In the last post about hero vs. villain showdowns we
mentioned David and Goliath. There’s one aspect of this story I think a lot of
people miss: it features some serious trash talking.
These two guys are about to fight to the death and they start by insulting each other’s gods and “when I’m through with you-”
Goliath: Am I a dog that you’re sending little boys with sticks? Come here and I'll give your flesh to the wild animals.
David: I'm going to feed your carcass to the birds. I'm going to cut off your head with your sword. And then I'll hand over the bodies of your army to be eaten by vultures.
These two guys are about to fight to the death and they start by insulting each other’s gods and “when I’m through with you-”
Goliath: Am I a dog that you’re sending little boys with sticks? Come here and I'll give your flesh to the wild animals.
David: I'm going to feed your carcass to the birds. I'm going to cut off your head with your sword. And then I'll hand over the bodies of your army to be eaten by vultures.
Okay, yes, I left out the famous section, but often we get so caught up in the part that delineates the differences between the two champions that we miss the part where David says he’s going to cut off Goliath’s head and feed him to the buzzards.
Your prompt: write a face-off between two majorly different opponents…and write EPIC trash-talk to start it off.
And if you're stuck, the example from above can be found at http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017:42-47&version=NIV
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