I wuz gonna make the dingo joke last night – “Maybe the dingo stole your saviour” – but I didn’t want to offend batb and lookout and etc. I don’t like offending people I like just because I like to make stupid pop-culture references. Carpe diem, people. Learn from my mistake.
All the humans (and the angel) are staring at an empty space on the ground. My strong suspicion is that there was a baby there already. Strong likelihood there’s a dingo, of some variety, in the area.
The Sabina ate my baby.
Precisely, Colin.
If they’re just waiting for the arrival of the baby, why aren’t they staring at Mary???
Something just doesn’t add up here.
Yeah, Kate, I think you may be right.
I was thinking about option #2 (Stolen) suggested by Robert W. (Vancouver) over at Reader Tips and figure that’s probably more likely than the hospital’s knowing not to put Baby Jesus in the manger until December 24, when Christmas actually begins.
As for being offended by the possibility of a dingo taking off with Jesus … no worries, Black Mamba, ‘not offended at all! Too bad you didn’t strike first!!!
(Sometimes I think you’re channeling Kate or vice versa!! Great minds think alike …?)
No offence at all over the dingo remark! (I can’t think on what grounds that would offend.)
I think the Hospital Administrator pawned the manger to pay the Hydro bills!!!
Kate, your ability to write headlines, or blog post titles, or whatever you want to call them, is without peer.
I LOL’d at this one, as I do at many.
Didn’t Mr. Bean fly away in a helicopter with Baby Jesus on the end of a winch?
Safe to say most Christians would not be offended, Kate. However, I cannot assume to know the mind of statue worshippers.
Robert W., we will be awaiting the picture that proves batb and lookout to be correct on this mystery.
“the animals are all looking out towards the desert….”
Too much Man Tracker
and no enough Ricky Bobby
“Dear eight pound six ounce” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAUI_0knfk
The donkey has a mischievous grin on his face. It must have a part in this.
I was born in that Hospital… I’m glad to see they haven’t succumbed to political correctness and stay true to their faith….
And the wise men followed the star, until it came to rest over the manger, and they brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
“What exactly is myrrh?” asked Joseph.
“Well, you know, myrrh. Everyone has some.”
“I’m surprised they let you on the camel with that stuff.”
“So what are we saying here?”
“We’re saying gold is good, frankincense, okay, I get that, but myrrh? I mean, couldn’t you have found a nice book perhaps, a gift certificate to Centurion Club, they do a really good lamb curry.”
“Okay, I’ll see if I can get it exchanged, just don’t go anywhere until I get back, okay?”
and this is why we have only two wise men in the scene.
Baby doesn’t go in the nativity scene until christmas eve. it’s tradition.
Dingoes. Heh.
I saw a huge (i.e., life-sized) Nativity scene in a glass-fronted building on the way into work this morning. It made me do a double-take, because it seemed so odd in downtown Calgary. Then I saw it was in the Catholic School Board building, so good on them, and even though I’m no longer religious, it was still kind of nice to see. I didn’t notice if the Baby was present.
The baby’s there. Only sinners can’t see it. It’s a very nice baby too.
I’m with chris on this one. The jackass sitting in the foreground knows exactly what happened to TNBK*
*TNBK- The New Born King
No dingos in Vancouver. Perhaps two swallows carried it together?
Sadly some eco loving liberal out there is wondering “What’s a dingo?”
Dear eco loving liberal. We are not accusing you or your fellow travelers. Dingo is not the same as dingbat.
Dear eco loving liberal. We are not accusing you or your fellow travelers. Dingo is not the same as dingbat.
St. Paul’s is close to Never Never Land; must drive them nuts.
Bluetech – It’s kind of sad I think that we must explain to you that (Catholics) don’t worship statues, they merely revere the person(s) the image represents. Why is that so hard for non-Catholics to understand? Maybe they don’t want to?
But the African swallow’s not migratory…so, back to the dingo.
Osumashi Kinyobe @6:29 – yes! Obviously that is what happened. Mystery solved.
No! Not Dingos!
It’s those global-warming-crazed Polar Bears! If only we’d made them an endangered species!
Let’s see what Robert W. posts later. This will be a learning experience for me.
Heh. We have one of those down the street from us in Mexico. I “get” the thought that the baby doesn’t come until Christmas. But the rest of them hanging around the manager until then sure look like rubes.
larben, as a young Catholic—and rather old person—I appreciate your comments about Catholics and statues very much.
It saddens me that the very best of people, sometimes the very best of Christians, often have a blind spot re Catholicism.
