Do Not Disavow

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Do Not Disavow By: Rick Davis   When Charlemagne established law Salic in barb’rous land, The gospel flourished, and he saw Christ’s praise on every hand.   (“Do you approve his methods now?”) I do not disavow.   King Godfrey took Jerusalem From bloody paynim hands And brought a halt to Musselmen Invading Christian lands.   (“He did some mean things anyhow!”) I do not disavow.   King Richard with his scarlet shield And passant lions ‘bossed Rode forth again unto the field To regain what was lost.   (“His deeds at Acre you allow?”) I do not disavow.   Unto the Germans Luther brought The gospel full restored, And Calvin at Geneva taught The glory of the Lord.   (“The Jews? Servetus? Holy cow!”) I do not disavow.   Stonewall and Lee like knights of old Fought for their native soil, The true and lovely to uphold Against the tyrant’s spoil.   (“Those vile racists ...
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A Plug for Pratchett

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I’m currently reading Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett, and of course it’s funny in the way that only a sharp British author can be. If you’ve never read one of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, you really need to give one a try. Aside from the great set up, (Discworld is a flat planet that moves through space on the back of four giant elephants who are in turn standing on the shell of a giant turtle, whose sex is, to this point, unknown) his writing style is wonderful. His books are full of witty satire on our modern world, obvious parodies of pop culture and various genres of literature, and that subtle humor that you don’t even realize is humor until a few seconds later when it hits you with the force of a thick rubber band that has been pulled to the breaking point and let fly at your head. For example, this morning I was reading the following passage. (My thought process appears in italics.)

“…there is, on the pillow, an elderly teddy bear called Mr. Wobble.

Traditionally, in the lexicon of pathos, such a bear should have only one eye, but as a result of a childhood error in Glenda’s sewing, he has three, and is more enlightened than the average bear.

Juliet Stollop’s bed was marketed to her…”

wait a second “…more enlightened than the average bear…” did Terry Pratchett just make a Yogi Bear joke? *slight chuckle* well that’s odd. Anyway...

“Juliet Stollop's bed was marketed to...”

hold on

“…he has three, and is more enlightened than…” three eyes…Yogi…enlightened

*SNAP*

*laughter*

So anyway, that’s how it goes with Terry Pratchett. Go read one of his books. It’s worth it.

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