Jesus is a billboard!
What is it about Jesus that brings out the budding comic in his followers? Was it the lepers? The non-procreative birth? The turning water in wine thing? The sandals? Maybe the Bible left out a few parts deemed too suspicious of sanctity, like his late-night spots at the Bethlehem Laughter Hut Cabaret and Restaurant. Drive through the Midwest and see some of the signage spectacle, billboards sure to bust a gut like “The only way to God is down on your knees!” “Jesus is calling long distance! Will you accept the charges?!” “The Best Vitamin For A Christian Is B1.” “Do Not Cross Us!” You know what’s not funny? Vehicular manslaughter. Had nary a follower given observance to what could occur, if say, Merle was driving on Route 71, one hand on the wheel and one clutching a Marlboro, when she approaches a no-cover charge Christian comedy special, erupts in side-splitting laughter, dropping the lit cigarette on to her lap, sending the car spinning out of control an
