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Resolutions
FOUND by Lara Bjork
in Oakland, California
I found this page displayed in an East Bay Express newspaper box at the corner of 27th and Broadway. It's either a list of personal resolutions or recommendations on how someone else should live.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
I suppose I can understand all of these, except for 3... "Ask for Holy Spirt of Blood Ram"?! Besides the request for (the?) holy blood ram's spirit, this sounds like something for a nun or priest...
The part about always eat makes me laugh
Haha, avoid sexual life.
And what the hell "Ask for the holy spirit of a blood ram?" Weird.
WTF????? blood ram??? i have absolutely no clue. not one. none.
Maybe they're thinking of "blood of the lamb," - a term used for the communion wine that symbolizes Jesus' blood... Maybe they're just really new to this whole Bible study thing. ;)
What concerns me is that under the heading of Fundraise, they have put funerals. We should all try fundraising at a funeral sometime.
Sarah - That made me laugh so much. I could just imagine it.
Also, visit the sick at ALL hospitals
I love this one. This person was obvious think of ways to be more spiritually minded and practice selflessness. Everyone could learn from that. Nothing is wrong with abstinence either, it's much safer in many ways. I applaud these actions.
"be not a mother or dad"? I'm really trying to wrap my head around that one.
This is a list for a priest or cleric. The first three things are equal priority and are most important. (The eat/drink is a reminder that it would be considered impolite to go to the home of the deceased without accepting their hospitality.)
I think visiting hours for the clergy is usually 9:30 AM, not PM, though. I assume RAM is an abbreviation for something. Be not a mother or dad could be a reminder to not to meddle with families. It almost sounds like this is advice from someone.
i think if he's going around asking for the holy spirit of a blood ram, he doesn't need to worry about becoming a mother or dad.
Sounds like a fun life..... yep, full of wonder this person is.
I'm sure this is a list of things he will be expected to do as a priest.
I got my blood ram on craigslist.
I could imagine some crazy, enthusiatic "not quite getting it" Satanic nun trying her to do her best for her master. Ever read Gaimen/Pratchett's "Good Omens"?
Dear god, please don't ever let this person visit me in hospital...
Wow. I think it's pretty clear that this note was written by the same person that wrote this note: http://foundmagazine.com/find/446
Not only is there a list of rules for living in both, but also the capital Bs and As are the same, the language problems are in both, and it's from the same city.
Mary, trippy. The S's are the same too.
Erin, I think you're right about him misunderstanding "Blood of the Lamb."
And there is probably supposed to be a number before funerals.
I think he was taking notes on a message, probably like many have said about becoming a nun or priest.
Cathy, you have to be right about the "be not a mother or a dad" thing. If he was listening to a sermon/message/teaching the speaker would have had to say "mother or dad" because there were both men and women listening, and he just wrote down the exact quote.
This person is unfamiliar with the subject about which he's writing. He/She is making a list of the requirements of Catholic clergy, priests and nuns.
I agree that "blood ram" is meant to be "blood of the Lamb."
I seriously think this is a joke. Like some kind of mockery of religious charity work, because he though the requirements were ridiculous.
Terrie and Mary-neat theory about the two notes having the same author, but I see no significant similarities. The "priest" note reflects a structured mind, while the other one could have been a product of mescaline, which would account for all but the grammar and, arguably, the cursing. I tried out the idea that the two are a progression separated by a waaay long time...still no dice. Everything else you said Mary (and TheMom)was point-on and plausable.
Who hasn't written out a dopey memo-to-self that is supposed to replace actual initiative? Like a decoy for Karma?
6. Learn to spel.
Actually, it's not the holy spirit of the blood ram they're going to ask for, but a holy 'spirt'. Sounds pretty disgusting.