Am I the only one who, after reading the thread title (not yet having opened the thread itself), was immediately reminded of the Holy Hand Grenade scene in Monty Python's
The Holy Grail?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xOrgLj9lOwk
Second brother: And Saint Attila raised the Holy Cue of Mohrt up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this thy cue that with it thou mayest slaughter thine enemies in straight sets, in thy mercy.' And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu...
Maynard: Skip a bit, Brother.
Second brother: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take the first practice stroke. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Cue of Mohrt towards thy cue ball, who, being the opponent being naughty in my sight, shall be seated throughout the set.'
Maynard: Amen.
Knights: Amen.
King Arthur: Right! One... two... five!
Sir Galahad: Three, sir!
King Arthur: Three!

-Sean