Today marks the Feast of the Epiphany, end of the twelve days of Christmas, and Día de los Reyes in Spanish-speaking countries.
This is the customary day for gift exchanges in many Christian cultures because it is the day that the Magi finally arrived in Bethlehem with their totally inappropriate gifts after putzing around for over a week because they didn’t want to ask for directions.
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You left yourself wide open for some sort of retort about men…but I will refrain. Ha!
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Come on? They were late. The couple were in Bethlehem to see the tax guys and they bring valuable gifts? These were supposed to be wise men.
Diapers and something ready to eat is what anyone with a lick of sense takes to new parents. I know that, and I’m a bachelor [admittedly with two married brothers with children, but I asked my Mother what they needed].
Didn’t one of the wisemen show up with a bong?
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They probably should have, because most new parents really need to chill out. Frankincense and myrrh are written down, but we don’t really know what kind of plant extracts were in those jars.
There were rumors of a drummer there, and there are certain things guaranteed to attract drummers and bass players…
I have it on good authority that there was no happy grass but plenty of cheap wine was to be had. Every time someone sat an empty bottle down in the manger the thing filled back up. Strangest thing.
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It is highly probable we are all going to hell, for a given definition of hell.
Good thing it was Bethlehem. In southeast Houston, the kings would have discovered eventually that they were following a gas flare at a refinery…
“It is highly probable we are all going to hell, for a given definition of hell.”
It is highly probable we have all already BEEN in Hell for eight years, for a given definition of Hell!
I don’t know about bass players, but drummers are satisfied if the stage is level enough so that they drool equally out of both sides of their mouth…
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I think JimD was thinking of this video when he stated that one of the wise men showed up with a bong. And Willie Nelson is old enough he probably was one of the wise men…
My views on the whole heaven/hell thing are simple. 🙂
Life on Earth is hell, death is heaven. I dare anyone to prove me wrong! LOL
Yeah, Badtux, but Willie is smart enough to have a map with him.
If it includes the majority of evangelical leaders, it is hell by my definition. The thought of an eternity listening to those whackos makes the odor of brimstone inviting.
If there were justice, heaven would be a small neighborhood pub.
I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” Much like Phil Sheriden saying that if it was a choice between Hell and Texas, he’d take Hell. Having lived in Texas for a year that was the longest year of my life, I gotta say Phil had that one nailed.
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There are a lot of different climates in Texas, but I wouldn’t recommend the air in Houston, the summer in San Antonio, the winter in San Angelo, and any time in Wichita Falls.
Agreed on all four cities, Bryan!
Actually, IMHO, Dallas has a worse summer, because in addition to being 100°F+ in the shade, it’s dry much of the time.
I was once stuck in Wichita Falls waiting for my bus to be repaired. Now that was Hell!
Then again, like Badtux, I believe it was Mark Twain who said that the coldest winter he ever experienced was a summer in San Francisco.
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I was in basic training marching on an asphalt parade field during July and August in San Antonio, and the barracks weren’t air conditioned. Some days you lost your boots to the asphalt.