May 05, 2006 21:33
A priest walks into a bar.
No. Seriously. There's no punchline here.
He is short, wearing green Army pants and jacket, a black collared shirt, a battered wide-brimmed tan hat, glasses, and a cross around his neck. He has a small Bible held open in one hand, and he's reading and murmuring to himself as he steps through the door.
" 'O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.' " There is an appraising, thoughtful pause. "That does have a certain ring to it." He shakes his head lightly. "But no, that won't do." He flips through several pages, walking further into the bar without looking up. " 'Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no ev'--" He bumps into a chair. He raises his head.
"Oh my."
Good-natured face now twisted into an expression of utter confusion--and some fear--he slowly closes the Bible.
Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy, this is most certainly not your tent.
sally po,
max guevera,
foxtrot x-ray,
merriman lyon,
father mulcahy,
angel dumott schunard,
maxwell klinger