Author: mrnotso

Boxers or Briefs?

“And you shall make for them linene trousers to cover their nakedness and they shall reach from the waist to the thighs. They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statue forever to him and his descendants after him.”
– Exodus 28:42-43
Commentary
Apparently based on this abounas, and possibly the deacons, must wear boxers not briefs to pray the liturgy

Strange But True (Possibly)

The reason its traditional to eat kolkassia aka olass (or named malanga in market) on the feast of the Theopany is it symbolic of St. John the Baptist or more accurately his head. It is roughly round, the size of a head, and hairy; so one could see the parrallel between it and a human head. I did not make this up, it was told to me by a wise old sage (maybe the person wasn’t a sage and maybe not so wise but the person was definitely old). This sort of ties in to a traditional saying/superstition for the feast “Whoever does not eat kolkassia on the feast of the Theophany will wake up without a head” (Okay it looses something in the translation; it rhymes in Arabic)

Happy Theophany (or is it Merry Theophany)

Questions on Love, Truth and Power

Your Grace,
I find myself very attracted to a girl and occasionally I have lustful thoughts about her. The problem is she is the daughter of my father of confession and i am very afraid to tell him for what he would do to me physically. What should i do?
Your Grace,
My Teta says its wrong to make left turns while going to
church for the liturgy. This has added an hour and a half traveling time to church. I won’t believe my Teta is a liar or ignorant. But I need a solution because I can’t afford the gas required to go to church anymore.
Sayedna,
My friend says his abouna can beat up my abouna. I say no way, my abouna is so strong he can baptise babies with with one hand. Is there a way to settle this argument. I know it is absurd to have them fight but is it possible to have a a weightlifting contest or something similar.

Fun with Travelers

How to have fun with friends that travel by air alot:
Make a realistic sheet metal cut out of a hand gun (if you don’t have access to sheet metal or don’t know how to cut it, you can make a cardboard cutout and wrap it with a few layers of heavy duty aluminum foil.) Place it flat in your friends’ carry-on bag. Then take the friend to the airport and accompany him/her to the gate. When s/he sends their bag through the x-ray machine at the gate, zany hijinks will ensue.  Be sure to conviently disappear before any federal agents show-up or your friend realize its you.
DISCLAIMER: Not really a smart thing to do.