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A woman named Virgen Maria, married to a carpenter, gives birth to a baby boy on December 25. She names him Jesus Emmanual, as indeed who wouldn’t?
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She told local television that her grandfather, a devotee of the Virgin Mary, had chosen her own unusual name, with which, until now, she had not felt comfortable. “In school they made fun of my name,” she said.
They laughed, oh they laughed. But who’s laughing now?*
* Well, yeah, probably everyone, but in a good way this time.
That so warms the cockles of this ecumenical Muslim's heart. JesusAllahBuddha bless!
Nice. (But who's the father?)
I don't know if I'm laughing. That kid is going to have some seriously high expectations that he's going to have to overcome in his life.
Here's hoping that the walking on water bit goes okay.
Poor child. Fortunately, Jesus is not an unusual name.
Oh, come now. This is a prosperous family winery in the making.
..and if three Wise Guys show up on January 6th, then we'll know something's up.
Nice. (But who's the father?)
Joseph said the exact same thing in The Cherry Tree Carol.
(It also reminds me of the joke where the punchline is, "It worked, Fatima! They thought we were Puerto Ricans!")
¡Jesús y María! ¿porqué no hay Juan Bautista?
Good point, Ginger. On the other hand, there doesn't seem to be any reports of their local mayor ordering a census or massacre of babies, or any unusual local astronomical phenomena. There are definitely shepherds in the Lima area, however.
Ginger #7:
Wrong Wise Guys.
Dave Trowbridge @ 11: There were so many to choose from. I could have used one of these Wise Guys too.
Fortunately, there was room at the National Perinatal Institute.
Somebody should ask her if she's a virgin, if it's not a personal question.
When would that not be a personal question?
(I suspect her schoolmates did that one to death back when, anyway.)
She really should have named the kid Josue, but who cares about historical accuracy?
Jim, 8: I, Newyorican that I am, don't know that one, and Googling dug up nothing.
Doesn't this fall into the grand tradition of Susan Calvin having been born on Susan Calvin's birthday, which failed to impress Asimov.
Otoh, that she went into labour five days early did produce an interesting version of "Render unto Caesar..."
My mom and dad are named Mary and Joseph, and throughout my childhood I kept trying to get the divine respect I deserved on the playground. I hope little Jesus has better luck.
#15, Jesus wasn't born in December either so historical accuracy is already out the window.
Who was the comic who speculated about being Jesus' brother? He'd go to parties as a teenager and hear, "When your brother comes, we always have wine!" And of course, "Why can't you be more like your brother?" (as alluded to by #4 above).
Well, there's the Arrogant Worms' "Jesus' Brother Bob".
There's the graffiti set I read about:
Jesus is the answer!
What was the question?
Who was Felipe's and Matty's brother?
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