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Chris -- 2018-04-11
If you grew up Catholic, this one will probably make a lot of sense. As a kid, I always thought that having to say ten Hail Marys, five Our Fathers and an Act of Contrition in exchange for all my misdeeds was a pretty good bargain. Penance could indeed seem like a “mere pittance.” And even for non-religious people, a small amount of money might seem like a small act of metaphorical penitence. About 36 hits. Examples:
When I got there, he replaced my locks in literally a matter of minutes and charged me a mere penance for the peace of mind that he had just given me.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/fzxLXQds-6irOPTqrXo9ag
Professing believers come Sunday after Sunday, putting a mere penance in the offering, refusing to title and give offering unto the Lord and they think they are OK in God’s sight. The fact is they are walking in darkness…...where God is not!
http://www.bible-truth.org/1JN1-8-10.html
So secondary that the football coach was paid a mere penance compared to the basketball coach.
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/ … follow.txt
See liberals sit atop humanity, they are the more equal than the rest of the evolutionary pyramid, and that $400,000 is a mere penance in the grand scheme of things.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533302/posts
the so called money they give to writers is a mere penance or one
penny for every $100.00 they collect for them.
http://lists.radiolists.net/pipermail/b … 56406.html
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A holy outstanding contribution.
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Amen! (Thanks for the indulgence!)
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Aw, gee, fellers! We seem to have reached some sort of wholly unholy communion, pun-wise….
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