It's the Great and Spacious Trailer Park. The irony is thick since a bunch of Mormon yokels believe themselves to be scholars, but can't edit an 'academic' journal to save their lives, can't get their contributors to stop plagiarizing other real academics, and have room temperature muppets such as * his name escapes me right now because he's so forgettable * who invents a black Mormon man to take the heat for Mike "Peter Pan" Parker's snoozefest blog.
Disciples are gathered with the Master, supping with meat and bread.
Voice 1: (dips meat) "Surely, Master, it is not I. I have done nothing wrong at all." (dips meat)
Jesus: "My son, what do you speak of? I have not accused anyone of wrong doing."
Voice 1: (dips meat) "I'm reasonably confident you were thinking about it, and I think it's worth settling the matter now."
Jesus: "I -- I wasn't thinking that, actually."
Voice 1: "Well, surely you ought to be concerned. Have you read The Lincoln Hypothesis? The forces of the Left gather at the gates." (dips meat)
Jesus: "Who is this Lincoln you speak of, my child?"
Voice 1: "A great leader of the finest nation on earth. I do love to tour this country. It's beauty is unmatched. It's food, exquisite. (dips meat). However, the real holy land is on the other side of the globe. The New Jerusalem temple shall be built in my backyard, not yours, Master." (dips meat)
Jesus: "He who dips his meat next shall betray me."
Voice 1: (hand wrapped around a thick chunk of meat stops short of broaching the liquid of the bowl. hand pulls back and folds into lap as he sits) "This food is delicious. I do love to gather with friends for dinner. Please! Friends, I feel like I'm taking advantage of your hospitality. (gestures toward the bowl) Please Eat!"
The others look at each other with confusion. They look to the Master.
Voice 1: (leans forward to peek into the bowl, measuring the depth of the remaining liquid. He is greeted by his reflection momentarily and he smiles. He leans back and makes himself comfortable) "I'll be guiding a tour down the Nile soon, for those interested."
Silence.
Voice 1: "After that I'm flying back to the States to visit with my in-laws for a few days on the East Coast. We'll have dinner at Seasons 52 and attend the opera at least once while I'm there."
Voice 1: "Then I need to fly back home, where an organization I sit on the board of will honor me with an award. Likewise for another, somewhat related organization, shortly thereafter."
Voice 1: "Oh, I'll be heading for Greece in short order thereafter, as I rarely visit there, and so they better make that ceremony a quick one."
Voice 1: "Since I'll be in Europe anyway it would be a crime not to make a quick landing in Hungary and dine at my favorite restaurant of the Pest. The Gulyás Soup is second to none, but when my good brother greeted me today, I became ravenous for halászlé upon completing the lower half of the Ichthys."
Voice 1: "Oh! Look at the time. I have a plane to catch, my brothers." (begins to stand and quickly dips meat, heads for the doorway) "It's really been a fine visit, dear friends. And please, join me on the Nile -- I got so carried away with our conversation here, I nearly forgot that I have a speaking engagement in Australia, where I'll be staying in a luxurious motorhome. Now that's an experience for those who pursue the fine things in all their modalities. Until next time, friends! (exits, while inflicting a bite into his final piece of meat)
The End
Social distancing has likely already begun to flatten the curve...Continue to research good antivirals and vaccine candidates. Make everyone wear masks. -- J.D. Vance
Doctor Scratch wrote:Could it be Grant Palmer, for example? Or John Dehlin? Maybe it was a Mormon Transhumanist? Maybe it's Jonathan Neville? David Bokovoy? Brian Hauglid? James White? The list goes on and on and on.
So you’re thinking that Everybody Wang Chung’s “best friend” could potentially be James White?
That’s a stupid thing to say. Daniel Peterson posts under his own name and has for his whole online career.
"Free Thinker" anyone?
Yeah you totally got me, except I have no idea what you’re talking about.
In any case, why not just give Dan a call and work this out instead of harbouring all this resentment?
As “Friend and Lover” famously sang:
I knew a man that I did not care for
And then one day this man gave me a call.
We sat and talked about things on our mind
And now this man he is a friend of mine.