A very Merry Christmas to everyone here and, Robert, please keep us posted re the appearance (or not) of Baby Jesus at St. Paul’s!
larben,lookout…I was brought up RC, and no where did I mention Catholics in that comment. I guess I offended you…in a post that we were trying to make light of ‘some’ religions being easily offended. My bad.
I am trully sorry. I do not consider Catholics statue worshippers. I was trying to make light of the missing ‘statue’.
Jesus is a Rider fan and is hiding in shame.
I don’t think it’s necessarily intended to be a true-to-life scene. All the electric lighting is a big clue.
Bluetech – I’m not offended, I’m tired and angry of these continuous suggestions that Catholics are idolaters, if you are Catholic you’d be aware and tired of it too, unless you keep that fact secret.
No hard feelings, but I’m just saying, I refuse to take it lying down.
Hey, bluetech, I understood you were making a joke, not about Catholics but statues! Your posts are always thoughtful so though it seemed to me, at first, that you were making a comment on Catholics, on second thought I realized that that wasn’t your intent.
Merry Christmas. And a good night to all.
As for statues and stained glass windows and Christians who don’t like either and criticize them: I always ask if they have pictures of their loved ones in their homes?
I’ve never met anyone yet who says no.
So, I point out that stained glass windows and statues of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the saints are simply “family pictures.”
Good night, Ken!
The missing baby Jesus:
Isn’t there a tradition for some to have the nativity scene set up without baby Jesus until Christmas Eve?
Everyone is waiting for Jesus to be born, but it isn’t until late Christmas Eve that he appears.
I’ve been busy all day and only saw this now (at 12:35am on Xmas Eve). I’m most honorees that Kate posted my photo!!
And no worries, folks, I definitely will be back there on the 25th to see if Baby Jesus magically appears!!!
I didn’t know you look like a manger scene, Robert W.!! 😉
I wuz gonna make the dingo joke last night – “Maybe the dingo stole your saviour” – but I didn’t want to offend batb and lookout and etc. I don’t like offending people I like just because I like to make stupid pop-culture references.
Carpe diem, people. Learn from my mistake.
Sorry, couldn’t resist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghCTZF61ey0
Government Dingos.
marc – nope, apparently it’s a tradition.
http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/015648.html#c561028
Actually, it’s traditional not to put the baby jesus in the nativity scene until Christmas day.
I don’t know. Look at the evidence. For example, the animals are all looking out towards the desert….
Ms lookout – are you as offended by this posting as you were with my comment about Mary riding Joseph’s ass all the way to Bethlehem?
I found baby Jesus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z42AxgFMb8k&feature=related
All the humans (and the angel) are staring at an empty space on the ground. My strong suspicion is that there was a baby there already. Strong likelihood there’s a dingo, of some variety, in the area.
The Sabina ate my baby.
Precisely, Colin.
If they’re just waiting for the arrival of the baby, why aren’t they staring at Mary???
Something just doesn’t add up here.
Yeah, Kate, I think you may be right.
I was thinking about option #2 (Stolen) suggested by Robert W. (Vancouver) over at Reader Tips and figure that’s probably more likely than the hospital’s knowing not to put Baby Jesus in the manger until December 24, when Christmas actually begins.
As for being offended by the possibility of a dingo taking off with Jesus … no worries, Black Mamba, ‘not offended at all! Too bad you didn’t strike first!!!
(Sometimes I think you’re channeling Kate or vice versa!! Great minds think alike …?)
No offence at all over the dingo remark! (I can’t think on what grounds that would offend.)
I think the Hospital Administrator pawned the manger to pay the Hydro bills!!!
Kate, your ability to write headlines, or blog post titles, or whatever you want to call them, is without peer.
I LOL’d at this one, as I do at many.
Didn’t Mr. Bean fly away in a helicopter with Baby Jesus on the end of a winch?
Safe to say most Christians would not be offended, Kate. However, I cannot assume to know the mind of statue worshippers.
Robert W., we will be awaiting the picture that proves batb and lookout to be correct on this mystery.
“the animals are all looking out towards the desert….”
Too much Man Tracker
and no enough Ricky Bobby
“Dear eight pound six ounce”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAUI_0knfk
The donkey has a mischievous grin on his face. It must have a part in this.
I was born in that Hospital… I’m glad to see they haven’t succumbed to political correctness and stay true to their faith….
And the wise men followed the star, until it came to rest over the manger, and they brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
“What exactly is myrrh?” asked Joseph.
