I’m feeling all kinds of safe now that there are only five days to go and the blurbs have slowed down to a trickle.

Even so, I did go hunting around the the Net for versions of the REB. It gave me a new appreciation for the “Rare Elitist Bible.” You have to hunt for this sucker. If you want the nice Moroccan leather edition it can be yours on Amazon for $598.78. Still, I don’t want to read one of the cheapo editions. I want big print, thick paper and a leather cover. If I’m going to spend the year indulging in Bible snobbery I intend to do it right. Any suggestions?

The First Three Finalists

I’ve decided to leak the names to the press of the first three finalists in the race for a prize-winning blurb. I’ll give three more names when we hit 75 and, lingapotamus forbid, if we hit 100 I’ll add another three names. Then through a highly classified secret mathematical formula with some tonic water and voodoo juju mixed in, I will select the three winners.

But what are the prizes? Well, I’m feeling poorer than usual after the culturally-sponsored materialistic orgy that just transpired so I won’t be able to offer any schwag from the Hippo Cult at CafePress. But thanks to a chance encounter at a store in Silicon Valley’s concrete jungle I stumbled upon reproductions of the same Hippo Pez that hangs from my rear view mirror.

Finalists for the first Blurb Prize are:

8. Lingamish’s Dad: Lingamish, you are my Velvet Elvis, my Blue Like Jazz, and my Why Men Hate Going To Church, all wrapped up in one. You drive me back to my Bible every time I read your blog.

12. Rudy: Thanks to David Ker’s blog…the bug zapper light in the jungle of biblical blogs.

28. ElShaddai Edwards: Lingamish is the lentil soup of the Internet. You know it’s good for you, but you’re not exactly sure why…

One of these witty people will receive a genuine Hippo Pez in its original packaging (as soon as I can get back to the store where I saw them).

If you haven’t written your blurb head over to Blurbs. You can find inspiration at these posts: here, here and here.

In the meantime, here’s a video featuring my personal Hippo Pez, singing, “Who is the King of the Jungle?”

Sorry, I’m too busy watching West Virginia vs. North Carolina. Here’s a photo of the little guy when we were stuck in a snowstorm in California:

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