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@ 2008-02-13 00:59:00
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medieval mad-libs!
Have you read so many hagiographies that it starts to seem like the same story being told over and over with different names and places? Then you might appreciate the

HAGIOGRAPHY MAD LIBS
There was a certain noble woman of God by the name of (female name) ____________in the country of the (Middle Eastern People) _______________. Although she was filled with the Holy Spirit her father was a pagan who worshiped stone idols. On day a (person of rank)____________ by the name of (masculine Roman name) ___________was (verb of locomotion ending -ing) ____________ by and saw the maiden. He was overcome with lust and petitioned her father (exotic pagan name)____________ for her hand in marriage. But the maiden was devoted to God and wished to preserve her chastity. For her pains, she was locked in a (adjective)______________prison where a devil appeared to her in the form of a (noun)______________and promised her (noun)___________ and (adjective)________ (noun)______________if she would renounce her faith. (Maiden's name)_____________ told the devil she trusted in Christ and then (act of violence, past tense)_____________him in the (body part)__________. The next day she was brought before her suitor, who threatened her with (kind of torture)______________if she would not convert. The maiden spoke movingly of her chastity and the assembled crowd of (number)_________ people converted and were later martyred. The maiden's faith remained strong as she was (past tense verb of hitting/cutting)______________, burned with (burning thing)______________ and finally (past tense description of water torture)__________. Her body was then (past tense verb)___________ and in that spot (miracle)_______. Here ends the passion of (maiden)___________. May we remember the commandments of our Lord, he who is (adjective)___________ forever and ever. AMEN.




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[info]mementomei
2008-02-13 01:13 am UTC (link)
Funny!

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[info]ferrousoxide
2008-02-13 01:25 am UTC (link)
Priceless. Of course, I'm currently writing a paper on how St. Christina doesn't fit into this model, so it's particularly relevant to me at the moment.

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[info]kimoletu
2008-07-10 10:58 pm UTC (link)
That doesn't happen to me so much with science fiction. (Of course, the flip side of that is yesterday I read Debra Doyle and James MacDonald's KNIGHT'S WYRD, and I was dead certain by page 47 that I knew exactly what was going to happen.

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[info]freckles42
2008-02-13 01:31 am UTC (link)
Results, done with a friend who does not watch the community:

HAGIOGRAPHY MAD LIBS
There was a certain noble woman of God by the name of Isolde in the country of the Jews. Although she was filled with the Holy Spirit her father was a pagan who worshiped stone idols. On day a Pope by the name of Brutus was goosestepping by and saw the maiden. He was overcome with lust and petitioned her father Kunta Kinte for her hand in marriage. But the maiden was devoted to God and wished to preserve her chastity. For her pains, she was locked in a fat prison where a devil appeared to her in the form of a wench and promised her iron maidens and German benches if she would renounce her faith. Isolde told the devil she trusted in Christ and then sodomized him in the boob. The next day she was brought before her suitor, who threatened her with farts if she would not convert. The maiden spoke movingly of her chastity and the assembled crowd of 12 people converted and were later martyred. The maiden's faith remained strong as she was butchered, burned with penises and finally sprained. Her body was then buggered and in that spot the Red Sox won the World Series. Here ends the passion of Isolde. May we remember the commandments of our Lord, he who is purple forever and ever. AMEN.

I'm amused.

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[info]freckles42
2008-02-13 01:35 am UTC (link)
I would just like to add how glad I was that Ste Geneviève (Genovefa) did not fit this mould. I spent the better part of two years researching her and writing about her. XD

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[info]ellid
2008-02-13 01:53 am UTC (link)
*DIES DED*

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[info]ladybird97
2008-02-13 01:52 pm UTC (link)
Best. Miracle. Ever. :)

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[info]freckles42
2008-02-13 07:14 pm UTC (link)
*grins* He was all "Hmmm... stigmata" originally, then changed his mind and said "the Red Sox won the World Series."

He's also a Boston fan. Hehehe.

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[info]meadb
2008-02-13 02:28 pm UTC (link)
Oh man, the Red Sox bit made my day.

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[info]freckles42
2008-02-13 07:15 pm UTC (link)
We definitely had a good laugh at it!

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[info]rymenhild
2008-02-13 01:37 am UTC (link)
It needs more slots for extra tortures and miracles.

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The Martyrdom of the Beautiful and Pious Shegundela, in 3-D.
[info]ellid
2008-02-13 01:51 am UTC (link)
There was a certain noble woman of God by the name of Shegundela in the country of the Medes, Hittites, and Samurai. Although she was filled with the Holy Spirit her father was a pagan who worshiped stone idols.

One day the Grand Vizier of Carjackistan, by the name of Remus Quintillius Lupus was bounding by and saw the maiden. He was overcome with lust and petitioned her father, Schmendrick Albus,for her hand in marriage. But the maiden was devoted to God and wished to preserve her chastity.

For her pains, Remus Quintillius Lupus had her locked into a tastefully decorated yet gloomy prison where a devil appeared to her in the form of a leopard spotted garden slug and promised her a silk quilt of the Indies and all the friendly little boxes of Wheatena she could eat if she would renounce her faith.

Shegundela, of blessed memory, told the devil she trusted in Christ and then kicked him up the arse, betwixt the buttocks, with her pointy-toed Medean shoe. The next day she was brought before her suitor, who threatened her with forcible exposure to the tuneful song stylings of Deborah of Boone if she would not convert. The maiden spoke movingly of her chastity and the assembled crowd of billions and billiong of people converted and were later martyred.

The maiden's faith remained strong as she was pureed with a Ginsu knife, burned with Zippo lighters, and finally steamed to death in a Hand-Hammered Wok. Her body was then flash-frozen and shot into orbit by the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch and in that spot milk, honey, and Nutella burst from the ground to succor the weary traveller.

