Thought I’d share this anecdote from reader Dan:
I’m not Catholic, but I married one, so I guess I’m a Caholic-in-law. My oldest son is a 2nd grader at the local Catholic school. That should be sufficient background to set up the following conversation.
Son: Hey Dad, I get to do the reading at Friday’s Mass.
Me: Great son, why don’t you read it to me for practice.
Son: I already have it memorized.
Me: Let’s hear it.
Son: A reading from the book of Tobit…
Son: Dad, why are you laughing?
Son: Mom, why is Dad laughing at me?
Mom: Yeah, Dad, why are you laughing at him.
I thought you made that up!
Darn you Frank J.
(Not bad, 11 months later your post still makes me
laugh.)
I had forgotten all about those (and have never personally heard anyone ever quote the actual Book of Tobit). Here they are (potential blasphemy warning on all but number three):
Tobit 1:1-14
Tobit 2:1-10
Tobit 3:1-12
Tobit 4:1-22
Amusing anecdote, but please don’t reintroduce your Tobit posts. Those are among your worst and saddest posts and I for one was happy when you stopped.
I for 2.
I actually found your Tobit posts quite funny after reading them, I skipped over them earlier.
Truth is stranger than fiction!
Jona
Those are hilarious! I consider myself very religious, but to not be able to laugh at yourself… Too funny! I want more!
That’s an impressive list of porno spam.
Did you click on all those yourself?
Cartright?
Now thta I have read your Tobit posts I thought I would pick up my Catholic bible and re-read Tobit.
Yours were very funny BTW
Wow – I grew up Catholic, and went to a Catholic girl’s school for a part of my youth, and I never managed to encounter the Book of Tobit. Hmm. Maybe I shouldn’t have “converted” to Episcopalianism … if Tobit’s any bit as good as your version, I missed out!
Exactly WHICH Bible versions have Tobit??
Nevermind. For those who may not know or heard of this Tobit character, research on Apocrypha.
I found it hilareous, and if the whole friggin bible had been written in this manner, I think there would be far fewer dead people today…And…I’m sure I probably would’ve actually read the bible at least once by now…which has NOT happened. Every time I try, I get a couple of pages in, then have to either laugh my ass off at the stupidity of it all, or throw it across the room because of the stupidity of it all. (For thosse of you who would consider this blasphemous, please ignore, and move on with your lives. I’m sure it’s all very real to you).
I had never read the Tobit posts before and am therefore glad you reposted them.
I love me some good ol’ blasphemy every now and then.
Keep ’em coming… good for a chuckle