Here is the game we played for All Saints' Day
Celebrity Death Match: Nicholas vs Arius
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| Click the picture to see St. Nick in action! |
SAINT NICHOLAS THE PLAGOLOGIST, POSSIBLY THE 1ST 'MUSCULAR CHRISTIAN'
Saint Nicholas was my kind of Saint,
If sometimes short of temper.
Though pacifism was not his bent;
He was fidelis semper.
When Arius denied his Lord's
Divinity, Nick felt sore;
Decided acts speak more than words,
Felled Arius to the floor.
His kind of knock-down plagologue*
Is now not to our taste.
We value courteous dialogue
Above such wordless haste.
And yet there is a time, one feels
To strike and not to speak.
When Reason with Unreason deals,
It's reason which is weak.
For who can mould a brain of mud
With philosophic lore?
Better to thump the stupid crud.
His place is on the floor.
If sometimes short of temper.
Though pacifism was not his bent;
He was fidelis semper.
When Arius denied his Lord's
Divinity, Nick felt sore;
Decided acts speak more than words,
Felled Arius to the floor.
His kind of knock-down plagologue*
Is now not to our taste.
We value courteous dialogue
Above such wordless haste.
And yet there is a time, one feels
To strike and not to speak.
When Reason with Unreason deals,
It's reason which is weak.
For who can mould a brain of mud
With philosophic lore?
Better to thump the stupid crud.
His place is on the floor.
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| An up close look at Arius |
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| James thought this was a great game |
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| Thomas showed his muscle before taking Arius down |
(Thank you to Lina and Faith and Family Live for sharing the poem!)
7 comments:
Hilarious!!! I didn't get to see that on Faith and Family, so I'm glad you passed it on! It goes perfectly with your game and I love his made up word (which I was relieved to see was made up as I had no clue what it meant!)
Love it. Next time I get asked to attend an All Saints Party, I know exactly what game to bring.
That is so GREAT!!!! We'll have to add that to our All Saints Day party!
Yeah, I just replayed that video a dozen times to a crowd of adoring fans. Very big hit.
Thank you for featuring my verse. I am honoured!
Am putting you on my blogroll. God bless!
Sorry - the doorbell rang, and I didn't finish my comment.
Have linked to the film and the game which are both great, and much more fun than my verses.
Thank you all, especially Christopher for coming up with the perfect verse to go with my over a month late post. The game came to me in a burst when I was trying to think of how to entertain 12 year old boys. I forgot to share that the prize was a bag of gummy worms which is related to Arius' demise, if I've remembered it correctly.
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