Jesus, Like A Goddamn Brick In The Head

Jesus, Like A Goddamn Brick In The Head
Mark Morford 9/29/03

An apparently very sweetly annoying little Seattle-area couple who purchased an inscribed brick for a state park playground are suing because the words "Thank you Jesus" were not included as they had wished, because if there's one thing Jesus really loves, it's whiny frivolous litigation about sidewalk bricks.

Residents had organized an effort to build a playground this spring at Saint Edward State Park. Money for the project was raised in part by the sale of inscribed bricks to be displayed there for $100. Dan and Olga Buchanan ordered one with the message: "Thank you Jesus, Daria & Evan Buchanan." But when they saw their brick in the playground's walkway, it read only, "Daria & Evan Buchanan." "We just really, really wanted to thank Jesus for granting us the glorious and holy ability to buy cheap-ass inscribed bricks for city sidewalks," one of the two incherchangable Christians did not say, in a monotone and really slightly creepy statement.

"Is that so wrong?" they argued, pointing out that many of the bricks bore religious-themed inscriptions, such as "Shiva Wuz Here," "Buddha Can See Up Your Skirt Right Now," "Die Capitalist Pig-Dog Infidels! With Love, Allah" and "Hail Satan Yum Yum Little Children Munch Munch Munch."

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