boing's useless info of the day:
i love paul f tompkins
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missionary
last night while eating turkey dogs & turkey chili i got sucked into what might possibly be the worst television show ever. yes, i'm talking about joe millionaire. i'm sure you all know the premise of said program so i won't get into it, but what i will share is this; evan, the faux millionaire, asked one of the [sad, pathetic, lame] girls out on a date and over dinner he asked her something along the lines of '..if you had my money, what would you do with it?' and the girl sorta sat there & replied with her desires to bathe & vaccinate poor children. 'i guess i'm just the mercenary type of person.'
now, at first i really couldn't believe she said this. and then i couldn't believe he didn't pick up on it. but i guess i can believe he didn't pick up on it since he's one of the most ignorant people i've ever seen. so anyhow, this girl just said that if she had millions of dollars she would like to clean children & be a paid killing machine. i will give the girl that mercenary & missionary sound alike, but don't try to use words if you don't know what they mean.
actually, do. it gives me something to laugh at.
n. pl. mer�ce�nar�ies
One who serves or works merely for monetary gain; a hireling.
A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.
n. pl. mis�sion�ar�ies
One who is sent on a mission, especially one sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.
One who attempts to persuade or convert others to a particular program, doctrine, or set of principles; a propagandist.
10:30 am - January 28, 2003
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