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KurtPerthWA Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts: 944 Age: 63 Location: Belmont, Perth WA Points: 2751 Registration date: 2009-01-19
 | Subject: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:09 am | |
| (I wonder how often we take for granted that children understand what we are teaching?) A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible. Here is what was written:
The Children's Bible in A Nutshell
In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God is one,' but I think He must be a lot older than that. Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!' and someone did. Then God made the world. He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet. Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden.....Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars. Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel. Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something. One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a Ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check. After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than his brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat. Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston. Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people. These plagues included frogs, mice, lice, bowels, and no cable.
God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti. Then he gave them His Top Ten Commandments. These include: don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet your neighbor's stuff. Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more: Humor thy father and thy mother. One of Moses' best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies. Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town. After Joshua came David.. He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me. After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore. There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them. After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of The New Testament.. He was born in Bethlehem in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn too, because my mom is always saying to me, 'Close the door! Were you born in a barn?' It would be nice to say, 'As a matter of fact, I was.') During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisees and the Republicans. Jesus also had twelve opossums.The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him. Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount. But the Republicans and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead. Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution. |
|  | | joncallihan Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts: 786 Age: 74 Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA Points: 2110 Registration date: 2009-02-16
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:07 am | |
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|  | | Daboo Maxi-Scooter Rider

Number of posts: 191 Location: Seattle, WA Points: 1105 Registration date: 2009-12-08
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:07 pm | |
| Only an adult could come up with a miss-mash of things like that.  I wonder why no one ever jokes about the Koran? Would that be politically incorrect? I teach Sunday School to elementary age kids. They know far more about their faith and the Bible than many adults who go to church. Chris |
|  | | DickO Silver Wing Rider


Number of posts: 480 Age: 67 Location: Harveyville, Kansas (SW of Topeka) Points: 1777 Registration date: 2008-12-23
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:20 pm | |
| Hi All, Yeah... Daboo is right. Those who fear the Christian religion tend to attack out of that fear. Merry Christmas everyone!! |
|  | | joncallihan Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts: 786 Age: 74 Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA Points: 2110 Registration date: 2009-02-16
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:29 pm | |
| | Daboo wrote: | Only an adult could come up with a miss-mash of things like that. I wonder why no one ever jokes about the Koran?
Chris |
Not so much here, but the folks in Scandinavia don't hesitate; in the Netherlands, I understand that Islamic jokes are rather common.
In any case, the parody above was very well done, and I for one, was glad to read it. I think it may have been the work of a very well educated teen -- one who probably got a bit tired of the fundamentalists around him.
Have a very Merry Christmas, y'all.
Jon |
|  | | jdeereanton Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts: 1767 Age: 74 Location: Huntsville, AL Points: 3058 Registration date: 2008-12-24
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:39 pm | |
| | joncallihan wrote: |
... -- one who probably got a bit tired of the fundamentalists around him.
Have a very Merry Christmas, y'all.
Jon |
I've often wondered - do fundamentalists have reason to get a bit tired of the "keep it to yourself" Oxymoronists? Yeah, I just made that word up.
Indeed Merry Christmas to all.
And I do tend to think that the missive was not written by a child due to the somewhat complex puns and substitutions. I'd contend it is not so much an interpretation of the "Book", but more like a cheap parody. |
|  | | tinman Maxi-Scooter Rider

Number of posts: 156 Age: 63 Location: Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points: 357 Registration date: 2011-11-29
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:02 pm | |
| And the Lord said. Come forth my child. I came fifth and lost the race. |
|  | | joncallihan Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts: 786 Age: 74 Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA Points: 2110 Registration date: 2009-02-16
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:09 pm | |
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|  | | Daboo Maxi-Scooter Rider

Number of posts: 191 Location: Seattle, WA Points: 1105 Registration date: 2009-12-08
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:30 pm | |
| | tinman wrote: | And the Lord said. Come forth my child. I came fifth and lost the race. |
Huh???? I missed that one...
Chris |
|  | | jdeereanton Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts: 1767 Age: 74 Location: Huntsville, AL Points: 3058 Registration date: 2008-12-24
 | Subject: Re: the Bible, according to.......... Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:40 pm | |
| | Daboo wrote: | | tinman wrote: | And the Lord said. Come forth my child. I came fifth and lost the race. |
Huh???? I missed that one...
Chris |
It's one of those corny jokes like: Q What brand of car is endorsed in the Bible? A Honda, they were all in one accord. |
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