The Hystery of St. Patrick
And hereth is from the first draft of The Book of Kells…
And St. Patrick spoke to the Happy Hour crowd at The Drunken Druid’s Pub. “Consider all that God has to offer you.”
And the crowd grumbled, “Not that shamrock bit again.”
Patrick replied, “Obviously you are in no hurry for eternal salvation. You want immediate benefits. Okay. In my religion, we don’t have to sacrifice your good-looking virgins in the nearest bog…or anywhere. In fact, we want your homeliest ones and we’ll put them in convents.”
And the crowd considered this a miracle. But a bartending Druid challenged Patrick. “Now, what would you be wanting them homely virgins? After all, they are still our sisters.”
And Patrick answered, “We’ll guarantee them full-time work in gratifying jobs–teaching and terrorizing the children of the good-looking former virgins.”
But the Druid demanded, “But what kind of God would want a homely virgin?” And the crowd had to agree.
Patrick shrugged and said, “A Jewish one. They have the strangest taste in shiksas.”
The Druid sneered, “A Jewish God? One who can’t hold his own liquor?”
Patrick answered, “But He can make the liquor, distribute and market it!’
And so Ireland converted.
Euan the Bard