Danny Downer

Now imagine a male version of Debbie Downer and then put him on your work team on mission trip. That's what I had. There were a number of instances were he would walk into a conversation and then say something to completely bring it down, but one in particular comes to mind. A group us of were sitting taking a break from the work and because the neighbor had a dog and two cats we got on the subject of pets. Each person was sharing stories of their pets and the cute things they do or the neat tricks they've taught them. I even got in on it, mentioning Mike the Cat's crooked tail. And then Danny Downer says in his nasally monotone voice, "Yeah, my dog is having surgery today. He has colon cancer. He's only six years old."

Complete silence...