Oh Jesus, Please Us
Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 at 8:07 a.m.
On this day in 1942, The first Japanese attack on the U.S. mainland occurs when an I-17 submarine fires 13 shells at an oil refinery near Goleta, Southern California. $500 damage was inflicted. It was not clear why this target was chosen until much later, when it was found that the commander of this particular submarine had visited the site in the 1930's and stumbled into a field of prickly pear cactus. Captain Nishino never forgave the ridicule he received from his American hosts that day.
Well, better prickly pear than jumping cholla, for crying out loud. I know the story smells of urban legend, but why not? Wars have been started for less. And don’t we know it.
When was the last time I devoted an entry to goofy signs? Too long, if I have to think about it, obviously. So without further adieu, I present the first finding . . . The official sign of the twelvebeer diary:
In the past, churches have always been a good source of odd innuendo, making me wonder just how much the sign writers know about . . . well, innuendo. But I have honestly never seen a church sign like this:
Doesn’t that sign (and event) break the first commandment? The one that says “Thou shall have no false gods before Me”? God knows we worship the almight church of McDonald’s. Shame on them. They should follow the directions on this sign:
Then, if they’ve been good little parishoners, perhaps they could get jobs here:
And if they’ve been bad little parishoners, then remedial training is in order:
And you know, that’s really cheap for the price, too. Perhaps we should all take a refresher course! But if kneeling is a little too “evangelical” for you, this is an alternative ministry that you might be interested in:
After the prayer circle, the group usually goes for coffee and sandwiches at the lunch counter here:
You need to sign up really quickly, though, because space is limited. Although maybe, just maybe they will open new spots in the “Light up for Jesus” group because of certain cancelled groups:
But I wouldn’t advise you to get your hopes up.
Ta!