SCHANZENBURG, SK

After devouring a delicious meal of schinke fleish and fried potatoes, local man Henry Wiebe, 47, decided to unbutton his pants, kick up his feet, and lie down in the living room while the Wiebe women did the dishes and cleared the table.

“Sunday is a day of rest,” said Wiebe. “I wouldn’t want to have to put my eternal salvation at risk by helping Martha and Annie with the dishes.”

Wiebe has made a habit of sitting on his ass and not helping out ever since he was a little boy. It’s a proud Mennonite tradition he plans to pass on to his children.

“I’m not sure how it happens, but somehow the table is cleared and dishes are clean,” said Wiebe. “It’s amazing. The table is all messy, I go lay down for a nice meddachschlop, and when I wake up, the dining room is spotless. I

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