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Bedside Baptist, St. Mattress

August 19, 2013December 3, 2012 by Tim

(Reading Time: 14 minutes)

Have you been to Bedside Baptist or St. Mattress on a Sunday morning? These are clever ways of saying that you slept in and missed church!

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Categories Definitions Tags euphemisms, names of churches 3 Comments

St. Arbucks

December 13, 2014June 9, 2012 by Tim

(Reading Time: 2 minutes)

Have you worshiped at “St. Arbucks” on a Sunday morning? Read on…

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Categories Definitions Tags euphemisms, names of churches, puns 4 Comments

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