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Sunday, June 28, 2009, 12:43 AM
Sally Thomas

Whoo. Let’s see what we’ve got going on tonight.

Oh, oh, oh. Check it out. Easter’s over, baby, but you can beat the rush.

I know about being forgiven, but won’t wearing a t-shirt that says so make people want to ask you what you did? In my town it would. “Whu’d you do, honey? Gracious, that is bad. Are you sure you ought to have that shirt on?”

But it’ll look great with your temporary tattoo, not to mention your tongue barbell, which alas requires a procedure which is not temporary and the thought of which grosses me out completely, so I won’t be inviting you to dinner. Sorry.

For all I know, this band is decent, but what does “The Interpreters” make you think of?

“Hello, and welcome to our show.”

Bonjour, et bienvenue a notre spectacle . . .

“It’s super to see such a dandy crowd of folks.”

Il est Americain. Etc.

That’s what I’m thinking.

Moving on, moving on . . . to the Pope Innocent III Action Figure.

Armed with his formidable power of excommunication and an intimidating scroll inscribed with Latin text this model of the 176th Pope will soon have all your other action figures lining up for confession.

Like this Episcopalian, for example.

Your photo here. Hm.

Goodness, it’s 12:27 a.m. How time flies when you’re whooping it up at eBay. And we haven’t even had a chance to talk about this oil painting of Mary Baker Eddy, but that will have to wait for another day.

3 Comments

    Linda Wolpert Smith
    June 28th, 2009 | 6:38 am

    I looked at the ebay link you provided and was surprised and sad to see the altar crosses and chalices. Can they have meant so little that they were sold off at some ecclesial “garage sale”? The Reformation iconoclasts at least had the decency to destroy what they could no longer revere.

    Sally Thomas
    June 28th, 2009 | 7:00 am

    I know, it saddens me, too, on the same level as seeing someone’s wedding ring for sale. My more serious eBay posts are directed towards putting these goods back into the hands of priests, and into churches. I can’t myself buy it all up and donate it to my parish, though I would love to.

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    June 29th, 2009 | 12:55 pm

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