Here ends the passion of the beautiful and pious Shegundela. May we remember the commandments of our Lord, he who is potent beyond all measure forever and ever. AMEN.

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Re: The Martyrdom of the Beautiful and Pious Shegundela, in 3-D.
[info]hugh_mannity
2008-02-21 04:22 pm UTC (link)
Mmmm.... Nutella!

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Re: The Martyrdom of the Beautiful and Pious Shegundela, in 3-D.
[info]ellid
2008-02-21 10:43 pm UTC (link)
Personally I'm addicted to Nutella used as a dip with pretzels....

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[info]noemiqozyn
2008-07-11 12:51 am UTC (link)
Peanut Butter and Pretzels Pretzel rods are ideal for dipping into peanut butter, too. 4. Peanut Butter on Celery with Raisins: "Ants on a Log" Remember this when you were a kid.

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[info]moonwalker
2008-02-13 02:03 am UTC (link)
*mad giggling*

Mary MMM

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[info]ladybird97
2008-02-13 02:52 am UTC (link)
Oh my gosh, that is awesome beyond belief. May I please link to this?

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[info]meadb
2008-02-13 02:31 pm UTC (link)
Yes, please do!
I think I'm going to make a Saracen Romance one next and then get my guests to play mad-libs at my next party....

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[info]t3dy
2008-02-13 03:10 am UTC (link)
awesome. i would buy that book (or click on that website)

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[info]lilithsaintcrow
2008-02-13 03:32 am UTC (link)
...oh god...

...dead...

I just snorted my spleen through my nose.

And people say history is BORING.

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[info]cschells
2008-02-13 03:39 am UTC (link)
Beautiful!

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[info]cordilleran2
2008-02-13 05:08 am UTC (link)
ZOMGZ *DEAD*

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[info]deke
2008-02-13 05:37 am UTC (link)
Absolutely fantastic! May I link to this?

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[info]meadb
2008-02-13 02:46 pm UTC (link)
Yup, go ahead!

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[info]takhys
2008-02-13 06:45 am UTC (link)
Wonderful! Can I post a link to this on [info]metaquotes?

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[info]meadb
2008-02-13 02:51 pm UTC (link)
Sure, go ahead:-)

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[info]wulfila
2008-02-13 06:50 am UTC (link)
Priceless!

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[info]velvetmouse
2008-02-13 01:23 pm UTC (link)
I feel like this ought to be an extra credit question on an undergrad final exam..... ;)

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[info]meadb
2008-02-13 02:54 pm UTC (link)
You could even do it as a semi-serious question: "Demonstrate that you've read at least one female saint's life this term by filling in the blanks below"

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[info]justinsomnia
2008-02-13 01:32 pm UTC (link)
Brilliant! I was actually taking with my father once about the possibility of academic mad libs. We were thinking literary criticism mad libs, but this works too ...

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[info]bittydit
2008-02-13 03:44 pm UTC (link)
Brilliant!

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[info]den_down_unda
2008-02-13 08:12 pm UTC (link)
Awesome! Thanks for posting this.

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[info]amleto
2008-02-13 10:03 pm UTC (link)
Yes, the two of us have read far too many Vitae in the past few weeks.


There was a certain noble woman of God by the name of Aethelthryth in the country of the Moors. Although she was filled with the Holy Spirit her father was a pagan who worshiped stone idols. One day a Thane by the name of Biccus Diccus was wending by and saw the maiden. He was overcome with lust and petitioned her father Bob for her hand in marriage. But the maiden was devoted to God and wished to preserve her chastity. For her pains, she was locked in an expansive prison where a devil appeared to her in the form of a wheel of gouda and promised her an oddly shaped sack of potatoes and a presumptuous Hannah Montana if she would renounce her faith. Aethelthryth told the devil she trusted in Christ and then anally raped him in the ”leg”. The next day she was brought before her suitor, who threatened her with being forced to cohost the Barney show if she would not convert. The maiden spoke movingly of her chastity and the assembled crowd of a kajillion people converted and were later martyred. The maiden's faith remained strong as she was lummaxed, burned with a flame thrower and finally waterboarded. Her body was then bedeviled and in that spot she carried her own head two miles to the location of her church. Here ends the passion of Aethelthryth. May we remember the commandments of our Lord, he who is rotund forever and ever. AMEN.

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[info]ellid
2008-02-14 11:39 am UTC (link)
Excellent!

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[info]northtrot87
2008-02-20 08:20 pm UTC (link)
There was a certain noble woman of God by the name of Daisy in the country of the Pajackahookastan. Although she was filled with the Holy Spirit her father was a pagan who worshiped stone idols. On day a spoiled King by the name of Sextus Annoyingus Quintus was hopping by on a pogo stick and saw the maiden. He was overcome with lust and petitioned her father Eager Beaver Drum Beater for her hand in marriage. But the maiden was devoted to God and wished to preserve her chastity. For her pains, she was locked in a dirty ugly prison where a devil appeared to her in the form of a rabid dog and promised her frog legs and silly mattresses if she would renounce her faith. Daisy told the devil she trusted in Christ and then smacked him in the eyeball. The next day she was brought before her suitor, who threatened her with stringing up by the thumbs and watching sumo wrestlers dance naked if she would not convert. The maiden spoke movingly of her chastity and the assembled crowd of 1400 people converted and were later martyred. The maiden's faith remained strong as she was minced into bits, burned with barbecue tongs and finally squirted with water guns and thrown down a slip n'slide. Her body was then tossed in a volcano and in that spot groundhogs began to sing Christmas carols. Here ends the passion of Daisy. May we remember the commandments of our Lord, he who is awesomely cool forever and ever. AMEN.


Edited at 2008-02-20 08:21 pm UTC

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