Steve Hayes <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 1 Jan 2005 03:56:08 -0800,
roger_pearse@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Steve Hayes wrote:
For the moment, no, though it should not be too difficult to find
out. I said
"about" because I could not recall exactly, and would have to go
and check in the library when it reopens after the holidays (which
are not opposed
to
"Christmas").
Don't bother on my account: I can look in the OCD sometime. It was
just if you happened to know.
I found a nice one in alt.politics.religion today, accusing
Constantine of omitting ther book of Benjamin from the Bible.
Constantine himself neither added nor omitted books. Constantine's
interest was a unified Christian Church. He didn't much care in the
specifics, just a consistent doctrine.
I wonder if there's anything Constantine hasn't been accused of
adding to or omitting from something or other.
He was probably responsible for unicorns missing the ark,
No, that was the Unicorn's own fault. Surely you've heard the Irish Rovers
sing about it?
The Unicorn (Irish Rovers)
A long time ago when the earth was green
There were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen
And they'd run around free while the world was being born,
And the loveliest of all was the unicorn. There were . . .
<chorus>:
Green alligators and long-necked geese, humpty-back camels and chimpanzees.
Cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born,
The loveliest of all was the unicorn.
But the Lord seen some sinnin' and it caused him pain
He says, "Stand back, I'm gonna make it rain.
So hey, Brother Noah, I'll tell you what to do,
Go and build me a floating zoo. And take my . . .
<chorus>
Green alligators and long-necked geese, humpty-back camels and chimpanzees.
Cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born,
Don't you forget my unicorns."
Now Noah was there and he answered the callin',
And he finished up the ark as the rain started fallin',
Then he marched in the animals two by two,
And he called out as they went through: "Hey, Lord, I got your . . .
<chorus>
Green alligators and long-necked geese, humpty-back camels and chimpanzees.
Cats and rats and elephants, but Lord I'm so forlorn,
I just don't see no unicorns.
Well, Noah looked out through the drivin' rain,
But the unicorns were hidin', playin' silly games
They were kickin' and a-splashin' while the rain was pourin',
Oh them silly unicorns. You've got your . . .
<chorus>
Green alligators and long-necked geese, humpty-back camels and chimpanzees.
Cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born,
The loveliest of all was the unicorn.
Noah cried, "Close the door 'cause the rain is pourin',
And we just can't wait for no unicorns."
Then the ark started movin' and it drifted with the tide,
And the unicorns looked up from the rock and cried,
And the water came up and sort of floated them away,
That's why you've never seen a unicorn to this very day. You'll see . . .
<chorus>
Green alligators and long-necked geese, humpty-back camels and chimpanzees.
Cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born,
You're never gonna see no unicorns.