Someone, having driven by the Thursday night BBQ on Thursday evening, sought out the Wordsmith to enquire as to what had been going on?

When the Wordsmith spoke of how many years the BBQ had been going on – Sun, Rain or Snow – he asked about motivation.

After a moment’s consideration,  the Wordsmith said two possibilities came to mind.

The first was that the diverse group was composed of members drawn from the exceeding small number Christians who actually practiced their faith.

The second was that…….well, several members of the Treewiseman (the people who had started the BBQ and continued to nurture it) had recently gotten married.

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Well……replied the Wordsmith, I do not mean to suggest that Nicolas Malebranche was impeccably dead on when he stated “…stupid, so to speak, as a log of wood.” However, ‘Treewisemen’; Men who thing trees – wood in a state of growth – are wise. Moreover men several of whom, although old enough and with enough life experience to know better, recently got married………

Perhaps this tale will help to make clear what I am trying to say said the Wordsmith; who then related:

With the expenses involved in getting married and merging households newly married couples need to keep the household budget restrained.

One of the wives instead of having her dress dry-cleaned, had washed and ironed the dress by hand.

Proud of her savings she boasted to her husband “Just think, we are five dollars richer because I washed this dress by hand.”

“That’s great,” her husband (one of the Treewisemen) replied. “Try washing it again.”

“Nuff said?”