phatic banter

Unlike most other North American professional sports, legions of ministers and field workers meander about NASCAR spaces, proffering insight into God's plan, and engaging in a practice commonly referred to as "making friends." Prior to offering the prerace 2008 Daytona 500 invocation, Rev. Bobby Welch, former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, explained the faith-peddling strategy this way: "What better opening for a conversation about eternal things than after a crash at the speedway, while sitting knee-to-knee with someone who may not have that assurance of heaven and eternal life," he said. "What an opportunity to share the joy and peace and purpose you have in life because of Christ, during casual conversations" (quoted in Pinsky, 2008).

As we learned, this form of first-person Evangelism entails approaching potential converts and converted alike to discuss faith, racing, and in some cases even the rapture. These missionaries methodically advance toward NASCAR-loving consumer-flâneurs and launch into rehearsed race-related phatic banter, such as "Who do you think'll win the race today?", to more banal conversation starters such as "Beautiful day for a race today, ain't it?", to more pointed entrées such as "Hello friend, have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?" (Fieldnotes).

Jeff Gordon won for a record 5th time at Indianapolis.

phatic banter, such as "Who do you think'll win the race today?", to more banal conversation starters such as "Beautiful day for a race today, ain't it?", to more pointed entrées such as "Hello friend, have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?"

watercooler strategy from now on tbf.

hello friend

fuckin chills

u imagine someone approaching you in a crowd and starting hello, friend, kin-geri and no fuckin mistake imo

"hello, friend", you feel their smooth hand coil round your wrist.

first mistake, a single hand around the wrist is a v weak hold, simple twist and pull against the finger-thumb link breaks it even in cases of considerable disparity of strength. then like I said Trevor, ken-giri and a few choice gouges and away

tbh entire days at work can consist of phatic banter. part protective shield, part avoiding personal engagement which would be mutually baffling or unwelcome.

Tbh entire days at work can consist of race-related phatic banter

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http://nationswell.com/homeless-america-5-things-to-say/

kind of monster advocates for homelessness?

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