Uniforms
"Hey, how do Mormons feel about homosexuals?"
I stare at my lesbian friend in utter confusion. "Huh?"
Sheepish, she tries to clarify her random comment, "Well, I saw these two guys riding bikes together the other day and they were dressed really nicely - full on suits! - and they acted so polite I thought maybe they were a couple going to church together?"
The phrase "doubled over in laughter" plays out exactly as it sounds. "Oh, no no no. Those are missionaries, they work in pairs and they have to dress that way!"
"Oh. I didn't know." She blushes, feeling silly, but I can't stop laughing now.
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To this day, any time I see a young pair of strapping young men in matching suits on bicycles I can't help but remember this conversation and smile.