The Manic Mechanic

It's no secret that camouflage goes beyond a mere functional role and is very popular among certain segments of the U.S. population. Hunters would be far more frustrated without it, of course, and it's role in the armed forces can be traced throughout history. Anyone who has ever thumbed through a Cabela's catalog knows that camo has escaped it's traditional role in the woods and has practically become the next Red, White 'n' Blue when it comes to showing patriotic pride or just plain macho posturing. And nothing says rugged outdoorsman like camo baby diapers. Well, it's only been a matter of time until someone melded camo with something else very popular with a large portion of the camo-crowd. Yep, Jesus.

An online shop called Christian Outdoorsman has come up with camo-covered New International Version Pocket-sized Holy Bibles. Just the thing for the devout hunter to pass the time in the tree stand waiting for that perfect 12-point buck to come into range. Perhaps this version has the passage that says it's a divine right to have the firepower of a small nation simply to take down a whitetail deer.

I cannot help but wonder what would happen if said hunter accidentally dropped his Bible on the forest floor. I imagine a scene of him and a couple of camo'd hunting buddies slowly circling the area scouring the ground and being unable to find the book for a while. To the casual observer, this scene would undoubtedly appear as a group of circling, floating mullets accompanied by hushed cursing.

Now, before any of you gig me for bashing hunters, I have nothing against hunting for sport and food. It's only when the enthusiasm overshadows the sport that makes me cock an eyebrow. And, of course, any form of 'extreme jesusification'.

Many devout Christians got their knickers in several knots upon the release of the movie The DaVinci Code because it's story is based on Jesus taking a wife and bearing children. Well, the aforementioned knickers stand to have a few more knots tied in them. It seems James Cameron, director of memorable little films like Titanic and the Terminator trilogy, is putting together a film based on that same premise. But unlike The DaVinci Code, this film is not going to be a work of (cruci?) fiction. It's a documentary.

This ought to be fun. Not the movie, mind you, but the uproar that would definitely arise from it's release. It's popcorn time.

Oh, in other news, Virginia apologizes for it's role in slavery.