My New Voodoo Bible

[joggerjayne]

I have recently embraced Voodoo as my new legitimate, and actually quite jolly, religion.

So, of course, I needed a bible. And I bought this book last week ...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15955889-voodoo-tales

It's just a collection of ghost stories, centred around my chosen religion. As is the Christian's Bible for their religion.

Anyway, it's also quite a good read, so I thought I'd mention it.

[rojash]

Actually, Sandy, the Byrds rescued Mr Tambourine Man from Bob Dylan who actually wrote it. But have you ever given any thought to the words?

"Hey, Mr tambourine man, play a song for me". What kind of song can you play on a tambourine?

"Tink tinky tink, tink tink" somehow doesn't seem to cut it as an actual song.

[mibn2cweus]

Drop your silver in my tambourine. Help a poor man fill his pretty dream . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxm19NBAcfc

[naomi24]

Ha ha! Very good Jayne!

Actually, this, from you on your other thread, is one of the most astute oibservations I've ever seen posted here.


//Putting clothes on was the reason we got thrown out of the Garden Of Eden. God got the right arse because we had become self conscious and got dressed.//

God doesn't have a problem with nudity - but religion does. ;o)

[joggerjayne]

Aww, thanks naomi?

(although perhaps you are being a bit too kind about my post)

:0)

Still, hey ... at my Voodoo In The Park celebrations, it will be ... strip off, pour the wine, and praise the Lord (sorry, I mean praise the little helper spirits who carry out the day to day work of the great Bondye)

[atalanta]

I hope you have one black and one white cockerel, and rice flour to draw your favourite vever ( Baron Samedi will do if you don't know any others). I hope you have practiced dancing yourself into a trance. And, most important of all, I hope you have worked out how to get yourself out of the trance at the end of it all.
I look forward to your account of your pilgrimage to Haiti.
If you survive . . . .

[joggerjayne]

Well, a girls' trip (sorry, I mean "pilgrimage") to Haiti would be very jolly, and I'm sure the cocktail bars would be fab. But ...

Strictly speaking, I suppose the holid ... err, pilgrimage ... should be to

Burkina Faso

Less jolly, but apparently the homeland of traditional Voodoo.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/jan/18/burkina-faso-benin-togo-voodoo

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

I'd love to join you but I'm a strict Pastafarian, Ramen.
Of course, you're welcome to try my religion for 30 days and if you don't like it, we're pretty sure your god will have you back.

[joggerjayne]

That doesn't sound entirely inconsistent with Voodoo, Mo.

Voodoo may involve a few more chickens and crocodiles, but I'm sure there's room for pasta.

[wildwood]

As a fully paidup team leader of the Canterbury Chocolate Cookie Monster Association, would I be eligible to attend your Voodoo meetings as an associated member, or is it that yoodoo de voodoo and Hoodoo in secret?

[joggerjayne]

It sounds like you'd fit in really well, Woody.