I’m sure you’ve heard the newsbit. I gleaned this version of the story from one of the many emails I have featuring it:
The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. this Christmas. This isn’t for any religious or constitutional reason. They simply have not been able to find three wise men and a virgin in the nation’s capitol.
There was no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.
Over at The Random Yak, the end of the “Christmas Alphabet” nears. Soon, he’ll declare “open season” on Christmas posts by The Christmas Alliance. Naturally, given my birthplace, I’m jumping the gun. (And no, “statistically speaking” I dunno the how many of y’all got that. But TRY will get this, of course.)
As always, the more the merrier. Glad to see you gettin’ into the spirit – and feel free to jump the gun as often as you like, nice to have someone else on board.
This is Bush’s fault “Clinton” coulda found a virgin……
TRY: Yeh, I’m easin’ into it. *heh*
John: Sure he coulda, but would she have been in proper condition for the cr?che scene after he’d “interviewed” her?
😛
Actually this is a bit of an old joke, but I certainly appreciate the reminder. 😉
This is how I “dressed it up” to post for 2006: (Gettin’ + responses thus far.)
One of the little known duties of the Supreme Court is to determine the appropriateness, size, location, etc., of the nativity scene on the Mall in DC. The Supreme Court continues to have holiday difficulties again this year, as it has for the last 20+ years. In a press release yesterday:
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“The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. this Christmas. This isn?t for any religious or constitutional reason. They simply have not been able to find three wise men and a virgin in the nation?s capitol.
“There was no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.”