May 22, 2007

Clerical wit

Most of the biblical allusions one sees on license plates are sanctimonious, sentimental, or just plain soppy, but here's one that giveth hope, quoted to me by the Rev. George Dole:

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...which probably not all of you will parse as 2 Kings 9:20. Getting the sturdy old King James out from its hiding place in the barn to decode, here's what it says:
the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he driveth furiously
Besides being the soul of wit, George also has the distinction of having been a runner in the race (6 May 1954) in which Roger Bannister first broke 4 minutes.

Posted by oook at May 22, 2007 09:09 AM
Comments

Ha! Nice one.
Larry Gonnick does a fine job on that passage, too.

Posted by: Bryan Alexander at May 23, 2007 01:59 PM