So I was reading an an article in the Bathroom Reader on really weird patron saints (there’s one for Italian hairdessers), and I was thinking that if they have a guy who intercedes on behalf of hemorrhoid sufferers, there should be someone out there for fighting ignorance. As a beginning I nominate the following people:
OpalCat, the Patron Saint of lists Melodyharmonious, the Patron Saint of Rons, Ronettes, Rhon-duhs, and Ronulians. Der Trihs, the [del]Patron Saint [/del] Secular Humanist of miltant atheism Master Wang-Ka, Patron Saint of story-telling Hal, (sorry), the Patron Saint of farm animals Skald the Rhymer, the Patron Saint of evil overlords Qadgop the Mercotan, the Patron Saint of funny medical stories Cecil Adams is not a Patron Saint. Cecil is God.
I think Master Wang-Ka will have to share saint-hood with Sampiro.
Maybe they can work out a time-share deal. Qadgop the Mercotan is also the Patron Saint of all things Tolkien. His Fraternal Saints are What Exit? and Elendil’s Heir.
Hang around this place long enough and you’ll see everything twice. This was done years ago by the long-missing and lamented SwimmingRiddles. I was Patron Saint of Mix Tapes and Men of the Their Word.
I agree that Sampiro should be a co-saint with Master Wang-Ka for story telling. In fact, Sampiro could well be the patron saint of Faulknerian/Williamsian/McCullersian/ Capotian Southern non-fiction.
Vinyl Turnip, patron saint of one-liners. Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever read a post of his that wasn’t, or at least didn’t contain, a funny one-liner.
Heh, I was thinking about that thread as soon as I read the OP. Here it is.
I was dubbed St. Shayna: Patron Saint of Blatantly Complimenting the Patron Saint of Patron Saints, and Thereby Securing the Often Coveted Position of Patron Saint of Jelly Donuts. (ooooooh…)
Too bad I hate jelly doughnuts. I didn’t dare tell her that at the time, though.
I nominate WhyNot as the Patron Saint of Herbal Remedies Hostile Dialect as the Patron Saint of Linguistic Descriptivism Siam Sam as the Patron Saint of Thailand msmith537 as the Patron Saint of Corporate America Incubus as the Patron Saint of Bus Drivers LordIlPalazzo as the Patron Saint of Entry-level Job Seekers DMark as the Patron Saint of Visitors to Las Vegas