“Well, you know, myrrh. Everyone has some.”
“I’m surprised they let you on the camel with that stuff.”
“So what are we saying here?”
“We’re saying gold is good, frankincense, okay, I get that, but myrrh? I mean, couldn’t you have found a nice book perhaps, a gift certificate to Centurion Club, they do a really good lamb curry.”
“Okay, I’ll see if I can get it exchanged, just don’t go anywhere until I get back, okay?”
and this is why we have only two wise men in the scene.
Dingo didn’t eat the baby, he did a radio show with him – http://www.noob.us/humor/family-guy-dingo-and-the-baby-radio-show/
Baby doesn’t go in the nativity scene until christmas eve. it’s tradition.
Dingoes. Heh.
I saw a huge (i.e., life-sized) Nativity scene in a glass-fronted building on the way into work this morning. It made me do a double-take, because it seemed so odd in downtown Calgary. Then I saw it was in the Catholic School Board building, so good on them, and even though I’m no longer religious, it was still kind of nice to see. I didn’t notice if the Baby was present.
The baby’s there. Only sinners can’t see it. It’s a very nice baby too.
Mr. Bean air-lifted Baby Jesus to safety:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoUlUOmKuq8&feature=fvsr
I’m with chris on this one. The jackass sitting in the foreground knows exactly what happened to TNBK*
*TNBK- The New Born King
No dingos in Vancouver. Perhaps two swallows carried it together?
Sadly some eco loving liberal out there is wondering “What’s a dingo?”
Dear eco loving liberal. We are not accusing you or your fellow travelers. Dingo is not the same as dingbat.
Dear eco loving liberal. We are not accusing you or your fellow travelers. Dingo is not the same as dingbat.
St. Paul’s is close to Never Never Land; must drive them nuts.
Bluetech – It’s kind of sad I think that we must explain to you that (Catholics) don’t worship statues, they merely revere the person(s) the image represents. Why is that so hard for non-Catholics to understand? Maybe they don’t want to?
But the African swallow’s not migratory…so, back to the dingo.
Osumashi Kinyobe @6:29 – yes! Obviously that is what happened. Mystery solved.
No! Not Dingos!
It’s those global-warming-crazed Polar Bears! If only we’d made them an endangered species!
Let’s see what Robert W. posts later. This will be a learning experience for me.
Heh. We have one of those down the street from us in Mexico. I “get” the thought that the baby doesn’t come until Christmas. But the rest of them hanging around the manager until then sure look like rubes.
larben, as a young Catholic—and rather old person—I appreciate your comments about Catholics and statues very much.
It saddens me that the very best of people, sometimes the very best of Christians, often have a blind spot re Catholicism.
A very Merry Christmas to everyone here and, Robert, please keep us posted re the appearance (or not) of Baby Jesus at St. Paul’s!
larben,lookout…I was brought up RC, and no where did I mention Catholics in that comment. I guess I offended you…in a post that we were trying to make light of ‘some’ religions being easily offended. My bad.
I am trully sorry. I do not consider Catholics statue worshippers. I was trying to make light of the missing ‘statue’.
Jesus is a Rider fan and is hiding in shame.
I don’t think it’s necessarily intended to be a true-to-life scene. All the electric lighting is a big clue.
Bluetech – I’m not offended, I’m tired and angry of these continuous suggestions that Catholics are idolaters, if you are Catholic you’d be aware and tired of it too, unless you keep that fact secret.
No hard feelings, but I’m just saying, I refuse to take it lying down.
Hey, bluetech, I understood you were making a joke, not about Catholics but statues! Your posts are always thoughtful so though it seemed to me, at first, that you were making a comment on Catholics, on second thought I realized that that wasn’t your intent.
Merry Christmas. And a good night to all.
As for statues and stained glass windows and Christians who don’t like either and criticize them: I always ask if they have pictures of their loved ones in their homes?
I’ve never met anyone yet who says no.
So, I point out that stained glass windows and statues of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the saints are simply “family pictures.”
Good night, Ken!
The missing baby Jesus:
Isn’t there a tradition for some to have the nativity scene set up without baby Jesus until Christmas Eve?
Everyone is waiting for Jesus to be born, but it isn’t until late Christmas Eve that he appears.
I’ve been busy all day and only saw this now (at 12:35am on Xmas Eve). I’m most honorees that Kate posted my photo!!
And no worries, folks, I definitely will be back there on the 25th to see if Baby Jesus magically appears!!!
I didn’t know you look like a manger scene, Robert W.!! 😉