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January 3rd, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

The First Shots Have Been Fired Across My Bow

It seems that with my new number one spot, mercifully granted by Jim West and generally assumed since he as departed Biblioblogdom for theoblogdom, I am now under pressure. Jeremy Thompson, a nobody from a hick town in the bottom of the barrel of states (I can say that because my wife’s family is from there, I grew up just west of there, and went to University near there), has now fired a shot across my bow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkx68UdcPA0

Accordingly, I have started to put Cannon Fodder between us. Also, I have prepared a pictorial for Jeremy:

From what I understand, Jeremy has started to appeal to higher powers:

But,

But, I wasn’t finished:

And finally:

Seems to me, that more might try the same

But…

Post By Joel L. Watts (9,334 Posts)

Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).

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34 Responses to “The First Shots Have Been Fired Across My Bow”
  1. You seriously need a hobby besides blogging. this has so totally gone to your head! ;)

    Leigh Anne posted a great looking cookie recipe the other day. They looked easy enough for you to give them a try!

    (I know, I know, she already made some. were they good? they looked good!)

    • Polycarp says

      Indeed, very good – to eat.

      What? Hobby? Hardly. Something like all consuming passion :) Besides, he started it :mrgreen:

  2. You seriously need a hobby besides blogging. this has so totally gone to your head! ;)

    Leigh Anne posted a great looking cookie recipe the other day. They looked easy enough for you to give them a try!

    (I know, I know, she already made some. were they good? they looked good!)

    • Polycarp says

      Indeed, very good – to eat.

      What? Hobby? Hardly. Something like all consuming passion :) Besides, he started it :mrgreen:

  3. I love your humour!

    The catapults were my favourite!

  4. I love your humour!

    The catapults were my favourite!

  5. Just spotted that we are the cannon fodder – or rather the Alexa meat in the sandwich!

    As fodder do the rules of engagement permit us to fire back?

  6. Just spotted that we are the cannon fodder – or rather the Alexa meat in the sandwich!

    As fodder do the rules of engagement permit us to fire back?

    • Polycarp says

      No…just really, really tired. Because I beat him. Mercilessly. (Him being Jeremy, not the cat. The cat I love, not Jeremy)

    • Polycarp says

      No…just really, really tired. Because I beat him. Mercilessly. (Him being Jeremy, not the cat. The cat I love, not Jeremy)

  7. Newtaste says

    You seem to want some sort of UFC match up.

  8. Newtaste says

    You seem to want some sort of UFC match up.

  9. The First Shots Have Been Fired Across My Bow #atheist #atheism #god- http://tinyurl.com/yco9rd4

  10. RT @PolycarpTCOJC: The First Shots Have Been Fired Across My Bow #atheist #atheism #god- http://tinyurl.com/yco9rd4

  11. Ummmmm … wow.

  12. Ummmmm … wow.

  13. [...] However, our tale does not end here, before we’d even been officially issued with our Biblioblog uniforms, Polycarp began his offensive against Jeremy using us as cannon fodder. [...]

  14. [...] blog-battle was brutal – so brutal – but the results of the catapult attack, particularly, must be seen here on this blog if [...]

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