Patrick Regan - The Book of Bad Habits

The Book of Bad Habits copyright 2006 by Patrick Regan.
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F or Sister Jeanine Salak,
a fun nun if ever was one

John Milton

PENSIVE? SOBER? DEMURE? NOT THESE LADIES, JOHN.

W elcome to The Book of Bad Habits, where women in black shoot, smoke, box, dance, and engage in all kinds of otherwise unsanctified behavior. Have these swingin sisters lost their religion? Nah, theyre just nuns having fun. After all, all pray and no play makes for a very dull day.

W heee! Celibacy is fun!

F or the Sisters of St. Nicotines, every day was Ash Wednesday.

R emember ladies, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

D own at Saint Marys, the claims of immaculate conception were getting a little hard to believe.

S porting clever disguises and armed with their Hose of Absolution, Sisters Clara and Beatrice battle evil as the Convent Crusaders.

D ownloading MP3s: The Early Years

T rying out this seasons hot new one-piece

A h, Caravaggio, Raphael, Leonardo Id have dropped the habit for any one of them in a Milan minute.

I n a unanimous vote, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary decided to cancel Sunday vespers and watch Desperate Housewives instead.

K nown around the neighborhood as the Spying Nun, Sister Augustine was becoming a bit of a nuisance.

S upport tougher nun laws!

T he penguin habitat was always a favorite of zoo visitors.

S isters Joan and Roberta belt out their singular version of Zeppelins Stairway to Heaven.

T he original Hail Mary pass

M onsignor OReillys chronic flatulence was becoming a serious problem.

S ister Josephine enjoys her turn as Mr. Fenwicks hose-handling assistant.

O nce again, Sister Martina was the odds-on favorite at the annual Woody Allen look-alike Ping-Pong tournament.

T he Bumpin for Jesus race was a highlight of the annual Sisters Day Out.

S crew vesperslets go fishin!