Osler's Razor

I'll admit-- it was looking like the win for Megan Willome, until she forthrightly admitted a tragic error in this haiku:

Hail Battlin' Billies,
whose mascot is not a goat
but a ram. Oh, sheep!

It turns out that the mascot of the Battlin' Billies is, in fact, a goat. She's not alone in making that kind of mistake though-- I have been cuffed on the head for similar errors by both Handsome Dan and Pluto the Dog. Really, I have.

So, we end up with a tie for first between these two Carolina themed entries:

First, we have this from Neil Alan Willard:

Blue Devil (Meth-diss)
and Demon Deacon (Bab-diss)
-- two unrighteous dudes.


Followed by this gem from Demetra:


The Blue Devil chants
"Go to Hell Carolina!"
No matter the foe.

Why Christine, who LIVES in friggin' Durham, North Carolina, didn't get in on this action, I don't know.

At any rate, much as Neil Alan Willard and Megan Willome have a secret and unsettling history, the same is true of Neil Alan Willard and Demetra.

Though Rev. Willard likely does not know this, he once served communion to Demetra, in her first and only visit to an Episcopal church. As a William and Mary grad, it should not be surprising that she once visited Bruton Parish Episcopal Church there, but what was unusual was her experience.

Rev. Willard was not his usual self, having been smitten with another W-burg denizen, the now-infamous Carrie Willard. Something about it left Rev. Willard less focused on his work, and it was into this haze that Demetra, accustomed to the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, stumbled.

During their short interlude at the passing of communion, all of the following occurred:

-- Rev. Willard offered seconds
-- He asked Demetra where a good place to get flowers was
-- He also checked his cell phone twice for texts from Carrie

Yet, somehow, they survived, and now meet again as co-champions!