In the "My View" column, there was a piece written by a Massachusetts native who was moving to Hamburg. She read good things about the area, but she also read bad things. Then I came to this line:
"...we had a wonderful feeling about the church Dick?" Oh, did you?
It got me wondering who she was talking about. Was there a parishioner who was well-endowed and is responsible for taking care of the ladies? (You do notice the "D" is capitalized. Is this a case of religious capitalization? As in "...there was a painting of Him on the altar.")
Then I started to wonder if there was a jerk who hung around the church and did practical jokes to bug people.
"Who put the whoopie cushion on the kneeler in the confessional?"
"Oh, it's probably the work of that church dick."
"Why are there bubbles coming out when they play the pipe organ?"
"Oh, the church dick is up to his old tricks."
"Why is the altar wine warm and why does it smell like asparagus?"
"What the hell is wrong with that church dick?"
But I think it might be a parish private investigator. "Dick" is a slang term for a detective.
"Who is stealing the collection plate money? Looks like a job for the Church Dick."
It would be an easy job in the Catholic Church. If there's any wrongdoing, always point to a priest.
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