I’m a Lime - What Tree Are You?
Not happy with your star sign? Don’t like the meaning of your Christian name? Feeling a bit wooden?
Then maybe you’d like to know what tree you are! And, by now I’m sure you are pining to know. Groan.
If so, go to the About:Holisitc Healing site to find out! And let me know if you like, especially if you agree with your tree.
It’s a Celtic thing apparently.
Thanks to my other half for this. Well, she sent me the list of trees in Italian, and I rooted around the internet and dug up a site in English on the same subject.
Nope, this post is not about Italy - I’m branching out.
The Vatican is Anti-Berlusconi!
Yep, it’s official, well almost. There have been quite a number of news stories about the new 21st century sins that the dear old Vatican has come up with. And here they are, the sins, that is, in no particular order, at least I don’t believe so:
- Environmental pollution - Change you car - or burn in Hell.
- Genetic manipulation - Create Chimera and be damned.
- Accumulating excessive wealth - Go bankrupt and head for paradise.
- Inflicting poverty - Make people poor and end up beneath the floor.
- Drug trafficking and consumption - Doing and dealing drugs is bad for your soul.
- Morally debatable experiments - Experiment morally, or face the heat.
- Violation of fundamental rights of human nature - Act like a devil and meet the Devil personally.
As you can see, sin number three, accumulating excessive wealth, appears to indicate that the Holy See does not see eye to eye with wealth accumulating Mr Berlusconi.
The question is, what with the Italian general elections just round the corner, will the Italian people decide to vote in an excessively rich sinner in the country that is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church?
I can see the new election posters that will surely appear: ‘Don’t Vote for a Sinner’, ‘Do You Want a Sinner as a Leader?’, ‘Sin is Bad - don’t vote for Sinners’. or ‘A Sin A Day, Makes the Voters Go Away.’ ‘Rich People are Sinners, not Leaders.’ et al.
Oddly enough, the Italian media appears to have remained quite quiet about this. I wonder why….
Legislative Decree no. 25000001 of 7 March 2008 - a New Italian law
Section 1. Henceforth spoken and written use of reference to and inference to the word ‘old’ and the use of all synonyms of such word related concepts appearing in the Italian language and equivalent words which exist in any and all dialects employed by Italians are hereby declared illegal.
Section 2. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 1 herein of this Legislative Decree Rome shall be known forthwith as Italy’s new capital and Pompei shall be granted the status of ‘New Town’.
Section 3. In accordance with Section 1 hereto any and all words appearing in any and all Italian dictionaries and/or dictionaries concerning Italian dialects which make reference to the word ‘old’ synonyms of aforesaid word and dialectical equivalents of such word are to be removed.
Section 4. Use of word ‘old’ and the use of all synonyms of such word that appear in the Italian language and equivalent words which exist in any and all dialects employed by Italians shall be punishable by appearances on the newest version of ‘Big Brother’. Appearance is obligatory and mandatory. Any and all of those who refuse to appear on ‘Big Brother’ will be sentenced to prepare new election posters for all of Italy’s new politicians.
Section 5. With reference to Section 3 hereto above as aforementioned any and all of those found in possession of dictionaries and/or other reference sources electronic gas-powered or otherwise containing reference to the word ‘old’ synonyms of aforesaid word related concepts and dialectical equivalents of such word shall be burnt at the stake until nicely roasted and served with chips fries or there common equivalents.
Recently edited to remove any and all commas.
Recently edited to keep you reading.
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