And the Lord God spake unto Adam saying,
Hearken unto the word of the Lord oh son of man
For it shall come to pass in the waning days
When your children’s children and their children after them
Have settled in a land far from sceptred isles
That they will invent a game after mine own name;
And ply it with a leathern orb
Made of calf-skin and woven thread.
But they will not call it holy
Lest I smite them with woe of disease and pestilence
Because I, the Lord God, alone am Holy.
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But a time will come when their children’s children,
And their children after them
Will hail the orb as a leathern god;
Made of skin, gall and woven thread
While prancing in the sun like heathens whom I wholly despise.
Yea, in due time they will carry on like fervid lunatics
Cavorting unardoned in the sand and the sun
While smoking frankincense and myrrh from ungodly chalices
Like heathens unto Baal and graven images of Baal.
Did I say Baal? Yes, I did.
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Yes, your children’s children and their children after them
Will do all these things untold,
But they will not hail the leathern orb as holy
Lest I smite them with woe of disease and pestilence
Because I, the Lord God alone am Holy.
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And Adam rent his rainments before the Lord
And prayed that the day would never come,
When his children’s children,
And their children after them,
Would hail the leathern orb as holy
Lest the Lord smite them with woe of disease and pestilence
Because He alone is Holy.
(Selah)
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None Dare Call It Holyball: Play thing or quasi-religious artifact for sun-addled lunatics? The leathern orb made of calfskin and woven thread.
Airborne Love at the Beach: Now that looks positively godly – A pro volleyball spiker showcases the quintessence of (attack) form at the Beach Volleyball Classic at Weymouth Dorset in England. (Photo from http://www.livethenews.com)
Waiting for Godot in the sand: Serve receive form at the Beach Volleyball Classic at Weymouth Dorset in England (www.livethenews.com)
Digital cues and signs that smoke men’s minds: A pro volleyball player signals blocking intent to her serving partner. (Pic from http://www.livethenews.com)
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