Alas Arthur has left us, this is possibly the saddest news I have seen in a long time!

This is one author and visionary who will be missed by the entire world I am sure! I hope that suitable tribute can be found for such as he…

In my lame attempt to save my soul from eternal damnation etc…. I’d just like to point out my post regarding the ‘new’ classification of sins recently mooted in the media was supposed to be my ‘tongue-in-cheeck’ take on it all, and would never overtly ridicule anything of a serious nature.

You got to admit though, anyone wearing a dress and pointy hat, has to have a sense of humour…. …right? :loopy:

I must have gone through a bottle and a half of Bourbon, the number of singles and doubles I had on Friday night, all started innocently enough on the Gold Max Beer… but as soon as I hit the Bourbon that was the beginning of the end, I have to say it MUST have been a good night, because I have a few pockets of amnesia! Somehow I managed to have the presence of mind to get a taxi home sometime around 3-4am (the night started at 5.30pm the day before by the way)…at least I didn’t wake up in a gutter at around 5.30am and start chucking my guts up - like ’some’ colleagues I could mention!!

As you can imagine I didn’t get up too early on Saturday, in fact lets just skip Saturday ok..? It’s full of not feeling so well moments, and flashbacks etc…

So….Sunday! Today, another day of rehersal, marching practice and more rehersal, and just so we get the marching drill right, we had some pointers off the drum major for the Central Band of the New Zealand Royal Air Force! So we learned a little about dressing by the centre and by the right, and of course check pacing; I think if we all just concentrate on the day we might just pull it off!! We also have to memorise the march - apparently we will get more points for that!

And that’s my weekend done… next stop? BRISBANE!

Apparently the Pope has decided to decree another seven sins to add onto the original seven deadly sins?!

NEW
Genetic modification
Carrying out experiments on humans
Polluting the environment
Causing social injustice
Causing poverty
Becoming obscenely wealthy
Taking drugs

ORIGINAL SEVEN
Sloth
Envy
Gluttony
Greed
Lust
Wrath
Pride

So, without even thinking about the old lets get all pedantic on the new ones eh..?

1) Genetic Modification > I guess you can kiss goodbye to any heart/limb transplants or bone marrow transplants, or blood transfusions to save lives, because you are putting someone elses genetic material inside a body, thus genetically modifying it…SINNER!!!!

2) Carrying out experiments on humans > No more GCSE’s, No more A Levels, No more Degree’s, No more Polls these are all forms of statistical experimentation on humans whether for informational purposes or to gauge intelligence…hmmm hang on this is a bad thing? SINNER!!!!

3) Polluting the environment > oh well I guess if you fart one more time, you’ll end up in the ninth circle of hell!! SINNER!!!!

4) Causing social injustice > Ok so this could be related to the last one, you fart in a public place, maybe a lift in a MALL? Boy?!!! That’s a Social Injustice alright! SINNER!!!!

5) Causing poverty > So by getting up everyday and going to work to earn a wage, you are putting someone else somewhere (probably more qualified too) out of a job thus causing poverty SINNER!!!!

6) Becoming obscenely wealthy > No wonder Bill Gates is standing down from Microsoft and given up the top spot as richest man in the world! SINNER!!!!

7) Taking drugs > “Drugs are bad m’k?” What?! you took a lemsip for you cold last night..? SINNER!!!!

But I’d argue that these new version are surplus to recquirement and simply a repetition of the older traditional sins in one form or another:

1) Genetic modification - could be tied into Envy - Does she go for the breast enlargement or the breast reduction?!

2) Carrying out experiments on humans - could be tied into Pride, Lust and Wrath depending on the mood of the torturer…(cough) I mean scientist….

3) Polluting the environment - Well simply put this is gluttony, wanting limitless energy at the cost of the ozone…

4) Causing social injustice - Again a happy mixture of Greed, Lust, and Wrath! Maybe Pride too if you took your injusticing seriously enough?

5) Causing poverty - Again Greed, Lust, Sloth, Gluttony take you pick any one of the original 7 can contribute to this

6) Becoming obscenely wealthy - Greed, Gluttony, Pride, Lust

7) Taking drugs - Sloth, Lust, Greed, Pride etc…. they all still fit!

As you can see I am taking a very dim view and have in the very posting of this commited no end of sins myself, oh well at least I am suitabley named (minus the sixes on forehead), there’s just one conundrum that has me quaking and nervous about all of this, since sinning is a very negative thing there is now a tip in the balance, 14 sins to 7 virtues….who on EARTH?! can come up with another 7 virtues to even the score????

Answers on a postcard too….