The Day of the Devil . . . Or so I've heard.
It's the 6th of June in the year 2006, which means . . . well it means nothing, other than today marks another anniversary of D-Day.
But for the superstitious and religious all over the world, that's not enough. It should be. It should be enough to commemorate the Normandy Invasion and the sacrifices, losses, and gains made on that historic date, but it isn't. For a lot of people June 6, 2006 is a day of evil, and for the most extreme, it may very well be the last day we have on Earth.
You see, some people believe that even though the modern calendar was started in a very arbitrary fashion, the fact that June 6, 2006 is the 6th day of the 6th month of the 6th year of the century portends evil. They really think something bad is going to happen today.
And why not?
Hell, there is an old book that mentions a number that is to be associated with an unholy man, and that number is 666. So what if the book doesn't mention a single thing about that number corresponding or relating to a date in any way. So what if that same abbreviated date has come and gone without a single incident 20 times since the modern calendar's inception. So what if bad things happen every single day, no matter the date. I'm still scared, I tell you. I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'm trembling like a bunny.
It's a good thing my office is in the shadow of the largest church (congregation-wise) in the United States. My building is directly behind the church, so I'm in the safety zone. I'm well within the protection nimbus. Surely nothings going to happen to me.
But all you out there not under the watchful eye of a holy church better wise up and get some protection for yourselves quick. And whatever charm you use, be sure to save some for 7:06am and 7:06pm. Oh, and those times, which can be read as 6:66, occur every single day. So you'd better get a lot of it.
Anyway, since I'm sitting comfortably and safely within the church's halo, I'm going to do what I do every June 6, and sing a rousing rendition of CW McCall's Convoy. Enjoy:
It was the dark of the moon on the Sixth of June
And a Kenworth pullin' logs
Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We's headin' for bear on Eye-one-oh
'bout a mile outta Shakeytown
I says "Pigpen, this here's Rubber Duck"
"And I'm about to put the hammer down"
('cause we got a little ole convoy rockin' thru the night)
(Yeah, we got a little ole convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?)
(Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way)
(We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA)
(Convoy)
By the time we got into Tulsa-town we had 85 trucks in all
But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf
And them bears 's wall-to-wall
Yeah, them smokeys 's thick as bugs on a bumper
They even had a bear in the air
I says "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck"
"We about to go a-huntin' bear"
('cause we got a great big convoy rockin' thru the night)
(Yeah, we got a great big convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?)
(Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way)
(We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA)
(Convoy)
Well, we rolled up Interstate Forty-Four
Like a rocket-sled on rails
We tore up all of our swindle sheets
And left 'em settin' on the scales
By the time we hit that "Chi-town"
Them bears was a-gettin smart
They brought up some reinforcements
From the "Illinoise" National Guard
There's armored cars and tanks and jeeps
'n' rigs of ev'ry size
Yeah, them chicken coops was full of bears
And choppers filled the skies
Well, we shot the line, we went for broke
With a thousand screamin' trucks
And eleven long-haired friends of Jesus
In a chartreuse microbus
Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey Shore
Prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge was lined with bears
But I didn't have a doggone dime
I says "Pigpen, this here's the Rubber Duck"
"We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll"
So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight
I says "let them truckers roll, ten-four"
('cause we got a mighty convoy rockin' thru the night)
(Yeah, we got a mighty convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?)
(Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way)
(We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA)
(Convoy)
HAPPY 666 TRUCKERS!!!!
Ten-Four
But for the superstitious and religious all over the world, that's not enough. It should be. It should be enough to commemorate the Normandy Invasion and the sacrifices, losses, and gains made on that historic date, but it isn't. For a lot of people June 6, 2006 is a day of evil, and for the most extreme, it may very well be the last day we have on Earth.
You see, some people believe that even though the modern calendar was started in a very arbitrary fashion, the fact that June 6, 2006 is the 6th day of the 6th month of the 6th year of the century portends evil. They really think something bad is going to happen today.
And why not?
Hell, there is an old book that mentions a number that is to be associated with an unholy man, and that number is 666. So what if the book doesn't mention a single thing about that number corresponding or relating to a date in any way. So what if that same abbreviated date has come and gone without a single incident 20 times since the modern calendar's inception. So what if bad things happen every single day, no matter the date. I'm still scared, I tell you. I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'm trembling like a bunny.
It's a good thing my office is in the shadow of the largest church (congregation-wise) in the United States. My building is directly behind the church, so I'm in the safety zone. I'm well within the protection nimbus. Surely nothings going to happen to me.
But all you out there not under the watchful eye of a holy church better wise up and get some protection for yourselves quick. And whatever charm you use, be sure to save some for 7:06am and 7:06pm. Oh, and those times, which can be read as 6:66, occur every single day. So you'd better get a lot of it.
Anyway, since I'm sitting comfortably and safely within the church's halo, I'm going to do what I do every June 6, and sing a rousing rendition of CW McCall's Convoy. Enjoy:
It was the dark of the moon on the Sixth of June
And a Kenworth pullin' logs
Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We's headin' for bear on Eye-one-oh
'bout a mile outta Shakeytown
I says "Pigpen, this here's Rubber Duck"
"And I'm about to put the hammer down"
('cause we got a little ole convoy rockin' thru the night)
(Yeah, we got a little ole convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?)
(Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way)
(We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA)
(Convoy)
By the time we got into Tulsa-town we had 85 trucks in all
But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf
And them bears 's wall-to-wall
Yeah, them smokeys 's thick as bugs on a bumper
They even had a bear in the air
I says "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck"
"We about to go a-huntin' bear"
('cause we got a great big convoy rockin' thru the night)
(Yeah, we got a great big convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?)
(Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way)
(We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA)
(Convoy)
Well, we rolled up Interstate Forty-Four
Like a rocket-sled on rails
We tore up all of our swindle sheets
And left 'em settin' on the scales
By the time we hit that "Chi-town"
Them bears was a-gettin smart
They brought up some reinforcements
From the "Illinoise" National Guard
There's armored cars and tanks and jeeps
'n' rigs of ev'ry size
Yeah, them chicken coops was full of bears
And choppers filled the skies
Well, we shot the line, we went for broke
With a thousand screamin' trucks
And eleven long-haired friends of Jesus
In a chartreuse microbus
Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey Shore
Prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge was lined with bears
But I didn't have a doggone dime
I says "Pigpen, this here's the Rubber Duck"
"We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll"
So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight
I says "let them truckers roll, ten-four"
('cause we got a mighty convoy rockin' thru the night)
(Yeah, we got a mighty convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?)
(Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way)
(We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA)
(Convoy)
HAPPY 666 TRUCKERS!!!!
Ten-Four
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