wrestle with Nuns on Thursday nights but the whole thing got out of hand and had to be moved to a bigger venue on Saturdays. Now they film the event and sell it on select websites.
This is how you keep young people in the church. Great find.
But beardy penguins! I’ll never understand this world.
I had many a nun in my 16 year tenure in catholic school and only one looked like this group, and one was one too many!
Donna, You did 16 years? What were you charged with?
After 16 years, does it become easier to differentiate between penguins and nuns?
Two sisters and a sista.
For the PCers out there: (This comment has the seal of approval from the NAACP)
LOL, Amen to that Larry!!!
I’m so far removed from PCers that I use a Mac.
My MacBook salutes you.