October 12 2010
Mary On Our Mind
With Mary MacKillop due for the papal nod this Sunday, every business will be trying to catch the action.
You local bar shall offer strum & coke (beatifying the Bundy Bear), or offering a free Bloody Mary for anyone who can recite the Nicene Creed backwards.
Cinemas will screen the holy treble of Singin in the Strain (a martyrdom doco), Fellowship of the String (rosary bead primer) and that cult wife-swapper of the 70s: Bob, Ted, Carol and Ignatius.
Meanwhile Mitre 10 will be Mitre 13 – to reflect the Last Supper – and offer a bargain on tarpaulins (as the carry an apostle) and MacKillop head screwdrivers.
Go crazy. Through plugs or plagues, deliberate promotion or cultural vandalism, tell us how this coming week will surf MacKillop Mania. Wordplay is wisest, though feel free to show your ecumenical chops. And don’t be shy to pull in some of the umpteen other saints to help your gag transcend to new heights. The top twelve creations – shafting Judas – will get my blessings on the Sabbath.
Deadline is sundown on Thursday, with our very own DA Vinci enigma (care of regular Stormer SB) to solve on Friday. Go forth and diversify.
Comments
SK — 12 October at 08:17AM
Perhaps a commemmorative gown labelled- "My Primal Cloak" (which one could either pack immorally, or calmly rip amok)
SK — 12 October at 08:18AM
oops...too many "m"s in commemorative....shouldn't have had M&Ms for breakfast...
xobhcnul — 12 October at 10:42AM
I could (holy) see a (rosary) chain of hamburger joints making an offering (for a limited time only): a commemorative burger - 'The Big Mac-Killop'.
The promotion might even include a child's toy (a small McMary action figurine) - it would be a small miracle if you could free it from its blessed plastic bag.
xobhcnul — 12 October at 10:48AM
Or, at the sausage sizzle outside Bunnings on the weekend: Burnt offerings. With salad blessing.
Mauve — 12 October at 03:39PM
This is off-brief but definitely relevant:
Overheard at a low-concept merchandise stall on a street near the Vatican...
16yo female stall attendant (clearly an apprentice Catholic):
“These little plastic crosses are 5 euro - or you can get one with a little man on it for 7 euro”
john morss "JPR" — 12 October at 06:44PM
Mangled Myki or map? Call a saint
JPR
Simon L — 12 October at 07:50PM
Other beverage options could include a Coopers limited release 'stale ale', and Mt Franklin 'wholly water' branded bottles.
Simon L — 12 October at 07:57PM
And it should be noted that the NRL, NFL and AFL tried to arrange a fitting triple tribute, but alas, Collingwood spoiled the moment...
Simon L — 12 October at 08:25PM
Any significant thunderstorm events this week are likely to be immortalised as 'Hailstorm Mary'
DA — 12 October at 08:42PM
And shout yourself a snort of altar wine every time this week you see the headline:
There's Something About Mary
We may also expect a TV reprise of The Saint, St Elsewhere, All Saints - and that old b/w fave: MacKillop Mockingbird.
Mr X — 13 October at 09:48AM
Offivce Works could well have a "Canon-isation" sale on prnters, followed by less topical "Helett-Packard-isation" and "Lexmark-isation" sales.
JD — 13 October at 12:00PM
There could be a lolly stall at the ceremony selling:
MacKillopythons,
Mar(y)'s Bars
Cadbury Rosary Chocolate Assortment
Mary & Macs (M & Ms)
philth — 13 October at 04:52PM
australian sex party spin: typical of the church to prop up the missionary position.
DA — 14 October at 09:49AM
JD, I love those lollies. How about a new recruiting ad for nunhood:
The Mary: The Edge
Or a new line of corn chips - St Francis CCs?
(A modest Storm this week by our tempestuous standards. We'd need a miracle to make a glorious shortlist of 12. No troubles. Will throw in SB's word challenge a little later this afternoon as a distraction.)
john morss "JPR" — 14 October at 10:00AM
[this seemed to get caught in e-mail glitch when sent yesterday]
JPR
See star, picky or mal-maladjusted?
SJK — 14 October at 12:24PM
The Commonwealth Games could get on board by ending with the men's and women's Mary-thons with runners required to recite the Hail Mary for all 42kms.
Simon L — 14 October at 01:05PM
I imagine some prayer would be required to get through one in Delhi conditions!
Perhaps in the east Asian tradition we will see couples flocking to get mary-ed on such an auspicious date.
Mr X — 14 October at 01:31PM
Perhaps when England come out, we'll read that the ICC St-Ashes the Ashes. The series will be sponsored by Bundaberg Rum (renamed the Holy Spirit).
DK — 14 October at 07:42PM
Mary Potter and the Seven Deadly Sins.
DK — 14 October at 07:45PM
Naomi Watts is soon to star in a film called 'Funny Games', which makes me think that:
Mary Watts will soon be starring in 'Nunny Games.'