Very cute mark. Love the imagination.
Wendy Reardon
Pope Joan II
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Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: Interim Saints - April 1st
> In a message dated 04/01/2000 4:27:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Abbot Walrus, who spread that famous heresy about the Trinity - -
>
> "I am he, as you are he, as you are me, and we are all together." >>
>
> Or as it was admirably rendered in Beatlese, "Goo Goo Gajoob."
>
> Of course you do realize we have a problem here: they canonized the fella.
> Not that that was a real impediment; a church known for discounting
> legitimately elected pontiffs and recognizing rank usurpers can do
anything.
> Maybe it was all a misunderstanding: our blubbery friend was on the second
> page of the "Damnation" list but it got mixed up with the "Canonize" list.
> Pope Lando told the bumbling scribe not to carry the two simulatneously,
but
> what can you do?
> Well mistakes do happen. I've always had a feeling, for instance, that
> Einhard the biographer of Charlemagne, got his job in Aachen by mistake.
His
> obsession with the great king's shirt and shoe size betray his origins as
a
> tailor. Old Charles was probably a bit hard of hearing when Einhard
showed
> up. The king asked the young man what he wanted and Einhard replied that
he
> was there to measure for new clothes. The king thought he said he was
there
> to take notes. I wonder what happened to the new scribe; probably the
origin
> of the "Emperor's New Clothes."
>
> Well, that is enough for this April Fools Day. Cheers
>
> mark
>
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