Nonsense: "Plump and Chubby"

 

This young man B. (who shall be otherwise nameless) is now a twenty five-ish employee of a major mutual insurance company.

He was a chatterbox child. One day I was at his home in Mass. He and I were nattering wildly. Out of the blue he said "*Father Michael you are really quite plump and chubby"

His mother D. was mortified.  I was greatly amused  (he was right!)

Many years later his Mum, Dad, sister and I met for dinner at a restaurant in Punta Gorda, FL

I made myself a name tag.  It read "Fr. Plump and Chubby".  I said nothing.  As we sat at table his dad (my friend J.) saw the name tag and pointed it out to B, now a young man.  He split his sides with laughter!

The story will not die!

* Turns out that (back then) B. and his Mum had been in a Mall.  B. opined that another shopper was fat.  Mum responded, "B don't say "Fat ".   "Plump or Chubby are O.K. words.