Re: Trivial meanderings: catalogs received 11-28-05

In article <memo.20051129110450.3608A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
prd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Paul Dormer" writes:

> In article <1133254008.313302.102610@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> adoptsoldcats@xxxxxxx (Amethyst) wrote:
>
> > 3) MONESTARY ICONS, for devout Catholics with lots of money. I am not
> > sure if it is amusing or sad to read that you can order sets of the 12
> > apostles. But a footnote reminds you that "This set includes Saint Paul
> > as the twelfth Apsotle. (Sorry, no substitutions.)"
>
> Which is odd. Even I, an atheist these past 40 years, knew that a 12th
> apostle was elected to replace Judas. I even remembered that his name was
> Matthias.

Upon whom the lot fell -- as they used to assure us in Divinity
classes. Whether it was the whole lot or only part, who knows.
--
Andrew Stephenson

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