DRIVEL:Mystery

[barbara wolf <lupa@biddeford.com>]

Youngest daughter Jane passed this along, wondering if anyone on the List
might find it amusing.  Is this a Cosmic Plan?  Will this help us to
determine Truth?  Is this the First Sign of the Second Coming?  Will we be
Raptured as we Read?

>JESUS AND ELVIS - COINCIDENCE OR COSMIC PLAN?
>
>Jesus was the Lord's shepard
>Elvis dated Cybill Shephard
>
>Jesis was part of the trinity
>Elvis' very first band was a trio
>
>Jesus' entourage, the Apostles had 12 members
>Elvis' entourage, the Memphis Mafia, was a trio
>
>Jesus was a Capricorn
>Elvis was a Capricorn
>
>Jesus was first and foremost the Son of God
>Elvis first recorded with Sun Studios
>
>Jesus' father is everywhere
>Elvis' father was a drifter and moved around quite a bit
>
>Jesus said "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink (John
>7:37)
>Elvis said "Drinks on me!" (Jailhouse Rock)
>
>Jesus fasted for 10 days and nights
>Elvis had irregular eating habits
>
>Jesus said "Man shall not live by bread alone."
>Elvis liked his sandwiches with peanut butter and banana
>
>Matthew was one of Jesus' many biographers (The Gospel according to
>Matthew)
>Neil Matthews was one of Elvis' many biographers (Elvis: A Golden
>Tribute)
>
>Jesus' countenance was like lightning and his rainment white as snow
>Elvis wore snow-white jumpsuits with lightning bolts
>
>Jesus said "Love thy neighbor" (Matthew 22:39)
>Elvis said "Don't be cruel" (RCA 1956)
>
>Jesus walked on water
>Elvis surfed on water
>
>Mary, an important woman in Jesus' life, had an immaculate conception
>Priscilla, an important woman in Elvis' life, attended Immaculate
>Conception High School
>
>Jesus H. Christ has 12 letters
>Elvis Presley has 12 letters
>
>No one knows what the H in "Jesus H Christ" stands for
>No one was really sure if Elvis' middle name was Aron or Aaron
>
>Jesus wore a crown of thorns
>Elvis wore Royal Crown hair styler
>
>Jesus had his famous resurrection
>Elvis had the famous 1968 "comeback" TV special
>
>Jesus lived in a state of grace, in an Near Eastern Land
>Elvis lived in Graceland in an eastern state
>
>Lastly, Jesus and Elvis were never both seen in the same place at the
>same time.
>
>It is left to the reader to make the obvious connection...
>
>enjoy
>tertia
>
I apologize if this is offensive to anyone.  I am not -- never was--an Elvis
groupie.  Still he has been seen, around and about, so one never knows, does
one?
Barbara Wolf

        "But we've got to be careful not to reduce people by cramming
        them in the limits of our understanding, haven't we?"

                                                Reginald Hill