Ever fall victim to the long-winded minister who makes the driest sermons marathon affairs? Consider these diversions.
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- Pass a note to the organist asking whether she plays requests.
- See if a yawn really is contagious.
- Slap your neighbor. See if he turns the other cheek. If not, raise your hand and tell the minister.
- Devise ways of climbing into the balcony without using the stairs.
- Listen for the preacher to use a word beginning with 'A' then 'B' and so on through the alphabet.
- Sit in the back row and roll a handful of marbles under the pews ahead of you. After the service, credit yourself with 10 points for every marble that makes it to the front.
- Using church notice-sheets or newcomers cards for raw materials, design, test and modify a collection of paper airplanes.
- Whip out a hankie and blow your nose. Vary the pressure exerted on your nostrils and trumpet out a rendition of your favorite hymn.
- By unobtrusively drawing your arms up into your sleeves, turn your shirt inside out.
- Try to raise one eyebrow.
- Think about your chin for an entire minute.
- Twiddle your thumbs.
- Twiddle your neighbor's thumbs.
- Wiggle your ears so the people behind you will notice.
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