I work in a diner, one of the few in our relatively rural town. The waitstaff are encouraged to personalise their uniforms with pins/stickers, as long as they’re not offensive or political. I see the new hire serving one of our crotchety old regulars.

Regular: “What’s that you got on your collar?!”

New Hire: “That’s Nyan Cat! It’s an old meme, basically he’s a cat who—”

Regular: “—I don’t wanna see that gay s***!”

New Hire: “…gay?”

Nyan Cat is basically a cat with a pop-tart body, flying through space, leaving a rainbow trail. I’m guessing it’s the rainbow that our regular is offended by. I’m about to point this out when the diner owner swoops in.

Owner: “Come on [Regular’s Name]. It’s just a cartoon cat.”

Regular: “And it’s trying to be cute while portraying immoral values, and I will not—”

Owner: “—Matthew 5:32.”

Regular: *Closes mouth, but glares at [Owner].*

Owner: “I trust that’s settled. Enjoy your meal.”

Later:

New Hire: “What was that about?”

Me: “[Owner] and [Regular] know each other. This isn’t a huge town. [Regular] divorced her husband and remarried another guy, who had divorced his wife. They were both cheating to be with each other, apparently.”

New Hire: “Okay… but the bible verse?”

Me: “Matthew 5:32. But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

New Hire: “Figured it was something like that.”

Me: “[Owner] always pulls that out when [Regular] goes off on the gays. If I were [Regular] I’d stop coming here, but hey, it’s a small town, and we’re the only decent diner, so…” *Shrugs.* “Anyhoo, next time she starts to claim the moral high ground, just say ‘Matthew 5:32,’ and that’ll shut her up.”

New Hire nodded, but never got the chance to take my advice as [Regular] snapped at [Owner] a month later and was finally banned for good!