Gabriel's Message

An old piece of basque sacred music, given English lyrics (as interpreted by Sting)



1.

The angel Gabriel from Heaven came,
his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame,
"All hail", said he, "thou lowly maiden Mary,
most highly favoured lady," Gloria, Gloria!


2.

"For know, a blessed mother thou shalt be,
all generations laud and honour thee,
thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold.
Most highly favoured lady," Gloria, Gloria!


3.

Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head,
"To me be as it pleaseth God," she said,
"my soul shall laud and magnify His holy Name,"
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria, Gloria!


4.

Of her, Emmanuel, the child, was born.
In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn,
And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say,
Most highly favoured lady. Gloria!

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What a Neat Trick

Been away for a while, but in that time I have noted a couple of things (exactly two, actually)

FIRST:

A surprisingly clever turn in Tropic Thunder, and now with the Christmas release of Valkyrie, a thriller set during WWII and featuring an all-star cast of top-notch thespians, it looks like the rehabilitation of the couch-jumping alpha-Thetan is just about complete.

Not so fast, mein herr.

As surely as they love Hasselhoff, Germans hate Scientologists.

Hierarchy, rigid discipline... what's not for a German to love?

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SECOND

Is it just me, or does live action Shrek look like a certain NBC talk show host in some post-apocalyptic nightmare?

For those of you wondering what a radioactive, horribly mutated Jay Leno might look like, wonder no more:



CREEPY

Crazy Press Conference Disruptions

I'll see your Iraqi shoe-bomber and raise you a flying phallus: