I got that Infant Jesus statue when I made my first communion and it sat on my dresser until I moved out of my parents' home. No doubt that's why I find the "holy hand grenade" bit so funny.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/21/2008 9:34 AM >>> Thanks Steve, That's the icon I remember frm my youth. The church/parish I grew up in was named Divine Infant. Seeing Franks picture, and knowing more about the middle east now, I was struck by how northern european those faces looked. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Steve Desjardins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know I shouldn't go there, but . . . > > If you zoom in on the orb, it appears to have a cross shaped stopper, > which would make this a flask of chrism, i.e., the holy hand grenade. > The "Infant Jesus of Prague" is the most common image of flask. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_Jesus_of_Prague > > My only defense of all this is that I'm still waiting for the coffee to > brew ,. . . > > Steven Desjardins > Department of Chemistry > Washington and Lee University > Lexington, VA 24450 > (540) 458-8873 > FAX: (540) 458-8878 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/20/2008 4:13 PM >>> > > Gotta know your religious symbolism knarF. > That globe in his hand means it's baby Jesus. > Funny, he doesn't look like any Jewish kid I know. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:02 PM, frank theriault > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I don't know why, but I find something mildly humourous about this > one: >> >> > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-more-could-there-possibly-be.html > >> >> Comments welcome. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> -- >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:4926c6fe283769781912591! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
