Porno Vultures: A great band name

MDiv student murmuring to another: "I'm spending way too much time writing about the Four Noble Truths."

MAR student at the same table: "I thought you said you're writing about 'porno vultures', and that can't possibly be right..."

Overheard in: The Refectory

If my baby was a slow loris, I wouldn't eat it either.

Female Student: Why are we evolutionarily programmed to love things that have big eyes and move slowly?

Male Student: So we don't eat our children when they wake us up at 3 in the morning...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9f-6jygRJk

And as the Lord said, "Turneth thy head and cough."

Student discussing Movember: "I refer to myself as the apostle to the prostate."

So is a haircut kind of like circumcision of the balls...?

MAR: "As we learned in Gender in Early Christianity, (pointing to his hair) these are basically testicles on my head."

***true story: a certain New Testament scholar wrote an article claiming that the I Corinthians command for women to cover their heads was really just about basic human modesty for the early Christians, who saw hair as genitalia because they thought it was used to store semen. yup.

Martin Jean: So generous with his footwear

at ISM Colloquium

Martin Jean (selecting order for presenters): Hmm...well, should we go in height order?
Teresa Berger (stepping up to the podium): I would have worn my high heels but I biked to work today...
Martin Jean: You can borrow mine.

YDS Students: On Fire for Academics

in the commuter lounge:
a student drops a wet tea bag onto an open outlet in the floor.
student 1: "the outlet is smoking! it might catch fire!"
student 2: "don't fix it- if it catches fire i won't have to go to my 1:30 class."

Aye Aye, Cap'n!

a student lies sprawled out on the ground in the hallway

denys turner walks by and remarks:
"what possesses someone to assume such an inelegant posture? you should stand at attention when i pass by!"

Someone's Been Reading Numbers...

MDiv: I told my boyfriend I was sad he wasn't coming to visit until January. But then I told him I wasn't going to complain, because today I learned that if you complain, God will drown you in quail.

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

In Anglican History and Theology 2:

STM: Schism is our gift to the church.

Is it?

Spinks on religious statuary:

"One person's garden gnome is another person's dear friend."

You're Not Wrong...

A 3rd Year MDiv's response to watching an hour-long film of the Sarum Rite in Class:

MDiv: "This is why we need a Reformation."

Hey, Hova. JC's coming and wants a word...

Student 1: "Is that how it works? Holy Ghost lays the beats and the Jesus throws raps on top?"
2: "Yeah, but she's usually more into ambient."



Aaaaand we're back.

YDS! Preparing ministers for the church and world.

Chinese host: "When you go to the Mongolian grasslands, you drink hard alcohol.  It's just what you do."
Student: "Well, it's good we had practice last night, then."


Also: We're going on vacay for the summer.  Send in your submissions and we'll post 'em in August!

Tossed salad and scrambled eggs! Yum.

(During a discussion of various theology books)
Student 1: How about Eccentric, Kelsey?
Student 2: Which one?  David?  Julie?  Grammer?  Those are all the Kelseys I know.

Sunday Sunday Sunday!

Student 1: "Evangelical free church?  What does that mean?"
Student 2: "Hmm.  Conservative."
Student 1: "Exactly.  There's nothing 'free' about it."

Deadlines usually are a one-way street.

MDiv 1: "I got my grades!  I'm graduating!"
MDiv 2: "I'm taking [excellent and caring scholar's] class.  I may never know."

Not this week

MAR: "Have you never licked a sweaty brow?"

Is it tequila-flavored?

MDiv: "I have some chrism... let me lubricate your soul!"

Overheard: Anna Liffey's

See what you've done?!

MDiv: "I can't remember, why is the Eucharist important?"


Overheard: NT study group

I just don't know, man. I just don't know.

MAR: "And how did your vagina get involved?"