lift up your shirts!

In the spirit of Mardi Gras, which is today, I tried without success to find a Latin version of "Lift up your shirts!", my twisting of the Latin sursum corda ("Lift up your hearts!"), a liturgical exhortation familiar to Catholics and to a wide swath of Protestants (it's sometimes part of the Presbyterian liturgy). I have my buddy Mike to thank for reminding me that the Lenten period begins this Wednesday, Ash Wednesday. For those of you planning to celebrate Mardi Gras, the final bacchanal before the discipline of Lent, Happy Mardi Gras!

And if you're a lady, I've got beads to throw you.


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