Ian's Messy Desk

FUN THINGS TO DO DURING BORING SERMONS

• Pass a note to the organist asking whether he/she plays requests.

• See if a yawn really is contagious.

• Slap your neighbor. See if they turn the other cheek. If not, raise your hand and tell the preacher.

• Devise ways of climbing into the balcony without using the stairs.

• Listen for your preacher to use a word beginning with ‘A’ then ‘B and so on through the alphabet.

• Sit in the back row and roll a handful of marbles under the pews ahead of you. After the service, credit yourself with 10 points for every marble that made it to the front.

• Using church bulletins or visitor cards for raw materials, design, test and modify a collection of paper airplanes.

• Start from the back of the church and try to crawl all the way to the front, under the pews, without being noticed.

• Raise your hand and ask for permission to go to the rest room.

• Whip out a hankie and blow your nose. Vary the pressure exerted on your nostrils and trumpet out a rendition of your favorite hymn.

• Chew gum; if the sermon goes on for more than 15 minutes, start blowing bubbles.

• Try to indicate to the minister that his fly is undone.

• By unobtrusively drawing your arms up into your sleeves, turn your shirt around backwards.

• While people are locating the announced congregational song, step out in the aisle and begin waving your arms as if directing the hymn.

• Sit close to the front, and during the prayer, turn around backwards, point, and count softly how many people do not have their heads bowed and eyes closed.

• See how many hard candies you can stuff in your cheeks before your mother catches you.

• Begin coughing and get louder and louder until you get to excuse yourself and leave the room.

• Choose a different song than was announced and begin singing it as loud as you can.

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Here’s a case of “what goes around, comes around.” This has been floating around the ‘Net for years. It’s originally from a book that Youth Specialties published eons ago (actually 1984). It was titled “101 Things to Do During a Dull Sermon” (a Wittenburg Door book) by Tim Sims and Dan Pegoda - a very fun book with great illustrations by Dan. So, enjoy this collection from the book (although I imagine some have been added or changed during its extensive run through the ‘Net).

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I have that book! Brought it to the USA with me from England.

Thank you! That is great! :)

i love it. i wonder if i can find it here in the philippines. =)