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I am ordering you to
build Me an Ark," said the Lord. And in a flash of lightning He delivered the
specifications for an Ark. "OK," said Noah, trembling in fear and fumbling
with the blueprints. "Six months, and it starts to rain" thundered the
Lord. "You'd better have my Ark completed, or learn how to swim for a very
long time." And six months
passed. The skies began to cloud up and rain
began to fall. The Lord saw that Noah was sitting in his front yard,
weeping. And there was no Ark. "Noah," shouted the Lord, "where is my
Ark?" A lightning bolt crashed into the ground next to Noah, for
emphasis. "Lord, please forgive me," begged Noah.
"I did my best. But there were big problems. First I had to get a building
permit for the Ark construction project, and your plans didn't meet Code.
So I had to hire an engineer to redraw the plans. Then I got into a big
fight over whether or not the Ark needed a fire sprinkler system. My
neighbors objected claiming I was violating zoning by building the Ark in
my front yard, so I had to get a variance from the city planning
commission."
"Then I had a big problem getting enough wood for the Ark
because there was a ban on cutting trees to save the Spotted Owl. I had to
convince U.S. Fish & Wildlife that I needed the wood to save the Owls.
But they wouldn't let me catch any owls. So no owls. Guess the owls will end up like the unicorn.
Then the carpenters
formed a union and went out on strike. I had to negotiate a settlement
with the National Labor Relations Board before anyone would pick up a saw
or a hammer. Now we got 16 carpenters going on the boat, and still no
owls. "Then I started gathering up the
animals, and got sued by an animal rights group. They objected to me
taking only two of each kind. Just when I got the suit dismissed, EPA
notified me that I couldn't complete the Ark without filing an
environmental impact statement on your proposed Flood. They didn't take
kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of a
Supreme Being.The the Army Corps of Engineers wanted a map of the proposed
new flood plain. I sent them a globe. "Right now I'm still trying to resolve
a complaint from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over how many
Croatians I'm supposed to hire, the IRS has seized all my assets claiming
I'm trying to avoid paying taxes by leaving the country, and I just got a
notice from the state about owing some kind of use tax. "I really don't
think I can finish your Ark for at least another five years," Noah wailed.
The sky began to clear. The sun began
to shine. A rainbow arched across the sky. Noah looked up and smiled. "You
mean you're not going to destroy the earth?" Noah asked,
hopefully. "Wrong!" thundered the Lord. "But being
Lord of the Universe has its advantages. I fully intend to smite the
Earth, but with something far worse than a Flood. Something Man invented
himself." "What's that?" asked
Noah. There was a long pause, and then the
Lord spaketh his Last Word, "Government." Copyright 1997 by Hugh Holub This is the original and I wrote it.
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And the Lord spoke to Noah and said: "In
six months I'm going to make it rain until the whole earth is
covered with water and all the evil people are destroyed. But I want
to save a few good people, and two of every kind of living thing on
the planet.
