The Son of Ron ([info]schtune) wrote,
@ 2007-09-28 11:00:00
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Well, I wrote it last night, so I might as well post it. I've got to admit, it's a little more ambitious than yesterday's.

Was a day, a Jew had to do, and do, and do all day, but for no pay.

The man who was the top dog (let us say he is "Top Dog") did say, "Do in any who is a wee boy and a Jew." Why did he do so? He was a bad guy! Duh.

So a guy and a gal had a wee lad Jew who was hid. Let us say he is "Moe". Top Dog had a gal-kid who got Moe, so he did not ken he was a Jew as he got old.

Now Moe was not a boy, but a man. He did ice a man who was bad to a Jew, so off he did run. He met God who was a wee one of sap and nut and was all red and hot, but had no ash. God did say to Moe, "Go get the Jew out of the pit," and so he did go.

Now God did yen to off Moe. I do not ken why, but Moe cut off the tip of the wee-wee of his kid, and so was ok by God. And so now the tip of the wee-wee of any boy who is a Jew is cut off so the kid may be ok by God. YOW! Yay God! May I ask, why was the tip on his wee-wee at all?

As per God, Moe did say to Top Dog, "Let 'em go!"

As you may bet, Top Dog did say no. And in a big way.

So God had to awe Top Dog; He did so in ten. He (by way of Moe) did awe him by H2O run red, by bug (the flu ilk and the six-leg ilk who can fly), by red hot ice out of the sky, and by a day not lit by any sun. Awe ten saw God off the old boy of all men (but for the Jew men). The kid of Top Dog did die too. Top Dog was so sad, he did get rid of all as Moe did ask.

But as Moe and all his mob did go, so did Top Dog and his men 'til all did get to the Red Sea. Moe did put the Red Sea in two for his mob, and all did go far, but the Red Sea was one in on Top Dog and his men who did die.

Now Moe and his mob did go in the hot, and did go, and did go, and did go in the hot and dry. All did set to sin in the eye of God, so God did put to Moe His law in ten:


The Law in Ten to Do and Not to Do by God

1. I am God. I did put you far off of a bad man who did tie you up.

2. No one but me is God (see Law One). Art of a wee cow is not God.

3. Do not say "God". (If it's in pen, you may say "G-D" or "G*D")

4. The day of six and one is a big day. Day one 'til day six did I do, but on day six and one was I off, so you too do as I did (but for any man who may don an alb).

5. Do not do bad by thy mom and dad. For as the Cos did say, "By me are you in. I'll put you out too."

6. Off no one. The axe is for me.

7. If a gal is wed to a man who is not you, no sex for you and her. In bed.

8. If it is not of you or for you, do not nab it.

9. Say no lie in the eye of the law of man.

10. If he has her, but you do not, do not yen for her. If he has it, but you do not, do not yen for it. (Now we say "it" may be a TV set, or "it" may be a car, but ere now, "it" was an ox or an ass. To wit, "she" may be an ass yet.)
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*Based on the Wikipedia page on Exodus and my spotty recollection of The Prince of Egypt.


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[info]ludickid
2007-09-28 03:23 pm UTC (link)
Goddamn, Ben, these are genius.

Art of a wee cow is not God.

GENIUS I TELL YOU!

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[info]schtune
2007-09-28 03:41 pm UTC (link)
I think you've zeroed in on my favorite line as well.

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[info]littlewashu
2007-09-28 03:31 pm UTC (link)
My favorite part was "in bed."

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[info]littlewashu
2007-09-28 03:32 pm UTC (link)
Also, thank g-d "Jew" is only three letters, am I right?

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[info]schtune
2007-09-28 03:43 pm UTC (link)
Seriously. I had so many mixed feelings about using "Jew" as a noun. Like "black" - more or less ok as an adjective, bad as a noun.

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[info]erica_jo
2007-09-28 04:31 pm UTC (link)
This is a strange problem. Teaching the crusades I use Jews, Christians and Muslims as nouns. Sometimes I feel weird about it -- but it seems different in the plural, though. Also, if I'm saying Christians, shouldn't I also be saying Jews? But saying "a Christian" seems different than "a Jew." I don't know what to say. It all seems so confusing.

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[info]schtune
2007-09-28 04:42 pm UTC (link)
Maybe it's because "Jew" reflects ethnicity as well as religion? While "Christian" and "Muslim" are more the latter? I don't know either, but it's a working idea.

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[info]erica_jo
2007-09-28 04:46 pm UTC (link)
Hmmmm ... that's not a bad idea. Also, I think there's something uncomfortable about identifying a member of a persecuted group by the characteristic for which they are persecuted. You know what I mean.

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[info]schtune
2007-09-28 04:53 pm UTC (link)
Now I think you're on to something.

It's just like I always tell my students: language is stupid.

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[info]schtune
2007-09-28 05:49 pm UTC (link)
But yes, "in bed" works even better with the Ten Commandments than fortune cookies:

"Thou shalt not steal" ...

"Honor thy mother and father" ...

"I am the Lord thy God" ...

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[info]rxgreene
2007-09-28 03:38 pm UTC (link)
Ben, this is amazing. GREAT WORK MAN!

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[info]schtune
2007-09-28 03:57 pm UTC (link)
Thanks. I think this is the opposite of work, though.

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[info]kudaspeaks
2007-09-28 06:03 pm UTC (link)
No. 5 on the Commandment list made me want to live again. I'm putting it up on my office wall right now, ACLU be damned. Thank you.

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[info]schtune
2007-10-01 06:35 pm UTC (link)
You're welcome! Glad I could help.

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[info]misterscarecrow
2007-09-29 01:28 am UTC (link)
To reference Bill Cosby here is genius.

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[info]superdaintykate
2007-09-29 06:38 pm UTC (link)
Truly inspired, I agree.

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[info]schtune
2007-10-01 06:38 pm UTC (link)
You know, I wasn't even sure how many people would recognize it. Apparently he's pretty universal. You can't even say the words "chocolate cake" around most people I know.

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[info]manningkrull
2007-10-03 01:07 pm UTC (link)
Man, yeah, that's the best fucking part.

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[info]taxi
2007-09-29 10:30 am UTC (link)
Simple, Clean, Harmonic. Truly, Uniquely Nice--Eloquent.

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[info]schtune
2007-10-01 06:34 pm UTC (link)
Thanks Alot...hmm, goddamned "X".

You know, writing this bit actually reminded me a lot of that old game - trying to find the least awkward way of phrasing something given artificial constraints.

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