Bloopers

"On the Lighter Side" will include incidents of office humor and encouragement, with the hope of bringing a smile to your day.

Flying fingers on the keyboard sometimes produce surprising text. Pastor Harvey had a box of assorted church brochures leftover from a ministry event. He asked me to take the box and put the unused literature away, so I scribbled myself a note, "Harvey's lit box."

A little later I typed up my week's to-do list. I guess my fingers had a mind of their own, because I surely was surprised to see that one of my tasks was to "empty Harvey's litter box!"

But just last week, Sharon Frazier topped my blooper. Did you notice the list of worship songs in yesterday's bulletin? Shout to the Lord, Give Us Clean Hands, etc. You only saw the corrected edition.

Last Thursday, Sharon was hard at work intently and soundlessly typing away on the bulletin. Suddenly, the quiet was interrupted by her chuckle. The giggle became louder.

What? What's going on? Sharon finally was able to let us in on the joke . . .

She had typed, Give Us Clean Hanes.