Adrian, you can turn this into a Cricket story to be understandable down under. >I'm sending this in honor of the beginning of the baseball season. This is from someone who has WAY too much time on his hands--but at least it was spent in the Bible... > >Mikey > >!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >THE KING JAMES VERSION BIBLE BASEBALL GAME > >The people gathered (Numbers 11.32) to see the battle (1 Sam.14.28) and sat down to eat and drink (Ex. 32.6) old corn...and (Joshua 15.12) sweet water. (James 3.11) > >Eli sat upon a seat by a post (1 Sam.1.9) and he stretched himself (1 Kgs. 17.21) that he may see good. (Ps. 34.12) So the people shouted (Joshua 6.20) "Where are the nine? (Luke 17.17) Let the young men now arise and play before us." (2 Sam. 2.14) > >The first came out (Gen. 25.25) and went into the field (Num. 22.23) and stood every man in his place. (Jdg. 7.21) And Peter called, (Mk. 14.72) whether it be good or bad. (Lev. 27.12) As one mocketh, another do (Job 13.9) with loud voices (Lk. 2323) "Thou art blind!" (Rev. 3.17) And he stooped to (1 Sam. 28.4) make clean...the platter. (Lk. 11.39) And the trumpeters sounded (2 Chron. 29.28) "Kohath shall pitch." (Num. 3.29) And Samson went and caught. (Jdg 154) > >David was up (2 Sam. 24.11) on the left side (Eze. 1.10) and he struck it into the pan (1 Sam. 2.14) foul. (Matt. 16.3) The second was offered; (Jdg. 6.28) he striketh-- (Job 34.26) he missed! (1 Sam. 20.18) On the third (Gen. 22.4) he struck him out! (2 Sam. 20.10) So Levite went in; (Jdg. 17.10) he stood and measured the earth; he beheld, and drove (Hab. 3.6) for an homer. (Hos. 3.2) And all the people shouted with a great shout. (Ezra 3.11) And Noah went in, (Gen. 7.7) and did fly (2 Sam. 22.11) into the field. (Num. 22.23) And Jotham ran away (Jdg.9.21) and looking back (Lk. 9.62) gathered it. (Isa. 62.9) And Aaron went in, (Ex. 5.1) and he worketh it (Isa. 44.12) two and two. (Gen. 7.9) And Samson said (Jdg. 15.3) "Strike it!" (Ex. 12.7) And Aaron spake (Ex. 4.30) "A good man would (Rom. 5.7) be not one of them that strike." (Prov. 22.26) And the man refused to smite. (1 Kgs 20.35) And Aaron took, (Numbers 16.47) and he walked. (1 Kgs. 15.3) Amon sacrificed (2 Chron. 33.22) and Aaron ran (Num. 16.47) into the second, (Heb. 9.7) and overran! (2 Sam. 18.23) And with the bag (Micah 6.11) afar off-- (Gen. 22.4) a good man out. (Matt. 12.35) > >And it came to pass on second (Lk. 6.1) Job caught (Job 38.5) the line (1 Kgs. 2.28) and threw (2 Sam. 16.13) at the first; (Gen. 13.4) Therefore David ran and stood upon (1 Sam. 17.51) the first, (Gen. 13.4) put forth his hand, and caught (Ex. 4.4) the toss. (Jer. 5.22) This is the second death. (Rev. 20.14) Then Joseph could not refrain himself, and he cried (Gen. 45.1) "Goodness, if thou continue in (Rom. 11.22) going down, (Gen. 15.12) our hope is lost (Eze. 37.11) and my garments (Isa. 63.3) and job." (Job 32.3) > >And Abram went up (Gen. 13.1) and Abram drove (Gen. 15.11) into the air (Acts 22.23). And Judah came in (Gen. 38.8) under it, (Dan. 4.14) and through idleness of the hands (Eccl. 10.18) the fly (Isa. 7.18) droppeth through (Eccl. 10.18) giving him a double. (Lev. 21.17) Abraham took wood and (Gen. 22.6) caught hold of (2 Sam. 18.9) an hard (Matt. 25.24) and high (Rev. 21.12) delivery (Isa. 26.17) and smote it (Jdg. 7.13) into left. (Lev. 14.15) Thus and thus (Jdg. 18.4) Israel fought against (Josh. 10.29) the Philistines (1 Sam. 19.8) till the ninth. (Lev. 25.22) For each, one (Num. 7.3) in the first, (Jer. 25.1) and seven times (Lev. 25.8) after that they (Eccl. 9.3) gathereth eggs. (Isa. 10.14) > >In the ninth, (1 Kgs. 25.1) Israel went out (1 Kgs. 20.21) in a row, (1 Kgs. 7.3) and none came in. (1 Sam. 18.13) He sent divers sorts of flies among them (Ps. 78.45) And they caught them every one. (2 Sam. 2.6) The first man (1 Cor. 15.45) for the Philistines (1 Sam. 28.15) drew the third, (Rev. 12.4) and the fourth (Dt. 28.20) came to the outside; (Jdg. 7.19) he walketh. (Job 22.14) The pitcher (Eccl. 12.6) climbed up upon (1 Sam. 14.13) the mount (Dt. 1.7) and pitched. (Ex. 19.2) And Moses put it on a pole (Num. 21.9) for an homer, (Hos. 3.2) and Israel was beaten. (2 Sam. 2.17) > >And behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter (Eze. 9.11) and wrote it in a book. (1 Sam. 10.25) > >[forwarded by Jim Davidson] > >!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >Mikey's Thot for the Day: >42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. > >!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >PERMISSION: Yeah, you can send this Funny to anybody you want. 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