Larry's bible took third place, right after his bank book.  When someone
mentions a generic "bible", my first inclination is to assume they're a
disciple of Rudimentary Peni.  Less scary that way.

Carter wrote:

> Heh, heh
>
> As I pursued the post of the day and observed the inclusion of the
Bible as
> one of the three things to tote along, I said to myself, someone will
react
> to that one! Well, it happened even faster than I thought possible. It
is
> interesting that no one reacts negatively to the idea of taking a
credit
> card or a cell phone.
>
>  Both are resources that can be used ultimately to extricate ourselves
from
> trouble and yet no one offers up criticism for lack of ingenuity or
courage
> to go without. Absent an admonition or even a quote from the Bible, a
> criticism springs forth just for *carrying* one.
>
> Methinks that respect for Bible toters should be at least on par with
those
> who carry credit cards, phones, spare parts tools and even parrots. To
do
> less is cause for concern. No flames needed...just exercising my
freedom of
> yadder.
>
> Kit Carter, 85 Westy GL
> central coast, CA