The spirit from the past weighed a lot more than a ghost. And, unlike Marley, it was both expected and appreciated.
It was a package, tall and very thin. Inside was a large homemade picket sign. On one side, in very large block letters, “THE FAG RAG.” On the other, in similarly bold lettering, “RAPE OF THE TRUTH.” Each carried a citation to an appropriate verse from the Bible.
Yes. That Fred Phelps. If you don’t recall, Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka were known far and wide for a time as the horrid people who picketed funerals.