Ya know, I think I got a touch of the CRS too, or some related disorder, cuz I thought I remembered what you were referring to, but then I thought, "NO!!! They gotta be talkin' about a OLD thread! I only been here a coupla months! They couldn't a lost a thread THAT recent!"

Sho nuff tho it were a young-un!

I reckon I must be havin' me a Newbie Relapse.

Aw crap, izzat anything like being Born Again?

OK, joke. It's up in heaven, and Satan is visiting, and he's made a challenge. New times call for new spiritual battles, see. Jesus versus Satan, on computers.

Our Lord accepts the challenge. God agrees to referee. They get underway. Spreadhseets, PowerPoint, PageMaker, photo imaging, data bases.... mainframes to laptops, they are racing, doing things most wondrous in the blink of an eye, neck and neck. There is much cackling, and thunder and lightning, wowee!!!! Smokin'!!!!!

Then they get to the word processing side of the contest.

Jesus rattles off a whole Bible. Satan rattles off HIS version, nicely watered down, PC as hell, and oddly skewed in his own favor. Whole new take on the Garden story. Jesus brings on the complete history of the saints of the church, bam! Satan brings on the history of war. Jesus describes the perfect creation in ecological balance, right down to God working in the DNA. Satan whizzes up how to make nuclear winter.

They're like two master tapdancers. The deadline for finishing is approaching.

Jesus is working on the Master Plan for World Salvation. Satan is working on How to Win Friends and Influence People..... they're almost done..... when ZAP!!!! There is a power failure, IN HEAVEN??????

God comes over to see whassup. Satan is howling! Jesus is grinning.

God says to Satan, "Too bad, you lose, Buckwheat!"

Satan whines, "Whaddaya mean, big guy? Did you fix the contest and give Jesus a miracle or something?"

"Naw," sez God. "Jesus Saves!"

Well Mudcatters, the lesson is obvious! If you like a thread save it!

Hahahaaaaa!!!!!

~S~

PS, It IS Friday, right????????