church humour and Christmas/holiday plays

[Carol]

Belinda:
> LOL Mary Ann this is precious! May I add?
> 
> 8) Mary must forget that the doll she's holding is supposed to be a 
> real baby. Better yet, she should forget she's holding anything, and 
> let it dangle by its swaddlings.
> 
> 9) All the stable animals shall compete to make their noises the 
> loudest.
> 
> 10) Angel's halos should be attached so that they slowly slip 
> sideways throughout the play.  Wings too.
>
Carol adds:

If the Nativity play includes an Adam and Eve scene, a two-year-old
girl dressed as a lamb must walk over to the "tree," pluck off the
apple, and start to eat it. Guaranteed to be remembered by everyone
present for, oh, the rest of their lives.

Carol, smiling at the memory