Dragon Laffs #2496

Posted on December 27, 2025 by impishdragon

So, it’s the Saturday after Christmas …

…for you guys.

For me, it’s still the same day that I finished my birthday issue of issues and the Christmas issue, but I’m trying to get through the day and just keep going.

Plus…

…and this is important…

…IT’S FUN!

See, I told you it was important. 

And this is an episode FULL of important stuff, exceptional stuff, impressive stuff, influential stuff, momentous, notable, powerful stuff! (Yes, I used a thesaurus) and even more importantly, even more notable (okay, we’re not doing that again) IT’S FUNNY!

So…let’s get started and see where this thing takes us.

 

 

I’m pretty sure that’s Izzy’s baby picture.

 

“In the Nick of Time”

Through the 18th century, businessmen often kept track of debts owed (and the interest that built on loans) by carving nicks on a “tally stick.” When someone arrived to pay off their debt before the next nick was carved, they’d save that day’s worth of interest – hence, “nick of time.”

We seem to be hitting a theme here lately. Does someone reading need to hear this?

Famous story and true historically:

Santa was getting ready for his annual trip…but there were problems everywhere. Four of his elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule. 

Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit. This stressed Santa even more. When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out, heaven knows where. More Stress. 

Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the boards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys. Totally frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey. When he went to the cupboard, he found the elves had hit the liquor and there was nothing to drink. In his frustration he dropped the coffee pot and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw it was made from. 

Just then the door bell rang and Santa cussed on his way to the door. He opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said: “Where would you like to put this tree fat man?” 

And that my friends is how the little angel came to be on top of the Christmas tree!

The father watched through the window as his young daughter made a snowman with a little friend. 

Entertained by the sight, he went closer and heard the little boy say:”I’ve got an idea. To finish it off, I’ll go to the kitchen and find a carrot.” 

And his daughter replied, “Make it two. The second can be his nose.” 

 

 

This next one is from Lynn and is a much better explaination of something we talked earlier with the Wise Men… 

 

FACT: The Magi were NOT three kings

1. The Bible NEVER says they were three.

Matthew 2 simply says:
“Wise men (Magi) from the East came…”
— Matthew 2:1
Chakhamim min haMizrach in Hebrew “Wise men from the East”
No number.
No names.
No “kings.”
People assumed there were three because of the three gifts (gold, frankincense, myrrh), but the text never says “there were three of them.”
📖 Matthew 2:9–10 — only mentions “they,” never gives a number
Matthew 2:12 — again “they,” no number
Matthew 2:16 — Herod did NOT say “three”
✅ 2. They were NOT kings — they were “MAGI.”
The Greek word used is: Μάγοι (MÁGOI) — Magi
Chakhamim min haMizrach in Hebrew “Wise men from the East”
This means:
✔ Persian / Babylonian priest-scholars
✔ Experts in astronomy, Torah prophecy, and ancient wisdom
✔ Advisors to kings — but not kings themselves
Historical background:
The Magi were a powerful priestly caste from Parthia (ancient Persia).
They studied the stars and ancient prophecies, including Balaam’s prophecy:
“A Star will come out of Ya’aqov (Jacob).”
— Numbers 24:17
This prophecy originated in Mesopotamia, so the Magi knew it well.
📖 Daniel 2:48 — Daniel was made chief over the wise men of Babylon (Magi)
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 39:3 — mentions “Rab-Mag,” the chief of the Magi
Esther 1:13 — wise men in Persia are trained in “law and judgment”
 
✅ 3. Most likely, they came in a LARGE caravan.
If they were only three, King Herod would NOT have granted them an audience. But when they arrived: “All Jerusalem was troubled with him.”
— Matthew 2:3
 
This would NOT happen if only three men arrived.
Historically, a Magi delegation traveled with:
✔ soldiers
✔ servants
✔ caravan of Persian horses
✔ guards
✔ treasures
So their group likely numbered dozens or even hundreds just like in the time Ezra official delegations travel with guards and attendants
(Ezra 7:28)
✅ 4. They visited Yeshua NOT at the evus (manger) but at a house.
Matthew 2:11 says:
“Entering the house, they saw the child.”
Two major details:
1️⃣ “House,” not an evus (manger)
2️⃣ “Child” — means toddler, not newborn
So this visit likely happened months after the birth, possibly 1–2 years later.
This explains why Herod killed all boys two years old and under:
He calculated from the time the Magi first saw the star.
📖 Luke 2:7 — the Levite shepherds saw Him in an evus (manger), not the Magi
Luke 2:16–17 — only shepherds visited that night when Yeshua was born
Matthew 2:7 — Herod asked when the star appeared, showing time had passed
Matthew 2:12–14 — the family had time to relocate
 
✅ 5. Their gifts were prophetic — NOT evidence of how many they were.
Gold → Yeshua is King
Frankincense → Yeshua is High Priest
Myrrh → Yeshua will die as Sacrifice
Three gifts does NOT mean three Magi.
📖 Isaiah 60:6 — gold and incense brought to the Messiah
Psalm 72:15 — gifts brought to the Messianic King
Yochanan (John) 19:39–40 — myrrh used for burial
Hebrews 7:17 — Yeshua is our eternal High Priest
⭐ The “Three Kings” tradition is not biblical.
The Magi were not kings, not three, and not present at the evus (manger) when Yeshua was born.
They were:
✔ Eastern priest-scholars
✔ Experts in Torah prophecy
✔ Arriving months or years after Yeshua’s birth
✔ Bringing prophetic gifts that revealed His mission
This restores the true Hebraic and historical story of Yeshua’s early life.

Yours in Messiah,

Rev. Bebet and Jasmin Corpuz

I spend a lot of time holding the refrigerator door open looking for answers.

Babies drink till they pass out and people think they’re cute.

I do it and everybody starts getting all judgmental and stuff.

My wife asked if she had any annoying habits and then got all offended during the PowerPoint presentation.

Help your friends diet by replacing the light in their fridge with an air horn.

 

 

Them: What inspires you to get up every day and get out of bed? 

Me: My bladder mostly.

And that’s it my friends.  I hope you enjoyed yourself.  I certainly enjoyed myself.  Until next time, may the good Lord Bless you and keep you.  My love to you all.

 

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