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Thread: Scene 8: Finding the Inn/The Birth
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Angel 3
Nativity Play
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Joseph:
Comes round.
Our baby! We did it! Oh Mary, I'm so proud of us!
![[Love]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
Thank God!
(Angel 3 has now rallied the Angel Host. They dance on the roof of the stable singing for all they're worth)
ALLELUIA!!! ALLELUIA!!!!!!!ALLELUIA!!!!!!!!!!
(Some are also doing a bit of dancing on the head of a pin, by way of a change)
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The artist usually known as Duo Seraphim
"Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est."
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Deputy Chief Shepherd
Nativity Play
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Stage whisper I know it says "The Shed - The Ferret" in the programme, but just exactly what do I do in this scene?
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Yes, I'm a madferret. And that's my own teatowel.
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Jedi Knight
Nativity Play
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JK lets Mary rest while Joe admires the little Lord Jesus.
JK proceeds to clean up messy birthing area, sterilizing everything, then makes a nice meal of fried red snapper, boiled okra and tomatoes, and birthday cake.
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jj says-Don't y'all bad guys be messin' with those babies, now y'hear?
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Joseph
Nativity Play
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I am awake! I'm just keeping as still as possible because I don't want that Evil one trying anything funny on me.
But if it's vigorous exertion you want, well...
Fashions a manger from a block of convenient wood, despite having no tools with which to perform this astonishing feat.
There you go, dahlin'.
Kneels in adoration of the nice baby.
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Joseph, the not-so-Jesuitical ex-Lad.
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Donkey
Nativity Play
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Well, I just happened to bring the blue layette with me, here ya go, all washed and ready to wear, and a manger, well, I have this Happy Meal bag here,....
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Little Beast of Burden....ha!
aka Lady A
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chief stage manager
Nativity Play
# 3658
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Virgin Mary:
Hey Joseph, wake up! Come and see our gorgeous little baby boy. He's the image of his dad, look!
And could you rustle up a manger while you're at it? He needs somewhere to sleep!
*Provides large bundle of hay from props cart for Joseph. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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The original bessie rosebride.
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Chief Comic Shepherd
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Deputy Chief Shepherd:
Stage whisper I know it says "The Shed - The Ferret" in the programme, but just exactly what do I do in this scene?
You gets in 'ere, quick-smart, and takes this little darlin' 'ome to your missus!
She just about deserves it, the old cow!
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I be also known as Moth!
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Jedi Knight
Nativity Play
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JK sits on a hay bail, drinking a glass of merlot.
He sure is a cute little one, isn't he?
**Yawn**
Hope we don't have any more emergencies for an hour or so.
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jj says-Don't y'all bad guys be messin' with those babies, now y'hear?
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Virgin Mary
Nativity Play
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Mary lies back and smiles serenely. The pain is forgotten. The child is born.
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Can you have a white wedding in blue?
(Smudgie)
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chief stage manager
Nativity Play
# 3658
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Deputy Chief Shepherd:
Stage whisper I know it says "The Shed - The Ferret" in the programme, but just exactly what do I do in this scene?
(Be in adoration of the Baby Jesus as one of God's cute creations - the ferret......."oo" and "ah"... in ferret language)
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The original bessie rosebride.
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Angel 3
Nativity Play
# 3687
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Little Lord Jesus
From all the Angels
...and Jedi Knight - what a trouper!
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The artist usually known as Duo Seraphim
"Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est."
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Chief Comic Shepherd
Nativity Play
# 3660
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Losing interest in the demon-baby, and, indeed, in life in general, CCS leaves the bar to go abiding in his fields again. It is a beautiful, starry night, and one star seems brighter than all the others.
Ah, bootiful!
Exit
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I be also known as Moth!
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Donkey
Nativity Play
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(Donkey walks over to the manger) Look at the little bitty face, don't they just all look like old men? But this one is like, really, really, old! Like he's been around a few millenium or so. (Donkey reaches over and nibbles some of the hay in manger, hopes no one notices...)
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Little Beast of Burden....ha!
aka Lady A
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The Cow
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by The Cow:
This one looks kind of cute in an off-beat sort of way, even though it doesn't have a halo.
