"The English follow the principle that when one lies, it should be a big lie, and one should stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of looking ridiculous."--Joseph Goebbels

Goebbels probably not the best choice but it is a quote I remember.  

Next true confession: Matthew walks around the house in his long-johns and and a bicorne cap!

 :shocked:

Quote from: Croixalist

Next true confession: Matthew walks around the house in his long-johns and and a bicorne cap!
 :shocked:

In Texas?

 

That would be a hard habit to develop, when that behavior would result in dehydration and heat stroke about 10 months out of the year.

No, sorry to disappoint, but my stature is the beginning and ending of my similarity to Napoleon...

Yeah, suure. And when you scratch your stomach, you stick your hand in between shirt buttons. I know you!

 :shocked:

Matthew McCrockett?

I can see the temptation. Matthew is like a one-man Sears Catalog for Rednecks... don't ye be getting any ideas ladies!

Here's a 15 year old picture of me. I'm the one on the far right.

The 2 closest to me are also named Matthew. The one right next to me is the Canadian author of the "Life in the Seminary is like the movie Platoon" thread.

The one next to him (grinning at the camera) is from Oregon. He's quite handy with a log splitter -- I guess everyone has to be when you live in a state that is almost completely forested. He was the only classmate older than me, until Sean Johnson (yes, "that" Sean Johnson) arrived at the beginning of my class's First Year. (Most of my class started out in Zero Year, a.k.a. "Humanities") Why am I so aware of age/rank? Because in the seminary, age/rank is very much acknowledged. It determines where you sit in choir, so your "place" is always apparent. Even within the same class, everyone is ranked according to age. The seminary is a strict hierarchy. Eat your heart out, Democracy!

The one next to him (second from the left) is the brother of an SSPX priest. The SSPX priest is this man's younger brother, and his German last name begins with an F.

The first on the left just recently left the religious life (brother) in the SSPX. He was a seminarian or brother for almost 15 years. Imagine returning to the world after THAT!

These were all classmates of mine. The same year as Fr. Riccomini.

The one right next to me is the Canadian author of the "Life in the Seminary is like the movie Platoon" thread.

I've read that several times.   Quite a story.

Never pictured you looking like that, Matthew.