Dec 13
The Beckhams in the Nativity
The Beckhams are in a spot of bother with churches for being portrayed as Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem. Has this country lost its collective sense of humour? I howled with laughter when I saw the photograph of the increasingly desperate couple thus displayed. It is not quite The Life of Brian but pretty close. I mean, the jokes Beckham will be forced to endure will be priceless. Also, the boy must have the brains of mutton given that he plays for Real Madrid in a still heavily Catholic nation that is likely to take a dim view of such matters.
I remember hearing this joke about a Nativity play in which the young kid playing the innkeeper is jealous of Joseph, on account of said innkeeper having a crush on Mary. In the key scene in which Joseph asks the innkeeper if he has any rooms left, said innkeeper replies, “Yes, plenty!”