Of course, since it had already gone to the bar what I meant was:
That other one looked kind of cute in an off-beat sort of way, even though it didn't have a halo.
(Cows have never been good with verbal tenses, even if they can conjugate quite well).
quote:
Originally posted by Jedi Knight:
JK proceeds to clean up messy birthing area
Thanks pal. You're a star.
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Anybody ever seen a whale in a cow outfit before?
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Jesus' evil twin
Nativity Play
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Posted
![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif)
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Erin (of course)
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Jedi Knight
Nativity Play
# 3686
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Angel 3:
Little Lord Jesus
From all the Angels
...and Jedi Knight - what a trouper!
<Deep bow to Angel 3 and all the Heavenly Host>
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jj says-Don't y'all bad guys be messin' with those babies, now y'hear?
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Jedi Knight
Nativity Play
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Wonder if The Cow and the other critters would mind if I took a little nap in their hay?
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jj says-Don't y'all bad guys be messin' with those babies, now y'hear?
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Chief Angel
Nativity Play
# 3706
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*Chief Angel swings down from the rafters on the harness, and lands on the stable roof*
*sings*
Ha-llelujah! Ha-llelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Halle-ey-lujah!
And His Name, shall be call-ed
Wonderful Counsellor! The Mighty God! The Everlasting Father! The Prince of Peace!
![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif) ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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WorkInProgress at her most angelic...
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Donkey
Nativity Play
# 3752
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(softly sings)
Aweigh in a manger
No ship for a bed,
The Lickle Lord Jesus
Lay down that old head,
The Stars in the play
look in from above,
the Lickle Lord Jesus
asleep in the love....
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Little Beast of Burden....ha!
aka Lady A
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Passer-by 3
Nativity Play
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Posted
[Enters stage left, looking a little pale and still heavy laden with several large carrier bags of shopping. Exits stage right ashen-faced, continuing to struggle under the weight of those same aforementioned shopping bags.]
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(W)
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The Cow
Nativity Play
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Feel free JK. It's an honour. If you clean up after yourself that is.
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Anybody ever seen a whale in a cow outfit before?
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Virgin Mary
Nativity Play
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With a grateful nod to the animals for the loan of their stable, a wave of the hand to the angels and JK for their help and adoration of her beautiful baby son, and a serene smile at all who happen to be passing through the stable, the BVM falls asleep, secure in the knowledge that Joseph will mind the babies for her, new man that he is.
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Can you have a white wedding in blue?
(Smudgie)
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Evil Henchman
Nativity Play
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Evil Henchman wanders in wearing a little skull cap and carrying a very very sharp knife.
Greetings and salu-thingies. I hear you've just had a baby son? You'll need him circumised promptly. Just pass him over to me, and I'll do the job over here in this dark corner.
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I've left my toasting fork with my alternate personality Sarkycow.
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Evil Henchman
Nativity Play
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Posted
EvilHenchman whispers to evil kid:
Hey, good to see you. There's a big bazooka and a chainsaw in my bag if ya want 'em. And Herod's kids are 'playing' with the cat - I'm sure you could help them think up some new games ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
In fact, go off with Herod. He'll be more fun than these two saps.
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I've left my toasting fork with my alternate personality Sarkycow.
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Jedi Knight
Nativity Play
# 3686
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Evil Henchman:
Evil Henchman wanders in wearing a little skull cap and carrying a very very sharp knife.
Greetings and salu-thingies. I hear you've just had a baby son? You'll need him circumised promptly. Just pass him over to me, and I'll do the job over here in this dark corner.
NOT!!
All of a sudden, I'm not tired at all.
JK ignites lightsaber.
If'n you wants to keep those fingers, you will kindly drop the knife!
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jj says-Don't y'all bad guys be messin' with those babies, now y'hear?
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Evil Henchman
Nativity Play
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Posted
Looks contemptuously at the Jedi-twit.
You reckon you could take me on? Hyeah, right. Keep trying sweetcheeks, maybe in another 10,000 years.
