In The Beginning
Just a little humor for y’all, let’s try to avoid making it too political.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And Satan said, “It doesn’t get any better than this.”
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit,” and God saw that it was good.
And Satan said, “There goes the neighborhood.” And God said, “Let us make Man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air and over the cattle, and over all the Earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the Earth.”
And so God created Man in his own image; male and female created he them. And God looked upon Man and Woman and saw that they were lean and fit.
And Satan said, “I know how I can get back in this game.”
And God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.
And Satan created McDonald’s. And McDonald’s brought forth the 99-cent double cheeseburger. And Satan said to Man, “You want fries with that?”
And Man said, “Supersize them.” And Man gained 5 pounds.
And God created the healthful yogurt, that woman might keep her figure that man found so fair.
And Satan brought forth chocolate. And Woman gained 5 pounds.
And God said, “Try my crispy fresh salad.”
And Satan brought forth Ben and Jerry’s. And Woman gained 10 pounds.
And God said, “I have sent thee heart-healthy vegetables and olive oil with which to cook them.”
And Satan brought forth chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained 10 pounds and his bad cholesterol went through the roof.
And God brought forth running shoes and Man resolved to lose those extra pounds.
And Satan brought forth cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil to change channels between ESPN and ESPN2.
And Man gained another 20 pounds.
And God said, “You’re running up the score, Devil.” And God brought forth the potato, a vegetable naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition.
And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fat fried them. And he created sour cream dip also.
And Man clutched his remote control and ate the potato chips swaddled in cholesterol.
And Satan saw and said, “It is good.” And Man went into cardiac arrest.
And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.
And Satan created HMO’s
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Come on Satan, hopefully more than half of those departing will wind up in heaven earlier because of you. No wonder they kicked you out of actuarial school up in heaven.
HMOs LOL I’m swiftly coming to the conclusion that insurance companies are going to roust lawyers out of the bottom-feeder jokes.
Sounds like it’s getting a little political so I’ll insert a little Tom Robbins non-political God / Satan tale about the possible terms of an out of court settlement regarding the division of their earthly assets:
quote from Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
Here is one that is even deeper…
A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller.. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack. “Miss Whack, I’d like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday.” Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it’s okay, he knows the bank manager. Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral. The frog says, “Sure. I have this,” and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Patty explains that she’ll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office. She finds the manager and says, “There’s a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000, and he wants to use this as collateral.” She holds up the tiny pink elephant. “I mean, what in the world is this?” (folks, you’re gonna luv this) The bank manager looks back at her and says… “It’s a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan, His old man’s a Rolling Stone.” (You’re singing it, aren’t you? Yeah, I know you are……..
LOL groan LOL
I got my Tom Robbins quote the lazy way… found it on Google but it felt wrong… Didn’t feel complete, so I grabbed my copy of “Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates”… Here’s the scene in it’s entirety: