Friday Frivolity: Footprints in the sand
Category: Humour
Friday Frivolity: How many novenas?
A man walked up to a Franciscan and Jesuit and asked, “How many novenas must you say to get a Mercedes Benz?”
The Franciscan asked, “What’s a Mercedes Benz?”
The Jesuit asked, “What’s a novena?”
Best of British: Part 9
I can’t believe I forgot these two shows when I previously shared my favourite British comedies…
Black Books
When I was living back in Cheltenham, “Black Books” was a shared love between myself and my flatmate, Amit.
The show is set in a book store, which obviously immediately made me love it. The shop is owned by Bernard Black, a drunken slob of an Irishman. Manny, played by the musical genius Bill Bailey, is Bernard’s shop assistant/lackey/human pet. The cast is completed by Fran, Bernard’s long-time friend/drinking buddy and owner of the store next door.
Over the course of the three seasons I would say that that the comedy style changes quite a bit and becomes increasingly farcical. I initially found this a little off putting. I don’t think it matters though; you really can’t help but love these three misfits.
The clip below comes from the second episode of the first season, where Manny arrives for his first day working at Black Books:
Spaced
I remember when the show “Spaced” being released in the UK. I didn’t like it at all. It was all just a bit random and a little too weird for my tastes at the time. However, a few years later, with an evening to spare and nothing on TV, I sat down with my flatmate’s Season 1 DVD and watched the entire series in one sitting. I absolutely loved it.
This programme is really a show for geeks. If you love star wars, video games and cult classic movies, this is the TV show for you!
Friday Frivolity: Chuck Norris’ Religious Habits
Smelling the conciliar coffee
Since this Year of Faith marks the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, I’d like to publish more posts concerning the Council this year.
Today I would like to share a little anecdote concerning the Council I came across in Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s autobiography, Treasure In Clay:
“Under the two great tiers which seated about 1,200 bishops on each side of the basilica, there were two coffee bars. It was not long before the Fathers found names for them. One was called Bar-Jona, which was part of the Hebrew name for St. Peter” – Fulton Sheen, Treasure In Clay, Page 302
How adorable is that?! Archbishop Sheen later writes that there was a lot of humour at the Council and that there were little poems written and passed around throughout the gathering. At the close of the Council, Bishop John P. O’Loughlin wrote the following:
As we bishops depart from old Roma
We can proudly display our disploma
At the Council’s finale
We say “buon natale”
And “goodbye” to Bar-Jona’s aroma
Friday Frivolity: Lucky Timing
You know who you are…
While it’s traditional to take down Christmas decorations at Epiphany, it’s true that “Ordinary Time” doesn’t start until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord…
