Not what Holy Mother Church had in mind

[captainsblog]

So some Bible project thought it would be a good idea to encourage us to add something to our lives for Lent, rather than giving something up, and therefore donated hundreds of .mp3 disks to our congregation of the entire New Testament, divided into forty 28-minute segments for each day of Lent.

This is a lovely idea. I just listened to the first seven chapters of Matthew off the disk.

What isn't such a lovely idea? Titling the whole effort, "YOU'VE GOT THE TIME."

Because, to those of us of a certain age, that inevitably makes us think of this beer commercial, which was used through most of the 1970s:

If you've got the time, we've got the beer (Miller beer).
Miller tastes too good to hurry through.
But when it's time to relax, Miller stands clear (beer after beer).
If you've got the time (you've got the time), we've got the beer, Miller beer.

It probably also didn't help that we watched Clerks II right before I started the first seven chapters of the Gospels, what with Jay displaying a "Got Christ?" t-shirt for the entire film.

All theology aside, though? Dante/Becky OTP, man; I LOVE how those two relate to one another:)

Comments

[schmedgar.livejournal.com]

Ok, if I sing the damned Miller song all day, I'm coming and smacking you.

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

Cheer up. It also put far worse beer jingles than that one into my head, which I will spare you. Most of them so politically incorrect about drinking yourself into oblivion that you probably couldn't even Youtube them today.

[sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.com]

All together now.

When you say BUD,
You've said a lot of things nobody else can say...

(We used to sing a "Dracula Version" of this one.

Vhen you say BLUD,
you've said AB or B or O or maybe only A.)

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

I totally dig the Bible reading idea. I could listen to the disc while eating a candy bar. Did I mention I miss sugar?

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

You want me to burn you a copy?

Hmmm, considering it's still probably copyright infringement and therefore sinful, maybe "burn" isn't the best choice of word.

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

HA! Just tell me the company, and I'll be happy to buy it. Don't want to push my luck with the Big Dude! :D

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

Here's the link to the program we got set up with:

http://www.hosanna.org/FcbhUsa/How.cfm?CFID=260330&CFTOKEN=53365464

[sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.com]

Actually what came to my mind when I saw that title was,

"If you've got the money, honey, I've got the thyme."

(See if anyone recognizes THAT one. Note spelling.)