Tuesday, May 15, 2007

"High Brow"

I own two versions of the bible, the King James and New International Version.

I was recently asked to compare the two by a fellow student. My response was quite possibly the "smartest" joke I've ever told.

"Well," I said "Although it is probably less accurate to the original Greek and Hebrew, I prefer the King James; it reads like Shakespeare. The NIV comes off like a bad translation of the Oresteian Trilogy."

Nobody laughed.

3 comments:

  1. This blogging fad of yours faded pretty quick eh?

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  2. I get the bible joke. But that's only because I had Old King Jimmy crammed down my throat during my prime developmental years. I wonder if that's how serial killers are made.

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  3. I personally like the good old original Catholic Bible myself.

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