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For Sale: 1 Ark… never used

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I stepped out of a building in Boston to be confronted with a giant flaming ball of gas in the sky.  And, tho this orb be yellow, the world is suffused with a brilliant blue.  The ancients tell of a time, called ‘summer’, when such things happened, but personally I think that’s just pagan old-wives tales downloaded from the urban legends of the internets.  I’m pretty certain we’re all going to die.  

The odd thing is that, despite the obviously impending doom, people are smiling and, strangest of all, acting cordially to each other. Myself, during the brief time I was outside, I was taken over by a strange sense of peacefulness and serenity, as though I had found myself in the presence of both Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt AT THE SAME TIME. I know..  WOW. Is all I can say.

In any event, now that the rains have ceased and the entire world ISN’T drownded I have an Ark for sale.  Just built. Never used. Partially stocked with 1 pair Chihuahas, a fruit bat and 4 Rabbits… no wait, 8 Rabbits…  err… 16 Rabbits.. oh never mind.  No reasonable offer refused.  

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  1. Having watched Wall-E and The Day After Tomorrow in quick succession, I am interested in an ark that can be retrofit with rocket boosters.

    • … well, see…  I didn’t quite read the directions and got confused about what, exactly, is ‘gopher wood’…. So I just used gophers.  Didn’t know from cubits so I, again, used the gophers as a standard measure… more like eyeballed it…  

  3. I read a report today about the Ark of the Covenant that might be of interest to Indiana Jones fans and others:

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    Patriarch Abuna Pauolos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has scheduled a news conference for Friday afternoon in Rome to unveil the Biblical Ark of the Covenant or make a full statement regarding it. While in Rome for meetings with Pope Benedict XVI, he told reporters that the time had come to reveal the Holy Ark before the world, adding that the holy container has been hidden in the custody of his church for hundreds of years.

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    p>I guess we’ll have to wait and see what Patriarch Pauolos has to say!

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    p>Here’s a question I’d like to know the answer to: why do we use the same word, “ark” for Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the Covenant? In Hebrew, Noah’s Ark is called a Tevat, while the Ark of the Covenant is an Aron. Is this just a legacy of the KJV translation? Anyone?

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    • I think the commonality is that they are both large containers made of wood.

    • every multitude of biting and swarming insects, now that they have had 30 days of optimal breeding weather.

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      p>Seriously, at a post-Little League party tonight.  Great weather, but make sure you keep bug spray close at hand the rest of the summer!

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