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the kooks

This morning I was watching the Discovery-Times channel (one of the blessings of 300+ channels) and it had a show about the New York subway system. While I’ve never been to NYC, much less been on the subway, I’m fascinated by these types of shows. It’s the same reason I watch How Things Work, Modern Marvels, etc.

I digress. One of the segments was about subway preachers — a calling many of you didn’t know existed. It featured this one older couple who spend their days riding the subway and preaching to the lost. It mainly focused on the lady who would quote from the minor prophets passages of damnation.

Their name: The Kooks. I can’t remember their first names but that was their last name. My first thought was, “That’s impossible.” But then again …