Evil Henchman deftly takes the good baby from Joseph, and turns away into a dark corner...
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I've left my toasting fork with my alternate personality Sarkycow.
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Joseph
Nativity Play
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Posted
Breaks Evil Henchman's neck.
I think not.
Returns baby to manger. Adoration by all continues.
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Joseph, the not-so-Jesuitical ex-Lad.
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The Cow
Nativity Play
# 3656
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quote:
Originally posted by Virgin Mary:
With a grateful nod to the animals for the loan of their stable, a wave of the hand to the angels and JK for their help and adoration of her beautiful baby son, and a serene smile at all who happen to be passing through the stable, the BVM falls asleep, secure in the knowledge that Joseph will mind the babies for her, new man that he is.
Such a nice lady. Hope you can stay a few nights. I'll even let you have some of my freshest hay for your pillow.
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Anybody ever seen a whale in a cow outfit before?
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Jesus' evil twin
Nativity Play
# 3702
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Erin (of course)
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Evil Henchman
Nativity Play
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Then Joseph wakes up, realises he simply dreampt killing the Evil Henchman...
(Translation: Nice try, but remove the baby from me without killing me, I'm needed in other scenes. Plus I am more man than you, despite being a woman....)
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I've left my toasting fork with my alternate personality Sarkycow.
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Jedi Knight
Nativity Play
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WooHoo, Joseph! Gives Joe a high-five.
Nice w*rk!
Awww, I guess Evil Henchman is out of the "Bad Guy" business! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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jj says-Don't y'all bad guys be messin' with those babies, now y'hear?
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Joseph
Nativity Play
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Couldn't you have been magically healed, or something? Bah, no imagination.
Spin-kicks the apparently gender-confused Evil Henchman, causing Our Lord to land comfortably in His manger and at the same time ejecting EH from the stable.
Happy? ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Joseph, the not-so-Jesuitical ex-Lad.
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Jedi Knight
Nativity Play
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Well, that was a short-lived celebration.
Grabs Baby Jesus from EH and hands him to Joe.
EH, play nice, now! Follow the script!
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jj says-Don't y'all bad guys be messin' with those babies, now y'hear?
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Passer-by 3
Nativity Play
# 3711
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Posted
Or, another possible happy ending:
[Enters stage left. Exhausted, drops heavy shopping bags on Evil Henchman's toe. Evil henchman drops baby into passer-by 3's arms. Places baby in manger. Collapses stage right.]
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(W)
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Joseph
Nativity Play
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Err, thanks Jedi, but this is a counterfeit baby, forged by EH in order to confuse us!
![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Lobs counterfeit Jesus out of stable too. And decides to go to sleep.
![[Snore]](graemlins/snore.gif)
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Joseph, the not-so-Jesuitical ex-Lad.
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bee_of_good_cheer
Nativity Play
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Posted
~appears on the hillside next to the stable with a league of fellow angels, all riding vintage harleys. they position themselves around the inn~
ain't NOBODY gonna mess wid the KING!
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how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? (ponders zephirine of the roses)
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Evil Henchman
Nativity Play
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Evil henchman lands with a thud.
Oh shit. That plan didn't work. Umm, better go back to Herod, see if he had a plan C...
Starts walking.
(K, Joe, I know you're slow, but pay attention in other scenes. And read the profiles on the performance thread. I am female. You're a sexist pig on the other hand.)
[Sarks, pay attention to your coding. And spelling, for that matter.]
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I've left my toasting fork with my alternate personality Sarkycow.
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The Cow
Nativity Play
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Glad that's finally sorted. I'm off. Call me back if the Henchman resurrects himself again. I can produce some methane in his general direction which ought to finish him off.
Was that really Joseph? Or was that my heroic Jedi Knight in disguise?
Whoever: ![[Not worthy!]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
Oh, and baby no 2:
Moo!
Exits stage centre
Ouch! That's a long way down!
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Anybody ever seen a whale in a cow outfit before?
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Sheep 3
Nativity Play
# 3663
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[Sheep 3 emerges from her safe corner, walks over to the manger and stares at Baby Jesus]
*jingle*
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
*chew, chew*
Baa.
