Article 7256 of alt.humor.best-of-usenet:
From: "Ross J. Corbett"
Date: 9 May 1997 16:17:35 +0200
Subject: Re: Vote for the stupidest Bible story.
From: cboat@worldnet.att.net (cb cool)
Newsgroups: alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, alt.cesium
Dave Hillstrom wrote:
>Andy wrote:
->
-> On 24 Apr 1997 15:01:04 GMT, hchappel@chat.carleton.ca (Heather
-> Chappelle) wrote:
->
-> >> >Puck scrawled out these mystic sigils:
-> >> >
-> >> >
-> >> >> My own nomination is from Revelations
-> >> >
-> >> >> The bit about the armies of the earth gathering at a place
-> >> >> called Armeghedon.
-> >> >> This place didn't exist when the book was written,
-> >> >> it doesn't exist now, and just to be on the safe side,
-> >> >> who in their right mind would give a place such a name?
-> >> >
-> >> >Ummm...not to, y'know...mess with your ideas or anything, but the
-> >> >general consensus is that there is an area somewhere near or in Israel
-> >> >which is called Megiddo(sp?)...
-> >> >
-> >> >The word "Har" means "valley"...
-> >> >
-> >> >The combination of these terms would be "Har-Megiddo"...
-> >> >
-> >> >Guess what sort of geographic formation most of Megiddo is?
-> >> >
-> >
-> >> I've just named my shed Armeghedon. It's far to small to fit any
-> >> horses in without radical surgery though. The Four Hamsters of the
-> >> Apocalypse anybody?
-> >
-> >hmmm.yes. the evil Four Hamsters of Apocalypse, for we all know that
-> >Hamsters are the animals of Stan. it's only natural!
-> >
->
-> Yea! Verily! For the Four Hamsters of Stan are named Bicker, Measles,
-> Peckish, and A Bit Poorly.
>Stan told me yesterday at lunch that The Four Hamsters had been eaten by
>a large barn cat. I just _know_ that this is the sign we've been
>waiting for!
>The End is near!
Flaagg shall return to lead us on to glory and cheese!
EEEEEEEEEEee-HA!
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