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jlg the sheep
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Sheep 1
Nativity Play
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Posted
Sheep 1 wanders in, wondering if she's missed anything important.
Baaaaa
Spots a bale of hay stage left and settles down contentedly.
Munch.
Baaaaa
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Jack the Lass the Sheep (but you can call me Shaun)
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Sheep
Nativity Play
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Gazes lovingly at Blessed Virgin Mother and Little Lord Jesus asleep in the way
Baaaaaa! God be praised!
Nuzzles head against BVM
All this love sure drives that evil twin crazy, doesn't it? ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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I may be just a purple sheep with a funny nose, but ThatsMrJuice 2U!
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Chief Angel
Nativity Play
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Away in a manger the babies are born
And Mary is sleeping beside Jesus' stall
The sheep are still baa-ing,
the cow just says 'moo'
The star is still shining, the angels are too.
Lord Jesus is sleeping, no sound does He make
His sister's a noise-bag, but she went with EH
(The Jedi defended Jesus from his knife
But I'm sure he'll be back with even more strife)
I must leave the stable to ride my Harley
My work here is finished, that's plain to me
See you all on the hillside tomorrow at eight
To tell news to the shepherds -
so don't you be late
![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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WorkInProgress at her most angelic...
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Sheep 3
Nativity Play
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[Sheep 3 nibbles off one off the cerulean bows holding a tiny jingle bell that bee_of_good_cheer plaited into her fleece, and carefully puts it in the manger with the baby.]
Baaaa
*jingle*
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jlg the sheep
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bee_of_good_cheer
Nativity Play
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Posted
angels standing guard around the inn bring dobros and harmonicas out of saddle bags and begin to mark the time with some kaiser and mansfield ditties.
There's a blessed time a comin comin soon
Maybe even mornin night or noon
The wedding of the bride united with the groom
We shall see the King when he comes......
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how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? (ponders zephirine of the roses)
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Phil the Wise Guy
Nativity Play
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Music Director: Cue the theme from "Mission: Impossible," please, as the Wise Men start sneaking out of the hotel.
Dum dum! daa, da dumdum! Da da dumdum!
MONTAGE: Various scenes of Wise Men packing, sneaking out of their rooms, dodging Herod's spies.
Dum dum! daa, da dumdum! Da da dumdum!
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So, wheres can I get a drink in dis town? Feels so good ta can dat Kenwritez nice-guy schtick.
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Angel 6
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Jesus' evil twin:
List of things to do once I'm on the outside...3. Find nearest vodka bar
Chorus of Angels, singing one of Brecht/Weill's Greatest Hits in honor of the Evil Twin:
Oh, show me the way
to the next whisky bar!
Oh, don't ask why.
Oh, don't ask why.
But if we do not find
the next whisky bar,
I tell you we must die,
I tell you we must die,
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die...
(even though the Chorus of Angels is not particularly FOND of Brecht/Weill....)
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Rossweisse // The few, the proud, the angelic
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Angel 6
Nativity Play
# 3709
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Angel 3:
(Plainchant Alleluia with faux guerdon by Viadana)
Perfect! Although the "Hallelujah" is, of course, really intended to be a post-Resurrection tune...
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Rossweisse // The few, the proud, the angelic
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Angel 6
Nativity Play
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Okay, gang -- time for the Heavenly Host to do the big "Glory to God" number! And a-one, and a-two, and a-three...
(Chorus of Angels outdoes itself)
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Rossweisse // The few, the proud, the angelic
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Herod
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Phil the Wise Guy:
MONTAGE: Various scenes of Wise Men packing, sneaking out of their rooms, dodging Herod's spies.
God...
This one really can't get a clue, can he?
Maybe I can help.
Excuse me, chump? Coo-ee, Phil? You're not supposed to start escaping until you've visited the little baby.
Course, if you want, you can just run away now like the little girl you are.
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#I'm Herod the Great, I am, I am.#
Stoo
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Baby Jesus
Nativity Play
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*jingle*
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Few people know that Beethoven's daughter is really the Son of God!
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